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Pálinka Promenade in Vigadó square

The II. Budapesti Pálinka Promenade was held between 28-30. September, in Vigadó square. Only authentic palinkas, made exclusively from fruit were allowed to be presented. Products of Zwack Kecskeméti Pálinka...

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Using shrinking budgets smartly

Mrs. Szalókyné Judit Tóth, director of Nielsen turned the attention of the audience to the present. Though 58 per cent of consumers find it harder to make ends meet, only...

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Marketing might become yeast for the baking industry

Bakery products are popular in Hungary. Production is fragmented however, which means resources are not sufficient for powerful marketing. According to József Werli, secretary of the Hungarian Association of Bakers,...

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Who are the users?

Széchenyi card accounted for a substantial part of financing agreements signed by SME-s with banks for a shorter than one year term. The largest part of the amount available is...

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Intimately Beckham Night

The new pair of fragrances is intended to grasp the special, intimate, sensual moments of their life which are invisible to the public....

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Everything you want to know about your consumer

Career & Style held its conference on 7. September, where current issues of the consumer market and possible future changes were discussed. In her opening presentation, the managing director of...

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Cup for clients

This is the second occasion that a football cup has been organised by HPS Group for its clients. The Durex team won the tournament played on artificial grass....

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Agárdi Pálinkafõzde five years old

Agárdi Pálinkafőzde celebrated its 5th birthday with a cigar palinka presentation and a card game championship held in its Visitor Centre, on 11. October. Only 1,400 bottles of their limited...

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Hungarian food losing ground

Zoltán Fórián, head of division, Agrár-Európa Kft., pointed out that there is confusion in the press regarding the expected increase in demand and the extent of price rises. According to...

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Our everyday bread from the neighbourhood store

According to data from the GfK Shopping Monitor, small, neighbourhood stores account for the largest part of sales and their market share has increased from 48 per cent in 2004...

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Post/pre mix Colas continue to lose ground

According to Nielsen data, HoReCa sales of carbonated soft drinks amounted to over HOF 55 billion in the August 2006 – July 2007 period, with the rate of decrease in...

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Energizer Ultimate

The new Energizer Ultimate alkali battery is proven to produce 25 % more power compared to the previous Energizer Ultimate battery....

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When food safety is uncertain

In our third and final report about the CIES conference held in Shanghai, we focus on the issue of food safety. The title of the presentation by James Morehouse, senior...

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(HU) SPAR-ban a „Nagy fogyás”

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International Bad Products Awards

The International Bad Product nominations were submitted by Consumer International (CI) member organisations, the final four, including the overall winner, were chosen by the CI Secretariat. In announcing its bad...

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Diabetic grain producing in Szeged

This week started the producing again in Gabonatermesztesi Kutato Kht- famous of guar gum cases.  A row material and the plant, producing diabetic grain is strongly supervised, the feed made...

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Szechenyi Card on the short list of European Enterprise Awards

To be on the short list is a big honor for Szechenyi Card and the organisations behind. A 13strong shortlist has been selected for the European Enterprise Awards 2007, which...

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Functional food market grown dynamic in the UK

Some 97% of British consumers have bought some sort of food with an added health benefit, according to a survey from Nielsen. According to the research company, the UK functional...

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Store chain privatisation in Serbia

The country's biggest department store chain, Robne Kuce Beograd, was sold to a local businessman for 360 million euros. The bankrupt state-owned chain owns some 240,000 square metres of retail...

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Metro wholesale center in Far-East

The assortment, service and architecture of the Metro Cash & Carry wholesale center in Lahore have been tailored to the specific needs of commercial customers in Pakistan.  More than 20,000...

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Carrefour Romania bought Artima

The company payed 55 million euros the Romanian supermarket chain. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities.    Carrefour Romania S.A. operated from 8 hypermarkets at the...

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Barcode for agricultural products in China

During the campaign the government said more than 300,000 technical staff went to rural areas in the last month, nearly 200 illegal food companies have been shut. The system of...

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Idea of a Barcode trolley is on the top

Consumers are more interested than ever in the details of the products they consume. According to a Shopper Research by IGD 30% of shoppers would be interested in using barcode...

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Carlsberg to distribute Budvar

Danish brewer has signed a distribution deal with Budejovicky Budvar to distribute its products in Denmark. Carlsberg's independent company, House of Beer will take over the distribution of the Czech...

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Wine marketing Conference in Sopron

The aim of the event is to present the European Wine Marketing program. The organisers wait more than 250 people for the VII. Wine Marketing Conference between 6-7 December in...

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