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Alcohol-free beverage becoming an international star

Retail sales of alcohol-free beverages showed the biggest growth in terms of value last year. Total sales exceeded USD 200 billion, according to a global analysis by Nielsen titled „What”s...

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Six Rauch products based on Weight Control

Rauch was among the first companies to join the Weight Control program of Alexandra Béres, as the values represented by Nativa Tea & Water and Rauch Ice Tea light products...

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Food above inflation

The average rise in consumer prices was 0,5 per cent in April 2007, while price rises totalled 8,8 per cent for the previous year. According to a report by KSH,...

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Billions – on conditions

By signing the New Hungary Development Plan on 9. May, it was finally decided how much money will be available from the total of HUF 7,000 billion for development of...

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Child-friendly Pöttyös

The web site of Pöttyös Túró Rudi intended specifically for children www.pottyoskapitany.hu, has officially been classified as „child-friendly”. This title was awarded under the program „2007 – the year of...

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Panorama of drinks before the heat

A warmer climate is not the only reason behind the expansion seen in the sales of alcohol-free beverages. More comprehensive brand strategies, deeper knowledge of consumers and innovation also make...

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Weight Control products in the process of listing by Kaiser Food

Kaiser Food Élelmiszer-ipari Kft. has displayed interest in the Weight Control program of Alexandra Béres from the beginning. Five products which belong to the program and had been developed with...

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Lunch carrying less weight

According to a study titled “Eating habits” by GfK Hungária Piackutató Intézet , the significance of daily meals is changing. Dinner is becoming the main meal of the day for...

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Criteria criticised

The National Association of Food Processing Enterprises (ÉFOSZ) is confident that their recommendations will be taken into consideration in working out the details of operative programs. Approximately HUF 30 billion...

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Borsodi still the market leader

Revenues of Borsodi Sörgyár reached HUF 44,3 billion in 2006. According to data from the Hungarian Association of Breweries, Borsodi beer was the moist popular brand last year. Sales of...

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Szentkirályi wants a quarter of the market

Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. achieved revenues of HUF 4,3 billion last year. The company intends to achieve 20 per cent growth and a 25 per cent share in the Hungarian market...

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Fortunate taking off

Modern and healthy products distributed by Fortunate fit well into the Weight Control program, which made it quite natural for them to join the program. They will start with nine...

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Feeling like travelling again

The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests in the first quarter of the year grew by 6 per cent compared to the...

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Not very useful for trade

According to György Vámos, purely trading organisations cannot expect to benefit much from programs of the National Development Plan, as significant growth in revenues is a criteria of participation, while...

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Zwack partners sampling new products

Izabella and Sándor Zwack invited owners of wine and delicacy stores to Zwack Visitors Centre, to a dinner complemented by a visit to a museum and sampling of new wines...

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Market of meat for the grill far from being saturated yet

The most seasonal meat product category, that of meat for grilling shows constant growth. Within this category, sausages are still the biggest segment, but marinade meat, Vienna sausages and other...

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Bio-basis for Vitamor

Vitamor Kft. has had a bio-plantation for several years. They have contacted Alexandra Béres to help compile product lines which would fit into her lifestyle program. At the moment, three...

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The Ahold fraud

The Dutch company Ahold has become famous for one of the biggest series of accounting frauds in food retail trade. Though no charges have been filed in connection with the...

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New tracks for market research

Market research is a link between seller and buyer. Sellers who have a better knowledge of their target group than their competitors enjoy an enormous advantage. It is no wonder...

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A hail of medals for Törley wines

Wines and champagnes from Törley Pezsgőpincészet won seven gold and ten silver medals at the Savings Co-operatives’ National Wine Competition held for the ninth time this year....

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Hyper markets strong in hair

Retail sales of shampoos exceeded HUF 10 billion in the March 2006 – February 2007 period. According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, sales expanded by 4 per cent compared...

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Algida – “the patron”

The target group with an active lifestyle has been a priority for Algida since 2004. They made contact with the Alexandra Béres program in 2006. Though they have not joined...

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How to measure success?

As Péter Biczó director of Price Waterhouse Coopers Kft. has pointed it out to us, different figures may be used to describe market success, according to different systems of accounting....

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Austrian exports soaring after some hard years

Austrian food producers do not complain about being in a small market. Instead, they successfully look for possibilities to export their goods. Josef Domschitz (45), the officer responsible for competitiveness...

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Courage

Fight for success is getting tougher. Retailers and manufactures are carpet bombing consumers with promotions. As a result, austerity measures have not quite had the effect in the FMCG market...

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Medals for all Bestillo pálinkas

All pálinkas entered by Boldogkő-Fruit Kft. under the label Bestillo for the international competition Destillata, have won medals. Their plum pálinka has won a gold medal....

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Manufacturers’ brands a hair ahead

Among cosmetics in general, manufacturers’ brands have been quite successful against private labels so far, but among shampoos, they seem to be staging a true counter-attack. The market share of...

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Bio in movement

Bio products are becoming more popular. Their number is growing not only in market places but stores as well. The proportion of bio products within total Hungarian food consumption is...

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Croatian retailers resisting

As lake Balaton cannot be compared to the Adriatic sea, retail business in Croatia is also hard to compare with the Hungarian retail sector. Hardly any Hungarian products can be...

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The way to Hungarian shelves

Austrian have learned from the flood of imports to their market at the time of their accession to the EU and prepared for a similar flood of exports in 2004....

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