Company and Personal News
Spectacular growth at Czech brewery Staropramen
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
Czech brewery Pivovary Staropramen sold a record 3.24 million hectolitres of beer in 2007, up 5.9 percent from 2006. The figure does not include production of beer under licence abroad....
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German retail chain REWE Group will take over Plus Discount in the Czech Republic
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
If anti-trust office UOHS okays the acquisition, the number of Czech outlets belonging to the REWE Group will be raised to some 500 and their annual turnover should move around...
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(HU) Kivonják a forgalomból a visszaváltható műanyag palackba töltött Margitszigeti Ásványvizet
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
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From June only from Hungarian Fruits and only in Hungary can make Palinka
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
The Hungarian Parliament talk about Palinka Regulation in March. According to the new laws proceed can be started against who abuses with the Hungaricum's name. The new regulation – starts...
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No tumult at cash desks
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
According to communique of Hungarian Trade Association customers and cashiers succesful resolved the first day of roundings. Gyorgy Vamos, president of the assotiation said, no fights, loud bickerings destroyed the...
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Britain preffers not the complete ban
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Shops could be forced by law to charge for handing out plastic bags unless they agree to impose the fees voluntarily, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned in a hard-hitting...
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Administration of liquidation started at one of M.E.G.A Trade Companies
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
The company group's Dis Kereskedelemi Kft. was famous after relabeling action in 2006. As known at company's plant in Budaors more thousands kilos of food was relabeld in 2006. When...
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Economic growth in Hungary only in H2
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
According to a GKI 's forecast elaborated in co-operation with Erste Bank Hungary's economy will eventually get out of the slump it fell into in 2007. Following a huge downturn...
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The economic confidence in the euro zone sank to a two-year low
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
The economic sentiment indicator in the euro zone, which has been on a downward path since mid-2007, stood at 100.1 in February, down by 1.6 points from that in January....
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Hungary's industrial PPI accelerates to 3% m/m, 4.3% yr/yr in Jan
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Hungary's industrial producer price inflation ticked up to 3.0% month on month in January from 0.4% in Dec 2007, and rose 4.3% year on year against an 1.6% growth in...
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Sales and profit increased at InBev in 2007
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from selling real estate and tripled its dividend. Net income rose to 2.2 billion euros...
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Coffee prises on 10 years top
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Prises must be grow in Hungary too, Sara Lee started to increase in February, Tchibo only in summer. According to ACNielsen last year 26.7 million kilos coffee was sold in...
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In memoriam József Törley
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Törley Pezsgőpincészet celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of its founder, József Törley on 9. January. The Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Catering has an exhibition about the history...
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Eggs from milk chocolate are the most popular
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Retail sales of Easter sweets dropped by 9 per cent in terms of quantity last year. Total sales amounted to HUF 22.5 billion in 2007. Sales continue to be concentrated...
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INBÉ (GDA) on Chio bags
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Chio Magyarország Kft. has been the first Hungarian manufacturer to adapt the voluntary system of INBÉ (GDA) designation launched by 8 multinational companies. By August this year, INBÉ data will...
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Coop is the franchise system of the year
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Co-op Hungary Zrt. has been awarded the title “Franchise System of the Year 2007” by the Hungraian Franchise Association. We asked László Murányi, CEO of Co-op Hungary Zrt. about the...
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Environmental competition
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Tetra Pak Magyarország and WWF Magyarország launched an environmental competition for primary schools in February with the aim of increasing awareness about environmental issues. The final with the best five...
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Accelerating rearrangement in the market of figures
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The decrease in popularity of nougat sweets in the market of seasonal figures made from sweets seems to be an irreversible process. Cheap and usually unbranded nougat sweets are losing...
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Rapidly growing assortment of bio products
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
A bio-revolution is sweeping through Europe, producing double digit growth. Expansion is less dynamic in Hungary but still notable. Though the popularity of bio products is growing everywhere, they are...
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Ten per cent plus within a year
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Mystery Shopping is the most effective method of surveying customer satisfaction. The practice of test shopping has been in use for a long time in Western Europe, but it is...
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Merci, Valentin
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Storck celebrated Valentine’s day with consumers in stores and cinemas. A romantic comedy directed by Tamás Sas and sponsored by Merci started playing on 14. February. Storck also uses elegant,...
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More mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard sold
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The market of liquid flavourings expanded in the December 2007 – November 2007 period both in terms of quantity and value. Growth in terms of value was 7 per cent...
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Products telling stories
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to Judit Csányi, managing director of KIDZ-Entertainment Hungary, it is best to select a cartoon character for promoting a product who will not only be accepted by children but...
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Good old regions…
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Retail audits had been and still are essential tools for measuring distribution and evaluating OSS figures. Large sales organisations can obtain an increasing amount of information from their sales networks...
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Promotions and efficiency
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Promotional sales accounted for up to 40 per cent of overall sales in some of the largest categories last year. 82 per cent of Hungarian consumers are actively looking for...
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Cooking playgrounds
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Garabonc, Tiszaroff, Hernádkak, Lábatlan, Pécsely, Csögle, Pásztó, and Tiszacsege are the eight settlements which have won playgrounds conformant with EU standards in the “Cook a playground” promotion organised by the...
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Mayonnaise showing most dynamic growth
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Leading brands like Globus and Univer use intensive in-store communication and health focused innovation to keep pace with private labels. According to recent data from Nielsen, mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup...
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Cartoon characters are effective till the age of ten
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Products for children under 10 have to be accepted by their parents as well. This is not very easy to achieve, because children and adults have very different expectations. According...
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Great demand for regional data from Nielsen
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Regional data about retail sales is becoming increasingly important. 80 per cent of Nielsen clients receive standard regional data about five major regions as a basic service. Demand for specialised...
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