News and articles
Consumer Rights Weeks – for conscious shopping
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
International Consumer Rights Day on March 15. is celebrated with more than 50 programs in whole Hungary organised by National Association for Consumer Protection in Hungary. Public forums, counseling in...
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Consumption growing under inflation
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
According to GfK's trade analyze consumers bought last year more cheaper, privat label products as a year before. The tendence started in 2000, from this time people buy privat label...
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3 tons of meat at an illegal meat-packing in Gyal
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
The small plant worked without any permession, its products were sold on market and in stores about.At the illegal meat-packing sausasseges, bacon, smoked meats were produced, the authority gives HUF...
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Farm-gate prices rise 35.2% in January
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
According to the Central Statistics Office (KSH) the farm-gate prices rose 35.2% year-on-year in January, as prices for crops jumped 49.9% and livestock prices increased 17.2% in twelve months. Farm-gate...
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Morakert to build logistic center in Sepsiszentgyorgy
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
The company's Romanian doughter plans HUF 1.5 billion income. Morakert Fruits and Vegetable Co-op and the management of City Sepsiszentgyorgy will be partner to a joint transaction. The co-op builds...
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97% Of UK Web Users Have Made A Purchase
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
More than 85% of the world's online population, including 97% in the UK, has used the internet to make a purchase, according to the latest Nielsen Global Online Survey. This...
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Food industry companies are seller in Slovakia
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
Investors are interested in companies producing vegetable and defatted meat products. The private equity group Penta Investment acquired another Slovak meat processing company, PM Zbrojniky, about a year ago is...
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HUF 10 million fine for three „Paprika company
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00
According to Competition Watchdog dealers mystified the consumers. The Competion Watchdog started processes against Házi Piros Paprika Kft., Szegedi Paprika Fûszer- és Konzervgyártó Rt., Kalocsa Fûszerpaprika Rt., Naturalpár Kft. and...
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The average increase of prices was 7.0% in the first two months
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
In February 2008 consumer prices rose by 1.1% compared to the previous month, the food prices rose by 0.8%. Price increase was measured in case of edible oil (4.2%),...
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Kopint-Tárki lowers 2008 GDP forecast
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
Economic think-tank Kopint-Tarki has lowered its forecast for Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2008 from 2.5 percent to 2.2 percent. It raised its inflation projection for 2008 from...
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HUF 12 billion development at Electrolux Jaszbereny
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
This year 2.7 products leave Europe's biggest vacuum cleaner plant. Electrolux started 10 years ago with three lines and 150 employees. This year company produces 20 kind of vacuum cleaner,...
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UK retailers add beverages
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
Two of the largest UK retailers, Tesco and Marks & Spencer are expanding their private label offerings in ales, wines and ciders. Tesco has introduced three ales and four ciders...
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Developing the AsiaCenter for 60 million euros
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
The expandition starts next year, the 70,000 sqm center building will be ready by 2011, until this time 1,000-1,500 new chineese company will starts working in Hungary. The Branded Chineese...
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Carrier steps at Friesland Hungaria
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
Judit Sipos is the new sales director, Peter Szautner will be director of marketing and business developing. The former sales director Mr. Szautner works from now as director of marketing...
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Intermarché to develope it's private label line
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
At Intermarché, private label currently accounts for around 50% of sales volume and 36% of our turnover. Intermarché has 2,000 stores in France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Bosnia and Romania....
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Nestlé Plans Chocolate Research Center in Broc
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
Nestlé invests 20 million Swiss francs in the project. The new Chocolate Centre of Excellence, located atNestlé's chocolate factory in Broc (Switzerland), will be operationalin the first half of 2009...
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2007 Successful business year at SPAR Hungary
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
Dynamic growth and HUF 284 billion sales record – balance of SPAR in 2007. The sales increased with 15.6% from 2006 to 2007, at went over one billion euros. The...
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New position at TV2 – Head of producers
Date: 2008-03-12 00:00:00
The chanel wants to strong the position of its own prudeced programs, so they joined the media's drave-devil Attila Arpa. The specialist works under control of program director Bence Gyongyossy,...
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European retail sales rose in February
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
For the first time in five months gauge of sales growth in the euro region rose to a seasonally adjusted 52.4 from 48.1 in January. That's the fastest growth rate...
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Sales in outside compansated the weak performance of Carrefour in France
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
Operating profit rose 3.4 percent to 3.29 billion euros from 3.18 billion euros a year ago. Sales rose 6.8 percent to 82.15 billion euros.Rising food prices combined with competitive price...
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600 food stores had to close
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
According to Nielsen Research there is a slowly at closing the shops, but there are too much small shops in Hungary, another closure is to wait. Last year 21,430 food...
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Hungarian Superbrands program to start
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
This year the top B2B brands and the brands with good CSR will be awarded too. The Superbrands Comitee started its work last Friday, a jourey with 14 marketing, media...
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One ton eggs were stoled
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
The eggs signed with HU 10B081/3 belong to Farmer cooperation in Szomod. The thief probably want to sell it in Hungary, the police nose about it. ...
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Hungary has to learn hospitality again
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
The report by the World Economic Forum places Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Australia, Spain and Great Britain ahead of the U.S. Sweden, Canada and France round out the top 10. Hungary...
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Discounters have to develope its offer
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
Discounters such as Aldi and Lidl are predicted to take one Euro in every two in Germany by 2012, according to a new report from Verdict Research.The study, Retailing in...
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Zwack Palinka success in Austria
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
Last weekend the company won 6 gold medal at two Austrian spirits competition. “World-Spirits 2008” and the “World-Spirits Award” once more as a separate event during the GAST trade fair...
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Rebranding for USD 15 million in Russia
Date: 2008-03-11 00:00:00
The Russian division of France's hypermarket chain Auchan has devised a rebranding program for its 14 Ramstore supermarkets acquired from Turkey's Enka for EUR 181m in late 2007, RBC Daily...
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Edible antifreeze promises perfect ice cream
Date: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
According to New Scientist edible antifreeze developed by researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison, US could keep ice cream tasty and smooth, and prevent other frozen foods from being ruined. ...
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Business confidence improved while consumer confidence stagnated
Date: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
According to to economic think-tank GKI's combined and seasonally adjusted index measured -17.3 percent in February compared to -19.7 in January. Business sentiment improved from -9.7 percent in January to...
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5 stars hotel to open in Sarvar
Date: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
The Spirit Hotel Rogner Thermal Spa is a projekt of Hungarian developers in value of HUF 12 billion. The hotel has 273 rooms with one or two beds or apartaments....
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