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16,000 kilos poisoned pear from Italy
Date: 2007-12-04 00:00:00
Specialist measured twice more fungicide as much the authorized maximum. Until the problem was disclosed more than 13,000 kilos were sold. Authority said pears are not danger for people, for...
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Slow growth, stubbornly high inflation
Date: 2007-12-03 00:00:00
Hungary's internal and external balances are expected to improve on expectations this year. According to the latest report by think-tank GKI and Erste bank published the government deficit to shrink...
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Consumers like own-brand goods
Date: 2007-12-03 00:00:00
Almost three quarters of consumers have a positive perception of supermarket own-brand goods, a new study has found in England. Supermarket supplier Catalus questioned over 500 consumers on how they...
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Test lab in the future's restaurant
Date: 2007-12-03 00:00:00
Cameras monitor every reaction of the customers. In the new research center, devoted to exploring a both simple and complicated question: What makes people eat and drink the way they...
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10 tons food was found in the re-labeling plant
Date: 2007-12-03 00:00:00
In the Sparkle-action the supervisors pounced in a food depot in Budapest. In the illegal food depot relabeled and new dated foods: meat, sweets, eggs and softdrinks were found. The...
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Conctactles payment starts in Europe
Date: 2007-11-30 00:00:00
French hypermarket chain to trial contactless payment of MasterCard Europe. Normal the PayPass technology is used by shopping under 25 euro, but this card could make the payment 40% faster...
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Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration increase the default penalty
Date: 2007-11-30 00:00:00
Next year guilty must pay HUF 1 million because of invoice problem. The default fines increase from HUF 100,000 to 200,000, form 200,000 to 500,000. One million HUF is...
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Fake milkdisributor found
Date: 2007-11-30 00:00:00
The Budapester enterpreuter operated without permissions. In Sparkler-action, collective control of several authorities, 5 tons milk product were found. The milk, cheese, cottage-cheese in value of HUF 7-8 million must...
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HUF 680 billion excise in government pocket
Date: 2007-11-30 00:00:00
Due to the continuously control increase the legal petrol, cigarettes and alcohol sales. According to industrial dates there was 7.1% higher sales in the first 10 months as a year...
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Next year's carriage must cover the lost from this year too
Date: 2007-11-30 00:00:00
According to plans of Budapest local government trucks should pay ten times higher fees for coming into the city as now. Association of Transport Companies said this year carriage can't...
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Auchan to invest 0.5bn-euro in Romania
Date: 2007-11-30 00:00:00
French retailer targets 22 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants by 2010. "We will continue to expand with large-scale hypermarkets, because this what we specialise in. The Discount Market store...
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Need for renewal among frankfurter brands
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Private label products have been increasing their share in the market of frankfurters so far. This however, has lead to brand manufacturers increasing their efforts in the field of innovation....
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Increasingly popular beer specialities
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to the Hungarian Association of Breweries, the combined sales of the four large breweries increased by 5.6 per cent last year. Lager beer continues to account for 68 per...
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Against the tide with innovation
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
A number of market changes have been reflected by this year’s Anuga. Innovation seems to be the only means of countering the effects of rising agricultural prices with competition getting...
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Let’s go to Romania!
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Mrs. Marosfi, deputy general director of Univer Product Zrt. in charge of sales and marketing also called for further collaboration between manufacturers and retailers. She also spoke about the difficulties...
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Fish dead or alive
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
60 per cent of the carp distributed for retail around the end of the year is live. Part of this quantity is processed by the stores, while other fish are...
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Cheap spirits in decline
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The domestic production of spirits totalled 46 million litres last year. Less than 3,5 per cent of this quantity has been exported. Imports account for 15 per cent of domestic...
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Reaching the limits of growth
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
This year’s Anuga broke all records. A total of 163,000 accredited guests were registered from 175 countries. There were 6 607 exhibitors from 95 countries. 83 per cent of the...
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What everybody think they know best
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Károly Szabó, head of Kaméleon Advertising, talked about the difficulty of designing packaging and used typographic examples to illustrate how specific types of letters can express the essence of a...
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Dynamic face creams, primarily in drugstores
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Retail sales of daily face creams and cleansers show dynamic growth of 13 per cent and have approached HUF 9 billion annually. According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, drugstores...
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Christmas party concepts
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The purpose of Christmas parties is not only to close a given year, but also to serve as the beginning for the next year. There are two types of Christmas...
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Good communication skills are no longer enough
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The development seen in the field of technology has not been welcomed too enthusiastically by sales reps. Though registering orders has become simpler and faster, GPS and Internet based monitoring...
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Secrets of developing a brand
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Borbála Pesti, senior brand manager of Milli, used the introduction of Milli Túróvarázs to emphasise that curd is one of the most versatile and innovative ingredients. products. Judit Sipos, director...
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Creams for all age groups
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Manufacturers of hand creams, face creams and body lotions need to reconcile two different consumer needs. One is that products should only contain natural ingredients, while the other is that...
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Flour, eggs and pasta on top of the price wave
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Consumer prices showed an average increase of 0.7 per cent in September 2007. According to KSH data, prices were 6.4 per cent up compared to September 2006. Food prices were...
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EuroShop, POS marketing, POPAI
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
In-store marketing is becoming increasingly important. The EuroShop exhibition to be held in Düsseldorf between 23-27. February ban is an excellent opportunity to find out what the latest developments are....
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Flax for health
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
András Föglein, managing director of Biogreen International, spoke about their patented product called Linom. It is very versatile material made from flax which can be used in the milling and...
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IFE FOODAPEST: together for the first time
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to an agreement between Montgomery International and HUNGEXPO Zrt., the two well-known exhibitions of the food industry have united under the name IFE FOODAPEST. The new event will be...
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Cattle for slaughter past the bottom
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) constantly monitors trends in the world market of poultry and meat. Data from the Market Price Information system of KSH and AKI can be useful...
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Visiting the Hungarian branch of POPAI
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Before the press conference, dr. Bernd Hallier met members of the Hungarian branch of POPAI. Nearly 50 guests attended the first public event held by the group. Tímea Pesti, director...
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