Events
Beef and poultry competing
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes trends in the world markets of poultry and meat. Data from the Market and Price Information system (PÁIR) can be useful...
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Head of P&G an employee of consumers
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The title of this year’s ECR Europe conference was “Passion for growth”. During the conference, we learned a few things about Alan G. Lafley-t (60), president and CEO of Procter...
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Aperitif French style
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The first Thursday of each June is the day of French culinary culture. On this day, gastronomic programs are organised in 24 countries under the name “Apéritif à la française”....
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401-2500 square meter stores improving their position
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of cereal bars declined by 3 per cent both in terms of value and of volume in the April 2006–March 2007 period. The total market was estimated at...
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Boom in Germany
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. prepared with the help of Erste Bank, the balance of external and domestic payments will show significant improvement this year, but this...
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Private meeting in Amsterdam
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Mostly small to medium businesses are interested in joining the international production of private labels in Hungary. 1,600 companies from 70 countries attended the world exhibition held in Amsterdam at...
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Anuga: innovation is the world
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Anuga will be the biggest trade exhibition for food this year. A separate catalogue and exhibition is planned for innovations. Applications from exhibitors should be submitted till 31 August, with...
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Health and games from corn
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to a recent survey by Nielsen, the market of cereals grew by 2 per cent in terms of value last year. Sales of corn flakes grew by 11 per...
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Second fastest price rise for food behind energy
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
In the first five months of 2007, prices were 8,6 per cent higher on average than a year earlier. According to KSH figures, food prices grew by 1,6 per cent...
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Enter the olive oils
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Olive oil is a small category but it shows dynamic growth. Annual retail sales exceed HUF 2 billion . According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, growth was over 21...
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Beer industry adapting
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Sales of Hungarian made beer increased last year. According to Imre Sívó, chairman of the Association of Breweries, the 5,6 per cent growth proves the ability of the industry to...
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Drugstores: increasing intimacy
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of women’s hygiene products are increasingly concentrated in drugstores. According to data from Nielsen, their market share grew by 3 per cent last year, but hyper markets still...
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Less money spent by foreigners
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
7,7 million foreign visitors arrived in Hungary in the first quarter of 2007, which is 7 per cent more than a year earlier. They had spent a total of 17,5...
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Dairy industry on the defensive
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The Dairy Products Council held a presentation about the position of the industry on 29 May. Domestic sales of dairy products made from Hungarian materials declined by 13 per cent...
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Intimate relationship with strong brands
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Personal hygiene has been subject to spectacular development in the past 20 years in Hungary. Softness, smoothness and good absorption capacity are the main priorities for consumers, while skin-friendliness is...
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Waiting for wine reform
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The EU Commission will publish its plans for reforms in the wine sector in the beginning of July. Critics of planned reforms say, that the EU wants to turn wine...
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AdWords for us too
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The business site AdWords is now accessible to Hungarian users as well, announced Google on 12 June. AdWords helps the activities of companies which do not have web sites of...
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Prices of sun lotions going down the chute
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Average prices of sun lotions are falling in modern store types, where most sales are concentrated. Longer and warmer summers generate increased demand, inviting private labels to enter the market....
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Improving environment, better atmosphere
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., the competitiveness index (VEX) showed marked improvement in most countries of the region, including Hungary in the last quarter of 2006. The business environment index...
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Unbroken trust
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Reader’s Digest magazine has again prepared a survey about the brands regarded as most reliable by consumers. The survey covered 15 European countries and 24,000 interviews. Quality, price, image and...
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Meetings and conferences
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
When a not very exciting conference is held next door and another similar one is held in the other end of the country, the choice is quite obvious. However, if...
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Nielsen-evening about consumers and chains
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
External influences participate in making competition harsher. According to Judit Tóth Szalókyné, director of Nielsen, analysis of consumer expectations is playing an increasingly important role in gaining an edge in...
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Fruits and vegetables in the focus
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Regarding development, the production of fruits and vegetables will be treated as one of the priorities in agriculture during the next seven years. EU funding will be available for modernising...
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Hungary in a world of conferences
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to data from the Hungarian Conference Bureau, Hungary ranks 23rd among locations for conferences organised by international organisations, with 117 events. This translates into a market share of 1,31...
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Maze of paragraphs
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Many regulations pertaining to sales of OTC products and also to pharmaceuticals which require a prescription changed in the beginning of the year. While selling of OTC products in retail...
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Success in Luxembourg
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The meeting for Ministers of Agriculture, held in Luxembourg in the beginning of June ended with positive decisions for Hungarian producers. As Ádám Ficsor Ádám, under secretary of the Ministry...
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Selling no longer the priority at fairs
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Today, there is practically no difference between the meaning of the words “trade exhibition” and “trade fair. Though deals are rarely signed, these events have become very important marketing tools....
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Coupons, points, VAT
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
We asked Zsolt Tenczer, senior manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers, about the differences between the way VAT deductible after promotional vouchers is calculated n the EU and in Hungary. Vouchers and coupons...
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Target: half a kilo per day
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Structural reorganisation in the production of fruits and vegetables has been proceeding in the right direction for the past three years. Programs being prepared by the European Agricultural Development Fund...
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Secrets of successful exhibitors
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Many people believe that the most cost-effective marketing tools for small to medium enterprises are exhibitions. However, hard and creative work is also needed to attract attention. Spectacular stands are...
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