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The Nébih examines tropical fruits
Date: 2014-10-06 11:41:12
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) examines the quality of tropical fruits, mainly citruses (tangerine, orange, grapefruit), avocados and exotic fruits (mango, pineapple) – the authority told MTI on...
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Stalling world economy
Date: 2014-10-06 11:40:57
The recovery in the world’s leading economies is stalling and too reliant on the US, according to the Tracking Indices for the Global Economic Recovery, the Brookings Institution-Financial Times index...
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The Bicskei Mezőgazdasági Zrt. has finished its herbal nutrition project
Date: 2014-10-06 11:25:14
The Bicskei Mezőgazdasági Termelő és Szolgáltató Zrt., has finished its research and development (R&D) herbal nutrition project related to milk and dairy products. To carry out the development worth 210...
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Plant diseases hit the brassicas this year
Date: 2014-10-06 11:20:29
The domestic brassica growers have to face face new challenges this year. The extremely wet weather resulted plant diseases in the orchards, on the other hand due to the Russian...
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The EU authorities seized counterfeit and contraband products
Date: 2014-10-06 11:17:11
The authorities of the EU Member States seized more than 1 million fake products and 130 million cigarettes under the operation called Replica, with the coordination of the EU’s anti-fraud...
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The Rondo Hullámkartongyártó Kft. handed over a new investment on the occasion of its twenty-year anniversary
Date: 2014-10-06 11:16:57
The Rondo Group celebrated the twenty year anniversary of the founding of its Hungarian subsidiary with the handover of a 350 million HUF investment. The Austrian group founded its Hungarian...
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Decrease in the number of visitors of the Oktoberfest
Date: 2014-10-06 11:16:09
The visitor number of the Oktoberfest decreased by one hundreds thousand, compared to last year. The beer festival ended on Sunday. 6.3 million visitors drank 6.5 million liters of beer....
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Czech retail sales growth slowed in August
Date: 2014-10-06 11:15:15
The growth of the Czech retail sales slowed in August: in July the growth was an annual 6.2 percent, while only 2.7 percent in August – the Czech Statistical Office...
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Agricultural production prices reduced further
Date: 2014-10-06 09:32:37
In June 2014 agricultural production prices decreased by 9.8 percent from the level of June 2013. The price of vegetable products was down 15.8 percent but the price of livestock/products...
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Different markets, different habits
Date: 2014-10-05 23:38:22
Many food industry companies are participating in trade fairs or exporting their products to foreign countries. For them it is vital to get to know foreign markets and Nielsen can...
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Matchmaking at the highest level (Part 2) Children trap
Date: 2014-10-05 23:32:38
Managers often struggle with finding their partner in life: they are busy and don’t have time for themselves. Irina Beke is the owner of dating agency First Class and she...
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Bonafarm spent 61 billion on development in ten years
Date: 2014-10-05 23:19:00
The government and Bonafarm group signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In the last ten years Bonafarm Zrt. spent HUF 61 billion on investment and in the next seven year they...
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Undeclared work in Hungary reaches the level of South East Europe
Date: 2014-10-05 10:28:42
In 2013 the black economy produced 22 percent of Hungary’s GDP. For instance the same ratio is 7.5 percent in Austria and 15 percent in Slovakia, but 28.4 percent in...
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Hungarian manufacturers and excellent quality in focus
Date: 2014-10-05 10:22:48
Retail chain COOP organised the 9th Coop Rally between 11 and 13 September 2014. Coop Rally promotes Hungarian groceries and fosters cooperation in the domestic FMCG sector. This year those...
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Increase in retail sales in the EU and in the euro area as well
Date: 2014-10-03 12:15:44
In August, on a monthly basis retail sales rose by 1.4 percent in the European Union (EU) and by 1.2 percent in the euro zone – Eurostat’s Friday statement reveals....
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Tesco deal for young workers
Date: 2014-10-03 11:45:27
The TESCO and the DiákÉSZ in cooperation with the ISZOSZ (School Cooperatives Association) announced a joint campaign for young people who finished their studies in the summer of 2014 and...
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Eight EU countries have exceeded the milk quota
Date: 2014-10-03 11:42:17
Eight EU countries have increased their milk production too much in 2013-2014 to prepare for next year's quota abolition. Due to exceeding the milk quota, they have to pay 400...
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The Claessens Group-Agrár Kft. significantly improved its livestock farm
Date: 2014-10-03 11:35:23
Somogy county's largest animal breeder, the Somogyszob-based Claessens Group-Agrár Kft. expanded its livestock farm as well as its pig population in Kisbarátipuszta from 2.3 billion HUF EU fundings. The investment...
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The HEINEKEN handed over the record support in Szolnok
Date: 2014-10-03 11:34:55
The Ecumenical took over the 100 million HUF symbolically from HEINEKEN Hungária that will help job seekers access to jobs in the scope of the Soproni Jóleső Segítségprogram (Soproni Gratifying...
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The Dolina Kft. developed a biomass boiler for tobacco drying
Date: 2014-10-03 11:32:35
The Albertirsa-based Dolina Kft. developed a computer-controlled biomass boiler for tobacco drying. Due to th project, the drying costs can be reduced by over sixty percent – Bényei Illés, President...
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Ladies conquered at the National Finals of the Beer Tapping World Championship
Date: 2014-10-03 11:30:22
Every year, the Stella Artois Beer Tapping Championship’s goal is to find the best bartender who can carry out the 9-step beer tapping ritual of Stella Artois ibn the most...
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OECD: the life quality of people generally improved
Date: 2014-10-03 11:28:08
In most part of the world the quality of life of people has generally improved since the early 20th century, the countries tend to be more closer to each other...
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The Biomed Kft. spent 126 million HUF on the development in the past two years
Date: 2014-10-03 11:03:11
The herbal creams and supplements manufacturer Biomed Kft. has spent 126 million HUF on developments in the last two years – Medgyesi Bálint executive director said on Friday in Egyházasdengeleg...
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The high rainfall complicates the harvest in Vas county
Date: 2014-10-03 11:00:24
The large amount of rain in Vas county complicates the harvest of sunflower and it will likely to hinder the harvest of maize as well – the National Association of...
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Nielsen: fresh fruit, chocolate and cheese are the favorite foods of the Hungarians
Date: 2014-10-02 12:00:05
In the scope of a questionnaire, thirty-four percent of the Hungarians would choose mainly fresh fruit for snacks between two main meals from forty-seven different food products. Fruits are followed...
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Lidl for the Hungarian apples
Date: 2014-10-02 11:39:26
The Lidl joined to the Hungarian apple promoting campaign of the Ministry of Agriculture and FriutVeB (Hungarian Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Board). The discount department store chain...
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Szentkirályi Mineral Water: Hungary will host the World Congress of Bottled Waters
Date: 2014-10-02 11:37:16
The 11th World Congress of Bottled Waters will be held in Hungary for the first time between 6 and 8 October. The World Congress of Bottled Waters is one of...
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KSH: a revival of foreign trade in July
Date: 2014-10-02 11:36:20
Exports in euros increased by 9.2 percent, while imports increased by 9.0 percent in July, compared to a year ago, after the previous month's 6.0 percent and 5.2 percent increase...
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Auchan strengthens with filling stations and Trust Card
Date: 2014-10-02 11:35:07
The department store chain that had an annual gross turnover of 324 billion HUF in 2013, this year aims to open five new filling stations until the end of the...
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Deloitte-Scale BankIndex: increasing lending mood
Date: 2014-10-02 11:32:43
Although the population typically continues to reject lendings, but that the rate of rejection is reducing consistently in fact, more and more people have positive attitude towards lending. The ratio...
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