News and articles
British families are hard hit by food price rises
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Food inflation in the UK is nearly double the rate of most other developed nations. Prices have increased by 12.2 per cent over the last year, according to official Government...
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78% of the export goes into the EU
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
In July 2008, according to first estimates of Hungarian Central Statistic Office, exports amounted to HUF 1,433 billion (EUR 6,113 million), while the value of imports reached HUF 1,497 billion...
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More British and Romanian tourists, but less Hungarian
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
In January-July 2008, – compared with the same period of 2007 – the total number of international and domestic tourism nights decreased by 1% in public accommodation establishments. The number...
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Honey replaces additives
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Antioxidant-rich honey may protect against spoilage in salad dressings, and naturally sweeten the condiment, researchers from Kraft Foods report. The researchers analysed various honey sources and investigated their potential as...
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Nespresso Special Club Jinogalpa Coffee
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Named after the two main regions in the mountains of Nicaragua, Matagalpa and Jinotega, the 100% arabica coffee offers intensity and body with sweet, sandalwood aromas and a hint of...
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Cryovac® RS1500 – for cure-in-the-bag cheese
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Cryovac's new development is a high performance, high sealable, multilayer, shrink material with controlled permeability ideally suited for high gassing cheese packaging. Cryovac® RS1500 is especially designed to run on...
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Auchan To Expand Store Network in Portugal
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
The French hypermarket giant plans to open three new outlets in Portugal by the end of 2008, taking its store network to 22 outlets in the country. A report in...
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In H1 supermarkets grow their marketshare
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
According to GfK research there is a relative decreasing in the Hungarian retail market. The increase of FMCG products' sales (8%) was under the food inflation (12%) in the first...
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Wine Feast starts soon in the capital
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
17th Budapest International Wine Festival 2008 from 10. to 14. September in the Buda Castle and in Szentendre. Some program elements: Wine Exhibition and Fair, Wine Academy, Harvest Parade, Harvest...
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VinAgora Award Gala at Millenáris Teátrum
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Traditional, international wine competition between 4-6 July in Balatonalmadi. The Award Gala take was on 5. September in Budapest. Hungarian wines won 4 champion medals. VinAgora International Wine Competition is...
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The high agriculture production grow the GDP
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
According to quarterly calculations gross domestic product of Hungary increased by 2.0 percent in the second quarter of 2008 (by both adjusted and non-adjusted for calendar effects), and by 1.9...
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Olympics boosted Adidas's first-half sales in China by 60%
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Adidas will reach its target of “high single-digit'' sales growth and 15 percent earnings growth in 2008 said company's Chief Executive Officer Herbert Hainer. Adidas, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, will...
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Kraft to focus on 10 brand
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Kraft Foods Inc will focus on 10 countries and 10 brands to expand internationally, the unit outside the United States should produce more than $18 billion in sales in 2008....
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MÁV Lokomotív Hotels Zrt. to sale
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
The domestic railway company (MÁV) sells its 100% subsidiary and subsidiary's properities. Four 1-3 stars hotel on the Lake Balaton's beach belong to the MÁV Lokomotiv Hotels. There is no...
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OBI reposition campaign
Date: 2008-09-08 00:00:00
Costumers said OBI has a market oriented offer, consumer's friendly service kit and attractive prices. This spring OBI made an attitude research about itself and the whole DIY market in...
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New marketing director for Borsodi
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
András Szirbek has been appointed the new marketing director of Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. He had been a brand manager of brands like Magnum, Delma, Flora, Bertolli, Rama, and Lipton. Subsequently,...
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Holiday in Tunisia with Farm Tojás
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Farm Tojás Kft. is the first enterprise in the egg market to organise a price game from June 2008 to September. The prize game is linked to Extra Sárga Farm...
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Let’s have a festival!
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Wine competitions and festivals are becoming synonyms, though the two things are quite different, as their purpose and form is quite different. 300 wine competitions are held in Hungary annually....
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Still not enough knowledge
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Otília Dörnyei, director of Gfk, dietary preferences are slowly changing, with a shift towards healthier food. Unfortunately, when money has to be saved, consumers economise on healthy food...
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Increasing role of drugstores in market of air fragrances
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, the quantity of air fragrances sold in the first four months show stagnation, but sales dropped in terms of value, owing...
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Britons shopping, Spaniards saving
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, the volume of retail trade was up by 2 per cent on average in the 27 EU member states in May, compared to 2007. Retail...
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Kozák Ákos: Treasure hunters (A snapshot of Hungarian consumers)
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
It was a little weird, reading a book by an author I know personally quite well. I think it takes a lot of courage to write a book about Hungarian...
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Hygolet Sit Down higiénikus toalettülőke-rendszer
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
100% germ free automatic toilet seat system...
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Possibility for growth in spite of difficulties
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Representatives of the food marketing business are to meet in Budapest again. The marketing conference of the organisation named CIES – The Food Business Forum will be held on 5-6....
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STI Display forms regional subsidiary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
STI group – the number one manufacturer of displays in Europe –formed a subsidiary for supplying the Central-Eastern European market in June. STI Display Hungary Kft will supply creative POS...
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White Lily in Hungary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The White Lily restaurant hygiene program has arrived in Hungary. The program intended to improve the hygiene of restaurants was launched by experts of Johnson Diversey and a district council...
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Lower wine consumption last year
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Rising average prices, smaller quantities purchased less frequently – these were the main trends in Hungarian wine consumption in 2007, according to data from GfK Hungária. Wine consumption was down...
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Cleanliness is not enough
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Products related to washing are the largest category among chemical products. The assortment of such products has become confusingly wide for consumers… According to Ágnes Benke, from EVM Zrt, the...
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When you need a little energy
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Orsolya Varga, trade marketing manager of Energizer, growth in the market of batteries is continuous but slow, with an increasing proportion of consumers choosing quality in the shape...
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The power of strawberry
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Prices of agricultural products were up by 31.5 per cent in May 2008, compared to May 2007. The average price of plant products was up by 38.3 per cent, while...
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