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Small Auchan stores will open in Russia
Auchan will open small shops in Russia, where they already have four hypermarkets. The small stores will be called Kazhdy Den. Auchan decided to make this move because competitors Da!...
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The Formatex toy dealer expects nearly 10 percent increase in turnover this year
The toy dealer and importer Formatex Kft. this year expects a net sales revenue of 3.837 billion HUF, which is equivalent to almost 10 percent increase over the last year...
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Back to the summer
Another new flavour appears in the XIXO ice tea portfolio in the autumn of 2015. XIXO lychee green tea was one of the successes in the summer. This time the...
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Strong third-quarter performance from Henkel
Henkel produced a significant sales and profit growth in the 3rd quarter: sales improved by 8.4 percent to EUR 4,590 million (from this organic growth was 3.2 percent) and operating...
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Recession hits Italy
In the last 4 years the number of stores fell by 21,320 units in Italy and half of these were grocery stores. Between 2010 and 2014 Italians spent 7.9 percent...
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Magazine: Pralines are slowly but steadily regaining their old glory
Praline sales grew by a couple of percent in the last 12 months, a bit more in value than in volume. Sándor Sánta, managing director of Chocco Garden Kft. reckons...
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Half million tonnes less fruits and vegetables grown this year than in 2014
This year, the farmers harvested about 2.5 million tons of vegetables and fruits, about 500 tons less than the record harvest in 2014. The yield loss was mainly due to...
Read moreThe quality of Hungarian wines is improving constantly
The quality of Hungarian wines is steadily improving and it is also recognized abroad – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture told at a press conference in Budapest. The Minister, while...
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METRO focuses on high quality
The METRO announced at a ceremony that all of the 13 METRO stores managed to acquire the “Excellent Quality Pork” (KMS) certification. The certificate certifies METRO's commitment to quality products,...
Read moreThe chairman of the Fiscal Council expects a two-three percent increase in the future
The GDP growth can be close to 3 percent this year, in the future 2-3 percent annual economic expansion can be expected – Kovács Árpád, chairman of the Fiscal Council...
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Danone OIKOS Greek Yogurt Cream: New name, same pampering content
From December 2015 the Greek Danone Yogurt pampers the Hungarian consumers with the Danone OIKOS Greek Yogurt Cream’s special cream and the usual high quality. The Görög Krémjoghurt changes its...
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The Heimann family estate received the prestigious award
The professional and media jury of the Prestige Reserve Club awarded the Prestige Award to the most prestigious winery of the year 2015 for the 6th time. In 2015, Heimann...
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The Hungarian National Merchant House has 35 offices already
The Hungarian National Merchant House (MNKH), has offices in 35 countries, backed by the Central European network, which will have 22 members – Ducsai-Oláh Zsanett, CEO of the Hungarian National...
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Tablet cash register at the exclusive shoe shop
The MUSETTE shoe shop opened its first store in Hungary in the Váci street. The cash register should also be stylish at the elegant fashion store, so a tablet-based cash...
Read moreNébih: delivery of animals susceptible to bluetongue to be simplified
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI on Thursday that the delivery of animals susceptible to bluetongue diesase is authorized temporarily to disease-free or low-risk areas without previous...
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Coca-Cola’s ecological footprint reduces further
The Coca-Cola HBC group is present in 28 countries. In early November the bottling company announced the cutting of water use by 30 percent and reducing carbon dioxide emission by...
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Hungary was successful at the World Expo
During the World Expo, held between May 1 and October 31 in Milan a total of about 130 kinds of program elements were realized in the Hungarian Pavilion. On 17...
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Nearly sixty percent of the light garlands are faulty
This year, 58.8 percent of the tested christmas light garlands did not meet the product safety requirements which is almost 30 percent less than last year's 87.5 percent – Vermes...
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Less food wasted
According to a survey conducted by The British Retail Consortium, while in 2013 British retail chains produced 200,000 tons of food waste, in 2014 they only generated 180,000 tons. Data...
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Alibaba vs. Amazon
The Alibaba group plans to invest more than USD 80 million, mainly in developing their smartphone app for ordering groceries. Groceries ordered via smartphone above the sum of USD 50...
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Auchan: 1-billion-euro development project
Auchan France announced that they intend to invest EUR 1 billion in developing their hypermarkets. A large part of this sum will be spent on refurbishing existing stores. Wi-fi network,...
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Lidl and Aldi expand faster
Aldi plans to open 93 new stores and Lidl intends to build 78 new units in the United Kingdom, twice as many as earlier. At the moment the market share...
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Magazine: Something natural, prepared quickly and simply
The price of frozen vegetables and fruits depends on vegetable and fruit prices, which are shaped by weather conditions. This year the summer was very hot and dry, therefore in...
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Nielsen: seven percent increase in the household chemicals and cosmetics retail
Compared to January-October 2014, the retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics increased by 7 percent to 290 billion HUF in the first ten months of the year. In terms...
Read moreThe Kopint-Tárki expects a 2.9 percent growth for this year
The Kopint-Tárki modified its growth forecast for this year to 2.9 percent from the previously forecasted 3 percent. For next year, a slightly lower 2.4 percent of gross domestic product...
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The SPAR modernized its network with a multi-billion HUF investment in 2015
The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. renovated another four of its stores. The number of the company’s modernized stores increased to thirteen this year. The company has spent more than 3...
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METRO has also joined to the good to be good campaign
METRO provided nearly seven million HUF to the International Children's Safety Service within the the good to be good campaign. At the December events of the Foundation METRO provides gift...
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Star Wars fever in the Auchan
The plush toy figurines of the Star Wars film's main actors arrived to the Auchan stores. The representatives of the dark and bright sides can be found on the shelves....
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Exclusively Hungarian honey can be bought in the Lidl
Due to the strategic decision of Lidl Magyarország, since 2009 only Hungarian honeys can be found on the shelves of the chain. In addition to serving key customer needs, the...
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