News and articles
Cheaper RFID with new platform
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The revolutionary Sensormatic® iREAD™ technology of ADT can help to reduce the introduction costs of RFID into retail trade. Sensormatic iREAD platform, the new application of the EPCglobal Gen 2...
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Pápai Hús opening new wholesale outlet
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Pápai Hús Zrt. has opened a wholesale outlet in Budapest. They do deliveries in and around Budapest at favourable rates....
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Extraordinary snapshot – domestic food industry in 2007
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The well known and grave problems of the Hungarian food industry continued to exist in 2007 and no major positive breakthrough took place. Domestic purchasing power is in decline, while...
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Active year for Reál
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Many Reál stores were opened in Budapest last year, including the first Prémium Reál Élelmiszer supermarket in Lurdy ház, but the number of stores outside the Budapest region also increased....
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Krisztina restaurant
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
It’s refreshing to see one of the cult places of the 70’s and 80’s coming back to life. Its appearance, kitchen and target group have all changed somewhat, but it’s...
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Garden in the pocket
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Although “bagged” food is the greatest of evils for gourmands, in reality, there is nothing essentially wrong with this type of food. The bag of spice plants marketed by Canova...
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Still minuses
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Retail turnover continued to shrink in October 2007. According to KSH data, sales were 2,7 per cent down in the first ten months of 2007, compared to the same period...
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Extreme Comfort After Shave
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The key to the effectiveness of the two new products is the latest innovation by Beiersdorf: Natural MICRO TEC technolgy....
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Withdrawal of sugar
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Many people believed that hard times were over for local producers of sugar in 2006, when Eastern Sugar closed its Kaba factory and handed back its production quota which accounted...
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Ceres reaching beyond borders
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The production costs of Ceres ZRt. are expected to rise by 14-18 per cent in the new year. The Győr based company holds a leading position in several segments and...
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Football European Cup: + EUR 1,4 billion
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
According to a survey prepared for MasterCard, the 2008 football European Cup may yield a profit of EUR 1,4 billion for the economy of the continent. Each of the games...
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Has been better – will be better?
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Regarding last year, everybody agrees that it has been a difficult period and it’s far from being over. As a result of austerity measures, purchasing power and sales dropped, while...
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Constantly high SPAR standards
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Private label products in the premium category, many new stores and the quality Hungarian poultry trademark are all things acquired by SPAR in 2007. – The decrease in real incomes...
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BitterSweet Chocolate Bistro
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Chocolate is becoming increasingly popular today. BitterSweet is also dedicated primarily to chocolate, with specialities like fondue made from chocolate, but a colourful assortment of other desserts, salads, grilled dishes,...
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Bath in a beer tub
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
A Bavarian entrepreneur has opened a beer and wellness hotel. Everything in the hotel is devoted to beer. Guests have their own beer taps in the rooms and can even...
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Hungarians are child-centred in bio
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
According to a Nielsen survey conducted among Internet users in 46 countries, the most popular bio foods in Hungary are fruits, vegetables and eggs, like in the EU. While almost...
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Opening with a wheelbarrow
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The second BAUHAUS store with an assortment of 120,000 items was opened in Szigetszentmiklós on 27 December. Customers who had arrived with a wheelbarrow received a coupon for the prize...
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Museum becoming exciting
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Catering which relocated to a new address in September 2006, seems to be successful in fulfilling its cultural mission. Although it is a specialised...
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Gateway to world trade
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The Global European Food Industry Event of ECRM to be held between 9-11. March in Budapest is intended to help trading enterprises and suppliers in making contact. ECRM helps the...
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Difficult year behind and ahead of us
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Last year was a difficult one as a result of austerity measures and decreasing purchasing power. Though exact figures are not available yet, the end of the year shopping frenzy...
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„Tour de Tesco” continuing
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The minimum size for Tesco stores is 1,000 square meters. They opened 22 stores in Hungary last year, making the total 122. The price sensitivity of Hungarian consumers has become...
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Gold Bistro
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Gold Bisztró possibly has the best equipped kitchen in the country. The target group of the bistro includes guests of the fitness centre and employees of the companies located in...
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Talking cookery book
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Three master chefs from Germany have prepared the first talking cookery book in Europe. From now on, we no longer need to bother turning pages to find our favourite recipes,...
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Frost makes apple expensive
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The average price of agricultural produce was up by 34,4 per cent in October compared to the same period in 2006. According to KSH data, the average price of plant...
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Cif Actifizz spray 750 ml
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
This gentle yet effective spray, enhanced by a special formula, cleans away the everyday stains....
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Internet in focus
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Google held a conference on e-commerce with the Association of Electronic Commerce on 22 November, in Budapest. On-line marketing was the subject discussed in the morning with case studies about...
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Tetra Pak in Pilis
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Tetra Pak has become the chief sponsor of the forest management project implemented by Pilisi Parkerdő and WWF Magyarország in the Budai hills. Tetra Pak signed a three year agreement...
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Coop-Christmas for children
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Fifteen hundred children attended the Christmas party held by Tisza-Coop Zrt. on 21. December in Tiszaliget. Tisza-Coop Zrt. is a regional purchasing centre of the Coop group which has already...
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Gloom ahead for retailers
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The atmosphere was not really optimistic at the annual conference of the National Association of Retailers. Recession is felt in practically all segments of the retail business. According to Péter...
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