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A major initiative to promote the Hungarian wines
Date: 2014-06-17 11:40:36
The Lidl Magyarország launches an initiative to domestic and international promotion of the Hungarian wines. As the first step of the initiative 594 types of wines of 130 wineries of...
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Magazin: Auchan became self-sustaining in Hungary
Date: 2014-06-17 11:40:18
Having been present in the Hungarian market for 16 years, 2013 was he first when Auchan Hungary was able to finance its investment without support from its French parent company....
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The less is more: new and improved compact washing powders
Date: 2014-06-17 11:30:37
The new generation of compact washing powders are available on the domestic store shelves – the Hungarian Cosmetic and Household Chemical Association (KOZMOS) announced at a press conference today. The...
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HTX Advertising & Event: stable, multiple viewpoints
Date: 2014-06-17 11:12:51
The HTX Advertising & Event is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Human Telex Advertising Agency. New design and new website, a new location and the HTX Advertising & Event...
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Tokaj Nyitány: Wines of 15 wineries at the Tokaj Overture in the Ybl Palace
Date: 2014-06-17 11:10:54
The visitors of this year’s Tokaj Overture (Tokaj Nyitány) can taste the wines of fifteen wineries of the Tokaj Renaissance Association. The event takes place on Friday, in the Ybl...
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Tamás István became the director of sales and marketing at AGRO.bio
Date: 2014-06-17 11:05:09
Tamás István (53) fills in the sales and marketing director post at the AGRO.bio Hungary Kft. from 1 June 2014. He began his studies at the Agricultural University of Keszthely,...
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Gross average wage: 229,800 forints
Date: 2014-06-17 09:38:36
Compared with the same period a year earlier, gross wages grew 1.8 percent at enterprises employing at least 5 people, budgetary institutions and observed non-profit organisations. In January-March 2014 the...
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Grain reserves in the market
Date: 2014-06-17 09:28:48
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that – expressed in live weight price – 5 percent more pigs were slaughtered in January-February...
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Consumer confidence is on the rise
Date: 2014-06-17 09:16:09
Since Match and Profi went out of business last year, the number of major grocery retail chains fell to nine in 2013. However, this change didn’t have an influence on...
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CBA’s Príma store network expands
Date: 2014-06-16 22:44:42
2013 CBA’s biggest challenge was refurbishing and opening the former Profi and Match stores acquired at the end of last year. President László Baldauf told that all of these stores...
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Magazine: Yogurt brands: active communication
Date: 2014-06-16 12:36:27
Last year yogurt sales declined, mainly because of lower fruit yogurt sales – as it is indicated by Nielsen data. Beáta Kiss, external corporate relations director of Danone Kft. told...
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The EU support devoted to the development of the Hungarian fish farming industry increases significantly
Date: 2014-06-16 12:00:18
The freshwater fish production can expect a significant improvement over the next seven years. It is a great success of the Hungarian agricultural diplomacy that through the new Hungarian Fishery...
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KSH: transportation performance increased last year
Date: 2014-06-16 11:58:57
The transportation performance measured in ton per km increased by 3.1 percent last year and exceeded 50 billion, but still remains 3 percent below the performance of 2007- the Hungary,...
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The Laurel became the winner of the EMEA region
Date: 2014-06-16 11:56:29
A Hungarian IT company received a prestigious award in Cyprus. The NCR cash register manufacturer was awarded with EMEA regional award. The prestigous award wad handed over by Agnieszka Swiatly...
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The Nébih checked the pickles
Date: 2014-06-16 11:40:45
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), tested pickles as the continuation of its series of quality checking test. From the 52 random tested products, in cases of 27 products...
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Chamber of Agriculture: Carpathian Basin may become a unified region in agriculture
Date: 2014-06-16 11:35:07
The Carpathian Basin should become a unified region in agriculture – Győrffy Balázs, president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) told at a press conference following the two-day...
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The MAF Social Investment Award competition 2014 to be launched
Date: 2014-06-16 11:32:49
The Hungarian companies can apply for the MAF Social Investment Award From June 2014. Nearly 100 domestic companies took part in the recognized professional competition of the Hungarian Donors Forum...
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It is barbecue time: summer-long barbecue festival in the Tesco
Date: 2014-06-16 11:30:50
A summer-long barbecue season started in Tesco at the end of May. Whatever you may need for grilling can always be found in the stores of Tesco: fresh meat, vegetables,...
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IKSZ: the proportion of selectively collected beverage cartons has increased
Date: 2014-06-16 11:10:51
The ratio of selectively collected beverage cartons is increasing from year to year in Hungary. Last year, their proportion amounted to 22 percent – according to the calculations of the...
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280 tons of used cooking oil were brought to the Mol filling stations up to now
Date: 2014-06-16 11:00:48
The Mol with its initiative that was launched three years ago, collected about 280 tons of used cooking oil. The Mol would would like to encourage environmental awareness of the...
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Mineral water brands are looking for something extra
Date: 2014-06-16 10:55:48
After the dynamic growth of former years the mineral water market seems to have become saturated: its size is around 1 billion litres a year – this means an annual...
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Super banana may improve health of millions in Africa
Date: 2014-06-16 10:50:02
A genetically engineered super-enriched banana may improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first human trial, which will test its effect on vitamin A...
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The beer teams are getting ready for kick-off
Date: 2014-06-16 10:49:20
In 2013 the beer market reacted with a 5-percent decline in volume sales to the 10-percent excise duty increase. Especially mainstream brands suffered as demand shifted towards economically priced products....
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Outstanding performance from mineral waters
Date: 2014-06-16 09:01:26
This year mineral waters performed superbly: between December 2013 and March 2014 sales exceeded HUF 15 billion, growing by 15 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume. The...
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Magazine: The next home preserving season may be outstanding
Date: 2014-06-13 12:48:09
In Hungary a large part of home made marmalades and jams are made from fruits grown in people’s own gardens: the majority of housewives make jams and preserves because they...
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The Hungarian Association of Commerce has been formed
Date: 2014-06-13 12:20:21
To represent the interests of the Hungarian Trade, the Hungarian Association of Commerce (MKSZ) has been established – Szatmáry-Jähl Angéla, president of the association told MTI on Thursday. As she...
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OKSZ: consumption can increase by 2-3 percent this year
Date: 2014-06-13 12:10:22
Adjusted to real incomes, consumption is expected to increase by around 2-3 percent in Hungary, by considering the entire year – the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) told MTI on Friday....
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Bisnode: animal husbandry is riskier than plant cultivation
Date: 2014-06-13 12:00:49
The bankruptcy rate is 2.5 percent on the field of livestock production, forestry and wildlife management, while in crop production and fishery the rate is lower; less than 1.5 percent...
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Foods, beverages and tobacco products gave four-tenths of the trade surplus
Date: 2014-06-13 12:00:46
The food, beverage and tobacco trade balance surplus – with the exception of 2009 is increasing since 2006. Its value was 2.783 billion euros in 2013, which was four-tenths of...
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KSH: agricultural prices continued to fall in April
Date: 2014-06-13 11:32:06
Agricultural producer prices were 8.9 percent lower in April than a year earlier, after the price of vegetable products decreased by 13.6 percent and the price of live animals and...
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