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HUF 12 million conraband
Date: 2007-10-01 00:00:00
Customs officers seized 31,000 cartons of cigarettes in a van. The worth of contraband cigarettes was 12 million forints, the products brought into the country from the Ukraine. The officers...
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Germans don't do shopping
Date: 2007-10-01 00:00:00
In Surprise Fall German retail sales fell unexpectedly in August, affected by the impact of higher oil prices and the credit-market turmoil. Sales, adjusted for inflation and seasonal swings, fell...
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One week for the entrepreneurs
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Free presentations and discourses about questions serve the Hungarian entrepreneurs from 27 September to 6 October, organised by Budapest Chamber of Industries. Days of the Chamber's program begins with the...
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Warm food voucher is popular
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
According to GKI research company, in 2003 only 300,000, this year 570,000 employees get warm food vouchers. 58% of the competition sector's employees get cold food vouchers and 18% warm...
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Summer raid – HUF 500 million fine
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
In the course of the 10 weeks control the inspectors spied at the Lake-Balaton, on the biggest events – as Sziget Festival and on the famous holiday places. Inspectors found...
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Milk producers make the pace
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Subsequent upon the price war there are empty shelves at the supermarkets milk sections. The processing industry and the exporters run against each other and jack up the price. There...
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New owner and developing at the Bertrans logistic park in Kecskemet
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Australia's Goodman Group buys logistics park in Hungary. Goodman, an integrated property group listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, has acquired the Kecskemét-based logistics park of Hungarian logistics service provider...
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Heineken introduces new light lager in Russia
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The new brand will be positioned in the premium class beer segment and will be supported by a wide promotion campaign across various mass media. Heineken has introduced a new...
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Ribena to go green
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The company said that it will become the first in UK's soft drinks industry to increase the recycled content of its ready-to-drink bottles from 40% to 100%. All Ribena bottles,...
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Bored professional or enthusiastic amateur?
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
At the June meeting of Trade Marketing Klub, I heard the remark that “I would rather work with an enthusiastic amateur than a bored professional” from one of our colleagues....
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Substitutes stealing the show
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
As consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious and wary of sugar, sales of sweeteners are expanding. Canderel is not only a sweetener brand, but also a well known and diverse...
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Good days for palinka
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Palinka sales in the HoReCa sector grew by 10 per cent in terms of value in the June 2006–May 2007 period. Total palinka sales in the HoReCa sector exceeded HUF...
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Golf championship for business people
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The idea of organising a golf championship for prominent representatives of the business community was conceived seven years ago. László Hovánszky, vice chairman of Birdland Golf Club has become the...
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Private labels on the offensive
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Retail sales of praline show dynamic growth. Sales have expanded by 10 per cent in the July 2006 – June 2007 period, exceeding HUF 15 billion, according to the Retail...
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Palinka popular among young people
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Palinka has become fashionable. It has recently become an extremely successful product compared to the past. However, only premium brands of very high quality are welcome in restaurants. – Restaurants...
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All roads leading to expansion
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Between 13-17. October, 160,000 visitors are expected to turn up in the Cologne fair centre. Products of over 6,000 exhibitors from 100 countries will be on display during the exhibition....
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Weakening „B” brands among pralines
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Preparations are on the way for the long praline season, which will reach its peak around Christmas. Private labels hold stronger positions than ever before, but premium products are also...
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Rising prices in the bakery industry
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Consumer prices in July were 8.4 per cent up compared to July 2006. According to a KSH report, food prices fell by 0.8 per cent compared to June. The prices...
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Nestlé ice cream for children – a case study
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Only two out of the sixteen lectures presented at the Esomar conference held in Milan, in May dealt with experience accumulated in central or eastern Europe. This time, we will...
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From grandma’s best to Mexican cuisine
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The food industry has responded to our accelerated lifestyle with plenty of innovation. The assortment of instant food has expanded significantly. Instant food is a very comprehensive category. It includes...
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European flood of milk, falling lamb prices
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors trends in the world market of meat and poultry. Data from the Market and Price Information system of KSH and AKI can be...
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CIES SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE 2007
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Tomorrow’s Supply Chain: Efficient, Transparent, Sustainable 11 & 12 October 2007 – Prague, Czech Republic, www.ciessupplychain.com The CIES Supply Chain Conference 2007 is /the/ meeting place for Supply Chain &...
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Cheese sales concentrated in modern store types
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The dynamic growth of cheese sales seen in recent years has slowed down. With growth of 8 per cent in terms of value between July 2006 and June 2007, annual...
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Unchanged prospects for consumers, less optimism for business
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The value of the GKI economic prospects index has only shown moderate fluctuation since August last year, falling somewhat in July. According to a survey conducted by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt.,...
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Fighting common taste
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The block of people who regard cheese as being identical with trappista is still substantial and constitute the majority. The situation is however, changing slowly. – In Hungary, there is...
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Buying food: quality is important
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to a 2007 survey by GfK Hungária, the high quality of food to be bought is the primary consideration for Hungarian consumers. A 1-5 scale was used to evaluate...
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Dynamic expansion in the market of paper diapers
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The growth in retail sales of paper diapers has continued to accelerate. An increase of 12 per cent was registered by Nielsen in the July 2006–June 2007 period, with total...
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Marked price rise for grain
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The prices of agricultural produce were 6.4 per cent up in June 2007, compared to June 2006. The prices of plant produce were up by 12.6 per cent, whereas that...
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Beyond absorbing capacity
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Requirements for diapers are becoming increasingly diverse, but consumers continue to be sensitive to price. According to market research data, hyper markets are taking an increasing share from the sales...
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Recession in retail speeding up
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The volume of retail trade continued to shrink in June 2007. According to KSH data, retail turnover in the second quarter of the year was 3 per cent less than...
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