Company and Personal News
Ban on smoking?
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
According to Ágnes Horváth, minister of health, her ministry will submit the bill for the amendment of the law on the protection of non-smokers to parliament by the end of...
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Pasta Wednesday
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Gyermelyi Pasta Wednesday is a promotion for restaurant guests. Pasta fans will be able to sample Gyermelyi specialities in 300 restaurants at half the normal prices on 16. April. This...
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Date Swedes and drink beer with Romanians!
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
A survey has been prepared about European beer culture by the market researchers Added Value for SABMiller. 7,500 consumers have been interviewed in 15 European countries for the survey. There...
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What really matters is inside
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
When we see that the interior of a supermarket that we regularly visit has been completely redesigned, we usually feel that it takes us longer to find the products we...
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Carte d’Or Vanília
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Nothing is as original and delicious as Carte d’Or, which is made using only quality ingredients and creative and exciting recipes, with all the passion of creation. Agency: McCann Erickson...
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Szentkirályi over 5 billion
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Total revenues of Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. exceeded HUF 5 billion in 2007, with an increase of 16 per cent compared to 2006. They are planning to reach 6 billion this...
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Less households buying private labels
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of Gfk Hungária, beer consumption rose last year both in terms of value and quantity. Sales were up by 5,6 per cent in terms...
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Food still fuelling inflation
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
In February 2008, average consumer prices were 1.1 per cent up compared to January and 6.9 per cent higher than in the same month of 2007. Food prices were up...
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Knorr Rafinéria
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
What’s for dinner this eve-ning? This is a recurring problem for many housewives. Knorr Rafi-néria is offering new recipe ideas for housewives with its three new sauces in popular flavours....
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Uninterrupted expansion by Kékkúti
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Total revenues of Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. from sales of mineral water exceeded HUF 12 billion last year. The three Kék-kuti brands, Theodora, Nestlé Aquarel and Perrier held a combined market...
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Faktoring ABC – about factoring in simple terms
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
We hear about factoring every day, but relatively few businesses actually use this financial service. Probably, not many people are familiar with the advantages of factoring. We have asked Andrea...
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Drugstores holding largest market share in body lotions
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Hand and body lotions are expanding categories with sales showing an increase of 10 per cent in terms of value and 8 per cent in terms of quantity last year....
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Barbecue season to start early
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) monitors trends in the world markets of meat and poultry. Data from the Market and Price Information System of KSH and AKI can be...
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Carried away by trends
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Trend has become a trendy word. How can trends be researched, foreseen and defined? These were the questions discussed at conference organised by Dr. Törőcsik Marketing Inspiration – Consumer Behaviour...
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Revenues of Henkel CEE over EUR 2 billion
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Revenues of Henkel Central Eastern Europe (Henkel CEE) grew by 17.7 percent to EUR 2,214 billion in 2007. Each division of the company produced double digit growth in 2007. A...
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FMCG retail chains ranking
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
21,340 general food stores operated in Hungary at the end of 2007, whereas the same number was 21,959 in 2006. According to Mrs. Szalóky Judit Tóth, director of Nielsen, this...
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Hydration is no longer enough
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Five major brands (Garnier, Nivea, Dove, Johnson & Johnsons and Baba) control 70 per cent of the hand and body lotion market. The category showed growth both in terms of...
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Improving expectations
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The business expectation index of GKI showed some improvement in February. While entrepreneurial expectations show a definite improvement, consumer expectations show stagnation. All sectors of the economy show more optimism...
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Slimmer Univer products
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The packaging of mayonnaise and a number of other Univer flavourings have also been redesigned. Flasks have become slimmer, with a more curved and more feminine shape. Main design elements...
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The inquisitive eyes of MARI
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Thanks to Martin Kingdom, head of English POPAI, his MARI (Marketing at-Retail Initiative) can give us an accurate picture of the effectiveness of our POS activities. It has been an...
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More effective compact washing powders more expensive
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Washing powder is the largest among the 60 categories of chemical products monitored by Nielsen. Sales increased by 10 per cent in terms of value last year, reaching HUF 37...
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Chains of small stores suffering biggest loss 2007
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
According to the Retail Analysis 2007 study by GfK Hungária, discount stores and hyper markets improved their respective market positions, while the FMCG sector slipped into relative recession last year....
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Minimundus, the country brand
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Magyar Turizmus Zrt. presented the new national brand of Hungary for tourism in March. According to Balázs Szűcs, deputy general director of MT Zrt., the brand concept should carry relevant...
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To see and to be seen – in stores as well
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
According to the Shopping Monitor survey of Gfk Hungária, highly visible price discounts are the most effective means of getting customers to buy things they had not originally intended to...
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Market of washing powder shrinking – fortunately this time
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
While sales of washing powder in terms of quantity are shrinking in Hungary at a slower pace than expected, sales show dynamic growth in terms of value and exceeded HUF...
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CIES: business objectives and responsibility
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
According to a survey conducted for CIES, manufacturers and retailers agree: leading enterprises in the food sector are able to view issues from a far wider than purely business perspective....
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Green world of Coca Cola
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The new World of Coca-Cola® complex located in Atlanta has officially been classified as “green” by the American Council of Green Architecture. 20 per cent of the materials used for...
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Trapped colours
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Spotless colour trap tissues help to prevent different colour clothes leaving stains on others during washing. They have been present in the Hungarian market under the brand name Grey since...
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