News and articles
Record spending on Valentine’s Day in the USA
Date: 2012-03-04 23:53:20
The average American spent USD 126.03 on Valentine’s Day – reported BIGinsight (USA); this constitutes an 8.5 increase from last year and is the by far the highest in the...
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Independent stores in Walmart units
Date: 2012-03-04 23:49:22
Walmart is the world’s number one retailer. With sales of USD 419 billion last year and 9,700 stores in 28 countries. This is why it is a significant step that...
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Domestic POPAI news
Date: 2012-03-04 23:45:40
Upon the invitation of POPAI Hungary, POPAI Italy’s general manager Massimo Volpe spent three days in Hungary from 15 February. On the fist day he spoke at a POPAI forum...
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Selling cake the creative way
Date: 2012-03-04 23:09:52
János Pataki ceremonially announced at UKBA that they are going to launch a big campaign, starting on 1 March. Its main objective is to bring customers back to confectioneries. The...
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AMC focused on two successful programmes at their stands
Date: 2012-03-04 22:54:30
Agricultural Marketing Centre came to FOODAPEST and UKBA with two stands on 300m², facilitating the presence of Quality Product from Hungary manufacturers and of companies that joined the Traditions-Flavours-Regions initiative....
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After the big day out
Date: 2012-03-04 22:48:38
Hungexpo organised FOODAPEST and UKBA together on 5-8 February. Despite the cold weather more than 11,500 people visited the event, where nearly 200 exhibitors showcased their products and services on...
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Greece: how economic crisis affects consumption
Date: 2012-03-04 22:33:37
According to the results of a Nielsen survey, in the last quarter of 2011 89 percent of Greeks were of the opinion that their country was in economic recession. Somewhat...
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Hungary’s agricultural foreign trade and the German market
Date: 2012-03-04 22:30:16
In 2011 our agricultural export expanded much more rapidly than national economic export in general. One of the they key drivers in this expansion was the German market, which with...
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Drugstores bettered their position
Date: 2012-03-04 22:25:07
Household chemicals and cosmetics retail sales amounted to HUF 300 billion last year – no change from 2010 – and a 2-percent decrease was measured in terms of volume sales...
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More products advertised in fewer promotional leaflets
Date: 2012-03-04 22:21:49
GfK Hungária’s Leaflet Monitor data from 2011 indicate that retailers advertise a growing number of products in less and less leaflets: last year 1,144 leaflets were published, while back in...
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Real Nature
Date: 2012-03-03 20:24:32
Delicious smoke-flavoured hard cheese, which can be sliced and grated as well: it is perfect for sandwiches, brioches, pizza or for adding an extra kick to any dish for which...
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HELL STRONG
Date: 2012-03-03 20:20:18
Hell STRONG, manufactured with +20 percent caffeine, is the strongest energy drink on the Hungarian market – it is intense and it works at once....
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Heineken’s limited edition multipack
Date: 2012-03-03 20:14:43
STI’s on-shelf display for Heineken’s limited edition multipack is a unique solution: the multipack is placed in a plexiglass cabinet with illuminated frames....
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New SIÓ VITATIGRIS
Date: 2012-03-03 20:11:24
An exciting new packaging urges children to pick the product, while doubled fruit content reassures buying parents that they have made the right decision....
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Knorr Rafinéria 2in1 product line
Date: 2012-03-03 20:01:29
By introducing new bases, the Knorr Rafinéria 2in1 product line expands further....
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Apenta DUO
Date: 2012-03-03 19:58:51
Another refreshing combination of flavours has been added to the Apenta DUO soft drink line: the new apple-cranberry version is available in shops....
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Kométa products
Date: 2012-03-03 19:56:52
Members of Kométa’s Mf! Product line: cold cuts, hams and salamis which are now also available sliced, appear in stores in their well-known checkered packaging at promotional prices in February...
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Globus gourmet sauce
Date: 2012-03-03 19:51:17
Globus gourmet sauce combines the soft and creamy character of mayonnaise with the piquant flavours of pickled gherkin and chives, creating a brand new flavour experience....
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Gitta Kerékgyártó is the new representative of Messe Berlin
Date: 2012-03-02 23:38:19
After the retirement of Márta Némethy, who represented the fair for the last 20 years in Hungary, Messe Berlin named her successor: Gitta Kerékgyártó is a 32-year-old economist and has...
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Grüne Woche in Berlin – Prices are rising but where will they stop?
Date: 2012-03-02 23:34:16
A political record: the agricultural ministers of 64 countries, including Hungary’s minister of rural development Sándor Fazekas, took part in the global food forum held at Grüne Woche in Berlin....
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Industrial production prices slightly dropped in December
Date: 2012-03-02 17:41:27
As a result of changes in domestic and export prices, industrial production prices fell 0.5 percent in December from the previous month. In 2011 industrial production prices augmented by 4.2...
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Drastic downturn in Hungary’s banana export
Date: 2012-03-02 17:38:38
Data from the latest report of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) reveal that the price of pig rose on the world market in 2011. In Hungary the production price...
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Further reduction in the number of public sector employees
Date: 2012-03-02 17:30:22
At enterprises employing at least 5 people, budgetary institutions and observed non-profit organisations 2,694,000 people were employed in January-November 2011 – 8,000 less than a year earlier. In the same...
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KSH: increase in food, beverages and tobacco imports
Date: 2012-03-02 13:50:47
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) registered a double-digit growth in foreign trade’s forint and foreign exchange values, due to the demand in automotive trade last year. The Central Statistical Office...
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Minimum wage: is it too much or too low?
Date: 2012-03-02 13:00:12
EUROSTAT’s recent survey shows a deplorable picture of Hungary. According to the surcvey; the amount of the current minimum wage in Hungary is much smaller than the available monthly minimum...
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Four Paws Foundation under competition supervision procedure
Date: 2012-03-02 12:55:02
The Competition Authority initaded competition supervision proceeding against the Four Paws Foundation for unfair trade practices and for unfair manipulation of consumers – told Budai Gyula, Accountability Government Commissioner to...
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Snow saved wheat bread from frost
Date: 2012-03-02 12:32:57
The hard cold did not do significant damages to the wheat bread, sowed last autumn. The plant now shows a hopeful development – told Matula Árpád, horticulture supervisor of the...
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CBA: foreign companies were established to promote the Hungarian products abroad
Date: 2012-03-02 12:30:14
Some owners of CBA have established foreign companies in order to promote Hungarian products beyond the borders of the country – responded Fodor Attila, head of communications at CBA Kereskedelmi...
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