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Less sausage and salami sold in the first four months

Gfk Hungária’s data indicate that Hungarian households purchased less sausage and salami than a year ago. In the first four months of 2009 sausage sales went down by 7 percent,...

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In brief

MGE organises its Tradition and Evolution chef competition for the third time. First preliminaries are held in November 2009. • Mesterpálinkák store launches Palinka Friday: as of July, they sell...

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Black coffee becoming more colourful

Expanding product range, a growing number of brands, coffee types ”beyond espresso” gaining ground and more knowledgeable consumers – coffee distributors say they hardly feel the recession! In the past...

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SIÓ Prémium PET

The well-known, succulent juices and nectars in the SIÓ Prémium product line are now available in aseptic PET bottles....

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Brand value measured

Just like in nearly 90 other countries, from this year Superbrand’s market research partner in Hungary is Nielsen. Judit Tóth Szalókyné informs us about this cooperation and brand values. –...

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Vanish helps with money and clothes

Vanish’s producer Reckitt Benkiser offered HUF 10 to the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service after each Vanish product sold in July. Collecting clothes all around the country is also part of...

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New products from Szentkirályi in the summer

From the second part of June Szentkirályi’s flavoured mineral waters re-appear in a mild sparkling format, with a new flavour (grapefruit-lime) added. Their calorie and fruit sugar content are significantly...

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High quality sells better

Nielsen Retail Index reveals that lemon juice retail sales grew by 13 percent in terms of value in June 2008-May 2009, compared to the previous period a year before. The...

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Solutions at the time of recession

Recently we have written about how celebrated British and American chefs drastically reduced the prices of their famous dishes and services at the time of economic crisis. The same process...

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Singatoba

Every September Nespresso introduces a special product that is only available for a few weeks. This year they treat coffee lovers with Singatoba from Sumatra. The Arabica Blue Batak beans...

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Tchibo Espresso Sizilianer Art, Tchibo Espresso Mailänder Art

Whole bean coffee for the lovers of special espressos and unique coffees....

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Superbrands makes you more attractive

Superbrands, present in Hungary for 6 years, is the only system that awards brand value in our country. It is the world’s biggest program of this kind that covers 82...

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New player on the energy drink market

A ”seductive” brand arrived at Hungary: the Playboy energy drink. It has been adapted to European taste and real ginseng, guarana, damiana and shizandra are among its ingredients, informs the...

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”Find your future business partners!”

– 45 Hungarian companies will present their products in Cologne on 10-14 October and 160,000 businesspersons are expected from all over the world – says Márta Kakuk, the Hungarian representative...

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Lemon juices are in top condition

Trying to eat healthier opened the way for a more creative usage of lemon juices. Another significant step forward has been taken in packaging. New designer bottles gradually replace the...

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Franchise news

Gold chains In July, American trade magazine Restaurant & Institutions published its list of the world’s 400 restaurant chains (both fast food and traditional) with the biggest turnover. The first...

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Price increase lowest in the food industry

In comparison with the previous month, domestic industrial sales prices increased by 0.9 percent in June; compared with June 2008 they grew by 2.1 percent. KSH’s report reveals that in...

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SOLE Flört joghurt és puding multipack 4×150 g

Pudding, fruit and layered yoghurts in the Sole Flört product line are now available in multipacks....

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Retro 3

I finished my last piece by stating that I did not intend to write about this again. I was wrong, the situation deteriorated further. I still think that some kind...

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We are No.1 in CSR in the region

Based on the CSR 24/7 evaluation Hungarian and Polish companies did the best. Bulgarian and Romanian companies were also analysed. Magyar Telekom occupies the number one spot on the Hungarian...

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Electronic shelf labels in Tesco’s Budaörs store

In the summer, Tesco replaced more than 44,000 shelf labels to electronic ones in its Buadörs store. The new labels are in wireless connection with the store’s computerised retail system,...

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Mouth care brands expand with specialties

Sales expectations in the mouth care product category focus on keeping up the present level. Toothbrush is the leading segment of innovation, but toothpaste and mouth wash novelties are also...

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Czifray competition

A competition lasting for two years which appears to be quite different from other similar events has been launched by the Hungarian Gastronomic Association this year. The competition has been...

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Strengthening forint slows down meat imports

Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) monitors and regularly publishes the world’s poultry and fruit/vegetable product trends. Their latest report reveals that the price of Hungarian slaughter pigs decreased early July....

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Playboy Energy Drink & Playboy Energy Drink Light

Mixed fruit flavoured, carbonated energy drink with a high caffeine content....

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The price of shopping

The communications war between Hungary’s two FMCG giants, Tesco and Spar keeps raging. A few weeks ago, Spar filed a complaint against Tesco at the Hungarian Trade Association’s Ethics Committee...

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Tesco donated clothes to charity

Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. donated HUF 35 million worth of clothes in July to social welfare institutions and families in need. From its 95 hypermarkets, the chain regularly collects the products...

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Top 10 trends in petrol station shops

Petrol station shops excel in cigarette sales: sales in terms of value increased by 15 percent in June 2008-July 2009 and exceeded HUF 34 billion. Beer and carbonated soft drinks...

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100 ml tubes strengthen on an expanding market

Retails sales of toothpaste augmented by 6 percent in July 2008-June 2009, compared to the previous period, surpassing HUF 10 billion. In terms of quantity, the market did not change....

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Leading his own team

András Wolf, the chef of Boscolo’s New York Szalon is one of those young chefs who were given the opportunity to prove their skills. Needless to say that he worked...

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