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Credit cards are for getting over difficulties

According to a study prepared for MacterCard, Hungarian small to medium enterprises use business credit cards primarily as a source of short term bridge financing. According to clients, no fee...

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Suitcases from Thailand

Coca Cola Magyarország introduced a new limited edition product under the name Fanta World Mangó in April. Street theatre performances will also be used to promote the product, as this...

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Fortunate taking off

Modern and healthy products distributed by Fortunate fit well into the Weight Control program, which made it quite natural for them to join the program. They will start with nine...

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Feeling like travelling again

The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests in the first quarter of the year grew by 6 per cent compared to the...

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Kubu fruit drink

Kubu fruit drink, made from selected carrots and rich in fibres has a new promotion for the April-June period. During the promotion, characters from the movie Shrek 3 will appear...

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Not very useful for trade

According to György Vámos, purely trading organisations cannot expect to benefit much from programs of the National Development Plan, as significant growth in revenues is a criteria of participation, while...

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Facelift for Szeged Metro too

The third renovated Metro Cash & Carry Hungary store was opened in Szeged. On 3 May. The biggest change took place in the fruit/vegetables, meat and wine departments. The new...

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Hungarian and French gastronomy

The Budapest office of the marketing and communication consultants Sopexa held a conference about gastronomic culture and its role in defining identity on 27. March. The conference was also the...

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Market of meat for the grill far from being saturated yet

The most seasonal meat product category, that of meat for grilling shows constant growth. Within this category, sausages are still the biggest segment, but marinade meat, Vienna sausages and other...

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Bio-basis for Vitamor

Vitamor Kft. has had a bio-plantation for several years. They have contacted Alexandra Béres to help compile product lines which would fit into her lifestyle program. At the moment, three...

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The Ahold fraud

The Dutch company Ahold has become famous for one of the biggest series of accounting frauds in food retail trade. Though no charges have been filed in connection with the...

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Master Good Felvidéki Ízek

Master Good Felvidéki Ízek: Dumplings with cranberry, Dumplings with nougat, Pockets with sheep curd, Pockets with curd are easy to prepare products suitable for main dish or dessert, which bring...

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New tracks for market research

Market research is a link between seller and buyer. Sellers who have a better knowledge of their target group than their competitors enjoy an enormous advantage. It is no wonder...

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Opportunities for growth

A certain part of consumers are willing to pay the price of higher quality services, as well as that of premium brand products emphasised Judit Szalóky Tóth, director of Nielsen...

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New boss for advertising agency

The new director of Lastminute Advertising Kft., Norbert Cservenka comes from HPS, where he used to be head of business development....

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Hyper markets strong in hair

Retail sales of shampoos exceeded HUF 10 billion in the March 2006 – February 2007 period. According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, sales expanded by 4 per cent compared...

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Algida – “the patron”

The target group with an active lifestyle has been a priority for Algida since 2004. They made contact with the Alexandra Béres program in 2006. Though they have not joined...

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How to measure success?

As Péter Biczó director of Price Waterhouse Coopers Kft. has pointed it out to us, different figures may be used to describe market success, according to different systems of accounting....

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Nativa Tea & Water

Nativa wellness-drink is a perfect combination of mineral water from the Alps, tea and refreshing fruits, which is unique in the Hungarian market. Furthermore, energy content in the new, practical...

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Vienna fair: satisfied organisers

“This is not to be missed” – we thought after reading the invitation to the fair titled Food and Drink from Eastern and Middle Europe”, which was held for the...

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Food direct for woman

Slight lady smiles onto the consumer on the cereal's bag, yoghurt is filled in a bottle which forms the woman body, also the chocolate shows the cheesy woman body. Although...

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Bird flu infects two people in UK

Two people have been infected with the bird flu virus that has caused an outbreak on a farm in North Wales. A further nine people are currently experiencing flu-like symptoms...

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Coke in Talks to Buy Highland Spring

Coca-Cola Co. is in talks to buy Britain's No. 2 bottled water brand Highland Spring in a potential 500 million pound ($992.7 million) deal, British Sunday newspapers reported.   The...

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Further problems for Danone in China

More than 118 tons of imported Evian-branded mineral water failed to meet China's food safety standards, according to national quality supervisors. Evian bottled water imported on February 18 contained 100...

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Vanillia again

Coca-Cola North America has reintroduced Vanilla Coke to its 'sparkling beverage' line-up.   The soft drinks company said that the brand relaunch will include new logos and packaging. The company...

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No deal in international coffee talks

Coffee processors and producers will have to wait another year for a new International Coffee Agreement after talks over the last week failed to make a breakthrough.   It means...

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Winter Invasion 2008 – focus on Budapest culture life

This year the event brought 25 500 extra guest nights to the Budapest hotels with the participation of 70 suppliers. Following the success of the first edition of the Budapest...

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Polish culture and taste in the Central Market Hall

3. Polish Turist Days in Budapest between 31 Mai and 2. June. On the pleasant event not only the polish folk artist and their works, but the famous polish gastronome...

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Carlsberg interested in Champions League

Carlsberg has shown interest in becoming the main sponsor for the Champions League, which is currently sponsored by Heineken.   The Danish brewer was cited in Esmerk this week, saying...

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