News and articles
Metro AG cuts jobs in Germany
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
Hundreds of jobs will be cut at cash & carry wholesale hypermarkets in Germany over the next two years in an effort to increase profit, Frankfurter Allgemeine said, citing a...
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The trade confidence index came to halt
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
According to the survey conducted by GKI Economic research Co. (www.gki.hu) with the support of the European Union, the trend of business expectations remained unchanged. In September, the confidence index...
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Heineken Hungária sponsors city programs in Sopron and in Marfű
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
According to the company's TCR program Heineken maintains the developing of the traditional brewery cities. Heineken Hungária requested the mayor of Sopron, dr. Tamás Fodor and mayor of Martű, dr....
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From October new CEO at Dreher Brewery Hungary
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
For the English native Gary Whitlie the Hungarian market isn't unknow, he worked in Budapest several years ago. Gary Whitlie joined S.A. Breweries Ltd (now SABMiller plc) in 1984 in...
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Three Electro World subsidiaries to sell in CEE
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
Britain's DSG international plc is to sell 33 stores in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. According to the information of Business Daily Világgazdaság, the EW units in the Czech...
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Melamine Detected in Milkshake in Austria
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
The Austrian health ministry has said that some illegally-imported Chinese milkshake containing melamine has been discovered on sale in in a Chinese restaurant. The consignment found during a check in...
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Campari Red Tour with stars
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The unique Campari Red drink is being promoted by a series of parties from July till October. Gifts are also offered at each party and all guests drinking Campari are...
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„Finding everything in a single store”
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
When consumers are asked about their most important considerations in choosing a store to visit, most of them put the assortment of good quality fresh products in first place, according...
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Brands getting stronger in the fondant category
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
While overall sales dropped last year, most manufacturers increased their sales, owing to a leading competitor leaving the market. This year, we will probably see if the shift from quantity...
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Industry down
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Industrial production was down by 0.3 percent in June, compared to June 2007. According to a report by KSH, total production was up by 5.6 percent in the first half...
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The Maximilian
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Zwack and Tokaji, two of the best known Hungarian brands are on the label. Not bad… Who is this product intended for? A small gap has been detected on the...
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Orbit Envelope Fruit
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Smile and share it with others! The innovation by Orbit is 14 chewing gums packaged separately, in exciting raspberry, blackberry and grapefruit flavours, in addition to the well know peppermint...
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Dreher to be marketed in South Africa
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Dreher Prémium Lager is to be introduced in the South African market as a premium category beer by SAB Miller. Dreher Premium Lager – a light lager beer with 5...
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New packaging solutions
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Two new packaging solutions have been developed by Sealed Air Cryovac. „Cryovac Mirabella® is a patented and innovative concept, which allows contact between meat and the foil without causing any...
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Three Szamos stores among the best nine
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Three stores operated by Szamos Marcipán Kft have finished among the best nine on the list of reliable stores recently published by ÁNTSZ, which is based on the results of...
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Inflation highest in Latvia
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Inflation averaged 4.3 percent in the 27 EU member states in the June 2007 – June 2008 period. It was lowest in the Netherlands with 2.3 percent and highest in...
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Fanta Vérnarancs/Fanta
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Flavours from different regions of the world are brought to you regularly with the help of Fanta....
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Pioneering in-store research: long live shopper marketing! (ECR Europe, part 2.)
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
For a long time, we have been waiting for a method to measure the effectiveness of POS marketing. We have seen a promising method at the annual ECR Europe conference...
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Own fleet for Szentkirályi
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft has purchased a fleet of delivery trucks from Mercedes-Benz. A total of five delivery vehicles have been purchased, bringing the total value of the Szentkirályi fleet to...
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Teens like this
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to the Fanta Trend Report compiled by Bence Ságvári, Hungarian teenagers are exactly like their Western counterparts regarding their Internet usage. 94 per cent of 14-17 year old teenagers...
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Fondants in bags still most popular
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the market of seasonal sweets for Christmas shrunk last year, with sales of fondants down by 14 percent and chocolate Santa Claus figures...
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Moderate rise in the price of swine
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the price information system (PÁIR) operated by KSH and AKI...
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NaturAqua Emotion Citrus-Guarana, NaturAqua Emotion Őszibarack-Aloe Vera/NaturAqua
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The refreshing flavour of NaturAqua Emotion makes the replenishment of liquid a joyful experience....
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Quotes – from our correspondent in Berlin
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
„We have taught consumers to focus on prices” Kees Jacobs, director of Capgemini • „When the taxes on packaging materials are raised by politicians, they seem to forget that packaging...
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Bacardi switching to IP telephones
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Bacardi-Martini Kft decided to introduce an IP-based telephone system in its offices last year. The new Cisco system is also supplemented by a wireless system. IP telephones use the same...
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Chinese weeks in Cora
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Chinese weeks were held by Cora between 4-21. September. Apart form samplings for 150 promoted products, cultural programs were also organised....
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Pet food as supplement or snack
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to data from Euromonitor, the global market of pet food has been growing continuously since 2001. Global pet food sales totalled USD 45 billion in 2007. Growth is expected...
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Deteriorating prospects for Europe
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, growth will speed up in the second half of the year. Both internal and external balance is improving and...
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Kinder Country
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Kinder Country is a delicious bar of milk chocolate filled with 5 different kinds of corn flakes and filled with milk....
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CIES conference in Budapest: providing knowledge and contacts
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The eighteen presentations scheduled for the „CIES – The Food Business Forum” conference to be held in Budapest on 5-6. November will reflect the objectives of the organisation. CIES has...
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