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The level of inflation was 5.6 percent in June

In June consumer prices were 5.6 percent higher than a year before. Compared with May 2012, prices only elevated by 0.1 percent and food prices were down 0.1 percent. In...

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Differentiated VAT cut proposal in agriculture

The proposals of the Poultry, Meat, and Dairy Marketing Boards to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on general basic food items were sent to the MTI on Monday. The Marketing...

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Nielsen: 54 percent of the domestic consumers are planning to purchase online

The proportion of consumers increased by one-third over two years in Hungary to 8 percent, are planning to buy food and drinks online during the next six months. 46 percent...

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Retail: Focus on Cash Logistics

The period of nylon bag delivery has expired: more and more retail units are turning to the direction of skilled providers, seeking for quality and safety cash logistics solutions, recognizing...

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FUSIONS project examines the entire food chain

Up to now there has been insufficient specific data on food wastage in Europe both on a national as well as international level. Although the players in the food sector...

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Analysts: positive changes in the labor market situation

According to the analysts of TakarékBank and ING, labor market situation changed favorably in May-July. However, they believe that unimployment rate can be close to 11 percent for the end...

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Lecho Festival for the 11th time in Szentes

The traditional Lecho Festival of Szentes will be held for the 11th time between August and 1 September 2012 thanks to the HUNOR COOP Zrt. The organizers expect hundreds of...

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Syrups: a real Hungarian category

The two big segments of the category are ‘flavoured’ syrups (these contain no fruit) and real fruit syrups. János Gréczi, owner-managing director of Gramex 2000 Kft. says: – From a...

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Deputy State Secretary Czomba speaks at the expansion of British American Tobacco’s plant

Sándor Czomba, Deputy State Secretary for Employment spoke today at the inauguration of a new factory hall at British American Tobacco’s plant in Pécs. He praised the company’s long-term commitment...

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The damage in agriculture is more than 400 billion HUF

The Hungarian agriculture’s loss is more than 400 billion HUF, due to the drought – Tóth István, Secretary of the National Association of Agricultural Co-operatives and Farmers (MOSZ) told MTI...

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The kilogram per HUF price of eggs is under checking at the markets

Vendors who do not indicate the kilogram per HUF price of eggs will receive only a warning for a while. According to the new regulation the kilogram per HUF price...

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German business sentiment declines for the fourth month

In August, German business sentiment declines for the fourth month. The business confidence index of the Munich-based Ifo Economic Research Institute declined to 102.3 points, mainly due to the uncertainty...

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17th Hungarian Wine Route Rally has started

The 17th Hungarian Wine Route Rally has started on Friday morning, 24 August 8 am from the City Park of Budapest. This year’s route goes through the wine regions of...

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185 thousand proceedings initated in China, due to fake food products and pharmaceuticals in a year

According to the report of the Ministry of Public Security, since August 2011 a total of 147 thousand underground laboratories were destroyed. Complaints from citizens also helped a lot to...

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Zsindelyes is hosting the official summer-farewell party again

Zsindelyes Pálinka Distillery orgainses the Zsindelyes Festival in Érpatak again, for the 6th time. After the great success of the previous years, the organizers are waiting the guests on the...

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GKI: Domestic expectations are permanently very pessimistic

Following the almost permanent and pronounced fall in 2011, GKI-Erste confidence index (adjusted for seasonal factors) was close to stagnation in the first eight months of 2012. The modest increase...

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2012 Shopper Engagement Study – part 1

Recession, unemployment and frequently changing economic conditions force the majority of FMCG buyers in the USA to economise. When it comes to making shopping decisions, 76 percent have been measured...

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Trade Marketing Klub: The scent of success

Trade Marketing Club invited a special guest to its summer opening party, held on the beautiful terrace of Buda Sport Hotel: perfumer Zsolt Zólyomi, who earned his degree at the...

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Another school year starts: discount stores and the internet are the primary source

According to the latest report of AdvertisingAge (USA), a survey by the National Retail Federation found that American households with children in the 3-18 age group plan to spend 14...

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Shopping experience and utilising digital tools in retail

Market research company CompTIA recently published a study, according to which every third retailer in North America uses some kind of digital tool in-store and another 22 percent plans to...

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Supplying restaurants at the highest level

Matusz-Vad Zrt. serves its growing number of Horeca partners with top quality products, innovations, a sales team and its own logistics system. The company was founded in 1994 and opened...

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Sales growth with Eu.promotions

The Milan-seated parent company of Budapest-based Eu.promotions Central Europe Kft. started implementing loyalty programmes, special promotions and charity programmes six years ago. Today they are active in 17 European countries...

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If it is salad, it has to be eisberg!

Slowly but steadily Hungarians’ taste is changing and kitchen ready salads can be found in shoppers’ baskets more often. Frisée, rucola or radicchio taste special and at the same time...

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Ostorosbor Winery addresses young people with wines that give value for money

Péter Kiss, chief winemaker of Ostorosbor told us that the company’s main goal is to make wines with an excellent price-value ratio – top quality wines at affordable prices. The...

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Touching the essence of things…

After seeing, touching is the second most important sensory experience that influences shoppers. If a product is attractive visually but it does not feel good to touch it, it will...

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Paper solutions dominate in the Hungarian packaging industry

In the last 10 years the world’s corrugated cardboard production increased by about 50 percent: in Asia by 134 percent and in Europe by 28 percent; in North America production...

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Fewer ready packaging but more packaging material entries at this year’s Hungaropack

In 2012 the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) organised the 29th Hungaropack Hungarian Packaging Competition. There were 53 entries from 31 companies, from which 47 were consumer...

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(HU) A csomagolóanyag is biztonsági tényező

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Positive trends in terms of both value and volume

General food stores’ revenue from pet food is more than HUF 40 billion a year. According to the Nielsen Retail Index, dog food (annual market: HUF 25 billion) value sales...

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Good old flavours and new packaging solutions on the butter market

Yes, it is true that economic recession drew the development of many categories to a halt, but butter’s popularity does not seem to fade. Why? Because of its healthy image...

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