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Fresh & Easy to Introduce Over 200 New Own-Brand Products

Over 80% of customers cite Fresh & Easy's own-brand products as one of the main reasons they shop at the stores, based on the company's customer surveys.  With own-brand products...

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Podravka Improved Results

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

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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HUF 5 million penalty for Rossmann

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

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

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%

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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British families are hard hit by food price rises

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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78% of the export goes into the EU

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

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

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

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

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

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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VinAgora Award Gala at Millenáris Teátrum

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

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%

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

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

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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Wine Feast starts soon in the capital

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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New marketing officer for SIÓ

Krisztina Gurály joined the marketing and sales team of SIÓ-ECKES Kft on 14. July. As trade marketing manager, she will be responsible for partner specific activities, POS activities and materials,...

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Henkel for efficient use of water

Henkel is an official sponsor of the World Exhibition to be held in Zaragoza, which will focus on the topic of “Water and Sustainable Growth”. Henkel’s intention is to reduce...

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History of packaging

The simplest solution for storing wine in ancient times was to use animal hide, like the Roman legions have used, where soldiers were not allowed to drink water, when serving...

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Innovation changing cleaning habits

Spring and autumn are the main seasons for detergents and other cleaning products. SC Johnson, Unilever and Vileda all have new products waiting to be launched in the autumn. Housewives...

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Water melon cheap and early

Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the price and market information system of KSH and AKI can...

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Aspects of convenience

As life is short, the quick solutions offered by convenience products represent added value. I had some questions for Zoltán Fekete, Category Operations Ma nager of Unilever about their convenience...

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Cherry Queen Marcipán

Sour cherry bon-bon made with marzipan, the latest favourite for gourmands has arrived....

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More applicants for GFP funds

The Operative Program for the Development of the Economy (GFP) has become very popular. HUF 77 billion out of a total of HUF 329 billion has been made available for...

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Great Leap sponsored byUnilever

Hungary has joined the Great Leap movement organised by the WWF and sponsored by Unilever. It is intended to call attention to the importance of clean water....

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Question:

How important do you think the issue of food labelling is to Hungarian consumers in comparison with citizens of other EU countries? In your opinion, how important and useful are...

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