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First Spar stores converted from Plus opened

The first Spar store converted from Plus opened in February in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. As a result of the biggest acquisition ever completed by SPAR Magyarország Kft., the complete...

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Branded rabbits and eggs in leading role

Quality is the trend among seasonal sweets. Manufacturers of branded milk chocolate figures won’t have much to worry about this Easter. Last year, real milk chocolate accounted for three out...

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Key factor for new products: proportion of people who try it

According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, there are three factors influencing the development of new products at present: consumer confidence, the expansion of private labels and the...

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Grain prices halved

The supply price of agricultural products was down by 22,6 percent in December 2008, compared to December 2007. The price of plant products was down by 38 percent, while that...

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Neuner’s Bio Wellness Energia és Vitalitás Tea

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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Duffy to be face of Coca Cola light in 2009

It has been announced that Duffy is to be the face of the 2009 advertising campaign of Coca-Cola light. According to the marketing director of Coca-Cola UK, the singer is...

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Food events in the Balkans

Mac-Line Hungary Kft. is a company specialising in trade events organised in the Balkans. Last year, they helped 445 Hungarian companies in attending 36 events in ten countries. – In...

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Typical consumers of seasonal sweets are young

Sales of Easter chocolate figures continue to drop. Hyper markets remain the primary distribution channel, while the market share of small stores continues to shrink, according to data from GfK...

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Trendy foods

Trends have a substantial influence on shopping decisions. Such trends also have the power to change consumer habits and the structure of demand for good. The effects of trends can...

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Romania still enjoying growth

According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales in the EU-27 countries were down by 0.2 percent on average, and by 1.5 percent in the Euro zone in November 2008,...

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Enviga citrus és erdeigyümölcs ízekben

Enviga is an innovative product which is not only delicious and refreshing but owing to the unique combination of an antioxidant called EGCG in the green tea and caffeine invigorates...

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Márton Szebeni joining AMC

Márton Szebeni Márton, a former divisional director of Hungexpo was appointed general deputy director of Agricultural Marketing Centre Kht in January. In the past, he had been responsible for launching...

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Switch it off!

Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. has joined the joint “Switch it off” campaign of the EU and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which is intended to remind people of the importance of...

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Seasonal market of cooked ham stable at HUF 12 billion

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, sales of processed meat were up by 4 percent in terms of value, while cooked ham produced stagnation in 2008. Sales of cooked ham...

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Different trends for light milk and light soft drinks

According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the popularity of both low and high fat content milks increased in the first nine months of 2008, but that of normal...

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Fat producing highest price rise

In January 2009, consumer prices were up by 0,6 per cent on average compared to December and by 3.1 percent compared to January 2008. Food prices were up 2.2 percent,...

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SOLE Probalance Milk+Fruit 3 ízben

The positive effects of fresh milk, fruit juice and healthy yoghurt are combined in SOLE Probalance Milk+Fruit products. Furthermore, Sole Probalance Milk+ products contain inulin – a natural herbal nutrient...

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Dreher promoting responsible drinking

Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. has launched a web site intended to promote a responsible attitude to alcohol consumption under the name Alkohol.info.hu....

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TV2 preparing for the spring with new programs

As it has been revealed recently, a show under the title “Mr. & Mrs.” and hosted by Claudia Liptai and Attila Till is to be launched soon by TV2. Áll...

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Less imported ham – can domestic industry benefit from this?

„I have some good news and some bad” – one could say. The good news is that if the HUF will stay as weak as it is now, then domestic...

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Calories in system of classification

According to the findings of several surveys, Hungarian consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious, as illustrated by the growing popularity of nutritional labelling systems and programs. Initiatives aimed at orienting...

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New orders for processing sector down by a quarter

Industrial production was down by 12 percent in November 2008, compared to November 2007. Production in the first 11 months of 2008 was up by 0.4 percent compared to the...

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Axe Hot Fever tusfürdő és aeroszol

With an extract of Brazilian hot mud and red dragon fruit, it is a refreshment to help you in getting ready to party....

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Beiersdorf Profits Jump 28.3 Percent

The company predicted a slower growing for 2009, but its goal is achieving a global market share of 5.5 percent.  Group profit after tax for 2008 jumped 28.3 percent to...

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Almost 2/3 of chemical artikels are sold in hypermarkets and drogeries

Last year the total retail sales of households chemicals and cosmetics grow by 3% to HUF 300 billion, but in volume it was 2% less as a year before. According...

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Total sales of 2008 at CBA was HUF 545 billion

Last year the food retail chain grow by 4%, increased the number of stores and almost 50 units were renovated in and out.  The CBA has the most retail unit...

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Hungary food safety authority gives all-clear on supplement scare

Hungary has not imported any food supplements containing nimesulide, a substance known to be hepatotoxic, the Hungarian food safety authority (MEbiH) told MTI.  Sweden recently informed the European Commission through...

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BAT Hungary made ready for changes in advertisement law by self test

After a six months long campaign every employees of the company from secretary to CEO checked the stores in work group. Hungarian Parliament passed a bill to amend the advertisement...

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Difficulties at Charles Vögele

The company lost share on its most important markets, in Switzerland, Germany and Austria in 2008.  The total sales decreased by 1.8% to CHF 1.369 billion, the profit fell by...

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ALDI expands in US

Discounter is opening its 1000th discount store in the USA this week, in Connecticut.  The number of Aldi stores in Connecticut, which is considered one of the most affluent US...

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