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We spend weeks with shopping during our lives

Interesting data has been published in connection with consumer habits. An average customer spends 1539 hours, ie 64 days with shopping during lifetime. An average British customer spends 1539 hours,...

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Szamos Marcipán and the Tokaj Trading House came up with a common gift pack

Szamos Marcipán, known for its famous chocolates and bon-bons and Tokaj Trading House, the largest winery of the Tokaji wine region launched a joint product – announced the companies. The...

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Hundred thousands of people are starving in Hungary

The FAO has been marking the World Food Day annually since 1980-ies, commemorating the date of the founding of FAO in 1945. The key message of this year’s World Food...

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Fishing festival in the Hortobágy

1500-2000 tons of fish caught off from the fishponds of Hortobágy this year – told Sarka Béla, Chief Executive Officer of the Hortobágyi Halgazdaság Zrt. to MTI on Saturday. At...

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Aldi and Lidl founders are among the richest Germans

According to the latest estimates; the founders of Aldi and Lidl are still among the richest Germans – they could pay the whole debt of the Hungarian foreign currency debtors...

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Jonagold Apple Festival in Rakamaz

The famous Jonagold Apple Festival will be held for the ninth time in Rakamaz on Sunday. The organizers expect visitors with product presentations and all-day cultural programs. Zajácz Miklós, town...

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Magazine: We spend more in discount stores than last year

In the January-May period there were rather significant changes in the market shares of retail channels. The population spent HUF 1,100 billion a day on FMCG products, from which discount...

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Danone supports chronically ill children

Danone's special charity program to support chronically ill children began on 3rd October this year and it is going to last until 13th November. The program has been helping kids...

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System Alliance Europe implements a new clearing system

The 47 System Alliance Europe partners benefit from optimized invoicing and more process transparency. Following a two-year development period, CargoClear, a web-based clearing solution designed for the specific requirements of...

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Milk-quotes will be handled by the state

The Hungarian Dairy Research Institute is going to manage milk-quota of farmers from 1st November 2011 , instead of the former co-partner (Livestock Performance Testing LTD) – the Ministry of...

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Social networks generates ten billion USD this year

Income produced on social networks this year, already exceeds the 10 billion USD limit on the sites of the world. The dynamism will not decrease in the future, the rate...

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House of Hungarian Tastes in the Coop of Gödöllő

The first joint business of Coop and the House of Hungarian Tastes opened in Gödöllő. The Hungarian-owned supermarket chain sells the food products of domestic producers, in a “shop in...

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Bunge Zrt. is still the market leader in the edible oil market

The company's Martfű-based vegetable oil factory maintained its market leadership in Hungary, despite the 6 percent fall of the the oil market. The company holds 70 to 75 percent of...

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Coop spent five billion HUF on IT

Izsófalva, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county has joined to the IT system of Coop as the thousandth unit on Wednseday 12 October.  The store was built from two hundred million HUF employing eleven...

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Euronics opens new stores in the Corvin shopping Center and in the KÖKI Terminal

The Veszprém-based Euronics-Vöröskő Kft. opens two 1,600 square-meter Euronics Mega stores at the same time tomorrow, so the company will have nine stores in Budapest and 65 across the country....

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Praktiker awaits its customers with culinary experiences

Praktiker awaits its customers with beer and sausages in the second half of October. The culinary experiences will be completed with unique shopping action with 20 percent discount. In order...

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The OBI opened a store at the KÖKI Terminal

OBI continues to expand in those rural areas where it is not present. The model for the developments will be the store at the KÖKI Terminal (Kőbánya-Kispest) – said Christoph...

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Magazine: Cat food’s market position strengthened

The value of the annual pet food market is around HUF 40 billion, 60 percent of which is spent on dog food and 40 percent on cat food. Dog food...

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Hungarian Party in Brno

Hungarian music, folk dance, dance teaching, wine-tasting and gastronomy are in the major focus of the Hungarian Party in Brno, Czech Republic on Saturday this week. More info can be...

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CAP-reform critized by Austrian agricultural minister

Austrian agricultural minister Nikolaus Berlakovich expressed fierce criticism when it comes to the draft of Commmon Agrarpolitics (CAP) on Thursday in an interview given to Radio ORF. He is in...

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First spirit- and double sausage festival of Debrecen

The first Spirit- and Doublesausage Festival of Derecen is about to open its gates this weekend for the first time, under the name Debreczeni Zamat Pálinka és Pároskolbász Fesztivál –...

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New CAP discussed in Budapest

The new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was presented to professionals in Budapest, the draft is expected to enter into force in the beginning of 2014. Péter Bokor, the Agricultultural...

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Anuga: New strategies and price-plocies are the way to keep up with the competition

“All 6600 exhibitors and 60 professional programs reflect the way the FMCG-scene is trying to keep up with incredibly fast changes the market has brought about in the past couple...

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The government would easen the establishment of local markets

It would be a relief, that no permission would be needed to the establishment of local markets, a notice would be enough as well. The government expects that due to...

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This year's corn crop in Zala is less than last year's

The yield per hectare of corn is more than one ton less this year in Zala county, than in the recent years – told Fentős János, Head of Department at...

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New leader at POS Media Célcsoport Hungary

After having spent more than 10 years in the field of instore communications, strategic director of the company Péter Kovács is leaving “the board” with mutual agreement, and his tasks...

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Analysts surprised by the Euro-zone' industrial production growth

Euro zone's industrial production unexpectedly rose in August. The monthly increase is the second now in row, primarily led by French, Portuguese and Italian production volumes, which could offset the...

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Advanced training will start in Gödöllő from eco plantation

The Gödöllő-based Szent István University prepares to launch an eco vegetable and fruit production training – told Matthew Hayes, university professor to MTI. He told that the two-year training is...

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Pepsi reported two billion USD quarterly profits

The shares of PepsiCo. Inc. began to rise before the opening of the U.S. market after the company's third-quarter profit increased to 2 billion USD (1.25 USD per share). These...

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Pig farming declines in Austria as well

The decline of peasant farms is unstoppable in Austria. Only the larger companies are able to survive. 15 years ago, 239 thousand farms were in Austria with a size of...

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