Company and Personal News
”Thank you, Mr Ránky!”
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
After more than 40 successful years in foreign and domestic trade, László Ránky, managing director of SCA Hygiene Products, the world citizen of the FMCG sector retires. Former sales director...
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Visit at the ice cream factory
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
On 16 July, Unilever Magyarország Kft. organised a factory visit for journalists in its 52,000 m² production unit in Veszprém. Guests had a chance to follow the production process of...
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New production manager at FrieslandCampina
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
From 1 August 2009, Józesf Szász is the new production manager at Friesland Campina’s Hungarian affiliate. He has been managing the company’s Romanian supply chain and will continue to do...
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The Hungarian wine drinker
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Wine is a traditional drink in Hungary. Nearly half of the population over the age of 18 drinks wine. 20 percent of our compatriots drink wine at least once a...
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Printing companies and packaging
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
There are still great differences between Western Europe and Hungary concerning printing services for packaging. – On the domestic market, it is mostly small ”garage” companies offering printing services to...
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TMK special award: for launching and promoting Orbit Envelope raspberry-blackberry-grapefruit – Fruity sensation in an envelope
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
A new flavour was added to the Wrigley product range last year in the shape of raspberry-blackberry-grapefruit version of Orbit Envelope. The promotional campaign worked out with Prohome Kft was...
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Progressive cooperation between domestic manufacturers
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
With a HUF 3 billion investment the cooperation of experts from SIÓ-ECKES and Gramex 2000 bore fruit: a new, aseptic bottling line for Gramex 2000 Kft. Katalin Zarándy of SIÓ-ECKES...
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The 500th Coop store is on the network
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
On 9 July, the new Karcag store of Co-op Star Zrt. was connected to the integrated IT network of the retail chain. CEO László Murányi revealed that HUF 4 billion...
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Price continues to dominate
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
As discounts, especially Aldi and Lidl are strengthening, more people become acquainted with New World wines in the HUF 600-800 price category. In the medium term, these will be competitors...
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Price increase lowest in the food industry
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In comparison with the previous month, domestic industrial sales prices increased by 0.9 percent in June; compared with June 2008 they grew by 2.1 percent. KSH’s report reveals that in...
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Trade magazin HoReCa special award: St. Hubertus 33 promotion and prize game – Find the Deer! Joint the Hunt!
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
For many years, exciting promotions have been organised for St. Hubertus 33 by Zwack Unicum Nyrt. In the spring of 2008, student parties were focused on in order to enhance...
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The price of milk does not reduced
Date: 2009-08-27 00:06:52
Despite the fact, that from 1st July the milk and milk products’ reduced VAT will be 18 percent, the prices did not reduced, rather further increased by 1 percent, compared...
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The last Plus shop had been rebuilt to Spar
Date: 2009-08-27 00:05:10
The Plus brand has disappeared. The former Plus supermarkets became to Spar – a new corporate identity, extended range, high quality trade are waiting for the customers. The Spar Hungary...
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Auchan launches hypermarket price comparison site
Date: 2009-08-27 00:05:00
Auchan launches a website, he www.hiperarak.hu which will compare the prices of the domestic hypermarkets. The www.hiperarak.hu website (currently not working) established in accordance with previous recommendations of Self-contolled Advertising...
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Kapuvári Meat Zrt. will expand its production
Date: 2009-08-27 00:04:00
Kapuvári Meat Zrt. will expand its production to two shifts at the recently built bacon plant, built by a 400 million HUF investment, due to the planned autumn launch of...
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Bio mangalica do not purchased ,while traditional pork is popular
Date: 2009-08-27 00:02:30
According to experts, the “triumph” of biomangalica is a myth. Eco- mangalica is expensive and noone pays for it domestically and abroad as well. In big volumes it is almost...
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Heineken says no to recession
Date: 2009-08-27 00:01:50
Heineken closed the first half of the year, with a 489 million euro net profit, 20 percent above the same period of the previous year. The turnover was 11 percent...
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Health Day in Tesco for the second time this year
Date: 2009-08-27 00:01:00
On the 28th August Tesco Health Day will be held for the second time this year. At 24 locations of the country, including 3 special places, healthy nutrition and lifestyle...
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Juicy dried plum is the autumn surprise of Danone Activia
Date: 2009-08-27 00:00:30
Danone Activia’s new autumn taste of juicy prunes with pear-apricot yogurt is available in four packs. The plum, and dried version is one of the most popular fruit of the...
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Compared to May retail increased in June
Date: 2009-08-26 00:04:00
The volume of retail sales were below in the same period of last year, by 3.2 percent in the first half of 2009 and 2.2 percent in In June. The...
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Exuberant optimism in the United States
Date: 2009-08-26 00:03:00
According to the August survey of Confernce Board; The views on economy has improved at consumer assessment in the United States. The consumer confidence index rose from 46.6 points to...
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The 100th McDonald’s started with hamburger contest
Date: 2009-08-26 00:02:30
On August 28, in the city Győr the 100th McDonald's restaurant will be opened. It will be the third unit in Győr. There is no other restaurant chain in Hungary...
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The consumption of cheaper wines increases
Date: 2009-08-26 00:02:00
In the first six months, the quantity of wine purchased for home consumption increased by 5 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year. But the growth has...
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The end of the recession in Germany
Date: 2009-08-26 00:01:50
In the second quarter of 2009, Germany came out of the recession with a 0.3 percent GDP growth compared to the first quarter – confirmed by the Federal Statistical Office...
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Globus canned meat will be manufactured in the Czech Republic
Date: 2009-08-26 00:01:20
Czech Hamé food industry group will take the production of its Globus canned meat into the Czech Republic, which recently bought the manufacturing and distribution rights of the Hungarian registered...
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Bitter sugar confectionery: price increases are to come
Date: 2009-08-26 00:01:00
In times of the crisis chocolate improves mood, but the producers are threatening with world price increase, because the sugar and cocoa prices rose into the heavens on the world...
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The purchase of apples will start from 11 HUF per kilogram
Date: 2009-08-26 00:00:50
Agrana Juice Hungary Ltd. owning the majority of the market, started the purchasing of apple in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. The Austrian company pays 11 HUF (4 eurocents) for the fruit to...
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Almost one hour work for a Big Mac in Budapest
Date: 2009-08-26 00:00:30
In the world's boomtowns one has to work for a Big Mac for an average of 38 minutes. In Tokyo only 12 minutes, nearly an hour in Budapest and 158...
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Households saves because of the crisis
Date: 2009-08-25 00:04:50
Nearly three-quarters of households restrained spendings because of the recession. Most of the households save on holiday, clothing, entertainment and culture – reported Népszabadság the assessment of BellResearch research company....
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The Global economic climate indicator improves significantly
Date: 2009-08-25 00:03:20
According to the Munich based Ifo market research company, in the third quarter the global economic climate will continue to improve, especially the six-month expectations appear to be promising. IFO’s ...
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