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Working-capital loan for Hungarian food industry

The Hungarian Development Bank would injection HUF 30 billion into food industry sector.  The bank would undertake 100% guarantee of the trade banks' resource placements. To this step the law...

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What is the real Hungarian product?

The preparatory committee of Food codex can't agree about the defination of „Hungarian product” in the domestic retail.  The problem is that the producers work also from importad raw materials,...

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Nestle sees acquisition opportunity in Poland

The world’s biggest food maker, is seeking acquisition targets in Poland to boost production in the European Union’s largest ex-communist economy, the head of its Polish operations said.  The Switzerland-based...

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SIÓ helps for children from needy families

Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools fo a tender. The soft drink company helps for 1,000 children from needy families to get their new...

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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary

With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour.  The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...

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Foodapest, from 2010 in every two years

In the future Hungexpo organises the exhibition alone. The next Foodapest will arrange together with UKBA and Foodatech.  Specialities of the next year's exhibition are the Junior Confectioner World Championship...

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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”

Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies.  Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...

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Reaching for the bottle

It was announced on 16 February that the tax on alcohol is to be increased by 3-7 percent. What is wrong with this? Manufacturers are worried that this will not...

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New Baileys flavour – first in Hungary

Hungary is the first market in the region where Baileys Coffee cream liqueur is to be launched by Zwack Unicum Nyrt., bringing the total number of flavour versions to four....

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Efficiency has become a priority

A TOP of Mind survey has been conducted by CIES among 600 leading officers from the FMCG sectors of 54 countries about what they expect to be the issues of...

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Fewer households buying general detergents and floor cleaners

According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, different changes have taken place in various segments of households detergents, which has resulted in some shifts in their respective market...

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Meat market exposed to changes in exchange rates

Global trends in the meat and poultry markets are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the market price information system of KSH and AKI can be...

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Syoss hajápolási család

As a result of a new innovation, every single tea filter is packaged in aroma-sealed pouches, made from a new material. This is a special aluminium pouch which allows teas...

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Pro Form competing by packaging and technology

Suppliers of the sweets industry are playing such an important role in growth that an independent exhibition has been established for them under the name ProSweet. The third Pro Sweet...

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Code kept warm

Food manufacturers and retailers seem to have finally reached an agreement about a Code of Ethics. Their objective has been to set a universal standard for market players to be...

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Record breaking growth for chemical products

Top list of chemical products producing most dynamic growth in 2008 (percentage on 2007 basis)....

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Question:

What measures do you think are necessary in order to bring about a significant increase in the role of long term partnership relations based on mutual trust in the food...

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Drugstores strengthening their position in HUF 19 billion market

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail sales of hair care products stagnated at slightly over HUF 19 billion last year. The nearly HUF 11 billion market of shampoos remained...

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Uncertainty regarding the end of recession

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt and Erste Bank, the end of the global recession and its extent is completely uncertain. GDP in the EU is expected to...

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Palette Tízperces hajfesték

Intense and shiny colour, perfect cover for grey hair and protection against damage in only 10 minutes! 12 new shades from light blonde to dark brown....

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Antal Zöld in Cologne for the 39th time

During the exhibition, a special celebration was held to commemorate that this was the 39th consecutive time for Antal Zöld to visit the ISM. In the 1970’s, had been in...

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On line store for Hungarian products in March

The intention of Prémium Hungaricum Egyesület is to help Hungarian SME-s from the food sector in entering the market. This is why they are planning to start up an online...

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New Sole Gustoso butter creams

SOLE-MIZO Zrt launched a special, premium product in February. Owing to the special colloid structure of the butter cream made from real milk cream, it has a different, more beneficial...

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Answer:

Unfortunately, our agricultural resources are being utilised only with low efficiency by EU standards. Farmers and processing enterprises blame each other, rather than co-operate. Both farmers and processing enterprises also...

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Washing hair no longer enough

The hair care market is still dominated by shampoos but balsams have also been producing dynamic growth for years and sales of conditioners also began to soar last year. Demand...

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Hungarians worried mainly by cost of alcohol consumption

44 percent of Hungarians claim that they never consume alcohol. According to a survey conducted by the GfK group for Wall Street Journal Europe, the biggest concern for Hungarians regarding...

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Kubu PET-palack – Töretlen energia, törhetetlen palackban!

The market leading drink for kids in Hungary is to be renewed both in terns of content and appearance. Bottled Kubu products will come in 0,3 litre PET bottles from...

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Escape routes

Innovation, product development, expansion of distribution channels, authentic communication without cost reduction – this is how we can sum up what has been said by participants of the Marketing Forum...

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Tchibo birthday design competition

A competition for designing a retro jug collection has been launched by Tchibo Budapest Kft with MOME Nonprofit Kft. and Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem to commemorate its 60th birthday. The deadline...

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Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture urging introduction of SPS in 2009

A substantial part of animal husbandry might disappear by 2012, which could lead to a major crisis. This danger comes from the delay in the introduction of the SPS law,...

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