News and articles
The financial crisis
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
We will probably soon begin to feel the effects of the financial crisis. A brief overview of what we can expect has been prepared by my colleague, Balázs Lapis. „It...
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Locals taking over Pápai Hús
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
New owners are expected to take over management of Pápai Hús Zrt. in January. A partnership has been established by the management of Pápai Hús, local government of Pápa, livestock...
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Precious award for Hungerit Cryovac Darfresh® packaging
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The Darfresh® packaging used for poultry products sold under the Hungerit Valdor brand has been awarded the WorldStar award. The Darfresh® vacuum skin packaging of SealedAir which allows quality to...
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Jamie Oliver assortment in Spar stores
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Products by Jamie Oliver will appear exclusively in stores of the Spar Hungary chain. This assortment includes food and non-food items, like “Jamie at home” kitchen equipment. The latter will...
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Fruit Logistica focusing on innovations
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Innovations in the fruit and vegetable category will be presented at the Fruit Logistica exhibition to be held in Berlin between 4-6. February. Special attention will be devoted to innovations...
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Wide gap in frankfurter prices
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The market of frankfurters serves as a good example of complex and often incoherent consumer behaviour. Though consumers are increasingly concerned about the healthiness of ingredients, private labels show expansion....
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Superbrands – for brand-conscious consumer
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The main objective of the Superbrands program is to increase awareness of the best brands and to promote brand-conscious shopping decisions. Superbrands are selected from the PIPACS data base of...
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Merry digital Christmas!
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
As the end of the year is here, we’ll take a look at the future. Today, we see digital solutions wherever we look, because electronic media is highly flexible and...
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Containers with pre-set temperature
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Messer Hungarogáz Kft. presented its latest innovation in refrigerated transport. The Siber System allows a single vehicle to carry containers with different pre-set temperatures. Siber System containers are equipped with...
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New products in the top 10
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
A top 10 of the best selling FMCG categories is compiled by Nielsen at the end of each two month period. Processed meat, beer, cheese, carbonated soft drinks and mineral...
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Gas from Tesco
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
A joint sales campaign has been launched by gas.hu and Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. During the campaign ending on 28. February 2009, gas contracts can be signed with preferential conditions at...
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Anuga FoodTec – Budapest press conference
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Anuga FoodTec, the international food and beverage technology fair will be held between 10-13. March 2009, in Cologne. 1,200 exhibitors from over 40 countries are expected to attend the even....
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Private labels generating growth in market of frankfurters made from poultry
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of frankfurters were up by 4 percent in the first nine months of 2008, compared to 2007. According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, this was the...
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Sales stagnating
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 1.4 percent in August 2008, compared to August 2007. Sales showed stagnation compared to July. Food retail units generated 0.7 percent lower revenues in August...
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Norbi baking something new for us!
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Following the Update system, Norbert Schobert has come up with another project: bakery products which don’t make us fat. His objective for 2009 is to open at least 300 Norbi...
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CSB seminar about newest technologies
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
A seminar was held by CSB-SYSTEM Hungary Kft about new IT solutions intended for optimising decision making processes in the food industry during the IFE Foodapest exhibition. Tracing integrated into...
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New industrial computer from Intermec
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The new CK3 industrial mobile computer by Intermec was launched in Hungary in November. The CK3 intended primarily for logistic applications uses the most advanced wireless communication and bar code...
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Bonduelle producing growth
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
In spite of the unfavourable economic environment, the Bonduelle Group has boosted revenues by 19 percent this fiscal year. With revenues amounting to HUF 1,490 million, operating profit has increased...
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Uniform standards needed
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The position of vice chairman has been established in the Global Food Safety workgroup of CIES – The Food Business organisation in order to promote further global harmonisation of food...
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Sweet white champagne enjoying outstanding popularity
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Sales of champagne totalled HUF 11,5 billion in the October 2007–September 2008 period, showing year on year growth of 5 percent. Modern store types account for the largest part of...
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Meat prices to drop by end of the year
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the Market and Price Information system operated by AKI and KSH...
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Thorough preparations – half way to success
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
We have asked a number of display manufacturers what in their opinion ideal trade marketing or marketing professionals are like. The answer was: those who know their job, know what...
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Successful joint exhibition
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
A large number of innovations were presented at the Signexpo and Digitalexpo exhibitions held simultaneously on 27-29. November, in Budapest. There were over 100 exhibitors, while the number of visitors...
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drogerie markt surpassing HUF 60 billion
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
drogerie markt has achieved revenues of HUF 60,4 billion in Hungary this fiscal year, which is 18,4 percent more then in the previous year. The dm Austria Group has also...
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Decreasing prices in agriculture
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
In October 2008 the producer price level of agricultural products was 16.5% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year – said the Hungarian Statistic Office. More specifically,...
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Electrolux cut jobs
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
The company will fire 5% of the total employees, till now there is no information about from which region. Electrolux, the world's second-biggest home appliances maker, warned its 2008 results...
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Collective bargaining ended
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
Employers and unions agreed at a Friday meeting of the OET to a general wage increase of 3-5% in 2009 and to establish Hungary’s monthly minimum wage at HUF 71,500...
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Pápai Hús in local hands
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
The government assumed state guarantee on 80% of the loans the buyer would take out from the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). The buyer was a project company that was brought...
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New CEO at SáGa
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
The Holland-born Henk Slagt leads since November the SáGa Foods company. For the 48 years old specialist Hungary is well known, further he worked 5 years at Sara Lee Hungary...
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Demand for households papers and desodors grow
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research the common sold household chemicals are the fabric softeners, the toilet papers, dushgels and pocket tissues. The value of the TOP 10 households chemicals is over...
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