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Joint action against counterfeit of branded products
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The Hungarian Brands Association and the National HQ of the Customs Office have signed an agreement about co-operation in the fight against illegal business activities, such as counterfeit of branded...
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Kissing tortoises and the environment
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Germans are less enthusiastic about spontaneity in food stores than other European nations. Though they watch prices, they are more concerned with “more value for the same price”. This is...
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Conference about ideas and experience
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Competition getting ever tougher in all categories, growth opportunities becoming more scarce and radical cost reductions call for new ideas every day to bring tangible results at minimal costs. Trade...
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Digital future
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The development of IT systems holds many possibilities for retail chains. Modern, self-service technologies are rarely used in our region yet. But changes are coming. We asked Romulus Steinbinder about...
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Russ Chapman was right
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Since sales organisation change constantly, the task is to achieve and maintain a “dynamic balance” where we adopt to market conditions, but also meet internal, corporate expectations. Sales activities should...
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Post-Christmas promotions: starting before Christmas
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Retailers are trying to compensate for the “low season” following the end of year shopping craze with various promotions. Discount sales play a major part in the success of these...
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Something has begun
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
More characteristic shelves, more versatile scales, more attractive refrigerators; Hungarian store furniture is beginning to catch up to Western European standards. This is not only a question of money. Attitude...
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Trade marketing planning: exemplary!
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Below-the-line promotions are not very common in the meat industry. Sampling is simple and popular but it is questionable, if a cheap product can generate enough sales to cover the...
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Sweeties have caught up with table chocolate
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Retail sales of sweeties are growing dynamically. Value has grown by 13 per cent, while volume has increased by 19 per cent in the October 2005 – September 2006 period...
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Dry wines finding their way to the consumer
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Domestic wine consumption continued to grow last year. Half of the households buy wine occasionally, while 41 per cent never consume wine. Average consumption was 20,1 litres per household in...
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Foodapest 2006
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Awards for success All products continuously present in the Hungarian market since 2003 and exhibited at FOODAPEST 2006 could be nominated for the FOODAPEST awards for success by HUNGEXPO Zrt....
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Season of seasons
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to marketing books, one of the tools that can be used for boosting sales is creating new opportunities for purchasing. The sweets industry seems to be good student. In...
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Higher customer requirements
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Though quality, price and assortment are still the most important customer considerations in Hungary, the possibility of using debit cards for payment became significantly more important for customers in 2006,...
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Another 26 Excellent Hungarians
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
József Gráf , the Minister of Agriculture handed over the Kiváló Magyar Élelmiszer certificate for 26 products of 16 manufacturers. Foodapest exhibition has traditionally been the scene of the handing...
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Modern store types dominate
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The retail trade of frozen products is growing. Sales of meats exceed HUF 12 billion, frozen potato sales are over HUF 3,5 billion, while frozen pizzas represent a market of...
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Flood of imports from the EU
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to KSH data, the volume of foreign trade between January and October 2006 increased compared to the previous year. In terms of volume, exports grew by 16 per cent,...
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Hungaropack
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The National Packaging and Conveying Federation organised a conference about environmental regulations for packaging during Foodapest. After the event, awards were handed over to the winners in the 23rd annual...
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Escape to victory
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Very different strategies might all be successful in the market of frozen products – this is the conclusion I came to after analysing the answers I got from market players....
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Destination: Romania
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
At the moment, there is no sign of the dumping of cheap food in Romanian and Bulgarian markets which took place in Hungary after accession to the EU in 2004....
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Europe and wine
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Major changes are coming in EU regulations for the wine market. A surplus of wine has accumulated in the EU and exports are growing more slowly than imports. The reforms...
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The market has expanded both in terms of value and volume
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
Fruit tea has become more popular than black tea, according to November 2006 – October 2006 retail figures. Herbal tea and green tea have also gained market share at the...
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The brakes are on
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. published on 27. December 2006, inflation is rising but balance is starting to improve. Investor confidence and the HUF are both improving...
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Lánchíd Klub open meeting again
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The ACNielsen gave a review of the most important product categories on the Lanchid Club open meeting. Growth was recorded for three-quarters of the 86 categories, mainly as a result...
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Teas are not all black nowadays
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The tea market seems to have benefited from the myth that black teas are not as healthy as other types, because attention turned to these other kinds of tea, which...
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30 years of shopping malls
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The history of shopping malls in Hungary – reviewed in a fresh a KSH publication – began with Flórián Üzletközpont thirty years ago. Modern malls, which brought new shopping habits,...
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Everything about the agricultural policy of the EU
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
For the first time in the history of the exhibition, the EU was present at a collective stand. Information about the agricultural policy of the EU was provided by the...
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Is it worth it?
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
I can only hope that the food scandals of recent weeks will serve as a warning to all players in the food market. They should consider carefully, whether short-term profits...
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Tablets subject to strict scrutiny
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
A ministerial decree was published at the end of last year about trading of medicine outside pharmacies with the names of medicines which can be sold this way. A decree...
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Food conscious minority
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to a survey by GfK Hungária Market research, people who choose food consciously are still the minority. 58 per cent of the 1000 people interviewed believe that they eat...
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