Events
Even more bankruptcies in 2008
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Although the total amount of liabilities in commerce is substantially higher than credit liabilities in the banking sector totalling HUF 6,500 billion, relatively few companies use the services offered by...
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Swedes also feeling the rising prices
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The Lidl chain is attracting an increasing number of customers in Sweden. Nearly a quarter of Swedes visit a Lidl store at least once a month. According to the ShopperTrends...
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Teens like this
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to the Fanta Trend Report compiled by Bence Ságvári, Hungarian teenagers are exactly like their Western counterparts regarding their Internet usage. 94 per cent of 14-17 year old teenagers...
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Global low
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to the latest annual report by Euler Hermes, the number of bankruptcies rose by 5 per cent in 2007 and remained below the level seen in 2005 and before....
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War in Brussels
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
There is a trade war going on in Belgium, fought with methods and tricks just as ruthless as those used in real wars. As my luggage has been lost, I...
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Five Hungarians at Henkel Art Award
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Gyöngyi Gallusz, Pál Gellérfi, Laura Somogyi, Márton Takáts and Gábor Véssey will attend the Henkel Art Award international art competition in Vienna this year. Artists from 29 countries will compete...
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Hot autumn after a hot summer?
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
It looks like agricultural producers are fed up with other people making all the profit. One by one, demonstrations have been held by producers of different fruits and the season...
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Factoring becoming popular
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to Gaszton Gál, general director of CIB Faktor Pénzügyi Szolgáltató Zrt, a boom occurs in factoring when conventional forms of financing show decline. – How has the factoring business...
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Summer moments
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Marseille is not a very beautiful city, but it offers a chance to eat real bouillabaisse. However, bouillabaisse is not very simple to get, because so many different fish are...
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BRAU Beviale beverage exhibition in Nurnberg
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
BRAU Beviale, one of the leading exhibitions in the market of beer and alcohol-free beverages is to be held between 12-14. November in Nurnberg. Over 1,400 exhibitors and 34,000 visitors...
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Big increase in yoghurt sales
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, retail sales of yoghurt were up by 9 per cent in terms of quantity in the June 2007 – July 2008 period, compared...
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E-invoicing useful for everybody
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Electronic invoicing had been regarded as a remote possibility by companies for a long time. However, it has become reality. Companies using electronic invoicing will soon find themselves making more...
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What is business intelligence good for?
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Most companies spend days or weeks compiling data for background analysis which is required for business decisions. Results are far from being up to date or accurate, which means that...
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CIES conference in Budapest: providing knowledge and contacts
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The eighteen presentations scheduled for the „CIES – The Food Business Forum” conference to be held in Budapest on 5-6. November will reflect the objectives of the organisation. CIES has...
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Money contra health among yoghurts
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Health consciousness is the only factor which can counter the sudden urge felt by consumers to economise on food spending. The price of milk started to drop in February, after...
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Daily finances
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to László Göndör, consulting director of Hostlogic Kft, we not only see financial systems, but also ERP systems in use today. These systems allow FMCG companies to process information...
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Pioneering in-store research: long live shopper marketing! (ECR Europe, part 2.)
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
For a long time, we have been waiting for a method to measure the effectiveness of POS marketing. We have seen a promising method at the annual ECR Europe conference...
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CIES supply chain conference in Vienna
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The CIES supply chain conference to be held on 8-9. October in Vienna will deal with issues related to maintaining the balance between cost efficiency, quality and effectiveness. Consumers are...
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Roasted coffee leading, instant 3in1 growing
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, the consumer price of roasted coffee was up by 10 per cent in April-May this year, compared to the same period in 2007, while...
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Industry down
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Industrial production was down by 0.3 percent in June, compared to June 2007. According to a report by KSH, total production was up by 5.6 percent in the first half...
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Quotes – from our correspondent in Berlin
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
„We have taught consumers to focus on prices” Kees Jacobs, director of Capgemini • „When the taxes on packaging materials are raised by politicians, they seem to forget that packaging...
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Quick and convenient coffee with or without machines
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Coffee machines for home use and pre-portioned capsules have appeared in the assortments of both leading coffee distributors. Consumption habits are slowly changing in the coffee market as well. Manufacturers...
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Inflation highest in Latvia
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Inflation averaged 4.3 percent in the 27 EU member states in the June 2007 – June 2008 period. It was lowest in the Netherlands with 2.3 percent and highest in...
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Increasing consumption in the 3in1 segment
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to data from GfK ConsumerScan, the number of consumers in the 3in1 segment has been growing at a double digit rate in recent years. Consumption of ground-roasted coffee was...
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Moderate rise in the price of swine
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the price information system (PÁIR) operated by KSH and AKI...
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Brands getting stronger in the fondant category
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
While overall sales dropped last year, most manufacturers increased their sales, owing to a leading competitor leaving the market. This year, we will probably see if the shift from quantity...
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Deteriorating prospects for Europe
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, growth will speed up in the second half of the year. Both internal and external balance is improving and...
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The onion farmers aren't satisfied
Date: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
It was an excellent harvest, so the price is the half of the last years suppliers summe, only HUF 20-25. This rainy summer made bounteous harvest in Hungary, 20-25% more...
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