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Hungarian director in Unilever’s Central and Eastern European management
Date: 2013-02-04 11:21:17
From December 2012 Carra Anita holds the marketing director post of Unilever's detergent and cosmetics business in Hungary and in 18 countries of the Central and Eastern European region. Carra...
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15 million pizzas consumed in the U.S. during the Super Bowl
Date: 2013-02-04 11:20:39
More than 15 million pizzas and more than one billion chicken wings will be consumed during the Super Bowl. An average ticket costs one and a half million HUF into...
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More sustainability accolades for Henkel
Date: 2013-02-04 11:15:39
Henkel has been honored a further three times as a leading proponent of sustainability in its sector – both within Germany and in comparison with its international peers. And the...
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The trade balance may improve if exports starts to grow
Date: 2013-02-01 12:00:26
Due to the decline in domestic demand, import growth is expected to remain below the growth of export. Export in favorable conditions can recover for the end of the year,...
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The domestic manufacturing industry starts the year well
Date: 2013-02-01 11:57:13
In January, the output of the manufacturing industry has increased the most significantly in Hungary, in the Central and Eastern European region and in contrast with the euro zone the...
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The online advertising market has increased further
Date: 2013-02-01 11:56:12
In the last quarter of 2012 the positive trend in the domestic online and mobile advertising market has continued. The advertising revenue of companies in the IAB NORI index achieved...
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Seven hundred million HUF capital increase at the Gyulahús Kft.
Date: 2013-02-01 11:55:03
The local government of Gyula carries out a seven hundred million HUF worth capital increase at the Gyulahús Kft.. The Gyulahús Kft. is 100 percent owned by the local government...
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The U.S. Ambassador gave recognition to the Hungarian Food Bank Association
Date: 2013-02-01 11:00:13
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis U.S. Ambassador awarded the Hungarian Food Bank Association with Active Citizenship diploma in Budapest on Thursday, recognizing the organization's food donations collection and distribution and the support...
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Colgate-Palmolive’s after-tax profit increased in the last quarter
Date: 2013-02-01 10:55:28
The Colgate-Palmolive beauty company’s fourth quarter after-tax profit in 2012 was slightly above the expectations. After-tax profit increased by 1.4 percent, compared to last year, partly due to the implemented...
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The organizers of the donut festival in Nagykanizsa are expecting a tasting record
Date: 2013-02-01 10:52:57
Similar to the events of the previous years a new record is expected again. This time the festival participants will try to set up the record of mass tasting –...
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Chocolate paper or cigarette butt: Terracycle recycles everything
Date: 2013-02-01 10:51:52
Tom Szaky, the young leader of Terracycle has started the cigarette butt recycling program as the first in the world, which will be introduced among others in Hungary after Canada,...
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The homeless in Japan prefer McDonald's for the night
Date: 2013-02-01 10:50:42
Due to the country's economic problems a lot of middle-aged people are loosing their livelihoods and houses in Japan. A growing number of those who are unemployed for a long,...
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Burger King will start DNA testing for horse meat
Date: 2013-02-01 09:38:12
Just to be clear: Burger King (BKW) says there is no horse meat in its burgers. And just to make sure, Burger King tells Bloomberg Businessweek, it plans to test...
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Magazine: NETA made its mark on the kernel and dried fruit market too
Date: 2013-01-31 19:11:50
NETA, the public health product fee raised consumer prices on the salted kernel and dried fruit market too, which obviously led to lower volume sales. Sándor Kökényesi, domestic trade director...
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Seventy percent of the agricultural production is bought by the domestic food industry
Date: 2013-01-31 12:53:35
Seventy percent of the agricultural production in Hungary is purchased by the Hungarian food industry – Fazekas Sándor Rural Development Minister said on Wednesday in Budapest, at a meeting organized...
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Solid price drop on the cereal market
Date: 2013-01-31 12:37:31
The declining price trend in world grain trade continues. Good news arived from the Hungarian fields. According to the agrometeorologists, the ground’s water supplies are rapidly growing after a long...
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PwC: Family business survey
Date: 2013-01-31 12:09:32
Two thirds of family firms around the world have grown their sales in 2011, and even more are confident that their ambitious growth targets for the next five years will...
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Saudi Arabia imports Szentkirályi mineral water
Date: 2013-01-31 12:02:04
The Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. has signed a cooperation agreement with a Saudi Arabian investor group today at the Ministry of Rural Development, in the presence of Budai Gyula Parliamentary State...
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The Nébih has banned the distribution of foods and pesticides from the Far East
Date: 2013-01-31 12:01:00
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) banned the distribution of 5000 kilograms of food from the Far East, as well as 72,000 liters of pesticides – the agency told...
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Atradius: Late payments and non-payments in the corporate sector increased worldwide
Date: 2013-01-31 12:00:02
The survey of Atradius Collections, carried out in 29 countries, with the involvement of 6000 companies, shows that despite the dangerous trends, only 30 percent of the companies were using...
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Dettol: fresh color in the world of anti-bacterial soaps
Date: 2013-01-31 11:40:03
The new generation Dettol antibacterial soaps, in addition to being effective in the fight against bacterias, they colorize hand washing with an enchanting fragrance, skin care ingredients, and attractive look....
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Cattle-plant investments at Tedej Zrt.
Date: 2013-01-31 11:38:22
In recent years, the Tedej Agricultural Production and Service Co. (Tedej Agrártermelő és Szolgáltató Zrt.) has spent more than 1.6 billion HUF on the development of its cattle plants –...
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OBI opens a store and renting Bricostore-stores
Date: 2013-01-31 11:20:44
OBI expands its network with four stores: the company rented three former Bricostore DIYs and opens a store in March in Győr. The OBI Hungary Retail Kft. that is currently...
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The thirty-first Agromash Expo has opened its gates
Date: 2013-01-31 11:00:45
At the opening ceremony, Fazekas Sándor Minister of Rural Development, told that this will be the largest ever Agromash Expo exhibition, with 200 exhibitors, on 32 thousand square meters. MTI...
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Maresi price winning contest: the winners are already enjoying the gift
Date: 2013-01-31 10:55:30
The winners of the price winning contest of the Maresi coffee milk and the Austria Marketing may already enjoying the ski slopes near Villach, or hiking, sledding and skating in...
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DHL: Success lies in international possibilities
Date: 2013-01-30 13:46:54
In an exacting economic environment, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have been presented with a challenge. A challenge to grow and increase the profitability of their businesses against a...
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The retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics increased by 2 percent in value and decreased by four percent in volume
Date: 2013-01-30 13:24:23
Retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics in 2012 amounted to about 313 billion HUF in revenues, 2 percent more than the year before. In terms of volume, turnover fell...
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GfK: a further reduction in the number of magazines that draw attention to discounts
Date: 2013-01-30 12:25:48
According to the datas of the GfK Hungária Leaflet Monitor, the number of magazines that draw attention to discounts continued to decline, in the largest extent among discount retailers. The...
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Retailplaza webstore – where speed and convenience are cheaper!
Date: 2013-01-30 12:22:27
The Retailplaza, a store that is specialized for consumables has been opened. You can order quickly and easy from thewebstore, in addition the consumables are delivered home on a great...
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Tokaj Trading House: 20 years of success
Date: 2013-01-30 12:11:17
The Tokaj Trading House (Tokaj Kereskedőház Zrt.) was established on 1 January 1993 as the successor of the Tokaj-hegyaljai Állami Gazdasági Borkombinát. The past twenty years have brought a number...
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