Market News
Consumers Prefer Large, Economy Sizes
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
In today's struggling economy, more than half (58 percent) of U.S. consumers are “very concerned” about rising food prices. As consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers employ options to...
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Campaign for the Hungarian Palinka
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Since autumn we can see billboards of Agricultural Marketing Center on the streets, on wich the organisation propagates the civilized palinka drinking. The Hungarian palinka is a national treasure. It...
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UK Retail Sales Post Unexpected Rise
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Latest data on retail sales from the Office for National Statistics show that retail sales volume in the three months September to November rose by a better-than-expected 0.5% compared with...
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Second Hand Shopping going to be fashionable in US
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
According to Reuters, the sales in second hand shops jump spectacular. Americans buy more and more second hand clothes, toys, eletrical equipments and jewelery. Goodwill Industries International, which operates more...
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German Business Confidence Hits Record Low
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
The Ifo index, a widely-followed gauge of German business sentiment, dropped to a record low in December, underscoring prospects for a deepening recession in the euro-zone's largest economy. The Ifo...
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Research about Hungarian Agriculture
Date: 2008-12-18 00:00:00
The problem of the domestic agriculture and food industry are first of all horizontal, they came from the Hungarian economy. The survey, was made by Agriculture Research Institute, was showed...
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(HU) Történelmi mélyponton a GKI – Microsoft üzleti környezeti indexe
Date: 2008-12-17 00:00:00
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Hungarians drik champagne first of all at the year's end
Date: 2008-12-17 00:00:00
According to GfK ConsumerScan research consumers buy 50% of the yearly champagne in 12th month. Eight time more households buy this category in December as in an average month. Hungarians...
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More Shoppers Continue To Go on-line
Date: 2008-12-17 00:00:00
According to the latest figures from IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) and Capgemini show that online sales in UK were up 16% in November on last year as consumers...
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Profitable year for Hungarian Agriculture
Date: 2008-12-17 00:00:00
This year the profitability grow by 5-6%, the value is HUF 150-152 billion. The value of agricultural export till September was 4.2 billion euros. Last year it was 4.6 billion...
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Fondants for six billion
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Fondants are to be sold in the value of HUF 6 billion in the 4-5 weeks before Christmas. 821 tonnes of Christmas figures worth HUF 2.2 billion and accounting for...
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Sales of women’s hygiene products up
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of women’s hygiene products were up both in terms of value and quantity in the first half of 2008. According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, sales...
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Incredible nights by the river Moscow
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Moscow ranks number one on the top list of cities regarding luxury. A two room apartment in a pre-fabricated concrete apartment block costs HUF 50 million and we pay HUF...
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Uniform standards needed
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The position of vice chairman has been established in the Global Food Safety workgroup of CIES – The Food Business organisation in order to promote further global harmonisation of food...
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Awards for domestic flavours
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Award wining products can be sold for more money and awards offer advantages in marketing as well. Enterprises operating food production facilities in Hungary may apply for the right to...
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The financial crisis
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
We will probably soon begin to feel the effects of the financial crisis. A brief overview of what we can expect has been prepared by my colleague, Balázs Lapis. „It...
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Growing demand for frankfurters sold by weight in spite of higher price
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retail sales of frankfurters exceeded HUF 24 billion in the September 2007–August 2008 period. Sales showed stagnation in terms of quantity. Sales of pre-portioned products were down, while that of...
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Superbrands – for brand-conscious consumer
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The main objective of the Superbrands program is to increase awareness of the best brands and to promote brand-conscious shopping decisions. Superbrands are selected from the PIPACS data base of...
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Merry digital Christmas!
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
As the end of the year is here, we’ll take a look at the future. Today, we see digital solutions wherever we look, because electronic media is highly flexible and...
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Wide gap in frankfurter prices
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The market of frankfurters serves as a good example of complex and often incoherent consumer behaviour. Though consumers are increasingly concerned about the healthiness of ingredients, private labels show expansion....
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Sales stagnating
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 1.4 percent in August 2008, compared to August 2007. Sales showed stagnation compared to July. Food retail units generated 0.7 percent lower revenues in August...
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Thorough preparations – half way to success
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
We have asked a number of display manufacturers what in their opinion ideal trade marketing or marketing professionals are like. The answer was: those who know their job, know what...
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Private labels generating growth in market of frankfurters made from poultry
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of frankfurters were up by 4 percent in the first nine months of 2008, compared to 2007. According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, this was the...
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Meat prices to drop by end of the year
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the Market and Price Information system operated by AKI and KSH...
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What briefs should contain
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
What is our target group? What kind of stores is the display intended for? How long do we intend to use the display? What kind of display do we want?...
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Sweet white champagne enjoying outstanding popularity
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of champagne totalled HUF 11,5 billion in the October 2007–September 2008 period, showing year on year growth of 5 percent. Modern store types account for the largest part of...
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Economy in recession, Euro coming
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
According to a forecast made by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, the Hungarian economy will be forced to change course as a result of radical changes in the world...
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