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                    The triumph of promotions
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-09 10:08:29
												                    
				
                Trade magazin organised ‘The most successful promotion of the year’ competition for the sixth time in 2013. The award ceremony was held on 10 April 2014 in the Királyok Room...
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                    Brands treat Facebook users like schoolchildren?
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-09 09:47:37
												                    
				
                According to a study conducted by Track Maven (USA), brands treat Facebook users like they were 7-11 year old. Two thirds of their Facebook posts are written at a 5th...
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                    The Russian pork embargo remains: breeders have to look for new markets
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 12:10:20
												                    
				
                New markets will be required if the Russian pork embargo lasts longer. The action over the past few months has caused a loss of 580 million euros in exports to...
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                    The Szent András Brewery exploded the beer tourist season with a PAKK main prize and a Beer-GPS
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 11:15:22
												                    
				
                The Szent András Brewery became a Category Winner, Main Prize Winner with its new bottle designs at the Pakk Packaging Design Competition that is rewarding the country's most exciting, most...
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                    COOP, the oldest partner of the Hungarian dairy farmers
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 11:14:25
												                    
				
                It is unworthy to attack a purely Hungarian-owned store chain that is a reliable, stable partner of the Hungarian milk producers and domestic customers for decades – the COOP Gazdasági...
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                    South-East Asian export recovery programs to the Hungarian enterprises
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 11:10:04
												                    
				
                Those Hungarian companies that are operating in environmentally friendly technology industry can sign up to the export stimulus program that is helping to access the South-East Asian markets until 11...
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                    Dairy producers are demonstrating for more favorable market
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 11:05:21
												                    
				
                The dairy producers are demonstrating for more favorable market with half-track road closure in three places on Tuesday. In Budaörs Nagytarcsa and Pécs – Hegedűs Imre, head of the demonstrating...
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                    Anthrax has been detected in a beef in Heves county
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 11:00:25
												                    
				
                On Saturday, the Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found anthrax in beef at a slaughter house in Heves county – the Nébih informed MTI...
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                    Retail sales increased in the Czech Republic
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 10:28:32
												                    
				
                On an annual basis, the retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 1.1 percent in May. In a monthly comparison, however, the decline was 1.5 percent – the Czech...
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                    There would not be football World Cup without the DB Schenker
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 10:25:33
												                    
				
                230 containers on sea, 270 tons by air: the half of the teams at the Brazilian football World Cup, have so many packages. The DB Schenker is taking care to...
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                    How to become a personal brand?
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-08 09:56:19
												                    
				
                Trade Marketing Club welcomed summer with a barbecue party in La Perle Noire restaurant (a place recommended by the Michelin Restaurant Guide). Zsuzsanna Hermann welcomed participants and members of the...
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                    The SPAR Hungary has expanded further
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 12:00:58
												                    
				
                In 2013 the SPAR Magyarország Kft. realized a turnover of 453.7 billion HUF, which is 7.6 percent more than the company achieved in 2012. The company based its outstanding achievements...
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                    The Hungarian melon production has strengthened in recent years
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 11:50:54
												                    
				
                The Hungarian melon production became stronger in the past years. Nowadays watermelons are produced on about six thousand hectares instead of the former about five thousand hectares – the Minister...
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                    A vine and winemaking world conference began in Tokaj
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 11:20:09
												                    
				
                The most prestigious event of the wine research sector began on Monday in Tokaj. The Terroir World Conference is held for the 10th time. This is the first time that...
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                    Cherry market tensions are getting more intense
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 11:12:09
												                    
				
                The purchasing of the freshly grown cherries for industrial use has stopped, because the processors are speculating on state aid – agrarszektor.hu. wrote after Magyar Nemzet. Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister...
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                    More than seventy thousand counterfeit products were seized in an EU action
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 11:11:24
												                    
				
                More than seventy thousand counterfeit goods were seized by the customs authorities of the EU Member States under the ERMIS coordinated action – the European Commission announced on Monday. The...
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                    McDonald's is expanding in Russia
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 11:10:22
												                    
				
                McDonald's plans to open 70 restaurants by the end of 2014 in 30 cities of Russia – Világgazdaság Online wrote after the Itar-TASZSZ news agency. Such restaurants will open in...
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                    The future expectations of the companies is stagnating
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 11:08:57
												                    
				
                The expectations of the domestic enterprises for the coming year have not changed substantially, compared to the first quarter of the year. The K&H SME confidence index is currently -10...
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                    1.2 million HUF  for a bunch of grapes
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 10:51:32
												                    
				
                A bunch of special quality, fresh and juicy red grapes were sold for 550 thousand yens (1 million 230 thousand HUF) at an auction on Saturday, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan....
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                    Alcohol and cigarette prices increased significantly in Egypt
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 10:30:06
												                    
				
                As part of the austerity measures, the alcohol and cigarette prices were increased significantly in Egypt, two days after the fuel prices increased by close to 80 percent – the...
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                    Tesco stores: this year brings many innovative media solutions!
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 10:12:13
												                    
				
                Tesco Hungary and POS Services Kft. offer as innovative in-store presence to Tesco’s suppliers as possible. An exemplary campaign started in the middle of April, launching HEINEKEN Hungária’s multipacks. Communication...
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                    Paper acts like touchscreen
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 10:07:10
												                    
				
                A unique poster, created by Grey London and print production and software developer Novalia, is basically an app made of paper promoting British food brand Schwartz’s Flavour Shots. The paper...
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                    GEFCO China’s new train route creates cargo connection between Asia and Europe
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-07 09:32:18
												                    
				
                GEFCO China launches new door-to-door rail transport service between Asia and Europe. The new service facilitates making use of the great Chinese state railway network for the company, transporting goods...
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                    Advertising Tax: stricter conditions for the reduction of the tax base
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-04 12:00:50
												                    
				
                The advertising tax base can only be reduced this year, if the taxpayer's pre-tax profit is zero or negative in the financial year of 2013. The National Assembly accepted the...
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                    This year's bread grain harvest is encouraging
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-04 11:55:31
												                    
				
                On the basis of the experience of the harvesting process this year's bread grain harvest is encouraging – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture told in Kunhegyes on Saturday. The minister...
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                    Cocoa may become more expensive
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-04 11:40:18
												                    
				
                Because of the huge Asian chocolate demand, the price of cocoa beans is in heights have not seen for three years, 3,133 USD per tonne. The expected long-term supply crunch...
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                    KSH: the foreign trade surplus was 629 million euros in April
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-04 11:23:18
												                    
				
                In April 2014, exports increased in euros by 3.1 percent, while imports calculated in euro increased by 4.2 percent. The export surplus was 629 million euros, 44 million less than...
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                    Imported melons can cause losses to the producers
                    
                        
																								Date: 2014-07-04 11:13:44
												                    
				
                The below market price sales of the lower quality Greek watermelon poses a threat to the Hungarian producers – the pesticide and seed distributor Syngenta Magyarország told to MTI on...
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