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A compass in the cash register business
Date: 2013-06-17 12:20:24
The Laurel Group is preparing for the online connections to NAV and for serving the tobacconists with a new website. As the result of the conversion customers and partners will...
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The global advertising market may expand this year
Date: 2013-06-17 12:13:44
Another prediction was published on the global advertising market. According to the projection of the Magna Global, this segment may grow by 3 percent this year, however a 6 percent...
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The NAK is willing to increase the lobby strength of the Hungarian agriculture in Brussels
Date: 2013-06-17 12:10:48
The National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) is determined to increase the lobby strength of the Hungarian agriculture in Brussels – Győrffy Balázs, the President of the NAK said at...
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The toplist of the year of changes
Date: 2013-06-17 12:00:17
Tesco remains on top among the largest food retail chains with its 709 billion HUF turnover, achieved in 2012. Chains with Hungarian ownership follow Tesco: The CBA chain, with 578.5...
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Hungary is consciously preparing for the diabetic children 2014 football World Cup: the Diabetes Junior Cup
Date: 2013-06-17 11:05:40
The Diabetes Junior Cup is an international soccer World Cup, held since 2007, which aims to propagate proper diabetes management and raising awareness globally. The tournament will be held in...
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Fish and Wine Festival at four settlements near Lake Balaton
Date: 2013-06-17 11:04:01
The Lake Balaton Fish and Wine celebration aims to present the culture of wine and gastronomy as wide as possible. Four lakeside settlements; Balatonfüred, Tihany, Csopak and Paloznak will host...
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Kapuvári meat factory – a new tender for the property in a few days
Date: 2013-06-17 11:03:33
The second application will be published in a few days for the assets of the Kapuvári meat factory – the liquidator of one of the companies confirmed MTI on Friday....
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Hundred thousands were paid for a black-rind watermelon in Japan
Date: 2013-06-17 11:03:16
At an auction in Sapporo city a black skin watermelon from Tomachou sold at 300,000 yen (687 thousand HUF). Black skin watermelons have a black luster colored skin and have...
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Randstad launches report on flexible labor and employment
Date: 2013-06-17 10:25:19
Modifications to the needs and desires of the global labor force mean that the demand for flexible employment is growing, but new research from Randstad reveals that availability of flexible...
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Nielsen: Tesco remains the market leader in food retailing
Date: 2013-06-14 12:20:07
Spar was ranked fourth in with an annual turnover of 421.2 billion HUF, followed by Reál with 370 billion HUF. Tesco remains on top among the largest food retail chains...
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KPMG: the Hungarian wineries have successfully applied for EU fundings
Date: 2013-06-14 12:00:09
The twenty most profitable domestic companies have won a total of 5.8 billion HUF in the seven years of the EU’s programming cycle ending this year – the KPMG consulting...
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Bisnode: the number of bankrupted companies decreased in January-March compared to the previous year as a whole
Date: 2013-06-14 11:50:31
The ratio of the bankrupted companies decreased in the January-March period to 3.79 percent compared from the 4.08 percent of the previous year as a whole – Bisnode business information...
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New irrigation system was handed over at the Kiszombor-based site of the Gabonakutató Kft.
Date: 2013-06-14 11:05:35
By using EU fundings, a new irrigation system has been set up at the Kiszombor-based site of the Gabonakutató Kft. High-quality seed is produced on the 314 hectares of land...
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Sour cherry crops may be less than in 2012
Date: 2013-06-14 11:05:15
The experts of the State Research Institute of Pomology expect 5-10 thousand tons less sour cherries this year on national level, compared to 2012 – the agency told MTI. The...
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Curiosity inspires the visitors of the wine festivals
Date: 2013-06-14 11:02:25
Hungarian customers mainly visit wine festivals in order to taste unknown wines and to explore unknown wineries – the online survey of Borászportál.hu shows. In the survey sent to MTI...
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Mass food poisonings throughout China
Date: 2013-06-14 11:00:15
More than 500 adults and children were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning in recent days in China – the local national media reported on Sunday. Over the weekend more than...
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More than fifty thousand visitors at the Békéscsaba Beer Festival and at the Knuckle of Pork Parade
Date: 2013-06-14 10:59:32
More(MTI) than fifty thousand people visited the Békéscsaba Beer Festival and the Knuckle of Pork Parade. On the closing day of the festival, 128 teams were cooking the stew from...
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The new tea by Britsh Airways is a success
Date: 2013-06-14 10:23:31
British Airways and tea group Twinings have teamed up to promise a “transformation” of tea drinking in the air after research showed that its taste can be reduced by 30pc...
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Wrigley is a marketleader sugarfree chewing gum
Date: 2013-06-14 09:25:15
The company mostly known for its chewing gums has agreed with Antonio Banderas who will be the brand's global ambassador. The manufacturer of Orbit, Spearmint and Hubba Bubba launches its...
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The demand for fruits and vegetables has decreased
Date: 2013-06-13 12:45:51
The Hungarian households spend almost a tenth of their annual food expenditure on fruit and vegetables. Although the customer base remains the same, because of the difficulties of the recent...
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Two months respite was given to the SMEs
Date: 2013-06-13 12:43:16
SMEs should connect their online cash machines to the National Tax and Customs Administration until 1 September instead of the previous deadline of 30 June – Giró-Szász András, government spokesman...
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KSH: a further slowdown in the growth of agricultural producer prices
Date: 2013-06-13 12:40:43
The rate of growth in the agricultural output prices was further slowing in April. The purchase prices were 11.5 percent above the level of a year earlier, after the 14.6...
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FAO: the good grain harvest may reduce food prices
Date: 2013-06-13 12:35:44
This year, the FAO, expects a higher grain crop. It is expected that more wheat will grow this year than in 2012, and in the United States corn is grown...
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The tobacco market players have signed a joint memorandum of understanding
Date: 2013-06-13 12:29:31
The representatives of the tobacco market have signed a Joint Memorandum of Understanding – the Nemzeti Dohánykereskedelmi Nonprofit Zrt. (National Tobacco Trading Company Nonprofit Zrt.) told MTI on Thursday. According...
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Czerván: flood damages on more than 10 thousand hectares of agricultural land
Date: 2013-06-13 12:10:25
According to the informations of the Ministry of Agriculture, more than 10 thousand hectares of agricultural land was damaged by flooding so far – the Minister of State responible for...
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Magazine: Strengthening consumer confidence increases willingness to purchase
Date: 2013-06-13 11:34:20
In 2012 retail revenue in the grocery, household chemical and cosmetics categories audited by Nielsen increased by 4 percent from the previous year. The average of the surveyed 21 European...
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Open your tobacco store with e-Tabak software!
Date: 2013-06-13 11:30:04
One can open his/her tobacco shop from ones chair, who clicks on the www.e-dohanybolt.hu link. The e-Tabak is a small business solution designed for the needs of the National Tobacco...
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Nearly one hundred tons of suspicious syrup was seized in Hungary
Date: 2013-06-13 11:00:28
The National Agency for Food Safety seized 98 tons of unknown origin fruit syrup concentrate – Fazekas Sándor, Minister for Rural Development announced. Most of the concentrate, (78 tons) was...
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The Americans waste 40 percent of the food
Date: 2013-06-13 10:59:59
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a program for the suppression of food wastage, because in the United States 40 percent of the produced food goes to waste. According to...
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A swine reproduction material-generating station was built in Mohács
Date: 2013-06-13 10:59:41
The swine reproduction material-generating station of the Kantel Kft. was handed over on Thursday in Mohács. The swine reproduction material-generating station was built from 140 million HUF. Straub István, CEO...
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