News and articles
Demand turning to fondant candy in small packaging unit
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Fondant candy sales declined: in the period between last November and January 2010 nearly 3,000 tons were sold, 14 percent less than in the same period a year earlier. Nielsen...
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Nestlé radically reduced its offices’ energy usage
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Nestlé Hungária Kft. uses 1,000 litres less water per day in its Budapest headquarters. 300 employees work in the 3,700 m² complex and the company reduced the building’s energy usage...
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Zoltán Poór appointed head of PannonMill
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
From 1 September 2010 Zoltán Poór is the president-CEO of Komárom-based Pannonmill Malomipari Zrt. Hungary’s leading mill industry enterprise is owned by Austrian company LLI Euromills and presently produces flour...
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Tchibo Exclusive
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Tchibo presents the reborn Tchibo Exclusive, which is made from 100% arabica coffee....
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Variations on gentle washing
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Contradictory trends have been experienced in the biggest chemical category – that of washing products. On 5 August Nielsen published a communication about detergent sales declining by 9 percent in...
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Cucumber juice
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Mr. Q Cumber is an all natural crisp and refreshing drink that tastes like you just bit into an ice cold cucumber. With a bit of ice it eases even...
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In a better market position than the average
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Chilled candy bars belong to the group of food products with the biggest turnover: its annual HUF 24 billion market it is the 12th biggest among the 90 measured by...
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Gérard Depardieu promoted his own wine at the Hogatec fair
Date: 2010-09-22 00:04:01
Gérard Depardieu, the world-famous actor appeared as a businessman at the Hogatec, the catering trade fair in Düsseldorf. He presented his own wine at the stand of Metro group. 403...
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We still love sweet wine
Date: 2010-09-22 00:02:55
Each year, an average of 30-32 liters of wine we drink, we love sweet wines more. The premium drinks are mainly purchased as a gift – it was found out...
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GfK: the steps towards Hungarian health economy have failed
Date: 2010-09-22 00:01:59
The researchers of the global trends, increasingly agree, that health economy will be the engine of the post-crisis growth and the new world order. Experiencing the difficulties of the system,...
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This year dynamic growth of world trade is expected
Date: 2010-09-22 00:01:08
The World Trade Organization (WTO) revised upwards its growth forecast of this year's world trade turnover: growth this year will be a 13.5 percent instead of the 10 percent forecasts...
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The Váci street is the 37th most expensive retail space
Date: 2010-09-22 00:01:00
The world's most prominent retail location has not changed over the past 12 months. The latest research of Cushman & Wakefield measured the highest rental growth in South America and...
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Targeted advertising messages from Twitter
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:15
The Twitter will soon introduce the concept of “promoted” tweet, which is similar to Google’s advertising mechanism. Twitter has currently 160 million users, and about one-fifth of them follow brand-or...
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Tesco's strategy: web stores all over the world
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:10
Tesco’s CEO candidate has announced that online retail sales will start next year in Poland, in the Czech Republic and then in Shanghai. Philip Clarke – who will take over...
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The 25th Jubilee SPAR Budapest International Marathon is ready to start
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:08
The greatest domestic running event, the 25th Jubilee SPAR Budapest International Marathon will be held on the 26th of September 2010. The SPAR is the main sponsor of the event...
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Tesco sells Viagra in the UK
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:01
The chain estimates that millions of men can live full sexual life with the nonprescription medicine, that will be available in the drugstores of the chain. According to the communication...
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The fresh food fair in Düsseldorf has ended
Date: 2010-09-21 00:06:29
The 760 exhibitors of 28 countries were focusing on retail sales promotion and on fresh food sales in Düsseldorf. The trio of InterCool, and InterMeat InterMopro finished last week. All...
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The majority of Hungarians considers healthy nutrition too expensive
Date: 2010-09-21 00:06:02
The majority of people are always trying to eat healther, but that is not always possible. The majority of Hungarians considers healthy nutrition too expensive. This differs from the international...
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More and more conscious costumers
Date: 2010-09-21 00:04:01
According to the most recent Conscious Consumer Index; the number of real conscious costumers is increasing. The Kirakat.hu and the Ipsos investigated the consumer awareness and consumer attitudes for the...
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Stricter rules on premium products
Date: 2010-09-21 00:03:01
The Rural Development Ministry changes the Hungarian Food regulations into two levels. Beside the existing rules, those who want to sell premium products must also undertake the strictening of the...
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The suppliers may benefit from the proposed legislative amendment
Date: 2010-09-21 00:01:00
According to the informations of Híszerző; Jaross Tamás, Matolcsy’s Ministerial Commissioner has quit. The former leader of Metro was in charge for the booming of the domestic trade. According to...
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Manpower expansion with higher payments and fringe benefits
Date: 2010-09-21 00:00:55
According to the survey of K&H; In the next year, one-fourth of the the domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises plans to increase staffing levels. The research shows that 24%...
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Fider György leaves Szamos Marcipán Kft.
Date: 2010-09-21 00:00:05
Fider György, the former Trading Manager of Szamos Marcipán Kft. continues his career as the Operational Director of BAKO Hungaria Kft. from mid-September 2010. The Szamos Marcipán Kft. will not...
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The original Cuba Libre is 110 years old
Date: 2010-09-21 00:00:01
One of the world's most popular cocktail, the Cuba Libre was born in a bar in Cuba, in the summer of 1900. The Bacardi Rum and the classic combination of...
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Hungary is a poultry grand power
Date: 2010-09-20 00:05:21
Hungary is still a poultry grand power, but the sector has a number of tasks to be solved, if it wishes to develop its good internal market and export positions...
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One hundred new jobs in the new factory op PEZ and Ed.Haas in Jánossomorja
Date: 2010-09-20 00:04:55
Dr. Czomba Sándor, State Secretary of the National Economy Ministry, responsible for Employment Policy, inaugurated trhe 6000 m2 factory in Jánossomorja. In the scope of the 1 billion HUF investment,...
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The vine and wine producers can claim a total of 2.1 billion HUF
Date: 2010-09-20 00:04:21
From this October until next May, 2.1 billion HUF support is available for the purchasing of viticulture and wine-making machinery. The subsidies make up 20-30 percent within the investment. The...
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Unilever is unbeaten for 12 years at the lead of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Date: 2010-09-20 00:03:00
Unilever is standing in the lead of the Food and Beverage category of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 12 consecutive years. Due to the steps for sustainable development,...
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Gloomy consumer sentiment in the United States
Date: 2010-09-20 00:02:02
The significant decrease of the Michigan index caused a surprise, since analysts expected an increase. The University of Michigan reported a drop in consumer confidence. The sentiment index fell to...
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Theodora helps charity kilometers
Date: 2010-09-20 00:00:58
Anyone who buys in a hurry, can now serve a good purpose. With a half kilometer running one can contribute to the charity fund of the Kékkúti Mineral Co., bottler...
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