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Farmers’ day in Mezőtúr in May

The main objective of the event to be held on 13. May is presenting Hungarian agricultural and food products. Various meetings, debates, conferences will accompany the event and there will...

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Spring Coupon Days defying economic crisis

The Árkád and Europark malls in Budapest and malls in Eger, Nyíregyháza and Kecskemét have joined forces with the napiakciok.hu web site to multiply their Easter turnover. The success of...

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New service by Nielsen to help in POP promotional activity

How is my POP promotion program implemented? Have my displays been placed as agreed? What-in-store activity mix is most likely to facilitate the success of my campaign? Nielsen is planning...

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Hungarian foods sampled in Germany

Producers of bio products from all over the world met at the Biofach exhibition held in Nürnberg, between 19-22 February. The event was attended by 22 Hungarian companies with the...

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Award for TV2 BRANDcare – T-Home cooperation

In the Local Deal of the Year category of the Festival of Media Awards, the brand introduction campaign of T-Home has reached the final. This innovative BRANDcare solution based on...

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Battlefield report

I am not too worried about POS marketing which is good news for the profession and also for customers. Customers have been getting increasingly conscious for some years, but their...

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Brands in battle

Guests at the meeting held by Trade Magazin Márkaklub in late February were looking for an answer to the question of what opportunities arise for brands as the result of...

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Tesco, CBA and Coop leading, with Spar and Lidl catching up

Tesco, CBA and Coop lead the top list of retail companies generating the highest revenues in 2008. Tesco generated revenues of HUF 602 billion, while revenues of Héliker, the last...

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Buying beer a shameful thing?

According to eye camera research conducted by GfK Hungária, shopping decisions regarding beer take only 1-2 minutes and often cause shoppers to feel ashamed. The question of whether buying beer...

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Displays for Hungarians

“The sky is the limit” was the title of the meeting held by STI Display Hungary Kft for its partners in March. Róbert Varga, managing director spoke about the company...

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Modern stores accounting for largest part of beer sales

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, the assortment of beer has widened substantially since 2004, with hyper markets producing the biggest expansion. Primarily, this expansion is due to the appearance...

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Digital Signage – Slowly but surely

Digital signage is a new area of marketing technology which is showing dynamic development in the global market. DS is gradually becoming a term used as frequently as ATL or...

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Another one!

A Gluttonous Thursday was organised for the fourth time by Magyar Turizmus Zrt. on 26. February. A total of 230 000 guests visited 1,300 restaurants on this day to eat...

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Show me your beer and I’ll tell you who you are

Leading beer brands are becoming increasingly cautious in the shrinking market. Instead of radical innovation, they focus on improving image and communication. The policy pursued by hyper markets of selling...

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Modern refrigerated spaces

Professional design and the use of stainless steel or plastic materials which guarantee adherence to hygiene regulations are basic requirements for in-store refrigeration equipment. According to András Solymosi, sales director...

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Destillata 2009

This year’s Destillata in Vienna was again a meeting place for the best spirits and palinkas of the world, with 1,600 spirits from 13 countries. Out of the 188 distilleries...

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At least 25 thousand consumer-protection check-ups this month

Provider sectors, especially those involved in tourism are about to face yet another surge of consumer protection-control between the interval of 1st and 30th April.  The major emphasis of these...

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Spanish-Hungarian business relations to be strengthened at trade-show in Madrid

It is the first time that Hungary as an exhibitor took part in the Madrid-based Salón Internacional Del Club De Gourmets trade-show, between 30th March and 2nd April. Wines from Tokaj,...

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Chocolate-industry is not at all touched by the crisis

In spite of the deplorable economic conditions, chocolate-factories seem to profit from the crisis. Chocolate-manufacturers have managed to produce a 7 percent increase of yield in Germany, while American sales reports...

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Baby food experiencing the largest sales growth in the speciality food market

Baby food experienced the largest sales growth in the specialty food market between 2006 and 2008, according to National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. Specialty baby food generated $58 million...

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A 20 percent decrease of oilseed products

Oilseed production is expected to decrease by approximately 20% in the 2009/2010 marketing year partly due to an expected decrease in sunflower seed area and lower yield. All major oilseeds...

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Increasing price of living pig and import-competition getting stronger

Moreover, there is an increase of meat-prices and the prices of meat products, and import-competition is getting stronger and stronger.  The annual Easter-time meat-breakfast organized by the Hungarian Meat-Industry Association...

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ProWein 2009 Exceeds all Expectations

Optimism reigns in the global wine and spirits industry as was witnessed this week at the ProWein International Wine and Spirits trade show held in Duesseldorf, Germany, March 29th –31st....

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Energy-drinks appear to be crisis-resistant

In spite of the crisis, a bustling trade can be seen in the energy-drink retail-sphere. Retail volume faces a 31 percent expansion value-wise, whereas a 42 percent increase when it...

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Food sales price grow by 2.8%

According to Central Statistic Office Domestic sales prices of industry rose by 2.4% in February 2009 compared to the previous month and were 6.6% higher than in February 2008.  ...

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The latest downgrade may have serious consequences for the market

Hungary's sovereign debt is just a step away from falling to junk status, after the latest downgrade by Standard & Poor's, American business magazine Forbes pointed out on Tuesday. S&P...

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Keeping stores close would save more workplaces

Fewer workplaces were forced to close if stores would not open on Sunday – the trade union of commercial clerks (KASZ) claims.  SZ-president József Sáling pointed out that keeping stores...

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Pasta-specialities for half-price on Pasta Wednesday

Pasta-specialities created by master cook Frigyes Vomberg are open to public with a fifty-percent discount on 13th May, within the compass of Gyermelyi Tészta's special event called Pasta Wednesday.  More...

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Europeum at Blaha square Budapest

Real-estate developer ABLON plans to open a new shopping centre called Europeum in the busy Blaha-area by late 2009. Blaha Lujza square keeps a busy traffic of 300 thousand people...

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More Hungarian food in the shops

Starting from 30t h June at the latest, 80 percent of sold food-products in Hungarian stores is supposed to be of Hungarian origin, Agricultural minister József Gráf mentioned now that...

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