Company and Personal News
Softeners over HUF 13 billion per year
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Softeners are the sixth biggest category among the 60 chemical categories monitored by Nielsen with total sales of HUF 13 billion in the November 2007-October 2008 period. This category is...
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Turkeys in decline
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
World trends in the market of meat and poultry are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the market price information system of KSH and AKI (PÁIR)...
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Who is who?
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Peter Linzbach: Following a long period spent with the Otto group, he joined Metro eleven years ago as the purchasing director of the Cash&Carry sector. He has been working in...
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Award for Monarchia-marketing
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Monarchia Winery located in Eger was awarded the Wine Marketing Prize 2008, while the Eger Wine Region Foundation received an award for collective marketing, based on the decision made by...
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Solvency of German companies deteriorating
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Germany has been placed on a negative watch list by Coface. Payment morale and solvency has deteriorated in Germany. Default in payment is quite rare in Germany and is often...
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Little loyalty, many promotions for softeners
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Softeners are one of the categories where promotions were most frequent in 2008. According to data from MEMRB, the Hungarian market of HUF 16 billion is dominated by three major...
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Growth unstoppable in Romania
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales showed an average drop of 0.8 percent in the EU-27 countries in October 2008, compared to 2007. Retail sales showed outstanding growth (9.4...
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Munich no match for the Amsterdam PLMA yet
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Several events are organised by the Private Label Manufacturers Association every year where manufacturers get an opportunity to do business with retail chains. Among these, the exhibition held in Amsterdam...
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New generation of self-service cash registers
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
A new generation of self-service cash register solutions is to be introduced in the Hungarian market by NCR. The improved NCR SelfServ™ Checkout offers faster and more convenient solutions than...
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Fewer people buying larger quantity of softeners
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
According to ConsumerScan data by GfK Hungária, the number of households buying softeners in the first nine months of 2008 was down slightly compared to the preceding year, but the...
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Expectations reaching lowest point ever
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
According to a survey conducted by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., both business and consumer expectations continued to drop in December, but the rate of decline slowed down. Retailers did not expect...
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Nutritional values increasingly influencing shopping decisions
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
A survey has been conducted in six EU member states including Hungary about health conscious shopping decisions. A number of positive changes in Hungarian consumer habits have been detected. The...
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Zwack Hírős Kecskeméti product line
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Zwack Kecskeméti Pálinka Manufaktúra has launched its Hírős Kecskeméti product line recently, with Hírős Kecskeméti Barackpálinka in new packaging as the “flagship”. Hírős Kecskeméti products are based on 200 year...
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Stagnation at best expected for the food sector in 2009
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
The financial crisis has come at a bad moment for the food sector. A shortage of financing has occurred promptly, but the government hopes to keep the sector moving by...
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Bako Hungária in the course of expansion
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
In March 2008, we reported that András Köves, former sales director of Bunge was appointed the new managing director of Bako Hungária. We asked him about the developments of the...
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Balance of foreign trade rocking
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
The volume of export was down by 7 percent, while import was down by 6 percent in October 2008., compared to the same month in 2007. Export in the January-October...
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2008 Mecénás Nap award for Stella Artois
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Stella Artois was awarded the Summa Artium Projekt prize last November for exemplary co-operation with the Museum of Fine Arts in their ‘Múzeum + “ program. Special glasses decorated with...
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Financial prospects for 2009
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Financial prospects for 2009 are certainly worse than we had believed before October, when the danger of national bankruptcy was imminent. There is however, so much uncertainty that we should...
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Bonbonetti Kft. – about the year 2008
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Bonbonetti Ltd is the largest capacity and longest tradition confectionery manufacturing company in Hungary. Bonbonetti has stabilized its market situation and managed to grow continuously in last 4 years, achieving...
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Spa-hotels most popular
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
The number of nights spent by guests in commercial places of accommodation was down by 1 percent in the January-November 2008 period, compared to 2007. Revenues were down by 0.5...
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Human size educational campaign
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
On 1. December, the International AIDS Day, a human size condom was carried around in Budapest streets to remind people of the dangers of HIV infection. This campaign was also...
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„Companies investing in marketing now, will get over the crisis sooner and will enhance their position”
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
According to Michalis Christou, CEE regional director of Nielsen, it is possible to benefit from the crisis. Companies looking ahead and building the future will be able to enjoy ten-fifteen...
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Forestry certificate: essential for sustainable forestry
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Supporting sustainable forests is more important than ever. Forestry certificates are essential for sustainable forest management. Forestry certificates are a guarantee of origin for purchasers of wood and paper products,...
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Agricultural prices falling permanently
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
The average price of agricultural products was down by 22.3 percent in November 2008, compared to 2007. The price of plant products was down by 39.6 percent, while that of...
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Stable ranking for chemical products
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
Unlike foods, the top 10 of chemical products has remained unchanged for years. A graph of the retail sales generated by the top 10 household chemical and cosmetics products is...
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Refrigerated yet fresh…!!!
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
In recent years, one of the most notable consumer trends has been the growing demand for fresh products. At the same time, sales of refrigerated products have also grown dynamically....
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Retail sales continue to decline
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
The volume of retail sales was down by 1.9 percent in the first ten months of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. A drop of 0.1 percent compared...
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New system for collecting PET bottles
Date: 2009-02-05 08:00:00
CORA has been the first to introduce a new system for collecting disposable PET bottles in Hungary. The system is based on the patented THERMO PRESS technology which reduces the...
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