Events
EU makes bigger steps to protect consumers
Date: 2009-03-13 03:30:13
Last year 60,000 compaints were lodged to the EU, more than 2,300 legal cases was started because of unfair commercial pratices. 13 March is the European Day dedicated to...
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Sporty sweets
Date: 2009-03-13 02:58:15
With the economic crisis hitting all of sports, the London Olympics got a financial lift through sponsorship deals with Cadbury and Trident. London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said it...
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(HU) Szintentartásra volt elég a tavalyi év
Date: 2009-03-12 11:04:34
Gross domestic product of Hungary decreased by 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and by 2.5% when adjusted for calendar effects, compared to the corresponding period of the...
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Export fall extremly
Date: 2009-03-12 10:37:54
In January 2009, according to Hungarian Central Statistical Office's first estimates, exports amounted to HUF 1,172 billion (EUR 4,213 million), while the value of imports reached HUF 1,218 billion (EUR...
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Cryovac workshop at Packforum
Date: 2009-03-11 07:47:57
Sealed Air organises a special 2-day seminar for top management in retail and food processing on 1-2 April. In frame of the event European case studies will be presented by...
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Promotions make people active
Date: 2009-03-10 06:44:00
According to Szonsa Ipsos newest POSTerTEST survey, the promotion ads of retail sector make people more active as the average. The average activition rate of the outdoor campaigns in 2008...
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5,000 pair fake Nike shoes
Date: 2009-03-10 06:31:30
The authority arrested the HUF 38 million value goods and took legal proceedings against unkknown person. The member of Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard controlled a Czech van in Gyula,...
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EU Citizens prefer to shop online in their own countries
Date: 2009-03-10 05:49:03
Between 2006 and 2008 the percentage of European Union consumers buying at least one item over the Internet increased from 27% to 33%. The proportion of consumers buying online across...
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Real earnings will moderately, consumption significantly decrease
Date: 2009-03-09 08:05:39
The forecast prepared by GKI Economic Research Co. in co-operation with Erste Bank shows that both the depth and duration of the global recession are still unpredictable; but forecasts all...
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Pro Carton launches 2009 Carton Awards
Date: 2009-03-09 05:51:04
This annual event is now in its 13th year and has over that period had many excellent examples of the skills of carton manufacturers and designers. In 1996, Pro Carton...
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Day of the farmers in Mezőtúr
Date: 2009-03-06 12:13:16
The event is one of the winners at Tempus’s „2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation” tender. The goal of the exhibition on 13th Mai is to show Hungarian agricultural...
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Demonstration of dairy farmers to wait
Date: 2009-03-06 11:04:41
Dairy entrepreneurs ask the government to start the former published reorganisation program in value of HUF 2.5 billion. Dairy farmers talk about a new demonstration because of deep buy-up price....
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Consumers change habits as recession tightens its grip
Date: 2009-03-06 09:35:39
The recession has forced 87% of consumers to change their shopping habits, according to a study by research consultancy Shoppercentric. Out of a thousand people surveyed by market research agency...
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Working-capital loan for Hungarian food industry
Date: 2009-03-05 12:44:23
The Hungarian Development Bank would injection HUF 30 billion into food industry sector. The bank would undertake 100% guarantee of the trade banks' resource placements. To this step the law...
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What is the real Hungarian product?
Date: 2009-03-05 12:40:40
The preparatory committee of Food codex can't agree about the defination of „Hungarian product” in the domestic retail. The problem is that the producers work also from importad raw materials,...
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Foodapest, from 2010 in every two years
Date: 2009-03-05 09:42:23
In the future Hungexpo organises the exhibition alone. The next Foodapest will arrange together with UKBA and Foodatech. Specialities of the next year's exhibition are the Junior Confectioner World Championship...
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Weak HUF good for only a few
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to Tamás Éder, chairman of ÉFOSZ, the weakness of the HUF will only benefit a very limited number of food processing enterprises. In his opinion, it is unlikely that...
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Washing hair no longer enough
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The hair care market is still dominated by shampoos but balsams have also been producing dynamic growth for years and sales of conditioners also began to soar last year. Demand...
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Romania still enjoying growth
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales in the EU-27 countries were down by 0.2 percent on average, and by 1.5 percent in the Euro zone in November 2008,...
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This year’s Superbrands launched
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The Superbrands program has been launched for the fifth time this year, while this is also the second year for the Business Superbrands program. The Superbrands program originated in the...
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Market expanding, growth for milk chocolate
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Retail sales of Easter sweets rose again last year. Sales were up by 7 percent in terms of quantity, and by 22 percent in terms of value. Total sales were...
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Key factor for new products: proportion of people who try it
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, there are three factors influencing the development of new products at present: consumer confidence, the expansion of private labels and the...
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Fat producing highest price rise
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In January 2009, consumer prices were up by 0,6 per cent on average compared to December and by 3.1 percent compared to January 2008. Food prices were up 2.2 percent,...
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Efficiency has become a priority
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A TOP of Mind survey has been conducted by CIES among 600 leading officers from the FMCG sectors of 54 countries about what they expect to be the issues of...
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Branded rabbits and eggs in leading role
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Quality is the trend among seasonal sweets. Manufacturers of branded milk chocolate figures won’t have much to worry about this Easter. Last year, real milk chocolate accounted for three out...
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Trendy foods
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Trends have a substantial influence on shopping decisions. Such trends also have the power to change consumer habits and the structure of demand for good. The effects of trends can...
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New orders for processing sector down by a quarter
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Industrial production was down by 12 percent in November 2008, compared to November 2007. Production in the first 11 months of 2008 was up by 0.4 percent compared to the...
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Grüne Woche: successful Hungarians
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The most important thing the correspondent has learned from this year’s Grüne Woche (16-25 January) is that Hungarian food is important for the European Market. It has also been officially...
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Typical consumers of seasonal sweets are young
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Sales of Easter chocolate figures continue to drop. Hyper markets remain the primary distribution channel, while the market share of small stores continues to shrink, according to data from GfK...
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Different trends for light milk and light soft drinks
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the popularity of both low and high fat content milks increased in the first nine months of 2008, but that of normal...
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