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European Commission approval for Jacobs Douwe Egberts deal
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and D.E. Master Blenders (OTC:DEMBF) land conditional approval from the European Commission on their proposed merger after agreeing to divest a few brands in certain regions. The...
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Henkel reports good start to fiscal 2015
“In a challenging environment, Henkel delivered a strong performance in the first quarter and had a good start to the fiscal year 2015. We again increased both sales and earnings....
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Authentication trade marks on an upward track
Nothing proves better the potential in social marketing as the high popularity of the authentication trade marks of the “MAGYAR TERMÉK” Nonprofit Kft. (“HUNGARIAN PRODUCT” Nonprofit Ltd.). In addition its...
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Expo Milano is launching its programs
Promising excitement, information, and local culinary specialties, the Kazakhstan Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 has inaugurated its multi-media exhibition, which is dedicated to the country’s agricultural, environmental, and cultural prowess,...
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May is here, and Belgian Beerfestival, too!
The 6th annual Belgian Beer Festival is here! Beer lovers can taste over 190 different types of Belgian beer from 35 breweries. The festival's venue is Bálna, Budapest's newest state-of-the-art...
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The 17 years old Auchan Magyarország surprised its customers with hundreds of prizes
This year the Auchan Magyarország is celebrating its 17th birthday with a variety of programs and prize games for its customers from 30 April to 3 June 2015. The prizes...
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Heineken to be tapped by the guests this summer
Heineken this summer puts the key into the hands of the consumers: with the help of skilled masters of tapping anyone can tap the world's most popular premium beer. Heineken’s...
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Hungarian success at the Czech wine competition
Hungarian wines are participating at the Czech Republic’s major international wine competition, the Grand Prix Vinex for two year. An outstanding success born this year. The Tokaj Trading House’s Grand...
Read moreDebrecen-seated Civita Food also sells in London
Civita Food Kft. started selling its GMO- and gluten-free products in London. The company is building its own distribution network that covers the area from the UK to Estonia. Civita...
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Pikopack’s two-billion-forint investment
Füzesabony packaging company Pikopack Zrt. invested HUF 2 billion in building a packaging technology centre, which has a production line capable of vegetable processing and manufacturing groceries and pet food....
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The P & G and Auchan launched a joint charity program for the children in need
The Procter & Gamble and Auchan launched a joint charitable program to improve the daily lives of the residents of the SOS Children's Village and four other children homes and...
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The Turkish cultural center organizes culinary months in Budapest
Café evening, cooking courses and culinary street festival are also included to the programs of the thematic culinary month of the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü Turkish Cultural Center. The thematic culinary...
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US food chain chain stops serving GMO food
Food companies around the U.S. are proactively working to label foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and in some cases do not sell them at all. The Chipotle network removed...
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Seventeen Hungarian wines at the Le Mondial Du Rosé
The Hungarian wines reached great results at the LE MONDIAL DU ROSÉ, which is the world's largest and most important rosé wine competition. The competition was held between 25 and...
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OMÉK: parade of local products in Budapest
The 77th National Agricultural Exhibition and Trade Fair (OMÉK) will be the parade of local products. The OMÉK will be held in Budapest in September – the Minister of Agriculture...
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Gallicoop forced to find new markets due to the embargo
Last year Gallicoop Turkey Processing Zrt.’s sales revenue was HUF 33 billion, 1 billion more than in 2013. This progress had to do with the fact that because of the...
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The Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft. and the Milk Product Council signed an agreement
The Reál Food Hungária Kft. – after becoming a member of the Milk Product Council on 19 March – concluded a cooperation agreement on 29 April with the Milk Interprofessional...
Read moreSzékely Festival in the Millenáris Park
Cultural activities, dance house, puppet theater and culinary demonstrations and exhibitions await the visitors of the Székely Festival that begins on Friday in the Millenáris Park in Budapest. At the...
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The cooperation of a Hungarian and an Italian family will reshape the European mineral water market
Central Europe's largest mineral water bottler, the Czech Karlovarské Mineralni Vody Group (KMV) and the Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. will cooperate in order to jointly continue the expansion in Hungary and...
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The Syngenta opens its new European Financial Centre in Hungary
After signing the lease agreement, the Syngenta has officially announced that the company will open its new European Financial Centre in Budapest. In the first step, the Swiss company will...
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Vodafone Hungary suspends its proposed ads on TV2
The Vodafone Magyarország, which is actively taking part in defending women's rights publicly protesting against the scenes occured on 24 April in the Éden Hotel reality show of TV2 as...
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Improving performance by Auchan
Last year Auchan Hungary’s gross turnover was HUF 326 billion – this includes sales by 19 stores and 16 petrol stations. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose...
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Coca-Cola's iconic bottle kisses domestic stars
The famous Coca-Cola bottle is celebrating its100th anniversary in 2015. This time Hungary’s icons will celebrate as well. The “Kiss Happiness” campaign continues with the participation of Hungarian celebrities who...
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Matt & Emma McFerran gave a video interview from Australia
The tandem jumps of the brother and sister will impress the audience of the Nitro Circus Show in Budapest. The FMX champion Matt “Matty Mac” McFerran and his sister Emma...
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The Urbán és Urbán Kft. introduced new wafer manufacturing technology
The Urbán és Urbán Kft. implemented more than two billion HUF worth technological development in its wafer factory in Rétság. The company will appear with new products on the market....
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Poli-Farbe: domestic paint has never been so popular
The Bócsa-based Poli-Farbe Vegyipari Kft. (Poli-Farbe Chemical Ltd.) increased its revunue to 9.2 billion HUF, which is a record in the 22-year history of the company. Hungary’s determining, Hungarian owned...
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Five hundred youngsters will spend their professional practice at Auchan this year
Five hundred young people will have the opportunity to spend their professional practice at the Auchan supermarket chain with learning contract in confectionery, seller, butcher and baker professions – the...
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The Nestlé is the most attractive employer on the FMCG market
The Mercedes has become the most attractive employer and thus the Randstad Award winner. According to an independent research, the Hungarian employees would prefer the service sector, in addition to...
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