Events

Food prices to stay high in next decade

Food commodity prices will remain high by historical standards over the next decade but ease back to well below current peaks, says a report to be published next week by...

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Scottish Government Announces Plan To Ban Cigarette Displays from 2009/10

Despite tobacco advertising having been banned in 2002, there are growing concerns that prominent displays of cigarettes and other tobacco products in shops and other points of sale. It is...

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Women use more desodors

According to Nielsen research company the Hungarian desodor market grow in value by 12, in volume by 9% between March 2007- February 2008.   The whole market was bigger than...

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Hungarian Agriculture Chamber for SPS directive

The chamber protect that firm could buy land, so could be minimized the anomalies because of high feed costs. The European commission is to discuss a plan to reform the...

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Hungarian Stand on “World of Private Label” International Trade Show

PLMA’s annual show presents more than 3,000 exhibit stands including more than 30 national and regional pavilions.   PLMA’s 2008 “World of Private Label” International Trade Show will be held...

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Delikát8 – playground fiber

The most applications came from settlement where no more than 8,000 people live. This program made them real community.  Until Mai 32,195 applications arrived for Delikát's „Cooking 8 playground” tender....

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Digital Media Directory at TV2

From June 2008 a new directory leads the developing and sales of TV2's digital surfaces (internet sites, teletex, mobil content). The head of directory is Attila Fekete, who further worked...

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Forum of Hungarian Entrepreneurs in Region Heves

The next stop of „Sound of our Voice”, business forum organised by Hungarian Entrepreneurs Association was in Eger, where several leader of local authorities and politicans took part.  One message...

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Holiday Cheques – Since 10 years

The owner can use their cheques for 27 kind of service at 8500 places in whole Hungary.  From the first years 1-2 billion sales, nowadays the foundation sold cheques in...

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Beauty contest for Wukis

Results from the 1st Wukiland Beauty Contest organised by EVM Zrt were announced in April. The three competitors found to be most beautiful by the Wukiland community received valuable prizes....

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Mobile refrigerator boxes with GPS

Today, it is possible not only to monitor where our vehicles are and what they are doing, but we can also check the temperature in the storage space and whether...

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Less grain for export

Exports were up by 19 per cent in January 2008, while imports were 15 per cent higher than a year earlier. Total exports amounted to HUF 1,529 million in the...

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POP materials popular among customers

Emotions are playing an increasing role in influencing in-store activities. According to a presenter at the EuroShop exhibition held in Düsseldorf, providing joy and an exciting experience for customers is...

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Helit for the elite

A meeting for chefs was held by Helit Kft.on 15. April. The main sponsor of the event was Bonduell Nagykőrös Kft. A 6 course lunch was served, so that invited...

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Increasingly strict standards for food safety

EU legislation pertaining to food safety has been changing since 2000. A new approach called “from farm to fork” has been adopted, which emphasises that all elements of the food...

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More optimistic households

The complex Consumer Confidence Index of Gfk Hungária and Corvinus University improved by four per cent in the first quarter of 2008. Expectations regarding financial position next year were up...

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Sunshine after rain?

Market research data was analysed at the April 17. meeting of the Trade marketing Klub An analysis of the recession in retail trade seen in 2007, viewed in international context...

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Gardeners might be the winners of the decade

Food will be a strategic commodity in the future, with a permanently high price. As the rise in prices is not expected to stop, overall demand is expected to be...

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Changes in standards

According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several changes will come into effect in 2008. Changes in standards. According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several...

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Strong concentration, soft discount stores in Norway

The retail of food shows and exceptional degree of concentration in Norway. There were 442 modern stores for each 1 million people in 2006. Knut Gartland, head of marketing and...

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Big diet in trade marketing

This will be the topic of the next TMK meeting to be held on 5. June, at 15,00 PM in the garden of Szépkilátás Szamos confectionery (Bp. XII. Szépkilátás u....

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Grill parties a joy for retailers as well

Double digit expansion in the category of grill products has been constant for years. Growth was estimated at 15-20 per cent last year, although precise figures are not available. According...

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Cheaper E-invoices

Electronic invoicing was the topic discussed on 18. April, at the conference organised by ECR Hungary. Ferenc Balogh, general secretary of ECR Hungary spoke about the inevitable success of electronic...

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Aldi assortment tailored to Hungarians

1,085 items have been recorded by Nielsen in the Debrecen Aldi store. The widest assortment of products is that of groceries, with 285 items. The price of the few branded...

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Bumpy road to customer

The topic of the conference held by Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft. on 22. April was the role of forecasting which is an important tool in competition. Melinda Katona from...

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Mono spices and paprika above the average

Sales of mixed spices which account for over half of the retail sales of spices showed stagnation in the February 2007 – January 2008 period. Sales of mono spices expanded...

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Legal background

Ferenc Ritter spoke about the legal background of electronic invoicing and relevant legislation. For extracts from the presentations, see the www.ecr.hu web site....

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One sided co-operation in the dairy sector

An international conference has been organised by the ministry of agriculture and rural development about the dairy sector. According to László Vajda László, head of department from the ministry of...

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The silent clerk

Innovations by Dunapack Papír és Csomagolóanyag Zrt. were presented at the conference held on 16. April. Shelf Ready Packaging (SRP) was the topic of the presentation held by the first...

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Time for exciting flavours

The increasing popularity of barbecue parties has a positive effect on the sales of mixed spices. Further growth is dependent on more special, exotic flavours. “Magyarosch” cuisine relying on pepper...

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