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POPAI: The location of the purchase is getting more and more important – video
Date: 2012-07-11 11:02:41
The latest survey of POPAI reveals, among many other things, that customers prefer to pay by card rather than in cash, and the location of their purchase is getting more...
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Wizz Air decreasing number of Spanish flights due to new taxes
Date: 2012-07-11 10:47:37
Wizz Air decided to drecrease the number of Spanish flights in the winter schedule, due to the new airport-taxes introduced by the Spanish government from 1st July. The Budapest-Barcelona, and...
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Product of Gyula trademarks for local products
Date: 2012-07-11 09:26:33
The local government of Gyula has introduced a new trademark program called “Product of Gyula”, and mayor Ernő Görgényi (Fidesz) has given the trademark to 12 local farmers in order...
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Excise tax and public health product fee will increase
Date: 2012-07-10 13:00:12
The government increases the excise tax and public health products fee in case of some products, in order to obtain additional sources for health care. Matolcsy György National Economy Minister...
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GfK: increasing Internet usage in Hungary
Date: 2012-07-10 12:20:05
This year the population have spent a slightly more time with surf on the Internet, than last year. According to the survey of GfK Hungária Digital Connected Consumer mobile internet...
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Magazine: The Far East is knocking on our doors too
Date: 2012-07-10 12:19:17
‘International cuisine’ or ethnic food is slowly but steadily making its mark on Hungarian cuisine. This group of products is increasingly important in retail too, with food specialties from the...
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Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture: the condition of sunflower crops is souring
Date: 2012-07-10 11:55:11
According to the Crop Production Department of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture the hot and dry weather conditions deteriorated the status of the sunflower stock markedly in recent days, compared...
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Poultry Production: The Master Good Group expands the number of its employees by more than 20 percent
Date: 2012-07-10 11:53:34
The Kisvárda-Nyírkércs-based Master Good Group dealing with poultry integration performs a more than 20 percent headcount expansion in late October-early November – told Bárány László, owner of the group. Employment...
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Integrated wine information system to be launched
Date: 2012-07-10 11:51:24
The first stage of the Integrated Information System of Vine and Wine (ISZBIR) is expected to be launched in August – said Zarka Péter, Head of Department at the National...
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Almost one thousand people are working in the Food Avalanche program
Date: 2012-07-10 11:48:04
Nearly one thousand people in need are working in the vegetable growing program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and the Syngenta Kft.. The Food Avalanche program was launched at...
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EU: Nearly one third of Internet users are concerned about online payments
Date: 2012-07-10 11:45:59
Internet users are very concerned about the situation of cyber security: according to the latest Eurobarometer survey 89 percent of the respondents are refrain themselves to give their personal informations...
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Pepsi enters the yogurt market
Date: 2012-07-10 11:25:28
PepsiCo has picked Omnicom Group's Juniper Park as creative agency for a new U.S. yogurt venture it is launching with a European dairy company later this month. The creative campaign...
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Flavours and Wines at HUNGEXPO
Date: 2012-07-10 11:04:02
In November 2012, the famous Flavours and Wines will present a special selection of Hungarian top restaurants, and a wide spectrum of Hungarian wines and spirits. Last year, the event...
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50 sponsors support the Olympics with 270 billion HUF
Date: 2012-07-10 10:53:34
Nielsen works in collaboration with The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) in the UK. Specifically, we provide research and insight services to the London...
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Success by Dachser
Date: 2012-07-10 10:27:33
For the second time in succession, the DACHSER magazine has received the FOX AWARD for efficiency in corporate publishing. This prize has not been conferred just for successful layout and...
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French poultry farmers are in trouble
Date: 2012-07-10 08:40:23
In Hungary, the amount of purchased chicken increaesd by 13 percent, its liveweighted producer price of 256.74 HUF per kilo was 4.6 percent higher in the first twenty-five weeks of...
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Record amounts of beer and ice cream consumed
Date: 2012-07-09 13:10:11
Record amounts of beer and ice cream consumed in stores nowadays. Manufacturers are trying to attract consumers with new flavors and packagings. The sales of cold drinks and ice cream...
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The promotion of the Hungarian melon continues this year
Date: 2012-07-09 12:56:13
This year the promotion of the Hungarian watermelon will continue on the basis of the positive experiences of last year – said Budai Gyula, Secretary of State at the Ministry...
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The harvest is in full swing, the quality of the crop is mixed
Date: 2012-07-09 12:30:30
The harvest is in full swing across the country, the winter wheat yields vary between 3.3 and 4.5 tons per hectare, and quality of the harvested grain is also mixed,...
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KSH: slight increase occurred in the euro value of exports and imports in May
Date: 2012-07-09 12:16:10
In May, exports and imports calculated in the euro increased by almost the same extent, by 1.7, and 1.8 percent, compared to a year earlier – the Central Statistical Office...
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Strategic agreement between NGM and Coca-Cola Magyarország
Date: 2012-07-09 12:00:17
The Agreement is aimed at increasing the output of the company in Hungary and fostering supplier co-operation In line with the Hungarian Growth Plan aimed at boosting the Hungarian economy...
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The licensing fee will be adopted to the quantity of the marketed wine
Date: 2012-07-09 11:45:51
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) significantly reduced the fee on wine marketing authorization and the related fees of analytical tests. With the forthcoming measure, which will come into force...
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Formula 1: Coca Cola may replace Vodafone at McLaren
Date: 2012-07-09 11:35:37
Vodafone is considering the end of its presence in Formula 1. The telecommunications giant may be replaced by Coca-Cola. Vodafone joined to Formula-1 in 2002 as the sponsor of Ferrari,...
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The world's largest retailer is fifty years old
Date: 2012-07-09 11:20:03
Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart store on the 2nd of July 1962. Since then, Wal-Mart has become the world's largest retailer – mfor.hu writes. In 2001, Wal-Mart became America's...
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New Nestle plant in Dubai
Date: 2012-07-09 11:15:49
The Swiss food company will build a new plant in Dubai for 136 million USD. The 175 thousand square meter complex will provide 800 new jobs in the city –...
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Brau Beviale 2012: Tradition, innovation and naturalness
Date: 2012-07-09 10:32:55
Brau Beviale starts a day earlier in 2012 – on Tuesday, 13 November. Some 1,350 exhibitors and a good 31,500 visitors can look forward to the beverage industry’s most important...
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Fast food restaurants prefer chicken meat
Date: 2012-07-09 08:55:38
Dan Thompson, CEO of McDonald's would intoduce more and more products made of chicken, to the menu of the fast food chain. With the change, the company would target the...
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Nielsen: the amount that Hungarians spend on home maintenance is an European record
Date: 2012-07-06 12:48:02
The Hungarians spend the most part of their monthly budgets on housing-related services among the residents of twenty-eight European countries. While in Hungary, 36 percent of the average costs usually...
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Melon market participants consult in the ministry
Date: 2012-07-06 12:40:22
Local watermelon producers and multinational chain of stores are consulting in the Rural Development Ministry (VM) on Friday, on creating balanced melon market conditions – informs Simonka György, President of...
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Kalocsai paprika powder under EU protection
Date: 2012-07-06 12:30:49
The European Commission registered the “Kalocsai paprika powder” into the register of protected designations and protected geographical indications on July 3 – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI...
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