Events

Counterfeit Trade Is Growing Worldwide

Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods across national borders totaled at least $200 billion in 2005. „Trade in counterfeit goods is a big problem and getting bigger," says John Dryden,...

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Survey: Climate change concerns increasing

A survey by the Nielsen Co. and Britain's Oxford University suggests global concern about climate change has dramatically increased this year.  The survey showed 2-in-5 (42 percent) of global online...

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Hungarian drunk more beers in 2006

68 % of the sold 7,152 hectoliter was traditional beer. Although the tax costs, the energie- and raw material prices growth, the hungarian beer industries has a positive balance for...

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Stronger food and drug safety controlls in China

China has released food and drug safety goals for the next five years, promising stronger surveillance and export controls that officials say will help improve China's international image and relations....

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Season products on Lehel Market

AMC, Hungarian Agromarketing Centre sets up an exhibition with tast from hungarian season fruits and vegetables in the capital.  Between 6-15 of June daily 18 different vender shows their products...

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The Hungarian shop more often, but give the same money as last year

Trade brands growth, first of all in discountstores – according to Nielsen newest research.  The number of fmcg stores decreased last year from 23086 to 21959, their income was 3-4%...

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Irish soft drinks pass safety tests

Irish soft drinks manufacturers have responded to a new health scare by having their products tested by Irish and EU food safety authorities.   The Beverage Council of Ireland (BCI)...

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EU overturns Sweden alcohol import ban

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled Sweden's ban on private consumers importing alcoholic beverages is an “unjustified quantitative restriction on the free movement of goods” under European Union...

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The british organic foods market is attractive enough for american bio companies

Whole Foods Market Inc., America's most successful organic supermarket chain, opens its massive flagship London store next week. Whole Foods — founded 30 years ago by Texan John Mackey, a...

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Hungarian trade deficit decrease

Hungary's revised Q1 trade deficit came in at €280,4 million, €377,6 million less than a year earlier, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said.  Exports in Jan-March rose 18% to €16...

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Chinese organic food on the European borders

An ever increasing assortment of organic produce from China finds its way onto supermarket shelves in Europe.  Organic produce still accounts for only a tiny fraction of China's food consumption....

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Carbon points on british food

The Government has taken the first step towards introducing carbon labelling for all products sold in shops. Plans have been unveiled to design a "carbon calculator" that could work out...

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There is demand for milkproduct in the world

After the first quarter dates of hungarian milk section, the subsidence can be stop – according to Miklos Istvanfalvi, president of Hungarian Milk Marketing Board. Last year the milk output...

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Subsequent chinese poison for America – this time in toothpaste

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China, because some toothpaste containing the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (DEG).  ...

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Frozen vegetarian food from Bohemia

The israelien Tivall group, controlled by Nestle, built a new $30 million in in the Czech Republic, in the Krupka industries park. Tivall's frozen foods are sold in West- Europe,...

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Allergy-safe bakery produces from Ok Foods

The UK's 'free-from' bakery market is benefiting from continuing innovation with the launch of new snacking options from leading niche producer. Ok Foods manufacturers snacks for consumers unable to eat...

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United Biscuits rolls out healthier crisps

Following its decision to cut saturated fats from top snack lines, European biscuit and crisp manufacturer United Biscuits UK (UBUK) is venturing further into healthier reformulation with the relaunch of...

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More informed consumer, faster decisions

Consumer decision-making patterns, according to new consumer research released today by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick.   Decision-making among global consumers has accelerated in recent years. Nearly two-thirds (63...

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Obesity white paper from European Commission

The European Commission yesterday adopted a white paper setting out a European strategy on nutrition, overweight and obesity, including plans to review progress in three years. In the majority of...

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By now Germans dont want to eat Polish meat

The local sanitary services of the Berlin district of Moabit have qualified Polish meat as health-threatening. Initially, they did not even have to conduct sophisticated tests. The meat looked so...

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Alcohol and tobacco tax to rise in Estonia next year

A previous decision, alcohol is to rise in price by ten per cent from the beginning of 2008. Now the government decided to raise the tax on alcohol by a...

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Father's Day Sales Expected to Reach $9.9 Billion in the US

The NRF 2007 Father's Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, found that 76 percent of Americans plan to celebrate Father's Day. Those who plan to celebrate will...

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Credit cards are for getting over difficulties

According to a study prepared for MacterCard, Hungarian small to medium enterprises use business credit cards primarily as a source of short term bridge financing. According to clients, no fee...

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Bio in movement

Bio products are becoming more popular. Their number is growing not only in market places but stores as well. The proportion of bio products within total Hungarian food consumption is...

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Migration between channels

The question “Are we going to have a bad year?” was subject to lively debate at the meeting of Trade Marketing Klub. Krisztina Kovács Consumer Tracking manager of Gfk, spoke...

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Hungarian and French gastronomy

The Budapest office of the marketing and communication consultants Sopexa held a conference about gastronomic culture and its role in defining identity on 27. March. The conference was also the...

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Vegetables and fruits are the most popular bio foods

Vegetables and fruits are the most popular bio-foods, according to consumer research by Gfk. 42 per cent of the customers of bio-foods choose from the above two categories. Bio-bread is...

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Current figures about our FMCG market

Retail sales of food grew by 11 per cent in terms of value between April 2006 and March 2007. There was double digit growth in 22 categories, while there was...

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Success of Hungarian food and wines in Spain

A promotion with sampling called “European Weeks” was held in the stores of the retail chain El Corte Inglés, between 10-15 March. The products of 19 Hungarian companies were among...

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The aim: a logistic centre for bio-products

Over 1800 bio-farms exist in Hungary at the moment and 6,000 domestically produced bio-products are available. Imre Karácsony, managing director of Natur Life Kft. has worked out a 20 year...

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