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Independent stores in Walmart units

Walmart is the world’s number one retailer. With sales of USD 419 billion last year and 9,700 stores in 28 countries. This is why it is a significant step that...

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Domestic POPAI news

Upon the invitation of POPAI Hungary, POPAI Italy’s general manager Massimo Volpe spent three days in Hungary from 15 February. On the fist day he spoke at a POPAI forum...

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Selling cake the creative way

János Pataki ceremonially announced at UKBA that they are going to launch a big campaign, starting on 1 March. Its main objective is to bring customers back to confectioneries. The...

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AMC focused on two successful programmes at their stands

Agricultural Marketing Centre came to FOODAPEST and UKBA with two stands on 300m², facilitating the presence of Quality Product from Hungary manufacturers and of companies that joined the Traditions-Flavours-Regions initiative....

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After the big day out

Hungexpo organised FOODAPEST and UKBA together on 5-8 February. Despite the cold weather more than 11,500 people visited the event, where nearly 200 exhibitors showcased their products and services on...

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Greece: how economic crisis affects consumption

According to the results of a Nielsen survey, in the last quarter of 2011 89 percent of Greeks were of the opinion that their country was in economic recession. Somewhat...

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Hungary’s agricultural foreign trade and the German market

In 2011 our agricultural export expanded much more rapidly than national economic export in general. One of the they key drivers in this expansion was the German market, which with...

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Drugstores bettered their position

Household chemicals and cosmetics retail sales amounted to HUF 300 billion last year – no change from 2010 – and a 2-percent decrease was measured in terms of volume sales...

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More products advertised in fewer promotional leaflets

GfK Hungária’s Leaflet Monitor data from 2011 indicate that retailers advertise a growing number of products in less and less leaflets: last year 1,144 leaflets were published, while back in...

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Grüne Woche in Berlin – Prices are rising but where will they stop?

A political record: the agricultural ministers of 64 countries, including Hungary’s minister of rural development Sándor Fazekas, took part in the global food forum held at Grüne Woche in Berlin....

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Industrial production prices slightly dropped in December

As a result of changes in domestic and export prices, industrial production prices fell 0.5 percent in December from the previous month. In 2011 industrial production prices augmented by 4.2...

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Drastic downturn in Hungary’s banana export

Data from the latest report of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) reveal that the price of pig rose on the world market in 2011. In Hungary the production price...

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Further reduction in the number of public sector employees

At enterprises employing at least 5 people, budgetary institutions and observed non-profit organisations 2,694,000 people were employed in January-November 2011 – 8,000 less than a year earlier. In the same...

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KSH: increase in food, beverages and tobacco imports

The Central Statistical Office (KSH) registered a double-digit growth in foreign trade’s forint and foreign exchange values, due to the demand in automotive trade last year. The Central Statistical Office...

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Minimum wage: is it too much or too low?

EUROSTAT’s recent survey shows a deplorable picture of Hungary. According to the surcvey; the amount of the current minimum wage in Hungary is much smaller than the available monthly minimum...

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Four Paws Foundation under competition supervision procedure

The Competition Authority initaded competition supervision proceeding against the Four Paws Foundation for unfair trade practices and for unfair manipulation of consumers – told Budai Gyula, Accountability Government Commissioner to...

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Snow saved wheat bread from frost

The hard cold did not do significant damages to the wheat bread, sowed last autumn. The plant now shows a hopeful development – told Matula Árpád, horticulture supervisor of the...

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CBA: foreign companies were established to promote the Hungarian products abroad

Some owners of CBA have established foreign companies in order to promote Hungarian products beyond the borders of the country – responded Fodor Attila, head of communications at CBA Kereskedelmi...

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National food inspection ordered for GMO-content products

Rural Development Minister Sándor Fazekas ordered a comprehensive nationwide food inspection aimed at uncovering products containing GMO's. The expert pointed out that the Central Agricultural Office would oversee the strict...

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Fizetések.hu: Diploma is worth twice as much as high school degree

Employees with high school degree earn half the amount of what employees with a university degree make 160 thousand HUF versus 325 300 HUF – the online survey of Fizetések.hu,...

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Successful co-operation for children

Dm drogerie markt has launched a campaign in November to support children coming from poor families. The company was working in close co-operation with Catholic Charity and Pampers. Within the...

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Heineken rolls out responsible drinking digital campaign

Heineken has launched a digital campaign about responsible drinking in the run-up to Christmas, as part of its wider global 'Open Your World' campaign. Heineken has created a video, 'Sunrise...

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GfK Hungária: More and more people surfing on the web with mobile devices

On the basis of the datas of GfK Hungária’s Digital Connected Consumer study, it can be stated that by the spread  of smart phones and tablet PCs, surfing on the...

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How the ideal workplace looks like?

The employees want to find secure livelihood , continuous improvement, varied and interesting tasks in the ideal workplace, but almost one in four respondents considered professional challenges and flexible work...

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Postcard from Singapore

Singapore is the centre of Asia – not only financially but commercially as well. With its 4.5 million inhabitants Singapore is a hard-working country where people are spending money like...

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Stationery from METRO’s website

Yvett Krubl, communications manager with Metro Hungary told our magazine that the company launched www.metroirodaszer.hu last summer, offering complex, comfortable and time saving solutions. If orders are placed before 14:00,...

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From the walls to the furniture

In the last two decades office buildings and warehouses have been growing out of the ground like mushrooms. Facility management experts’ task is to guarantee that these buildings operate economically...

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New hygiene service from METRO

For METRO products with a target group from the culinary world, including cleaning products and stationery, are of major importance because these goods are fundamental elements in operating the Hungarian...

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Drugstores strengthened their market position

From last year’s toothpaste value sales hypermarkets had a 34-percent share (no change from the previous year) and drugstores were at 33 percent (up 3 percentage points). The annual toothpaste...

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Health consciousness and unique products are in the focus of METRO’s Easter assortment

For METRO the meat and meat product category has always been of key importance as they are the main elements of Hungarian gastronomy. 2012 will be the year of regional,...

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