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Vodka and gin were the biggest winners

Spirits turnover was HUF 72 billion in December 2008-November 2009 – but only two types managed to expand in terms of both value and volume: vodka (by 8 and 2...

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Summarise these trends in 12 points

1. Individualistic guests, 2. The visual factor, 3. The iceman is glorified, 4. They drink it and eat it, 5. Small portions, 6. Sharing, 7. Involving the guest, 8. Nostalgia,...

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Chewing gums in a hot spot

The area around cash desks is the best place for chewing gums. This healthy product is fast-moving and loyalty-building, therefore it is important to make the most popular varieties constantly...

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Gliss Kur Shea Kasmír hajápolók

The new Gliss Kur Shea Kasmír product family guarantees intensive care even for very dry hair....

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Back to the future – Future store solutions at Praktiker

The masters course of POPAI Magyarország Association involved learning about the future store solutions at the Praktiker store in Vecsés, last autumn. Marketing director Péter Dömötör analyses the elements of...

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Red Bull’s website refurbished

Last December brought the refurbishment of Red Bull’s Hungarian website www.redbull.hu that now focuses on videos and interactive content about Red Bull’s world. The most watched videos are collected under...

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Eight happy winners at PICK

PICK Szeged Zrt. celebrated its 140th anniversary with launching its integrated communication campaign last September. Eight lucky winners will always remember 22 January 2010, when they were presented their Vista...

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(HU) Hírmorzsák

German Aldi and Lidl face decrease of consumers. According to the survey of GfK market research institute; in the first ten months of the year, the turnover of Aldi and...

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Poultry product retail sales are highly concentrated

Nielsen Retail Index registered a 7-percent increase in poultry product sales in November 2008-October 2009. The annual market surpassed HUF 20 billion. Volume sales were up 5 percent and exceeded...

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Full wine cellars, protected pálinkas

Beer consumption was 6-7 percent lower in Hungary last year– the market continues to shrink. Domestic wine consumption is estimated to be 3 million hectolitres per year; wine cellars are...

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Winning pair

Last year young confectioner Nikoletta Tapaszti finished 13th at the WorldSkills contest in Calgary. Her aid was László Mihályi, who now prepares her for the Junior Confectioners’ World Championship in...

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POS-001

In our new series we selected a few European BTL campaigns and every month we would like to introduce one from the food, drink and non-food categories each. December is...

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Fonte Verde enyhén lúgos szénsavmentes ásványvíz, pH 7,4

Thanks to its natural mineral composition, FONTE VERDE is a still, slightly alkaline mineral water with a pH value of 7.4....

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Dolce vita

The world spends more than USD 40 billion on chocolate in a year – one third of this is spent in the United States. Still, chocolate is the cheapest ‘luxury...

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SPAR keeps up the momentum

SPAR Magyarország transforms 70 stores this year. In self-service type stores they plan to expand the assortment, open exhibition bakeries, use modern bread stands and displays fruit and vegetables in...

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Special wine bottles from O-I

O-I, one of the world’s leading glass packaging producers participated with its own stand at the SIMEI trade fair in Milan, where they introduced their revolutionarily new wine bottles, which...

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Question:

What do you consider the strengths of MONA Hungary? How did your business decisions contribute to the company’s good performance in a year like 2009?...

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Turkey sales plummeting

It seems that demand for cheaper poultry also started to shrink: last year poultry processing companies bought only 1 percent less chicken meet from breeders, but at a 6-percent lower...

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More wine, but less beer sold in the first nine months of 2009

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, in the alcoholic beverages category households bought 6 percent less beer than in the same period of 2008, but as average prices were slightly up...

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One more dessert

Half of it is professional knowledge and half of it is sales – this is how running a successful confectionery, bar or restaurant is often defined. Improving dessert sales in...

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FUN – Former Unilever Network

On 20 November, the meeting with the above name was held for the 2nd time on Margaret Island. This time it was a bit different, because several colleagues who are...

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Kubu gyümölcsnektár

The popular banana-strawberry flavour is made with 100% fruit content and contains no added sugar....

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Lifelong learning

Péter Regős, the chef of XO Bistro in Budapest was a stagiaire for two weeks in Salzburg’s Ikarus, one of Europes’s most famous restaurants. It was an unbelievable experience! I...

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Bosnian winner at the Henkel Art.Award

At the Henkel Art.Award 2009, the EUR 7,000 main prize went to Mladen Miljanovic from Bosnia. Henkel CEE organised the competition for the eighth time, there were 840 entries from...

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Tastemakers – quality at Packforum

On 21-22 October, Packoforum hosted the Tastemakers event where 70 participants represented 45 food service companies from Europe, the United States and New Zealand. Presentations at the seminar shed light...

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Answer:

KJ – Unfortunately the crisis did not avoid us either. It was important that we had a good sales strategy to react to it. RÉ – The biggest strength of...

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Half a kilo of poultry products bought per purchase

Poultry products is the second biggest segment on the market of processed meat. GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan reveals that in October 2008-September 2009 the segment shrank by a mere 2...

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Canned beer keeps conquering

Beer retail sales topped HUF 116 billion in December 2008-November 2009. Volume sales fell by 3 percent to 386 million litres – according to the Nielsen Retail Index. The average...

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Facing the challenge in New York – part 5

From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘Well, Café Boulud. I cannot compare the workload...

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Hungarian exhibitors, old and new

Tranzit-Ker Zrt. of Debrecen was one of the debutants at the fair; their annual turnover is HUF 8-10 billion. Head of Tranzit-Dió Kft. (a member of the group), Péter Szabó...

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