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Popai Hungary

Enter the competition 11 February-7 May 2010 is the period assigned to enter the POPAI Awards UK&Ireland competition, in 18 categories. Results will be announced in July. GlobalShop 2010 On...

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Organic food products cope with the crisis rather well

Market researchers say that in most countries the crisis did not decrease the demand for organic products. However, Hungarian retailers say the growth has stopped. In Europe’s leading ‘organic states’...

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Less machine ham but more cooked-smoked ham sold in the first 11 months of 2009

According to GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan survey, consumers bought 2 percent more cooked-smoked ham (not home-made), but 6 percent less machine ham in January-November 2009 than a year earlier. In...

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Import pig is still cheaper than domestic

The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that the production price of domestic pork fell by...

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An empire of the senses

By Digital POP we mean all those modern technology solutions which use some kind of device to influence the buying process. Trade magazin and Magyar Telekom and its now Origo-owned...

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Small spring cleaning

The months of crisis slowed down the growth of specialised cleaning products. According to Nóra Szőts, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s category operations assistant manager, 2009 brought significant changes on the market....

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Energy drinks kept flying high last year

While value sales of the 90 food categories measured by Nielsen grew by 2 percent on average, energy drinks skyrocketed with 18 percent in December 2008-November 2009. The annual market...

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Foreign debt is shrinking

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, the Hungarian economy will stagnate in 2010. Depending on the economic policy of the next government, budget deficit will...

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POS-002

In January 2010 POS Media Europe’s offices, present in 7 countries, ran nearly 100 campaigns. After the Christmas rush companies took a break, preparing for the next campaign efforts. This...

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A walk in the future

Welcome to Future Store Innovations! With this initiative our objective was to present retail-use technological innovations at stand 211/C of Foodapest.. Please, follow me. As we approach the store’s entrance...

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Energy drinks are getting stronger in small shops too

Nielsen’s data indicate that the ‘crisis mood’ does not have an impact on energy drinks yet. The category changed significantly in the past 2-3 years, the dominance of premium brands...

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Hungary on top of the inflation list in December

In December 2009, in the EU-27 consumer prices were 1.4 percent higher on average, compared to prices in December 2008. The biggest increase was measured in Hungary (5.4 percent) and...

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FMCG-Ball

The second ball for the FMCG sector organised by Trade magazin and Lánchíd Klub was attended our guests on 27 February. We invite you to the third FMCG-Ball next year...

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Fruit Logistica: price war without winners

This year’s Fruit Logistica trade fair was held in Berlin, in the middle of February. German retail prices are going down, especially in the discount channel. There is a price...

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Plain sweet and household biscuit sales grew in volume as well

Sweet biscuit retail sales grew by 6 percent in terms of value, in December 2008-November 2009. Volume sales are stable at 25,000 tons, according to the Nielsen Retail Index. The...

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The crisis brought numerous bankruptcies

Earlier forecasts about an economic upturn in the second part of 2010 might turn out to be wrong and the situation is rather volatile – says the director of. Coface...

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A day of recreation

Despite the difficulties 2009 brought there were success stories in the FMCG sector. Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft. held a conference on 3 February, titled ‘The road to success’ to...

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Everything for the little ones

Despite the number of babies born decreasing, the selection of baby products is widening. Krisztina Antal, Nestlé Hungária Kft.’s trade marketing manager is of the opinion that young mothers do...

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Brand building is rewarding on the biscuit market

Sweet biscuits have been developing constantly in the past couple of years. This year growth stalled, but Nielsen’s data indicate that there is no need to panic. Private labels’ dominance...

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Convenience in Europe

Which products do consumers prefer, where do they buy them and when do they buy them? The Convenience & Marketing Department of the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel published a...

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Retail done the Asian way

It is best to spend the winter where the sun shines and the weather is warm, so in November we decided to start the year in the Far East. Singapore...

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Retro 4 (in memoriam listing)

Since Act 95/2009 on the prohibition of unfair market conduct by the suppliers of the food product life cycle entered into force, several conciliation meetings were organised by the trade....

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Lower biscuit and wafer sales than a year before

According to GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan survey, in the November 2008-October 2009 period Hungarian households bought 11 percent less sweet biscuits than a year earlier. Biscuit selection, honey macaroon and...

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Private labels leap forward

When we bought food last year, almost every 4th Forint was spent on private label products – this amounted to HUF 300 billion, according to Nielsen. In the case of...

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Wincor Nixdorf, the stronghold of cutting edge technology

One thousand Forints in the cash register is only worth 930 for a food store. The missing amount is the average cost of handling. New CINEO cash management systems, developed...

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GKI: returning confidence, increasing business cycle

In March, the GKI Sentiment Index was close, the consumer confidence index was even higher than the last pre-crisis level, which was in September 2008. According to the survey of...

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Shortage in the coffee market

Over the next few years, the shortage can increase in the coffee markets of the world, because the production is not keeping pace with the growth of consumption. According to...

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China hardens

According to Chinese opinions; that will result in serious consequences, if the United States would restrict the import of products and services of Asian countries in America, referring to the...

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Cooking-oil scandal in China

New food scandal bursted out in China: The authorities highlighted that at least ten per cent of the cooking oils are produced illegally, and the oil contains highly toxic aflatoxins....

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Plant credibility shutdown required from Bajnai

Májer János, Tokaj’s independent mayor sent an open letter to Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, over the shutdown of public credibility of the straw-fired power plant, planned to build in Szerencs,...

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