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Consistent expansion by Lekkerland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Products unique in their category, made with special baking-proof pudding cream and sold with a free muffin baking form....

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In May, the first time in a nine-month period the economic index of GKI has been improved.

The seasonally adjusted values of the GKI consumer confidence index has been appreciably increased after last October’s fall and April’s stagnation. According to the survey of GKI Economic Research Co....

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Agreement between the Brand Allience and FEOSZ

The Hungarian Brand Allience (Márkaszövetség) and the National Federation of Consumer Associations signed a cooperation agreement. On the general meeting of Brand Allience held on 25 May, Deák Ferenc the...

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The international SPAR organization reports about strong turnover growth

The SPAR countries held their annual international congress in Switzerland between 25 and 27 May 2009. SPAR organizations of the world's increased their turnover by 6.3 percent to 27 billion...

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Every third Hungarian purchases in small stores

According to the datas of GfK Hungária, the long-term change in consumer habits, seems to strengthen due to the economic crisis. The number of high rate shopping has been decreased,...

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Demeter Winery won a gold medal with its IQ 2006 wine

IQ 2006 Cuvée blanc received a gold medal on the world's most prestigious wine challenge, the Challenge International du Vin in Bordeuax, in the country of wine. Demeter Winery situates...

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New advertising interface at Interspar

A new device has been added to the portfolio of Media Target Instore business: From June 15 2009 in the stores of Interspar a new advertisement on shopping cart handle...

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Danone to raise assets

Danone plans a private asset increase in order to reduce its debt and increase its financial flexibility. According to the company's chief executive officer Emmanuel Faber the transaction will take...

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The European Commission to examine food shop prices

It is observed in many European countries that the decrease in prices in the food market does not follow by a decline in consumer prices. While a large number of...

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Retail trade turnover has been decreased in March

The volume of retail sales decreased by 3.6 percent in March, and declined with 3.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period of previous year – states...

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The small meat-processing companies are in hopeless situation

Those domestic meat industries can survive the crisis whivc has own raw material production, has significant opportunities for domestic sales, and has export markets. The smaller companies working with imported...

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Economic Competition Authority inspects the ethical code of food

The ethical code of food was signed by a number of professional organizations and associations in mid-April. The ECA started an inspection because of the suspicion is that there is...

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The joint exhibition of Hispack, and Alimentaria Barcelona ended with great success

Fira de Barcelona's International Packaging Show, Hispack, and Alimentaria Exhibitions' Barcelona Food & Beverage Technologies, Bta, closed their doors last 15th. May with a very positive balance of their first...

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With the heart and soul for our home

The joint action program of CBA and the Procter & Gamble called ” With the heart and soul for our home ” will end 31 May. The CBA campaign started...

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Univer once again won the title of Superbrands in 2009

After 2004 Univer won for the second time the honorable title of Superbrands. The Superbrands is the world's leading brand building system, which rewards the leading brands on the basis...

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Rewe Group expands store base in Russia

German supermarket chain Rewe plans to add 20 new locations to its existing store base in Russia this year. The expansion plans focus on central Russia, and on Moscow and...

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Penny Market is expanding

The German discount chain owned by REWE plans to open hundred new supermarkets in the next three to five years in the Czech Republic. The planned investment value is at...

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IFO index has improved, but not enough

The IFO index reflecting the business mood in Germany increased to 84.2 points in May however, the improvement is less than the expected 85 points. he participants of the survey...

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Ghost malls in the United States

The huge shopping malls established in the 50’s – which are the basic institutions of American consumer society – are empty, their number is decreasing. The groups operating the shopping...

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Cheaper loans for small and medium enterprises

Government will allow small and medium-sized businesses to obtain government guarantees 25 percent cheaper, if they do not exceed the amount of credit last year's personal efforts. New chapters have...

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