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Hungarians record holders in low cholesterol oil

According to an online survey by Nielsen, iodised salt is the most popular among functional food products intended to make us healthier, in Hungary. Reduced cholesterol cooking oil/margarine is in...

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In the course of research, GVH has the power to:

• enter and search all premises without permission from the owner or anybody present and to have any premises opened for inspection • search private property including cars and homes...

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Délice

Délice by Kinder is a delicious chocolate sponge....

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In memoriam József Törley

Törley Pezsgőpincészet celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of its founder, József Törley on 9. January. The Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Catering has an exhibition about the history...

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To be portioned ham is getting more popular again

Retail sales of ham in terms of quantity dropped by 5 per cent last year. The 5 per cent increase in terms of value was the result of rising consumer...

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Health conquering shelves

Olive oil, sport and energy drinks, cereals and corn flakes are the most dynamically growing food categories, with annual expansion of 50 per cent. Healthy food has become one of...

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How to prepare for inspections:

• set up a chain of communication • prepare internal regulations to be followed in case of inspection or research • group data and documents, store documents protected by law...

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Snack

Heat treated product, can be resealed, more attractive and modern packaging, storage....

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Environmental competition

Tetra Pak Magyarország and WWF Magyarország launched an environmental competition for primary schools in February with the aim of increasing awareness about environmental issues. The final with the best five...

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Reliable quality hams for Easter

It seems that the last Easter season has been a quite successful one for manufacturers of branded hams. The 2007 Easter campaign by the Association of the Meat Industry communicating...

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Older people as well

According to Ottilia Dörnyei, director of GfK Hungária, a slow shift is detectable in consumption habits towards healthy food. Young families with small children and women over 50 are the...

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Fresh, expensive, French

Hungarians never stay neutral when the French are the subject of the discussion. While their wealth of cultural heritage is generally admired, their chauvinistic arrogance and refusal to speak foreign...

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Tchibo Exclusive & Exclusive Mild

The flavours of the new coffee mix developed by Tchibo experts comes even closer to Hungarian taste than before....

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Healthy Growth in Functional Food Market

Consumers are becoming more skeptical about the health claims made by food and drink manufacturers. Datamonitor analysis estimates that the combined US, Western European and Asia Pacific functional food and...

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January's unemployment rate of 8.1 percent

In the period of November 2007–January 2008, the number of employed people was 3,873 thousand and the number of unemployed people was 343 thousand. In the given period, 54.6 percent...

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European companies have to decrease their sugar output with 1.14 millio tons

If they fail to make satisfactory cutbacks, companies risk a final cut with no compensation being imposed on them.  Until now, 4.8m tonnes have been renounced within the restructuring scheme,...

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FMCG prise cartel in France

If found guilty of anticompetitive practices, the companies could face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual worldwide revenue — possibly amounting to billions of euros.  Le Figaro ...

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GEFCO duplicated its sales in Hungary

The EFCO logistics integrator specialis had HUF 4 billion income, twohold as last year.   Half of the sales came from distribution of vehicles and groupage and full/part-load road transport....

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Henkel 4Q Net Profit +11%

In the full year, Henkel posted sales of EUR13.07 billion, up 2.6% from 2006, organic sales grew 5.8%.   Earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT, in the fourth quarter...

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Not tumult at Janury clearance sales

According to Media Research Company in spite of the prise actions and sales outs people don't buy anithing.  75% of the answerers said that don't want and will to shop...

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Fine on Magyar Cukor Zrt. because of water pollution

In February 33,000 m3 pollutioned water fall into brook Ikva from company's distroyed reservoir. The bad case happened in Magyar Cukor's Petohazi plant, the firm has to pay HUF 22...

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Hungarian National Wine Exhibition in London

With assistance of the Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre 26 famous Hungarian Winery show its offer in London Opera on 4th March.   For the prestigious event take part distributors, agent...

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Intelligence ADT Ultra•Max at Marionnaud

8 of the 10 international retail chains prefer ADT's solutions.   After a successful test periode in 2007 Marionnaud choose for protection the Ultra-Max®, the authentic Acousto-Magnetic technology. The first...

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Retail wings in Poland

January Retail Sales Up From 2007 Polish retail sales in January rose a strong 20.9% year-on-year, but fell 18.7% when compared to December 2007. According to figures from the national...

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Procter & Gamble Co to cut about 15 percent of its management staff

The company aims to accelerate annual productivity growth from 6 percent to 7 or 8 percent over the next five years. The world's largest household and personal-care products maker also...

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Aldi enters the Polish market

The German discounter Aldi, opened its first seven stores in Poland on 25 February. The network’s discounts are located in Poznan, Jelenia Gora, Sulechow, Glogow, Zory, Brzeg and Tarnowskie Gory....

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One third market share for Heineken Hungaria

In spite of bad business environment the company increased its sales and profit in 2007.   Last year the company sold 9% more beer, almost 2,400 hectoliters, the nettó sale...

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Extra guarantee at Indesit Company

Customer can raise the „normal” two years guarantee at Indesit products with another two, at Hotpoint-Ariston products with extra 3 years.  According to GFK Research Company on the Hungarian market...

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