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Retail done the Asian way
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
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)
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
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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Evil rates
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
From retail’s point of view, the most important question last year was whether the decline in demand and turnover already hit rock bottom or it could still go lower? Another...
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Tomato and sweet corn on top
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
In December 2008-November 2009, canned vegetable retail sales augmented by 11 percent in value, but diminished by 3 percent in terms of volume – states the Nielsen Retail Index. The...
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We are looking for promotions more and more consciously
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Price reductions and promotions are of highlighted importance these days, especially in the case of basic food products – reveals Shopping Monitor 2009/2010, a study by GfK Hungária. It also...
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Two minutes ahead of the Chinese
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
– We keep analysing the work processes and looking for ways to improve productivity and to cut costs – says Markus Vüllers, who guides us when visiting the plant. We...
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GKI: returning confidence, increasing business cycle
Date: 2010-03-22 00:08:22
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
Date: 2010-03-22 00:05:18
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
Date: 2010-03-22 00:02:18
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
Date: 2010-03-22 00:01:12
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
Date: 2010-03-22 00:00:25
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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Easter chocolates: Most favourites are the egg and the bunny
Date: 2010-03-19 00:08:19
The retail turnover growth of Easter confectionery came to a halt last year. According to Nielsen Retail Index; during the holiday period of 2009, a 1 percent decrease occured in...
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The pálinka industry developed much in the past decade
Date: 2010-03-19 00:06:25
The domestic pálinka industry was successful last year. 600 thousand hektoliters of distillate was produced in the distilleries, but there is no too much money for marketing – said Panyik...
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Recycling saves 17 thousand hectares of forest in one year
Date: 2010-03-19 00:04:21
In the last year, in the Member States of the European Union, 350 thousand tons, more than 13 billion beverage cartboards were selectively recovered; 33 pieces from 100 milk and...
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International Spirits Competition: Zimek is the Hungarian (national) winner
Date: 2010-03-18 00:06:55
Hungarians achieved the 3rd place at the Destillata 2010 International Spirits Competition, in Vienna, among 15 countries with 77 medals. The most effective National winner became Zimek Manufactory, with 11...
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Unlawful entry in the Tokaj-case
Date: 2010-03-18 00:06:25
The European Commission's infringement procedure caused the Hungarian-Slovak wine struggle – states Tabajdi Csaba EU representative, who call on the European Commission to clarify the offending state. The European Commission...
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Capsule coffee instead espresso
Date: 2010-03-18 00:06:18
The number of espresso coffee machines, sold over the last few years has continued to decline in Hungary, while the number of coffee capsule machines are increasing – said the...
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SMEs are successful in export
Date: 2010-03-18 00:04:15
According to the survey of the Kopint Research Foundation; The export was the main reason for the success of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), between 2003 and 2007. The...
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Cola tax in the United States
Date: 2010-03-18 00:02:12
Sooner or later extra taxes will be imposed on soft drinks in the United States at federal level – predicts industry analysts, after a growing number of state and city...
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Easter food controls to start
Date: 2010-03-18 00:01:02
The Easter food control will start and lasting until the 4th of April – said Süth Miklós the State Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry at the press conference...
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Food retail sales in Hungary decreased by both in value and quantities
Date: 2010-03-17 00:08:25
According to Nielsen market research company; the value of food retail turnover reduced in 10 developed European countries, including Hungary, in the last quarter of 2009, compared to the same...
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The twelve-month inflation declined in the EU
Date: 2010-03-17 00:05:12
Annual inflation reduced in the European Union by 1.4 percent in February, compared to January. According to the EU's statistical office; Latvia has the best datas, where consumer prices decreased...
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TECHAGRO agricultural machinery fair
Date: 2010-03-17 00:03:11
The European significance TECHAGRO agricultural machinery fair will be held between the 21st and 25th of March for the 11th time, in Czech Republic's second largest city; Brno. This year,...
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U.S.A. prepares for exports doubling
Date: 2010-03-17 00:01:15
The U.S. President wants to create two million new jobs, with his new economic strategy, aiming doubling of exports during a five-year period. Barack Obama prospected new free trade agreements...
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Significant demand for Hungarian Mangalica in Japan
Date: 2010-03-16 00:07:12
The double of the annual 300 tonnes of the Mangalica meat quantity could be sold in Japan – said Tóth Péter, president of the Hungarian National Mangalica Breeders Association, to...
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Poor employment datas in Hungary
Date: 2010-03-16 00:05:55
According to the Central Statistical Office; In Hungary, 98 thousand less people was employed last year, compared to a year earlier. The 55.4 percent employment rate among the 15-64 year...
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