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EKAER: the NiT Hungary ask for a longer fine-free period
The NiT Hungary ask for the extension of the fine-free test period from the government. The Executive Secretary General of the advocacy organization, Dittel Gábor wrote a letter to Varga...
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Avalon Park: Adventure in nature!
Market leader HELL ENERGY, energy drink manufacturer chose the Utazás 2015 (Travel 2015) exhibition to present its latest tourism investment. The company is also famous for its local patriotism. This...
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NIVEA: not only the teens have oily and problematic skin
According to the latest research data more than 80% of the teenagers and almost 40% of adult women suffer from blackheads and acnes that commonly appear in case of oily,...
Read moreThe Civita Food Kft. debuts in London with gluten-free products
The Debrecen-based Civita Food Kft. debuts in London on Wednesday with its GMO and gluten-free products – the company told MTI on Wednesday. According to the communication, the Debrecen-based family...
Read moreChina has dropped some of the world's leading technology brands from its approved state purchase list
China has dropped some of the world's leading technology brands from its approved state purchase lists, while approving thousands more locally made products, in what some say is a response...
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Salt and traditions
Salt company Salinen Austria AG is the market leader in Europe, making products used by the food industry, the chemical industry and agriculture. Mag. Stefan Maix has been the CEO...
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Two-digit growth in value and volume sales alike
In the two-month Easter period of 2014 ham and smoked meat were sold in the value of HUF 7 billion. This constitutes a 15-percent increase from the category’s performance in...
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More and more stores sell Quality Hungarian Pork
Pork products marked with the Quality Hungarian Pork (KMS) trademark. Hungarian pork meat and pork products are only allowed to use the KMS trademark if they regularly go through the...
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Kitchen Trend Meeting at the 6th Kitchen Exhibition
At the Kitchen Exhibition everyone can find the perfect kitchen: a wide selection of kitchen and dining room furniture, machinery, large appliances, cooking gear and the experience of cooking await...
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Nielsen: more people were watching food, chemicals and cosmetics commercials
The domestic TV commercials of food, household chemicals and cosmetics reached 1 percent more GRP last year, than a year before – according to a Nielsen Audience Measurement Ltd. The...
Read moreThe MLSZKSZ welcomes the retuning of EKÁER
The Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centers (MLSZKSZ) welcomes the government's efforts that they retune the EKÁER system, building on the experiences of the two-month test period. The Association considers...
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Szentkirályi extends its portfolio with a Flower Garden product line
The market-leading Szentkirályi Group reached 9.6 billion HUF revenue in 2014, which is a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year. The company’s market share was more than 20...
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A new SPAR Express at the OMV filling station near Szigetszentmiklós
A SPAR Express was opened at another OMV filling station. This is the sixth SPAR Express store, which is operated by a local retailer at an OMV filling station, within...
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Credit Market: More than half of the Hungarians do not compare the offers
The Hungarians’ trust in crediting shows a rising trend in the recent period; nearly two-third of the population accepts or even considers the good credit scheme as an option –...
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Zero waste to landfill in the factories of Unilever
Unilever today announced it has achieved a key sustainability target of sending zero non-hazardous* waste to landfill from its global factory network. Believed to be a global first for delivering...
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The Lego Group increased sales and profits last year
Thanks to its ever-expanding product portfolio, the Danish Lego Group achieved a turnover growth in 2014, excessing the market average and reached higher profit than expected – the company told...
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Car fleets are becoming more popular around the world
According to the data of LeasePlan global market leader of car fleet management, there is a growing demand for fleet cars. For example the fleet size of the LeasePlan Hungária...
Read moreFrench consumer confidence rose to a nearly three years peak
The French consumer confidence has increased to a nearly three years peak in February – according to the data of the French statistical office (INSEE). The index increased in February...
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Patterns inside the bottle
O-I, the owner of more than 50 years old Orosháza Container Glass Factory, had its internally embossed bottles patented in 2010. The innovation was first used in the neck of...
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A change in store type shares
General cleaner retail sales were between HUF 9 and 10 billion in the first ten months of recent years. The category is the 9th biggest from the 70 household chemical...
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CAP direct payments legislation is ready
The new legislation regulating the direct subsidies through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has now reached the conciliation stage. In Hungary seven regulations have been worked out by the Ministry...
Read moreMagazine: What to expect from the 2014 vintage?
According to Dr Zsombor Sümegi, development director of the National Council of Wine Communities (HNT), 2014 wasn’t an easy year for Hungarian winemakers, it was full of challenges. There was...
Read moreA paradigm shift is needed in the role of the sales organizations
In recent years, the sales efficiency is often mentioned as the task that the sales organizations are facing, mostly without specifics. With the aim to have an instant picture of...
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The GVH and the OÉTI signed a cooperation agreement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the National Food and Nutrition Institute (OÉTI) have signed a cooperation agreement. According to the cooperation agreement, the two organizations mutually assist each other's...
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Lidl: Healthy Cash Registers appeared in Hungary
Following the international success the Healthy Cash Registers have also appeared in Hungary. In Hungary the Lidl Magyarország will be the one that first introduces the device. The aim of...
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The Hungarian National Tourist Office has developed a three-year agri-marketing strategy
The Agricultural Marketing Centre and the Hungarian National Tourist Office have developed a new three-year collective marketing strategy to strengthen sectoral cooperation and to coordinate marketing activities. The social discussion...
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The pace of decline in consumer prices accelerated in the EU
The pace of decline in consumer prices accelerated in the European Union in January. The price level in an annual comparison fell by 0.5 percent after the 0.1 percent in...
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The Tesco Fresh Graduate Program to be launched this year again
The Tesco as Hungary's largest retail company is expecting curious and energetic young people who want to explore, understand, and manage this large, complex and ever-changing organization. The chain with...
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Visa Europe is expanding its peer-to-peer payment solution globally
Visa Europe has announced that Visa Direct, formerly Visa Personal Payments, is expanding its offer into most countries where Visa has a presence, creating a global peer-to-peer payments service. With...
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