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Top categories: plus and minus

Nielsen monitors the sales of 90 food categories. The graph shows the changes which took place in the February 2007-January 2008 period. All categories produced expansion of between 3-17 per...

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Orange and peach on top

Retail sales of fruit juice has been stable in terms of quantity but increased by 10 per cent in terms of value in the February 2007- January 2008 period. According...

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First hand account of EuroShop

POPAI Magyarország held its second meeting one week after the exhibition on 6. March, where EuroShop was the topic. Zsuzsanna Hermann, editor in chief of Trade magazin summed up what...

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Segal Restaurant

Viktor Segal, one of the leading chefs of the present generation has reopened his restaurant. Regular guests have followed the restaurant, which relocated from Magyar utca to the 6th district....

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Barbecue in the room

Fondue and table wok are used indoors and even in living rooms frequently, but barbecues have only been common in gardens so far. Now an English company is offering a...

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RFID in the refrigeration chain

Demand for guaranteeing food safety has been growing for years. A monitoring system would allow the origin and whereabouts of products to be identified quickly and accurately throughout their lifecycle....

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Ágyas Zwack Kosher pálinka

Ágyas Zwack Kosher Pálinka is available in three flavours. Fresh raspberry, rose-hip and plum make up the soul of these new palinkas, which are made using 3 kilos of fruit...

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Heineken Hungária ending a good year

Heineken Hungária achieved a 16 per cent increase in operating profit and 12 per cent rise in net revenues in 2007. Sales grew to 392,000 hectolitres, with net revenues reaching...

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Dynamic NESPRESSO

The NESPRESSO division of Nestlé achieved over 40 per cent growth last year, producing the most dynamic expansion within the group. NESPRESSO is the international leader in the market of...

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Fruit juices doing well

Though it is too early to say that carton boxes are the sole form of packaging for fruit juices with a higher fruit content, PET bottles are preferred for cheaper...

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EuroShop 2008 „Made by Wanzl”

Wanzl presented its new shopping carts, displays and in-store design solutions developed in line with the „Made by Wanzl” philosophy at EuroShop 2008. Attention was focused on the “Future Shopping”...

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Fusion Restaurant & Longue

Árpád László can always be counted on to keep up with the latest world trends. There is nothing “magyarosch” about his new restaurant in Váci utca. “Fusion” is interpreted as...

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Funny and serious

Though demand for places to eat which are open throughout the night and very early in the morning is growing as a result of young people being hungry after partying,...

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Ladies, put on your sunglasses!

The cooking oil business seems to be a good one. This is why we have seen a flood of imported and private label products on store shelves in recent years,...

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SIÓ VitaTigris Gyümölcspüré

This fruit delicacy in 90 gram, nice and cheerful satchets is available in strawberry and pear flavours. It is also a good compromise for quelling hunger, or can be recommended...

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Slowly improve of the internal and external balances of Hungary

By the end of the year the economy will be out of the slump it slipped into last year. Inflation, however, will start to decline more substantially only around the...

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Store openings, online sales boost H&M

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB posted a 28 percent rise in first-quarter profits from strong online sales, new stores, and a beneficial exchange rate.   Europe's second-largest clothing...

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Nordic Partners' buy Hame

The Czech anti-monopoly office UOHS said it has approved Icelandic company Nordic Partners' acquisition of the largest Czech canned food producer Hame.  The price of the deal was not disclosed....

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Coop-Carrefour Deal ended in Switzerland

The former Carrefour hypermarkets will be Coop Megastores from June, so the Coop chain has now 24 big stores in the Alpen country.  The Swiss watchdog approved Coop to buy...

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Toxic mozzarella from Naples

Italy's buffalo mozzarella industry was in crisis yesterday as a third of producers faced closure amid fears that their cheese had been contaminated with cancer-causing substances.   Several batches of...

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Increasing business confidence in Germany and France

Europe economy is running, the unemployment is in 25 year low and no crisis to see at properity sector.   The euro rose against the dollar, reversing an earlier decline,...

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Fourth Hungarian among the best McDonald's employees

Agnes Horvath (33), Operations Director of McDonald’s Hungary is the youngest from the Hungarians who got this award.  The McDonald’s President’s Award, the most prestigious McDonald’s employee award across the...

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Fresh products from Lekkerland

Thanks to the new ice-romm of the company, built from 50,000 euros in Budapest, in the logistic center of the company, from 1 Marc Lekkerland can deliver 30 kind of...

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Increase at women fashion by Hugo Boss

Fashion group's sales grow 9% to EUR 1,632 million, Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 19% to EUR 220 million.   In Germany, HUGO BOSS again saw sales...

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Campagne for Eating Hungarian Poultry

The Hungarian Poultry Product Broad propagate buying poultry growing up in Hungary. In part of the intagrated communications campagne a conference is organised.  The board hopes that people will protecting...

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Airport Hotel Budapest to open in July

The first Hungarian airport hotel has four stars and 112 rooms.  The hotel also has a conference room for 200 people, a wellness section, a non-stop restaurant and bar. Guest...

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8 new Profi stores in Romania

Profi Rom Food, operator of the Profi and Albinuta store networks in Romania, plans to invest E8.0m in 2008 to open new Profi stores in the country.  The company will...

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Heineken Makes Acquisition of Czech Drinks Union AS

The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, must be assigned by competition watch dog. Companies hope to close the deal until June. Brewer Heineken has announced the acquisition of Czech privately...

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Sainsbury's Sales Grow 4.1% rise in Fourth-Quarter

Despite the slowdown in consumer spending, Sainsbury's said it continues to see strong growth from non-food sales, thanks to its investment in developing its product ranges and infrastructure as well...

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Nespresso presented Goroka Coffee from New Guinea

Grand Cru is is perfect combination of crema, body and taste, offering distinct individual aromas and flavor notes. Senses such as sight, smell, taste, aftertaste and touch can be used...

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