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Euro zone retail decreased

The retail sales in the euro zone decreased in May higher-than-expected despite the April growth. Turnover decreased by 0.4 percent in May. The annual rate also decreased above the expected...

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This year, EU's grain production will decrease

According to the new forecast of Coceral which is the Organisation of Producers, it is expected that 285.27 million tons of grain will be harvested this year in the European...

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Agriculture Ministers and the EU, believe that freshwater and pond fishing is the future

Fishing is one of the most promising sector in agriculture. According to Ministers of the EU, freshwater and pond fishing has a greater option than sea fishing – said Gráf...

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Retail food sales increased in value, but decreased by volume

According to Nielsen market research company, retail food sales increased by 5 percent betwen June 2008 and May 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year, while volume...

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Hungarian manufacturing industry continues to decline

The seasonally adjusted volume of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI) is 45.8 percent in June, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the to 45.4 percent volume of May, but...

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Large beer and hamburger consumption on VOLT Fest

One of the biggest festival of Hungary started on Wednesday in Sopron. This year, for the 17th time acceptable prices are expecting visitors. The beer is the most favourite product...

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Cafeteria – after the tax changes

Cafeteria providers, will not migrate out of Hungary but the expected decline in revenues will force them to re-design their cost structure and services. According to Rajné Adamecz Ildikó, partner...

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Swiss chocolate is still popular

Switzerland remains a major consumer of chocolate and chocolate-exporter The total turnover of Swiss chocolates increased by 9.3 percent, exports increased by 11 percent in 2008. According to Chocosuisse, which ...

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Preferential loan to agricultural businesses

Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture allows institutions to help the agri businesses with preferential guarantees. At Garantiqa Loan Guarantee Ltd. applications have already been prepared for the reception. Discount...

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Economic index of GKI rises for two months

After the stagnation of April and the fall of October 2008, the GKI Economy Research Institute's economic index increasing for two months. According to GKI Economy Research Institute; the prospects...

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According to EU, the U.S. genetically modified corn is not harmfu

The European Union's Food Safety Agency (EFSA), reaffirmed that the genetically modified MON 810 corn, banned in a number of EU countries is not harmful to human, animal health and...

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Innovations in margarine dedicated to functionality

Baking margarine is the segment of the rather saturated margarine market where expansion can be expected as many consumers are turning to cooking at home. The number of categories in...

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Irish fed up with excesses produced by Celtic tiger

According to an analysis about the local effects of recession by the Irish Nielsen subsidiary, Irish consumers have quickly turned their back on the excesses produced by the Celtic tiger...

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Code or law?

The Food Product Code should have come into effect on 1. July. However, an enquiry has been launched by the Competition Office upon suspicion of the Code being contradictory to...

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Retail sales of energy drinks doubling

Retail sales of energy drinks more than doubled in the May 2008-April 2009 period, compared to the preceding 12 months, with total sales exceeding HUF 10 billion. Sales were up...

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The trend is unconventionality

Another meeting has been held by the Trade Marketing Club recently, dedicated to the topic of “ Extreme solutions in trade marketing”. Erika Pintér, managing director of Trend Budapest spoke...

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Price riddle

Farmers always seem to have problems. This year, it’s the draught, which is estimated to have caused a loss of one hundred billion forints so far. According to irrigation experts,...

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Women’s hygiene market stable at over HUF 13 billion

Sales of women’s hygiene products exceeded HUF 13.5 billion in the May 2008-April 2009 period. Sales have remained stable. Pantyliners are the biggest segment in the category, accounting for 48...

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Crisis also an opportunity

A professional forum was held by Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft on 20. May, under the tittle “Boost sales-meet your objectives”. Eszter Melisek from Nielsen spoke about market trends in...

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Free presentations about marketing

A series of six presentations held by MMSZ about marketing in the spring was attended free of charge by the directors of nearly 100 SME-s. The presentations can be downloaded...

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Summer intimacy

Women’s hygiene products and condoms are usually placed side by side on shelves. Both categories are characterised by constant innovation and challenge to taboos. According to Szilvia Cserepes from SCA...

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Intense interest displayed towards Anuga

According to Peter Grothues from the Cologne Fair, interest displayed towards this year’s Anuga to be held between 10-14. October is as intense as usual. Over 6 000 exhibitors are...

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A cup for bartenders

Hungarian bartenders competed in the „Bacardi-Martini Open Cup” held for the 11th time on 25-26. May. There were 22 competitors in the classic category and 15 in flair. Zsolt Horváth...

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E-invoicing gradually adopted by modern retail

According to estimates, electronic invoices have the potential to save EUR 5 for seller and EUR 20 for buyer on average in comparison with paper invoices. It is no wonder...

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Changing supply and demand

Michael Gerling representing the German Food Retail Union, a founder of Anuga, pointed out a number of important trends. In his opinion, intensive concentration in the European retail sector is...

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CSR Saloon with Honfoglaló

A forum was held by B&P CSR Management under the title CSR Szalon in May, which focused on the crisis and on improving the efficiency of social responsibility projects. The...

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Good decisions with the right software

Business IT systems which had formerly been the privilege of large companies have become accessible to SME-s as well, with the IT sector increasingly focusing on this segment of the...

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Eu’Vend Cologne: 300 exhibitors and 5,000 visitors expected

HUF 30 billion is spent by Hungarian consumers annually on food from vending machines and there are 35-40 000 machines in the country. The Eu’Vend exhibition is to be held...

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Changes in sales of the top 12 chemical categories

Sales of 60 household chemical and cosmetics categories are monitored by the Nielsen Retail Index. Changes between May 2008-April 2009....

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Sector-specifc software

Management systems should support key processes most intensively. The intention of CSB-System is to develop standardised software modules in order to shorten the time required for introduction. These software modules...

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