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Several people are interested in the purchasing of the Surjány-Meat Ltd.
Although concrete negotiations have not occured, several investors have already inquired about purchasing the Törökszentmiklós-based Surjány-Meat Ltd.. The next delegation arrives on Wednesday – the managing director of the company...
Read moreManpower: unchanged employers hiring mood
The recruitment mood of the Hungarian employers has not changed significantly since the fourth quarter of 2015. In the first quarter of 2016, 14 percent of companies surveyed planned staff...
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Next year, three billion HUF will go on the development of children catering
Compared to 2015, the government will pay one billion HUF more, three billion HUF on the institutional development support of the children's meals in 2016 – the Deputy Minister of...
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The NAV seized counterfeit chocolates
Counterfeit chocolates were seized by the finance officers of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) at various locations across Budapest. The value of the unauthorized traded goods is more...
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Euronet: cash withdrawals in euros from nearly 200 independent bank machines
The Euronet Banktechnikai Szolgáltató Kft. told MTI on Tuesday that cash withdrawals in euros are available from nearly 200 independent bank machines. The company points out that their newly introduced...
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The STI Petőfi Printing House has become the Green Printing House of the Year 2015
The P&E Mérnök és Nyomdász Kft. (P&E Engineering and Printing House Ltd.) announced the fifth edition of the Green Printword Award. STI Petőfi Printing House earbned a high-grade certificate at...
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One third less fruit harvested this year
According to data from the Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetable (FruitVeB), this year’s fruit yield was about 30 percent lower than in 2014. Last year 1.3 million tons of...
Read moreBetter year than the average
Winemakers predict a better vintage than the average year, based on the quantity and quality of grapes harvested so far. Last year’s 7.4 ton/hectare average grape yield is likely to...
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Magazine: Bless you!
People are most likely to catch a cold in the October-April period – this is the high season for OTC cough and cold remedies. Judit Török, sales director of Naturprodukt...
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Drugstore dominance
Retail sales of decorative cosmetics neared HUF 6 billion between January and August 2015. The sales growth was an outstanding 14 percent in value and volume sales soared 13 percent....
Read moreThe pig population increases as the result of the introduced measures
The pig population that fell below 3 million in 2013 increased by about 15-20 percent as the result of the introduced measures – Horváth István of the Ministry of Agriculture...
Read moreFM: the government encourages fish consumption
The government encourages fish consumption with campaign and with fish fairs in Hungary – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) said on Monday in Budapest at...
Read moreHigh Quality Pork trademark for the Pick
The Pick Szeged Zrt. appears on the market with high quality branded pork meat the future. The meat company that belongs to the Bonafarm Group as well as several integrated...
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The Rossmann continues its expansion activities
The Rossmann Magyarország Kft. has opened a new store in Budapest on 5 December 2015, which reflects the company's expansion policy. This new member of the drugstore chain has opened...
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The Food Avalanche helped to fourteen thousand people
One hundred and seventy tons of crops were harvested this year, from the lands of 52 governmental and non-profit organizations within the program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and...
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The GVH authorized the sale of the Miskolc Dairy Plant
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) gave a green light to the Naszálytej Tejfeldolgozó és Kereskedelmi Zrt. (Naszálytej Dairy Processing & Trading Plc.) to buy the dairy plant of the Minna...
Read moreRebirth of a wine estate in Kéthely: Kristinus
The Kristinus Wine Estate is a Cellar Key to the Lake Balaton. New wines of a new brand and a new slogan were introduced at the wine events of the...
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The first phase of the expansion of the poultry processing plant in Pacsa has been completed
The first phase of the expansion of the poultry processing plant in Pacsa has been completed with the handing over ceremony of the new host hall and storerooms with an...
Read moreAmericans like the Hungarian cherry
Americans like the Fürtös (trusses) of Újfehértó very much, so its name has become Balaton, because it is easier to pronounce. In Hungary, cherries are the fruits that are cultivated...
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Four WorldStar Awards for the STI Group
Outstanding and ground-breaking packaging solutions from all over the world compete annually for a WorldStar Packaging Award. This year, the STI Group won no less than four awards. Two of...
Read moreThe growth rate of the global smartphone market declines below ten percent this year
Growth in the global smartphone market is slowing, and will increase by just 9.8% this year — the first time growth has slowed into the single digits, IDC said Thursday....
Read moreCorn hybrids were tested at eleven locations
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board and the National Association of Grain Producers organized the post-registration kind experiment of corn for the ninth time. Polgár Gábor, director of...
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Hungarian companies also brought special products to Anuga
There were 38 Hungarian companies present at the collective stand of Hungarian Tourism Zrt.’s Agricultural Marketing Directorate at this year’s Anuga trade show in Cologne. Hungarian products were showcased on...
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More eggs would be sold if the VAT was reduced
The Egg Association would like to see egg among the food products which will have their VAT reduced to 5 percent in the future. At a press conference the association...
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The circus ring and neurons
It won’t be easy for the 10th Business Days conference in 2016 to surpass the level of this year’s event. For instance we learned about how the methods of neuroscience...
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Cost-cutting electronic processes
Béla Takács, head of IT at Eisberg Hungary Kft. told our magazine that in the spring they had switched to a new business management system and in a few weeks’...
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Furniture company acquires Extreme Digital
Steinhoff International Holdings has acquired a majority share, 50.8 percent in Extreme Digital. The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) still has to give a green light to the acquisition. Steinhoff’s plan...
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3rd International Food Innovation Conference
Anuga, the world’s biggest food industry trade fair – held between 12 and 14 October 2015 in Cologne – hosted the 3rd International Food Innovation Conference of the German Institute...
Read moreIpsos: Sunday shopping then and now
From 15 March 2015 under the Law on Sunday opening hours, larger stores or small shops where no owner or a family members are working should be closed compulsorily on...
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Nielsen: Breakthrough Innovations
Ariel, Garnier, Nivea, Lay's, L'Oréal, Scholl, Vanish new products and other selected brands are included in Nielsen's “Breakthrough Innovations 2015” report. Nielsen has analyzed the performance of close to 24.500...
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