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Most people would prefer free Internet content
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
80 percent of Internet users would like free access to Internet contents; one third want free content without advertisements, but the majority would tolerate advertisements if access was free. In...
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Kalinka Szamovár – mézzel és teafűvel
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Delicate taste, easy to consume....
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The world according to Bocuse
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
With the help of Hungexpo Zrt., last December the world’s most famous chef Paul Bocuse, who won more than 120 Michelin stars during his career, gave an exclusive interview to...
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Bittersweet
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Economic recession finally reached the confectionery sector in the second half of 2009. The president of the Guild of Hungarian Confectioners, János Pataki spoke about the state of things, the...
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New managing director for METRO
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From 1 January 2010, Peter Schweighofer is the new managing director of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. He joined the METRO team in 1982 at METRO Cash & Carry Austria, where he...
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MFP rebranded
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last November the Hungarian Consumer Platform (MFP) appeared on the scene with a new, characteristic and colourful image. They also developed a new brand position that is best characterised by...
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Easter chocolate figure market keeps shrinking
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
This March-April 30 percent of Hungarian households bought some kind of Easter chocolate figure, while in the same period a year earlier this ratio was around 33 percent – informs...
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The frozen food market contracted
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, 67 percent of Hungarian households bought a frozen product (pizza, meat product, potato, vegetables) at least once in October 2008-September 2009, down 1 percentage point...
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Loyal employees
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
When going to a McDonald’s one always feels that all employees are student-aged, who are replaced by younger staff in a year or two. However, through its loyalty programme the...
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Retail keeps shrinking
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Retail sales continued to fall in October, informs KSH’s quick report. Volume sales of retail stores were down by 4.7 percent in the first t en months of 2009 and...
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Fütyülős Mézes Szamóca
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Fütyülős Mézes Szamóca is the latest innovation by Fütyülős and is expected to be the biggest success in 2010!...
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Experience-hungry consumers vs. discount store dominance
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The fact that large German retail syndicates went bankrupt this year indicates that new strategies are needed to survive. 90 lecturers and 1,200 decision-makers focused on these new strategies at...
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Trade marketing toolbar – Display
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
What makes a display work? Why do some of them multiply sales while others remain practically invisible? Are their golden rules? What are the latest trends? To display means making...
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Coca-Cola Magyarország won a prize at CSR Best Practice competition
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The competition was organised by the Hungarian Public Relations Association (MPRSZ) and there were 17 entries. Coca-Cola entered with a rehabilitation programme of the Szabadság island near Mohács, as the...
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The epaper solution wins
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
CBA was the first to introduce ZBD’s new generation epaper shelf label solution, in its new store in Mogyoród: the solution is a world premiere that came out in 2009...
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Shampoo average prices develop steadily
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Shampoo ranks ninth among the 60 household chemicals and cosmetics categories measured by Nielsen. The annual market is worth HUF 11 billion and value sales were up by 2 percent,...
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Baking industry concentrates further
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
While last year’s grain harvest was good, low buying prices were a disappointment to farmers. The baking industry has been concentrating for years; the number of small companies is declining,...
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Health-friendly restaurants
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
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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Fewer promotional leaflets and shorter promotional periods
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s Leaflet Monitor, comparing the first nine months of the leaflet market in 2009 with the same period in 2008 shows that the number of leaflets published...
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Medve Óriás kocka 46,7 g ömlesztett sajt
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
MEDVE Óriás Kocka will be a popular offer for cheese lovers with its 46.7-g packaging and favourable price....
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Grüne Woche, Berlin, part 1 – In addition to consumers, Hungarians also met purchasers in Berlin
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In January, Hungarian food products were given media surface in the value of HUF 30-50 million in Germany – Hungary was the partner country at the Grüne Woche food and...
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Environmental product charge system changed again from 1 January
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
As recession hit different industries to a varying extent, actors in the packaging industry sensed the crisis differently. Those who produce packaging for daily consumer goods were affected less or...
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We insist on our espresso
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
When it comes to indulgence, we insist on our cup of coffee the most – revealed an on-line survey recently. NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto surveyed the users of TeszVesz, an auction...
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Women and alcohol
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From January, Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt.’s informative website www.alkohol.info.hu examines the relationship between women and alcohol. Because of biological reasons, women react to alcohol differently from men, but at the same...
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Hair dye is in the best position
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, in terms of both value and volume only hair dye sales trends were positive in November 2009-October 2009. Measured in Forint, 8 percent more...
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Pasta prices slightly reduced – turnover remains stable
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Pasta is one of the most popular food products in Hungary. It ranks eleventh among the 90 categories measured by Nielsen, measured in value. Annual retail sales are above the...
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Nespresso Corner
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Capsule coffee takes off slowly in the Hungarian bar/restaurant/café sector. At the end of last year, Nespresso appeared in Media Markt stores with special tasting-stands: Nespresso Corner offers a new...
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Hungary on top of the inflation list
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In November 2009, in the EU-27 consumer prices were 1 percent higher on average, compared to prices in November 2008. The biggest increase was measured in Hungary (5.2 percent) and...
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Ideal sütemény
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Ideal biscuits represent a new category on the market with their composition and individual packaging....
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the…- PLMA 2010, Istanbul
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
2009 was the year of private labels: due to the economic crisis spending habits changed all over Europe and these changes were favourable for Private Label. The PLMA 2010 conference...
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