News and articles
Faked washing powder brands
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
More than 33 tons of faked washing powder was confiscated in a XI. district warehouse. The names of two well known brands were used for the washing powder-imitations which contained...
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Exceptional production capacity in PICK-Delhus Group
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
With the new plant opened in Alsomocsolad on 25 October, PICK-Delhus Group has established the largest dried meat processing capacity in the Central European region. The HUF 3.5 billion project...
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Hardest times seem to be over
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Recession followed the turn of the millennium in the domestic refrigerating industry, but the crisis sems to be over now. The surviving enterprises have good prospects for the future.Not long...
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Jubilee of Hoventa Exhibition
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
A double jubilee was celebrated by one of the oldest trade exhibitions in Hungary. This the place where all the important innovations are presented to the professionals. Though this year’s...
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Celebrating the 5th of November
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The Day of European Commerce was celebrated for the second time in Hungary on the 5th of November. Abel Garamhegyi, under secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Transport spoke...
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Discount stores rearranging the candy market
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The retail sales of candies exceeded HUF 15 billion in the August 2005–July 2006 period, with an increase of 9 per cent over the preceding period. The old favourite, hard...
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End of market reshuffle
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Last year was a good and stable period for the Hungarian canned food industry which processes one million tons of fruits and vegetables annually. While 2004 brought losses for the...
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Success of baristas from Sara Lee
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Three out of the first five places went to baristas sponsored and trained by Sara Lee Hungary Zrt., market leader in coffee and tea, at the Hungarian Championship of Baristas....
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Visitors’ centre opened in Agard
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The Visitors’ Centre of the Agard Palinka Distillery opened on October 12. The purpose of the HUF 70 million tourist facility is to demonstrate how premium pálinkas are made and...
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Candies: cheap success
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
One out of three candies is a private label product. Average prices are falling, and larger size bags are becoming more popular. Candies seem to be getting „discounted”. It is...
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Market share of Hungarian milk declines
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Since accession to the EU, Hungarian milk production has changed markedly. While milk processing enterprises purchased 1.550 billion litres in 2004, this figure was only 1,370 billion litres in 2005....
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Number of quarters: declining number of nights
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Compared to the 2005 figures, in the first eight months of 2006 commercial lodgings accounted for a 3% drop in the number of person nights spent. The national Statistics Office...
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SuperShop expanding
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The SuperShop loyalty program recruited new participants at the Adidas-Samsung Streetball events in Budapest, and other cities. Everybody who filled out the the application form for the SuperShop card was...
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Pet food sales showing steady development
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Retail trade of pet foods amounted to approximately HUF 35 billion and can expand further. Retail sales grew by 2-3 per cent in the October 2005–September 2006 period compared to...
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Excessive production
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Hungary’s annual grain production is between 9-17 million tons. The domestic market absorbs less than 8 million, while the rest is exported or offered into intervention. Hungary is a net...
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Quality and prices in EU markets
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Market Price Information System will serve to provide an outline of main markets trends for a specific product group in each issue of the magazine. Information will be available about...
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Promotions to meet special needs
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
With international trade and international brands, the conscious and well-informed cosmopolitan has also appeared. European customers wish to see behind the wide assortment of products available to them. This is...
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Why is headache more expensive on a Sunday?
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Gyorgy Vamos of National Trade Association was arguing very strongly for the opening of the drug-market on the pages of Népszabadság. In his article published in mid-October he was reasoning,...
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BioFach Nurnberg: Lot of Hungarian visitors
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The BioFach fair to be held in Nurnberg Between 15-18. February 2007 is a good opportunity for Hungarian bio-food producers to do business. Over 30 Hungarian exhibitors will participate at...
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Pet food manufacturers think like pet lovers
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Domestically manufactured pet foods maintain their strong position in the rapidly developing domestic market. Sales of private label products are dynamic, pet keepers are mesmerised by low prices. According to...
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Only two companies left in the domestic market
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Sugar factories had a profitable year in 2004, while not all sugar beet producers were as lucky. In Hungarian sugar factories almost half a million tons of white sugar were...
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Growth of domestic demand slowing down
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
According to a forecast prepared by GKI with the help of Erste Bank and published on 30. October, the political situation will consolidate, corrections will be implemented, and reforms will...
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Vénusz, goddess of the kitchen
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
1952 – Stalinism is still raging in Hungary when the first bottle of Vénusz cooking oil comes off the production line. How such a name could be chosen in those...
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He has chosen soft drinks
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Sandor Baja has become the export director of Eckes granini GmbH & Co KG, his responsibilities being foreign sales in France, Austria and Germany. Previously he had been marketing director...
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EU testing rice from the US
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Food safety experts of EU member countries have decided to begin testing rice shipments from the US to stop deliveries of genetically engineered products. The costs of testing in European...
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Small stores in a strong position
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The value of retail sales of spirits grew by 8 per cent, while the quantity of sales grew by 4 per cent in the October 2005–September 2006 period compared to...
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