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Giropizza – one of the biggest pizza making competitions in Europe

This year one of the highlights of Hoventa will be a pizza making competition: the regional final of the 8th Giropizza d’Europa will be held on 13 October. Giropizza is...

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HOVENTISSIMA

Between 11 and 14 October Hoventa, the international hotel, restaurant, catering and gastro-technological trade exhibition is waiting for visitors at the Hungexpo fair centre with more programmes than ever before....

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Body care for all ages

Body care is a complex category that comprises accessories of bathing, skin care and beauty care. Consequently brands play an important role in the category as few take the risk...

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Both value and volume sales improved

Body lotions bettered their market position: retail sales were up 9 percent in value and 5 percent in volume in January-June 2011. The category is 12th in the Nielsen ranking...

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Increased demand for pricier teas

We buy more than HUF 13-billion worth of tea every year and retail sales augmented 2 percent in the December 2010-May 2011 period, while volume sales did not change –...

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Future in capsules

Coffee is still in the top 5 food categories but according to Nielsen volume sales dropped by a couple of percent. Value sales did not change because increased raw coffee...

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Elevated coffee prices resulted in slower sales

Coffee has the fifth biggest turnover among the 90 products measured by Nielsen. Annual retail sales amounted to HUF 47 billion. Value sales were stable in the December 2010-July 2011...

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Successful dairy snacks

Data by Nielsen tell the story of stable sales on the cooled countline sweets, with túró rudi dominating. Dairy snacks represent one quarter of the market and the trend is...

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Demand kept growing for curd-filled bars in terms of value

Cooled snack bars are the 11th most important among the 90 food categories measured by Nielsen, with annual sales nearing the HUF 27-billion threshold. In January-June 2011 value sales rose...

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Motivating programmes improve public health the most

Budapest was the host of CAOBISCO’s (association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of the European Union) annual meeting and the following open roundtable discussion for members of the trade....

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Real chocolate has the advantage

Chocolate figure sales augmented in both value and volume in the 2010 Christmas season – according to data from Nielsen. More valuable real chocolate pushed forward against nougat. Andrea Szabó,...

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Sales were up 4 percent in value and 2 percent in volume last year

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail sales of Christmas seasonal sweets was in the HUF 2.5 billion zone in the last three years. In the November 2010-January 2011 period...

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Domestic products are only attractive if they are sold at good prices

GfK Hungária measures an increasing segment of the fresh product market. From their report we learn that Hungarian households spend an annual HUF 226 million on fresh products – in...

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Fruit-vegetable sector: a need for restructuring

Retail chains arrived in Hungary by the turn of the millennium and they brought global retail with them. The proportion of fresh fruit has grown in sales, less canned and...

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The neighbour’s garden: soybean processing in Burgenland

Debates in the European Union concerning the regulation of GMOs divide experts in Hungary as well, albeit from a commercial point of view the trend is clear in Western Europe:...

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Changing spending habits

These days most families shape their budgets from week to week. From statistical data on 3.8 million Hungarian households we can see that families’ budgets are shrinking. The Hungarian Trade...

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BDO: VAT increase, chips-tax – the government follows EU trends

The adjustment measures of the Hungarian government follows the general practice of the European Union (EU), since in the EU, it is becoming increasingly common excise duty on the highest...

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There is need for regular savings

Fifty-one percent of the population between the of 30 and 40 have some kind of savings, but this money is usually under half million forints – a new survey by...

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New stores in the Corvin

The service range Corvin shopping center, soon celebrating its first anniversary will be expanded by a further 10 new stores during September and October. Among the new tenants, representatives of...

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Commission agreed in the exemption of GMOs

At Monday's National Sustainable Development Committee meeting the parties agreed that the GMO free Hungary should be maintained. In this spirit, unanimously adopted the proposal over the joining to the...

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Veszprém issues local money

From the 1st of January, local money will be issued in Veszprém and its region, called Balaton Crown – said Porga Gyula (Fidesz-KDNP), Mayor of Veszprém on Monday, at press...

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Magazin: Egg consumption: unstoppable sinking?

Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that the price of slaughter pig moderately increased recently and slaughter cattle prices augmented...

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Support for assets to mark sheep and goat

From 15th September to 30th November, farmers get to sign up for a special support for sheep- and goat checking devices. the Hungarian Agricultural Chamber informed MTI. According to EU...

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Starbucks celebrates its 40th birthday with discounts

The coffee chain, that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, offers a 30 percent discount to its customers. The guests of coffee chain, can buy the chain's tumblers and cups...

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The Rural Development Minister would restore the old prestige of Kalocsai Paprika

With the collaboration of producers and processors, and with support of the ministry the old prestige of Kalocsai Paprika can be and should be restored – said the Rural Development...

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Onions beating beer and chocolate, at least at the Brits

The onion gives the “happiest” food experience – at least for the Brits – even overtaking the chocolates and chips as well. According to the survey of the Live Well...

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Full house at the Global Party

The Budapest issue of the world's biggest charity event was sold out. The Symbol Budapest offered the whole income of the event to the Gyermekkor Foundation of the Children Hospital...

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White fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of stroke

According to Dutch researchers; white-fleshed fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against stroke – reported BBC's website on Friday. In the study, more than 20 thousand adults' health was tracked...

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Scandinavian reality show promotes the Lake Balaton

A Swedish and Norwegian reality show is under shooting for one month in the Northern uplands of Lake Balaton, until the end of September. The show entitled The Master of...

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SMEs are waiting with the a Széchenyi Rest Card

Fringe benefits continously play a major role in the business life, since the majority of the domestic SMEs will build them in their benefit system in the next year again...

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