Company and Personal News
Milk price to continue rising
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to Miklós Istvánfalvi, chairman of the Milk Product Council, this year has brought major changes for milk producers. Prices have begun to rise. In July for example, these were...
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Decline continuing
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Revenues of retail stores continued to decline in August 2007. Total sales were 3.6 per cent down compared to August 2006. According to KSH data, the volume of retail sales...
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Fewer but more modern mills
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Hungary is part of the corn belt of Europe. Annual production is between 13-16 million tonnes. An increasing proportion of production is warehoused and exported. As an result of the...
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Product info from the net
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to the Internet Insight Report of Gfk Hungária, Internet is already an important source of pre-purchase information for customers, despite the fact that online sales are still marginal in...
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Let’s apply, but how?
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Since our accession to the EU, all we have been listening to was how much financing is/will be available through tenders. This is also an issue of high priority for...
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New HR director for BAT
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Zsuzsanna Tóth has been appointed the head of HR by BAT. She is one of the young talents who have participated in complex projects of the market leading tobacco company...
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Fragmented baking industry in weak bargaining position
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The gross production of the baking industry is expected to exceed HUF 100 billion this year, which represents 5 per cent of the food market. Production remains very decentralised with...
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(HU) Növekedési források az új piaci helyzetben
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
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Change in trend
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
In the near future it will be especially difficult for multinational companies to define prices for global products in the Hungarian market. In order to maintain their market share, they...
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Organized charity in IKEA
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
IKEA give after all November 4. and December 24. plush sold animal figure – independent from its price – 1 Euro for organisms UNICEF and Save the children. IKEA altogether...
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Canning industry in need of imports
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to László Cseh, chairman of the Hungarian Association of Refrigerating and Canned Food Industry, this year’s production of fruits and vegetables is not sufficient to meet the needs of...
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Dolce vita in stores as well
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Italians enjoy life and food. The rate of economic growth is 3-4 per cent, inflation is around 2 per cent and Italians are spending more on food. Private labels are...
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Mood acquiring Alcas
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The acquisition of Alcas Holding by Mood Media Group has boosted the total number of their business subscribers to 110,000 in 35 countries and the scope of the services offered...
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New sales director for Interfruct
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Attila Boros has been appointed the new sales director of Interfruct Cash&Carry. He has been working in food retail for 12 years. He had previously occupied a management position in...
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Chocolate still leading
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Total sales of sweets exceed HUF 150 billion in Hungary. According to Mrs. Kanyó, general secretary, members of the Hungarian Sweets Manufacturers’ Association account for 83-85 per cent of this...
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Milan, part 2. – Iper and Esselunga: „Merchants should be modest”
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The Italian retail network is not a very concentrated one by European standards. Modern stores make spectacular efforts to attract customers. Our correspondent has visited hyper markets of Finiper and...
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Coca-Cola helping Olympia
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The Coca-Cola Company has donated USD 2 million to the Greek Olympic Committee to help in restoring the scene of the ancient games in Olympia which have been damaged by...
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Less sugar than expected is still enough
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Sugar reform in the EU signals the beginning of a new era for the Hungarian sugar industry. Though domestic sugar production is only a fraction of what it used to...
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Iper Portello
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Finiper is one of the largest operators of hyper markets in Italy. It ranks 8th among retail companies, with 25 hyper markets, 115 supermarkets and annual revenues of EUR 2,8...
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Cutlery for loyal customers from SPAR
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Whereas SPAR had offered special quality WMF kitchen utensils at a special discount to its loyal customers last year, they are offering WMF Boston cutlery sets this year. Bonus points...
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Increasing dominance of mineral water among alcohol-free beverages
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The consumption of healthy, alcohol-free beverages has been rising during the past decade and is now at the level of the European average. Consumption of alcohol-free beverages has doubled in...
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Esselunga Rho
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Opening hours: Monday – Saturday: 08,00-21,00 Total area: 8,500 square meters Store space: 4,200 square meters Number of items: 21,000 Fresh food: 1,480 Dry food: 9,350 Non food: 3,000 Annual...
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Prize game for debit card holders
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The autumn promotion of MasterCard Worldwide has begun. Users of the Maestro® debit card will participate in the prize game, with the winner of the main prize being able to...
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Champagne market expanding around Christmas
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The Christmas/New Year’s Eve season accounts for 40 per cent of annual champagne sales. Though the annual level of consumption shows stagnation, end of the year consumption is growing. Over...
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Mineral water market continue to sparkle
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
There are 100 springs in Hungary which provide certified mineral water. Water from 45-50 of these is bottled. No major changes have taken place during the past two years in...
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Vision of the future – with a difference?
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
I listened enthusiastically to an account by Zsuzsa Hermann, editor in chief of this magazine, of the successful POPAI Hungary event, held at the end of October. A vision of...
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Searching for talent with Becherovka
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Becherovka ABC Talent competition, the Hungarian offspring of the Austrian Band Contest/International Live Award will begin on 4. November on the A38 Boat with 40 contestants....
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