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The turnover of the Swiss chocolate factory increased by eight percent
Last year's turnover of the Swiss Lindt und Sprüngli Chocolate Factory grew less than the expectation of the analysts, due to the sluggish global economic growth and the hot summer...
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The SPAR has expanded the range of its own-branded products
Already 2,290 kinds of SPAR products are available in the SPAR stores across the country. The expansion was justified with the increase in customer demand. The SPAR Group, which is...
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COOP hits the 20-year mark
On 18 November 2015 retail chain COOP celebrated its 20th birthday in Budapest venue Müpa. Lajos Csepeli, chairman of CO-OP Hungary Zrt.’s board of directors told in his speech that...
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Drink responsibly! – The rules of responsible alcohol consumption
Dreher Breweries’ Drink responsibly! 2015 campaign for civilized alcohol consumption was succesful. The project focused on fetal alcohol syndrome, the dangers of drinking and driving and civilized alcohol consumption. The...
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Moderate alcohol consumption becoming the new cool among millennial consumers
New global research into drinking attitudes of millennial consumers (aged 21-35) has revealed that self-awareness and staying in control are the motivating factors for moderating[1] alcohol consumption during a night...
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Magazine: POPAI AWARDS 2015
At the year’s last Trade Marketing Club meeting the results of the in-store marketing tool competition, the 6th POPAI AWARDS were also announced. Ildikó Kátai, general secretary of POPAI Hungary...
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Gyulai Palinka Festival will be renewed this year
The Gyulai Palinka Festival awaits its visitors with larger tents and with increased presence of hungaricums between 15 and 17 April. The Gyulai Palinka Festival this year is organized by...
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Andy Vajna founded a Donut business
According to the December business registrations, Andy Vajna would try himself in the donut business with his wife – Népszabadság Online wrote. The Beauty Enterprises Hungary owned by Andy Vajna...
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Optimism at Europe’s Day in Commerce
The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) organised its programme to celebrate Europe’s Day in Commerce for the eleventh time. László Krisán, president of VOSZ’s trade and service provider...
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GKI expects the slowdown to continue
According to a forecast by GKI Economic Research Zrt., the slowdown of the Hungarian economy, which started in Q2 2015, will continue. Economic growth was 3.6 percent in Q1 and...
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A new liquor company to start
The CBA-Baldauf Kft., the Lázár-Holding Kft. and the Alfa Investment Kft. launches a new liquor factory called AlcoWorld – hvg.hu wrote. The Alfa Investment Kft. will be the majority owner...
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Henkel glues Tut Ankh Amun’s beard
This news went around the world: The beard of the world-famous, more than 3,000-year-old golden mask of Tut Ankh Amun fell off during a cleaning procedure and was hastily glued...
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The Győri Audi ETO and the Hajdú sajt starts a competition for the handball fans
The Győri Audi ETO handball club strenghtens with a new sponsor, with the internationally known Hungarian food brand, the Hajdú sajt. Fotó: www.gyorietokc.hu The cooperation starts with a recipe contest....
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Hungary: stronger focus on business tourism
Hungarian Tourism Zrt. (MT Zrt.) was there at one of Europe’s most important business tourism trade shows, the EIBTM in Barcelona, held between 17 and 19 November 2015. About 3,000...
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SPAR: “Giving is a joy!” – 257 tons of donations were gathered
More than 32 thousand gift packs containing durable foods were donated thanks to the “Giving is a joy!” action of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and the SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi...
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The FÁÜ appealed due to the GVH fine
The Fővárosi Ásványvíz és Üdítőipari (FÁÜ) Zrt initiated an action against the Hungarian Competition Authority’s (GVH) decision in which the GVH imposed a 40 million HUF fine on the company...
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Apple reduces iPhone production
Apple is scaling back its orders for iPhones, The Wall Street Journal reports, forcing its Chinese suppliers to lay off staff as they ready themselves for lower sales of Apple's...
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The agricultural machinery manufacturer to develop this year as well
The Hantech dealing with the manufacturing of agricultural machinery will double the number of employees this year. The company to expand its development activities with hundreds of millions HUF this...
Read moreThe Varga Winery closed a good year last year
The Varga Winery closed a good year last year: sales continued to increase by 21 percent in 2015, compared with the 12 percent in 2014. The amount increased from 11.8...
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Three charity actions in a value of 8.5 million HUF with the helping hand of ALDI
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. launched numerous charitable actions in 2015, granting supports support for several socially important matters, at the same time provided an opportunity for its customers to...
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Carrefour is expanding in Romania
Carrefour announced that the company took over 86 Billa supermarkets in Romania, acquiring the chain from its competitor Rewe group. The supermarkets have a total sales area of 83,000 square...
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The automatic tea maker remains popular
The automatic tea maker’s popularity is unbroken. Year after year, more and more people choose this stylish and durable kitchen machine as a Christmas surprise in Hungary. “The TM-8010 tea...
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Magazine: ‘FRESH FROM THE WHOLESALE MARKET’
At the end of September 2015 Budapest Wholesale Market started its ‘Fresh from the Wholesale Market’ campaign. In just 1 month almost 100 Budapest greengrocers joined the programme, which collects...
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We want electronic products for Christmas
Christmas is coming soon, the usual Christmas rush has already begun in the shopping centers. PayPal’s international survey reveals which gifts can be considered as safe and which ones are...
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More than 250,000 people joined to the Lidl Advent Tale Chain!
A total of 254,852 people across the country joined to the unique Advent Tale Chain campaign of the Lidl Magyarország. The aim was to give a unique advent tale to...
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The country tour of the Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan ended after 2,056 kilometers on Sunday
The Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan visited a total of 14 cities in Hungary during the Advent period this year with the volunteers of the Hungarian Red Cross on board. Most donors...
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Syngenta’s employees donated to a children's home
The employees of Syngenta collected more than two hundred thousand HUF before Christmas. From the donations, Christmas presents were purchased to children with disabilities who are taken care by the...
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Healthy drinks with soda for the holidays
During the holiday season we like to create drinks at home that we do not take the time on weekdays, although we can make soft drinks a simple convenient way...
Read moreReál sells honey made of exclusively domestic raw materials
In connection with the honey scandal of the recent weeks and months the Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft. has published the following brief press release: “The Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft. and...
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Food Muster at the University of Kaposvár
Twenty-two local small producers presented their products at the University of Kaposvár. The products were qualified with Kaposvár kincse (Treasure of Kaposvár) trade mark – the Magyar Idők wrote. The...
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