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Modern store types continue to get stronger

Total retail sales of liquid flavourings (mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard) exceeded HUF 10 billion in the April 2006–March 2007 period. All three categories showed expansion....

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Milk and sugar, or something else?

What we put into our coffee is also important. Coffee cream powders dominate the Hungarian market, which contain powdered milk or vegetables and sugar. Single servings of cream also hold...

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„We had been very successful for the first 20 years”

We are in a small family store in the medieval city centre of Spoleto. This is a typical example of the traditional retail businesses which still hold a 30 per...

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Wiener Normal and Light

A product representing the inimitable atmosphere of Vienna cafes and the flavours of fine coffees from Vienna, in new packaging, with a Light version coming soon!...

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CBA birthday meeting for partners

CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. held a meeting for its partners in Domonyvölgy, on 1 June, to celebrate its 15th birthday....

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Dairy industry on the defensive

The Dairy Products Council held a presentation about the position of the industry on 29 May. Domestic sales of dairy products made from Hungarian materials declined by 13 per cent...

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Flavourings in all sizes

Slow growth is detectable in the market of liquid flavourings. However, no major innovation can be seen in the market of mayonnaise, mustards, ketchup and horse radish, as consumers seem...

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„Deep split between restaurants”

We asked István Pető, chairman of the Hungarian Gastronomic Association about the present situation in the restaurant business. – When and for what purposes was the Association established? – Our...

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Purchasing partnerships control 95 per cent of the Italian market

According to Paul Griffin from the London-based market researchers IGD, the Italian food retail market was worth EUR 149,5 in 2005. The five biggest chains hold a combined market share...

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Strawberry-yoghurt Campino

Strawberry-yoghurt Campino refreshed both in looks and in contents has real fruit juice and essence from fruit flowers in addition to 22% fresh, creamy yoghurt....

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Tesco sponsoring Salva Vita this year

Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. has donated HUF 20 million to the Salva Vita Foundation which promotes the integration of physically challenged young people and adults into society....

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AdWords for us too

The business site AdWords is now accessible to Hungarian users as well, announced Google on 12 June. AdWords helps the activities of companies which do not have web sites of...

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401-2500 square meter stores improving their position

Retail sales of cereal bars declined by 3 per cent both in terms of value and of volume in the April 2006–March 2007 period. The total market was estimated at...

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Food miracle in Brazil

One of the guests at a conference organised by Agricultural Business Research Institute was Sotto Pacheco Costa, a former director of EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária). He spoke about...

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Hyper new from Prague

I am prejudiced towards Prague. It is not the price of beer, the beauty of the old city or their national food which makes me envy the people, who are...

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SIÓ fresh & fruit

New sió fresh&fruit is a delicious, enjoyable, refreshing, pleasant and thirst quenching fruit drink with natural fruit content....

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Up-dated image for Kaiser

Kaiser Food Élelmiszer-ipari Kft. has a refreshed image. Kaiser products are available with new packaging from June. New design is accompanied by flow pack and modern, sliced products sealed in...

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IMIGe team expanding

Gábor Schwarz from Penthouse Magazin became the business development director of IMIGe Hungary in April, while two former Boomerang Media employees, Erika Farkas and András Farkas András have joined the...

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Health and games from corn

According to a recent survey by Nielsen, the market of cereals grew by 2 per cent in terms of value last year. Sales of corn flakes grew by 11 per...

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Diverse prospects for our key industries

The secret behind the Brazilian food miracle was not the only topic at the AKI conference held in June. Medium-term prospects for European food markets were also discussed and we...

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Climate-friendly Tesco in Sátoraljaújhely

The climate-friendly Tesco store in Sátoraljaújhely uses 25 per cent less electricity and 50 per cent less gas. James McCann, general director of Tesco and Daron Neal, director responsible for...

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Capitaly: think of the future!

The sales and marketing plans had just been completed by Unilever for 2007, when the restrictive economic measures of the Government were announced in September 2006. This was when a...

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Deodorant tested in Africa

An expedition crossing Africa tested Kilimanjaro, the new version of Old Spice this autumn. The Old Spice Afrika climbed Kilimanjaro in May....

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Unbroken trust

Reader’s Digest magazine has again prepared a survey about the brands regarded as most reliable by consumers. The survey covered 15 European countries and 24,000 interviews. Quality, price, image and...

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Drugstores: increasing intimacy

Retail sales of women’s hygiene products are increasingly concentrated in drugstores. According to data from Nielsen, their market share grew by 3 per cent last year, but hyper markets still...

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No more subsidies for exports of dairy products

In line with a recommendation by the EU Commission, the EU has decided to stop subsidising exports of butter and cheese. Exports subsidies would be reduced to zero, but would...

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Ecological impact

Tesco has developed a method for measuring the “ecological impact” of products, meaning the total related CO emission, which is displayed on labels....

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Product placement in the focus

In May 2007, competent ministers of EU member countries accepted the amendment of the 1989 “Television Without Frontiers” directive, to allow product placement. The topics discussed at the Press Club...

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Last Unicum concert of the season

The Hungarian Festival Orchestra staged its last Unicum concert of the season in Bartók Béla Hall on 27 May. The next Unicum concert with compositions by Brahms and Rachmaninov will...

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News

Reduction in packaging materials. Major FMCG companies, like Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola Enterprises Masterfoods have signed an agreement called Courtauld Commitment in the UK, aimed at reducing the quantity of packaging...

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