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Sugar from sugar

Something is wrong with labelling. I can imagine what customers think when looking at labels saying: sugar X %, fat 0 %” . Beyond the Atlantic, the approach to this...

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New umbrella organisation lobbying in Brussel

An organisation was established by manufacturers of basic foods, like Bunge, Nutrinveste and Lactalis, under the name EUBF (European Basic Foods), with the aim of helping the European Committee in...

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Biggest price increase for potato chips

Retail sales of snacks grew by 8 per cent last year compared to the previous year and exceeded HUF 33 billion. ACNielsen has registered a 6 per cent increase in...

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Labelled chips

Should we stick to the old magnetic code, or should we change to the smarter RFID? According to experts, we should wait. At the Football World Cup held in Germany,...

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Hyper markets less popular north of us

The expansion of big retail chains is continuing in Eastern Europe. According to the latest survey by PWC, global players like Tesco and Auchan have taken over leading positions, but...

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Axe Shock shower gel

The new Axe Shock shower gel contains glacier water and deep sea mint. It will bring you into your best shape in a minute, when you need it most....

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To select or to return?

The Ministry for the Protection of the Environment is trying to do something about people who throw away plastic bottles used for packaging drinks. It is questionable if a German-style...

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Spar concluding an exceptionally good year

SPAR Magyarország will continue its dynamic expansion in 2007, with 3 INTERSPAR hyper markets and 15 SPAR supermarkets to be opened. The company continues to lead the market in the...

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A few innovators and a lot of followers

The invasion of private labels and no name products following our accession to the EU, certainly pose a challenge for the manufacturers of salty snacks. The first results of renewed...

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Virtual marketplaces

Web sites which help businesses to make business electronically exist on the Internet. The operators of Agrágkapu introduced e-commerce into a field that is very remote from the IT scene....

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What will be on the blacklist?

Hungarian legislation related to the adaptation of EU principles regarding unfair trade practices, will be published before 11. June this year. Some marketing campaigns will automatically result in a fine...

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New Clickpaq packaging

New Clickpaq packaging which can be sealed again after opening, helps to preserve the quality and aroma of coffee. The fact that the new packaging stands out from its surroundings...

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Törley Champagne is 125 years old

Törley József started champagne production in Budafok in 1882. A series of events begun on 13. January to commemorate this date, with a jubilee concert in The National Gallery. Among...

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New look for Pilsner Urquell

Pilsner Urquell, one of the key brands of SAB Miller has a new look world-wide. The new packaging continues the practice of mixing tradition with innovation which has made the...

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Brushing teeth more frequently

One of the signs of the spreading of health-consciousness is that more toothpaste and toothbrushes were sold last year than a year earlier. This was one of the findings of...

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Shopping from the armchair

According to an estimate by GKI Zrt., the volume of retail trade via Internet has reached HUF 12 billion in 2004, exceeded HUF 19 billion in 2005 and was between...

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Misleading unless considered carefull

Examples of trade practices regarded as unfair and misleading: – Claiming wrongfully, that the retailer is a signatory of the Code of Conduct. – Using a certificate of quality or...

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Tea- experience to let us know what we like!

Some nice, tea sommelier ladies tried to catch my attention in mid-October, when we still believed that winter was coming. They succeeded and I was soon heading towards the cash...

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Gold is too exclusive?

According to a regional survey prepared for MasterCard, clients living in Hungary regard services available for gold and platinum card holders as too exclusive and distant and they would prefer...

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Twinings: 150 years

Twinings House is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Stephen Twinings held a lecture in Budapest about the best known tea house in England and their products....

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More teeth to whiten

Even whiter teeth, with electric toothbrushes is the trend for the toothpaste and toothbrush market. The big categories in mouth care are only developing very slowly, since Hungarian mouth care...

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21st. Century solutions at Gulyás

– Having an integrated IT system is essential in Hungary today. This is why we have begun completely reorganising our structures, including our IT systems – says Attila László, strategic...

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Staud: small store with a big plant

What has kept the Staud family food store alive since1880 in the marketplace of a district called Ottakring in Vienna? The key to the secret is in the jam factory...

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Having tea with IMIGe

Tea businesses often advertise their products in places where surfaces belong to IMIGe. Advertising at the point of sales is however, most frequent, as this is where customers can be...

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Spar starting the year in Kecel

Spar Magyarország Kft. opened their first new store this year in Kecel. The supermarket is the first Spar store in the city and the 190th store opened in Hungary. The...

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News

Hungarian Product Grand Prix again. Products representing exceptional quality, which are also competitive by international standards and made using envronment-friendly methods or services related to such products can be nominated...

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Drugstores improve their position

The market of hand and body care lotions is approaching HUF 8 billion in value. The Retail Index of ACNielsen shows moderate expansion last year with growth of 1 per...

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NaturAqua in Green

The new member of the popular NaturAqua product line, the half litre bottle NaturAqua Enyhe is sold in green packaging now. The recommended consumer price of the product will be...

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It’s easier together

Take two well known brands which complement each other. Mix sales and marketing experience with a shooting star from a developing category and you get the SIÓ-ECKES-Szentkirályi recipe. Take two...

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Chio Chips

The film appeals people who are real spring onion lovers showing an exaggerated situation: The protagonist is pouring a huge bowl full with chopped spring onions on his bread. There...

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