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Next step: the concentration of suppliers?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to Dr Judit Firniksz, a competition law expert with law firm Réti, Antall and Madl Landwell, a concentration process took place in Hungarian food retail in the past 15...
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More people use Internet banking
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The number of people using on-line banking services increased by 1.8 percentage point in the first half of 2009 – according to a new study by GfK Hungária. This means...
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Warning! Traffic diverted! – Business Days 2009 (Part 1)
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
This was the sub-title of the joint Business Days conference of Trade magazine and Lánchíd Klub on 30 September-2 October in Tapolca. The venue was decorated with traffic signs –...
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Excerpt from the president’s justification:
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
…” It is the Parliament’s right to decide whether legislative means are needed to repel unfair market conducts. (…) I doubt whether the law is completely in line with the...
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In Poland thousands of small shops disappear, but their market share is stable
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen’s ShopperTrends survey, the market share of small traditional shops has been stable at 55 percent for three years. Among modern retail channels supermarket is the most popular....
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The ”3 percent” ousted from the text.
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
News came after our magazine went to press that on 13 October the product path law, so much debated on the first day of the conference, was given a green...
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Where were bakers mistaken?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The aim of the Association of Hungarian Bakers and baking companies was to cooperate and to harmonise the activities of the different actors in the baking industry, in order to...
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Customer satisfaction is the guarantee for our company’s success
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
We had a conversation with CEO Dr. Tibor Bakonyi about the steps the company has taken recently to improve their market position and serve customers. According to the CEO, during...
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
From 2010, HUNGEXPO Zrt.’s prestigious trade exhibitions are organised based on a new concept. FOODAPEST and UKBA will take place every second year, at the same time. The first dual...
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Non-alcoholic mono pralines become more robust
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of praline were up by 6 percent in value in August 2008-July 2009, with the market exceeding an annual HUF 19 billion. As for volume, praline sales reached...
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The handbrake is on
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
A bill has been proposed in Parliament that would strengthen the bargaining position of suppliers and would limit detrimental conditions (buying back obligation of suppliers, long payment deadlines, etc.) set...
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Sailing out of the crisis – with innovations
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
“We sail out of the crisis!” This was the motto of the trade symposium organised by STI Petőfi Nyomda Kft. on the Zsófia event boat in September. Managing director Dr...
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Thank you, Lord…
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
…for listening to me after all and giving me back my faith in human intellect. Thank you to the trade for this several-hour conversation at the conference in Tapolca about...
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Praline buyers do not economise when buying them as a present
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
As a result of austerity measures, the praline market has also stepped on the brake: growth rate drastically slowed down and now approaches stagnation. Bonbonetti’s sales director, György Seregi is...
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Széchenyi Card increasingly popular
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
– Enterprises do not dare to make long term plans and choose easily accessible, cheap loans. Consequently, the number of companies applying for Széchenyi Card grew significantly – says László...
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New digital signage solutions
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
At Viscom, the international trade fair for visual communication on 1-3 October 2009 in Düsseldorf 10,900 visitors saw the products and services of 310 companies. Hans–Joachim Erbel, the managing director...
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Farewell to charming national figures
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Although Parliament passed the new advertising bill last year, certain paragraphs only entered into force this spring, for instance those that regulate tobacco product ads and open-air advertising. Changes in...
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Lower praline sales in the first 6 months
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, average praline sales exceeded 1.3 kg (approximately 8 boxes) in the first 6 months, we usually buy 1-2 boxes once a month. Buying frequency was...
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Széchenyi Card in numbers
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The programme was launched in 2002 and after 160,000 applications 120,000 have been handed out so far. SMEs usually apply for HUF 5 million or smaller loans. More and more...
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Mayonnaise academy
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
On 10 September, Univer Product Zrt. held a gastronomy-history event called Univer Mayonnaise Academy. Lectures, games and a cooking show brought mayonnaise closer to participants. Today Univer sells one third...
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Pasta market surpasses HUF 27 billion
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Annual pasta sales were up by 4 percent in August 2008-June 2009 and surpassed HUF 27 billion. In the same period volume sales stagnated around 53,000 tons, reveals the Nielsen...
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Decrease has not stopped
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Retail sales continued to fall in July (6.6 percent in volume). According to KSH’s report, the decrease was 2.3 percent smaller than in the previous month. In the first seven...
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They offer a key to the Chinese market
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Hungarian SMEs are given a great chance by the European Commission and the Chinese government: they decided to continue the Managers Exchange and Training Programme. Application deadline for the 5th...
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More cooking done at home is both an opportunity and a challenge for pasta
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Average price on the pasta market has been stagnating since 2008 and private labels have achieved a 45 percent market share. Import is not significant and egg-content is practically unchanged....
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Cattle sent to the slaughter
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Eonomics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their latest market report reveals that decrease in the production price of domestic slaughter...
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In just four months, FOODAPEST opens its gates in Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center. We are happy to inform you that in 2010 Trade Magazine will be the official journal of...
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We buy pasta more frequently
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The volume of pasta bought per household increased moderately in January-June 2009, reveals GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan. Fewer households bought pasta, sales still improved by 2 percent. 80 percent of households...
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Optimistic report on the economic perspectives of the near future
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Summer data indicate a moderate improvement in the situation of the world economy and Hungary: the most painful part of the crisis is over. However, the extent and length of...
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European Day of Commerce for the fifth time
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:55
This year, on 3rd November, the European Day of Commerce will be held, by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers. The main message of the event is to focus...
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Panorama on the Christmas commercial credit market
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:11
The CEO of Hungarian Cetelem expects subdued season on the commercial credit market. According to Lendvai János; unemployment causing serious problems, making it difficult to expected high demand for loans...
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