News and articles
Henkel Announces Successful Public Offering of Its Shares in Ecolab
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
Henkel has held an investment in Ecolab since 1989. In 1991, Ecolab and Henkel formed a joint venture in Europe, combining each company's European commercial cleaning and sanitizing operations. Henkel...
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'Investors of the Year' Awards
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
Investments of the companies awarded have totalled more than EURO 1.2 billion and created more than 5200 new jobs. The Ministry for National Development and Economy and ITD Hungary awarded...
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Meat industry needs help from the government
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Meat processor's association the state should help Papai Hus Zrt. to get straight. The president of the association wrote letter about it to the agricultural minister...
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Szentkiralyi mineral water is the most popular
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to ACNielsen's research in September 2008 , the brand is the favorite both, in sales of value and volume. Szentkiralyi Asvanyviz Ltd., which is a family business, precedes Kekkuti...
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Huge price increase for eggs
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to the Poultry Product Chamber the consumer price for eggs could reach HUF 40 in the Christmas season. Last weeks the suppliers price grow by HUF 2 to HUF...
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Crisis on the Hungarian milk market
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The biggest problem the low suppliers price and the retail price in the shops. Last year the supplier's price was HUF 100, nowadays it is about HUF 75. Friday...
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MERCATOR not to be bought back by Slovenia
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
According to a statement by Slovenia’s prospective economy minister, Matej Lahovnik, the government is unlikely to buy a stake in Mercator, the country's largest food retailer whose shareholders will put...
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Red label for Colourings
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The additional label information on foods containing E102 , E104, E110, E122, E124 or E129 will be obliged to state: “Consumption may have an adverse effect on activity and attention...
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Industrial gross out put increasing stoped
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
According to the Central Statistic Office in September 2008, the industrial gross output decreased by 0.7% compared to September 2007,the index adjusted by working days declined by 5.3%. The volume...
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EU court rejects Lego trademark
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The Danish toy maker Lego has lost a court battle to protect its iconic plastic bricks. The EU's Court of First Instance upheld a 2004 EU decision to cancel the...
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New Tesco unit in Gyula
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The store has 5,000 sqm retail area and has a parkplace for 500 cars. Soon works here a discount gas station with 8 pumps. 180 people work at the Tesco...
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Employees in the retail sector aren't comitted enough to their workplace
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
Only half of the employees is able and want too, to make better achievement to help their workplaces succes – said an research in business daily Vilaggazdasag. The most comitted...
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Strong German presence at 8th China Brew and Beverage
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The eighth edition of the China Brew and Beverage in Peking, from 20-23 October, covered a display area of almost 23,000 m2. It ranks as the biggest exhibition for brewing...
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Univer celebrating by launching new projects
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Apart from various events, Univer is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its foundation by launching two major projects in 2008. A new production facility is being constructed by Univer Product...
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Teenagers waiting for advice
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to a presentation at the Hungarian Consumer 18 conference, Hungarian teenagers are more deeply committed to classic civil values than teenagers living in neighbouring countries. This is why they...
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Grüne Woche: Hungarian companies more interested than before
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Exhibition space available for Hungarian exhibitors will be nearly doubled by Agricultural Marketing centre at the Grüne Woche exhibition to be held between 16-25. January 2009. According to Márta Némethy,...
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(HU) Közösségi megjelenés az IFE Foodapest kiállításon
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
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Market of sweets, especially chocolate expanding
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Double digit growth took place in the market of chocolate, both in terms of value and quantity in the October 2007-September 2008 period, compared to the preceding year. Sweet biscuit,...
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The wine market: household consumption down for the first time in 2007 after many years
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Rising average prices, less frequent and smaller purchases were the main trends in the Hungarian market of wine in 2007, according to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan. Cheap wine is...
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Inflation lowest in the Netherlands
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Average consumer price was up by 4,2 percent in the EU-27 countries in August 2008, compared to 2007. Inflation was lowest in the Netherlands, at 3 percent and highest in...
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Independent or multinational agencies?
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Though decision makers responsible for spending HUF 70-80 billion on advertising annually, expect creativity, flexibility and motivation from agencies, they usually choose multinational partners. Why? A survey has been conducted...
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NESCAFÉ 3in1 Gold
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A new premium category has been opened in the market of 3 in 1 products by NESCAFÉ 3in1 Gold. This speciality is developed by using freeze dried technology process which...
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Dr. Oetker sütési hozzávalók
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Questions from children related to the success of baking. Agency: BBDO Budapest Zrt. Customer: Dr. Oetker Magyarország Élelmiszer Kft. Product: Dr. Oetker sütési hozzávalók Apperance: RTL Klub, Viasat3, AXN, Hallmark,...
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Towns sponsored by Heineken
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A social responsibility project was launched by Heineken Hungária Sörgyárak Zrt. in October. The project is intended to provide support for towns where the brewery industry has its roots. Citizens...
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Marché expanding in Slovenia
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Two new Marché™ Bistros were opened by Marché International in October 2008, along the Zagreb és Obrežje motorway, brining the total number of their bistros in Slovenia to 15....
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Excellent Hungarian Food in Spar chains
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
SPAR Magyarország Kft. has won the tender published by the Agricultural Marketing Centre for the in-store promotion of products using the Excellent Hungarian Food trademark. The campaign was launched on...
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Another difficult year for the food industry
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to Attila Boródi, chairman of the National Association of Food Processing Enterprises (ÉFOSZ), 2007 was a very difficult year for the food industry and 2008 looks even more difficult....
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New types of flour for maintaining health
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Per capita grain consumption in Hungary has been stable in recent years, with minor fluctuations, at 87-90 kg/year. there is still a lot of surplus production capacity in this market....
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Growing market share for bitter and palinka
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Retail sales of spirits increased by 8 percent in the August 2007- July 2008 period, compared to the preceding year, reaching HUF 72 billion. Sales in terms of quantity increased...
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Livestock of turkey down, supply of beef shrinking
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by Agricultural Research Institute (AKI). Data from the Market and Price Information (PÁÍR) system operated by KSH and AKI...
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