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Baby bonus programme welcomes its 200,000th member
In August drugstore chain dm welcomed its baby bonus programme’s 200,000th member with a gift pack. Brigitta Magyarné Benkő registered her son Noel in Kecskemét, who is expected to be...
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Nielsen: the sales of household chemicals and cosmetics increased by six percent in value
The retail turnover of household chemical goods and cosmetics was nearly 170 billion HUF in the first half of this year, which is 6 percent more than in the January-June...
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The milk will be the first Hungarian GMO-free food
The milk will be a GMO-free food by replacing imported feed soy – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) announced in Hajdúböszörmény on Friday....
Read moreKSH: GDP grew by 2.7 percent in the second quarter
Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.7 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period of 2014. The increase was primarily due to the expansion of the...
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The FM will develop actions jointly with the product council to manage the dairy market situation
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) is aware of the difficulties experienced in the dairy market and will develop mrasures to manage the dairy market situation in cooperation with with the...
Read moreThe website of the National Tobacco Store Supply Ltd. has been launched
The website of the National Tobacco Store Supply Ltd. (Országos Dohányboltellátó, ODBE) has been launched. The site contains the condition list of tobacco shops, and the location of warehouses, among...
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Poor apple harvest is expected this year
This year, close to 500 thousand tonnes of apple crop is expected in the country, compared with the more than 900 thousand tonnes of 2014 – the president of the...
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GfK: the turnover of technical durables has increased
The sales of technical durables increased by 4.9 percent in Hungary in this year's second quarter compared to the same period of last year. The engine of growth was the...
Read moreThe Savings Bank and the Hungarian Association of Animal Breeders signed a cooperation agreement
The TakarékBank Zrt. (Savings Bank) and the Magyar Állattenyésztők Szövetsége (Hungarian Association of Animal Breeders) signed a cooperation agreement – the bank told MTI. The objective of the agreement is...
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The Nébih closed down a bakery in the capital
According to the communication of the Hungarian Baker’s Association, the closed bakery is not the member of the association. The Nébih carried out inspections at several bakeries in recent days:...
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MKB: the maximum amount of the Széchenyi Card overdraft requests was doubled
The previous ceiling was doubled. The MKB Bank receives Széchenyi Card overdraft requests up to 50 million HUF from Friday – the bank told MTI. As the bank wrote, the...
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Order in the wi-fi chaos
With its new service WifiZone, ACE Telecom intends to create order in the rather disorderly world of wi-fi connections. The service is a professional solution for hotels, restaurants, cafés, shopping...
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Good start of the year for Kométa 99
In the 1st quarter of 2015 Kométa 99 Zrt.’s net sales reached HUF 7.3 billion – back in the 1st quarter of 2014 the company’s performance was HUF 5.5 billion....
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New award for young executives
The Young Executives Academy organised its ‘Young executive of the year – 2015’ award programme for the first time. Annamária Tóth, the head of academy operator Coaching Team told our...
Read moreMagazine: Burnout syndrome and relationships
Basically there are two kinds of relationships: one that lifts you and another that pushes you down. Many people suffering from burnout syndrome neglect their relationships. The big question is:...
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KSH: agricultural producer prices fell by 6.2 percent in June
In June, crop products were 3.6 percent cheaper, while live animals and animal products were 10.4 percent cheaper, and the agricultural producer prices were 6.2 percent lower than a year...
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Milk producer organizations ask for immediate measures
The most affected professional associations in domestic raw milk production, the Milk Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board, the Hungarian Animal Breeders Association the Holstein-Friesian Breeders Association the Hungarian Simmental Cattle...
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The decline in producer prices calls for an improvement in efficiency
“The agricultural prices are falling much higher than the production costs, which warns that efficiency increasing investments are needed in the sector” – Tresó István, the Head of the Division...
Read moreFood chain management fee: more than 10 billion HUF came in last year
The amount of the food chain management fee was 10.979 billion HUF last year: the development money amounted to 1,097 billion HUF. The Nébih (National Food Chain Safety Office) spent...
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Due to the heat wave, the consumption of the summer seasonal products has increased
The turnover of the summer seasonal products – ice cream, mineral waters and beers – is outstanding due to the heat wave – trading companies told MTI on Thursday. Balogh...
Read moreHeat speeds up the aging of the beer
The heat is good for the beer consumption, but it is not good for the beer. It is worth to pay attention to the proper storage temperature and consumption temperature...
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The poultry processing company in Bátaszék plans an expansion this year
The Bát-Grill Kft. plans an expansion this year. The sales of the Bátaszék–based poultry processor may reach four billion HUF – the company's managing director told MTI. Szekeres Sándor on...
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Henkel delivers solid performance in second quarter
Sales: +13.5% to 4,695 million euros (organic: +2.4%) Operating profit*: +14.0% to 768 million euros EBIT margin*: +0.1 percentage points to 16.4% Earnings per preferred share* (EPS): +11.2% to 1.29...
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Ice coffee that help during the heat wave
It is easier to survive the heat wave with the consumption of iced drinks and ice coffees. The following recipe may come in handy for coffee lovers – Rutai Gergely,...
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The British waste the most food in Europe
Britain wastes more food than any other country in Europe, with UK households throwing away 6 kilogrammes of food a week. 12 billion pounds worth food a year. For every...
Read moreThe heat causes fish mortality and agricultural damages in Austria
The Austrian Die Presse daily reported about heat-related agricultural damages and fish mortality in Austrian rivers on Wednesday. Because of the high temperatures and low oxygen content, fish mortality is...
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Private label products becoming more popular
PLMA’s 2015 year book analyses the state of play in the field of private label products. In 14 from the 20 countries surveyed PL products’ market share increased. In the...
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Coffee in the warehouses
This year farmers in Vietnam stockpiled more coffee in their warehouses than ever before since 2010. A record harvest is expected in 2015 so prices won’t increase. Vietnamese farmers mostly...
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