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Tully's Coffee with a new owner
Date: 2013-01-11 09:40:43
Actor Patrick Dempsey, better known as television's “Dr. McDreamy,” promised to rescue Seattle's Tully's coffee chain with a $9.15 million bid to buy it out of bankruptcy. The “Grey's Anatomy”...
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Strong brands, strong Hungary
Date: 2013-01-10 13:58:29
The Hungarian Brands Association held an Extraordinary General Meeting. Szijjártó Péter, the Prime Minister's State Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations also attended the event. The Association presented...
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Food price increase may slow
Date: 2013-01-10 13:12:06
Usually the year starts with a drop in prices. But the food prices fall lasted only for a week. In the second week of January prices became higher. According to...
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A new conference centered around packaging
Date: 2013-01-10 12:47:25
A conference in Hungarian is going to take place on 16th August 2013 in Budapest (11, Bartók Béla út 152.), organized by CSAOSZ, based on the major, up-to-date questions of...
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The local government of Gyula established a meat company
Date: 2013-01-10 11:55:18
The local government of Gyula established a meat company under the Gyulahús Kft. name. Görgényi Ernő (Fidesz) mayor informed that the local municipality adopted the submission on the company’s establishment...
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More than 54 million HUF offer by Tesco to those in need – video
Date: 2013-01-10 11:52:06
Gerard Gray, CEO of Tesco-Global Ltd. has offered the Ecumenical Emergency Fund a cheque of more than 54 million HUF, the offers of Tesco customers on Thursday, within the compass...
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Pharmacy Pricer system already in Hungary
Date: 2013-01-10 11:40:14
Electronic price display in broke into another area. In Hungary the Szigony Patika is the only pharmacy with Electronic price display. Open-shelf pharmacies also hit by the exact price displayed...
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Hungexpo closed a successful year
Date: 2013-01-10 11:30:37
The Hungexpo Zrt. closed a successful year in 2012: its sales revenue exceeded the target and reached 3 billion HUF – Ganczer Gábor, the company's CEO told at a press...
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The Leaseplan Group further strengthens in Europe
Date: 2013-01-10 11:20:37
The world’s leading fleet manager the LeasePlan has announced that the company signed an agreement to the acquisition of the vehicle fleet leasing business of the Italian Banco Bilbao Vizcaya...
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Good Christmas season at the British Tesco
Date: 2013-01-10 11:20:17
Tesco closed a good Christmas season in Britain: the world's third largest retailer reached the largest increase in turnover of the past three years in the Christmas season – Világgazdaság...
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China buys wheat from America again
Date: 2013-01-10 11:15:22
China buys wheat from the United States and from Canada again after domestic product prices have risen to a record high level, while wheat prices on the global markets became...
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GfK: Consumer sentiment has improved slightly
Date: 2013-01-09 13:12:15
The value of GfK Hungária’s Complex Consumer Confidence Index as well as the value of its Propensity to Buy Index increased slightly in the last quarter of 2012, while the...
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Analysts: foreign trade surplus remains high
Date: 2013-01-09 11:50:26
Due to the low domestic demand, foreign trade surplus remains high this year – analysts told MTI. According to the preliminary datas of the Central Statistics Office (KSH) published on...
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KIK: the school milk program continues in the public schools
Date: 2013-01-09 11:45:24
This year, the school milk program continues in the educational institutions, operated by the state – the Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KIK) (Klebelsberg Institution Maintenance Center) told MTI on Wednesday. As...
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Cooperation in order to develop the Chinese-Hungarian economic relations
Date: 2013-01-09 11:25:34
The National Foreign Trade Office (HITA) and the Hungarian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (ChinaCham Hungary) signed an agreement on January 8. The HITA and the ChinaCham Hungary wants to help the...
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Unilever: Hungarian leader at the head of the Adriatic countries
Date: 2013-01-09 11:22:41
Szabó Péter as the Executive Director of the Adriatic countries will be responsible for the managing of the Unilever companies in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 January...
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Gillette Fusion ProGlide: shave against the wind
Date: 2013-01-09 11:22:20
Shaving against the wind is discomfort for most men. Several times, the discomfort persists even after shaving. For some men it is an essential Razor “torture test”. The Gillette Fusion...
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The tobacco industry will nor recover from EU's proposed new tightening measures, says a German weekly newspaper
Date: 2013-01-09 11:20:32
The European Commission's recently announced anti-smoking measures influenced real bad by the tobacco industry and will hardly to be able to recover from the shock of December – Der Spiegel...
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More than 8,000 kilograms of food was collected for the needy in the METRO stores
Date: 2013-01-09 11:02:21
More than 8,000 kg of food was gathered in the scope of METRO’s Christmas fundraising action. The donation was sent to the regional organizations of the National Association of Large...
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Oregon beer lover makes brew for dogs: Dawg Grog
Date: 2013-01-09 10:42:46
An Oregon man who loves beer and loves his dog has concocted some hooch for the pooch. Daniel Keeton works at Bend's Boneyard Brewery tasting room and calls his canine...
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New Managing Director at the Hungarian DHL Global Forwarding
Date: 2013-01-09 10:30:21
Deutsche Post DHL's air and sea freight forwarding division, DHL Global Forwarding has appointed a new managing director to lead the Hungarian company. Rezsek Zoltán has arrived home after a...
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Budai Gyula: no reason to combine meat plants
Date: 2013-01-08 13:58:59
The domestic meat plants have their own products, brands and markets, so it is not appropriate that the state-municipally owned companies to deliver closer cooperation – Budai Gyula Minister of...
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Magazine: Gift trends and POPAI awards
Date: 2013-01-08 13:14:38
Business and promotional gifts were on the agenda of the year’s last Trade Marketing Club meeting that took place in the BKIK building. One of the club’s founders Zsuzsanna Hermann...
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Hungary is unlikely to help the Russian grain shortage
Date: 2013-01-08 12:50:28
It is unlikely that Hungary can win on the grain shortage in Russia. The Russian animal farmers have to buy 1.5 million tons of feed grain, because last year’s crop...
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EU retail turnover decreased on an annual basis
Date: 2013-01-08 11:42:50
On a monthly comparision the volume of retail turnover increased compared to the previous year in November 2012 in the eurozone and in the EU – Eurostat announced on Tuesday....
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Randstad: eight out of ten Hungarians are preparing for recession
Date: 2013-01-08 11:40:45
In Hungary, 78 percent of workers expect a further worsening of the economic situation – shows the survey of Randstad labor market service provider. The survey also shows that after...
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London analysts: the November industrial production data forecasts a deepening recession
Date: 2013-01-08 11:35:21
The Hungarian industrial production datas of November, suggest that in the fourth quarter of last year the Hungarian economy’s recession has continued to deepen the, however, this year, the automotive...
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The Carpathian Region Business Network has expanded with a new office
Date: 2013-01-08 11:22:55
The development office of the Carpathian Region Business Network was opened on Tuesday in Dunaszerdahely. At the opening ceremony, Szatmáry Kristóf Minister of State at the National Economy Ministry responsible...
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Praktiker has stabilized its turnover
Date: 2013-01-08 11:00:18
During the last three months of the year, Praktiker has stabilized its turnover – the German DIY chain told MTI on Tuesday. According to the preliminary datas, in the fourth...
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The Erzsébet-program continues this year
Date: 2013-01-08 10:55:45
The Erzsébet-program continues this year; the Hungarian National Holiday Foundation (MNÜA) decided over a 2.5 billion HUF worth support – Navracsics Tibor announced at a professional forum on Tuesday in...
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