News and articles
What's on our Easter-table?
Date: 2012-03-27 12:35:01
Hungarian housewives get to choose from a wide range of seasonal Easter smoked items at the shops. The experts of SGS Hungária Ltd. offer help to find our way within...
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The development of food industry is a national strategic issue
Date: 2012-03-27 12:33:40
The development of food industry is a national strategic issue – voiced Bognár Lajos, Deputy-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) responsible for food chain surveillance and...
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Hungarian fruit and vegetable producer groups can receive 1.4 billion HUF this year
Date: 2012-03-27 12:30:33
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) earmarked 1.4 billion HUF for the fruit and vegetable producer groups in the Darányi Ignác-plan this year. The support can be claimed for the...
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The criterias of food marketing will be more stringent
Date: 2012-03-27 12:25:58
The criterias of food marketing will be more stringent and the fines will significantly increase, due to the amendment of the food safety law approved by the National Assembly on...
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DVTK coffee arrives in April
Date: 2012-03-27 12:05:55
The football team of Diósgyőr introduced the DVTK coffee soon after the introduction of the DVTK beer. The Diósgyőr FC Kft. signed a cooperation agreement with the Pannon Kávé Kft....
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Starbucks to introduce an espresso machine
Date: 2012-03-27 12:05:11
The U.S. coffee chain Starbucks is attacking the market position of Nespresso. The company has announced that before the summer they will launch a high pressure espresso machine: the Versimo....
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German consumer sentiment worsened
Date: 2012-03-27 12:04:49
Some deterioration occurred in the German consumer sentiment indicator in April, after it was steadily improving in the previous six months, – the GfK market researcher announced on Tuesday. The...
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Debrecen will host the Mangalica festival
Date: 2012-03-27 12:04:12
The National Association of Mangalica Breeders will hold its tenth festival in Debrecen – said Tóth Péter, president of the association at Tuesday’s press conference in Debrecen. He reminded that...
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Batch of blessed Pilsner Urquell beer heading to Vatican
Date: 2012-03-27 12:03:13
The Pilsner brewed pilsner beer specifically for the Vatican for the Easter holidays and set sail on Monday afternoon from the West Bohemian Pilsen to Rome. With the Easter celebrations...
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Magazine: A significant proportion of households only buy one type of toothpaste
Date: 2012-03-27 12:01:57
GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan survey reveals that not everyone uses toothpaste: every year eight out of ten households (78 percent) buy the product. In 2011 the toothpaste market remained stable and...
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Management Board of Praktiker AG asks noteholders for a reduction of the interest rate
Date: 2012-03-27 11:13:56
To support the company’s ongoing restructuring process – as already envisaged with the publication of the restructuring programme end of November 2011 –, Praktiker AG is asking the holders of...
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2012 is the year of peach
Date: 2012-03-27 11:05:00
The annual Pálinkafestival of Budapest is going to open its gates on 10th May and will close on 13th. Just like in the previous years, visitors get to choose from...
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Tesco in co-operation with Wonderduck Agency
Date: 2012-03-27 10:55:07
Wonderduck Agency is one of the winners of Tesco's Hostess Agency Tender. The co-operation started on 1st March 2012 and will be closed on 31st December 2013....
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Henkel develops reworkable underfill
Date: 2012-03-27 10:49:29
In today’s electronic devices such as smartphones there are numerous complex engineering components. Expanding on its portfolio of advanced underfill materials, Henkel has developed Loctite UF3810, a new underfill technology...
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The small breweries enrich selection
Date: 2012-03-27 10:40:35
The small breweries in Hungary enrich the domestic supply of the beer market, with producing beer specialties. Their production is 0.2 percent of the total annual Hungarian beer production –...
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Experts consider the retail sales growth as a positive turning point
Date: 2012-03-26 12:50:03
Experts consider the January increase of retail sales as a positive turning point, but they also draw attention that it is not yet possible to conclude a year-round process from...
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KSH: retail sales increased in January
Date: 2012-03-26 12:48:59
The retail sales volume in January of this year was 0.6 percent above the same period of the previous year; sales increase in food stores, as well as in the...
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The Hungaricum Association initiates changes to the bill
Date: 2012-03-26 12:40:42
The Hungaricum Association (Husz) initiates the change of the hungaricum bill, because they do not see that the financial basis of the administration is insured – said Birinyi József, President...
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The EU and national competition authority also examine the Auchan, Cora acquisition
Date: 2012-03-26 12:35:29
The Competition Authority (GVH) does not decide it yet to ask Brussels for the right of authorization in the Auchan, Cora acquisition. The domestic subsidiary of the French Auchan announced...
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Unicum Plum: a novelty from Zwack
Date: 2012-03-26 12:20:48
At Hungary's first bitter master course, Zwack Sándor presented Unicum’s latest product the Unicum plum. The beverage specialty is a real world novelty. It is the first herbal liqueur, which...
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Auchan can be profitable in 2014
Date: 2012-03-26 12:10:17
Auchan Hungary Kft. closed last year with a 7.6 billion HUF loss, due to the significant tax burden, and the high amortization, but if the crisis tax will be terminated...
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Three Grand Gold Medals were given the at the Veszprém County Competition of Bottled Wines
Date: 2012-03-26 12:02:36
Three wines were awarded with Grand Gold Medals at the Veszprém County Competition of Bottled Wines at the competition of the Chamber of Agriculture of Veszprém County. 77 wineries took...
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Avalanche researchers studies the changes in ice cream
Date: 2012-03-26 12:00:53
Avalanche experts are helping to study how ice cream's structure changes when it is stored in a household freezer. Samples of ice cream have been scanned with an X-ray machine...
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Free number to call if foodchain-safety irregularities found
Date: 2012-03-26 11:56:41
Starting from 26th March 2012, the National Foodchain-safety Authority (NÉBIH) will offer a green number free of charge to call for citizens finding an irregularities. The launch of the service...
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PayU conquers Europe
Date: 2012-03-26 11:46:41
The Polish Platnosci.pl system owned by PayU SA, being the leader of the domestic online payment market, enters new European countries. Together with expansion, the company implements a new image-building...
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Abraham hams by Zimbo
Date: 2012-03-26 11:06:49
From January 2012, Abraham-hams from Germany are being distributed by Zimbo Perbál Ltd. in Hungary. The brothers Rolf and Jürgen Abraham founded a ham smoking company in Moisburg near Buxtehude....
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Tesco is looking for new regional suppliers in Szolnok
Date: 2012-03-26 10:56:47
Tesco is about to move on to learn about even more Hungarian suppliers within the compass of their Regional Suppliers’ Forum. The next forum will take place in Szolnok, on...
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The market of household chemicals and cosmetics remained 300 billion HUF
Date: 2012-03-23 13:35:56
Household chemicals and cosmetics retail sales amounted to 300 billion HUF between March 2011 and Febrary 2012, the same extent as last year. According to Nielsen’s Retail Index, stores sold...
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Pro Europe initated EU inquiry in connection with the environment protection product fee
Date: 2012-03-23 13:02:45
The Pro Europe organization sent an another complaint letter to the European Commission in connection with the conversion of the Hungarian environment protection product fee. The Pro Europe in its...
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Campaign for the native regional fruit species
Date: 2012-03-23 12:18:28
Rural Development Minister Fazekas Sándor has signed the regulation on the propagation and distribution of the native regional fruit species. The regional fruit species will be added to the National...
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