News and articles
New online campaign: “Design a Spar milk carton!”
Date: 2012-04-16 12:30:03
SPAR Magyarország Kft. has launched a new online campaign on 12 April 2012 under the “Design a Spar milk carton!” slogan. The internet users can design the ESL milk box...
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ATM-number stagnating, but quality service becomes a priority
Date: 2012-04-16 11:07:23
According to calculations, at least 5-10 billion HUF is left untouched in ATM-machines in Hungary. This sum could be decreased by 15-20 percent if integrated cash-optimization systems were introduced. Banks...
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Five thousand inspections and 25 million HUF fines are the results of the spring food chain controls
Date: 2012-04-13 13:10:12
The spring food chain control was carried out by the coordination of the National Food Chain Safety Office between 19 March and 9 April. 5162 test were carried out, 25,327,888...
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Fungus production could be doubled
Date: 2012-04-13 13:00:15
According to the latest summary of the Hungarian Horticultural Council, fungus production improved significantly. The production can be doubled, it is expandable to at least 50-70 thousand tons, and employment...
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Innovative products at Alimentaria
Date: 2012-04-13 12:40:14
Alimentaria is one of the most important food and drinks trade shows in the world. Since the event's primary keyword is innovation, it is obvious that in the last part...
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South Transdanubian Wine Tourism Cluster operates successfully
Date: 2012-04-13 12:28:49
The organization's president evaluated the one and half year operation of the South Transdanubian Wine Tourism Cluster successful, at Friday’s press conference in Pécs. Schmidt Győző told that the cluster...
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The pálinkas ot Tarpa received gold and silver medals at the world competition of spirits
Date: 2012-04-13 12:00:03
The pálinkas ot Tarpa received gold and silver medals at the World Spirits Award in Klagenfurt. Csernyák László, Sales and Marketing Director of the Manufaktúra Kft. in Tarpa told MTI,...
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McDonald's carried out a franchise agreement in Russia
Date: 2012-04-13 11:59:58
McDonald's Corp. established a franchise agreement Russia's largest fast food chain, the Rosinter, the pilot projects will be launched at airports and at train stations. McDonald's, which relies heavily on...
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Czechs consume food more economically
Date: 2012-04-13 11:59:04
Czechs consume food more economically – pointed out the Czech Statistical Office in its report, which analyzed the consumption of 2010. A Czech citizens consumed 2.1 percent less food in...
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Terra Hungarica Gamay day in the Gerbeaud House
Date: 2012-04-13 11:58:55
Terra Hungarica’s thematic spring event, the Gamay day focuses on the blue grape specie cultivated on the largest grape growing area of the Carpathian Basin. The visitors of the Gamay...
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Hungarian-Chinese Business Forum in Budapest
Date: 2012-04-13 11:55:03
The Hungarian-Chinese Business Forum held on Thursday in Budapest aimed to strengthen cooperation and to the better exploitation of the opportunities between the Hungarian and Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises....
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Prestigeous international award goes to Heinemann Testvérek Ltd
Date: 2012-04-13 11:36:15
Beam Global, the company behind outstanding beverage brands such as Jim Beam, Teachers’s, Courvoisier, Sauza, Canadian Club organized its conference EMEA in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. One of the participants of...
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Magazine: Last year the market topped nine billion forints
Date: 2012-04-13 11:28:44
Last year liver paté and sandwich spread sales dropped 3 percent in value and 9 percent in volume; the market surpassed the HUF 9 billion level. From total meat product...
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A meat plant in Dunakeszi was closed by NÉBIH
Date: 2012-04-13 11:20:49
The Pest county food safety authority inspectors seized more than 1.5 tons of dubious origin food in a Dunakeszi “meat shop”. The more than two million food control fine is...
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Craft Market opens in Tokaj-Hegyalja
Date: 2012-04-13 10:20:52
The Tokaj-Hegyalja Craft Market opens on Sunday near the Mád junction of road number 37, in the parking lot of the Disznókő wine estate. The initiative is backed by the...
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Finlandia launches new flavour black currant
Date: 2012-04-13 09:38:56
The latest new global edition to the Finlandia Vodka family is blackcurrant and this flavour now lines-up alongside Mango, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Lime and Tangerine Fusion in the Finlandia flavour portfolio....
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GfK: propensity to buy is on nadir
Date: 2012-04-12 14:49:16
According to the survey of GfK Hungária, propensity to buy is on nadir, because most of the families expect decrease in real incomes. According to the Thursday communication of GfK...
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Nielsen: global consumers' trust in “earned” advertising grows in importance
Date: 2012-04-12 13:18:43
Ninety-two percent of consumers around the world say they trust earned media, such as word-of-mouth and recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising—an increase of 18...
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Horticulture’s primary output is 300 billion HUF
Date: 2012-04-12 12:42:35
Horticulture is the third most important sector of the Hungarian agriculture, its primary output, producer revenue is approximately 300 billion HUF – said Mártonffy Béla, at the National Assembly’s Subcommittee...
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Gyermelyi Zrt. is building a new mill
Date: 2012-04-12 12:20:42
Hungary's leading pasta maker, the Gyermelyi Group is building a new mill. Due to the about 2 billion HUF investment, in addition to soft wheat and egg, durum wheat will...
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Meat black markets will be under control
Date: 2012-04-12 12:11:35
The new land law can help in the restoration of the disturbed balance of animal husbandry and plant cultivation and in boosting up pig production – said Turi-Kovács Béla, Fidesz...
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Fruit and Vegetable Hotline
Date: 2012-04-12 12:11:30
Those vendors who sell strawberries from Spanish, Italian or other Mediterranean areas as domestic products deceive the consumers. Anyone who meets a rip-off can report it to the National Food...
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The level of agricultural producer prices decreased
Date: 2012-04-12 12:10:54
Following the dynamics of the previous months, the agricultural producer price level decreased by 4.5 percent in February, compared to a year earlier. The price of crop products fell by...
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Twenty percent less watermelons are planted in South Békés
Date: 2012-04-12 12:10:17
Watermelon production area will be smaller with hundreds of hectares in 2012 than in 2011 in South Békés. Farmers will plant an expected 2500 to 2,600 hectares until the end...
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Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages will be more expensive from the summer
Date: 2012-04-12 12:09:24
The price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will grew, due to the excise tax increase in July – said Kondrát Zsolt, senior analyst at MKB. After the 5.9 percent...
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Hungarian eggs were not allowed to enter the Czech market
Date: 2012-04-12 12:08:45
The Czech National Veterinary Authority (SVS), not allowed about three million eggs from abroad to the Czech market in the first quarter of this year. According to Thursday's communication of...
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Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
Date: 2012-04-12 11:35:22
On 11 April 2012, the general debate on administrative districts began in Parliament. In her opening speech, Erika Szabó laid emphasis on the essence of the system, pointing out that...
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Praktiker will not leave Eastern Europe
Date: 2012-04-12 11:00:42
According to the president of the company, Praktiker does not intend to discard its Eastern European interests. Thomas Fox, told that they really plan to review the portfolio, in order...
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Golden medal in Bordeaux for Tokaji Kereskedőház
Date: 2012-04-12 10:26:04
Since it was created in 1976, the Challenge International du Vin has acquired an expertise, skills and fame which make it a genuine reference in the world of international wine...
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Inflation is 5.5 percent, food prices increased below the average
Date: 2012-04-11 12:55:17
This year's average inflation may be around 5.3 to 5.6 percent – told the analysts of Takarékbank and ING on the basis of the datas of the Central Statistical Office...
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