News and articles
Tesco collecting PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 50 stores
Date: 2009-04-08 04:08:50
In January this year, Tesco introduced the taking back of used PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 37 stores. Now, the system is available in 13 other stores as well. The main...
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Professional days for experts of pálinka
Date: 2009-04-08 04:03:07
The Professional Days of Agárd is a special event for those involved in the Hungarian brandy (pálinka) scene. It takes place on 7th and 8th April this year. The traditional...
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New flavours in the Danone Activia yogurt-drink portfolio
Date: 2009-04-08 03:58:31
Starting from April, Danone Activia yogurts offer a special surprise for health-conscious customers: sour cherry-vanilla and cereal are the two new flavours beside the well-known strawberry-kiwi flavour. Danone has introduced...
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A traditional, 220 year-old cake-shop has just closed in Pécs
Date: 2009-04-08 03:52:57
Caflish, previously running under the name Éva has been part of the scenery of Pécs since 1789, as a cake shop and a coffee shop, and went bankrupt this spring....
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SOS-stores selling cheap food in Belgrad
Date: 2009-04-08 03:43:30
Grocery store chains launched the so-called SOS-stores, grocery store for low-income individuals in Belgrad, Serbia. The outlet features prices 20-50% lower than regular retail rates. The freshly opened stores are...
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Broccoli-sprouts against cancer?
Date: 2009-04-08 03:36:40
Eating 70 grammes of baby broccoli on a daily basis for two months may protect against a common stomach bug that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer,...
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Chocolate-producers are selling more during the Easter-season
Date: 2009-04-08 02:14:00
Retail-chains have increased by 14 percent within February 2008 and January 2009 which means a 70 billion HUF increase. Seasonal Easter-candies are being sold in great numbers: over 967 tons,...
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Győri Keksz Ltd. moving to the industrial park of Győr
Date: 2009-04-08 00:12:12
Győri Keksz Ltd. is changing its location by moving to the industrial park of Győr, the constructions of the new building started on Tuesday. The company has brought a 10...
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Tesco, CBA and Coop are the most successful
Date: 2009-04-07 04:04:15
Tesco, CBA and Coop have ended up on the top of Nielsen's 2008 list of the greatest grocery and general merchandising retail chains. Nielsen has also pointed out that CBA...
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Tracel agency winning on court against consumer protection authority
Date: 2009-04-07 04:02:12
No consumer protection rule is being offended if travel agencies indicate extra tarifts separatedly from the participation fee on their fylers – the Supreme Court decided. A travel agency issued...
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If beverage-customers can't find their preferred product, they won't make a purchase
Date: 2009-04-07 03:59:12
Twenty-three percent of beverage consumers won't substitute another product if they can't find the product they want – an American survey points out."That number scares me.", said Bruce Miner, director...
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Software examining and making emotional connection to increase efficiency of ads
Date: 2009-04-07 03:57:00
More than 90 percent of purchases are based on emotional response, not rational thought – but how to analyze, thus influence customers' innermost responses to impulses?You want to be rationally...
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Youngsters buy Easter-candy, women over 40 buy Easter-ham
Date: 2009-04-07 03:52:00
Households kept by women over 40 prefer to buy smoked-ham, whereas the younger generation opts for seasonal Easter-candies in the first place – a survey by GfK Hungária ConsumerScan says....
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Too many restaurants in the USA?
Date: 2009-04-07 03:47:31
In less than 20 years, the number of restaurants and bars has seen a 49 percent increase, now many of these restaurants must close due to the crisis.Since 1990, the...
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National Starch integrated by Henkel successfully
Date: 2009-04-07 03:42:01
Henkel’s acquisition of the National Starch businesses in April 2008 has brought about a substantial increase of sales. After adjusting for foreign exchange, sales rose by 11.6 percent. Organic sales...
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Customers decide about the brand in-store
Date: 2009-04-07 03:33:58
Customers continue to make brand purchase decisions in the store, so capturing shoppers inside is of major major importance – a new report from Miller Zell says.More shoppers are making...
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Fall in milk consumption
Date: 2009-04-07 03:28:37
Milk consumption has fallen over the past 20-25 years in many countries, although Feed For Health says milk is healthy. In UK the fall overall has been about one third...
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Mobile bar for HoReCa events by Poplart
Date: 2009-04-07 03:17:33
JUSTINCASE mobile bar, rwarded by the „red dot: best of the best” design prize is available in Hungary from now on, delivered by Poplart. The portable bar-case by Poplart weighs...
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Borsod Brewery Plc. chose Publicis Consultants │ Budapest
Date: 2009-04-06 02:29:16
Borsod Brewery Plc. has chosen the PR agency Publicis Consultants │ Budapest within the compass of an invitational tender to perform external communication tasks. Borsod Brewery Plc. wishes to continue...
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Agriculural trade-show with top Hungarian food-products
Date: 2009-04-06 02:20:58
Agrarexpo of Szent György-day located in Pápa is one of the most significant, specifically agricultural trade-shows of the region, with a wide spectrum of high quality food-products. The event organized...
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Hungarian food-products available via online order
Date: 2009-04-06 02:13:38
Starting from late March, stores and dealers may order Hungarian food-products online, thanks to a new website started by Premium Gastro Ltd. and Premium Hungaricum Association. „Of course we still...
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External balance improvement under external pressure
Date: 2009-04-06 02:09:20
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. prepared in co-operation with Erste Bank, the global economic crisis pushed the Hungarian economy onto a new development path External...
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Opten: 1184 liquidation proceedings announced in March
Date: 2009-04-06 01:59:11
Though the number of liquidation orders in Hungary's property industry fell last month, March saw an even greater number of liquidation processes, Opten company information service has reported. Liquidation proceedings were...
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Egg-prices going through a moderate raise during the Easter-season
Date: 2009-04-06 01:51:50
Egg-prices in Hungary are facing a moderate, less than 10 percent increase during the Easter-season, due to the decrease of effective demand. This Easter, egg-prices are going through a rather...
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Customers are fed up with low quality Easter-bunnies
Date: 2009-04-06 01:43:28
Last spring, over 967 tons of seasonal Easter-candies were sold, and most of these chocolate-bunnies had been made of high-quality, at least 35% percent cocoa-content. „In the past few years,...
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Experts want soft-drink producers to use less sugar
Date: 2009-04-06 01:34:55
What you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers believe that soft drink producers should...
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The first five-star hotel of the Istrian peninsula has opened
Date: 2009-04-06 01:21:54
The number of luxury hotels in Croatia have increased significantly in the past few months, Croatian tourism puts the main emphasis on five-star hotels at the moment. Tourism has always...
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Nestle benefiting from recession
Date: 2009-04-06 01:14:45
While the world's top food groups battle a slowdown this year, Nestle SA has the credentials to exploit the recession. In spite of the crisis, Nestle seem to have closed...
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Revival of local markets
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Many people expect the revival of local markets to give small farmers in villages a chance to sell good quality produce at a favourable price, which would mean farmers and...
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Tesco supporting local initiatives nation-wide
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Tesco has been the first in Hungary to introduce bags made from a completely decomposing material, which are sold for HUF 5. Part of the revenues from sales are donated...
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