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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary

With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour.  The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...

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Foodapest, from 2010 in every two years

In the future Hungexpo organises the exhibition alone. The next Foodapest will arrange together with UKBA and Foodatech.  Specialities of the next year's exhibition are the Junior Confectioner World Championship...

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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”

Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies.  Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...

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Duffy to be face of Coca Cola light in 2009

It has been announced that Duffy is to be the face of the 2009 advertising campaign of Coca-Cola light. According to the marketing director of Coca-Cola UK, the singer is...

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Answer:

Unfortunately, our agricultural resources are being utilised only with low efficiency by EU standards. Farmers and processing enterprises blame each other, rather than co-operate. Both farmers and processing enterprises also...

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New fair in Cologne devoted to the cult of coffee

The debut of a new fair is to be held in Cologne between 26-28. June. This will be the Coffeena – International Coffee Fair, with everything related to coffee. The...

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Márton Szebeni joining AMC

Márton Szebeni Márton, a former divisional director of Hungexpo was appointed general deputy director of Agricultural Marketing Centre Kht in January. In the past, he had been responsible for launching...

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Winter care Head&Shoulders style

In December a tree in Erzsébet tér turned green as a result of a creative idea by Procter&Gamble to promote Head&Shoulders Winter Care....

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Global European Food Event – Budapest, 29-31. March 2009

ECRM would like to invite you to its Global European Food Event to be held in Budapest between 29-31. March. ECRM helps the largest retail chains like Tesco, Auchan, Ahold,...

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Dreher promoting responsible drinking

Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. has launched a web site intended to promote a responsible attitude to alcohol consumption under the name Alkohol.info.hu....

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Bio products everywhere from specialised stores to multinationals

Biopont Kft established 11 years ago is the market leader in the Hungarian market of bio food, with more than 300 products in 20 product lines. Their brands are: Biopont,...

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Registrations for Anuga arriving

Domestic food manufacturers are displaying more than usual interest towards this year’s Anuga exhibition to be held between 10-14. October in Cologne. 43 Hungarian companies have registered so far. Support...

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Vitamin nimm2 candies launched by Storck

Storck has launched its nimm2 product range in the Hungarian market recently. nimm2 has been a popular candy brand for several decades in many European markets, because these are made...

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Premium quality organic products by Neuner’s – Tea cures have become an inseparable part of wellness

Organically produced premium quality teas exist, but what makes a product special? Neuner’s products not only give us the answer but also show us a market gap unnoticed so far...

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This year’s Superbrands launched

The Superbrands program has been launched for the fifth time this year, while this is also the second year for the Business Superbrands program. The Superbrands program originated in the...

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New CEO for Szentkirályi following a good year

Total net revenues generated by Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. were up by 12 percent at HUF 5.7 billion last year, while pre-tax profit was HUF 150 million. István Matus has been...

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Appearance of goods is the primary consideration regarding deli counters

A major survey has been conducted by PICK-Szeged Zrt. with Trend Budapest Piackutató Kft. which among other things covered the role and importance of deli counters. According to Gábor Ámann,...

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Efficiency has become a priority

A TOP of Mind survey has been conducted by CIES among 600 leading officers from the FMCG sectors of 54 countries about what they expect to be the issues of...

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Award for Kométa

Kométa 99 Zrt. received the „Il Ponte“ award from MOKK (Hungarian-Italian Chamber of Commerce) last December, for acting as a bridge in Hungarian-Italian commercial relations....

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Kinder Pinguí, Kinder Hűtött Finomságok

As many prizes, as many reasons to unwrap them! The packaging of every Kinder Hűtött Finomság has value, as it can be exchanged for gifts. Agency: Monday Consulting Kft./Well Reklámügynökség...

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Grüne Woche: successful Hungarians

The most important thing the correspondent has learned from this year’s Grüne Woche (16-25 January) is that Hungarian food is important for the European Market. It has also been officially...

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UHT milk campaign with Tesco

Tetra Pak held a promotional campaign for UHT milk in the 30 biggest Tesco stores last December, to inform people that UHT milk contains no preservatives....

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Unilever termékek

A major initiative was launched in January under the title „Capitalise and Help”, which allows us to choose from a range of excellent offers and also to support the National...

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EUR 101 spent by average visitor

According to Raimund Hosch, chairman of the board of Berlin Messe, last year they had broken all time records in terms of revenues and profit and this year’s event was...

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New regional head for AXIS

In January, Edwin Roobol was appointed the new head of Axis Communications in the Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Eastern Europe region. Axis is a global leader in the market...

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Csárda and mini market

György Vécsy and his team operated the csarda at the Hungarian stand for the 17th time and the mini market was also a success....

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New Sole Gustoso butter creams

SOLE-MIZO Zrt launched a special, premium product in February. Owing to the special colloid structure of the butter cream made from real milk cream, it has a different, more beneficial...

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ISM in Cologne: flood of innovations in the market

Similarly to other markets, sales of sweets are also growing in Hungary. Though it may sound surprising, rising prices are the main reason behind growth. The ISM in Cologne was...

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First Spar stores converted from Plus opened

The first Spar store converted from Plus opened in February in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. As a result of the biggest acquisition ever completed by SPAR Magyarország Kft., the complete...

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Pro Form competing by packaging and technology

Suppliers of the sweets industry are playing such an important role in growth that an independent exhibition has been established for them under the name ProSweet. The third Pro Sweet...

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