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Meal-Trade is 10 years old
Meal-Trade Kft. primarily provides wholesale services for the Horeca sector. The company was established by Ferenc Kerekes in Debrecen, in 2005. They operate in Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties, where they...
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So many things to celebrate!
Imre Horváth, the CEO of METRO Hungary talked to our magazine about their results in 2014 and plans for 2015. Last year the company celebrated a double jubilee (the world’s...
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SPAR strengthens family enterprises
By the end of 2014 there were 24 franchise partners in the Hungarian SPAR Partner Programme. From 2015 not only family shops can join the SPAR network but SPAR employees...
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Grüne Woche, Berlin, 16-25 January 2015
This year the special guest was Latvia at the Grüne Woche trade show, where 1,658 exhibitors from nearly 70 countries presented their products and services. In his opening speech Germany’s...
Read moreKSH: GDP grew by 3.6 percent in 2014
The Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.6 percent last year, compared to the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday. According to seasonally and...
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FruitVeB: the fruit and vegetable sector requires 160-180 billion HUF investment
In the next 6-8 years, around 160-180 billion HUF should be invested into the Hungarian fruit and vegetable production to develop the competitiveness of the products – the president of...
Read moreDecline in global food prices
The price of sugar tops the further decline in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO Food Price Index declined to a 55-month low in February, dropping 1.0 percent...
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Forty-eight percent of online shoppers pay with a credit card on the web
The GKI Digital made a public research in January, examining the online and offline payment habits of the population. According to the results of the research 85% of the Hungarian...
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Retail sales in the Euro Zone and in the EU both increased
Retail sales in January increased both in the Euro Zone and in the European Union. The second largest annual increase in the EU was achieved by the Hungarian retail in...
Read moreThe success of Hungarian beers in Ireland
Hungarian craft brewers won one gold, one silver and six bronze medals atone of Ireland's most prestigious and largest beer competition. The Hungarian beers were presented at the Alltech Craft...
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Spring novelties from Carling British Cider
On the occasion of the upcoming Women's Day, Borsodi starts the season with two new ciders, with juicy apples and with lime-mint flavored specialties. The 4% alcohol content award-winning British...
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Forklift race at Raben Hungary
The safety of the logistics processes has a key importance. The awareness of the forklift operators is essential for the safety of the warehouses. Therefore the Raben Group organized a...
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The VinCEAwards were handed over for the first time
The best professional performances were rewarded for the first time at the VinCEAwards award ceremony. The inspiring domestic examples were awarded in the field of gastronomy, trade, tourism, wine and...
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The fourth Macaron Day to come on 20 March
The best Macarons in one place – the public can taste the genuine and truly delicious macarons of the quality pastry shops and macaron vendors in the Aquarium Club on...
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Magazine: New IT solutions showcased at the beginning of the year
Las Vegas was the host of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2015 and featured many solutions from the field Cisco defined as ‘The Internet of Things’. One of...
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A farmer wanted to sell Polish apples as Hungarian apples
A farmer in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county wanted to sell Polish apples as Hungarian apples – the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) told MTI. The tax officers of the Electronic Road...
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Henkel reaches first sustainability targets ahead of schedule
Henkel’s Sustainability Report details the environmental and social advancements made by the company in 2014. It highlights the active involvement of employees worldwide and the company’s progress toward its sustainability...
Read moreNovember: 3.4-percent expansion in grocery retail
In November 2014 retail turnover is estimated to have improved by 5.2 percent (adjusted for calendar effects) from the same period of 2013. Food and food-type retail sales improved by...
Read moreA quick look at the tobacco product market: what do the numbers say?
According to statistical data on excise duty from the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV), until November 2014 tobacco product volume sales were lower than in the same period of...
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2015 may bring solid growth but many risks as well
According to GKI Economic Research, the Hungarian GDP grew by 3.2 percent in 2014 and it will expand by 2 percent in 2015. The world economy and the European Union’s...
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Magazine: E-commerce is about to boom
Last year online retail estimatedly expanded by 22.5 percent and neared HUF 266 billion. According to a forecast by eNET, in the medium term (2014-2018) e-commerce is about to boom,...
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Analysts: retail expansion shows the increase in income
Retail sales expanded significantly in January, which indicates an increase in household income, according to analysts polled by MTI. The Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Wednesday that the January...
Read moreOKSZ: retailing continues to grow this year
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) expects a further growth in retail sales, but at a slower pace. According to data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Wednesday, retail...
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A breakthrough in mobile internet use: half of the Hungarian Internet users are holding the World Wide Web in their pockets
Half of the adult netizens in Hungary have smart phones with mobile internet. Four-tenth of them browse social networking sites daily, while a third of them inform about the coming...
Read moreThe 18th District further tightened the rules of opening
The local government of the 18th District further tightened the rules of opening hours – VS.hu wrote. The local government of the 18th District even shortened the opening hours of...
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KSH: the trade surplus amounted to 6.4 billion euros last year
The euro value of exports increased by 4.2 percent last year, while teh imports in euros rose by 4.7 percent. The trade surplus became 6.4 billion euros, which is 153...
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The success of a Hungarian wine at the Vinalies Internationales wine competition
One of the world's largest international wine competition the Vinalies Internationales was held last weekend. This year 3582 wines of 40 countries were competing, of which only 65 were Hungarian...
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Regular, moderate coffee consumers have 'cleaner' arteries
A few cups of coffee a day may help people avoid clogged arteries – a known risk factor for heart diseases – South Korean researchers believe. The study was published...
Read moreThe Way to Work was launched for the fourth time
The youth unemployment is one of the most serious social problem, which is a global challenge as well. The Adecco is organizing its fourth job fair entitled “Way to Work”...
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Samsung and IKEA are jointly promoting wireless charging
Samsung and IKEA collaborating with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) guide us to a new era with a revolutionary and practical mobile charging option. This will be the year that...
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