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Drink with fruit content
From this May Orangina will also be available in shops in 0.5-litre and 1.4-litre sizes in the traditional bubble-shaped PET bottle. Orangina is special among soft drinks not only because...
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Miracle in Brazil
The first months of 2016 produced an unexpected sales growth for retailers in Brazil. Sales were up 1.2 percent in February – the biggest growth since July 2013. There has...
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New saladmix for the summer
Targeting those consumers who like convenient solutions, K&K Family Hungary created Hungary’s first ready-to-eat salad that contains everything for a light and healthy meal in one bag. The first product...
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More funding available in more areas
The annual framework budget of the Economic Development and Innovation Operative Programme (GINOP) got HUF 300 billion bigger. This means that until the end of 2016 businesses can apply for...
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Magazine: Business travel abroad is what Hungarians want
Young Hungarian workers, especially men, are very much attracted by international opportunities. The latest findings of the Randstad Workmonitor show that 79 percent of Hungarian men younger than 34 years...
Read moreAnalysts: the increase in retail sales may continue throughout the year
The growth in retail sales continues during the year – according to analysts interviewed by MTI, who mentioned the increase in net real wages as the main reason. The Central...
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Wheat replaces Makói onion
Fewer and fewer onion is grown in Hungary. Rather wheat is produced in the Makó region, instead of garlic and onions – Népszabadság Online wrote. – While the cost of...
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Domestic watermelon is very popular abroad
The melon yield can reach up to 240 thousand tons this year – Magyar Hírlap Online wrote. Half of this amount goes for export, mainly to Germany. The melon growers...
Read moreAnother tender was announced for farmers
About 19.68 billion HUF applications were announced by the Prime Minister's Office within a tender invitation on Monday. According to the notice, the supports can be used to establish crop...
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Two thousand seed professional in Budapest next year
Punta Del Este in Uruguay hosted the International Seed Federation’s (ISF) World Congress this year. The representatives of the Hungarian Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board was given the...
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Producers will present natural gastronomy in Szilvásvárad
Some producers of the Bük region prepares to showcase gastronomy based on high-quality raw materials that can be found in nature. The presentation will take place on 18 June in...
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The Greeks have stopped spending on food
The sanctions and tax increases caused a decline in household spendings in Greece – mfor.hu wrote, after Kathimerini daily. The newspaper in its Sunday edition reports that the Greek population...
Read moreRobot farmers in Japan
Human-like robots and self-driving tractors are the future to replace the agricultural labor force in Japan – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The reason is that the Japanese farmers are getting too old...
Read moreIKEA withdraws refrigerators
IKEA withdraws refrigerators and freezer cabinets due to danger of electric shock – IKEA Deutschland reported on Friday,. The measure affects the Frostfri branded devices made between the 45th calendar...
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Lidl’s conquest in Spain
In 2015 Lidl’s sales in Spain expanded by 12.5 percent to EUR 3,048 million in comparison with 2014. According to Alimarket.es, the good result roots in greatly improving the level...
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Manufacturer brands getting stronger
Fabric softener sales amounted to HUF 17 billion last year. Like-for-like value sales augmented by 9 percent but volume sales dropped 3 percent. Stores bigger than 2,500m² realised 39 percent...
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Magazine: A new approach in shop fitting
In the last few years there has been great progress in the field of shop fitting design, in terms of both material use and creative ideas. Brand communication can only...
Read moreKSH: Retail sales rose 4.7 percent in April
According to the raw data, retail sales increased by 4.7 percent in April, compared to the same period of the previous year. According to the calendar effect adjusted data the...
Read moreAnother program will start to support horticulture
The Ministry of Agriculture launches a new five-year agri-environment program for the horticultural industry from 2016, which provides 15 billion HUF additional support capabilities to the farmers – Kis Miklós...
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Ultrasound may help in the production of the perfect chocolate
Professor Imogen Foubert from the KU Leuven Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems explains: “Cocoa butter crystallises as the liquid chocolate hardens. Five types of crystals can be formed during...
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Wine Festival in Tokaj
In addition to the wines, cultural programs are also awaitng the visitors at the wine Days in Tokaj, between Friday and Sunday. Tokaj government intends to grow the program series...
Read moreJanus Mihály and Kiss Judit won the 1st Wine Route Motorcycle Rally
Janus Mihály and Kiss Judit won the first edition of the Wine Route Motorcycle Rally in which participants visited the wineries of Mátraalja and Eger during the weekend. The Wine...
Read moreThe Pécsi Sörfőzde Zrt. organized the beer picnic again this year
The Pécsi Sörfőzde Zrt. organized the beer picnic called Pécsi Sör Majális again this year, opening the main gates of its factory to the beer lovers. During the two days...
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KKM: the national trading house will open two offices in India
The Hungarian National Trading House Plc. (MNKH) will open two offices in India before the end of the year. One of the offices will open in north and the other...
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World Milk Day in Kaposvár
On the ocassion of the World Milk Day schoolchildren and preschoolers were awaited to Kaposvár’s Kossuth Square with colorful programs. The International Dairy Federation declared the last Tuesday of May...
Read moreRomanian retail sales continued to rise in April
In April, Romanian retail sales volume increased by 6.7 percent, compared to March – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on Friday The sales of food, drinks and tobacco products...
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Size matters the most in the household paper product market
Household paper towels have remained the engine of sales growth with a performance above 10 percent. Facial tissue volume sales went above 5 percent and did better than toilet papers....
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Red Bull is putting a new summer flavour on the market
Limited edition, kiwi-apple ‘SummerEdition’ has a green packaging and appears in shops in May. As for its composition, the new Red Bull product is the same as the classic version,...
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Magazine: Fruit juice: sales are already increasing, prices are about to grow
Sales improved in all fruit drink segments last year, but the sales of premium products with high fruit content developed most dynamically. Balázs Bogár, trade marketing manager of Sió-Eckes Kft....
Read moreFood prices increased further in May
FAO’s world food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, rose 2.1 percent in May to average 155.8 points. Rising...
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