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German Business Confidence Hits Record Low

The Ifo index, a widely-followed gauge of German business sentiment, dropped to a record low in December, underscoring prospects for a deepening recession in the euro-zone's largest economy.  The Ifo...

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Pevec Enters Serbian Market

The Croatian DIY chain invested E40m to open its first store in Serbia. It is the chain’s 18th store in the region.  According to local press information company built a...

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Pernod Ricard Sells Off Some Brands

Alcohol major Pernod Ricard has agreed to sell several of its brands in order to full conditions laid down by the European Commission, related to its acquisition of Vin &...

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U.S. Regulatory „yes” for new sweeteners

Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc have long searched for a natural alternative to chemical sweeteners to help reinvigorate U.S. soft drink sales which have slipped as consumers opt for other...

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Kay Schiebur – new member in Lekkerland's Executive Committee

Lekkerland AG & Co. KG is creating a portfolio for this purpose at the Board of Management level and vesting this responsibility with Kay Schiebur, who will serve as Chief...

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Consumers Prefer Large, Economy Sizes

In today's struggling economy, more than half (58 percent) of U.S. consumers are “very concerned” about rising food prices.  As consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers employ options to...

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Campaign for the Hungarian Palinka

Since autumn we can see billboards of Agricultural Marketing Center on the streets, on wich the organisation propagates the civilized palinka drinking.  The Hungarian palinka is a national treasure. It...

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Research about Hungarian Agriculture

The problem of the domestic agriculture and food industry are first of all horizontal, they came from the Hungarian economy. The survey, was made by Agriculture Research Institute, was showed...

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Donationcard at the SPAR stores

This year in December SPAR and Hungarian Maltese Charity Service issued donation cards, what are available at the retail chain's cash desk. With donation cards in value of HUF 200...

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(HU) Termékpálya kódex készül

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New OBI store in Kecskemet

It is the DIY store chain's 23th unit in Hungary. The warehouse has 8,200 sqm retail area and wide range of goods.  „We hope that our retail and communication system...

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Alimentaria Lisboa 2009

The exhibition promotes the food and hospitality channel to its offerings and presents the Intervin show for the first time.  Alimentaria Lisboa, which is shaping up to be the most...

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Profitable year for Hungarian Agriculture

This year the profitability grow by 5-6%, the value is HUF 150-152 billion. The value of agricultural export till September was 4.2 billion euros. Last year it was 4.6 billion...

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Modell and Hoppy toys at Pető Institute

120 children in need of developing and 30 conductors participited at Pető Institute's Christmas party on 12th December. Event organiser Inspirations made gingerbread baking for them. From Minimax chanel well...

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Hungarians drik champagne first of all at the year's end

According to GfK ConsumerScan research consumers buy 50% of the yearly champagne in 12th month. Eight time more households buy this category in December as in an average month. Hungarians...

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More Shoppers Continue To Go on-line

According to the latest figures from IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) and Capgemini show that online sales in UK were up 16% in November on last year as consumers...

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Lidl UK buy British pork

Schwarz Group-owned Lidl in the UK plans to switch all of its fresh pork supplies to British by the end of next month, and 40% of its bacon by February....

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ALDI offers compostable bags in Germany

The bag features Aldi's Bio organic logo and the claim 'Give a smile to nature!'  Discount retailerhas started offering 100% compostable plastic bags made from renewable raw materials in Germany....

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Rewe to open Selgros cash & carry in Russia

The first store operates in Kotelniki, around 20 km southeast of Moscow.  Further the launch of first Selgros cash & carry store was scheduled for the second quarter of 2008,...

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New market opportunities at GIDA 2009

Organized by ITF – Istanbul Trade Fairs Co., the 17th International Food Products and Processing Technologies Exhibition – GIDA 2009 will be held between 28 – 31 October 2009 in...

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Dialogue between parties concerned

Coca-Cola Magyarország has initiated a dialogue based on international standards in the topic of „Conscencious nutrition, active lifestyle and health – the responsibility of choice”. The objective of the forum...

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One third of the population using internet

At the end of the first half of 2008, over 49 percent of the Hungarian population above the age of 14 had access to the Internet. 3.09 million was the...

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Rationalisation by TV2

Like foreign media enterprises, TV2 is also preparing for the crisis by rationalisation. Their news section is to be restructured and 35 employees of the group are to be laid...

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Question:

How could the Hungarian food industry be competitive in the EU if the price of electricity is substantially higher than in Germany? Why is this and what can you do...

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Sales of women’s hygiene products up

Sales of women’s hygiene products were up both in terms of value and quantity in the first half of 2008. According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, sales...

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Low prices and cleanness self-evident in the UK

According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, low prices have become a precondition of competitiveness in the UK. Tesco ranks third globally among food retail enterprises and is...

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