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The Czech breweries closed a good year in 2014
The Czech breweries had a good year last year. Both the Prazdroj in Pilsner and the Budvar in Budejovice reported an increase. The Prazdroj is the Czech Republic's largest brewery...
Read moreThe pollen substitute feed was GMO-contaminated
The beekeeper association was able to warn the honey producers that a GMO-contaminated feed was marketed in Hungary. The Hungarian bees have not met yet with the pollen substitute bee...
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An international research team found the genetic basis of obesity
An international team of scientists revealed more than 90 new gene areas, which may explain why some people are more prone to obesity. Researchers examined the gene pool of more...
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The “father” of Nutella dies at 89
Michele Ferrero, the world’s richest confectionery maker whose Nutella chocolate and hazelnut spread helped raise generations of Italians and define Italian sweets, has died, officials said. He was 89. Pietro...
Read moreBusiness guide for the SME sector: how to manage finances consciously
Dozens of Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises go bankrupt because their partners don’t pay. Intrum Justitia is Europe’s leading debt collection company that now wishes to help the Hungarian SME...
Read moreTrends in paper packaging / We have entered the age of reduction
The overall economic situation always has strong influence on the most important packaging material segment. Thanks to the recently commenced GDP growth in Hungary and the positive international economic climate,...
Read morePackaging weight is shrinking, but the industry isn’t
Miklós Nagy, general secretary of the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) told our magazine that in 2013 the Hungarian packaging industry realised a turnover of HUF 477...
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Many people use the opportunities of the loan program
The total loan portfolio of the national economy, compared to the previous quarter continued to increase. The stock value in the third quarter of 2014 increased to 6,705.3 billion HU,...
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EP: the origin of the meat must also be indicated on the packaging
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the Commission to introduce mandatory labeling of the origin of all meats used in ready-prepared meals. The 2013 horsemeat scandal, which...
Read morePwC: the world economy may grow by an annual 3 percent between 2014 and 2050
he projections came in the consultancy’s latest “World in 2050” report, which provides growth forecasts for 32 of the world’s largest economies, accounting for around 84 percent of global gross...
Read moreThe Tesco would strengthen its banking business branch
The Tesco would strengthen its banking business branch significantly. The store chain partially offset the recent weak performance with this step – portfolio.hu. wrote after Reuters. Although the company’s income...
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The oranges tested by the Nébih meet the quality standards
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tested 10 kinds and varieties of oranges with different origins. All of them fully met the quality standards – the Nébih told MTI...
Read moreMagazine: Each year something new from the good old candy brand
The history of PEZ goes back several decades. Ed.Haas Hungaria is the Hungarian distributor of the brand that managed to achieve sales growth in both value and volume in recent...
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The Hungarian-Turkish trade in goods increase to its fivefold
The bilateral trade of goods since 2002 increased to fivefold between Hungary and Turkey: there are great opportunities in the economic cooperation between the to countries in tourism and in...
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Retail sales declined further in the United States
The retail sales in the US declined by 0.8 percent, more than expected 0.5 percent in January, compared to December – the US Commerce Department announced on Thursday. The retail...
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The Emirates has become the favorite airline of the domestic passengers
For the call Weco-Online Kft. (the operator of the repjegy.hu site) and the Travelo Travel Magazine, the domestic air travelers wrote their opinions about their flights for the third time....
Read moreJeeps packed with smuggled cigarettes were seized
Jeeps packed with more than 24 million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes were seized by the finance inspectors of the National Tax and Customs Authority near Tarpa Dávid Zoltán press officer...
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Millward Brown Hungary changes its structural system
We are changing our organisation in the southern part of CEE and from now we are creating two groups of countries that will operate together. One grouping will be Czech,...
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New generation Premium Care Pants by Pampers
New Pampers Premium Care®Pants were developed to help Pampers ® win in the fastest growing segment of the diaper market. Many parents prefer pants to taped diapers once their child...
Read moreMagazine: Our mobile can now serve as a digital wallet
After the test period Telekom was the first mobile service provider to launch its commercial Mobile Wallet service, which transforms our mobiles into digital wallets. Those who wish to use...
Read moreSmart shelf system supports sales
Laurel Group is the Hungarian distributor of Symphony EYC, a mobile shelf management system that maps the store and tells where to put a given product, so that it sells...
Read moreBusiness Days 2015
Date: 2015. 09. 29. – 10. 02. Location: Hotel Pelion, Tapolca (8300 Tapolca, Köztársaság tér. 10.) Video summary of last year's conference: ...
Read moreKSH: consumer prices fell by 1.4 percent in January
The consumer prices decreased by 1.4 percent in January 2015, compared to the first month of the previous year, while compared to December2014 were0.2 percent lower – the Central Statistical...
Read moreMagazine: ‘Below in the valley the flowers are resplendent’ – for the time being
After the July peak a slow decline started in tobacco retail, but September data still show better results than many in the sector expected. The seasonal drop forecasted from Trafik.hu...
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NAV: more and more people are interested in ekáer and online cash machines from abroad
More and more foreign tax professionals interested towards the electronic road freight control system (ekáer) and towards the online cash registers, because every government needs to improve its revenue collection,...
Read moreThe effects of the new toll system
On the busiest days in January nearly 30 percent more vehicles crossed the alternative routes of the road sections that became tolled, compared to the same period of the last...
Read moreHungary’s GMO-free status is an advantage on the market of organic products
The Hungarian agriculture’s genetically modified organisms-free (GMO-free) status is a serious advantage on the organic market. Hungary takes place at the fair with renewed national stand which in addition to...
Read moreThe online industrial auctions are increasingly popular in Hungary
The online auctions are becoming more popular among both the sellers and the buyers in which industrial and commercial enterprises auctioned their tools in large quantities. The process is beneficial...
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Actimel survey: one-third of the respondents do not regularly eat breakfast
According to the Actimel Breakfast Routine Survey carried out in January 2015, 33 percent of the surveyed 600 adults between the ages of 25 and 60 do not eat breakfast...
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The KávéBár Bazár to be held again
The sixth Kévábár Bazár (Café Bar Bazaar) to be held on 21-22 February with the participation of fifty exhibitors, hundreds of coffee products, and with wine and spirits tasting. The...
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