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New Vice President at Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company has appointed Charles Héaulmé (48, French) into the Vice President position of the European and& Central Asia region cluster...
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Helly Hansen will be the clothing sponsor of the famous ski school
Helly Hansen will be the official clothing sponsor of the famous Ecole du Ski Français (ESF) ski school for the 2015/16 and the 2016/17 ski season. The Scandinavian brand designed...
Read moreMagazine: For healthier consumers: voluntary pledges made by food companies
After six months of preparation the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries (ÉFOSZ) published its scheme of voluntary pledges. Already 20 companies have joined the initiative who have made 70 pledges....
Read moreSmall increase in industrial production prices
In August 2014 domestic industrial sales prices rose 0.7 percent on average from the previous month. If compared with the level of August 2013, prices lowered 0.4 percent. Domestic production...
Read moreBridgeheads in North Africa: Algeria
In Algeria, a country with a population of 39 million, there is hardly any land suitable for agricultural production – no wonder that more than 80 percent food is imported....
Read moreEveryone would buy a smart car
Nearly three quarters of consumers, 72 percent would delay buying a car by a year if a smart version was available from their favourite make – reveals an Ericsson-AT&T Drive...
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Magazine: Which trade fair to pick in 2015?
Grüne Woche, 16-28. January 2015, Berlin The Grüne Woche food, agriculture and gardening trade fair will be organised for the 80th time next year. A summit for government ministers and...
Read moreOnline database about the shops that will remain open on Sundays
The Hungarian-owned content provider the NPMobileComm-NaviPro Group, has launcehed the VasarnapiNyitvatartas.hu site by involving its twenty-thousand commercial and tourism partners in Hungary – the company informs. According to the communication,...
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The Nielsen is the new owner of the Brandbank
Nielsen has announced the acquisition of Brandbank, which collects, manages and distributes FMCG product and brand image content, via digital means, for retail syndication across in-store, print promotional and e-commerce...
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The proportion of separately collected beverage cartons has increased
Last year, the proportion of separately collected beverage cartons has increased by 23 percent in Hungary. According to data of the Beverage Carton Environment Association (IKSZ) the amount of separately...
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The black economy is still strong in Eastern Europe
The turnover of the black economy in the Czech Republic in 2014 was about 612 billion crowns, ten billion more than in 2013 – the Visa financial group’s study reveals....
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The National Agricultural Economics Chamber and the Savings Bank signed a strategic agreement
The aim of the agreement between the National Agricultural Economics Chamber (NAK) and the Savings Bank (TakarékBank Zrt.) is to facilitate the implementation of the objectives of the agricultural and...
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The Lidl to plant trees
The Lidl Magyarország has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt. undertaking to support to replant the forest areas that were seriously damaged by the sleet in...
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Advertising Tax: negotiations between the government and the Bertelsmann Group
The government carried out discussions with the Luxembourg-based Bertelsmann Group in recent weeks – the Government Information Center (CCI) told MTI on Friday. During the meetings the government and the...
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McDonald's will open fewer restaurants in Russia this year due to the weak ruble
The McDonald's will open fewer new restaurants in Russia this year than last, because the decrease of the rouble has increased the costs of expansion – the Russian chief executive...
Read moreGerman retail sales increased in December
The German retail sales increased by 4 percent last December on an annual level in real terms and in nominal terms by 3.5 percent according to the preliminary data of...
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Hungarians consume very small amount of sheep meat
The supports are the key basis to generate revenue for the sheep farmers for many years. It is an unhealthy condition and cannot be sustainable in long terms. Proper professionals...
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Wine-Blues-Sticker Days days in Veszprém
The Wine-Blues-Sticker Days in Veszprém will be organized for the third time between March 6 and 8 – Brányi Mária, the city’s Deputy Mayor told at Fridays event heralding press...
Read moreThe revenue of IKEA Magyarország increased by more than 17 percent
The revenue of IKEA Magyarország increased by more than 17 percent in the financial year lasted until August 2014, compared to the previous financial year – the furniture store chain...
Read moreA special product for each washing phase
Detergents traditionally occupy the biggest space in the part of a store where household chemicals are displayed. Buyers – most of the time they are women – have strong opinion...
Read moreRussian embargo may lead to circular debt in the Hungarian food sector
According to Balázs Vanek, country manager of Atradius Credit Insurance the embargo Russia not only causes a loss in revenues to Hungarian agri-food companies, but also results in losing market...
Read moreKSH: retail sales rose by 5.1 percent in November
The volume of retail sales in November last year were 5.1 percent greater than in the previous year according to both the raw and calendary adjusted datas – the Central...
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The Syngenta enters the domestic market of wheat with five new products
More than one thousand agricultural farmers participated at Syngenta’s traditional season opener roadshow. At the series of events held in seven cities, about the production possibilities of wheat, corn and...
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The government would significantly increase the SME exports
The government would significantly increase the export proportion of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hungary – Szabó László, the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign...
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The CÖF-CÖKA launches a program to assist rural family businesses
A program supporting the implementation of rural family businesses was launched by the Civil Unity Forum – Civil Unity Foundation (CÖF-CÖKA). Csizmadia László, chairman of CÖKA, founder of the CÖF...
Read moreThe Tesco named the stores that the company will close in the UK
The Tesco has named the 43 stores it is closing across the country, a move that will put 2,000 jobs at risk.The company is currently informing staff at the affected...
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The STI Group has developed the perfect medicine box
Ten percent of the medicaments are counterfeit worldwide –according to the study of the US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA). The European Union plans to review the EU directives against pharmaceutical...
Read moreThe Wine Guide of the Ister-Granum Euroregion has been published
The Ister-Granum European Territorial Cooperation Group has published a guidebook on the Hungarian and Slovakian wineries near Esztergom– the organization's project manager told MTI on Thursday. Eck András informed that...
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The agriculture machinery market increased by 60 percent in the first nine months of 2014
The turnover of the Hungarian agriculture machinery market increased by 60 percent to 125 billion HUF in the first nine months of 2014, while the global market seemed to have...
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The native brown trout can become a gastronomic specialty
The researchers of the Gödöllő-based Szent István University (SZIE) have developed a farming method, which allows them to increase the proportion of native brown trout in the current Hungarian trout...
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