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Auchan prepares with egg search and Star Wars chocolate eggs for Easter
Date: 2017-04-10 11:30:02
Auchan is awaiting its customers before Easter with more than a million chocolate figurines and with one and a half million chocolate eggs – including the new Star Wars eggs....
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Analysts: export growth may continue, but this year’s surplus may be smaller
Date: 2017-04-10 11:27:38
In the next few months export growth may continue, but this year’s foreign trade surplus may be smaller than last year’s 9.935 billion euros surplus. The further strengthening in household...
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NÉBIH: it is worth to review the ham and egg labeling during purchase
Date: 2017-04-10 11:25:36
It is worth to review the labelings of ham and eggs during Easter shopping. On the basis of the labeling, the customer can get information about product type and quality,...
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12.5 billion HUF worth food industrial investment in Mélykút
Date: 2017-04-10 11:24:11
The Hunent Zrt. is building a new waterfowl processing plant in Mélykút County Kiskun county. The investment of approximately 12.5 billion HUF will also create 350 new jobs – the...
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Sheep Product Council: this year’s Easter lamb exports are expected to be lower than last year
Date: 2017-04-10 11:24:05
Compared to the average of 100-120 thousand Easter lambs, this year about 10 thousand less is expected to be exported to Italy, while the available price will also decrease –...
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The countyside is more efficient in the selection of beverage cartons
Date: 2017-04-10 11:22:06
There are significant differences in the practice of selective collection among the population of the Hungarian cities – the Italos karton Környezetvédelmi Szolgáltató Egyesülés (Beverage Carton Environmental Services Association) wrote...
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Euro area’s investor sentiment is on its ten-year peak
Date: 2017-04-10 11:15:08
Sentix’s euro zone investor sentiment index performed extremely well in April in Global comparision. The stock market investors were such optimistic in April in terms of investment outlooks as they...
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Underwater winery opened in Croatia
Date: 2017-04-10 11:14:45
Croatia’s first underwater winery was opened in the Peljesac Peninsula, between Ston and Orepic. The winery offers 700 days matured wines to the guests under the sea. The bottles are...
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The Chamber of Agriculture this year will help in the submission of the single applications again
Date: 2017-04-10 11:04:12
The National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) this year will also help in the submission of the single applications – the organization told MTI on Monday. The period for submission...
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Vaccines courtesy of Pampers buyers
Date: 2017-04-10 10:27:26
For the 11th time Pampers and UNICEF launched their 1 pack = 1 vaccine campaign last year. More than 404,000 tetanus vaccines were collected with the help of Hungarian parents...
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The chains expect rising sales at Easter
Date: 2017-04-07 11:43:55
The retail chains in Hungary expect a strong Easter traffic this year. Due to the store closure on Good Friday, Thursday may be one of the busiest days of the...
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Nielsen: ham and chocolate bunnies are dethroneable at Easter
Date: 2017-04-07 11:40:46
The Easter season causes no surprises. Hungarians buy tons of cooked ham and a chocolate bunnies. The ham retail sales exceeded 7 billion HUF in March-April 2016, which is two...
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GfK: the market power of the discounters is improving year by year
Date: 2017-04-07 11:38:48
According to GfK’s latest 2016 Trade Analyzes study analyzing annual trends, the commercial channels the discounters increased their market share, while the non-organized trade – street vendors and markets and...
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KSH: February’s imports grew faster than exports
Date: 2017-04-07 11:20:55
In February the value of export in euros increased by 5.4, while the value of import in euros increased by 7.1 percent, compared to the previous year. The trade surplus...
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Pro Formula cosmetic products only in the Tesco stores
Date: 2017-04-07 11:19:37
The Pro Formula products developed on a scientific basis were introduced at the request of a Tesco on the shelves of the supermarket chain at the beginning of March. The...
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French awarded Hungarian champagnes
Date: 2017-04-07 11:18:43
Hungarians won two silver medals at the Chardonnay du Monde international wine competition. The Chardonnay du Monde international wine competition was held for the 24th time in France, between 8...
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NÉBIH: customers are increasingly looking for quality products
Date: 2017-04-07 11:16:49
Compared to the previous years, more and more customers are looking for quality products – Helik Ferenc, head of the board of directors of priority issues at the National Food...
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The Easter was greeted with giant ham-cutting at the Fair of Hungarian Flavors
Date: 2017-04-07 11:14:28
In addition to the traditional goodies, real festive specialties also appeared in the range of the Easter Fair of Hungarian Flavors, where 100 domestic small producers showcased their products from...
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Hungarians spend 4-7 thousand HUF for toys during this Easter
Date: 2017-04-07 11:12:37
Toys and games and candies are given to the Hungarian children during Easter. The parents spend an average of 4-7 thousand HUF for Easter gifts – according to the separate...
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Fazekas Sándor: the Tisza fish soup is part of the Hungarian culture
Date: 2017-04-07 11:05:27
The Tisza fish soup – that was recently elected among the Hungarikums – is part of the Hungarian lifestyle and culture – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture said in Tiszafüred...
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The growth of retail sales slowed in the Czech Republic
Date: 2017-04-07 11:03:52
Retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 0.6 percent on an annual basis in February. In January, this indicator was 5.6 percent – the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) announced...
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Workforce shortage problem solved
Date: 2017-04-07 10:38:19
As the problem of workforce shortage seems to be solved soon, the euro area may become stronger. At the end of last year the level of unemployment was the lowest,...
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Portugal to levy sugar tax on soft drinks
Date: 2017-04-07 10:30:13
The Portuguese government expects to raise EUR 80 million for public health from introducing a sugar tax on soft drinks from 1 February 2017. The new tax would apply to...
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Lidl to provide services from Slovenia
Date: 2017-04-07 09:36:29
Lidl plans to open an international services centre in Slovenia. The centre will specialise in administrative services. It will take about two years to complete the project and Lidl will...
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Everplast starts manufacturing recycled polyethylene foil
Date: 2017-04-07 09:16:03
As a result of a HUF 440-million development project, Csömör-based Everplast Waste Recycling Zrt. has started manufacturing UV ray resistant foil in Sümeg – from the project’s budget HUF 220...
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Candy manufacturers expect similar or slightly higher turnover at Easter, compared to last year
Date: 2017-04-06 11:53:56
The Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers Association, in addition to an increase in the share of high-quality products expect a similar, or slightly higher Easter traffic than in last year – Sánta...
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VAT cut can double fish consumption
Date: 2017-04-06 11:51:05
The Ministry of Agriculture has recently taken the initiative to reduce the VAT on fish to 5 percent. They hope to whiten the sector and fish consumption will be doubled...
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FruitVeB: the producers harvest 420-440 thousand tons of vegetables from glass houses annually
Date: 2017-04-06 11:50:38
The farmers harvest 420-440 thousand tons of vegetables from glass houses annually from 2500-2600 hectares area – Ledó Ferenc said. Ledó Ferenc, Chairman of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional...
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The INTERSPAR in Zalaegerszeg was modernized from one billion HUF
Date: 2017-04-06 11:16:54
A SPAR toGo restaurant was opened and the lighting and heating-cooling equipment was upgraded, the interior and the shelf system was redesigned to provide a real experience for the consumers....
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