News and articles

Success on multiple levels

The Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival closed its gates on September 13. According to Judit Révész, the key account manager of Törley Pezsgőpincészet Kft. the number of wine-savvy participants...

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Sága Tüzes partigolyó

Sága expands its portfolio with a new, breaded product....

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GfK Hungária is 20 years old

GfK Hungária was founded in 1989 by GfK’s Austrian affiliate, Fessel-GfK. Back than the company employed less than ten people, now it employs ten times more and its sales turnover...

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Ownership concentration at Reál

Ownership concentration deepens at Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft.: Alaszka Kft. from Debrecen bought a 100 percent share in Élésker Kft. of Gyula. Élésker has 21 stores in 7 towns of...

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Only LCD and plasma televisions achieved growth

In the first half of the year, the market of consumer electronics contracted by 25 percent in both value and volume, compared to the same period last year – finds...

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Artisjus royalties

On 3 September 2009, the Society Artisjus Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors’ Rights held an informative meeting for HoReCa organisations and the representatives of the Hotel Association of...

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Decrease has not stopped

Retail sales continued to fall in July (6.6 percent in volume). According to KSH’s report, the decrease was 2.3 percent smaller than in the previous month. In the first seven...

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Disney termoszos ajándékcsomag, Disney adventi kalendárium (4 féle)

Once again, this year Bonbonetti surprises children with new Disney gift packages and Advent calendars decorated with popular figures from tales....

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Wine advice from the computer

Laurel Kft.’s oenological information terminal is also called a digital sommelier. Recently two of these devices were installed in CBA stores with IBM AnyPlace Kiosk as their base, helping shoppers...

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New advertising code of ethics entered into force

The new Hungarian Advertising Code of Ethics was signed by 26 professional organisations and entered into force on 30 September 2009. It is based on the Code of Ethics of...

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Loan market recovering slowly

After the development of previous years, the loan market dramatically declined. Global crisis narrowed down resources, entailing a lending activity contracted to the minimum; at the same time interest rates...

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Trends and facts in HoReCa

Horeca-Forward was the title of the conference organised by Karrier & Stílus Tanácsadó Kft. in September. Presentations at the conference offered useful knowledge to everyone working in the HoReCa sector....

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Cattle sent to the slaughter

Agricultural Eonomics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their latest market report reveals that decrease in the production price of domestic slaughter...

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Nosztalgia étcsokoládés vajkaramellás szaloncukor

The dark-chocolate coated, soft, new Nosztalgia butter-caramel fondant candy will be a Christmas favourite with both young and old....

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FOODAPEST NEWS

From 2010, HUNGEXPO Zrt.’s prestigious trade exhibitions are organised based on a new concept. FOODAPEST and UKBA will take place every second year, at the same time. The first dual...

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A star is born with Tesco Express

A 400-m² Tesco Express will open in Budapest’s former Csillag store on Rákóczy Road, together with a café that intends to continue the traditions of the old Ostende café....

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New “green” promotion from Tesco

Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. launched its “Is your school green?” waste-recollecting competition, which lasts from 11 September 2009 until 11 January 2010. Tesco stamps into a stamp book (which can be...

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Erste Bank

Market changes in the past few years influenced customer demand. Firms often postpone their investments and revise their spendings. This trend entails the optimisation of financial services used and a...

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Star chefs in Budapest

The Hungarian Bocuse d’Or Academy and Hungexpo invited 4 famous French chefs for 5-6 October, owners of prestigious restaurants in Lyon. They met members of the Academy and went to...

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Optimistic report on the economic perspectives of the near future

Summer data indicate a moderate improvement in the situation of the world economy and Hungary: the most painful part of the crisis is over. However, the extent and length of...

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BIO POWER Energy Drink

Most ingredients of the new BIO POWER Energy Drink are high quality organic base material, originating from ecologically controlled farms....

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Thank you, Lord…

…for listening to me after all and giving me back my faith in human intellect. Thank you to the trade for this several-hour conversation at the conference in Tapolca about...

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New marketing director at Heineken Hungária

János Makkay replaced Cor Honkoopot in the marketing director’s seat at Heineken Hungária Zrt. János Makkay worked at Unilever for seventeen years, directing market affaires in six countries from 2007....

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Mosoly Alapítvány is supported foundation of the year in 2009

The foundation’s winning the title implies a HUF 40 million support for the Mosolyvarázs programme from Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. and Procter&Gamble, to help chronically ill, disabled and poor children....

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The factoring market

According to data by the Hungarian Factoring Association, factoring services only made up for 2.5 percent of the GDP in 2008, while the same ratio in the EU is almost...

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Chef competitions with limitations

Vilmos Kreil, the president of the Hungarian Bocuse d’Or Academy informed the public that according to Yves Huncler, there was a chance of 83-year old Paul Bocuse visiting the Hungarian...

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Payment deadline may become longer

In Central and Eastern Europe the number of companies whose credit ratings dropped kept increasing in the past few years – says Zoltán Dercze, managing director of Coface Hungary. 45...

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Trüffel hagyománydoboz

Well-known and popular Truffles are now available in several channels in the decor box selection....

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Farewell to charming national figures

Although Parliament passed the new advertising bill last year, certain paragraphs only entered into force this spring, for instance those that regulate tobacco product ads and open-air advertising. Changes in...

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Campaign for dishwashers

Calgonit and Bosch launched a campaign, named “Take it seriously” for popularising environmentally friendly methods and dishwashers. According to research findings, cleaning dishes with a machine requires 2.5 times less...

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