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No change in the price of cereals and grain in general
Date: 2009-04-10 09:53:50
The second greatest grain-production of history is about to come, but there is no effective demand due to the crisis, so grain-prices are not going to change – Hungarian Agricultural...
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Fashionable coffee-drinks for young people produced a 20 percent rose in Germany
Date: 2009-04-10 09:45:24
Germany's coffee sales rose by 7,140 tonnes on the year in 2008 to 519,160 tonnes, Germany's coffee industry association pointed out. New, fashionable coffee drinks and an expanding coffee shop...
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American retail-chains doing slightly better
Date: 2009-04-10 09:41:59
Sales at U.S. retailers declined less than expected in March in a sign that shoppers may be regaining confidence to open their wallets after more than a year of recession....
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Glass-scandal still going on in Sweden
Date: 2009-04-10 09:39:51
The Chief of Security for the trade federation representing Sweden’s supermarkets believes the incidents of glass found in meat products over the past fortnight may have been inserted into the...
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What sort of customers are baby-boomers?
Date: 2009-04-09 04:09:15
According to data provided by KSH, 37 percent of the Hungarian population is over 50 – what are their habits as consumers? The truth about fifty-something agrgroups is that there...
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Consumer trust index keeps deteroriating
Date: 2009-04-09 04:02:19
Nearly two-thirds of those being asked are convinced that Hungarian job-possibilities are not satisfactory – a survey by Nielsen about consumer-trust. Six people out of ten, at the age of...
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Hungary is the third biggest turkey-consumer country of the world
Date: 2009-04-09 03:52:10
Even though the poultry-market is not being left untouched by the crisis, Gallicoop has reached a yield of 25 billion HUF and they are about to launch new projects in...
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Three out of four Hungarians are regular coffee-drinkers
Date: 2009-04-09 03:48:05
Over 76 percent of the Hungarian population is a regular coffee-drinker, and most people – especially those over 30 – tend to drink more than one cup a day. The...
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Agricultural chamber helping entrepreneurs to provide EU with data
Date: 2009-04-09 03:44:17
The European Union makes it compulsory for each agricultural entrepreneur to provide them with data about their business, he Hungarian Agricultural Chamber may be of great help when it comes...
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Shepherds on the verge of going bankrupt in spite of the season
Date: 2009-04-09 03:34:34
There is an increasing interest in sheeps, shepherds still do not make any extra cash due to the gradual weaking of forint. Even though most seasonal products associated with the...
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Consumers “eat what tastes good” rather than what's healthy
Date: 2009-04-08 05:25:19
Purchase frequency per buyer has been declining since 2005, though the crisis has brought about an upswing in the uindulgent snack-business. However, healthier snacks have been less affected, and both...
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Professional days for experts of pálinka
Date: 2009-04-08 04:03:07
The Professional Days of Agárd is a special event for those involved in the Hungarian brandy (pálinka) scene. It takes place on 7th and 8th April this year. The traditional...
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Broccoli-sprouts against cancer?
Date: 2009-04-08 03:36:40
Eating 70 grammes of baby broccoli on a daily basis for two months may protect against a common stomach bug that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer,...
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If beverage-customers can't find their preferred product, they won't make a purchase
Date: 2009-04-07 03:59:12
Twenty-three percent of beverage consumers won't substitute another product if they can't find the product they want – an American survey points out."That number scares me.", said Bruce Miner, director...
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Youngsters buy Easter-candy, women over 40 buy Easter-ham
Date: 2009-04-07 03:52:00
Households kept by women over 40 prefer to buy smoked-ham, whereas the younger generation opts for seasonal Easter-candies in the first place – a survey by GfK Hungária ConsumerScan says....
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Customers decide about the brand in-store
Date: 2009-04-07 03:33:58
Customers continue to make brand purchase decisions in the store, so capturing shoppers inside is of major major importance – a new report from Miller Zell says.More shoppers are making...
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Fall in milk consumption
Date: 2009-04-07 03:28:37
Milk consumption has fallen over the past 20-25 years in many countries, although Feed For Health says milk is healthy. In UK the fall overall has been about one third...
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Agriculural trade-show with top Hungarian food-products
Date: 2009-04-06 02:20:58
Agrarexpo of Szent György-day located in Pápa is one of the most significant, specifically agricultural trade-shows of the region, with a wide spectrum of high quality food-products. The event organized...
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Hungarian food-products available via online order
Date: 2009-04-06 02:13:38
Starting from late March, stores and dealers may order Hungarian food-products online, thanks to a new website started by Premium Gastro Ltd. and Premium Hungaricum Association. „Of course we still...
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External balance improvement under external pressure
Date: 2009-04-06 02:09:20
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. prepared in co-operation with Erste Bank, the global economic crisis pushed the Hungarian economy onto a new development path External...
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Opten: 1184 liquidation proceedings announced in March
Date: 2009-04-06 01:59:11
Though the number of liquidation orders in Hungary's property industry fell last month, March saw an even greater number of liquidation processes, Opten company information service has reported. Liquidation proceedings were...
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Egg-prices going through a moderate raise during the Easter-season
Date: 2009-04-06 01:51:50
Egg-prices in Hungary are facing a moderate, less than 10 percent increase during the Easter-season, due to the decrease of effective demand. This Easter, egg-prices are going through a rather...
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Customers are fed up with low quality Easter-bunnies
Date: 2009-04-06 01:43:28
Last spring, over 967 tons of seasonal Easter-candies were sold, and most of these chocolate-bunnies had been made of high-quality, at least 35% percent cocoa-content. „In the past few years,...
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Experts want soft-drink producers to use less sugar
Date: 2009-04-06 01:34:55
What you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers believe that soft drink producers should...
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Fastest growing foods
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Table. Products achieving the biggest growth in the February 2008-February 2009 period. (percentage)...
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Chains of small stores increasing their market share
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, decline in the market of fruit juices continued in 2008. Growth was recorded only in the nectar segment. Sales in terms of...
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Expectations reaching lowest point ever
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The conjuncture index of GKI has been falling for the fifth consecutive month. According to a survey conducted by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., the deterioration in business expectations speeded up in...
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Spring Coupon Days defying economic crisis
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The Árkád and Europark malls in Budapest and malls in Eger, Nyíregyháza and Kecskemét have joined forces with the napiakciok.hu web site to multiply their Easter turnover. The success of...
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Shiny teeth – preferably with promoted products
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Experts believe that mouth hygiene is still behind Western standards in Hungary, which means there is still room for development. Brand loyalty is low in the mouth care market, with...
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Sales still not dropping in terms of quantity in Spain
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Spain is one of the leading European markets, with 45 million consumers. In the fourth quarter of 2008, it was still one of the ten European countries where no drop...
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