Events
So far we spent more on sweet biscuits this year
Date: 2010-12-03 11:13:54
Data from Gfk Hungária reveal that households spent more on sweet biscuits in the first half of 2010 than in 2009. The number of buyers did not increase, but the...
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The biscuit market suffers from increased flour prices
Date: 2010-12-03 11:12:14
Data by Nielsen revealed that sweet biscuits lost a significant share of their market in the last six months. Zsanett Teveli, Maresi Foodbroker Kft.’s brand manager told us that it...
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Plain biscuit strengthened its leading position
Date: 2010-12-03 11:10:13
Sweet biscuit sales amount to HUF 23 billion per year, according to Nielsen. Plain sweet biscuit’s market share in December 2009-July 2010 grew to 43 percent in value (up 4...
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Rauch expands on a shrinking market
Date: 2010-12-03 11:07:43
On 12 November Rauch announced at a press conference that they processed 80,000 tons of Hungarian fruit, 80 percent of which was apple. Gábor Kardos, Rauch Hungária Kft.’s director told...
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More expensive juice products increased their market share
Date: 2010-12-03 11:03:08
In the fruit juice category, sales shifted toward more expensive products with a higher fruit content: the market share of juice grew to 29 percent in value – in December...
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In Forint terms Hungary exports more than before the crisis
Date: 2010-12-02 15:47:13
Between January and September, the export volume increased by 18, imports by 16 percent compared to the base period. The increase in euro was 22, and 19 percent. The trade...
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Hungarian companies are optimistic
Date: 2010-12-02 15:43:56
Hungarian business leaders are optimistic about their own companies and over the economic prospects of Hungary. Three quarters of them expect that their company’s revenue will reach or exceed the...
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Third of the pigs and one-fifth of the cattle have disappeared
Date: 2010-12-02 15:42:10
According to the Central Statistical Office; third of the pigs and one-fifth of the cattle have disappeared in the last ten years. This shows that animal breeding is vegetating for...
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Euro zone’s economy increased by nearly two percent in a year
Date: 2010-12-02 14:35:59
In the third quarter, the GDP of the 16-member euro zone increased by 0.4 percent, compared to the second quarter and by 1.9 percent, compared to the third quarter of...
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Consumption mood in the EU improved hardly
Date: 2010-12-02 14:24:09
Public spending growth slowed down in the third quarter in the European Union (EU). According to the survey of the Visa Europe; the nearly half billion inhabitants of the union...
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Russia joins to the World Trade Organization
Date: 2010-12-02 13:37:59
Moscow and Brussels signed the document of the WTO accession on the 7th of December – said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Zhukov in Moscow. According to the report of...
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MVH goes on with food-aid program sponsored by EU
Date: 2010-12-02 11:35:04
Food distribution goes on in the next couple of weeks of year, on behalf of Hungarian Agricultural Authority (MVH) within the compass of a special food-aid program for those in...
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Hungarian companies only use social media for marketing purposes
Date: 2010-12-02 10:47:00
The majority of Hungarian companies still do not get the hang of social media: they mostly use it as a one way platform to distribute marketing messages, instead of focusing...
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Egg allergy is the most common allergy in Hungary
Date: 2010-12-02 09:25:38
Egg allergy is a type of food allergy. It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from the yolk or whites of eggs, causing an overreaction of the immune system which...
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GFK: We spend more in this year’s Christmas season
Date: 2010-12-01 17:50:07
According to the survey of GfK Hungária Market Research Institute; a slight growth is expected in this year's Christmas shopping season, contrary to the decline of the previous years. We...
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Hungarians do not take up loan for Christmas gifts
Date: 2010-12-01 17:43:22
According to the survey of Ipsos and Kirakat.hu; half of the Hungarian population – similar to last year – will spend less than 20 thousand HUF this year on Christmas...
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Global food prices near record
Date: 2010-12-01 16:20:01
According to the calculations of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); food prices are close to the historic peak of the food crisis of 2008. According to the datas...
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World trade turnover slows down, but the growth is still double-digit
Date: 2010-12-01 16:07:10
World trade turnover growth significantly slowed in value in this year's third quarter – reported the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday. The import and export value grew by 18...
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The young people prefer Pöttyös Túró Rudi, older people Nokia
Date: 2010-12-01 15:45:46
The Brand Community Survey of B&P Braun & Partners and GfK Hungária reserched what kind of brands prefer the younger and the older age groups. Overlaps increasingly occures between the...
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The German consumer mood is on its three-year peak
Date: 2010-12-01 13:21:27
German monthly level retail sales increased in October, that have not seen for three years. The growth exceeded all analysts' forecasts and indicates a recovery in the European Union's largest...
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GKIeNet: Hungarian web trade may increase by 30 percent
Date: 2010-12-01 13:10:18
According to the research of the GKIeNET market research firm; the total turnover of the Hungarian web trade is expected to increase to 130 billion HUF this year, from last...
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Shoplifters cause billions of forints in losses
Date: 2010-12-01 09:39:49
Between July 2009 and June 2010, shoplifters caused losses totalling almost 5 bln euros for German retailers, according to a study by the British Centre for Retail Research and Checkpoint...
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Baby brands are more popular than ever
Date: 2010-12-01 06:11:53
Tesco and a number of other retailers are moving into the baby category with their brands. Tesco is opening a Baby World store, stocking goods for babies and toddlers. Customers...
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Magazin: Meagre year, abundant Christmas?
Date: 2010-11-30 23:49:01
Most manufacturers prepare for the holiday season with more gift packages than last year, but the balance shifted towards cheaper solutions in this segment too. Unilever Kft. has been performing...
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KSH measured a significant rise in food price inflation
Date: 2010-11-30 18:50:39
The bad weather and the rise of import prices led to the intensive increase in food prices in Hungary. According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office (KSH); on...
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Hungarian milk consumption should be increased to 200 liters per capita in a ten-year period
Date: 2010-11-30 17:55:06
The sectoral strategic program carried out at the Milk Marketing Board wants to increase milk consumption to an annual 200 liters per person in Hungary. Presently, the annual milk consumption...
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National competition to restore the reputation of pálinka
Date: 2010-11-30 17:47:56
One can apply for the organization of next year’s national pálinka and törköly distilling competition, between the 1st and 31st of December 2010 – informs the press office of the...
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PwC: A positive change in the tax system
Date: 2010-11-30 17:45:50
The government’s tax measures were considered positive by the experts of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today on the tax conference of the company. The experts of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have stressed, that the...
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Quality control sign against black wine
Date: 2010-11-30 16:00:41
Hungary imported more than 130 thousand hectoliters of wine last year, a large part from Italy. The biggest problem, however, is the black import. Wine communities want quality control signs....
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Significant improvement in consumer sentiment in the world's largest economy
Date: 2010-11-30 11:31:21
In November, the U.S. consumer confidence increased to a peak have not seen for five months, which indicates the expected strengthening of the economy – told the U.S. Conference Board's...
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