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Crisis on the Hungarian milk market

The biggest problem the low suppliers price and the retail price in the shops. Last year the supplier's price was HUF 100, nowadays it is about HUF 75.   Friday...

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Red label for Colourings

The additional label information on foods containing E102 , E104, E110, E122, E124 or E129 will be obliged to state: “Consumption may have an adverse effect on activity and attention...

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Industrial gross out put increasing stoped

According to the Central Statistic Office in September 2008, the industrial gross output decreased by 0.7% compared to September 2007,the index adjusted by working days declined by 5.3%. The volume...

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Employees in the retail sector aren't comitted enough to their workplace

Only half of the employees is able and want too, to make better achievement to help their workplaces succes – said an research in business daily Vilaggazdasag.  The most comitted...

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Strong German presence at 8th China Brew and Beverage

The eighth edition of the China Brew and Beverage in Peking, from 20-23 October, covered a display area of almost 23,000 m2. It ranks as the biggest exhibition for brewing...

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There is milk in every good thing

A campaign was launched by the Dairy Product Council on 1. October to promote the consumption of Hungarian dairy products, under the slogan „There is milk in every good thing”....

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Red meat and game more popular among men than women

According to a survey by Gfk Hungária about culinary habits, poultry is the most popular form of meat among Hungarians, with pork in second place. Health conscious consumers prefer fish....

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Boost in price and sales of pasta

Retail sales of pasta total neerly HUF 27 billion per year. Sales were up by 21 percent in terms of value in the October 2007 – September 2008 period, compared...

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VISITORS’ GUIDE

FOODATECH 1. International Food and Packaging Technology Exhibition 18-20. November 2008 HUNGEXPO Budapesti Vásárközpont Simultaneous event: IFE FOODAPEST 2. International Food Beverage and Catering Exhibition USEFUL INFO Opening hours: 18-20....

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Food export down

In the January-July 2008 period, export was up by 10 percent while import expanded by 11 percent, compared to the same period in 2007. According to KSH data, the balance...

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No reason to panic!

„No reason to panic!- said the director. That’s when panic started.” (Rejtő Jenő: Vesztegzár a Grand Hotelben) This is how I see the responses to the financial crisis. Obviously, it...

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Fruit Logistica: things changing in the east

More companies from the Central and Eastern European region are interested in attending the Fruit Logistica exhibition, the leading event in the fruit and vegetable sector, which is to be...

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Pre-packaged products increasing their market share

Sales are increasingly concentrated and the market share of pre-packaged products continues to grow. Sales are expanding in the cheapest segment. Retail sales were up by 2 percent in terms...

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Pasta equally popular

According to a survey of eating habits conducted by GfK Hungária, nine out of ten people like pasta and consume it once every three days on average. Pasta enjoys equal...

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Bar code? RFID? Or both?

Bar code has been used for such a long time that we do not even realise how ingenious this technology is. However, a challenger has appeared in the shape of...

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Grain prices down

Agricultural supply prices were up by 2,7 percent in August 2008, compared to August 2007. The average price of plant products was down by 4,6 percent, while that of livestock...

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Price waves

As soon as the harvest of maize has begun, farmers realised that their earlier hopes had been unfounded, as only HUF 18,000 per tonne was offered for their produce. MVH...

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Grüne Woche: Hungarian companies more interested than before

Exhibition space available for Hungarian exhibitors will be nearly doubled by Agricultural Marketing centre at the Grüne Woche exhibition to be held between 16-25. January 2009. According to Márta Némethy,...

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Sales of processed poultry approaching HUF 40 billion

Sales of processed poultry expanded slightly in the September 2007 – August 2008 period, compared to the preceding year. Sales increased by 3 percent in terms of value, approaching HUF...

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(HU) Minden második szomjoltó ásványvíz

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Difficult period for FMCG logistics in Hungary

According to János Mondovics, member of the board of the Hungarian Association of Logistics (MLBKT), the current recession is having an amplified effect on providers of logistic services. – This...

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Romanians still shopping enthusiastically

According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales in the EU 27 countries totalled 1,1 percent less in July 2008, than a year before. Retail sales produced the fastest growth in...

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Mio: up-dated and integrated

Free updates for the MioMap 2008 and Mio More Desktop software have been made available by Mio for its users. Owners of Mio Moov 200, 300, and 330 can now...

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Unilever has faith in our region

One of the guests attending our conference was Antoine de Saint Affrique, senior vice president of Unilever CEE. In his opinion, there is still more dynamism in our region than...

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Shift towards higher level of processing for fish

Demand for fish has been increasing slowly but steadily in recent years. Current average per capita consumption of fish is still only 4 kg/year in Hungary, the lowest in the...

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Sales of alcohol-free beverages over HUF 160 billion

The continuous growth in sales of mineral water has stopped after more than a decade. Retail sales were down by 3 percent in terms of quantity and by 1 percent...

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Meet the Opel five! Vivaro, Movano, Corsa Van, Combo, Astra Van

Opel Vivaro. For all kinds of haulage. Practical design; Numerous versions; Modern engine. Innovations (2008): Owing to its long wheel base, Vivaro can now be used as a taxi as...

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Small stores and big chains in Italy

Italy is one of the big European markets with 59 million consumers, there is only one Italian retailer (in 27th place) among the top 30 European retail enterprises. 77 percent...

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Everything you want to know about EDI

A conference about electronic invoicing was held by ECR Hungary in Budapest, in the beginning of October. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) allows administrative tasks to be performed without using paper....

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Metro focusing on professional customers

According to José María Cervera, CEO of Metro, their main task is to provide a diverse assortment in terms of quality and price for their retail and HoReCa partners. At...

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