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The sales of tablets decreased globally
According to the most recent projections of the International Data Corporation (IDC) IT and telecommunications market research company, the world market of tablets is shrinking higher than previously projected. Separately,...
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Charity dinner in favor of the Szent Márton kitchen
The Szent Márton kitchen will start in the autumn from the collaboration of the Pannonhalma Abbey and rural restaurants (that gathered for the 7th time). Participating restaurants of the event...
Read moreLower chamber membership fees
NAK introduces new discounts in membership fees. This year the basis for calculating members’ fees had to be reported by the end of June and fees have to be paid...
Read moreJoining forces to support the exporting of Hungarian agri-food products
The Hungarian National Trading House Zrt. (MNKH) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and the Agricultural Informatics Cluster: the goal is to increase to...
Read moreSárospatak hosted discussions on the EU’s wine sector reform
The meeting was held to discuss the new vine planting rules that enter into force in January 2016. Results of the wine sector reform achieved so far were also evaluated....
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Half of agri-businesses are liquidated
There are three times more companies in Hungary than in neighbouring countries, but they exist for a shorter period of time and they go out of business in a couple...
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Brussels rejects the re-introduction of milk quotas
The European Commission in Brussels rejects the idea to introduce the milk quota sytem again in the EU – Phil Hogan EU Commissioner responsible for agricultural affairs said on Wednesday....
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Record amounts of ice coffee was consumed this summer
Two of the most popular summer products of the Tutti Élelmiszeripari Kft., the ice coffee powder and the ice cream powder were very successful this summer. Sixteen percent more was...
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New managing director in the lead of Unilever Magyarország and the Adriatic region
From 1 August Regina Kuzmina is the managing director of Unilever Magyarország and the Adriatic region. At the same time she will be a member of the Central and Eastern...
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We eat chips for more than 160 years
Some people considers chips as a manufactured food product, but the potato slices are more than 160 years old, and they are really made of potatoes. The chips celebrated its...
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Discoveries and adventures at the DreherFeszt
Ruin pubs, concerts, DJ parties and something extra – a selection of beer specialties and programs that allow to take an insight into the brewery's life will make the season's...
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From September, 90 percent of the nursery, kindergarten children can eat for free
From 1 September, 90 percent of the nursery, kindergarten children ie 321 thousand children will receive free meals, compared to the current 27 percent – the press officer of the...
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Mfor.hu: an international comparison about the lowest earnings
In Hungary, the proportion of workers who work for less money than the poverty threshold, (ie 50 percent of the average income) was 7.2 percent, while in Austria 7.8 percent,...
Read moreThe 10th Főzdefeszt focuses on the Hungarian Church beer culture
The 10th Főzdefeszt (Brewer Fest) focuses on the “surprise resurrection” of the Hungarian Church beer culture. The 10th Főzdefeszt will take place again at the Olof Palme promenade between 4...
Read moreThe growth of smartphone sales is slowing globally
The growth of smartphone sales will slow globally in the coming years – the U.S. International Data Corporation (IDC) IT and telecommunications market research company announced on Tuesday. The International...
Read moreTen thousand bees were equipped with tracking sensors in a global research program
Miniscule sensors have been glued to the backs of 10,000 healthy honey bees around the world to help understand why huge numbers of bees are dying. Like electronic tags that...
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Whisky found in time capsule from the nineteenth century
Construction workers found time capsule that was buried in the 1800s in the Scottish Highlands. The shoe box-sized capsule was found buried deep inside part of the Ruthven road bridge...
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Milk’s production price dropped by the quarter
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that the production price of Hungarian broiler chicken was HUF 264/kg in May 2015....
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EXIMBANK lending programmes in the limelight
Loan products offered by state-owned Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt. (EXIMBANK) can be of great help to Hungarian enterprises in financing export activities. EXIMBANK’s goal is to raise the number of...
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Knowledge park to be built in Debrecen
The University of Debrecen successfully tendered for HUF 583 million to build a knowledge park for the rapid practical utilisation of the results of innovative research projects (pharmaceutical, food, electronics...
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Lips that brave the weather
Lip care product sales are characterised by seasonality because the autumn and winter periods make lips more vulnerable – we learned from Viktória Tantics, brand manager with Beiersdorf Kft. Szilvia...
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New, premium-category brand
Unilever has just launched a new, premium-category brand in Hungary: the Zendium line consists of toothpaste and mouth wash products. Zendium is one of the toothpastes most often recommended by...
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We spend more and more despite the Sunday store closure
Expanding sales, outstanding results: the Sunday store closure did not break the year-long success story of the Arena Plaza – the latest GfK Hungária Exit Survey reveals. Although one can...
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The Sunday store closure affected the advertising market
The introduction of the Sunday store closure moved the commercial chains’ advertising spendings as well – vg.hu wrote. In the first half of this year the retail chains operating in...
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Chamber of Agriculture: the support of the farmers' markets is a priority area
Papp Gergely, technical deputy director general of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) told M1 news channel on Tuesday that the support of the short supply chains, farmers' markets is a...
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The apple harvest has begun
The apple harvest has begun in the orchards and the concentrate maker factories are also operating – the Chairman of the Apple Marketing Board told MTI on Tuesday. Takács Ferenc,...
Read moreThe consumer protection authority will launch a series of events to develop environmental awareness
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) to launch a nationwide series of events to develop environmentally conscious customers approach – NFH’s Director General said at a press conference in Budapest...
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Analysts say that the increase of earnings is stable
According to the senior analyst of ING, regular wages grew in accordance with the current trends in the private sector. The analyst of the Savings Bank pointed out that real...
Read moreThe new rural development program offers more opportunities for the farmers
The new rural development program, provide more opportunities for the farmers – the Vice President of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) told M1 news channel. Hubai Imre told that the...
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DreherFeszt: late-summer festival in the brewery
Unique tasting venues, concerts, brewery tours and beer specialties brewed for the occasion are waiting for the visitors of the DreherFeszt on Saturday at the Dreher Breweries. The DreherFeszt was...
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