Company and Personal News
The best bartender is looking by Stella Artois
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
The three week competition started 24 September in six regions of Hungary, the best in show will be on 9. October in Budapest. The first 3 from all regions can...
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Medicines at Drogerie Markt
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Until the end of 2007 the company hopes to open drug corners at the all chain, in 2003 stores. It costs HUF 500 million. This time medicament can be sold...
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Aldi defers in Poland
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
German discount retailer Aldi has postponed plans to enter the Polish market until early next year and will open fewer outlets there than planned. Aldi will open about 10 stores...
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Ferrero loses monopoly over Kinder sweets
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Ferrero has been left with a bitter taste after being banned from keeping its monopoly over the word kinder, the German word for children, on its popular Kinder Surprise eggs....
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Summer raid – HUF 500 million fine
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
In the course of the 10 weeks control the inspectors spied at the Lake-Balaton, on the biggest events – as Sziget Festival and on the famous holiday places. Inspectors found...
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Milk producers make the pace
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Subsequent upon the price war there are empty shelves at the supermarkets milk sections. The processing industry and the exporters run against each other and jack up the price. There...
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Start at Airport City
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in Q1 2008 including 8,300 sqm of warehouse space for lease and nearly 2,000 sqm of offices. Developer Ablon has...
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New owner and developing at the Bertrans logistic park in Kecskemet
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Australia's Goodman Group buys logistics park in Hungary. Goodman, an integrated property group listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, has acquired the Kecskemét-based logistics park of Hungarian logistics service provider...
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Heineken introduces new light lager in Russia
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The new brand will be positioned in the premium class beer segment and will be supported by a wide promotion campaign across various mass media. Heineken has introduced a new...
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Ribena to go green
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The company said that it will become the first in UK's soft drinks industry to increase the recycled content of its ready-to-drink bottles from 40% to 100%. All Ribena bottles,...
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Jubilee champagne success
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The champagne made for the 125th anniversary of the foundation of Törley, Jubileumi Cuvée has won a gold medal at the Jubilee National Wine Competition. The 2006 Szent István Korona...
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HUNGAROPACK 2007 award winners
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
1. Dunapack Zrt. Nyíregyházi Hullámdobozgyár: cardboard box for motor vehicle engines 2. M-real Petőfi Nyomda Kft.: „Medicine” cardboard box with anti-counterfeit protection 3. Szenna Pack Kft.: aluminium aerosol can for...
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Marked price rise for grain
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The prices of agricultural produce were 6.4 per cent up in June 2007, compared to June 2006. The prices of plant produce were up by 12.6 per cent, whereas that...
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Global toothpaste brand in a village
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Glen Murphy (42) director of the Chinese Nielsen subsidiary told us about the market research work they do to survey this 1,3 billion strong market. They have 600 full time...
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Gramex entering the international market
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Tesco experts have found Gramex 2000 Kft. suitable to become an international supplier of soft drinks in PET bottles for Tesco. Gramex will supply drinks for Tesco in Hungary, Slovakia,...
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If more coffee cannot be sold, sell better quality!
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
There is intense competition in the coffee market. The development of the instant coffee segment has slowed down and private labels have also appeared. On the other hand, quality is...
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Winners of special awards
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A+C Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. (Display for installations) Béres Gyógyszergyár Zrt. („Béres Egészségtár” uniform image consumer packaging) Coca-Cola Beverages (Magyarország) Kft. (Refillable glass bottles for Fanta product line) Dunapack Zrt....
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Recession in retail speeding up
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The volume of retail trade continued to shrink in June 2007. According to KSH data, retail turnover in the second quarter of the year was 3 per cent less than...
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French chains innovating
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The French supermarket chain Casino is testing a new type of store, which focuses on selling private label products. Apart from food, classic non-food products, kitchen utensils and even books...
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Substitutes stealing the show
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
As consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious and wary of sugar, sales of sweeteners are expanding. Canderel is not only a sweetener brand, but also a well known and diverse...
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Certificates awarded
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A+C Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. (Wahl display bulk packaging) CRYSTAL Institute Kft. (packaging for Nano Gold, Nano Silver and Medicannabis pharmaceutical product lines)) Dunapack Zrt. Nyíregyházi Hullámdobozgyár (Cardboard box range...
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Growing loyalty towards supermarkets and discount stores
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to the Shopper Trends study by Nielsen, the significance of modern store types has continued to grow. Hyper markets, super markets and discount stores are becoming the primary places...
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Interfruct organising new chain
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Interfruct Kft. intends to establish a new retail chain under the name Ria by providing support for independent small stores which meet the defined requirements....
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Objective: to become the market leader
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
György Sóskuti has been appointed as the new sales director of Tchibo Budapest Kft. He began his career 12 years ago with Nestlé Hungária Kft., as a sales rep. Later,...
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Barely packaged merchandise, conservative consumers
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to Béla Kertész, general secretary of the National Packaging and Moving Association, the quantity of packaging materials used by the Hungarian economy is still only half of the European...
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Sunshine, songs, logic
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to Greeks, Crete is the birthplace of European culture and having taken a look at the palace of Knossos, I find this an absolutely credible claim. Since Cretans are...
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Facts and arguments
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Compared to August 2006, food prices rose by 10,9 per cent, which is above the average rate of inflation. Food prices are also rising drastically in the world market, as...
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Bunny with new batteries
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A special promotion was organised by Duracell for the beginning of September. .Human size pink rabbits appeared in the streets of Budapest to exchange used batteries of passers by for...
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Private labels on the offensive
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Retail sales of praline show dynamic growth. Sales have expanded by 10 per cent in the July 2006 – June 2007 period, exceeding HUF 15 billion, according to the Retail...
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