Events
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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EMBALLAGE 2006: practical ideas, design, environment
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
The professionals of the packaging, advertising, and food industries focused their attention on Paris in the autumn of 2006. An incredible number of international participants and guests attended the SIAL,...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Men prefer smaller stores
Date: 2007-01-31 08:00:00
According to a recent study by GfK Hungária Market Research about the process of shopping under the title “Shopping Monitor”, the most important considerations for Hungarian customers in food stores...
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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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Discount stores rearranging the candy market
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The retail sales of candies exceeded HUF 15 billion in the August 2005–July 2006 period, with an increase of 9 per cent over the preceding period. The old favourite, hard...
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Only two companies left in the domestic market
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Sugar factories had a profitable year in 2004, while not all sugar beet producers were as lucky. In Hungarian sugar factories almost half a million tons of white sugar were...
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Promotions to meet special needs
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
With international trade and international brands, the conscious and well-informed cosmopolitan has also appeared. European customers wish to see behind the wide assortment of products available to them. This is...
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Useful Information
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Trade sponsor: National Association of Food Manufacturers (ÉFOSZ) Open between: 21-24. November 2006 Every day between: 9,00-18,00 hours Trade exhibition only, with obligatory registration. Children under 14 are not allowed...
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Candies: cheap success
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
One out of three candies is a private label product. Average prices are falling, and larger size bags are becoming more popular. Candies seem to be getting „discounted”. It is...
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