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Nestlé’s former CEO expects a further rise in global food prices
Date: 2012-08-15 13:00:49
Food prices are expected to increase further all over the world – told Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestle chairman of the supervisory board, to an Austrian newspaper. After the food crisis of...
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The Nébih tested breads
Date: 2012-08-15 12:10:55
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found deficiencies during the inspection of bakery products, serious food safety risk factors were not found – Nébih told MTI on Wednesday. The...
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The Szabolcsi apple-poppy cake became the cake of Hungary
Date: 2012-08-15 11:25:41
The Szabolcsi apple-poppy cake won the the Cake of Hungary title this year, while the gooseberry sugar-free apple pie was chosen as the Best Sugar Free Cake of Hungary. The...
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Chains are opening small shops in Croatia
Date: 2012-08-15 10:55:54
The Austrian Spar opens small shops in Croatia during the autumn. In Croatia sales continue to decrease. In June, Croats bought 5.1 percent less than a year earlier. After the...
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POPAI POP competition is on again!
Date: 2012-08-15 10:54:43
It is the third time that the POPAI Awards POP competition takes place, juried within the compass Business Days 3 days conference: any POP-dice creator can compete for the prize....
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Retail sales have expanded in the U.S.A.
Date: 2012-08-15 10:33:35
Retail sales increased in the United States by 0.8 percent in July, instead of the expected 0.2 percent – the U.S. Commerce Department announced. The increase in demand can be...
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A six-day long beer festival in Belgrade
Date: 2012-08-15 10:28:28
The most popular pop-rock bands of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and Macedonia will perform at the 10th Belgrade Beer Festival, which is the largest such event in South East Europe,...
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KSH: GDP decreased by 1.2 percent in the second quarter
Date: 2012-08-14 12:55:21
Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 1.2 percent in the second quarter, compared to the same period of last year. Seasonally and calendary effect adjusted the GDP decreased by...
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Food prices increased by 6.1 percent in a year
Date: 2012-08-14 12:40:49
Consumer prices in July were 5.8 percent higher than a year earlier, while compared to the previous month, decreased by 0.1 percent – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on...
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Investment mood on nadir
Date: 2012-08-14 12:25:08
“The investment intention of the domestic businesses decreased to depths, that have never experienced. Less than half of the SMEs are thinking about development. In terms of the subject of...
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Huge amounts of homemade pálinka may enter the markets
Date: 2012-08-14 12:20:40
From the 27th of September 2010 it is possible to produce pálinka tax-free at home. On the basis of the datas of the tax authority and from the amount of...
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RSM DTM: how to reduce the costs of starting school?
Date: 2012-08-14 11:55:35
The start of school is coming soon. The usual expenditure per child can exceed 50 thousand HUF. Kalocsai Zsolt, the President and CEO of RSM DTM, it is worth to...
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Stevia: sweet taste naturally and calorie-free
Date: 2012-08-14 11:45:16
Stevia is one of the plants that have positive effect on the human organism. Due to its sweetening effect we can call it as the super star of plants as...
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Conference on e-invoicing
Date: 2012-08-14 11:32:14
On September 11, a conference will be held in the organization of ECR Hungary on electronic invoicing in Budaörs. At the event a number of professional will take part. Themes...
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The wheat is already grinded for the bread of the Hungarians
Date: 2012-08-14 11:30:08
The wheat grinding has started for the bread of the Hungarians on Tuesday: The two-day work is carried out by the Lamepé Kft. in its mill in Szigetvár, that was...
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Tesco launches a café chain in the UK
Date: 2012-08-14 11:25:22
Tesco has teamed up with an upmarket London-based coffee shop to launch an ‘artisan’ café chain in the UK. The new chain, Harris and Hoole, is majority owned by a...
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Back-to-school offers in Tesco
Date: 2012-08-14 10:58:34
Starting from 1st August 2012, a special set of special offer back-to-school programs have been launched by retail-giant Tesco in Hungary. Since most schools have different lists of needs, this...
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Famous Grouse aims to set record for world's largest whisky bottle
Date: 2012-08-14 09:58:31
The Famous Grouse is making the record attempt to celebrate its 107th birthday. The 200-litre bottle, which will hold the equivalent of 8,000 drams, is expected to set a new...
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Hungarian wine production on the edge
Date: 2012-08-13 13:14:58
The Hungarian wine production is in disastrous situation: obsolete vineyards, illegal markets, cheap import wines, the atrocious weather of the last three years and the regulatory environment, projects a dark...
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The harvest has ended, wheat has high-quality
Date: 2012-08-13 13:12:18
This year's harvest has been completed. The previously expected 4 million tons of wheat is in the granaries. The quality is good, or excellent – Czerván György State Secretary of...
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Global food price increase may come due to the U.S. Drought
Date: 2012-08-13 12:25:39
The drought that has not seen since at least half a century, destroyed the one-sixth of the U.S. corn crop and threatens with a jump in global food-prices – writes...
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The Agrana-Juice starts the purchase price of apple juice with a net 28 HUF
Date: 2012-08-13 12:18:34
The Agrana-Juice Magyarország Kft. starts the purchase price of apple juice with a net 28 HUF per kilogram on Monday – Szigeti Zoltán, managing director of the company told MTI....
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Pig-breeders are protesting against the introduction of the reverse VAT
Date: 2012-08-13 12:12:16
The Association of Hungarian Pig Breeders are objecting against the introduction of the reverse VAT payment in live pigs trade. According to the association, those pig breeders who buy mixed...
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KSH: average net income was the highest in Budapest last year
Date: 2012-08-13 12:10:39
The average monthly net income of the full-time employees was the highest in Budapest last year both among intellectual and manual workers – shows the county and regional statistical yearbook...
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Rihanna “too sexy” for Nivea
Date: 2012-08-13 10:15:13
So it comes as little surprise that Rihanna's advert for Nivea has been deemed too sexy to front campaigns for the skincare brand. The star appeared in a series of...
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Nielsen: ninety-three percent of Hungarians believewe are facing a recession
Date: 2012-08-10 12:53:47
Seven percent of the Hungarian population thinks that Hungary, at the moment, is not facing recession. However, 93 percent of those asked is in the opinion that there is a...
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Mall developments to increase with a quarter this year
Date: 2012-08-10 12:32:04
In 2012 the new shopping center developments are expected to exceed last year's level by 25 percent, to fulfill the retail trade’s demands for modern retail spaces – shows CB...
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Reverse VAT on live pigs and pork
Date: 2012-08-10 12:30:28
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) would introduce reverse VAT on live pigs and pork products. The proposal will be the theme of the next government meeting – told V....
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FAO: The restrictions on grain exports may lead to food crisis
Date: 2012-08-10 12:25:51
If the grain-producing countries will introduce export restrictive measures again, a similar food crisis may occur as in 2007-2008 – warns the report of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture...
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Apple harvest has begun with early varieties
Date: 2012-08-10 12:20:43
Apple harvest has begun with the harvest of the early varieties. This year a medium-high amount of crop is expected, but there can be problems with quality; producers sell the...
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