News and articles
”Thank you, Mr Ránky!”
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
After more than 40 successful years in foreign and domestic trade, László Ránky, managing director of SCA Hygiene Products, the world citizen of the FMCG sector retires. Former sales director...
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Hunting for Voga with La Festa
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
The great hunt for radio presenter Voga and the competition are over. La Festa’s hostesses travelled round the country promoting their cappuccino, 3in1 and hot chocolate....
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Pricer shelf labels gain ground
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Pricer offers the biggest installed base of electronic shelf label systems in Western Europe. In Hungary Praktiker, CBA and a multinational retail chain are testing the e-label....
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Price continues to dominate
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
As discounts, especially Aldi and Lidl are strengthening, more people become acquainted with New World wines in the HUF 600-800 price category. In the medium term, these will be competitors...
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On the right way on a bumpy road
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Hungary’s product charge system has been trying to enforce the responsibility of producers for 15 years. A comparison with the systems of other EU member states would be obvious, but...
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Deli counters competing
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
PICK SZEGED Zrt.’s ”Perfect deli counter 2009” in-store promotion campaign was a great success. 206 stores applied by 27 February 2009 and the first jury selected the 10 best, and...
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TMK special award: for launching and promoting Orbit Envelope raspberry-blackberry-grapefruit – Fruity sensation in an envelope
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
A new flavour was added to the Wrigley product range last year in the shape of raspberry-blackberry-grapefruit version of Orbit Envelope. The promotional campaign worked out with Prohome Kft was...
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Dreher surveyed consumers of alcoholic drinks
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Nearly 5,000 adults filled-in Dreher’s on-line questionnaire at www.alkohol.info.hu, as part of the company’s Responsible Drinking Programme. 78 percent judged drunk driving the biggest problem, 70 percent marked violence and...
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New brand manager in the Bonbonetti team
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
From 1 July 2009, Lilla Nádaskay Soósné is the new brand manager of the tibi chocolate brand. She is in charge of the brand strategy of tibi....
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Flying their own flags, Part 2
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Wine is not a characteristic element in the system of private label products, but Tesco pays special attention to shaping this product selection. The chain’s Hungarian experts select Hungarian private...
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Stable companies strengthen further on the promotional gift market
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
When the crisis hit us, some predicted the collapse of the advertising market, saying that it would be the first sector where companies would start to economise. Others expected an...
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Facing the challenge in New York
Date: 2009-08-27 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 was really calm before setting off, despite...
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Special prize: Tatabánya, CBA No.23. ABC, Hamschlager Trade Kft.
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In 2001, after two years of operation Smatch closed this shop in Tatabánya’s city centre. Back then, Franciska Ferencné Treszl was desperate to find new jobs for the 20 employees....
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Trade magazin HoReCa special award: St. Hubertus 33 promotion and prize game – Find the Deer! Joint the Hunt!
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
For many years, exciting promotions have been organised for St. Hubertus 33 by Zwack Unicum Nyrt. In the spring of 2008, student parties were focused on in order to enhance...
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Bartender competition in Siófok
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Hungary’s best bartenders were competing at the 5th Bols competition in Siófok on 29 June. Miklós Járfás won the classic category and Roland Urbán finished first in the Flair category....
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New sales director at SáGa Foods
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
From 10 August 2009, Csaba Vajdahunyadi (45) leads the SáGa sales team. After earning an MBA degree, he started at Procter&Gamble in 1992 and later worked as sales director at...
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Sliced and whole salami, flavouring – in-store sales are stable
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In terms of value, sausage and salami retail sales grew in parallel with all meat products in thee July 2008-June 2009 period, compared to the same period a year before....
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Printing companies and packaging
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
There are still great differences between Western Europe and Hungary concerning printing services for packaging. – On the domestic market, it is mostly small ”garage” companies offering printing services to...
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In a heated mood
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Hungary’s changeable continental weather is not always favourable. At the same time, terraces are an important source of restaurateurs’ revenues, therefore they try to make the terrace season longer by...
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Main prize: Budapest, Hidegkúti út, CBA Príma, CBA-Gourmand Kft.
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Modern design, free underground parking, a moving staircase, a lift and smiley shop assistants – it is almost as we were in a foreign country. The 900 m² store opened...
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POPAI special award: Kitchen of Fresh Ideas Multibrand Program 2008 – Unilever–Interspar co-operation
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Enhancing customer loyalty is a priority for both Interspar and Unilever , which has resulted in the creation of the Fresh Ideas Multibrand Program intended to promote the everyday use...
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Schoolbags from SIÓ-ECKES
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
As the result of the Thank you, SIÓ! Schoolbag Program, in August new schoolbags arrive at 126 primary schools for 1,200 pupils. – Our task was difficult, since almost 200...
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Tesco’s own radio station launched in their stores
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Using Mood Media’s concept Tesco launched its new, private satellite radio station in Hungarian stores. The new radio offers Tesco the chance to broadcast music, its own messages and advertisements....
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Deli counter meat product sales are revitalising
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Despite lobbying by the Hungarian Meat Industry Federation, meat products were not included on the list of products with a reduced VAT. Although the 5 percent increase is not catastrophic...
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The best gastroblogs
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Nearly 500 entries of which 85 qualified – these are the most important data concerning hvg.hu’s Goldenblog 2009 in the gastroblog category. From the blogs of enthusiastic and talented amateurs...
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The practical and the special
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Distributors of professional parasols are now not only protecting customers from sunshine and rain: some are equipped with infrared heaters. An open fire is quite a surprising way of heating...
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Main prize: Nagykáta, Korpusz CBA, Korpusz Taberna Kft.
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
This 600 m² store is the biggest and newest of 5 CBA shops nearby. At the moment István Török supervises the work of 18 employees and 4 apprentices. Despite the...
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Trade magazin special award: Profi Birthday prize game – „That was professional, Klárika!”
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Top promotions are accompanied by several prize games each year in the Profi discount chain. The Birthday campaign in September 2008 was special, as it was supported by the Balázs-Korda...
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Award winning STI-displays
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
STI’s two display solutions won the POPAI prize in Poland. Scrabble won in the ”everyday use” category with an island type solution, while the Lübbe suitcase finished first in the...
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