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Partly European Union-funded tobacco plant opens in Debrecen
Róna Tobacco Trade Kft.’s new plant was built from a budget of HUF 3.1 billion and it now employs 440 people – told Marc Wagner, managing director of majority owner...
Read moreUniver expands tomato processing facility
Univer Product Zrt. invested HUF 3.5 billion in tripling its previously 25,000-ton raw tomato processing capacity. CEO Károly Molitórisz told Trade magazin that the investment was financed from own resources,...
Read moreTemperament and passion from Mexico
According to the Aztecs, Tequila is a gift from the gods. The Aztecs had made a fermented beverage from the agave plant, which the Spanish conquerors later distilled – this...
Read moreInternational brands move to Székesfehérvár
On 19 September National Economy Minister Mihály Varga and mayor András Cser-Palkovics were both present when Mondelez’s new production unit was inaugurated in Székesfehérvár. Milka, Cadbury TUC, LU and Ritz...
Read more51827.png Hundreds of million spent on laboratories and studios at the University of Kaposvár
The University of Kaposvár spent HUF 443 million on infrastructural development, part of which was realised at the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Research, development, innovation and education all...
Read moreRondo expands Soroksár factory
Austrian group Rondo celebrated the 20th anniversary of establishing its Hungarian affiliate with opening a HUF 350-million factory. The company now produces corrugated board products on 10,000m² in Soroksár. Rondo...
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The prospects for agriculture are promising
Czerván György, the Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for Agri Management called the agriculture prospects encouraging this year and for the next years. Czerván George, agrárgazdaságért...
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Hungary is world leader in per capita duck meat production
We increasingly look for products made from duck instead of goose meat and foie gras – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The duck is cheaper and many say it is tastier by many...
Read moreOne week has been left for those who are not willing to pay security risk after 1 March
The NGM has extended the test run of the EKÁER system until 22 January, and those who are obliged do not have to pay the security risk until 28 February...
Read moreNew Director at the lead of the Association of Hungarian Brewers
The Association of Hungarian Brewers (MSSZ) elected Schillinger Attila as the new director of the association – the professional organization told MTI on Friday. The new director replaces Csíkné Kovács...
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FM: 170 million HUF support to the seasoning paprika growers
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) provides approximately 170 million HUF support to the seasoning paprika growers this year – the ministry published on the news site of the government on...
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The national prize winning game of CAMPING cheese has been completed
At the end of last year completed the popular national prize game of CAMPING cheese “Sea amount prize campaign of the CAMPING cheese” was finished. The lucky winner of the...
Read moreThe revenue of the Belgian food industry is five times bigger than the revenue of the Hungarian food industry
Belgium’s land area is less than Hungary’s, however the output per farm is still ten times more there than in Hungary, while the revenue of the Belgian food industry is...
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Public catering should use more local products!
The public catering should use more locally grown, healthy agricultural products at a higher proportion – Gajda Róbert, Government commissioner, leader of the Békés County Government in Sarkad, where he...
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NAV: Seventy-five tons of unmarked potatoes were found in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county
The members of the regional electric road freight control system (ekáer) of the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) found seventy-five tons of unmarked Polish potatoes in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Dávid...
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The revenue of Hungexpo became more-than-expected last year
The revenue of Hungexpo Zrt. in 2014 was 2.9 billion HUF less than the 3.05 billion HUF of the previous year, but 15 percent more than expected – Ganczer Gábor...
Read moreSMEs can modernise the technology they use from a bigger budget
From the recently started European Union funding schemes, those enterprises can profit the most which plan to invest in technological modernisation: instead of the originally declared HUF 5 billion they...
Read moreToday’s youth is spoiled!
At a conference held on 20 November in Budapest, Dr Mária Törőcsik, a professor at the University of Pécs, presented the results of a survey on the so-called Generation Z....
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The Maroni sweet chestnut product family has new member
The Maroni sweet chestnut product family has new members: Maroni sweet chestnut dessert that is rich in nutritional fibres and Maroni roasted whole chestnuts. Well-known and popular Maroni White Gold...
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A soydrink without genemanipulation
Happy Soya drinks got a new packaging design! These products don’t contain artificial ingredients and have several beneficial health effects. They are guaranteed to be GMO-free and are of 100-percent...
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The year starts with a SPAR prizeshow
The point of prizeshow is that the customer needs to purchase at least 3 Alföldi, Mondelez, Mizo, Nestlé, SCA, Sió, Tchibo, Unilever products at Spar....
Read moreThe ekáer’s trial run was extended until the first of March
The government extended the trial run of the electronic control system for road freight (ekáer) until the first of March take the proposal of the operators into consideration – the...
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Hungary is preparing to produce GMO-free milk, meat and eggs
Hungary is preparing to produce genetic manipulation-free (GMO-free), milk, meat and eggs. The necessary first steps have already been done in the case of milk. Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of...
Read moreKSH: a record crop occured from corn last year
Last year, the yields of all-important autumn harvested plants were higher than in the previous year, and from corn a record crop occured. The yield increased by 42.3 percent over...
Read moreWho will check the Sunday store closure
The Hungarian Trade Licensing Office has published which authorities will check the compliance with the Sunday store closure regulation that will came into force on 15 March. The commercial activities...
Read moreThe Soproni’s Jóleső Segítség national action for jobseekers has started
The Soproni Jóleső Segítség program continues to help the jobseekers with job search blue number nationwide road show and online questionnaires to evaluate the attitudes. The professional partner of the...
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The Rondo Hullámkartongyártó Kft. increased its turnover in 2014
The Rondo Hullámkartongyártó Kft. (Rondo Corrugated Manufacturer Ltd.) last year reached a 12 billion HUF turnover, and increased its sales by 5 percent this year and plans to implemend a...
Read moreOffice space is eight times cheaper in Budapest than in London's West End
The rental cost of one square meter of an office costs 2,945 USD in London's West End a year, in Budapest you only have to pay 366 USD, the difference...
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Dismissal at eBay, despite profitability
eBay’s revenue and profit also in the last quarter of 2014. Despite the favorable financial data, the company announced that it would lay off 2,400 of its employeees. The company's...
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The sales of luxury goods stopped in China
Geopolitical troubles and anticorruption measures in China are taking their toll on the world’s luxury industry, as sales in the sector will likely fall both in China and Russia this...
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