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NoSalty and Maggi: what goes into the soup
NoSalty’s creative team designed a unique app for Maggi, called ‘Ingredients’. The game can be downloaded from the NoSalty website and it helps users learn how to prepare dishes from...
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A bouquet on the Kaposvár sugar factory
The building of Kaposvár sugar factory’s packaging hall reached its highest point. Construction work will be completed by the summer of 2015. Magyar Cukor Zrt. organised a small feast to...
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Cosmetics are dominating the FMCG market
The two dominating categories continue to be the pi cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, vitamins and food supplements on the online market of daily consumer goods – the E-Shopping FMCG Report of the...
Read moreData Recording starts on household consumption habits and on the standard of living
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) carries out a national survey about the households' consumption habits, income status and living conditions between 16 March and 15 May – the KSH informed...
Read moreThe ULT Zrt.contracted to receive more than 3,700 hectares of tobacco crop
So far, the ULT (Universal Leaf Tobacco) Magyarország Zrt. contracted to receive more than 3,700 hectares of tobacco crop from the farmers – the CEO of Universal American Corporation’s Nyíregyháza-based...
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Coffee prices may rise again
The listing price of the arabica coffee may increase by more than fifteen percent until the end of September 2016. The arabica coffee gives nearly two-thirds of the coffee consumption....
Read moreMobile data traffic and the Internet market both increased
The mobile data traffic increased by 35 percent in the last quarter in Hungary in an annual comparision, mainly due to the development of the network infrastructure and the widespread...
Read moreFM: five billion HUF to support the production of tobacco
The government provides 5 billion HUF for the support of tobacco production in 2015. The necessary resources will be provided by the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) from its own resources,...
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Expired and adulterated foods were found in a warehouse in Bács-Kiskun county
Expired and adulterated foods were found in a warehouse in Bács-Kiskun county. The warehouse was hired by a Slovak company – the National Food Chain Safety Office told MTI on...
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Chinese “smart” chopsticks tell the calorie content of foods
Future chopsticks may not only be able to detect if food is unsafe to eat, but also, based on the data collected, warn if you have had too much meat...
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Ranking of brands and manufacturers offering the most prize games
According to data from Webnyeremeny.hu, in the last two years Happy Day, Rexona, Pöttyös, the Procter & Gamble multibrand, Coca-Cola and Fa (in this order) were the brands which organised...
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Tetra Pak® wins two awards for environmental innovation
Tetra Pak won two prizes on 12 November at the World Beverage Innovation Awards in Nuremberg. The company’s Tetra Top® solution makes it possible to separate the carton from the...
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NÉBIH launches food safety mobile app
The National Food Chain Safety Authority’s (NÉBIH) new mobile app has been available since 1 December 2014. By using the Android app called NÉBIH NAVIGÁTOR, consumers can report occurring problems...
Read moreIpsos: more than two-thirds of the Hungarians oppose the mandatory Sunday store closure
According to the recent survey of Ipsos, the Hungarians typically spend Sundays at home, but nearly a quarter of them scheduled the purchase of food and household items for the...
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KSH: producer prices fell by 7.2 percent in January
In January, due to the 7.4 percent price decrease of vegetable products and due to the 6.9 percent decline in slaughter animals and animal products prices the agricultural producer prices...
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Hungarian Quality Product Award Application for the 18th time
The Hungarian Quality Product Award Application was announced for the 18th time, this time with many new features. The Hungarian Product Award is known as the trademark of high standard...
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Spar considers the new rules compatible with the international experiences
The Spar Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft, the subsidiary of Spar Austria considers the new rules on opening hours compatible with the international experiences – the company announced on Friday. The new...
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The frozen vegetable and fruit consumption is growing slowly
Hungarians consume 4-5 kilograms of frozen vegetables and fruits a year per capita. The consumption is growing slowly. According to the survey the cooking habits affected by convenience are favorable...
Read moreIn February, 4153 companies ceased to exist in Hungary. In the first two months, a total of 8367 consolidations and concentrations are taking place in the company world – the figures of Opten business information provider reveal.
In February, 4153 companies ceased to exist in Hungary. In the first two months, a total of 8367 consolidations and concentrations are taking place in the company world – the...
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Everything that influences shopping decisions
Nielsen’s complex marketing mix model is suitable for analysing many aspects in addition to price, when it comes to influencing store sales. It is noteworthy that store choice drivers are...
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Magazine: The story of how they met: Hajnalka and István
‘In the spring of 2014 I decided to ask for the help of a professional to find the right man for me, someone I could start a family with. By...
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The favorable trend in food retailing continues
Between February 2014 and January 2015, the Hungarian retail reached 1 480 billion HUF turnover, which is 5 percent more than in the same period of the previous year. At...
Read moreThe government would extend the Sunday opening ban on the world heritage sites as well
The government discusses the amendments on the Sunday working ban on the retail sector on Wednesday – Giró-Szász András told. The Minister of State for Government Communication told at Wednesday's...
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The European Commission has launched an investigation in the advertising tax case
The European Commission launched a so-called in-depth investigation in the case of the advertising tax that was introduced last year in Hungary – the EC announced on Thursday in Brussels....
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Deloitte: the Hungarian population is more optimistic about finances
The Hungarian population is slightly more optimistic regarding finances, as it was in early 2012 – the joint survey of the Deloitte financial advisory firm and the Scale Research pollster...
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Sixty-seven million HUF worth counterfeit shoes were seized by the finance guards
About 67 million HUF, fake branded shoes were found by the finance officers in a Hungarian lorry near Rajka – the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) told MTI on...
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Something has to be done to increase sales
Social and political changes both have their influence on consumer behaviour. When sales in a certain category or of a brand start falling, market players realise that something has to...
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Hypermarket
There are 170 hypermarkets in Hungary and between December 2013 and November 2014 they sold more than HUF 400 billion worth of grocery products in the 90 categories audited by...
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Magazin: Global consumer trends in 2015
In January 2015 Euromonitor International’s webinar series was trying to find the answer to the question: How the combination of the ‘real world’ and online solutions influences shopping decisions? 1....
Read moreThe rebound in household consumption may increase imports
Analysts interviewed by MTI told that due to the stronger household consumption, they expect a stronger growth in imports. According to the Central Statistical Office’s (KSH) first estimate released on...
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