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A pair of spotlessly mangoes were sold for 300,000 yen in Japan
A deep pocketed Japanese department store shelled out an eye-watering 300,000 yen (2,500 USD) Monday for a pair of mangoes, a record price for the second year in a row....
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A British company came up with robot chef for households
The new device of Moley Robotics — which was launched at the Hannover Fair, the world’s largest industrial fair — is just the latest example of the next generation of...
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Sales of household chemicals and cosmetics rose
Last year sales of household chemicals and cosmetics rose 13 percent in value and 8 percent in volume in stores with a floor space between 201 and 400m². There were...
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An optimised product assortment can increase sales
Product selection is a key element of every retailer and manufacturer’s strategy: it influences many important decisions from price to promotions, from innovation to consumers’ store choice. To illustrate this,...
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Salary replaced job security as the top priority
For Hungarian employees salary was the most important job choice factor already in 2014 – reports Randstad, but if current international trends prevail this can become even more dominant in...
Read moreMore than ever possibilities to prohibit the cultivation of products containing GMO
The Member States of the European Union will be given more than ever unprecedented legal opportunities to prohibit the cultivation of plants containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in their own...
Read moreApiary is one of the most successful sectors of the Hungarian agriculture
Hungary is well-known and recognized worldwide, due to its outstanding honeys, thanks to the work of twenty thousand Hungarian beekeepers. Apiary is one of the most successful sectors of the...
Read moreThe EU Parliament's Health Committee would indicate the nutritional value on alcoholic beverages
The European Parliament took a first step last month when it called on the European Commission to draw up legislation requiring such labelling by 2016. Adopted by 63 of the...
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The expectations of the domestic SME are almost the same
The business confidence literally stagnated in the first quarter of the year. The K&H SME confidence index that is indicating the domestic SMEs' expectations for one year is currently -14...
Read morePwC Global Economy Watch: employment increasing worldwide
The economic recovery prospects are still uncertain about seven years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis. However, it can be a reason for optimism, that one of the...
Read moreInternational portugieser muster and wine tasting in Pécs
A Hungarian, a Czech and an Austrian wine won Champion award at the International portugieser muster held in Pécs during the weekend. The organizers in their communication sent to MTI...
Read moreLake Balaton opens soon
Bike Mania, guided tours, Happy Hour, Jókai and Ganxsta Zolee. These will be the main acts and themes at the Open Balaton that starts on 1 May. In a month...
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Blooming treasures of Siam: The Spring Exhibition of the Hungarian Orchid Society in the Vajdahunyad Castle
When the days are longer and the sun shines more often in the gardens, then spring has arrived, and it is time for the Spring exhibition of the Hungarian Orchid...
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The test period is over
On 1 March 2015 the test period of the Electronic Freight Goods Tracking System (EKÁER) ended and now the system is up and running. In the test period the system’s...
Read moreMagazine: Sundays without shopping
As of 15 March most stores have to remain closed in Hungary. This measure will inevitably lead to changes in both the market and shopping habits. According to György Vámos,...
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GS1 standard elements and the EKÁER system
Several elements in the GS1 system of retail standards have already proved their cost- and process-efficiency in practice. This is the reason why GS1 Hungary and the Electronic Freight Goods...
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Changes in the excise regulations of alcohol products
As of 1 January 2015 the excise duty on alcohol products is a standard HUF 333,385 as calculated for the tax base. The basis of the tax remains to be...
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The ekáer detected several irregularities
A number of irregularities have been revealed by the Road Freight Control System (ekáer) – the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) told MTI. According to the communication, the system...
Read moreHungary is prepared for the new EU regulation on grape planting
Hungary is prepared for the new EU regulation on grape planting that would make it possible to increase the grape growing areas in the Member States – the Ministry of...
Read moreAn increase in legal pálinka sales
The monthly legal pálinka sales have increased spectacularly, at some commercial distilleries by more than 80 percent since the beginning of the year, after a 50 percent excise tax was...
Read more380 billion HUF for agricultural water management and irrigation development
About 380 billion HUF will be spent on the development of agricultural water management and irrigation until 2020, by the end of the current EU budget period – the Prime...
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The world's rice production is increasing
This year, the global rice production will rise slightly, but the international rice trade will decline, due to the existing high stocks. According to the latest report of the UN...
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The Multipont Program is among the best loyalty programs in the region in two categories
The Multipont Program will be among the finalists in two categories at the Loyalty Awards 2015 that is assessing the best loyalty programs of the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East...
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The NÉBIH found not approved ingredient in peppers
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) detected not approved ingredient in the peppers criticized by Greenpeace. On the basis of the findings of the investigation, the...
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NAV’s Institute of Experts did not perceive change in trends last year
The Institute of Experts of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) tested about 12 thousand items last year. The tests have become more detailed. The investigation of tobacco and...
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Agricultural Conference on pig breeding in Madrid
The National Association of Mangalica Breeders is participating in a professional program in Madrid, Spain between 8 and 13 April. The National Association of Mangalica Breeders debuts before the Spanish...
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Organic market opens in Gyula
The fair hall in Gyula houses an organic market with crafts fair this Sunday. Pikó Tamás, the founder of the market told MTI that a total of almost thirty vendors...
Read moreFifteen thousand boxes of cigarettes were found in an RV near Hatvan
Almost fifteen thousand boxes of cigarettes with Serbian tax stamps were found in a camper van near Hatvan on Road 32. Kovács Dorina spokesperson of the National Tax and Customs...
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Forrás – a reliable source
Forrás Áruház Kft. is in 100-percent Hungarian ownership. They operate three C+C stores in Ebes, Miskolc and Nyíregyháza with great success. Managing director Tibor Kerekes told our magazine that Forrás...
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The Maltese connection
SPAR Hungary has been working with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service for many years to help hundreds of thousands people in need every year. One of their biggest joint projects...
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