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The outdoor advertising market lost several billions

The outdoor advertising market decreased largely last year: Compared to 2008, 5-6 billion HUF less was spent on billboards, citylight posters and building nets by the companies. The turnover of...

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The world's largest beer producer completely stopped

As the result of a labor dispute, the world's leading brewery, the Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB) was forced to completely stop the production of beer, in its Belgium plants on...

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Increasing producer prices in the U.S.A.

The industrial price level in the United States increased slightly by 0.2 percent last December, compared to the previous month. In November, the growth rate was 1.8 percent. Analysts expected...

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Fitch rated Kraft BBB minus

The Fitch credit rating, changed the rating of U.S. confectionery group the Kraft Foods ratings from BBB to BBB minus, after the purchasing of Cadbury. Fitch explained that Kraft’s Pro...

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Signature collection for the re-launch of Sciennet

Sciennet’s loyalty community want to restart the system, with a pleading signed by the members. After difficult two months of waiting, the time has come to help the work of...

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Margitszigeti Crystal Water disappears

The Margitszigeti Crystal Water disappears from the shelves of shops, because Pepsi’s Fővárosi Ásványvíz és Üdítőipari Ltd. will bottle the crystal water from Albertirsa. The company retains the "Kristályvíz brand...

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Milk marketing for 18 million Euros

Nearly 18 million euros were approved by the European Commission for the support of 13 programs, that will promote dairy products, in the EU internal market. Only one and Eastern...

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Half a million HUF worth ham in London

The World’s most expensive Ibérico ham costs 1800 pounds (547 thousand HUF). The ham can be found in one of the most popular London store, the Selfridges. The more than...

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The EU would regulate trade

EU’s Agriculture Ministers concluded that food trade should be foiled from the market regulation and specific actions are need to regulate the big chains. Common proposal has not yet been...

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Kraft Foods has won the struggle for Cadbury

Cadbury has adopted by the U.S. confectionery giant for a 18.9 billion USD bid, despite the fact that the company had fought for weeks against Kraft’s hostile manoeuvres. The 186...

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Cannot see the end of the tunnel

The economic recovery, previously predicted for the second half of 2010 is uncertain and the situation is very fragile – says Coface Hungary’s Country director. In 2009, the number of...

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A good reception for the ideas of the Romanian agri-commissioner candidate

The Romanian agri-commissioner candidate of the EU is committed to continue the common agricultural policy and reform that the European citizens shoul accept the need for supports in order to...

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The net average is 123 thousand HUF

At the companies, with at least 5 employees and at the financial institutions, in the first 11 months of 2009, the gross average earnings were 0.5 percent higher, the net...

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SPAR supermarket modernisation continues

The SPAR Hungary Ltd. completed the redesign in 2009, on the 174 stores of the Plus network taken over in 2008. The stores opened again as SPAR Supermarkets. The biggest...

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The Bonduelle would acquire France Champignon

The Bonduelle Group and Butler Capital Partners announced, that negotiations are taking place, over the purchase of the France Champignon group. As the result of the 1997 fusion of the...

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METRO’s website renewed

METRO’s website the http://www.metro.hu was given new look and occurs with new features from the 18th of January. Thanks to the innovations, the appearance of the site, the novelties in...

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Csányi’s company purchased feed manufacturer

The Competition Authority (GVH) granted to the CSIM Pte. Ltd belonging into the interest of Csányi Sándor to buy the Tendre Ltd. dealing with animal feed. The CSIM is a...

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Tesco denies, that its Ózd unit sinks

The Tesco Store of Ózd will not be closed – states Hackl Mónika, head of communication at Tesco. According to the news spread in Ózd, the mall is constantly sinking,...

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Smaller companies can get source

The small business venture capital program may be launched in Hungary first, among the countries of the European Union, with a close to 31.5 billion HUF of EU support, a...

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Ipsos: The advertising newspapers have a significant impact

The untargeted advertising newspapers have a significant impact on customers, by motivating the impulsive purchases. Also inform of promotions and new products and give a kind of “hunting experience” –...

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The development of professional store chains can save the bakers

Last year, the situation of the bakery companies has not improved, this year their market position may deteriorate further. The bakery companies can escape forward, with the development of professional...

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Cognac sales have been decreasing since 2008

Cognac sales declined by 12.4 percent worldwide in 2009 – said the professional organization of the French Cognac Producers. Sales are reducing for the second consecutive year, after the 6.2...

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The Christmas turnover of SMEs decreased

According to the online survey of MarketingCommando; The Christmas sales of the small and medium sized enterprises further reduced in 2009, compared to 2008. Fourty-four percent of the surveyed firms...

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Metro has fed up with price war

Metro retail chain's leader demands the cessation of increasing price reduction war in food trade. According to Eckhard Cordes; the price war is contrary with the original intention and has...

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NetPiac.hu was annexed

According to the agreement between the Bookline.hu and NetPiac Ltd., the NetPiac.hu online store will be absorbed into Bookline.hu’s own web store and will take over the operation from the...

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Diego Bevilacqua joins to the METRO Cash & Carry International team

With the appointment of Diego Bevilacqua, the company's international team expands with a new Customer Marketing Leader and the German METRO Cash & Carry will further strengthen its customer orientation....

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Sunflower instead of beer

Already this year, a Belgian group can start the production of high oilacid sunflowerm, in the building of the former brewery, in Komárom. It is planned, that every year, 20...

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Grüne Woche Berlin: Hungarians meet with German purveyors

One of the world's most prestigious agricultural and food industry exhibition, the Grüne Woche Berlin is in full swing. The Hungarian participants called the attention of more than 400 thousand...

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The consumption of vodka and gin increased last year

Spirits turnover at the organized retail was stable with about 70 billion HUF, between December 2008 and November 2009, just as in the same comparable previous period. Compared to the...

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Hungarian competitiveness reduced

The competition index (VEX) of GKI-Microsoft slightly decreased in the third quarter of 2009 in Hungary, Romania and Austria. The value of the business environment index (UX) was 20, higher...

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