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Univer’s triumphant ‘Kitchen Virtuosos’ prize game

The main prize of the game was drawn on 15 January 2010, in the presence of a notary: Róbert Beke from Besenyőtelek won the HUF 1,000,000 dream kitchen. Participants had...

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400-million donation from Tesco

Tesco donated eleven truckloads of clothes and other products to the Hungarian Food Bank Association at the end of February in Budapest. The association, together with the Hungarian Red Cross,...

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What can we learn from each other?

Trade Marketing Club and POPAI Hungary organised their ‘Trade Marketing, My Love’ conference on 23 February at FOODAPEST. This time participants tried to find out what can Hungarian and foreign...

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It is fun to learn with children’s brands

These days one of the biggest challenges for parents is to guarantee a healthy way of living to their children. Children’s brands are increasingly participating in teaching how to lead...

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The delicacy of the slightly rich

Pressed caviar made from sturgeon roe belongs to the ‘cheap’ category, probably because damaged eggs can also be used. Now American top restaurants start to discover pressed caviar: sturgeon roe...

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More foreign tourists visited our western border region last year

The latest data by KSH informs that in the Western Transdanubia region foreign guests spent 1 percent more nights at commercial places of accommodation in January-December 2009 than a year...

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Gösser Alkoholfreies Naturbier – Alkoholmentes világos sör

The new non-alcoholic beer from Gösser is natural, easy to consume and leaves no aftertaste....

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Defibrillator in the kayak-canoe boathouse

Henkel Magyarország Kft. purchased two defibrillators: one for Lágymányosi Spari Kayak-Canoe Club and the other for the company headquarters in Dávid Ferenc Street. Managing director Dieter Knoll and Gyula Molnár,...

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Gold medal of honour for Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt.

Early March the Hungarian Football Association awarded Borsodi Brewery with a Gold Medal of Honour for their support of the professional league, the national team and the U-21 national team....

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Ms Trade Marketing and the Team of the Year 2009 award

The ‘Trade Marketing Team 2009’ award went to the Coca-Cola Trade Channel team, while Andrea Gémes of Storck Hungária became ‘Ms. Trade Marketing 2009’. Trade marketing managers of Unilever, Friesland...

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Versions on milk

Despite milk and dairy products being a cornerstone of our diet, many consumers go without it because of health reasons or a conviction. Lactose-free dairy products and milk substitute drinks...

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This is how they see it

The National Restaurant Association of the United States annually surveys two thousand chefs on what is hot and what is not in the world of restaurants. Below you find the...

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Industrial production is expanding

In November 2009, industrial production fell by 6.8 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, but in December KSH measured a 1-percent growth. The quick report reveals that...

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Dove Visible Care Renewing Krémtusfürdő, Dove Visible Care Brightening Krémtusfürdő, Dove Visible Care Softening Krémtusfürdő

Dove Visible Care product family helps to improve the condition of the skin with its unique Nutrium Moisture formula....

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This year’s FOODAPEST was both spectacular and professional

FOODAPEST trade exhibition was held on 21-24 February, together with the UKBA confectionery and bakery trade fair. Trade magazin was present as the official journal and as the organiser of...

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Great music in Fressnapf stores

Europe’s No.1 pet food and accessories chain commissioned Mood Media with establishing an in-store radio and scent marketing service. Fressnapf realised the importance of conscious audio communication and the importance...

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Paprika Gourmet is looking for franchise partners

Paprika Gourmet, a Hungarian deli store chain opened its first unit in Barcelona. Owner Veronika Fazekas told our magazine that the first two weeks proved there is great interest for...

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The law regulating the relationship of suppliers and retailers took off well

Márkaklub had a special meeting at FOODAPEST: on 1 January, the Act on the prohibition of unfair market conduct by the suppliers of the food product life cycle entered into...

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Organic eating: the key to the future or passing fad?

Why is the proportion of organic products rising rapidly abroad, while in Hungary it remains the same? Is it because they are too expensive? Is society still unwilling to trust...

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The price of flavours

In the gastronomy of the modern world, sous vide is in the same situation everywhere: some adore it, while others do not want to use this method. This cooking method...

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Food import went downhill

KSH registered a moderate increase in turnover in its latest report: in November 2009 export grew by 3 percent and import augmented by 1 percent, if we compare it with...

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Signal Anti-Age fogkrém

The latest innovation by the researchers of Signal is Anti-Age toothpaste, which helps to fight the signs of aging and to preserve a youthful, healthy smile....

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Ham producers communicate via packaging and schedule price promotions

Last year the contracting ham market experienced positive trends in the Easter period, however, the biggest winners were cheap import products and private labels. Strong domestic brands manage to hold...

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SNICKERS® Team finished fourth at the 2010 Budapest-Bamako

Members of the team, Kálmán Lukács Tóth and Norbert Lehotzky competed well and the charity truck managed to deliver the donations offered by Mars Magyarország to Mauritania and Mali. The...

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Top 10 chemical categories in drugstores

Nielsen measures the retail turnover of 60 household chemicals and cosmetics. In the following table, you can find the share of the drugstore channel in the turnover of the ten...

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Ham sales remained stable at Easter

Consumers stick to their good old Easter ham: value sales were up by 5 percent, while volume sales grew by 1 percent in last March-April. 21 percent (3,000 tons) of...

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An opportunity for a breakthrough: kosher food products

Hungary is a small country, therefore we only have a chance on the world market of food if we find a market niche. One possible segment for a breakthrough is...

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Wine samples

There is a new term used in marketing: tryvertising (try + advertising), which stands for ‘get to know the product by trying it’. The term may be new but the...

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Annual inflation mitigated by food prices

This January the monthly average consumer price increase was 1.4 percent, but compared with January 2009 prices were up by 6.4 percent. In comparison to December 2009, food prices grew...

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Carte d’Or Gerbeaud Muffin jégkrém

New Carte d’Or Muffin is the ice cream version of the cake that is increasingly popular in Hungary....

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