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Tickets with a special offer for the tradeshow FRUIT LOGISTICA 2015
Date: 2015-01-19 12:00:24
The world’s leading exhibition for the fresh produce trade takes place from 4 to 6 February in Berlin. Click here to get more information and special offer tickets!...
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The weak forint stimulates shopping tourism
Date: 2015-01-19 11:46:20
As the result of the weak forint shopping tourism to Hungary accelerated again in the settlements near the border. Shopping tourists come to Hungary mainly from Slovakia, while near the...
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Cashier Service: default penalty may be even one million HUF
Date: 2015-01-19 11:35:20
The mandatory annual review of the cash registers will come soon – the experts warn. Under the legislation, the online cash registers should be reviewed each year. After the first...
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Hungary would turn the EU into a GMO-free zone
Date: 2015-01-19 11:30:10
Hungary initiated to form an alliance wioth the participation of those countries that are rejecting the agricultural use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with the goal to turn the entire...
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The online daily deals market has roughly increased to 16.5 billion HUF
Date: 2015-01-19 11:28:21
The aggregate turnover of the online daily deals market offering coupons and discounts Increased to 16.5 billion HUF in Hungary last year – the report of the eNet Internet Research...
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Approximately 12.4 billion euros can be spent on the agricultural sector until 2020
Date: 2015-01-19 11:20:12
Approximately 12.4 billion euros European Union support is available for the development of the agricultural sector until 2020, 1.9 billion euros more than in the previous period – Czerván György...
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An amendment to decrease the excise guarantee on alcohol products to twenty million HUF
Date: 2015-01-19 11:17:11
Lázár János Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office and L. Simon László Minister of State would reduce the excise guarantee on alcohol products to twenty million HUF. The two MPs...
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3.4 billion HUF was paid out for the school milk program last year
Date: 2015-01-19 11:17:06
The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (MVH) paid 3.4 billion HUF support to the suppliers and institution maintainers last year in the school milk program, 1 billion HUF more than...
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Excellent grape harvest is predicted in Ópusztaszer
Date: 2015-01-19 11:15:42
If in the remainder part of the winter and and in early spring there will not be severe frost in the vineyards, this year’s harvest is expected to be excellent,...
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The Russian recession also threatens our region
Date: 2015-01-19 11:15:10
The Russian economy is likely to sink into a deeper recession this year, than it was previously expected, primarily due to the low oil prices that were halved in the...
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A trial over the “Csíki beer” brand name is accompanied by great media interest
Date: 2015-01-19 11:14:31
The Hungarian press in Romania is following the lawsuit with huge media interest. The lawsuit was initated by Heineken Romania against the Lixid Project Kft. “Ciuc beer” brand perceived eltulajdonításáért....
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Carrefour’s last-quarter sales increased
Date: 2015-01-19 11:13:34
The world’s number two retailer the Carrefour announced that its sales growth accelerated in the fourth quarter, in an annual comparision, mainly due to the expansion of the European and...
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The customs autorities seized twenty tons of meat products of dubious origin in Rijeka
Date: 2015-01-19 11:10:05
The Croatian custom autorities seized twenty tons of Chinese meat products that were frozen six years ago and were labeled as soya in the port of Rijeka – the Croatian...
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The government and Kőröstej sign strategic agreement
Date: 2015-01-19 09:39:16
On 6 November the government signed a strategic agreement with Hungarian-owned dairy group Kőröstej. Kőröstej produces 25,000 tons of cheese a year and the group’s revenue reached HUF 27 billion...
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Visitors from the government
Date: 2015-01-19 09:36:14
Last week experts from the consumer protection department of the Ministry for National Development visited SPAR’s meat processing plant in Bicske. The guests were guided around the REGNUM meat plant...
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Soproni 0.0% Maxx hits the stores
Date: 2015-01-19 08:44:16
Soproni 0.0% Maxx represents a new generation of alcohol-free beers and is made using the latest production technology. Brewing master Árpád Szabó told that special wheat malt gives the product...
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The food retail market is oversaturated
Date: 2015-01-16 12:00:16
According to the analysis of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), the food retail market is oversaturated in Hungary, so an average of more than 50 business closes...
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Auchan does not plan to close stores
Date: 2015-01-16 11:55:12
The Auchan Magyarország Kft. operates 19 stores and 16 fuel stations in Hungary, and does not plan closure – the company told MTI on Friday. Dominique Ducoux in its written...
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Positive experiences during the winter food inspections
Date: 2015-01-16 11:50:57
5045 tests, 6.2 tons of withdrawn products, 69 warnings, 21.6 million HUF fines in 145 cases are the results of this winter’s seasonal controls. The control series were coordinated by...
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Agricultural grant applications are expected to be submitted from 1 April
Date: 2015-01-16 11:47:50
It is expected that the farmers can submit their grant applications from 1 April to the Agriculture and Rural Development Office (MVH). The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) will publish regulations...
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The Labour force rental may increase by one-fifth in trade
Date: 2015-01-16 11:45:08
The Labour force rental companies expect a significant, 10-15 percent increase in traffic in Hungary in 2015. The proportion of atypical employment in the trade can grow by 20 percent...
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The Tamási-Hús Kft. expanded its markets and increased its sales last year
Date: 2015-01-16 11:40:06
The Tamási-Hús Kft. increased its sales revenue by about one-third in 2014, compared to the previous year. The company reached the growth with the introductions of new products and by...
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Here is the Hungarian team of this year's Bocuse d'Or
Date: 2015-01-16 11:20:30
The guinea fowl and the trout will be the theme of this year's Bocuse d'Or on 27-28 January in Lyon; the Hungarian team of the world's most prestigious cooking competition...
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The world's largest agricultural fair has started in Berlin
Date: 2015-01-16 11:18:59
The International Green Week (Internationale Grüne Woche), the world's largest agricultural, food and horticultural fair has started in Berlin on Friday in Berlin. The Hungarian booth was opened by Fazekas...
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Hungary is the guest of honor at the most prestigious German culinary festival
Date: 2015-01-16 11:15:17
Hungary will debut at the prestigious German culinary festival, the Gourmet Festival Sylt. Sylt is a 100-square-kilometer island in the North Sea, but has 10 Michelin stars. The Michelin stars...
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Consumer prices fell in the EU in December
Date: 2015-01-16 11:13:43
Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent on an annual level last December in the European Union (EU) after the 0.3 percent increase in November – the EU's statistical office the...
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Joining Forces to strengthen the household farms
Date: 2015-01-16 11:10:31
The four-party Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed in Veszprém on Friday aims to strengthen the household farming. The cooperation also aims to the whitening of the sector as well...
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The Praktiker has a new owner
Date: 2015-01-16 11:05:37
The Swiss-based strategic investor, the Papag AG takes over the Praktiker Építési- és Barkácspiacok Magyarország Kft., after the Praktiker in Poland – the bankruptcy trustee of the BM Praktiker International...
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One from three children has no breakfast in the morning
Date: 2015-01-16 08:50:41
The Hungarian Dietetic Association (MDOSZ) and Nestlé conducted a survey which revealed that one third of children between the ages of 4 and 10 leave home in the morning without...
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HEINEKEN and Design Terminál sign strategic partnership agreement
Date: 2015-01-16 08:48:41
Joris Huijsmans, general manager of Heineken Hungária Zrt. and Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy, the director of Design Terminál signed a 3-year cooperation agreement on 18 November 2014. The two companies’ objective is...
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