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TÉSZ: pros and contras
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The supply chain of fruits and vegetables in the EU is based on the sales co-operatives of producers (TÉSZ). At the moment, only 68 such organisations exist in Hungary and...
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Partnerluring
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
It is not an easy task to organise a press conference or a partner meeting and it is even harder to make it somewhat different from others. First, the ideal...
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Product placement in the focus
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
In May 2007, competent ministers of EU member countries accepted the amendment of the 1989 “Television Without Frontiers” directive, to allow product placement. The topics discussed at the Press Club...
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Diverse prospects for our key industries
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The secret behind the Brazilian food miracle was not the only topic at the AKI conference held in June. Medium-term prospects for European food markets were also discussed and we...
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Frozen pizzas concentrated in discount stores
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen research, retail sales of frozen pizzas grew by 18 per cent in terms of value in the April 2006–March 2007 period. The market share of snack-type pizzas...
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Food miracle in Brazil
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
One of the guests at a conference organised by Agricultural Business Research Institute was Sotto Pacheco Costa, a former director of EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária). He spoke about...
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Enter the olive oils
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Olive oil is a small category but it shows dynamic growth. Annual retail sales exceed HUF 2 billion . According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, growth was over 21...
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Nielsen-evening about consumers and chains
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
External influences participate in making competition harsher. According to Judit Tóth Szalókyné, director of Nielsen, analysis of consumer expectations is playing an increasingly important role in gaining an edge in...
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Private label pizzas – at all costs
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
It is not necessarily very logical to go to a discount store for a pizza, but this is what most people do. Customers can choose between a manufacturer’s brand and...
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No more subsidies for exports of dairy products
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
In line with a recommendation by the EU Commission, the EU has decided to stop subsidising exports of butter and cheese. Exports subsidies would be reduced to zero, but would...
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How to find talent?
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The club meeting and grill party held by Trade Marketing Klub on 7. June, was the garden of Szamos Marcipán Szépkilátás confectionery. There was plenty of good food, supplied by...
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Traditional stores strong in pasta
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to the Retail index of Nielsen, retail sales of pasta exceeded HUF 20 billion in April 2006 – March 2007. Sales grew by 5 per cent in terms of...
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Declining sales in food stores
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Overall retail sales showed some decline in March. According to a KSH report, sales in the first quarter of 2007 show a 0,3 per cent increase over the same period...
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Esomar conference on knowledge of consumers
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Consumer research has become the focus of market research lately. As a result of increased interest shown in the subject, Esomar held a conference with the title „Knowledge about consumers...
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Cheap imports? Another pasta…
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The spreading of modern stores is taking its toll on regional pasta brands. As the number of small stores decline, the market of regional brands shrinks. The expansion of private...
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Beef and poultry competing
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes trends in the world markets of poultry and meat. Data from the Market and Price Information system (PÁIR) can be useful...
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Head of P&G an employee of consumers
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The title of this year’s ECR Europe conference was “Passion for growth”. During the conference, we learned a few things about Alan G. Lafley-t (60), president and CEO of Procter...
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Modern store types continue to get stronger
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Total retail sales of liquid flavourings (mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard) exceeded HUF 10 billion in the April 2006–March 2007 period. All three categories showed expansion....
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Boom in Germany
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. prepared with the help of Erste Bank, the balance of external and domestic payments will show significant improvement this year, but this...
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Private meeting in Amsterdam
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Mostly small to medium businesses are interested in joining the international production of private labels in Hungary. 1,600 companies from 70 countries attended the world exhibition held in Amsterdam at...
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Beware of the midget!
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
This was the title of a movie, in which Goldie Hawn saw a hit man in every short man she met. I call sales people who fail to sell –...
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Flavourings in all sizes
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Slow growth is detectable in the market of liquid flavourings. However, no major innovation can be seen in the market of mayonnaise, mustards, ketchup and horse radish, as consumers seem...
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Second fastest price rise for food behind energy
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
In the first five months of 2007, prices were 8,6 per cent higher on average than a year earlier. According to KSH figures, food prices grew by 1,6 per cent...
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Discounting
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
A classic cash register shows us how much we have sold. Though barely noticeably yet, amounts in cash registers at the end of the day have begun to shrink. Small,...
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401-2500 square meter stores improving their position
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of cereal bars declined by 3 per cent both in terms of value and of volume in the April 2006–March 2007 period. The total market was estimated at...
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Less money spent by foreigners
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
7,7 million foreign visitors arrived in Hungary in the first quarter of 2007, which is 7 per cent more than a year earlier. They had spent a total of 17,5...
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Stores opening
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Tesco, Pécs Open: 20 arpil 2007 Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 10 000 Tesco, Debrecen-Józsa Open: 4 may 2007 Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 10 000...
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Health and games from corn
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to a recent survey by Nielsen, the market of cereals grew by 2 per cent in terms of value last year. Sales of corn flakes grew by 11 per...
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Waiting for wine reform
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The EU Commission will publish its plans for reforms in the wine sector in the beginning of July. Critics of planned reforms say, that the EU wants to turn wine...
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