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Tchibo Exclusive

Tchibo presents the reborn Tchibo Exclusive, which is made from 100% arabica coffee....

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Variations on gentle washing

Contradictory trends have been experienced in the biggest chemical category – that of washing products. On 5 August Nielsen published a communication about detergent sales declining by 9 percent in...

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Cucumber juice

Mr. Q Cumber is an all natural crisp and refreshing drink that tastes like you just bit into an ice cold cucumber. With a bit of ice it eases even...

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In a better market position than the average

Chilled candy bars belong to the group of food products with the biggest turnover: its annual HUF 24 billion market it is the 12th biggest among the 90 measured by...

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Beer is on top of promotional products’ ranking

Nielsen analyses promotional sales in fifteen food categories in hyper- and supermarkets. Altogether 44 percent of category sales (in value) were realised in promotion in the first half of 2010...

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Beer fountain on the main square of Bőcs

On 12 August a fountain was inaugurated on the mains square of Bőcs (the birthplace of Borsodi beer) from which beer can also be drawn. The idea came from the...

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We teach you so that you can buy it

METRO Customer Academy will create an opportunity for those in the Horeca sector to study. We discussed the topic with Piroska Balestra, METRO’s head of the customer academy department. •...

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Chat and Co.

We often hear about community media and probably many Facebook, Twitter, Iwiw, YouTube or Wikipedia users would not be able to define the term. The term defines communication tools which...

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Pur MAX Gel

Every drop of the new, thicker Pur MAX gel creates rich foam which lasts long on the cleaning sponge and gets rid of even the most stubborn grease stains....

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Autumn cleaning (and economising)

On the cleaning product and utensil market it is visible that households started economising because of the crisis. Category operations assistant manager Renáta Rabóczki shared Unilever’s experiences with us: –...

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iPhone-soap

Gadget lovers will adore this soap innovation: by using this they do not have to make do without their favourite iPhone. The popular smartphone is now available in soap form...

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Brand building at full speed among chilled candy bars

Pöttyös is the best known túró rudi brand, what is more, a survey by Braun & Partners and GfK Hungária in the spring of 2010 revealed that it was also...

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Heineken Hungária’s new CEO

From SeptembervOladele Ajayi is the new CEO of Heineken Hungária. The first African manager in the Heineken Group to lead a Central European member company came from Nigeria. He studied...

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EuroShop: marketing-at-retail in focus

Ten Hungarian companies will be exhibiting at Düsseldorf’s EuroShop. The world’s biggest retail technology trade fair is held every three years, next time on 26 February-2 March 2011. Szilvia Máté,...

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Edible drinks

If there is a popularity ranking for cocktails in the United States, Bloody Mary probably has a place in the top 5. This drink was created in the 1920s and...

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Health-friendly restaurants

The objective of the Health-friendly programme is to promote healthy eating. According to project manager Éva Péterfia, about 1,000 restaurants are interested in joining the initiative. Member restaurants forbid smoking,...

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Joya Soy Drinks

TJoya soy drinks are made from Austrian soy beans. These products are guaranteed to be of 100% plant origin, GM-, lactose-, gluten-and cholesterol-free....

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All brands fight dandruff

The hair care market improved in value, but there was a decrease in volume. Anti-dandruff products still have the biggest market share, followed by dry hair and dyed hair products....

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Hungarian consumers plan their shopping in advance

Hungarian shoppers are some of the most conscious in Eastern Europe: 82 percent of our compatriots say they plan their shopping in advance. More than half of Hungarian shoppers (55...

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We like to buy chilled candy bars for our children

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, the consumption of chilled candy bars is closely connected to the presence of children in the family. While families with children are responsible for buying...

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Drop Shop wine bar

Drop Shop is a real 21st-century place that would stand the test in any metropolis. The doormat says ‘Tasting Zone’ and we enter Scandinavian-style interior that is crammed with bottles...

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An information security prized was founded

At the ITBN 2010 conference at the end of September the best Hungarian and foreign-owned information security manufacturers, service providers and advisors will be awarded with the ITBN Security Prize....

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A ‘thank you’ to customers

On 25 August the Tesco Clubcard loyalty programme commenced: after buying something in a Tesco store shoppers receive a point on their personal accounts after every HUF 200 spent. When...

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Cold wonders of the summer

The most disappointing thing a bar owner cans say to a guest in summer is ‘I do not have cold beer or Coke’. Blitz Chiller is the solution: a rapid...

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Cooks from the Web

11 September was the day when seven famous Hungarian gastrobloggers introduced themselves at an event on Tabáni Terrace called Blog Tasting. Our view is that it is restaurant owners’ interest...

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Mizo Cheese

For those customers who prefer quality and traditions, and appreciate expertise....

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Facing innovations

The facial care category managed to grow, but the market share of cheaper and private label products increased in this category too. Branded product manufacturers stepped up their efforts by...

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Consumers did not feel more inclined to buy in the summer either

According to KSH’s quick report, volume sales in retail were down by 4.7 percent in the first six months of 2010 and by 4.6 percent in June, compared to the...

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Demand is shifting towards higher lemon content

Lemon juice sales decreased in volume but increased in terms of value in the past period. Ágnes Chvojka, Maspex Olympos Kft.’s junior brand manager explained this with this year’s unfavourable...

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L.A. Bodegita restaurant and bar

On the street level we find a world-class cocktail and tapas bar. In the basement there is a 50-person room and a small stage. Upstairs: a fine-dining restaurant that seats...

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