Company and Personal News
Retail turnover finally expanded
Date: 2010-11-02 17:55:17
In July the volume of retail increased for the first time since March 2007: by 1.7 percent if compared with July 2009. However, in the first seven months of 2010...
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Tea is the second most popular warm drink
Date: 2010-11-02 17:52:23
In January-June 2010, 69 percent of households bought tea. From the different tea types black, flavoured black and herbal teas were the most popular, with a 27-30 percent penetration. Fruit...
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Shower gels and deodorants are the most popular in gift packages
Date: 2010-11-02 17:46:48
Christmas gift packages with body care and cosmetic products were sold in the value of HUF 3 billion in the last Christmas period. It is noteworthy though that sales were...
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Health is the key word that slowly changes the structure of the tea market
Date: 2010-11-02 17:45:33
In the recent period the tea market strengthened above the level of inflation, in terms of value: consumers bought more from expensive tea varieties. Lilla Adorján, Unilever’s category operations assistant...
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Demand shifted towards more expensive segments
Date: 2010-11-02 17:43:44
On the HUF 13 billion annual tea market retail trends differ from the general trend: consumers are not trying to economise. In May 2009-April 2010 tea retail sales grew by...
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Breakfast cereal is the choice of young families with many children
Date: 2010-11-02 17:42:27
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
Date: 2010-11-02 17:38:26
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
Date: 2010-11-02 17:35:07
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
Date: 2010-11-02 17:29:33
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
Date: 2010-11-02 16:34:49
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
Date: 2010-11-02 16:32:15
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
Date: 2010-11-02 16:31:26
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.
Date: 2010-11-02 15:39:26
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
Date: 2010-11-02 13:46:28
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
Date: 2010-11-02 12:32:24
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
Date: 2010-11-02 09:19:12
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
Date: 2010-11-02 00:24:14
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
Date: 2010-11-02 00:00:26
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
Date: 2010-11-01 22:10:53
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:59:38
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:53:39
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:52:09
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:47:03
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:45:06
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:43:26
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:41:46
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:29:56
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:27:58
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:26:39
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
Date: 2010-11-01 11:25:03
(HU) Több mint 80 új magyar termék a nyugat-magyar-országi Tesco áruházakban...
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