News and articles
Collective bargaining ended
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
Employers and unions agreed at a Friday meeting of the OET to a general wage increase of 3-5% in 2009 and to establish Hungary’s monthly minimum wage at HUF 71,500...
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Pápai Hús in local hands
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
The government assumed state guarantee on 80% of the loans the buyer would take out from the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). The buyer was a project company that was brought...
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New CEO at SáGa
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
The Holland-born Henk Slagt leads since November the SáGa Foods company. For the 48 years old specialist Hungary is well known, further he worked 5 years at Sara Lee Hungary...
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VION changed to automated packaging
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
With high output volumes reaching 4,200 units per week, Vion Food Germany recently decided to adopt automated pakaging for increased quality consistency and cost control. Vion Germany employs almost 7,400...
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Cora would pay for PET bottles
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
From 15th December the retail chain startes a test periode and collect PET drink bottles in its Budakalasz and Torokbalint unit. On press conference the retailer said: first of all...
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This year in the first 11 months price increased by 6.3%
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Statistic Office in November 2008 consumer prices decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous month and rose by 4.2% compared to November 2007. In November 2008...
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Dutch Supermarket Sales Growth forecast only 3% in 2009
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
The supermarket sector reported sales of 28.7 billion euros in 2007, a 4.7 percent rise. The sales in the week leading up to Christmas to go up by 7 percent...
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TESCO cuts prices in half in UK
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
The British retailer, will launch a half price sale on 1,000 products this weekend. The UK’s largest retailer will launch the promotion on 12 December, with Christmas food, drink, toys...
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Origin and brand is important for shopping Hungarians
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
According to the GfK Shopper Insight 2008 reseach half of the shopping Hungarians always or often compare the products with different brands. Almost half of the shoppers hold on to...
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Mobile communication in Tesco
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
In the 25 biggest Hungarian Tesco the customers with bluethooth-able mobile can get extra information about the retailers actions and other public information. The information service was developed by Landmedia....
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OFFICE DEPOT to close 112 retail stores in North America
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
New store openings for 2009 now have been reduced to approximately 20, down from the previous estimate of 40 stores. Office Depot plans to close 112 underperforming retail stores in...
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HUF 25 million penalty for Hervis
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Competition Authority in the company's ads written „old price” was higher, than it was used in the shops, before the actions, so Hervis absuded its consumers....
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SPAR opened supermarket in Ajka
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The new store is Ajka's first SPAR, but the 391th unit of the chain. SPAR Hungary operates 165 SPAR supermarkets, 29 INTERSPAR hypermarkets, 20 Kaiser's supermarket and 177 Plus store...
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Grand Marnier packed into sensuality
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
French liqueur brand Grand Marnier started to bring out yearly editions of its iconic bottle in 2003. The limited editions are usually launched at the end of the year, perfectly...
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Magyar Cukor Zrt. is optimistic
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The company could stabilized its processing, and it will be enriched in 2009. The plant in Kaposvar works with biogas, the next years sugar will be soon ready. Magyar Cukor...
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The authority controls thousands of food entrepreneurs and 80,000 products. The office made survey o
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
According to a press conference of the Hungarian Agricultural Administrative Office, the authority made 6,000 penalty captions from January-October 2008. The authority controls thousands of food entrepreneurs and 80,000 products....
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57 tons dioxin- incriminating liverish in Hungary
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
Kaiser-Food Kft. imported in November 42 tons liver from Ireland, from this 29 tons are frosted, but from the rest liver paste were made and sold in the retail. After...
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Dioxin poisened pork in Romania
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
3 tons of toxic pork from Ireland arrived into a depot in Bucharest, it was transported to 5 South-Romanian companies – said the Romanian Food Safety authority. It's sure that...
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EU to scrutinise competition in food retail sector
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
European Union regulators pledged on Wednesday to crack down on uncompetitive practices in the food retail sector. Warning of a risk that food retail consolidation might be against consumer and...
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We buy travel and book on-line
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to the newest research the number of Hungarian on-line shoppers is over 1 million. E-Commerce Trend Report 2008, made by NRC Market Researcher, shows that 1.8 million Hungarians tested...
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Germany's Retailers are optimistic
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to Reuters informations, last week Germans spent 1% more, 4.7 billion euros for Christmas presents. High-quality toys as well as books, CDs and DVDs were among the most bought...
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Supermarkets are Very Popular In Baltic region
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
A new survey by Extended Performance Satisfaction Initiative (EPSI) reveals that supermarket chains in the Baltic countries receive strong approval ratings. The EPSI study found that Estonian consumers are slightly...
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Catering trade protest against the planed inventory-law
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to the Association of Hungarian Catering Industry the nowadays laws and the new ones made the catering industry over controlled and are without knowing anything about the specialities of...
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Reopening Heineken Experience
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Amsterdam most popular turist atraction celebrated its official Grand Opening on 9th December. The journey through the New Heineken Experience pulls back the curtain and immerses visitors in every aspect...
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Wine Marketing of 2008 Award
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
This year Monarchia Winery from Eger won the award, in common wine marketing cathegory the best was the Foundation for Eger Wine Region. The ceremony came to in Urania Filmtheater...
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Hungarians are distrastful against banks
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Just 19% of Hungarians said they had financial savings in November, a thirteen-year low, a survey by market researcher GfK Hungária shows. The percentage of Hungarians with financial savings dropped...
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Zwack Specialities for Christmas
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The drink company offers two new Seedessence Liqueor with Honey for the feast, one with plum corn and one with sour cherry kernel. The Zwack Sandor palinkas and the other...
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New taste from Danone Activia
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The new probiotic product of Danone Activia is sweet and white, it is without any fruits. Danone Activia White and Sweet helps keep digestive system ticking away nicely by helping...
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SPAR sales only Hungarian pork
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The retailer undertakes a guarantee, that the fresh meats and every meat produces sold in its stores, are made from excellent quality Hungarian pork. SPAR is the only retailer in...
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Government contra retail chains
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The farmers and processors think, that the retailer make strength conditions and leave not possibilities and profit for the other member of the food production lane. The Agricultural comitee of...
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