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SPAR is battling food waste in Miskolc
SPAR Hungary and Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Kft. continue to fight food waste in Miskolc. The organisers are waiting for customers in the INTERSPAR hypermarket in Miskolc in March and April, with information...
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More controls bore fruit
Between 2010 and 2017 the level of investment grew by 34 percent in agriculture. In 2014 the VAT on live and half pig was reduced, and one year later beef and...
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When it comes to buying pet food and kitchen towel, Hungarian consumers purchase private label products
n 2017 the market share of private label groceries was up 1 percentage point in Hungary: they had a nearly 29-percent share from the more than HUF 1,700-billion total value....
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Slaughter pig’s price continued to decrease
According to data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), in January 2018 agricultural production prices were 2.1 percent higher than in the same period of 2017. This rise was the...
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Good start of the year in retail trade
In January 2018 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 7.5 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was the same – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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Prices were up 1.9 percent in February
In February 2018 consumer prices were 1.9 percent higher on average than a year before. In comparison with February 2017, food prices increased by 3.9 percent. Egg’s price soared by...
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From the jury’s perspective
Product of the Year has become one of Hungary’s best-known and most successful product excellence award programmes in the last six years. This year 21 brands earned the right to...
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(HU) KÖSZÖNTJÜK AZ ÉV TERMÉKE DÍJ 2018 NYERTESEIT!
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Value and Quality Grand Prix: a new trademark in the field of high-quality goods and services
This year, for the first time, the Value and Quality Grand Prix competition was announced in 47 main categories, representing the outstanding quality, based on the Hungarian Product Grand Prize...
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KSH: exports in January reached a double-digit growth again
In January, the value of exports in euros was 10.1 percent higher, while the value of imports was 9.3 percent higher than in the year before, while the foreign trade...
Read moreAnalysts expected higher inflation
Analysts interviewed by MTI expect slow fluctuation rise in prices, due to the lower than expected February inflation and a drop in core inflation. According to a statement issued on...
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Kőröstej increased its sales last year by more than 10 percent
The Kőröstej increased its sales by more than 10 percent last year; the consolidated sales revenue was 31.5 billion HUF in 2017, compared to 28.4 billion HUF of the previous...
Read moreTesco is launching a new campaign with love
Tesco’s new campaign was launched on 8 March. The new campaign is focusing on quality foods available in the chain made with care and love. The “From Tesco Served with...
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SPAR and its customers against food waste
The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. and the Bay Zoltán Applied Research Public Nonprofit Ltd. continue their previously successful action against food waste in Miskolc. The organizers await the customers into...
Read moreSyngenta wine competition: 2017 vintage is a great
A record number of 539 entries have been received from the country’s wine regions by the seventeenth National Syngenta Wine Competition. The Schieber Winery of Szekszárd, the Tokajicum Wine House...
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The Mizo Coffee Selection won the Product of the Year award
The Product of the Year awards were handed over for the seventh time. The most innovative product reward system of the world is based on consumer choice. “We are truly...
Read moreThis year will be the year of Kékfrankos
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) declared this year as the year of Kékfrankos (Gamay) – the head of the ministry announced on Friday in Budapest at the closing event of...
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Nébih found a pest in another foreign potato consignment
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found a pest in another foreign potato consignment. The 11.5 tonnes of infected consignments came from Romania and Austria, the agency published on...
Read moreJapanese beer giant Asahi present in Hungary now
Asahi Group Holdings will buy a group of eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev for 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion), boosting its presence in the region in the largest...
Read moreGrowww is A PROGRAM by MOL, awaiting 180 empolyees
Growww is a cool, one-year-long programme for guys and girls finishing their Bachelor’s or Master’s and thinking about to join a leading company in Central Eastern Europe. Or those who...
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Magazine: Shape and content
The Easter of 2017 was a successful season for chocolate figure manufacturers and sellers. It helped a lot that last year Easter was in mid-April, and growing purchasing power fell in...
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NMHH research: we see hundreds of product placements a day
On average, hundreds of product placements can be seen on TV every day on the national trade channels, according to a survey of the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH)...
Read moreKSH: prices increased by 1.9 percent in February
In February, consumer prices were on average 1.9 percent higher than in the previous year and 0.2 percent higher than in January – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on...
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The Lidl Magyarország sold 20 percent more Hungarian wines last year
Lidl Hungary sold 14.9 million bottles of Hungarian wine last year, about 20 percent more than in the previous year – Nepp Zoltán, Purchasing Manager of the Lidl Magyarország Kereskedelmi...
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The glassy Hajdú cream cheese won the Product of the Year Award
On the basis of consumers’ decision, “Product of the Year” recognition has been awarded to the new glassy Hajdú cream cheese. The manufacturer, the Kőröstej Group, received the prize at...
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The impact of female managers on the Hungarian economy is significant, according to a survey
In Hungary, female managers have a significant impact on the country’s economy in a regional comparisison – according to the survey of Bisnode Hungary published on Wednesday. The business information...
Read moreALDI establishes an international IT support center in Hungary that will create fifty new jobs
Aldi organizes its IT support center into an independent company and will continue to increase its IT support center in Pécs with a new office. The ALDI International IT Services...
Read moreThe deadline of the application for a plantation investment projects has been extended
The Prime Minister’s Office’s Communication on Wednesday, justified the modification of the deadline with an IT system problem. Instead of 8 March one can apply for irrigation support until 14...
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