News and articles
Triple beer taxes in Russia
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:22
Next year, tax on beer will be the threefold of the current level. Consumption tax will increase to 9 rubles per liter (about 55 HUF) in Russia – announced Alexei...
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Energy drink consumption increased spectacularly in Hungary
Date: 2009-09-28 00:05:55
According to Nielsen market research company; retail sales of energy drink increased by 24 percent, between the 2008 September and 2009 August period, exceeding 11 billion HUF. Because of the...
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Ministry of Finance would correct the spoilt of the cafeteria-regulation
Date: 2009-09-28 00:04:25
The government has to correct its tax proposal, voted summer 2009. Under the current rules not 25, but 58 percent would afflict the fringe benefits. In the case of the...
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The companies of the region do not expect recovery
Date: 2009-09-28 00:03:45
Deloitte prepared its first regional economic sentiment survey. In the summer 190 heads of large companies were asked about the prospects of the next 6-12 months. Hungary, Romania, Poland, Croatia,...
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Salient optimism at the Germans
Date: 2009-09-28 00:03:00
According to the GfK market research institute on the basis of the October survey, the GfK consumer confidence index produced the highest value of the last 16 months in Germany....
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Unilever would buy Sara Lee’s cosmetics business
Date: 2009-09-28 00:02:35
The 1.275 billion euros transaction is waiting for the approval of the European trade unions and the authorities. Unilever can not be disclosed the concrete steps of the merger, until...
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This year’s grape harvest worth a little
Date: 2009-09-28 00:02:00
Midway through the harvest, it can be seen, that the yield will be less than the expected 3.5 million hektoliters, because of the hot summer. But despite the fewer amount...
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The most ethical supermarkets
Date: 2009-09-28 00:01:30
According to the criterias of the Association of Conscious Consumers, most ethical brands among the food chains are Reál and G'Roby, although these companies has only an average ethical and...
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Revenue increase is expected from Tesco in the second quarter
Date: 2009-09-28 00:01:08
Nomura’s analyst expects a 9 percent growth, from the quarterly report of Tesco, thus the recommendation to purchase shares of Tesco has confirmed. According to the analyst; Tesco's revenues will...
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Nespresso expands in Saturn Mammut
Date: 2009-09-28 00:00:51
The Nespresso continues its expansion started in June 2008, in the commercial units. It will open its first special outlet in Eastern Europe, with about a 20 square meters base...
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CSB-System Ltd.: Seminar on corporate food management
Date: 2009-09-28 00:00:30
CSB-System Ltd. will held a seminar linked to a plant visit for food companies, at Fino-Food Ltd. entitled: “Product rationalization and integrated follow-up, with corporate food system” The event will...
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McDonald’s at one hundred
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
On 28 August, Hungary’s 100th McDonald’s restaurant opens in Győr. Hungary’s largest fast food chain invested HUF 700 million, rebuilding even the nearby public road intersection. On the big day,...
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Germany-Hungary: we take the lead once again
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
At the Grüne Woche trade fair in January 2010, Germany will honour us with the „Partner Country” status, which is a great challenge and a task we have to prepare...
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New products from the Clorox brand
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Clorox is a well known brand, present on the Hungarian market for more than 10 years as one of the key players in the chemicals category. Besides providing constant high...
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Self-promotion – in a short text message
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Follow us now on Twitter! – we can read in numerous American and Western European magazines and on the websites of shops, businesses, restaurants and bars. What is this new,...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 2
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erte, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: “I have started my interim career in the...
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Private labels: two-digit growth
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, private label food product sales were up by 14 percent in the first half of the year, while household chemicals and cosmetics improved by...
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Food category, gold medal: Unilever
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Magyarország Kft – Delikát8 “Cook 8 playgrounds!” In the past 2 years, Unilever Magyarország Kft. and Delikát8 buyers built the most playgrounds in Hungary. Since the seasoning Delikát is used...
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More than 20 Hungarian exhibitors to participate in ProWein
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
More than 20 Hungarian exhibitors are expected to participate in next year’s ProWein in Düsseldorf. On 21-23 March 2010, Europe’s leading wine fair will host approximately 3,000 exhibitors in the...
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Virtual Hungary at the Green Week in Berlin
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Next year, Hungary will be present in a partner country status at one of the most prestigious international food trade fairs, Berlin’s Grüne Woche. Hungary’s participation will be financed and...
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Demand shifts towards general purpose cleaners
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Consumer habits are changing in the product categories related to cleaning. Households buy less cleaners and cleaning utensils. Only innovative, environmentally friendly solutions and private labels achieved growth. – The...
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School cafeteria
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
In the United Kingdom, school cafeterias are on the frontline of fighting obesity. Parents often complain that are not informed about lunch menus. From September, Somerset County Council will use...
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Visible monitoring – without extra costs
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Fino-Food Kft. uses CSB-System’s industry-specific software to control its business processes. The company’s manufacturing traditions go back as far as 120 years. In 1889, Antal Strausz started manufacturing cheese and...
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The business potential of co-operation
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Communicating restrictive measures to employees in the way management wants these to be interpreted is a major problem all over the world. It was a mystery for the top management...
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Beverage category, gold medal: Great Soproni NumberShow
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
“Great Soproni NumberShow” promotion activity by Heineken Hungária Sörgyárak Zrt. won in the beverage category. Gergely Tóth, Soproni’s brand manager recalled the events of the 2008 campaign. From 1 June...
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Culinary adventures in Vajdahunyad Castle
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Marketing Centre organised its Culinary Days for the second time at the last weekend of August. Special base materials and products were promoted in Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle. The TRADITIONS-FLAVOURS-REGIONS...
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Battery-operated air fresheners energise the market
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Last year the air freshener market produced a two-digit expansion, but this year growth is losing pace. One third of the market is covered by aerosol products and battery-operated devices...
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Twitter tips:
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
5-6 posts a day are enough; Make your posts personal; Ask for the opinions of your followers; Never advertise promotions using the same text; React to comments; Make special offers...
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Personalities
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
There are numerous professions which require a characteristic personality and that of chef’s belongs to this category. What makes the best stand out? The funny guy Heston Blumenthal’s eyes are...
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