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Wine marketing to begin in late 2008

The quantity of wine produced in Hungary this year will be around 3,5 million hectolitres this year, though as much as 4 million was expected. – This quantity is 20...

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Super supermarkets

According to a study published by GfK Hungária to help companies in strategic planning, in spite of a reduction in purchasing power, supermarkets still produced dynamic growth in the first...

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Dr. Oetker sütési hozzávalók

Questions from children related to the success of baking. Agency: BBDO Budapest Zrt. Customer: Dr. Oetker Magyarország Élelmiszer Kft. Product: Dr. Oetker sütési hozzávalók Apperance: RTL Klub, Viasat3, AXN, Hallmark,...

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New managing director for Hill and Knowlton

Zsófia Lakatos joined Hill and Knowlton Hungary Kft on 15. September, as managing director. She will be responsible for strategic planning and day to day operation. Previously, she had spent...

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Biomark turned 20

Biomark celebrated its 20th birthday in October. It is a family business specialising in the import and distribution of quality food products. Most of its cheese products are of Czech...

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Business presents at all levels

As Győző Sauer, managing director of 3L Present Kft says, “Giving a present feels good”. However, his colleagues responsible for buying presents would disagree, as it is not easy to...

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Sweets immune to negative trends

Growth has remained dynamic in practically all categories of sweets. The Bonbonetti Group is present in almost all of the sweets categories and has achieved annual growth of over 10...

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Festivals enhancing champagne culture

The market of champagne has produced moderate growth last year. No major changes in demand have occurred. However, awareness and popularity of champagnes made using methode transvasée and methode traditionnelle...

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Budapest region on top

Purchasing power in Hungary has been mapped by GfK Hungária for the sixth time this year. Hévíz, the wealthiest settlement outside Budapest two years ago is now only third with...

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Knorr Ínyencek levese – Krémlevesek

The objective has been to make a TV spot which helps consumers discover the special world of Knorr cream soups. Agency: JWT Eastern Europe Marketing Kft. Customer: Unilever Magyarország Kft....

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Tchibo islands in Interspar

„Tchibo islands” were opened in 6 Interspar hyper markets in the beginning of October. In addition to coffee, other brand products like clothing and sports equipment also appear at these...

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Consumers persisting or changing

How do consumers react to rising food prices? In order to find out, a survey has been conducted by Nielsen in five leading Western European markets: France, Germany, UK, Spain,...

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Gift packages in widening price range

The season of gifts will soon be here. Brand manufacturers have been working on Christmas offers for a while. As Anikó Radosiczky, senior brand manager of Sarantis Hungary says: “No...

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Market of sweets, especially chocolate expanding

Double digit growth took place in the market of chocolate, both in terms of value and quantity in the October 2007-September 2008 period, compared to the preceding year. Sweet biscuit,...

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The wine market: household consumption down for the first time in 2007 after many years

Rising average prices, less frequent and smaller purchases were the main trends in the Hungarian market of wine in 2007, according to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan. Cheap wine is...

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50 percent occupancy for hotels

The total number of nights spent by foreign and domestic guests in commercial places of accommodation remained unchanged in the January-August 2008 period, compered to 2007. Revenues were up by...

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Momentum, rejuvenation, innovation, responsibility

Over 30 years of experience is reflected in the brand policy pursued by SIÓ-ECKES Kft., the market leader in fruit juice. SIÓ is the best known fruit juice brand, with...

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Two stars and two innovations for Spar

Marcia Cross from Desperate Housewives will be the face of the new Splenid product line recently launched by Spar. This is the first time that Marcia Cross appears in an...

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New financial director for Heineken

Ákos Magyari was appointed the new financial director of Heineken Hungária Zrt. on 1. November. He had graduated at the Budapest University of Economics in 1995 and has worked for...

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Another difficult year for the food industry

According to Attila Boródi, chairman of the National Association of Food Processing Enterprises (ÉFOSZ), 2007 was a very difficult year for the food industry and 2008 looks even more difficult....

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New types of flour for maintaining health

Per capita grain consumption in Hungary has been stable in recent years, with minor fluctuations, at 87-90 kg/year. there is still a lot of surplus production capacity in this market....

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Growing market share for bitter and palinka

Retail sales of spirits increased by 8 percent in the August 2007- July 2008 period, compared to the preceding year, reaching HUF 72 billion. Sales in terms of quantity increased...

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Specialised stores up

Retail sales totalled 1.8 percent less in July 2008, than in July 2007. Retail sales were down by 0.1 percent compared to June. Retail sales totalled HUF 3,447 billion in...

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Eastern EU and Western EU

Eight Hungarian companies attended this year’s InterMeat, InterMopro and InterCool exhibitions held in Düsseldorf in September, while there were 46 exhibitors from Austria, but only one from Romania. A total...

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No reason to panic!

„No reason to panic!- said the director. That’s when panic started.” (Rejtő Jenő: Vesztegzár a Grand Hotelben) This is how I see the responses to the financial crisis. Obviously, it...

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Sporty gifts from dm

HUF 40 million has been donated to 40 schools by the dm drugstore chain for the purpose of buying sports equipment. The „Together for the joy of sport” project is...

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From one to two

The 100,000th Széchenyi card and the first Széchenyi card 2 were handed over ceremonially in Budapest, on 9. October. Among others, the event was attended by the minister of finance,...

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“Minus zero” instead of “plus zero” for the meat sector

The number of meat processing enterprises has dropped from more then 500 to 350 within a few years, while concentration has continued in the sector. – Major changes have taken...

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Croissants and French rolls still most popular bakery products

Nine out of ten people like croissants and French rolls and eight out of ten also like white bread, according to a survey of eating habits conducted by GfK Hungária...

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Bar code? RFID? Or both?

Bar code has been used for such a long time that we do not even realise how ingenious this technology is. However, a challenger has appeared in the shape of...

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