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PANNONMILL become GoodMills
Date: 2013-02-27 11:54:13
Hungary's leading milling company, the PANNONMILL Private Limited Milling’s new name become GoodMill, due to an owner name change – includes the company's press release. The company's new corporate name:...
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Miele’s brand new sets of equipment will be unveiled at the Kitchen Exhibition
Date: 2013-02-27 11:50:09
Miele Kft. unveils the new 6000 series of its household appliance at Hungary's only themed kitchen exhibition. The 6000 series is the company's most comprehensive development projects in history of...
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Twenty thousand packets of cigarettes were seized in Tata
Date: 2013-02-27 10:55:36
When checking an Italian shipment twenty thousand packs of cigarettes were without tax stamps – the press officer of the Mid-Transdanubian Regional Crime Directorate of the National Tax and Customs...
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The Philips accelerates its “Green Innovation” program
Date: 2013-02-27 10:50:44
The company reported that the sales of green products provided almost half of the total sales in the previous year. In 2012, the sale of green products increased with 11.3...
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Capital increase at Pápai Hús by mid-March
Date: 2013-02-27 10:37:35
By mid-March, capital increase may take place at Pápai Hús 1913 Ltd, the mayor of the city Pápa announced within the compass of its meeting on Wednesday....
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POPAI Hungary Association celebrates its 10th birthday this year
Date: 2013-02-27 09:40:37
POPAI Hungary Association celebrates its 10th birthday this year. ‘Innovation around the world’ is the motto of this year’s programmes and the first event will be the ‘Trade marketing, my...
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HUF 600 billion in municipal debt consolidation on the agenda
Date: 2013-02-27 09:34:34
Easing the burden on municipalities was again on the agenda of Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. It was decided that HUF 600 billion of local council debt, including 60 per cent of...
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Food VAT cut and new agricultural tax system?
Date: 2013-02-26 13:55:24
In mid-March, the the possibility of reduced VAT on foodstuffs will be once again submitted to the government. Interdepartmental negotiations and product-level impact studies are being conducted in the case,...
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Half of the costs can be saved with a webshop
Date: 2013-02-26 12:00:25
Those webshops may lose up to half of their customers, that do not introduce credit card or other online payment options, as the customers tend to buy in webstores that...
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The cashiers can be only serviced with new licenses
Date: 2013-02-26 11:57:47
It is an important change for servicers and technicians that they have to trigger new technician cards and seal printers to able to mend the new cashiers. From now a...
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Increasing ham sales, the Sága delicious turkey ham in the stores again for Easter
Date: 2013-02-26 11:54:00
The Sága Foods Zrt. for this year's Easter season once again introduces itsdelicious cooked turkey ham. The harmonious and traditional Hungarian flavors (smoked paprika), cured ham, made of pure turkey...
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There is a lack of customer service companies in health care and in trade
Date: 2013-02-26 11:52:08
In the last period, especially in the banking sector, the telecommunications companies and utilities boosted relations with their clients, while healthcare and some parts of the public sector are still...
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The sales of Kupon Világ exceeded 1.4 billion HUF in 2012
Date: 2013-02-26 11:50:27
The entire turnover of Kupon Világ was more than 1.4 billion HUF in 2012 in Hungary. This is a 57 percent increase, compared to the previous year – the company...
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The Zebra expands with iPhone compatible printers
Date: 2013-02-26 11:47:45
The Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) announced today the marketing of its iMZ220 ™ and iMZ320 ™ printers. The new mobile printers belong to the family of printers that facilitate...
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Raspberry with high degree” new premium flavor at Rézangyal
Date: 2013-02-26 11:45:46
Rézangyal’s premium product line was extended with new flavors. The 55-degree high alcohol content of raspberry carries the flavor of berry. The new spirit carries youthful fragrance, silky, fresh citrus...
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ChillAir – Marin's promotional cooler display solution testified at a domestic test
Date: 2013-02-26 10:59:37
The new ChillAir cooler display solution closed a successful domestic hypermarket test. In the scope of the cooperation of Borsodi Brewery and Marin's Central Europe the CillAir cooler display solution...
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Lives lived on Instagram
Date: 2013-02-26 09:46:00
At Christmas many people changed their old mobiles to smartphones and at the same time the popularity of online photo-sharing service Instagram grew. This application makes it possible to edit...
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Fidesz is about to reduce VAT for basic food items
Date: 2013-02-25 16:00:19
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held his traditional state-of-the-nation speech on 22 February in Budapest, providing a comprehensive assessment of the past year’s achievements and paving the way for future steps...
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KSH: volume of retail sales in December fell by 2.1 percent
Date: 2013-02-25 13:10:46
In December last year the volume of retail decreased by 2.1, in the entire year by 1.9 percent, compared to the datas of the previous year – the Central Statistical...
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Analysts: less-than-expected decline in retail sales last year
Date: 2013-02-25 13:00:12
According to analysts polled by MTI, retail sales decreased less-than-expected last year. The analysts expect a decline below 1 percent, which would be lower than last year’s data. The national...
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Ipsos: consumers pay for the extra costs packaged in the promise of sustainability and freshness
Date: 2013-02-25 12:40:40
Ipsos asked consumers in 26 countries, about the situations when they would pay more for food products because of the uniqueness of packaging. The two main reasons, are: 55 percent...
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Last year was the year of growth, this year will be the year of consolidation at Auchan
Date: 2013-02-25 12:22:31
Last year the turnover of Auchan Magyarország Kft. increased by 10 percent thanks to the join of the 7 new stores, in spite of the market trends in national retail....
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The opposition parties urge the reduction of VAT on basic food products
Date: 2013-02-25 12:20:11
The reduction of VAT on basic food products was urged at the opposition parties’ coordination meeting on Monday. The Socialists informed MTI about the coordination meeting of the MSZP, the...
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Local currencies: catalysts for local economies
Date: 2013-02-25 11:25:51
The Soproni kékfrank is in circulation since May 2010, while the Balatoni korona was launched last year. Their financial coverage can also bears interest – said Varga István, the chairman...
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Recent food-adulteration scandal in Germany
Date: 2013-02-25 11:15:49
After the horse meat scandal, another food safety scandal raises waves in Germany. According to Monday's press reports, millions of eggs, produced in large plants were sold as organic eggs....
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Foreign luxury firms restrain their expansion in China
Date: 2013-02-25 11:00:29
Several large international luxury companies will restrain their expansion in China this year, especially due to the slowdown in sales and because of the central government’s offensive campaigns against luxury...
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No horse meat derivatives were found at the Hungarian IKEA
Date: 2013-02-25 10:59:22
No horse meat derivatives were found in food products sold in the IKEA in Hungary – IKEA Magyarország told MTI on Monday. In Hungary, two tests were performed: both the...
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GKI: Only consumers’ pessimism eased in February
Date: 2013-02-25 10:08:06
The GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects failed to reach its last year’s peak in February. Following a four month long continuous improvement it was already close to...
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The Ministry of Rural Development proposes a VAT reduction
Date: 2013-02-22 14:00:40
The Ministry of Rural Development submits its VAT cut proposal in mid-March – the Magyar Hírlap informs. The burden would be reduced in case of several products, but they does...
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Czerván: the sales of agriculture increased last year
Date: 2013-02-22 13:00:16
Agricultural production value increased last year. On the basis of the preliminary datas it was amounted to 2,229 billion HUF, compared to the 2,168 billion HUF of the previous year...
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