News and articles
Chiquita Ltd. abolished
Date: 2009-05-29 00:05:12
The Vác based fruit trader the Chiquita Hungary Trading Ltd. will be wound up. The company majority-owned by Chiquita Banana Company B.V. registered in the Netherlands, imported fruits, especially bananas...
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Lidl plans to enter Romanian market
Date: 2009-05-29 00:00:43
Discount food chain Lidl has advanced plans to enter the Romanian market and is currently scouting out potential store space, according to representatives of the company quoted by local newspaper...
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Consumer confidence in the United States is improving
Date: 2009-05-28 00:34:00
The confidence indicator of Conference Board's the leading market research group increased to 54.9 points in May after April’s 40.8 points. The prior expectation was only 42.3 points. By the...
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Liquidation of Herz Salami has been started
Date: 2009-05-28 00:32:00
The liquidation application against Herz Salami Ltd. became effective. It is begining of the liquidation of the 120 year old domestic company. The company's majority owner Jámbor János said, that...
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Save and invest rather than taking up loans
Date: 2009-05-28 00:25:00
The economic crisis did not change the financial habits of people, however changed the usage of financial products – states the study of GfK Hungária market Researc Institute. The financial...
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Bank guarantee program to help food processors
Date: 2009-05-28 00:21:00
The Food Industry Bank Guarantee Program of Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) provides a total of 37.5 billion HUF working capital loan for helping out the businesses. With the 90 percent...
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One of the big loser of the crisis is the meat industry
Date: 2009-05-28 00:12:00
According to the datas of Optem Company Information Service by mid-May, winding-up proceedings has been started against 73 animal husbandry, meat trading or meat-processing companies, so meat industry is the...
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Decreasing prices at Slovakian retailers
Date: 2009-05-28 00:03:00
After the chains in Slovakia are already advertised products that are cheaper than in Hungary, the Slovak retailers also began to decrease its prices. In the first quarter of 2009...
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Good news from France: In April private consumption has been increased
Date: 2009-05-28 00:01:00
Contrary to the analyst expectations the French private consumption increased by 0.7 percent in April. The consumption growth surprised analysts who previously predicted 0.3 percent decline. The growth in April...
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Consistent expansion by Lekkerland
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Lekkerland AG & Co. KG convenience boosted its revenues by 3.5 percent to EUR 11.6 billion in 2008. EBITDA was up by 9.9 percent to EUR 136 million, while EDIT...
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Smurf invasion
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
A new customer loyalty campaign has been launched by SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. Customers in INTERSPAR, SPAR, Kaiser’s and Plus stores will receive Smurf figures and points depending on the...
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Lemon ice tea becoming even more popular
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, growth of the ice tea market continued both in terms of quantity and value in the first quarter of 2009. The market was still...
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Baltic retailers in trouble
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales were down by 3.4 percent in the EU-27 countries in February compared to February 2008. Only Poland and Belgium produced growth, while...
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Baba dezodor és roll-on
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The well known gentle care by Baba provides 24 hour protection against perspiration with its ProDermaTM ingredient which also contains skin care components....
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Consumers not turning to cheaper products yet, but buying less
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
This quarter’s meeting of the Trade Marketing Klub held on 23. April was dedicated to an assessment of the preceding period given by chief executives of Nielsen and GfK. The...
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TUC biscuit manufactured in Székesfehérvár
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
A new biscuit has been added to the assortment manufactured by the Székesfehérvár plant of Győri Keksz Kft. TUC is now manufactured with traditional products like Pilóta or Albert. The...
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Újvidék and London in the AMC program in May
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
AMC provided support for 16 Hungarian exhibitors attending the 76th International Agricultural and Food Industry Fair in Újvidék held between 9-16. May. A consumer promotion under the „Delikatesno iz Mađarske”...
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Annual sales approaching HUF 40 billion
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of household paper products were up by 8 percent in terms of value in the March 2008-February 2009 period, compared to the previous year. Retail sales totalled more...
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Waiting for the grilling season
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
International trends in the poultry and garden product markets are monitored by AKI. According to analysts working for USDA, turkey production and consumption is expected to drop in 2009. In...
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Dr. Oetker Töltött Muffin
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Products unique in their category, made with special baking-proof pudding cream and sold with a free muffin baking form....
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ECR Europe Barcelona
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The panel discussion to be held under the title “2018: Choice of our future” at the ECR Europe conference in Barcelona will be attended by top executives of three companies...
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Puddings in the Milli Mia product line
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
New puddings were added to the Milli Mia dessert product line in May. Apart from chocolate and vanilla flavour versions, these also include creamy puddings made from fresh milk and...
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Innovation apart from price might also be a guarantee of the future
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Paper tissue has been the most dynamically growing segment in the domestic market of household paper products in recent years. Dry tissue is used for removing wet and greasy stains...
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Drop in conjuncture index stopping in April
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Following a nine month continuous drop, the value of the GKI conjuncture index finally stabilised in April. According to a survey by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. conducted with the support of...
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Airwaves Menthol&Eukaliptusz Tube
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Since May 2009, the market leading Airwaves Menthol&Eukaliptusz chewing gum has also been available in new and innovative packaging so far unseen in Hungary....
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Univer supporting schools
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The names of the three schools which are to receive development funds from Univer were drawn in the presence of a public notary on 30. April, concluding a seven month...
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G+H dedicated to „Slow Food”
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The 4th G+H exhibition and the 14th Vinex held simultaneously in Brno, between 3-6. March were highly successful. A total of 170 exhibitors from 13 countries attended the two events....
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In-store communication and the web
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Forest Papír did not use ATL communication last year. Their main BTL tool for supporting product introduction was a large display. They also have a good web site but do...
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Proportion of people following a healthy diet stable
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to the latest survey conducted by GfK Hungária about eating habits, practically all foods are consumed less frequently. Traditional dishes and flavours continue to remain dominant. The proportion of...
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PICK Májpástétom natúr, chilis, mézes és sülthagymás ízekben
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The practical PICK Májpástétom product line sold in diverse flavour versions is a fine innovation in the local market of liver pastes....
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