News and articles
Too much fresh food to ruin Walmart?
Date: 2014-01-21 09:45:26
Canadian analysts say Walmart gives too much space to fresh food. An article in the Canadian Grocer writes about how stagnating demand for fresh products doesn’t justify expanding Walmart stores’...
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Hungarians are open to environment protection, but do not buy with green approach
Date: 2014-01-20 12:30:54
82.2 percent of the Hungarian population would prefer to buy food products in eco-friendly packaging, but do not looking for such packages consciously. 67 percent of the Hungarian population would...
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Cannot sell chocolate bars in the post office without online cash registers
Date: 2014-01-20 12:11:13
There are no online cash registers in most of the post offices of Szeged, so the range of products needed to be narrowed: chocolates and mineral water, as well as...
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Magazine: Brand building strategy and practice – Part 2
Date: 2014-01-20 12:07:20
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Regulation for the infection-free swines
Date: 2014-01-20 12:01:30
The Rural Development Ministry completed the regulation on the rules of the decontamination of the Hungarian pig populattion – the Ministry of Rural Development informed MTI on Monday. The regulation...
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Kardeván: Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expanding dynamically
Date: 2014-01-20 11:40:26
The Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expanding dynamically. The exports last year exceeded one billion euros, according to the preliminary data – Kardeván Endre Minister of State, responsible for food chain...
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Job creation support: the food industry stakeholders haver taken advantage of the opportunities so far
Date: 2014-01-20 11:35:26
The Ministry of National Economy announced a tender in February to support job-creating investments of the micro, small and medium-sized businesses. The budget is 13 billion HUF from the National...
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Recycling may be viable!
Date: 2014-01-20 11:31:23
The Budafilter94 Kft. started to develop its GREENPET, PET collection and recycling system, based on the shrinking of the bottles in 2002, after the company won the Green Apple 2012...
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An extensive grape harvest was predicted at the National Wine Assembly in Ópusztaszer
Date: 2014-01-20 11:30:20
If there will not by severe frosts in next few weeks, a happy harvest is expected this year with high quantities – the winegrowers of the surrounding mountain villages predicted...
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The Tolnatej Zrt. has increased its revenue by nearly twenty percent
Date: 2014-01-20 11:20:30
The Tolnatej Zrt. increased its revenue in 2013 by nearly twenty percent. The increase is due to the greater market share and the results of the investments – the CEO...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev buys back its former subsidiary
Date: 2014-01-20 11:18:09
Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to buy back South Korea’s Oriental Brewery for 5.8 billion USD including debt from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in a deal that will consolidate the Belgian brewer’s position...
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The world's most expensive whisky was sold
Date: 2014-01-20 11:00:23
A bottle of Macallan was sold at a Sotheby action in Hong Kong for 631 thousand USD. This is a record for the most expensive bottle of single malt whisky...
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Increasing demand for large advertising surfaces in-store
Date: 2014-01-20 10:57:56
Tesco Hungary and POS Services Kft.’s experience is that demand increased for large size in-store advertising surfaces this year. One of the most popular tools this year is giant floor...
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The tobacco industry’s investors urge to join forces against tobacco black market
Date: 2014-01-17 12:30:02
According to GfK Hungária’s research, the illegal sales of cigarettes increased to 11.8 percent by the end of last year in Hungary, compared to the nearly 8 percent ratio, that...
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Many tobaccionists can not only make a living from cigarettes only
Date: 2014-01-17 12:20:31
Not many applicants have applied for tobacco shop concessions, despite the deadline expired today. A total of 992 tenders were announced, but the candidates are discouraged, because opening a tobacco...
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Mild winter: the majority of the autumn sowings are in good condition
Date: 2014-01-17 12:00:57
Despite the unusually warm weather the autumn sowings are in good condition, such as the autumn grain cereals and winter rape – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI...
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Bankruptcy arrangement was born at the Pápai Hús Kft.
Date: 2014-01-17 11:27:20
A Bankruptcy arrangement was born among the creditors of the the Pápai Hús 1913 Kft. On Thursday, it was decided that more than 50 percent of the creditors' claims will...
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The Day of Hungarian Culture: Gallicoop won the Donation Award of Békés County
Date: 2014-01-17 11:20:00
The Szarvas-based Gallicoop Pulykafeldolgozó Zrt. (Turkey Processing Co.) won this year's Donation Award of Békés County Municipality on the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Culture – the local government...
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Romanians have to pay excise tax for homemade pálinka distilling
Date: 2014-01-17 11:15:27
Romanians have to pay excise tax for homemade pálinka distilling. The Romanian government plans to discontinue the practice of closing down the distilling equipment officially – the Mediafax news agency...
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Benzene was found in marine fish from Latvia
Date: 2014-01-17 11:05:23
The inspectors of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) detected benzene above the limit in canned marine fish from Latvia – Bognár Lajos, Deputy Minister of State of the...
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Nébih: 34 million HUF fine during the winter food chain checks
Date: 2014-01-16 12:43:44
Across the country, food chain safety professionals carried out nearly 7,500 inspections, during the six weeks of the seasonal winter food chain checks – the Food and Feed Safety Directorate...
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Magazine: COOP honoured on Europe’s Day in Commerce
Date: 2014-01-16 12:18:07
Europe’s Day in Commerce was organised for the ninth time in Hungary by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) and its partner associations from the field of retail....
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We fight alone for pálinka tax exemption
Date: 2014-01-16 11:49:10
Hungary can be left alone in the lawsuit that may start even in the first half of the yerar on the European Court of Justice. The lawsuit will be initated,...
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The warm winter can cause serious damages to the wineries
Date: 2014-01-16 11:48:48
The warm winter can cause serious damages to the wineries. For example wineries near the Lake Balaton did not make ice wine for many years – Varga Bálint, leader of...
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Pharmacists do not need to worry: there will be no sanctions
Date: 2014-01-16 11:45:38
It is not the fault of the pharmacies, that they are in a delaye in online cash register replacement. According to the president of the Hungarian Chamber of Pharmacists they...
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The European Parliament said no to GM maize
Date: 2014-01-16 11:30:53
The European Parliament said no to the cultivation license of the GM maize called 1507. The GM maize was developed by the Pioneer company. The European Parliament also calls upon...
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Angry Birds to storm Tesco
Date: 2014-01-16 11:30:11
The elite bird squad has arrived to the domestic Tesco supermarkets. Their mission is to redeem the stolen eggs from the Margit Island. From 16 January anyone can join the...
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Winemaker of the Winemakers: the professional recognition will be awarded in a new system
Date: 2014-01-16 11:28:35
The title holders of the Winemaker of the Winemakers award will compile the top fifty list of candidates, and the candidates themselves will elect the winner among themselves. It is...
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Work in the future: virtual trust in the digital age
Date: 2014-01-16 11:15:27
The biggest challenge is to make a change in the corporate culture, in order to reach efficient operation. It is not enough to modernize the fleet and the tools, but...
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EP decision on the GMO-modified pollen in honey
Date: 2014-01-16 11:10:16
The European Parliament (EP) came to a decision on Wednesday that the pollen must be a natural constituent of honey, not the component. Accordingly, the presence of genetically modified (GMO)...
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