News and articles
Month of Recycling to start
Date: 2008-09-11 00:00:00
It is the second case, that Öko-Pannon's Recycling Camion roll out and in frame of an exhibiton shows how the could we recycling the packiging wastages. The roadshow starts on...
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HUF 5 million penalty for Rossmann
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Competition Authority the drogerie chain's parfume actions in 2007 September and December fobed the consumers. It was not the first case. In the first action Rossmann...
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Lidl pays fine for the state and its employees
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
According to Spigel news magazin he discount chain will pay around E0.6m-0.7m in Lower Saxony alone, through having to pay 60 to 70 fines of E10,000 each. Spring time Germany's...
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GM soya bean – Yes for import but not for growing
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
The European Commission authorised the import of a genetically modified strain of soybean for use in feed and food for 10 years. The European Union’s executive branch said the strain,...
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Ghana wants to increase its cocoa growing by 30%
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
Ghana's government has doubled its budgetary allocation for supplying fertliser to cocoa farmers for the 2008/09 crop starting this month, an official at the Cocobod cocoa regulator said. The world's...
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Podravka Improved Results
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
Croatia's top food group Podravka expects to show better results at the end of this year after a campaign to cut costs, the company's new CEO said. Podravka, which operates...
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Hitachi fridge emits Vitamin C to keep frozen food fresh
Date: 2008-09-10 00:00:00
Hitachi sells a number of fridges on the Japanese market that lower the oxygen density via an integrated pump. Hitachi announced in Japan they will start selling the R-Y6000, a...
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78% of the export goes into the EU
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
In July 2008, according to first estimates of Hungarian Central Statistic Office, exports amounted to HUF 1,433 billion (EUR 6,113 million), while the value of imports reached HUF 1,497 billion...
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Honey replaces additives
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Antioxidant-rich honey may protect against spoilage in salad dressings, and naturally sweeten the condiment, researchers from Kraft Foods report. The researchers analysed various honey sources and investigated their potential as...
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Nespresso Special Club Jinogalpa Coffee
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Named after the two main regions in the mountains of Nicaragua, Matagalpa and Jinotega, the 100% arabica coffee offers intensity and body with sweet, sandalwood aromas and a hint of...
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Cryovac® RS1500 – for cure-in-the-bag cheese
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Cryovac's new development is a high performance, high sealable, multilayer, shrink material with controlled permeability ideally suited for high gassing cheese packaging. Cryovac® RS1500 is especially designed to run on...
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Auchan To Expand Store Network in Portugal
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
The French hypermarket giant plans to open three new outlets in Portugal by the end of 2008, taking its store network to 22 outlets in the country. A report in...
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In H1 supermarkets grow their marketshare
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
According to GfK research there is a relative decreasing in the Hungarian retail market. The increase of FMCG products' sales (8%) was under the food inflation (12%) in the first...
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British families are hard hit by food price rises
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Food inflation in the UK is nearly double the rate of most other developed nations. Prices have increased by 12.2 per cent over the last year, according to official Government...
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Wine Feast starts soon in the capital
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
17th Budapest International Wine Festival 2008 from 10. to 14. September in the Buda Castle and in Szentendre. Some program elements: Wine Exhibition and Fair, Wine Academy, Harvest Parade, Harvest...
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VinAgora Award Gala at Millenáris Teátrum
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Traditional, international wine competition between 4-6 July in Balatonalmadi. The Award Gala take was on 5. September in Budapest. Hungarian wines won 4 champion medals. VinAgora International Wine Competition is...
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The high agriculture production grow the GDP
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
According to quarterly calculations gross domestic product of Hungary increased by 2.0 percent in the second quarter of 2008 (by both adjusted and non-adjusted for calendar effects), and by 1.9...
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Olympics boosted Adidas's first-half sales in China by 60%
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Adidas will reach its target of “high single-digit'' sales growth and 15 percent earnings growth in 2008 said company's Chief Executive Officer Herbert Hainer. Adidas, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, will...
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Kraft to focus on 10 brand
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Kraft Foods Inc will focus on 10 countries and 10 brands to expand internationally, the unit outside the United States should produce more than $18 billion in sales in 2008....
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OBI reposition campaign
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Costumers said OBI has a market oriented offer, consumer's friendly service kit and attractive prices. This spring OBI made an attitude research about itself and the whole DIY market in...
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Moderate optimism on board the OKSZ Klubhajó
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Péter Feiner, chairman of the National Retail Association, the best we can hope for this year is that the decline of retail trade will stop. The Association is...
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Successful cooperation between TESCO and Salva
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
„Az Év Támogatottja” is a TESCO program for helping handicapped people. Last year, the apprenticeship project developed by Salva Vita Foundation for helping young, mentally handicapped people received support from...
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With PICK to Beijing
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The main prize of the PICK Snack prize game held by PICK Szeged Zrt in July was handed over in the beginning of August. Mariann Fekete from Sopron has won...
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Active brands, loyal ladies
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Women’s hygiene products have produced spectacular growth in recent years. As a result of the efforts invested into education and communication by manufacturers and retailers, this subject is no longer...
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Parent, media, friend
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to research by GfK LHS HealthCare, parents, the media and friends have the largest influence on the dietary habits of children in primary schools. According to 34 per cent...
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Freshpack Görög, Freshpack, Cézár, Freshpack Chef
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Complete, instant salad dish. The advantage of the separately packaged ingredients is that it can be prepared according to individual taste and this helps in retaining freshness....
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New generation advertising messages on TV2
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The recently established TV2 Brand Care group and the spot types developed by them were the topics of a roundtable discussion held in June. In recent years, TV2 has been...
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Storm clouds
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Though the sun is shining outside, I see storm clouds coming when I look at the condition of the Hungarian food industry, especially the meat sector. The sector is under...
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New plant in Szabadegyháza
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The largest maize processing plant in Europe was opened on 11. July in Szabadegyháza. In addition to food, a substantial quantity of bio-ethanol is also produced in the plant. Hungrana...
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Business Superbrands award for GfK
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
GfK Hungária received the first Business Superbrands Award in 2008 for representing excellence, quality and reliability in the b2b market. In the future, brands enjoying an excellent reputation in their...
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