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Hot drinks after alcohol

Zsolt Mihályffy was appointed the head of the sales organisation of the Coffee and Tea division of Sara Lee Hungary Zrt in January 2008. He had begun his FMCG career...

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Chewing gum brands in zones

Chewing gum is a category where spectacular growth is not the result of the expansion of private labels, but of innovation. Sales of chewing gum increased by over a quarter...

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Instore Audit: a review of store space

Excellent plans are worked out for instore sales promotion and BTL communication. However, the question is: how are these implemented in everyday life? Data from Nielsen Instore Audit shows that...

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Déryné Café

This place is a peculiar mix of a cafe, bar, bistro and confectionery for guests with money to spend. Spectacular interior design, a friendly little restaurant-corner, a little cafe-atmosphere, all...

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Training cooks with iPod

Though iPod is no more for most people than a personal music storage device, it is also increasingly used in education. The Culinary Institute of America's (CIA) ProChef Podcast course...

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Plus turning into Spar

Tengelmann has sold 174 Plus stores to Spar Magyarország, which brings the total number of Spar stores to 378. Peter Feiner, chairman of Spar Magyarország has told us about the...

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Algida Krémkönnyû Puncs jégkrém

Krémkönnyű is now also available in punch flavouring....

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Winning a Hyundai with Gliss Kur

Prizes were handed over to the winners of the Schwarzkopf&Henkel Christmas prize game in February. The main prize was a Hyundai Accent....

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Schoolbags from SIÓ-Eckes

SIÓ-Eckes Kft intends to help children from low income families with the „Thank You, SIÓ!” program this year, which will provide schoolbags for at least 1,000 children in the 6-14...

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Trident ready to take off

The utmost secrecy surrounded the latest product launch by Cadbury in Hungary, which took place on 11. March. Jose Bonito, regional director of Cadbury, descended from the sky commando style,...

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Inspiration for shopping in tomorrow’s stores

Over 1,900 exhibitors from 90 countries attended this year’s renewed EuroShop event. Both the number of exhibitors and visitors to the event broke all time records. Visitors were able to...

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Oregano Kifõzde és Pizzéria

Opening a little cook-house near Mammut might not be a bad idea, as competitors are far from being abundant in the neighbourhood. Meals are simple but good, well worth leaving...

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Crispy potatoes

A new member of the generation of 21st century convenience products, the fried potato developed by McCain is a major triumph in product development. McCain Flavorlast fried potatoes retain their...

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What’s on TV?

For the sake of simplicity, try to imagine a store like a TV channel, with categories of products like different programs and the places on shelves like the times when...

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Trident Splash és Senses

Trident is targeted at a so far undiscovered market gap, where chewing gum means pampering for our senses....

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Promotions for Friesland officers

Judit Sipos was appointed sales director of Friesland Hungária Zrt, while Péter Szautner became marketing and business development director on 1. March 2008....

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Top categories: plus and minus

Nielsen monitors the sales of 90 food categories. The graph shows the changes which took place in the February 2007-January 2008 period. All categories produced expansion of between 3-17 per...

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Orange and peach on top

Retail sales of fruit juice has been stable in terms of quantity but increased by 10 per cent in terms of value in the February 2007- January 2008 period. According...

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First hand account of EuroShop

POPAI Magyarország held its second meeting one week after the exhibition on 6. March, where EuroShop was the topic. Zsuzsanna Hermann, editor in chief of Trade magazin summed up what...

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Segal Restaurant

Viktor Segal, one of the leading chefs of the present generation has reopened his restaurant. Regular guests have followed the restaurant, which relocated from Magyar utca to the 6th district....

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Barbecue in the room

Fondue and table wok are used indoors and even in living rooms frequently, but barbecues have only been common in gardens so far. Now an English company is offering a...

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RFID in the refrigeration chain

Demand for guaranteeing food safety has been growing for years. A monitoring system would allow the origin and whereabouts of products to be identified quickly and accurately throughout their lifecycle....

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Ágyas Zwack Kosher pálinka

Ágyas Zwack Kosher Pálinka is available in three flavours. Fresh raspberry, rose-hip and plum make up the soul of these new palinkas, which are made using 3 kilos of fruit...

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Heineken Hungária ending a good year

Heineken Hungária achieved a 16 per cent increase in operating profit and 12 per cent rise in net revenues in 2007. Sales grew to 392,000 hectolitres, with net revenues reaching...

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Dynamic NESPRESSO

The NESPRESSO division of Nestlé achieved over 40 per cent growth last year, producing the most dynamic expansion within the group. NESPRESSO is the international leader in the market of...

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Fruit juices doing well

Though it is too early to say that carton boxes are the sole form of packaging for fruit juices with a higher fruit content, PET bottles are preferred for cheaper...

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EuroShop 2008 „Made by Wanzl”

Wanzl presented its new shopping carts, displays and in-store design solutions developed in line with the „Made by Wanzl” philosophy at EuroShop 2008. Attention was focused on the “Future Shopping”...

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Fusion Restaurant & Longue

Árpád László can always be counted on to keep up with the latest world trends. There is nothing “magyarosch” about his new restaurant in Váci utca. “Fusion” is interpreted as...

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Funny and serious

Though demand for places to eat which are open throughout the night and very early in the morning is growing as a result of young people being hungry after partying,...

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Ladies, put on your sunglasses!

The cooking oil business seems to be a good one. This is why we have seen a flood of imported and private label products on store shelves in recent years,...

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