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Bábolna International Farmer Days for the 25th time

This year, between 16th and 19th 2009 September, the Bábolna International Farmer Days will be held with a specialty. This will be 25th time that the Bábolna International Farmer Days...

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Wine growers faces with sales problems

According to Horváth Csaba, Secretary-General of HNT; This year, 3.5 million less hectoliters of wine was produced than last year. It is estimated that this year the same amount as...

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Organic foods tolerate the crisis well

According to market researchers, economic downturn did not harm the sales of the organic products in most countries. On the basis of the feedback of traders, the growth in Hungary...

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Lean pro day in Debrecen

American Chamber of Commerce organises Lean proffessional day 3rd September 2009 in Debrecen. At the event, the Lean management philosophy (minimize the losses), will be the main theme. The system...

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Eurokonform casher will be a mandatory next year

According to the decision of the Government from the 1st September 2009 only eurokonform hardwares (eg: cash register, taximeters) could be purchased from EU budget and funds, which is capable...

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More needs to be learnt in the managing of PET bottles

During the summer heat up to twice as many PET bottles are purchased. On an annual basis, the number of empty PET bottles are up to 1,4-1,6 billion, which is...

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Pizza and grilled meat are a succes in Romanian hypermarkets

Four Romanian hypermarket chain (Auchan, Cora, Real, Carrefour) judged to operate within the fast-food stores. The chain's success proves that 4-5 percent of the total revenue is from the sales...

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The retail sales of tea increased by value and by quantity

According to Nielsen market research company; the retail sales of tea increased by 10 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume in the 2008 August and 2009 July...

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GKI: soluble pessimism

According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Company and Erste Bank, the downfall of the Hungarian economy will reach its nadir in the summer. The external balance has improved...

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Pro-shops and mobile bakers

Hungarian Baker Association would improve the market position of bakers, with the strengthening of Pro-shop networks and the strengthening of direct sales. With the replacement of commercial chains more profit...

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The basket price of Origo has moderated

Origo’s most recent price panorama seems to justify the notion, that because of the continuous decrease in consumption, VAT increase could not be enforced in the declining retail scene. Origo...

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More than expected wheat yield for next year

The International Grain Council (IGC) has changed its forecast for world wheat yield, from 654 million tonnes to 662 million for the 2009 – 2010 years. According to the organization’s...

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The Minister would support irrigation with state involvement

Irrigation is not possible without state involvement, stated Gráf József, Minister of Agriculture. Its lack, brings the domestic participants a disadvantage, compared to other countries in agriculture. While in the...

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Germans are optimistic, confidence in the euro area

The GfK market research institute’s the value of the German consumer sentiment index in September increased to its 15-month peak. Conference Board's composite index for the euro area economy increased...

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Kopint-Tarki: this year, a significant decrease in agricultural production

This year, 8-10 percent decline in agricultural production can be occured compared to last year – said Szabó Márton the lead researcher of Kopint-Tarki on a press conference. According to...

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Beekeepers closed a bad season because of weather

This year, because of the extreme weather the producer price of honey has been increased. The beekeepers at the end of the season are less visited by the thieves, in...

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Germany has thrown back to second place due to the crisis

In the first half of the year, China took the world's largest exporter title away from Germany. According to the datas of the World Trade Organization, China's sold 521.7 billion,...

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Hungarian cheese is being falsified

It is estimated that only one third of the farmers offer their own product to customers. The others others trying to sell, unknown origin products. According to the farmers, many...

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Retro 3

I finished my last piece by stating that I did not intend to write about this again. I was wrong, the situation deteriorated further. I still think that some kind...

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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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Printing companies and packaging

There are still great differences between Western Europe and Hungary concerning printing services for packaging. – On the domestic market, it is mostly small ”garage” companies offering printing services to...

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The price of shopping

The communications war between Hungary’s two FMCG giants, Tesco and Spar keeps raging. A few weeks ago, Spar filed a complaint against Tesco at the Hungarian Trade Association’s Ethics Committee...

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Deli counter meat product sales are revitalising

Despite lobbying by the Hungarian Meat Industry Federation, meat products were not included on the list of products with a reduced VAT. Although the 5 percent increase is not catastrophic...

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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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Bartender competition in Siófok

Hungary’s best bartenders were competing at the 5th Bols competition in Siófok on 29 June. Miklós Járfás won the classic category and Roland Urbán finished first in the Flair category....

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Less sausage and salami sold in the first four months

Gfk Hungária’s data indicate that Hungarian households purchased less sausage and salami than a year ago. In the first four months of 2009 sausage sales went down by 7 percent,...

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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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Award winning STI-displays

STI’s two display solutions won the POPAI prize in Poland. Scrabble won in the ”everyday use” category with an island type solution, while the Lübbe suitcase finished first in the...

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High quality sells better

Nielsen Retail Index reveals that lemon juice retail sales grew by 13 percent in terms of value in June 2008-May 2009, compared to the previous period a year before. The...

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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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