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National school fruit scheme starts with Lazytown

The National School Fruit Scheme starts in September this year. 75 percent of the Hungarian schools are participating in the EU-funded program. The school fruit scheme, started 5 years ago,...

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SPAR hosted the children of Tarnabod

SPAR hosted disadvantaged children at the Metropolitan Zoo, in collaboration with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service. The children from Tarnabod visited the domestic animals, which are also included in SPAR’s...

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The COPA elected a Hungarian Vice-President

Kis Miklós Zsolt the General president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) was elected as the Vice-President of the most influential European-level representation of the interests of individual...

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20 thousand less snacks pockets are polluting the environment

As the first in Europe, Hungary carried out the recycling of salty snacks packagings. The participants of the joint program of Intersnack Magyarország and TerraCycle recollected 20 thousand salt snacks...

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The Dove lavished the country with compliments

Dove’s domestic research has shown that women will feel beautiful when they get compliments. Therefore Dove this year aims to strengthen the confidence of the Hungarian ladies with events, movies...

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Hungarian pálinka festival held for the first time in America

Hungarian pálinka festival was held for the first time in the United States, in Linden, New Jersey. At the event, more than five hundred people participated. The income of the...

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Mini-breweries are becoming more and more popular in the Czech Republic

The demand for mini-breweries is increasing in the Czech Republic as well as their popularity. “In mid-September 189 mini breweries were operating in the Czech Republic and this number will...

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Bread can be bought on credit in Serbia

In Serbia , more and more retail chains allow the customers to pay the bill not immediately, but just a year later, ie bread and milk can be bought on...

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The forecast of GKI for 2013-2014

The Hungarian economy wobbles on a recessionary trajectory. Only 1.3 per cent economic growth can be expected in 2014, after a rate of 0.3 per cent in 2013, and the...

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Borvirág Wineclub – With Bacchus… and music!

The wine-tasting event's goal is to deepen the wine culture of women and to make the purchase decision easier, which often seems difficult. Further information about previous programmes can be...

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KSH: wheat crop increased by 28 percent

This year, 5,143 million tons of wheat was grown, 28.2 percent more than in 2012. The volume of yield is surpassing the average of the previous five years by 17.4...

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We can choose from 18 cash machines

Two new online cash registers were given marketing authorization, so the entrepreneurs can choose from 18 cash machines – the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) informed MTI on Friday. According...

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KSH: wage growth in the private sector accelerated

Wage growth accelerated in the private sector in July: at businesses with at least five employees, the gross average earnings of workers increased by 4.5, their net earnings increased by...

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Celebrities, liked the gray beef burger

Hien, Kállay-Saunders András and Lotfi Begi spnet the afternoon at an unusual spot at the OMÉK. First they learned about the indigenous Hungarian animal the gray cattle then tasted a...

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Renewed COOP store in Gödöllő-Palotakert

As the results of the Match chain’s withdrawal from Hungary, the store in Gödöllő-Palotakert was acquired by the Gödöllő COOP Zrt.. The transformation of the store took place in several...

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Local governmental assistance to Minna

The local government of Miskolc decided to develop a marketing concept to save the Minna local dairy company from liquidation. The local government plans to take ownership of the company...

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The third Sweet Days Festival has been opened

The third Sweet Days Festival opened its gates Friday morning in the Millenáris Park in Budapest. This year’s guest country of the three-day festival is Switzerland. “They say nine out...

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Kaszás Géza: If I fail in filming, I’ll sell hot dogs!

According to the Hungarian celebrities, American whiskey is good with American hot dog, so they took control. At the rockabilly party Hajas Laci, Fábián Anita, Kaszás Géza és Varga Viktor...

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“These wines are playing music” – 3rd Villányi Premium Wine Competition in Pécs

The charity wine presentation – which is designed to promote the survival of wine song festivals – will be held at the Kodály Center in Pécs on 28 September 2013...

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Four and a half million HUF was gathered at the Charity Wine Auction of the Buda Castle Wine Festival

At the Charity Wine Auction 48 items found new owners in a total value of 4.525 million HUF. Compared with the starting price, the highest bid price was paid for...

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Magazine: Fierce competition in the wine markets

AKI data reveals that the production price of wheat was HUF 43,000 per ton, feed wheat’s production price was HUF 41,000 and feed corn cost HUF 53,000 between 15 and...

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6 FMCG brands are the favourite out of 10

Large international brands are dominating the brand rankings in Hungary, but the Pöttyös leads the list, ahead of Facebook and Google – the Millward Brown international market research firm informed...

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GfK: The customers range of of retail shop types has not shrunk further

According to the datas of GfK’s study analyzing the retail trends of the first half of the year, the customers range of of retail shop types has not shrunk further...

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No export subsidy on frozen poultry

In the second half of the year, the European Union has stopped support for frozen poultry meat. The European Commission confirmed its's decision that was born on 19 July, that...

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Egg market participants urges the reduction of VAT on eggs

According to the egg market participants, in addition to the to poultry and pork meat cuts, the VAT on eggs has to be reduced also. In their opinion, a VAT...

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Why the new cash register is so expensive?

Although the Economy Ministry studied the international examples, finally made such conditions that new cash machines should be installed – said the Ministry to the questions of www. ado.hu, that...

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Cooperation agreement between the Lidl Hungary and the Dairy Product Council

The Dairy Product Council and Lidl Hungary seek to promote the products of the domestic dairy farmers in close collaboration. Their goal is to make the products of the Hungarian...

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GMO-free honey producers may gain advantage

Hungarian beekeepers can gain advantage on the European Union’s market, if it will be indicated mandatory that the honey contains genetically modified (GMO) pollen. In Hungary only GMO-free honey is...

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Dm’s new store with the largest product range opened in the WestEnd

As the new stage of dm’s qualitative expansion the dm store in the WestEnd shopping center was re-opened with more retail space, enlarged goods inventory, and new decorative elements. One...

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World Music and pálinka

This year the Pálinka and Sausage Festival of the Buda Csatle shows the national drink of the Caribbean region, complemented with world music delights on two stages. Just as the...

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