News and articles
Campari is doing better than the rest of the market
Date: 2009-04-10 10:01:27
Italian drinks company Campari is „going very well”, in fact better than the rest of the market – CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz pointed out in Milan this week. He was speaking...
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Instant food and sandwich materials benefit from the crisis
Date: 2009-04-10 09:57:33
Mega-manufacturers with a variety of brands (like Kraft and Nestle) are benefiting from the recession as at-home dining is on the rise – says a London-based consumer market research firm...
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No change in the price of cereals and grain in general
Date: 2009-04-10 09:53:50
The second greatest grain-production of history is about to come, but there is no effective demand due to the crisis, so grain-prices are not going to change – Hungarian Agricultural...
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One billion euro rights issue by Pernod Ricard to get out of debt
Date: 2009-04-10 09:49:58
Pernod Ricard is putting debt-cutting at the top of its agenda as it refinances last year's acquisition of Absolut vodka maker Vin & Sprit in still tough credit markets, and...
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Fashionable coffee-drinks for young people produced a 20 percent rose in Germany
Date: 2009-04-10 09:45:24
Germany's coffee sales rose by 7,140 tonnes on the year in 2008 to 519,160 tonnes, Germany's coffee industry association pointed out. New, fashionable coffee drinks and an expanding coffee shop...
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American retail-chains doing slightly better
Date: 2009-04-10 09:41:59
Sales at U.S. retailers declined less than expected in March in a sign that shoppers may be regaining confidence to open their wallets after more than a year of recession....
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Glass-scandal still going on in Sweden
Date: 2009-04-10 09:39:51
The Chief of Security for the trade federation representing Sweden’s supermarkets believes the incidents of glass found in meat products over the past fortnight may have been inserted into the...
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A site where customers and owners may have a word with each other
Date: 2009-04-10 09:35:23
The review Web site Yelp, which has garnered some criticism from the businesses put under its microscope, will soon let those businesses and others respond publicly to customers' critiques. In...
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What sort of customers are baby-boomers?
Date: 2009-04-09 04:09:15
According to data provided by KSH, 37 percent of the Hungarian population is over 50 – what are their habits as consumers? The truth about fifty-something agrgroups is that there...
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Consumer trust index keeps deteroriating
Date: 2009-04-09 04:02:19
Nearly two-thirds of those being asked are convinced that Hungarian job-possibilities are not satisfactory – a survey by Nielsen about consumer-trust. Six people out of ten, at the age of...
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Starbucks opened in Poland – and probably all over Eastern Europe in 2009
Date: 2009-04-09 03:56:16
Starbucks opens its First store in Poland – AmRest Sp. expects to capture an increasing share of the rapidly growing coffeehouse markets in Central and Eastern Europe. The coffeehouse segment...
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Hungary is the third biggest turkey-consumer country of the world
Date: 2009-04-09 03:52:10
Even though the poultry-market is not being left untouched by the crisis, Gallicoop has reached a yield of 25 billion HUF and they are about to launch new projects in...
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Three out of four Hungarians are regular coffee-drinkers
Date: 2009-04-09 03:48:05
Over 76 percent of the Hungarian population is a regular coffee-drinker, and most people – especially those over 30 – tend to drink more than one cup a day. The...
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Agricultural chamber helping entrepreneurs to provide EU with data
Date: 2009-04-09 03:44:17
The European Union makes it compulsory for each agricultural entrepreneur to provide them with data about their business, he Hungarian Agricultural Chamber may be of great help when it comes...
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The finest Stella Artois beer is being produced by Borsodi Brewery Plc
Date: 2009-04-09 03:38:19
Borsod Brewery Plc., Hungarian factory of AB-InBev has won an international quality prize for beer-producing developments realized in 2008. The prize awards the company for producing premium-category global trades like...
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Shepherds on the verge of going bankrupt in spite of the season
Date: 2009-04-09 03:34:34
There is an increasing interest in sheeps, shepherds still do not make any extra cash due to the gradual weaking of forint. Even though most seasonal products associated with the...
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Even foreign tourists make their reservation in the last minute
Date: 2009-04-09 03:30:44
According to fresh data by KSH, Budapest hotels faced a less than 32.2 percent traffic, and not even the Easter-season attracts more guests. The number of guests per night has...
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Royal vodka introducing their new lid and bottle design
Date: 2009-04-09 02:11:00
Starting from April this year, Royal Vodka is coming out with a new design. Besides the new lid, the bottle is going to get a new form too, commensurate with...
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Consumers “eat what tastes good” rather than what's healthy
Date: 2009-04-08 05:25:19
Purchase frequency per buyer has been declining since 2005, though the crisis has brought about an upswing in the uindulgent snack-business. However, healthier snacks have been less affected, and both...
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New four-star hotel in Budapest
Date: 2009-04-08 04:27:49
A four-star hotel is about to be built in Budapest by next summer: constructions of the new Continental Hotel Zara have started on Tuesday at the location of Hungária-bath. Investor...
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Tesco collecting PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 50 stores
Date: 2009-04-08 04:08:50
In January this year, Tesco introduced the taking back of used PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 37 stores. Now, the system is available in 13 other stores as well. The main...
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Professional days for experts of pálinka
Date: 2009-04-08 04:03:07
The Professional Days of Agárd is a special event for those involved in the Hungarian brandy (pálinka) scene. It takes place on 7th and 8th April this year. The traditional...
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New flavours in the Danone Activia yogurt-drink portfolio
Date: 2009-04-08 03:58:31
Starting from April, Danone Activia yogurts offer a special surprise for health-conscious customers: sour cherry-vanilla and cereal are the two new flavours beside the well-known strawberry-kiwi flavour. Danone has introduced...
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A traditional, 220 year-old cake-shop has just closed in Pécs
Date: 2009-04-08 03:52:57
Caflish, previously running under the name Éva has been part of the scenery of Pécs since 1789, as a cake shop and a coffee shop, and went bankrupt this spring....
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SOS-stores selling cheap food in Belgrad
Date: 2009-04-08 03:43:30
Grocery store chains launched the so-called SOS-stores, grocery store for low-income individuals in Belgrad, Serbia. The outlet features prices 20-50% lower than regular retail rates. The freshly opened stores are...
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Broccoli-sprouts against cancer?
Date: 2009-04-08 03:36:40
Eating 70 grammes of baby broccoli on a daily basis for two months may protect against a common stomach bug that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer,...
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Chocolate-producers are selling more during the Easter-season
Date: 2009-04-08 02:14:00
Retail-chains have increased by 14 percent within February 2008 and January 2009 which means a 70 billion HUF increase. Seasonal Easter-candies are being sold in great numbers: over 967 tons,...
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Győri Keksz Ltd. moving to the industrial park of Győr
Date: 2009-04-08 00:12:12
Győri Keksz Ltd. is changing its location by moving to the industrial park of Győr, the constructions of the new building started on Tuesday. The company has brought a 10...
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Tesco, CBA and Coop are the most successful
Date: 2009-04-07 04:04:15
Tesco, CBA and Coop have ended up on the top of Nielsen's 2008 list of the greatest grocery and general merchandising retail chains. Nielsen has also pointed out that CBA...
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Tracel agency winning on court against consumer protection authority
Date: 2009-04-07 04:02:12
No consumer protection rule is being offended if travel agencies indicate extra tarifts separatedly from the participation fee on their fylers – the Supreme Court decided. A travel agency issued...
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