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Bell Group takes over Eisberg
As of 1 April 2016 the Bell Group becomes the new owner of Dänikon-seated convenience salad specialist the Eisberg group. Eisberg has about 400 employees and realises annual sales above...
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Partnership with BrandTrend results in Hungarian winners at World CSR Day
BrandTrend opened new horizons for companies in Hungary that take CSR activities seriously. Those who cooperated with the brand consulting firm came home with awards from the World CSR Day...
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Bravos is 25 years old: From small manufacture to major player in the coffee market
In the last 25 years Bravos went through many exciting changes. The Bravos story started in 1991 with roasted coffee packaging and distribution. At the end of the 1990s the...
Read moreThe NGM is confident that the expansion of retail sales continues
The Ministry of National Economy (NGM) is confident that the expansion of retail sales will continue, and believes that the 2.2 percent increase in turnover in January will reach last...
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Easter is the best with Hungarian ham
Easter is here again as well as the traditional, Hungarian quality ham. The Ministry of Agriculture, the Hungarian National Tourist Office, the General Directorate of the Agricultural Marketing Board and...
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Lidl’s Fit & Well product line won a Product of the Year Award
The Fit & Well product line of Lidl Magyarország won the “Product of the Year Award 2016” award in the bakery product category. The excellent product certification was earned on...
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The meat counter of another Auchan hypermarket has acquired the KMS trademark
After the previous six Auchan supermarkets, the department store’s meat counter in the Savoya Park also achieved an Excellent Hungarian Pork (KMS) trademark. Thanks to the comprehensive certification and rigorous...
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Nébih: large quantities of unmarked eggs were withdrawn from circulation
More than 125 thousand unmarked eggs were withdrawn from circulation in Bács-Kiskun county. The entrepreneur wanted to sell them to “small producers” – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih)...
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European overproduction plagued the Hungarian apple growers
After the pig farmers and the dairy sector, now the apple producers face difficulties due to overproduction in Europe – the Magyar Idők wrote. The Polish apple penetrated the market...
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The Aranycipó Kft. of Pécsvárad plans to launch franchise bakeries
The Aranycipó Kft. of Pécsvárad that is operating about twenty own stores would open additional franchise bakeries. The bakery company told MTI on Wednesday that from March they will allow...
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Drink Hungarian beer to the Easter ham
According to the Association of Hungarian Brewers drink Hungarian beer of course during Easter. Vásárhelyi István beer gastronomer told that the lagers with their typical dry slightly spicy vegetable tastes...
Read moreFruitVeB: 150-160 HUF is a realistic purchase price for cherries
In the middle of this year a good cherry harvest is expected. The Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board (FruitVeB) would consider a 150-160 HUF purchase price...
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The Dairy Product Board has also joined the “Feed Every Kids!” Foundation’s action
The “Feed Every Kids!” Foundation launches a newer action with the participation of several food chains in the 47 most disadvantaged micro-regions, where since 2010 the foundation offered a helping...
Read moreTwo hundred thousand primary producers were given cards
This year, slightly more than 200 thousand primary producer received 158 thousand primary producers’ cards between 1 January to 21 March. Süle Katalin presidency spokesman for the National Association of...
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Campaign for responsible alcohol consumption
The Detox is not a party! campaign was launched to promote responsible and moderate consumption of alcohol among the youth. The campaign aims to draw the young people's attention to...
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FAO food report
Last year the world’s countries set a schedule for sustainable development in the next 15 years and agreed to end famine by 2030. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the...
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Boci Nasi is here
Large-size (180g) chocolate in 4 versions (milk, dark, white and milk-white chocolate), all of which are made with hazelnut, raisin and jelly bits. These ingredients make up for 36 percent...
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Sales grow, concentration process stalls
Grocery retail sales valued at HUF 1,540 billion in the December 2014-November 2015 period in the 90 categories audited by Nielsen. Both value and volume sales improved by 4 percent....
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Tax donation for the public good and for a bit of tax credit
Every year those companies that generate profit have the opportunity to support certain team sports or artistic endeavours financially. New ways of supporting in exchange for tax credit have been...
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Magazine: Is global food trade really free?
According to a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), changes have to be made in order to improve food supply in underdeveloped countries,...
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The Aldi, Auchan, Lidl, Penny Market, Tesco and Spar joined forces to help the needy children
The six major supermarket chains – Aldi, Auchan, Lidl, Penny Market, SPAR and Tesco help the needy children living in disadvantaged communities with 5 million HUF per supermarket chain. The...
Read moreKSH: retail sales are higher than the preliminary figures
The volume of retail sales in January was 1.7 percent higher than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Wednesday. According to the calendar-adjusted data, the...
Read moreThe Pénzügykutató Zrt. expects a GDP growth of 2.3 percent for 2016
According to the Pénzügykutató Zrt., due to a decrease in investments a further decline will occur in the growth rate of the gross domestic product (GDP). The growth rate is...
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The Snacki & GO! was awarded with the Product of the Year Award
The Snacki & GO! continuously wins innovation awards. This year, the Snacki & GO! product of the Sága Foods Zrt. won the “Product of the Year Award 2016” award in...
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Chocolate bunnies made in Hungary will sail to New Zealand
The taste of chocolate seems better and better with time! The factory in Diósgyőr is the plant of Nestlé that specialized in the production of hollow chocolate figures. The factory...
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The Product of the Year awards were handed over
The Product of the Year awards were handed over on Tuesday. The Hungarian consumers evaluated the products in 23 categories, and awarded for the first time in the household appliance...
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OKSZ: the online cash registers can be introduced, but the smallest businesses have to get support
The online cash registers can be introduced, but the smallest businesses have to get support to the introduction – the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) told MTI on Tuesday. The OKSZ...
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The wholesale market in Szeged will open its doors soon
The new wholesale market in Szeged opens in May with 1500 sales outlets, and with a nine-meter wide road. The investor of the supermarket, the Hansa-Kontakt Invest Kft. bought 10...
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NGM: the demand for consumer durables is increasing
The demand towards consumer durables is growing constantly. The rise in real incomes appears in the consumption expenditure of households – Lenner Áron Márk, Deputy Minister of State of the...
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