Events
EU agriculture support: 12 million euros “return to the sender”
Date: 2009-09-30 00:02:25
According to the European Commission’s decision; Due to monitoring and recording deficiencies Hungary has to pay back 12 million euros. The government asks for installments. The farmers do not have...
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The sale of agricultural products, has been frozen
Date: 2009-09-30 00:01:25
The market of agri products is stagnating, purchasing price is very low. The situation is similar to the case of fruits. The farmers have no money, even for fertilizer. A...
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So far, only one company got food bank guarantee
Date: 2009-09-30 00:00:45
The Hungarian Development Bank approved only one application in the course of the program, that was made to help out viable food companies, that are only in trouble because of...
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The retail purchasing power is higher in the western region
Date: 2009-09-29 00:03:59
According to the survey of GfK Hungária Market Research Institute; in the general and retail purchasing power ranking, Budapest is in the first place and Tiszabő of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County is...
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Hungarians have huge account debts, but showing a decreasing tendency
Date: 2009-09-29 00:03:12
According to the data of the domestic financial supervision, the Hungarian households bank overdrafts decreased, compared to the end of 2008, exceeding 325 billion HUF, in July this year. The...
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Product fee can be terminated from 2010
Date: 2009-09-29 00:02:55
According to the plans of the Ministry of Environment, the shops wouldn’t be burdened by the product fee, imposed on packagings and environmental fee should also be paid, after the...
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Gráf does not wait for the EU
Date: 2009-09-29 00:02:30
The Hungarian agriculture government fed up with the inefficiency of the EU and brings forward the payment of the dairy farmers and even provide further assistance. This, can meant 22-24...
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The EU would tighten the rules on invoicing
Date: 2009-09-29 00:01:35
The European Union plans the tightening of the rule system of invoices, that would be mandatory to all member states. The changes would standardize the rules of 27 EU Member...
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Hungarians do not visit Slovakia
Date: 2009-09-29 00:01:00
There is a lack of Hungarian tourists in the Slovak hotels. According to the datas of the Slovakian Statistical Office; the number of Hungarian tourists decreased by almost 40 percent,...
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China launches anti-dumping process due to the U.S. chicken imports
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:40
China initiate proceedings against anti-dumping and not allowed subsidies in the case of U.S. imported chicken meat – announced Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The United States is China's largest chicken...
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Triple beer taxes in Russia
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:22
Next year, tax on beer will be the threefold of the current level. Consumption tax will increase to 9 rubles per liter (about 55 HUF) in Russia – announced Alexei...
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Energy drink consumption increased spectacularly in Hungary
Date: 2009-09-28 00:05:55
According to Nielsen market research company; retail sales of energy drink increased by 24 percent, between the 2008 September and 2009 August period, exceeding 11 billion HUF. Because of the...
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Ministry of Finance would correct the spoilt of the cafeteria-regulation
Date: 2009-09-28 00:04:25
The government has to correct its tax proposal, voted summer 2009. Under the current rules not 25, but 58 percent would afflict the fringe benefits. In the case of the...
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The companies of the region do not expect recovery
Date: 2009-09-28 00:03:45
Deloitte prepared its first regional economic sentiment survey. In the summer 190 heads of large companies were asked about the prospects of the next 6-12 months. Hungary, Romania, Poland, Croatia,...
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Salient optimism at the Germans
Date: 2009-09-28 00:03:00
According to the GfK market research institute on the basis of the October survey, the GfK consumer confidence index produced the highest value of the last 16 months in Germany....
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This year’s grape harvest worth a little
Date: 2009-09-28 00:02:00
Midway through the harvest, it can be seen, that the yield will be less than the expected 3.5 million hektoliters, because of the hot summer. But despite the fewer amount...
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CSB-System Ltd.: Seminar on corporate food management
Date: 2009-09-28 00:00:30
CSB-System Ltd. will held a seminar linked to a plant visit for food companies, at Fino-Food Ltd. entitled: “Product rationalization and integrated follow-up, with corporate food system” The event will...
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(HU) A HÓNAP TÁBLÁZATA – Top 10 élelmiszer a régiókban
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
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Demand shifts towards general purpose cleaners
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Consumer habits are changing in the product categories related to cleaning. Households buy less cleaners and cleaning utensils. Only innovative, environmentally friendly solutions and private labels achieved growth. – The...
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Minuses prevail
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
In the first six months of 2009, retail sales were lagging behind last year’s by 3.2 percent. Volume sales increased by 0.5 percent from June to July. HUF 3,356 billion...
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Germany-Hungary: we take the lead once again
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
At the Grüne Woche trade fair in January 2010, Germany will honour us with the „Partner Country” status, which is a great challenge and a task we have to prepare...
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Battery-operated air fresheners energise the market
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Last year the air freshener market produced a two-digit expansion, but this year growth is losing pace. One third of the market is covered by aerosol products and battery-operated devices...
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Weakening price-decrease in the agricultural sector
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Producer price level of agricultural products in June 2009 fell by 13 percent, compared to the same period in 2008. According to KSH, crop products were down by 17.5 percent,...
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Virtual Hungary at the Green Week in Berlin
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Next year, Hungary will be present in a partner country status at one of the most prestigious international food trade fairs, Berlin’s Grüne Woche. Hungary’s participation will be financed and...
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Packaged demands
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Household packaging material sales grew in value and stagnated in terms of volume, compared to last year. The food packaging and baking paper segments both grew by two-digit numbers. As...
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Consumer confidence on the increase, moderate optimism
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
We have experienced an unparalleled economic crisis and the consequences have been difficult to predict. The Consumer Confidence Index makes it possible to forecast probable trends. FMCG retail data in...
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Most popular segments became more expensive by 7-11 percent in one year
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen, retail sales of coffee was up by 5 percent in value, surpassing an annual HUF 50 billion in August 2008-July 2009, compared to the same period in...
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Cosmetics market prepares for Christmas
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
In value, the market holds its position. In personal body care, shower gels and deodorants are the two biggest sub-categories where special products, innovations and promotions push category sales forward....
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Foreign markets – Spain: Supermarkets dominate, discounts gaining ground
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Out of 100 Spanish households, 58 spend the most money on food, household chemicals and cosmetics in supermarkets. For the Spanish, the most important in choosing a shop is a...
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Modern and exclusive messages from coffee brands
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Private labels are attacking on the coffee market too, but they are successful mainly in the instant segment where functionality prevails over the formality of drinking a good ground-roasted espresso....
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