Company and Personal News
PICK Liver patés won the Hungarian Product Grand Prix
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
On 2 September, the annual Hungarian Product Grand Prix was held in Parliament’s Felsőházi hall, where László Kovács, president/CEO of PICK Szeged Zrt. received this year’s grand prize for PICK’s...
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Mosoly Alapítvány is supported foundation of the year in 2009
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The foundation’s winning the title implies a HUF 40 million support for the Mosolyvarázs programme from Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. and Procter&Gamble, to help chronically ill, disabled and poor children....
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Next step: the concentration of suppliers?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to Dr Judit Firniksz, a competition law expert with law firm Réti, Antall and Madl Landwell, a concentration process took place in Hungarian food retail in the past 15...
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More people use Internet banking
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The number of people using on-line banking services increased by 1.8 percentage point in the first half of 2009 – according to a new study by GfK Hungária. This means...
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Törley Gála wins gold medal at Mundus Vini
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Törley’s Gála sec champagne won the only gold medal for Hungary at the MUNDUSvini Great International Wine Awards in Germany. In the wine competition there were 5,726 entries from 44...
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Excerpt from the president’s justification:
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
…” It is the Parliament’s right to decide whether legislative means are needed to repel unfair market conducts. (…) I doubt whether the law is completely in line with the...
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In Poland thousands of small shops disappear, but their market share is stable
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen’s ShopperTrends survey, the market share of small traditional shops has been stable at 55 percent for three years. Among modern retail channels supermarket is the most popular....
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They offer a key to the Chinese market
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Hungarian SMEs are given a great chance by the European Commission and the Chinese government: they decided to continue the Managers Exchange and Training Programme. Application deadline for the 5th...
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Where were bakers mistaken?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The aim of the Association of Hungarian Bakers and baking companies was to cooperate and to harmonise the activities of the different actors in the baking industry, in order to...
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Sága „Nyerjen egy év nyugalmat!” nyereményjáték
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Advertising Sága’s prize game ”Nyerjen egy év nyugalmat!” that lasts from 1 October 2009 until 11 December 2009. Agency: Hammer Advertising / média: PHD Customer: SáGa Foods Zrt. Product: Sága...
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Wider range of services on Auchan’s website
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Auchan Magyarország Kft.’s website (www.auchan.hu) has been revamped. Shoppers can now create their own profiles, which the system recognizes and only shows promotions in their favourite stores. It is easy...
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Non-alcoholic mono pralines become more robust
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of praline were up by 6 percent in value in August 2008-July 2009, with the market exceeding an annual HUF 19 billion. As for volume, praline sales reached...
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The handbrake is on
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
A bill has been proposed in Parliament that would strengthen the bargaining position of suppliers and would limit detrimental conditions (buying back obligation of suppliers, long payment deadlines, etc.) set...
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Customer satisfaction is the guarantee for our company’s success
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
We had a conversation with CEO Dr. Tibor Bakonyi about the steps the company has taken recently to improve their market position and serve customers. According to the CEO, during...
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Panorama on the Christmas commercial credit market
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:11
The CEO of Hungarian Cetelem expects subdued season on the commercial credit market. According to Lendvai János; unemployment causing serious problems, making it difficult to expected high demand for loans...
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The number of conferences halved in the first part of 2009
Date: 2009-10-27 00:04:12
According to the compilation of the Hungarian Convention Bureau; during the first half of this year, 118 international conferences were held in Hungary. This is a 51 percent decline, compared...
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Bankruptcy wave before peak
Date: 2009-10-27 00:03:12
According to the latest analysis of Coface Hungary; the insolvency ratio of the firms increased by 36 percent in the first nine months of this year, compared to the same...
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Does not involve consideration to the webshop in case of waiver clause
Date: 2009-10-27 00:01:55
The union court stated: In the cases of Internet orders, if the buyer cancels, one should not pay fee for the usage to the seller, despite one used the product...
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Consumer confidence fell in Germany
Date: 2009-10-27 00:01:25
According to GfK market research institute; contrary to the expectations, consumer confidence has deteriorated in Germany,: November’s sentiment index decreased by 4.0 point from the previous 4.2 points. The analysts...
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Danone's products remain popular
Date: 2009-10-27 00:01:00
The food giant's shares were increased by 2 percent, after the company reported on Friday: that the demand for the dairy products of the company has increased, in spite of...
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Coffee is good for the liver
Date: 2009-10-27 00:00:28
According to the analysis of the American Cancer Institute (NCI) the daily consumption of coffee, has beneficial effect on liver function. Those chronic hepatitis C patients who drink three or...
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Quality complaints against dairy products
Date: 2009-10-27 00:00:15
All produced and marketed milk of Fresh Food Ltd. before 21st October will be recalled, because it does not meet the required composition – stated the Agricultural Office Authorization. The...
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Trade: sloping down
Date: 2009-10-26 00:06:21
According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office; retail sales decreased in the August of 2009 by 8.5 percent, compared to the same month of 2008. At foods 7...
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The economic expectations are improving for six months
Date: 2009-10-26 00:05:21
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI economy index increases for six months now, after nearly half-year fall. The improvement is, however, slower than the deterioration was, so it is...
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Italian investment is expected in the Hungarian food industry
Date: 2009-10-26 00:04:58
The Hungarian investment promotion agency is negotiating with several Italian companies, over investment opportunities, in the areas of food processing and alternative energy – said Spányik Péter leading external diplomat...
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Agárdi Pálinka took everything
Date: 2009-10-26 00:04:25
2009 is the year of great international recognitions in the history of Agárdi Pálinka; the Agárdi Pálinka won Distillery of the Year, the Distillator of the Year, the Best Pálinka...
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Selling glasses and concert tickets in hypermarkets
Date: 2009-10-26 00:03:12
British hypermarket chain, the Asda will open optical desks in 84 stores in Britain. The strong retail chains are selling quite different products differ from their profile, more often. Asda...
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EU protection for the Hungarian horse-radish
Date: 2009-10-26 00:02:24
The European Commission declared protected and added Hajdúsági horse-radish to the narrow range of protected products of the European Union. According to the communication of the EU, Government, the Hungarian...
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