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Nielsen chart of the month – Hungary’s retail sales growth was the second biggest in Europe
In Q4 2017 like-for-like retail sales growth was 8.2 percent (in value) in the Hungarian market of food and drug products. In the same period the European average was plus 4.4...
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Christmas in February with dm
It was before Christmas that dm and FIAT organised a prize game and the winner, Erika Keményné Nagy from Zala County, took home the brand new FIAT 500L in February. Roland...
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Running out of industrial and logistic space?
In 2017 617,000m² more industrial space was rented in Hungary, 44 percent more than in the previous year. This means that there is hardly any more industrial and logistic space that...
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Coca-Cola’s #énjövőm programme expands further
Until the end of last year 32 non-governmental organisations submitted their applications for funding to Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország, and from these 10 won the budget for organising 1-day trainings for...
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Riding with Kométa
At a press conference on 22 February 2018 Kométa announced that they have become a sponsor of professional cycling team Pannon Cycling Team. Managing director Giacomo Pedranzini informed that not only...
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Jack Daniels maker buys wind power
The company behind bourbon whiskey brand Jack Daniels has signed a 30MW power purchase agreement (PPA) in north-west Kansas. Sprits and wine producer Brown-Forman said the firm would buy power...
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Lidl’s wine export grew by 20 percent
Lidl Hungary sold 14.9 million bottles of Hungarian wine and from this quantity 7 million bottles were purchased in Lidl stores abroad. This was revealed at the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary,...
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The number of jobseekers dropped by 6.9 percent last year
The number of registered jobseekers decreased by 6.9 percent in Hungary in one year, while the National Employment Service (NFSZ) recorded 254 800 jobseekers at the end of 2017, more...
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The campaign to promote Hungarian wines was launched in the United States
The “Year of the Aszú” campaign was launched in the United States, where Hungarian wines, mainly aszú wines will be promoted for a year. The campaign started with a wine...
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‘Consumer protection manager of the year’ awards presented
In 2017 the Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) decided to reward the efforts of Hungary’s more than 2,000 consumer protection managers by organising the ‘Consumer protection manager of the year’...
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Ultra-fast e-vehicle charging from Reál Hungária
MVM Partner Zrt. and Reál Hungária Kft. built a station with ultra-fast and fast electric vehicle chargers – a so-called HUB – at the retailer’s premises on Kondorosi Road in Budapest. Zoltán Szilágyi,...
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Health screening with support from Flora pro.activ
In the last 8 years more than 500,000 Hungarians underwent 6 million health checks at 1,500 locations. Unilever – the manufacturer of Flora margarines – has been supporting the complex nationwide...
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Danube Truck’s new managing director
As of 1 February Zoltán Zákány is the new managing director of Danube Truck Magyarország Kft. Mr Zákány, who had earned a degree in transportation engineering in 1994, left his position...
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New grill products from Wiesbauer-Dunahús
Wiesbauer-Dunahús has launched five delicious new grill products, which will also be marketed in Germany and Austria. Thanks to the carefully selected pork and the special production method used, these grill...
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Kőröstej’s successful presence at Gulfood
The 23rd Gulfood trade fair in Dubai – held between 18 and 22 February – was successful for Kőröstej. They brought Hajdú kashkaval, feta type and smoked grill cheeses – visitors...
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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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