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100 ml tubes strengthen on an expanding market

Retails sales of toothpaste augmented by 6 percent in July 2008-June 2009, compared to the previous period, surpassing HUF 10 billion. In terms of quantity, the market did not change....

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Price increase lowest in the food industry

In comparison with the previous month, domestic industrial sales prices increased by 0.9 percent in June; compared with June 2008 they grew by 2.1 percent. KSH’s report reveals that in...

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Top 10 trends in petrol station shops

Petrol station shops excel in cigarette sales: sales in terms of value increased by 15 percent in June 2008-July 2009 and exceeded HUF 34 billion. Beer and carbonated soft drinks...

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September? Education!

Several manufacturers and retailers are involved in the mouth care weeks. They try to raise awareness of the importance of dental hygiene. With support from the Hungarian Association of Dentists,...

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Strengthening forint slows down meat imports

Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) monitors and regularly publishes the world’s poultry and fruit/vegetable product trends. Their latest report reveals that the price of Hungarian slaughter pigs decreased early July....

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Diversification among wine consumers

Our own sales data and Nielsen surveys both indicate the increasing dominance of sweet red wines and rosé in the past five years. It is a favourable development that the...

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European packaging novelties – from Hungary

While companies try to cut packaging costs, most actors on the market decided to go forward: they invent cheaper, greener and more consumer-friendly solutions. – Annual average packaging material use...

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Waiting for the nadir

According to economic projections by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, the worse is yet to come for the Hungarian economy, with GDP expected to decrease to 6.5 percent. Agriculture...

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Everything for the friends of wine

After a glass of grand wine one realises that he would like to relive the same experience, but does not have pen and paper with him to jot down the...

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Nanotechnology and other novelties

According to the analysts of FachPack, at times of crisis technological innovation always receives more attention, with producers trying to focus on extra functions and cost efficiency. With medicinal products...

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Hungarian households switch from ”A” to ”B”?

According to data by Gfk Hungária, in the first quarter of 2009 we bought 7 percent less daily consumer goods than a year before. Brands with a higher price level...

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Open to the world

In the past few years domestic wine consumption slightly decreased, but quality wine sales augmented, together with a growing market share of bottled import wines (which is still below the...

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What is the latest on the PET-market?

– In the EU demand for the environmentally friendly and aesthetic PET packaging is skyrocketing. Partly due to the fact that the European glass industry is struggling with a lack...

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Hungarians not taken to shopping malls yet

According to a survey conducted by Gfk in June 2009, Hungarian shoppers prefer separate shops to shopping malls. 83 percent shop in the store type they like the most. More...

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Fragrant Mátra

The nicest wines from the Mátra wine region are among the most fragrant in Hungary. Due to its ecological characteristics, grapes harvested in the region have a high sugar content....

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On the right way on a bumpy road

Hungary’s product charge system has been trying to enforce the responsibility of producers for 15 years. A comparison with the systems of other EU member states would be obvious, but...

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Price increase slowing down

In June consumer prices augmented by 0.1 percent, totalling at 3.7 percent higher than in the same period of 2008. According to a report by KSH (Central Statistical Office), there...

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Flying their own flags, Part 1

According to Zsuzsa Laber, communications manager at SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft., the private label wine selection of retail chains varies by their strategy. – Red wine is more popular than...

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Half of the unemployed have been looking for work for more than a year

In the second quarter of 2009, the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent, with 3,797,000 people being employed and 402,000 unemployed in the 15-64 age group. Compared to the second quarter...

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The Hungarian wine drinker

Wine is a traditional drink in Hungary. Nearly half of the population over the age of 18 drinks wine. 20 percent of our compatriots drink wine at least once a...

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Average wage increase at 1 percent

In the first five months of 2009, the gross average wage 1.4 percent higher than a year earlier; in the case of net wages the increase was 1 percent. KSH’s...

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Price continues to dominate

As discounts, especially Aldi and Lidl are strengthening, more people become acquainted with New World wines in the HUF 600-800 price category. In the medium term, these will be competitors...

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Foreign markets – Czech Republic

According to Nielsen’s Prague affiliate, FMCG retail sales growth is slowing down in terms of value in the Czech Republic. Supermarkets’ share surpasses that of discount stores. Last March-April FMCG...

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Flying their own flags, Part 2

Wine is not a characteristic element in the system of private label products, but Tesco pays special attention to shaping this product selection. The chain’s Hungarian experts select Hungarian private...

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Reputation of sponsorship and word of mouth propaganda improved significantly

In April Nielsen published the results of a 50-country survey among Internet users on their trust in advertisements. In Europe consumers trust television adverts the most and newspapers ads come...

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Sliced and whole salami, flavouring – in-store sales are stable

In terms of value, sausage and salami retail sales grew in parallel with all meat products in thee July 2008-June 2009 period, compared to the same period a year before....

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The price of milk does not reduced

Despite the fact, that from 1st July the milk and milk products’ reduced VAT will be 18 percent, the prices did not reduced, rather further increased by 1 percent, compared...

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Bio mangalica do not purchased ,while traditional pork is popular

According to experts, the “triumph” of biomangalica is a myth. Eco- mangalica is expensive and noone pays for it domestically and abroad as well. In big volumes it is almost...

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Compared to May retail increased in June

The volume of retail sales were below in the same period of last year, by 3.2 percent in the first half of 2009 and 2.2 percent in In June. The...

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Exuberant optimism in the United States

According to the August survey of Confernce Board; The views on economy has improved at consumer assessment in the United States. The consumer confidence index rose from 46.6 points to...

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