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Healthy products in cheerful packaging

POS advertisements of food intended for children is targeted at their parents. Packaging is colourful and cheerful, complete with precise information because parents generally read such labels. – Our basic...

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Tempora muntantur…

„Times are changing and we are changing with them”. Now, that we are facing difficult times, it is worth taking a look at what changes we should make in order...

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Unilever termékek

A major initiative was launched in January under the title „Capitalise and Help”, which allows us to choose from a range of excellent offers and also to support the National...

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UHT milk campaign with Tesco

Tetra Pak held a promotional campaign for UHT milk in the 30 biggest Tesco stores last December, to inform people that UHT milk contains no preservatives....

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This year’s Superbrands launched

The Superbrands program has been launched for the fifth time this year, while this is also the second year for the Business Superbrands program. The Superbrands program originated in the...

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Dietary supplements demanding a place in retail

As a result of increased stress in our lives and our increasingly polluted environment, dietary supplements are becoming more important for consumers than ever before. – Nowadays, what we read...

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The power of personal communication

Owing to the confidential and personal nature of its products, HIPP focuses on direct marketing and targeted printed media. Flexico, a distributor of diapers follows a similar policy. Personal contact...

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Appearance of goods is the primary consideration regarding deli counters

A major survey has been conducted by PICK-Szeged Zrt. with Trend Budapest Piackutató Kft. which among other things covered the role and importance of deli counters. According to Gábor Ámann,...

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Grüne Woche: successful Hungarians

The most important thing the correspondent has learned from this year’s Grüne Woche (16-25 January) is that Hungarian food is important for the European Market. It has also been officially...

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Agricultural “triple” in Hungexpo exhibition centre

The Agro+Mashexpo, Vineyard and Winery and Hungarian Garden exhibitions held between 28-31. January broke records both in terms of attendance by foreign exhibitors and size, with a total of 260...

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Metro expanding its PL assortment. At present, 800 PL products are stocked by the Cash&Carry chain under 24 labels, which account for 7 percent of total sales. Metro intends to...

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Vitamins from pharmacists and agents

According to a survey conducted by GfK LHS Healthcare and data from Consumer Tracking, consumers still regard vitamins as an important means of maintaining health, though sales have dropped in...

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Discrete design, accurate information

There are 3.3 million people in the 50 + age group in Hungary. A growing number of companies have special offers for this group. Charlotte Cosmetic Magyarország Kft. offers many...

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Ideal co-operation between manufacturers and agencies III. – Outsourcing of sales reps

How can we set up a system of outsourcing in the field of sales work which will bring real savings and real results? How can we get our contractors to...

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EUR 101 spent by average visitor

According to Raimund Hosch, chairman of the board of Berlin Messe, last year they had broken all time records in terms of revenues and profit and this year’s event was...

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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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Kaufland launches organic private label

In the first phase 100 products will be on the stores’ shelves in Germany.  According to Lebensmittel Zeitung, the label named K-Bio will initially comprise around 100 aggressively priced products,...

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Nordsee success in Budapest

After the first Nordsee Restaurant in West-End City Center, the second unit will open this year in November.  In the first half year the sales in Hungary's first Nordsee restaurant...

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Goldsun finish producing in April

According to the liquidator no asprirant for Goldensun property either for the producing.  Liquaidation of the company started in 2006, two years after fire int he plant. Five years before...

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Only half of developing came true in 2008

According to property consultancy ESTON International there was no handover of new retail properties in Budapest in 2008, and several developers experiencing financial trouble delayed or even stopped projects.  At...

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GDP growth under 1%

The slowdown of economic growth over the year continued in the last months of the year with the decrease of production and use.  According to the common flash estimate of...

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Sales prices of industry growing

According to Hungarian National Statistical Office the domestic sales prices of industry rose by 0.9% in January 2009 compared to the previous month and were 4.4% higher than in January...

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HUF 350 bln for R+D in Hungary

A map of the subsidies was published by R+D minister Károly Molnár at a symposium.  About HUF 350 billion in grant money to support research and development as well as...

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Competition Commission to introduce code to protect supermarket suppliers

The Competition Commission in the UK will introduce a new code of practice for supermarkets to enhance competition and ensure the fair treatment of suppliers.  After investigations last year the...

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