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EU allows most UK meat exports

The export of fresh beef and sheep meat would be allowed. The decision would be adopted formally from October 12 but would enter into force only if there were no...

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Golden lolliPOP Award

This year 174 tenders vied in six categories.   The Winners are: DisplaysBest design: Rauch Nativa plexi puld display – Unobi Design Communication Kft.Best technic: Djuice display – Colorpark Design...

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Polish fish meal is unsafe

Tthe ban is to stay in force until Russian veterinarians investigation the Polish system of export controls. Russia has banned imports of fish meal, mainly used as fodder, mixing meat...

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Pubs step up pressure over supermarket alcohol

Pub operators have stepped up the pressure on the Government to take action against supermarkets selling cheap booze. The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has written to ministers urging...

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A shipment of 47 tons of frozen sardines was rejected

The sardines, imported from a Japanese trading company originally from the United States were infected with disease-inducing bacteria. The report said sample inspections showed the sardines were infected with listeria...

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Deal with POS

A new website, megallitotabla.hu, started by Conint-Print. The site shows wide range of BTL tools. megallitotabla.hu can be a good start point for people interesting or working for BTL, retail...

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Bird flu in Russia

More than 230,000 birds have been culled at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Territory. The lethal H5N1 virus was identified at the farm on 4th September. Following an...

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China has the third-largest economy

Since 2002 China has advanced from the world's sixth-largest economy to No. 3, overtaking the U.K. and Germany and India and narrowing the gap with the world's two largest economies:...

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Politicians against throw-away bottles

MDF, Hungarian party said the traders should take back every kind of bottles.  According to partei's opinion extension of the deposit cost for throw-away bottles would help to increase the...

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7% decrease at the Confidence-index

55% of managers expect domestic demand to remain unchanged and 27% expect decreasing demand. The monthly Ecostat Top-100 index, a gauge of confidence at Hungary's biggest hundred companies dropped to...

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Less ready meals in Britain

According a survey despite time pressures, the majority of mothers are said to prefer to cook meals from scratch rather than open a jar or heat ready meals.  The research,...

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HUF 12 million conraband

Customs officers seized 31,000 cartons of cigarettes in a van.  The worth of contraband cigarettes was 12 million forints, the products brought into the country from the Ukraine. The officers...

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Germans don't do shopping

In Surprise Fall German retail sales fell unexpectedly in August, affected by the impact of higher oil prices and the credit-market turmoil.  Sales, adjusted for inflation and seasonal swings, fell...

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One week for the entrepreneurs

Free presentations and discourses about questions serve the Hungarian entrepreneurs from 27 September to 6 October, organised by Budapest Chamber of Industries. Days of the Chamber's program begins with the...

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Warm food voucher is popular

According to GKI research company, in 2003 only 300,000, this year 570,000 employees get warm food vouchers.  58% of the competition sector's employees get cold food vouchers and 18% warm...

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Summer raid – HUF 500 million fine

In the course of the 10 weeks control the inspectors spied at the Lake-Balaton, on the biggest events – as Sziget Festival and on the famous holiday places. Inspectors found...

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Milk producers make the pace

Subsequent upon the price war there are empty shelves at the supermarkets milk sections. The processing industry and the exporters run against each other and jack up the price. There...

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New owner and developing at the Bertrans logistic park in Kecskemet

Australia's Goodman Group buys logistics park in Hungary.  Goodman, an integrated property group listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, has acquired the Kecskemét-based logistics park of Hungarian logistics service provider...

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Heineken introduces new light lager in Russia

The new brand will be positioned in the premium class beer segment and will be supported by a wide promotion campaign across various mass media. Heineken has introduced a new...

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Ribena to go green

The company said that it will become the first in UK's soft drinks industry to increase the recycled content of its ready-to-drink bottles from 40% to 100%. All Ribena bottles,...

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Substitutes stealing the show

As consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious and wary of sugar, sales of sweeteners are expanding. Canderel is not only a sweetener brand, but also a well known and diverse...

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Good days for palinka

Palinka sales in the HoReCa sector grew by 10 per cent in terms of value in the June 2006–May 2007 period. Total palinka sales in the HoReCa sector exceeded HUF...

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Nestlé ice cream for children – a case study

Only two out of the sixteen lectures presented at the Esomar conference held in Milan, in May dealt with experience accumulated in central or eastern Europe. This time, we will...

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Private labels on the offensive

Retail sales of praline show dynamic growth. Sales have expanded by 10 per cent in the July 2006 – June 2007 period, exceeding HUF 15 billion, according to the Retail...

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Palinka popular among young people

Palinka has become fashionable. It has recently become an extremely successful product compared to the past. However, only premium brands of very high quality are welcome in restaurants. – Restaurants...

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Domestic chains enjoying an advantage on the Chinese battlefield (part 2.)

Why are Chinese retail chains successful in their battle against international chains? This was the question we discussed with Glen Murphy, director of the Chinese Nielsen subsidiary. The average income...

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Weakening „B” brands among pralines

Preparations are on the way for the long praline season, which will reach its peak around Christmas. Private labels hold stronger positions than ever before, but premium products are also...

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Rising prices in the bakery industry

Consumer prices in July were 8.4 per cent up compared to July 2006. According to a KSH report, food prices fell by 0.8 per cent compared to June. The prices...

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Mr. Cheng Yun from Wuhan

Mr. Cheng Yun is a typical representative of the dynamically expanding Chinese food business. He owns 200 food stores in and around one of the “second rate” cities, Wuhan which...

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From grandma’s best to Mexican cuisine

The food industry has responded to our accelerated lifestyle with plenty of innovation. The assortment of instant food has expanded significantly. Instant food is a very comprehensive category. It includes...

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