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Pawing Man, Crying Man and the rest

The digital campaign conducted by Heineken to promote responsible alcohol consumption under the title “Know the signs” in 2008 was a success. Five archeotypes representing the most typical forms of...

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Regional differences in growth

Rates of growth for sales of leading food categories in the April 2008-March 2009 period. Notes: 1. Sales of the 90 categories monitored by Nielsen showed average growth of 6...

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(HU) Több fűszerkeveréket vásárolnak

Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....

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Let’s start again!

As a drastic reduction has occurred in sources of financing available for companies since last autumn, a number of financing products subsidies by the government have been introduced to bring...

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Reaching into the fridge

The Minibar in Amsterdam offers a complex experience of waiter-free drinking without buttons or keyboards, as guests simply serve themselves from small refrigerators. The numbered refrigerators are reloaded from the...

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More shoppers from the 50-65 age group in modern chains

According to the Nielsen ShopperTrends survey, an increasing proportion of 50-65 year olds visit modern stores, while the loyalty of this group towards traditional stores has diminished. While in 2007,...

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Győri Édes keksz

It is made for the first time in Hungary, from 100 percent natural ingredients, without artificial additives, so that families can enjoy the well known sweet flavours. New brand value...

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BAT Hungary turning green

The efforts made by British American Tobacco Hungary in this year’s Green Office Competition were recognised by the “best work environment” title awarded by KÖVET Egyesület. The objective of this...

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Hungarian salami under the protection of Brussels

Budapest winter salami marketed under the Herz brand name in Hungary was granted protection by the competent EU commission in April. This decision has already generated new sales for the...

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Concentration decreasing in sales of ice tea

Retail sales of ice tea were up by 3 percent in the April 2008-March 2009 period, exceeding HUF 14 billion, while sales in terms of quantity were down by 4...

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As offered by Budapest Bank

We have asked Budapest Bank whether they see any interest by companies from the FMCG sector in government subsidised financing. UMFORG financing is only available to manufacturing enterprises and even...

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Tea kettles 2010

The popularity of tea consumption in HoReCa units serves as a driving force for continuous innovation by designers. The Ronnenfeldt tea kettle is not merely an absurd creation of art,...

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One eye laughing, the other eye weeping

According to experts from PriceWaterhouseCoopers Kft, some players in the FMCG sector might be able to reclaim VAT, while the burden on enterprises employing several hundred people could be reduced...

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SIÓ

The new campaign of SIÓ focuses on all the small parts, which make our life a whole, just like SIÓ itself. „All these mean, I am at home. Our World....

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Pál Dárdai and Arany Ászok supporting amateur football

The 100th sponsorship package has been handed over by Arany Ászok Fociklub to Budapest Micro Club in the presence of Pál Dárdai, the popular midfielder of Hertha BSC. Nearly 1...

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Stainless donations this year as well

Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat and Vanish are to continue their campaingn to collect clothing this year as well. 8 tonnes of clothing was collected last year and cleaned in a laundry...

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Stores can do a lot to boost sales of ice tea

Experts are looking forward to this year’s ice tea season with cautious optimism in spite of the recession. The market of ice tea is still dominated by traditional lemon and...

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(HU) Franchise híradó

New restaurant, strange marketing The 24th Burger King unit in Hungary was opened in May. It is also the 20th in Budapest. Burger King has 11,000 units world-wide with more...

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Local farmers adopted

One of the recent trends in countries with a highly developed gastronomic culture has been that restaurant owners and farmers join forces. For example, the Loews Hotels chain has launched...

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Ideal co-operation between manufactures and agencies V. – You don’t have to believe everything (part 2.)

This time, we are going to discuss certain aspects of merchandising activities in some detail, like equipment, supervision, remuneration. As we cannot expect merchandisers to send us an SMS at...

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Awards for last year’s best promotions

So far, no answer existed to the question of what was or what is going to be the best promotional campaign of the year in the FMCG sector. This is...

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Consistent expansion by Lekkerland

Lekkerland AG & Co. KG convenience boosted its revenues by 3.5 percent to EUR 11.6 billion in 2008. EBITDA was up by 9.9 percent to EUR 136 million, while EDIT...

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Smurf invasion

A new customer loyalty campaign has been launched by SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. Customers in INTERSPAR, SPAR, Kaiser’s and Plus stores will receive Smurf figures and points depending on the...

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Lemon ice tea becoming even more popular

According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, growth of the ice tea market continued both in terms of quantity and value in the first quarter of 2009. The market was still...

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Chairman dedicated to compromise

Béla Prohászka has recently been elected the new chairman of the Hungarian National Association of Gastronomy. – Being a very busy man, isn’t it difficult to co-ordinate the work of...

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There is still potential in pasta

In spite of being a traditional food in the bigger half of the world, pasta is also truly a product of the 21st century. Pasta has also benefited from the...

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Apenta Limonádé No.1

The deservedly popular Apenta Limonádé is to get a face lift....

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Bronze Pöttyös Warehouse Raktár (FrieslandCampina) – No need for luck, IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU!

In the dynamic campaign conducted by Pöttyös Túró Rudi in the spring of 2008, the Pöttyös packaging turned into a currency buying over 80 kinds of crazy gifts supplied by...

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TUC biscuit manufactured in Székesfehérvár

A new biscuit has been added to the assortment manufactured by the Székesfehérvár plant of Győri Keksz Kft. TUC is now manufactured with traditional products like Pilóta or Albert. The...

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Újvidék and London in the AMC program in May

AMC provided support for 16 Hungarian exhibitors attending the 76th International Agricultural and Food Industry Fair in Újvidék held between 9-16. May. A consumer promotion under the „Delikatesno iz Mađarske”...

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