News and articles
Changes in sales of the top 12 chemical categories
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Sales of 60 household chemical and cosmetics categories are monitored by the Nielsen Retail Index. Changes between May 2008-April 2009....
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Innovations in margarine dedicated to functionality
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Baking margarine is the segment of the rather saturated margarine market where expansion can be expected as many consumers are turning to cooking at home. The number of categories in...
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What is Bocuse d’Or worth when it’s Hungarian?
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The final of the local Bocuse d’Or competition is to be held in the Hungexpo complex, during the Foodapest-UKBA 2010 exhibition. Eight competitors are expected to reach the final. The...
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Europe economising
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales were down by 3.1 percent in the EU-27 countries in March 2009, compared to the preceding March. Growth was only recorded in Belgium,...
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Orbit Professional Mints erdei gyümölcs
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
A new, fruity flavour has been added to the popular Orbit Professional Mints product line....
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II. TV2 cup Howard Draft Award in Tabajd
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
An exclusive polo cup was organized by TV2 for its leading clients for the second time this year, on 21. June in Tabajd. TV2. The patron of the event was...
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Guinness record with Loctite
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Guinness World Record for the heaviest vehicle lifted using glue has been broken by Henkel. It has taken only 9 drops of Loctite Super Attack to lift the two...
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It is good to work for Wrigley Hungária
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Wrigley Hungária Kft. finished in 7th place in the Best Employer to Work for survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal Europe in the CEE region in 2008–2009. The survey...
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Parliament accepted food product line laws
Date: 2009-07-01 00:15:00
On 29 June by extra procedure, the parliament accepted food product line laws without any votes against. The National Trade Association (OKSZ) protested in a communication. The law listing itemized...
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Hungarians spends 80 billion HUF on cheese
Date: 2009-07-01 00:12:00
According to Nielsen market research company; cheese is the food which has one of the biggest turnover. The retail sales of cheese are stable and, exceeds 80 billion HUF per...
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Drought and storm – the prospects of Hungarian wheat
Date: 2009-07-01 00:10:00
Because of the drought, harvest began before the traditional date this year, especially in the southern counties. Rainy weather has no crop increasing impact, in some places it can cause...
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Just a small increase in traffic before VAT increase
Date: 2009-07-01 00:09:00
Compared with the usual, small or no increase had been measured in traffic in the stores before the VAT increase of 1 July. According to Hackl Mónika Tesco's head of...
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Four-star Castle Hotel in Szilvásvárad
Date: 2009-07-01 00:07:00
The 59th Castle Hotel of Hungary opened its gates in Szilvásvárad, Heves County. The owners renovated the castle, by 1.5 billion HUF and developed a four-star, 45 room hotel, which...
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Stable Fruit Consumption
Date: 2009-07-01 00:05:00
According to the Central Statistical Office; in 2007, food consumption per person was 194 kg, which is one of the lowest value of the decade. Fourteen percent was spent on...
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Tesco – Irish suppliers to worry
Date: 2009-07-01 00:04:00
Tesco lost a small bit of its market share in the last 12 weeks ending on June 14 compared to its 30.9 percent market share of last year. According to...
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Tortellini Ltd. blocked due to contamination
Date: 2009-07-01 00:03:00
Tortellini Ltd. blocked its tortellini, ravioli and lasagne products, which are eatable until September 2009, in order to protect the health of the consumers, due to the toxin contamination of...
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Firms do not save on training
Date: 2009-07-01 00:02:00
Four-fifths part of the companies did not reducted the expenditure on education in the past half year, despite the financial difficulties – reveals the survey of British Institute of Directors....
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Tesco and Fortis UK to form new partnership
Date: 2009-07-01 00:01:00
Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) and Fortis UK have announced that they are in exclusive discussions to form a new partnership to provide motor and household insurance. Jointly the companies will...
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Lapsing vegetables and fruits standards in the European Union
Date: 2009-06-30 00:28:33
From the 1st of July, despite protests of the big producers, the community level marketing standards for 26 different vegetables and fruits will be terminated. The EU regulated since the...
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Stagnant economy and rising unemployment
Date: 2009-06-30 00:25:57
According to Ecostat and Világgazdaság the economy stagnated in June. According to the datas of Central Statistical Office, the unemployment rate increased to 9.9 percent. The economy is still in...
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The McCafé chain remains the market leader in Hungary
Date: 2009-06-30 00:21:40
The McCafé chain increased its turnover by 24.5 per cent in 2008, and maintained its market-leading position on the a domestic café market. 2.6 million guests were served in the...
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Seven-hour technical break at Tesco stores
Date: 2009-06-30 00:17:59
Because of the VAT change a technical transition will be required in the 24 hours open hypermarkets of Tesco. The stores will be closed between 23 pm on the 30th...
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Chemical residue was found in peppers and strawberries
Date: 2009-06-30 00:15:00
The Levegő Munkacsoport (Clean Air Action Group) found chemical residue above the permissible limit quantities in peppers from Morocco and strawberries from Hungary. The civil organization investigated 17 strawberry and...
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USA – savings rather than consumption
Date: 2009-06-30 00:12:00
The deposits of commercial banks increased 1.7 percent and reached 7,500 billion USD in May. If the savings rate rises with the same intensity, a new recession could hit the...
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Since nine years there was not so many empty shops downtown, like in the 2008
Date: 2009-06-30 00:09:00
According to the mid-year survey of Ecorys Hungary international consultant company; the downtown business market faces the highest vacancy of the past 9 years. This year, 16.8 percent of the...
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Carrefour eliminates plastic bags in Spain
Date: 2009-06-30 00:05:00
French owned hypermarket chain Carrefour has decided to eliminate all plastic bags from their Spanish stores, and becomes the first large company to do so in this country. The use...
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Szentkirályi helps the storm victims of Szabolcs County
Date: 2009-06-30 00:02:00
Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. joined the International Children's Safe Drinking Water program of Procter & Gamble and the to part of the donation, which aims to ensure the supply of...
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Woolworths' rebirth
Date: 2009-06-30 00:01:00
Woolworths was the largest retailer victim of the crisis in Great Britain, but now it will reborn as an online store. The company closed 807 retail stores in January and...
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Alimentaria 2010 is set to be an exceptional international business centre and platform for brands
Date: 2009-06-29 00:31:18
Alimentaria, the International Food and Beverages Exhibition, is once again preparing to make Barcelona the world’s food and beverage capital. The event will be held 22-26 March 2010 in a...
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Agricultural strategy, addressed to the government
Date: 2009-06-29 00:26:10
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture adopted an agricultural strategy consist of 10 points on 25 June 2009. The recommendation is looking for a way out of the crisis situation of...
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