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Breakfast cereal is the choice of young families with many children

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, half of Hungarian households bought some kind of cereal product in the first half of 2010. Breakfast cereals were the most popular, followed by muesli/cereal...

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Only muesli was capable of a positive performance

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail sales of cereals and cereal bars fell by 2 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume, in December 2009-July 2010. Volume...

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Large packaging units debuted well

The Nielsen Retail Index revealed that butter’s value and volume sales both grew by 4 percent in December 2009-July 2010, in comparison with the same period one year earlier. Sales...

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Lower level of concentration, private label sales diminished

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, the share of stores larger than 400 m² from wiener volume sales decreased by 3 percentage points in the first half of the year....

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The Dutch babies love the Univer

The Univer Product Zrt. tripled its baby food exports with exports to the Netherlands – reports Világgazdaság. The Hungarian company transports five million pieces of baby food to the Netherlands...

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Better than expected results from Metro

The operating profit of the food chain can reach 2.3 billion euros this year. The third quarterly report shows, that net earnings increased to 149 million euros with the 67...

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Close to 1,000 billion surplus in trade balance

According to the report of the Central Statistical Office; In January-August of 2010, the trade balance surplus was 956 billion HUF (3,493 million euros) 355 billion HUF (1413 millioneuros) more...

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New Managing Director at METRO Kereskedelmi Ltd.

New Managing Director at METRO Kereskedelmi Ltd. will take over the position as Managing Director at Metro Cash & Carry Hungary. Roland Ruffing joined Metro Cash & Carry as Finance...

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Compensation for free lunch

McDonald's has to pay 3.7 million HUF to a former employee. The case occurred in Brazil. A former employee sued the company because he fattened 30 kilograms, while working for...

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Twining mobile teahouses are on their way again

Two well-known and highly appreciated personalities – Katalin Kovács kayak champion and actor Iván Fenyő – will do their best at three venues to make Twining tea even more popular...

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SPAR is a disability-friendly workplace

Over the past two decades, increasing attention is paid to people with disabilities. Beside accessibility, the most important tasks are; education and the workplace – stressed Soltész Miklós, State Secretary...

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Huge revenue due to 25-30 percent rise of alcohol tax

Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek pointed out that he expected a government move to raise a special consumption tax on alcohol by 25-30 percent to bring in $556.5 million in...

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Hungarian milk production descreases

Three EU member states face levies worth € 19 million for exceeding milk quota. Denmark, the Netherlands, and Cyprus were the three states –out of 27 members, which exceeded their...

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New plant opened by Bounduelle

French vegetable producer Bonduelle has announced that it has opened a new plant in Brazil. Located in Marajo, Goiás State, the plant mainly produces green peas packaged in tins. The...

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Hangya Cooperative is reborn

On 6 October 2010 the New Hangya Association was formed by NGOs. The association initiated establishing the New Hangya Cooperative – announced Gyula Balogh, the president of both organisations. The...

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Sales executive joins the Focus Hungary team

Focus Magyarország Kft.’s new sales executive came from SPAR Hungary: Tamás Baráthy’s task will be promoting, developing and selling the company’s products. He earned an economist degree specialising in marketing....

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Record volume of sugar is about to be produced in Kaposvár

The Kaposvár sugar factory started the processing of sugar beet in September. According to their plans, 120,000 tons of sugar will be made in the last operating sugar production plant...

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New managing director for Coface Hungary

The Coface Group appointed Gábor Kárpáti as managing director of Coface Hungary. Former head of the company Zoltán Dercze parted with the company from his own accord. The new managing...

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Tesco shoppers collected 25 million PET bottles and aluminium cans

Tesco Hungary’s joint campaign with ÖKO-Pannon Nonprofit Kft. lasted from 11 June until 29 August. Shoppers collected 6 million reusable PET bottles and 19 million aluminium cans, 64 and 57...

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New type of promotion at METRO

METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. implemented its first prize game in which both customers and employees could take part. The 2-week campaign focused on the company’s Fine Food range: those who bought...

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New project added to Alimentaria exhibitions

Alimentaria & Horexpo Lisboa retail show is the latest addition to Alimentaria exhibitions. Alimentaria Lisboa, Horexpo and Tecnoalimentaria will be organised jointly, but each exhibition will preserve its own profile....

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Zsolt Simon was appointed TV2’s new CEO

From 25 October 2010 Zsolt Simon is the new CEO of TV2. Mr Simon left the managing director’s seat at MEC media agency to fill the new position. He is...

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Kométa debuted with new television advertisement

Kométa ’99 Zrt. and its new advertising agency Creative Partners shot a new television ad, which appeared from 20 September until 17 October in the programme of the biggest television...

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Erste Bank is the new partner in the SuperShop programme

As an exclusive partner, Erste Bank Hungary Nyrt. joined the SuperShop loyalty programme. On 14 October the bank issued Erste SuperShop Credit Card and Erste SuperShop Debit Card – by...

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More than 80 new Hungarian products in Tesco stores of Western Hungary

(HU) Több mint 80 új magyar termék a nyugat-magyar-országi Tesco áruházakban...

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Mars’ new look website

Mars Hungary refreshed its website with new information, international and domestic company news in September 2010. Zsolt Mayer, the company’s corporate relations director told that they not only wanted to...

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The whole country gets going at the biggest running event

On 26 September 2010 the biggest domestic marathon event ever was organised within the framework of the 25th SPAR Budapest International Marathon and Running Festival. About 15,000 runners entered the...

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The panic is over, but consumers are still cautious

The consumer confidence index moderately improved in the past three quarters in Hungary, but is still in the negative zone (we can speak of a positive mood above 100). In...

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Henkel strengthened its leading position in the sustainability ranking

Henkel made it to the Dow Jones global sustainability index (DJSI World) and to the Dow Jones European sustainability index (DJSI Europe) for the fourth time, as the only representative...

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Szilasfood welcomes its new sales director

From 1 September 2010 János Szenográczky fills the position of sales director at Szilasfood Kft. Mr Szenográczky has been in the FMCG sector for 20 years, in the last couple...

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