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Poultry product retail sales are highly concentrated

Nielsen Retail Index registered a 7-percent increase in poultry product sales in November 2008-October 2009. The annual market surpassed HUF 20 billion. Volume sales were up 5 percent and exceeded...

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Full wine cellars, protected pálinkas

Beer consumption was 6-7 percent lower in Hungary last year– the market continues to shrink. Domestic wine consumption is estimated to be 3 million hectolitres per year; wine cellars are...

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Olive oil marketing the Italian way

The olive oil and wine producers of the Italian province of Imperia turn to the Hungarian, Czech and Polish markets for new sales opportunities. The chamber of commerce invited purchasers...

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Time travel at Christmas

The end of last year will not be remembered for an abundance of presents. Most families celebrated modestly with a smaller Christmas tree and fewer or cheaper presents. Traditionally, December...

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Turkey sales plummeting

It seems that demand for cheaper poultry also started to shrink: last year poultry processing companies bought only 1 percent less chicken meet from breeders, but at a 6-percent lower...

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More wine, but less beer sold in the first nine months of 2009

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, in the alcoholic beverages category households bought 6 percent less beer than in the same period of 2008, but as average prices were slightly up...

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Thoughts on C.S.R.

CSR is a positive way of thinking as well, one that leads to some kind of self-cleansing. Badly interpreted CSR and promotions hidden behind the mask of CSR will soon...

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The new law’s executive office does not aim at maximising revenues

The Act on the prohibition of unfair market conduct by the suppliers of the food product life cycle entered into force on 1 January. On 10 December 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers and...

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We insist on our espresso

When it comes to indulgence, we insist on our cup of coffee the most – revealed an on-line survey recently. NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto surveyed the users of TeszVesz, an auction...

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Half a kilo of poultry products bought per purchase

Poultry products is the second biggest segment on the market of processed meat. GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan reveals that in October 2008-September 2009 the segment shrank by a mere 2...

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Canned beer keeps conquering

Beer retail sales topped HUF 116 billion in December 2008-November 2009. Volume sales fell by 3 percent to 386 million litres – according to the Nielsen Retail Index. The average...

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Increasingly popular

In Hungary, olive oil retail sales grew by 3 percent in December 2008-November 2009, nearing HUF 2.5 billion. Volume sales were up by 4 percent; hypermarkets generated 45 percent of...

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The own branded products market is a 300 billion market

Almost every fourth forints that the costumers spent, went on the purchasing of own branded products last year. This is approx. 300 billion HUF – sets Nielsen market research company,...

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Slowly the spring will come in the Hungarian economy

The tempo of the decline in retail turnover can slow down, decrease will stop in industrial production and sales – indicates the publication of Ecostat Economic Research, called Mikroszkóp. According...

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Hungarian paprika in Japan

Hungarian peppers are grown in Szolnok’s Japanese twin town: in Yuza. The vicinity of the town became an important pepper-growing area within the country, so there is a chance that...

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Third of the adult population in Hungary celebrates Valentine's Day

Some people think that Valentine's Day was invented by the lingerie, chocolate, balloons, and plush teddy bear manufacturers. Valentine's Day is a big business and the supermarket chains are eager...

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The crisis and the bad weather worsened the performance of agriculture last year

The agricultural performance declined in 2009 to its one-third – said Gőgös Zoltán, the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on the event of the Pest County...

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Less credit applications for greater amounts

According to the datas of the Hungarian Development Bank; the borrowing mood of the companies decreased, but the value of credit applications increased. The average of the previous loan applications...

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Sustainable growth can cost tens of thousand billions

According to the report of the Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), consist of 29 large companies; The shift to sustainable development generates huge market demand and business opportunities worldwide....

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Swiss chocolate manufacturers closed a bitter year

The crisis affected badly the turnover of Swiss chocolate manufacturers: according to the trade association of manufacturers; for the first time in six years, the sales volume and revenue also...

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Men have better salary than women at all age of groups

In Hungary, men and those people have the highest salaries, who are facing with retirement. The average income for men in all age of groups is higher, than the salary...

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Improving sentiment in the euro area

The business sentiment in the euro area improvemed further in January this year. According to the datas of the German IFO Institute for Economic Research; the comprehensive business sentiment indicator...

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Agrármarketing Centrum: Three new exhibitions

After the successfully completed Grüne Woche exhibition, further domestic products will be introduced in Germany and the Hungarian exhibitors will also show their products to the Russian professional audience. The...

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Last year – with a significant surplus – foreign trade turnover declined

According to the preliminary datas of the Central Statistical Office; the value of export was 16 729 billion HUF, while the value of import was 15 439 billion HUF last...

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Concentrated beer market

According to the analysis of Plato Logic market research company; Due to the company acquisitions, now the four largest brewing group give more than half of the world’s beer producing....

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Now, it is certain: China is the world's largest exporter

Due to the 18.4 percent decline in exports of last year, Germany has lost the world's leading exporter title. Currently China is the world's largest exporter – reported the German...

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Beer consumption is good against osteoporosis

The Department of Food Science of the University of California has good news for beer lovers. The silicon is key to the increasing of the bone’s density and thus plays...

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The Automatic Cashier debuts at Foodapest (x)

We spend a lot of time with shopping, standing in unpleasant long queues at the cashier. Among other things, IBM developed its Self-Checkout System to solve this problem. The sytem...

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Wine Marketing Renewal

According to Tornai Tamás, the President of the Hungarian Grape and Wine Association (MSZBSZ); to maintain the annual 3 million hectoliters traffic of the Hungarian wine, a concerted Wine Marketing...

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Sausage festival in Békéscsaba

The residents of Békéscsaba can be proud of their sausage festival, because it is the only festival that won the high-grade culinary festival title in Hungary. Thanks to the sausage...

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