Market News
Fake slaughterhouses were found
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
One of them worked in a crumbling hovel in Budapest, in the other in Region Pest pigs and cows were sliced. The processor in Budapest were checked and baned several...
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The online ordered food are not fresh enough in England
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
A snapshot survey by the consumer organisation found “best before” dates were, on average, a day earlier for goods ordered over the internet. Which? bought goods from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda...
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Exhibition for spare bought, unused products
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
The Waste Reduction Alliance Hungary (HuMuSz) showed the objects at the event organised on „Buy Nothing Day”. In Hungary yearly 5 million tons waste ariesen, what could be minimized with...
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Growing markets of refreshers
Date: 2007-11-23 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research 7% more beer, 16% more mineral water, 17% more fruit juice were sold in Hungary between October 2006-September 2007. Store types and quantum of sold refreshers...
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Year's end shopping focus on hypermarkets
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
This year MP4 player and auto navigation set are the most popular christmas gifts. According to Gfk researches in December consumer give 25% more for FMCG as in a normal...
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2008 – Year of Feta
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
Greece is hoping promotion of its trademark salty cheese will win more international clients. Despite winning the exclusive right to call its white cheese feta in 2005, after a long...
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Brussels Plans 'Made in EU' Food Label
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
The European Commission is considering introducing a “made in the EU” label for food and drinks, aimed at identifying products made in the European Union. The proposal, prepared by health...
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Soon opens the first Cortefiel store in Budapest
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
Beginning with 2009, Spanish group Cortefiel will market its own brand in Hungary. Cortefiel is targeting urbanized adults between the age of 30 and 60, which makes it a rival...
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Instead choco Santas Hungarians buy „szaloncukor”
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
According to Gfk Hungaria ConsumerScan datas the demanf for Hungarian christmas candy „szaloncukor” growth in 2006, but 2% less Santas from choco were bought. In the last seasson 4% more...
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Yearly 130 millio kilo meat of pork is bought on black roads
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
According to specialist of meat industry said: it will be 25% price increase in Europe in 2008. The members of the Hungarian Meat Association said they have to survive 10%...
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Americans give less money for Chirstmas
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
The holiday sales season may be the grimmest for U.S. retailers in at least five years said specialists. High gasoline and home heating prices, as well as levels of consumer...
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Strong food security control in Christmas period
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
The authority works normally with 800 people, in December with 2,000. The supervisors check the traceability of the products, the logistic conditions, the quality control, the waste managment etc....
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Every European food must be labelled with GDA in three years
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
The EU would bind the producers to show the food's sugar, salt, fat content. According to a Union plan the content must be written for 100 gramm and for each...
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Renovation program for one million USD at Holiday Inn hotels
Date: 2007-11-16 00:00:00
All Holiday Inn hotels, more than 3,000, open or under development are expected to have implemented the relaunch programme by the end of 2010, with the first due to open...
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Slackly developing on hypermarkets
Date: 2007-11-16 00:00:00
According to Nielsen Research Company this year until November 11 new hypermarket were opened, last year, there were 17, two years before 15 new hypermarket opened its gates. There are...
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Food price increase in EU
Date: 2007-11-16 00:00:00
European prices for bread, cheese and other food increased in October at the fastest annual pace in more than five years. Food-price inflation in the 13-nation euro region accelerated to...
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London to ban the free plastic bags
Date: 2007-11-16 00:00:00
Shoppers in British Capital could soon be forced to buy reusable carry bags as part of a push to ban free throwaway plastic bags. A group of 33 local London...
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Adding carbon monoxide to meat packages devices congressmen in the US
Date: 2007-11-15 00:00:00
Last week there were several scandals in the US, a few days ago 500 tons of meat must be recalled because of e-coli. Meat manufacturers has used a process to...
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Soybean price on the top, near to the 20 years old record
Date: 2007-11-15 00:00:00
China wants to buy in big volume, it riese the prices on the global market, now it stand at 10.7 USD a bushel. Soybean futures jumped sharply on the Chicago...
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Szechenyi Card 2 to come
Date: 2007-11-14 00:00:00
The government will not close the Szechenyi Card's interest subsidy, the card will be renewed. The minister of economy Janos Koka said, the government give interest subsidy until 31. December...
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Hungarians are trustless, but 25% of them never see what to eat
Date: 2007-11-14 00:00:00
According to TARKI and Image Factory research 75% of the costumer in Visegrad countries check the warranty period, but only the half of them listen to components. There are...
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Gross domestic product growth
Date: 2007-11-14 00:00:00
The increase was 0.3 percent as compared to the preceding quarter, by the seasonally adjusted data. According to the joint preliminary estimation of the HCSO and Ecostat the gross domestic...
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Bird flu in England
Date: 2007-11-14 00:00:00
The authorities have now culled more than 5000 birds on the Redgrave Park farm, near the town of Diss in Suffolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)...
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Due to negative press sales sill increased at snack market
Date: 2007-11-13 00:00:00
According to Euromonitor PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and United are the most successful snack companies. The topping position thanks to strong sales of popular favourites combined with innovation in the...
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Pessimistic mood in Hungarian Economy
Date: 2007-11-12 00:00:00
According to GKI conducted survey, with European Union support, the overall confidence index down from September's minus 16.8 to minus 21.1 percent for October. The consumer confidence index deteriorated from...
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(HU) Itthon és az EU-ban is gőzerővel halad az INBÉ-jelölés terjedése
Date: 2007-11-12 00:00:00
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Aromadon to Expand Powder Marinades Output
Date: 2007-11-12 00:00:00
Marinade universal, the new product provides piquant taste and aroma as well as a gold colour. Aromadon Ltd., a Russian manufacturer of spices, extracts and flavours as well as...
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Price explosion on th world food market
Date: 2007-11-09 00:00:00
Global cereal prices are expected to remain at high levels for the coming year, warns the latest Food Outlook report by FAO. FAO expects many countries will pay more for...
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Children's game recall
Date: 2007-11-09 00:00:00
Bindeez games had been removed from supermarkets' shelves all over in the world. The children's game must be recalled after it was discovered that beads used in it could metabolize...
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Slovakian Government ban to sell under ex works price
Date: 2007-11-09 00:00:00
The president of the Slovakian Retail Association said, the new bill is against costumers and the constitution. The bill would ban to sell some product under ex works price from...
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