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Magazine: Multifunctional expectations in hair care
In the last few years consumers started economising a little in buying cosmetic products, too. Before the economic recession they were using 2-3 different products for the same purpose, but...
Read moreKSH: producer prices increased by 2.4 percent in May
Agricultural producer prices increased by 2.4 percent in May, compared to the same month of the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The price of...
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GfK: the market share of private label products has increased
Last year, after five years of stagnation, the market share of private label products of the retail chains increased by 1 percentage point to 24 percent on the fast moving...
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FruitVeB: this year more watermelon will be harvested than last year
This year 235-240 thousand tons of watermelon is expected to be produced in Hungary, which is 25-30 thousand tons more than last year – the President of the Hungarian Fruit...
Read moreAnalysts: export growth may remain
Export growth may remain sustained and record levels of foreign trade surplus is expected this year – analysts told MTI on Friday. According to the first estimate of the Central...
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EU’s common agricultural policy does not favor livestock production
The Union's common agricultural policy does not favor livestock production. This means that these sectors are not eligible for EU funds, therefore the role of national subsidies aree appreciated in...
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Pápai Hús: the liquidator accepted the 1.13 billion HUF bid
The liquidator accepted one of the two bids received for the Pápai meat company. The winner has become the TANO Commerce Kft., with its 1,134 billion HUF bid – the...
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Helpers in action: the helpers helped 1200 times at the VOLT and Balaton Sound festivals
There is no summer without a festival! However, to party safely, professional help is needed to avoid trouble. The smallestaccident can go much more wrong. Fortunately, the volunteers of the...
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Nébih: more than two tonnes of products were destroyed in the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Budapest
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) carried out an inspection at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Budapest. During the action, more than two tons of deteriorated or...
Read moreThe law on the increase of the mandatory distribution of Romanian food in the hypermarkets was announced
President Klaus Iohannis signed the law amendment – the Romanian President’s Office announced on Monday. According to the amendment, the retail chains achieving more than 2 million euros in sales...
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Old-new ECR SecGen
BGA established ECR Hungary back in 2000, as a joint supplier-retailer forum dealing with EDI and Logistics. The recent ECR Annual Meeting elected BGA SecGen Zoltan Fekete to become ECR...
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Coca-Cola buys soy drink
Coca-Cola Co. will buy Unilever’s AdeS drink business line for USD 575 million. With this move the company plans to expand in the markets of Latin America. AdeS soy-based fruit...
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Italian food products in the international market
Coop Italia has created a new company that will try to match Italian food manufacturers with international buyers. Coop Italian Food intends to appear with Italian specialties – all of...
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Renewable energy at Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak plans to gradually rely fully on renewable energy: they intend to reach this goal by 2030 – at the moment 20 percent of the energy they use comes...
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Magazine: Iced coffee, the most popular summer drink
The iced coffee market is characterised by strong seasonality. Boglárka Tóth, Nestlé Professional’s channel brand manager told our magazine that they offer a lemon Nestea and a Nescafé Frappé flavour...
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GFK: the properly used trade mark causes sales growth in the FMCG sector
The number of brands awarded in the Product of the Year Competition grew by more than 60 percent. This year the products competed in 23 categories. The range of categories...
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The Hungarian melons are available in several supermarket chains
The Hungarian melons have appeared in the stores of several supermarket chains. Sales grew from other seasonal products as well: from mineral water, soft drinks and ice cream – the...
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Another quality guarantee at SPAR
This year, SPAR fulfilled the highest expectations of the IFS Logistics Standard. The company obtained the certification in 2014. With the certification obtained each year the chain ensures high services,...
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Maggi transports Hungarian peppers to twenty-two countries
The European network of Nestlé used up 109 tons of paprika powder bought from domestic producers to prepare Maggi culinary products in 2015. This year, the purchase of the Hungarian...
Read moreEuropean pigs are popular
According to the European Commission, the European Union sold 35 percent more pork (1.3 million tons) in the international markets in 2016 in the first four months, compared to a...
Read moreThere is still no inflationary pressure in the economy
There is still no inflationary pressures in the economy, so throughout the year an average of 0.6-0.7 percent price increase can be expected. Analysts told MTI that according to the...
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Two Hungarian golds at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships
A Hungarian champagne was awarded for the first time with gold medal at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) in England. The prestigious recognition was won by the...
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Red Bull Air Race – it will be 70th race at the weekend in Budapest
The Red Bull Air Race will be the 70th race of the Red Bull Air Race series. In addition to Besenyei Péter’s stunts, a number of additional activities will be...
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The British agriculture after the Brexit
Cheap labor may lost, but regulations will be more permissive. For the time being only guessing is taking place about the future of the British farmer after the Brexit. The...
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No more bird flu in Northern Italy
The Ministry of Health in Italy at the end of June withdrew the stict measures in the Emilia Romagna region. The first suspected case was in La Nuova Ferrara at...
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Flavoured mineral waters from Theodora
Theodora launches a new product line that consists of three flavoured mineral waters. Lemon, orange and raspberry, low-calorie Theodora flavoured waters are made from Theodora Kereki mineral water, which comes...
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Special vadas sauce for the elderly
Within the framework of the NU-AGE project, which is supported by the European Commission, the specific dietary needs of the elderly population are addressed. MIRELITE MIRSA Zrt. developed its new...
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Neta lobby reloaded
Requesting Neta tax decrease options, BGA recently submitted two amendment proposals to the 2017 tax changes act. Before the final voting, both were rejected therefore a new round of BGA...
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HEINEKEN partnership with Formula-1
HEINEKEN and Formula-1 have reached an agreement for Heineken to become a global partner of Formula-1. Heineken will be the exclusive global beer partner of Formula-1 but its logo won’t...
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