Company and Personal News
Tesco recruited new regional suppliers
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
On 3 June, Tesco Hungary organised a suppliers’ forum in Sopron for farmers and manufacturers in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Zala, Vas and Veszprém counties. Tesco’s intention was getting to know new suppliers,...
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Brands and celebrities
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Consumers are only willing to pay premium prices if a brand has real added value. A well-chosen celebrity can participate in the brand building process and in implementing the marketing...
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Demand for market information increased
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Companies’ decision-makers in the field of marketing and sales showed interest for more market information and research data in the past one and a half years. Market analysing information needed...
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Logistics can be much more economical with the help of IT solutions
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Increasingly fierce competition makes it inevitable for companies to set up IT systems that help the everyday operation of companies. IT investments are necessary even during the economic crisis, because...
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Already the new generation collects selectively
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In the past two years, the proportion of 18-29-year old adults actively participating in selective waste collection grew from 35 to 50 percent – reports a survey by ÖKO-Pannon Nonprofit...
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Mobile laboratories examine organic products
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Biokontroll Hungária Nonprofit Kft. sets up mobile laboratories: three vans will perform at least 500 controls in one year, all over the country, in the 1,500-1,900 organic farms of Hungary....
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Coupons in catering
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
For a long time, Hungarian bar and restaurant owners could not imagine how coupon usage could be adapted to the attitude of the average Hungarian restaurant goer. In the age...
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Making gold with Házi Piros
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Házi Piros Kft., one of the key companies on the spice and seasoning market, is twenty years old. Commercial director Gábor Heltai answered our magazine’s questions. What were the most...
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Intelligenr supply chain management
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
XAPT Hungary Kft. is a dynamically developing IT company, the main profile of which is the selling, installation, training and customising of the Microsoft Dynamics integrated business management system. XAPT...
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Czech meat industry company starts using Cryovac® packaging
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Kostelecké uzeniny, the biggest meat producing and meat product manufacturing company in the Czech Republic switched from standard shrink bags to high-performance shrinkable films and automation. The new system guarantees...
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Politicians promise more efficient consumer protection
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
We need to take consumer protection closer to the people – said MP László Koszorús at the annual meeting of the Hungarian Brand Association. The author of Fidesz’s consumer protection...
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Level of unemployment still growing
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In the first quarter of 2010, KSH measured an 11.8-percent unemployment rate (2.1 percentage points higher than twelve months earlier), with 3,719,000 people being employed and 498,000 unemployed in the...
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Grill products have become less hypermarket-centred
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Despite the 3-percent decrease in grill sausage value sales by hypermarkets, 59 percent of sales was still realised in this retail channel. Volume sales plummeted by 17 percent and value...
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Innovation, mobility, consumption
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The increasing role of mobile technology, from production to sale, brings benefits and satisfaction to manufacturers, retailers and consumers. A growing number of mobile phones will be able to read...
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New managing director at Dreher Breweries
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
From 1 July 2010, Andrei Haret is the new managing director of Dreher Breweries. Andrei Haret joined SABMiller group in 2003 as Vice President of Ursus Brewery, Romania, responsible initially...
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Treasure hunting in METRO
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The interior of the new METRO store in eastern Pest has been redesigned and now professional buyers can find their products more easily and comfortably. Buyers even had a chance...
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A strong Forint helped meat import
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that in the first quarter beef prices continued to...
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We are less fervent grillers than we used to be
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The current economic situation does not favour the organisation of open-air grill parties and this inevitably affected grill product sales. Zoltán Szántó, PICK Szeged Zrt.’s product manager says: – Because...
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MPL conquers the Internet too
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
An increasing number of on-line retailers choose MPL (Hungarian Post Logistics) to be their delivery partner. MPL’s convenience services guarantee that on-line stores can serve their customers better. MPL’s goal...
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Hungarian milk domestic sales declining
Date: 2010-06-17 00:03:12
The Hungarian dairy business mood reduces and the domestic sales also declining – states the most recent summary of the Milk Marketing Board, which was published on the occasion of...
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One-fifth of the companies feel the export boom
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:38
According to the latest survey of Coface Hungary; in nearly half of the interviewed hundreds of Hungarian exporting companies, an over 5 percent export revenues reduction occured in 2009. 21...
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A proposal for “hamburger tax”
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:35
The Strategic Alliance for the Hungarian Hospitals proposed a health action plan. The association's proposal also stipulates that health care contribution (10 HUF per unit) should be introduced on alcohol,...
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Best practices for self-regulation: the recent results of the beer industry
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:34
A report entitled “Beer advertising with responsible self-regulation ” was issued by the Brewers Association Europe (BoE), which summarizes the European brewing industry self-regulatory practices. The Brewers Association Europe (BoE)...
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The Watermelon Association initiates the creating of a government fund
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:21
The Hungarian Watermelon Association turns to the government for help. They want to achieve the creation of a government fund, that would pay the producers the price immediately, to avoid...
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The world price of coffee increased
Date: 2010-06-17 00:01:12
Within five days, the world price of coffee increased by 20 percent. The Arabica coffee rose onto its two-year peak, according to analysts; mainly due to speculation. The price of...
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Hungary is the seventh greenest among seventeen countries
Date: 2010-06-17 00:00:15
According to the survey of the National Geographic; the Indian, Brazilian and Chinese consumers are the greenest, while the consumption of the American, Canadian French and British citizens are considered...
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Clorox donation for flood victims
Date: 2010-06-17 00:00:05
The DunaPro Ltd, the Hungarian distributor of the Clorox brand, offered a significant amount of detergent products, to help the flood victims. The products provide a great help to the...
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GKI expects a one percent growth from the Hungarian economy
Date: 2010-06-16 00:06:08
According to the new forecast of the GKI Economic Research Co.; the Hungarian economy will grow by one percent this year, the government deficit to GDP ratio will be 4...
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A small decrease occured in agri producer prices
Date: 2010-06-16 00:04:35
The producer price level of agricultural goods declined by 0.2 percent in January-April, compared to a year earlier – reports the Central Statistical Office (KSH). According to the datas of...
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Fruit and vegetables prices increase
Date: 2010-06-16 00:04:26
Fruits will be expensive this year. 60-70 percent of strawberries, sour cherries and cherries were destroyed because of the rainy May – said Mártonffy Béla, Executive Director of FRUITVEB. About...
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