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Investigation against a cigarette smuggling crime organization

The NAV is implementing an investigation against a criminal organization. The charge is money laundering and receiving stolen goods. The suspects were arrested within a nationwide action of the National...

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The beer market increased by nearly 4 percent in Romania

In the first half of the year, the beer market increased by 3.8 percent in Romania, compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian Brewers Association announced...

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Builders of Stonehenge really loved pork

The builders of Stonehenge's builders were big fans of meat. Chemical analysis of the several hundred pot fragments discovered indicate the containers were used for preparing and cooking meat such...

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Positive trends in grocery retail

FMCG retail sales amounted to more than HUF 1,000 billion in December 2014-July 2015. Values sales increased by 4 percent and volume sales grew by 3 percent. The 7-percent sales...

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Household chemicals and cosmetics: lower sales concentration

In the first half of 2015 value sales of household chemicals and cosmetics grew 6 percent to HUF 170 billion, while volume sales stayed put. Stores with a floor space...

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Hungary’s credit rating getting better

According to a forecast by GKI Economic Research Zrt., after the 3.6-percent growth in 2014 and the 3.5-percent expansion in Q1 2015, this year a 2.7-percent economic growth will be...

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Magazine: A drop in our agri-food export to Russia

Hungary’s agri-food export to Russia decreased by 14 percent in 2014, from EUR 267 million to 230 million in value. In part this was caused by the crisis in the...

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The amount of the food chain supervision fee may decrease

No compromise has been born with Brussels about the degree of the food chain supervision fee, but the new public duty is expected to be lower than the previous –...

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Consumption has an increasing role in the expansion of GDP

In the 2015-2018 period consumption will have an important role in the expansion of the gross domestic product (GDP), while the contribution of the export to the GDP will decline...

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KSH: agricultural producer prices decreased by 3.8 percent in August

Agricultural producer prices fell by 3.8 percent in August, compared to the same period of the previous year. The price of crop products increased by 0.9 percent, while the price...

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The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) would tighten the rules on the marketing of potatoes

The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) would tighten the rules on the marketing of potatoes – the agrarszektor.hu wrote. The goal is to provide only appropriate quality, sorted potatoes to the...

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The sale of state lands has begun

The Ministry of Agriculture told MTI that the sale of a portion of the state lands has begun on Tuesday with the announcing of the lands, less than 3 hectares....

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The NFH tested coffees and energy drinks

The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) carried out the comparative analysis of eight different coffees, 7 types of instant coffee blends, as well as a of 15 kinds of energy...

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Tesco Clubcard on mobile phone from now

The Tesco Clubcard loyalty card owners – by using the free Clubcard application – can take advantage of the chain’s discount offers more comfortably than ever. From 1 October instead...

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95 percent recycling in the Lidl stores

As an innovative and responsible company, the Lidl Magyarország has modernized the procedure for waste management in 79 out of its 164 stores. As the result of the network-wide environmental...

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The HELL boosts the body with more vitamin from the winter

As the gloomy autumn-winter period approaches, there is an even greater need for extra vitamin sources, therefore the HELL puts its ENERGY Multivitamin energy drink into focus where in addition...

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Beer Market acquisition: AB InBev agreed with SABMiller

Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to buy its main rival SABMiller for £68 billion ($104 billion), creating a super brewery with sales of $55 billion. The combined firm will be the...

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Hungary would increase its trade with Latin America

Hungary is ranked 23rd among the European Union member states in terms of the South American trade. Bus Szilveszter, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and...

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The Nébih warns of the dangers of wild mushrooms

It is important to ask for professional inspector examination of wild mushrooms, before consumption, both for the operators of catering unit and for hikers and mushroom collectors – the National...

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New headquarters for SEFAG

Kaposvár-centred forest management company SEFAG invested HUF 550 million in modernising its central office. For instance a 15-unit, soil-probe heat pump was installed for heating and cooling purposes. Employees of...

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Hungary has the chance to become an innovation centre

State secretary for economic regulation (Ministry for National Economy) Béla Glattfelder told that through the use of European Union funding, Hungary has an excellent chance to become a centre of...

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Alpha-Vet’s 400-million-forint development project

Alpha-Vet Kft. invests HUF 400 million in building a factory where they are going to manufacture a solution that increases plants’ desiccation tolerance and makes them stronger, giving higher yield...

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Sole-Mizo improves curd and whey drink production

Sole-Mizo Zrt. has used European Union funding for modernising its curd and whey drink production. From the HUF 1.8-billion project HUF 845 million was financed by the EU. The company’s...

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Magazine: Useful website for Hungarian enterprises, organisations and institutions

In the 2014-2020 programming period the Hungarian Development Centre (MFK) does information providing and coordinating work related to direct funding opportunities offered by the European Union outside the framework of...

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A unified system for the dairy sector

The Agrár Klub that includes the profession's leading firms aims to develop a method to calculate milk own-costs. By using this method the industry participants will become measurable and comparable,...

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FM: sugar beet growers will receive 2.5 billion HUF from 1 December

The sugar beet growers will receive about 2.5 billion HUF production-linked subsidies in 2015. The payment of the subsidies is expected to start from 1 December. The amount of the...

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The OECD indicates a slowdown in growth

The August indicator of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) indicates a slowdown in the economic growth rate. The CLI (Composite Leading Indicator) that is predicting the differences...

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Eggs should be rehabilitated

Eggs play an important role in the human diet for thousands of years. At the end of the last century, it has been linked to several diseases, such as arteriosclerosis,...

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The unified logo would incite the consumers to buy domestic products

Hungary's best-known trademarks origin marking operator the “MAGYAR TERMÉK” Nonprofit Kft. “HUNGARIAN PRODUCT” Nonprofit Ltd. showcased the results of its most recent consumer survey within a harvest feast combined with...

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Hungarian foods at the Anuga in Cologne

The Anuga in Cologne is one of the world's largest food trade fair and is a good opportunity to acquaint the high quality and safe Hungarian foods with the world...

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