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Beer consumption is decreasing, while wine consumption is increasing in the Czech Republic
Date: 2012-04-18 11:05:13
According to the datas of the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ), while in 2005 the per capita beer consumption reached 164 liters, in the Czech Republic, this figure dropped back to...
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Budapest Pálinka Festival: The Ocho Macho loves pálinka
Date: 2012-04-18 10:55:54
The bands of the main stage prepare with special acoustic live acts for the May 10 opening of the Budapest Pálinka Festival. Pál Utcai Fiúk, the Ocho Macho and the...
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More and more tourists from Slovakia visit Hungary
Date: 2012-04-18 10:00:11
The number of guests from Slovakia is increasing from year to year, at hoilday resorts in Hungary. Last year, only at the Lake Balaton 13 thousand tourist spent their vacation...
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Several food companies among the Top 20 list of the Hungarian companies expanding abroad
Date: 2012-04-17 13:20:44
The New York-based Vale Columbia Center and the ICEG European Center examined the expansion of Hungarian companies in abroad. The foreign assets of the ranked twenty companies between 2008 and...
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Nemtudom P3 plum and Csengődi cherry in the National Species Catalogue
Date: 2012-04-17 13:02:39
The Species Certificating Committee recognized newly bred grapes and fruit varieties – told the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) to MTI on Tuesday. The Board, among others, took up the...
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Erzsébet-vochers can be used in the Tesco stores
Date: 2012-04-17 13:00:55
The Erzsébet-vochers can be used in the stores of Tesco from Sunday, the first among international supermarket chains. Many people used this possibility even on the first day. The experiences...
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Two billion HUF remains in the food industry
Date: 2012-04-17 12:45:40
The Hungarian food industry no need to pay the two billion HUF worth annual disaster protection contribution, because the parliament changed the certain provisions of the Act. The original legislation...
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Fee should be paid for the registration of recyclable packaging products
Date: 2012-04-17 12:38:46
The National Environmental Protection and Water Management Inspectorate will register the recyclable packaging, on the basis of companies and types, in the future. The registration will cost 80 thousand HUF...
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Mineral waters, fattened Danone’s revenues
Date: 2012-04-17 12:20:37
The French Danone Group's revenue rose by 7.6 percent to 5.1 billion euros this year's first quarter, compared to a year earlier, mainly due to the growth in sales in...
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Czech-Polish food debate
Date: 2012-04-17 12:15:04
The Czech Republic will try to achieve at the competent fora of the European Union, to ban the imports of Polish food – said Petr Bendl, Czech Minister of Agriculture...
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The ZEW index indicates an improved mood in the strongest economy of Europe
Date: 2012-04-17 12:10:04
Economic sentiment further improvement in April in Germany. The ZEW index increased from 22.3 points to 23.4 points. According to the survey of the Mannheim-based ZEW, German economic sentiment improves...
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Soproni Receives Its 14th Gold Quality Award at Monde Selection
Date: 2012-04-17 11:03:02
Monde Selection, International Institute for Quality Selections was founded in 1961, in Brussels and is dedicated to consumer protection and recognizing quality products. Its mission is to test consumer goods...
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Coface: persistent credit risk in most countries
Date: 2012-04-17 10:57:10
he situation of companies in the construction sector closely reflects the world, regional and national economic trends. At a time when the world economy is characterized by divergences between countries,...
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Emerging markets have increased the revenue of L'Oréal
Date: 2012-04-17 10:43:03
Thanks to the emerging markets, L'Oréal’s first quarter revenue increased by 5.64 percent to 6.4 billion euros, compared to the datas of the previous year. Revenue from the emerging markets...
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Dissolving of the mall stop is not on agenda
Date: 2012-04-16 14:10:37
Contrary to the expectations, the dissolving of the mall stop was not the subject of last week's cabinet meeting. As they say, the retail floor space is strictly regulated in...
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The delay of investments caused a 300 billion HUF loss to the SMEs
Date: 2012-04-16 13:30:39
According to the survey of GE Capital, business activity and investment sentiment greatly reduced in the case of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the past two years. The...
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Ministry of Rural Development: the meat plant of gyula will be a strategic company
Date: 2012-04-16 13:25:53
The Gyulai Húskombinát (Meat Plant of Gyula) will be a strategic company. Rural Development Minister Fazekas Sándor will submit the draft to the government – said Budai Gyula Parliamentary Secretary...
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Coface: Can not see the light at the end of the tunnel
Date: 2012-04-16 13:25:16
According to the latest survey of the international credit insurer Coface Hungary, in the first quarter of this year, the number of insolvency proceedings increased by a total of nearly...
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The founding document of the Hungarian Gastro Map Cluster has been signed
Date: 2012-04-16 13:20:26
It is a common interest that Hungary to be able to provide safe food, with the use of mainly domestic raw materials – said Kardeván Endre, Secretary of State at...
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The Agrana creates an elderberry and cherry production system in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county
Date: 2012-04-16 12:40:30
Austrian Agrana Juice- Magyarország Kft. creates an integrated elderberry and cherry production system in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county – told Kóczinger Norbert, the project leader of the fruit processing company to MTI...
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Food raw material production plant is under constructionin in Sződ
Date: 2012-04-16 12:34:24
The Dagent Kft. starts to manufacture “soy” food materials in its Sződ plant, that will be ready for the Autumn. Bándi Gábor project manager told to MTI, that the company...
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Retail sales growth is higher than expected in the world's largest economy
Date: 2012-04-16 12:32:12
U.S. retail sales showed a greater recovery for the third subsequent month, despite the fact that gasoline prices increased. Turnover grew by 0.8 percent in March, while analysts expected 0.3...
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Green light to the new plant of FuturAqua
Date: 2012-04-16 12:31:48
The FuturAqua Ásványvíztermelő és Vagyonkezelő Nyrt. (FuturAqua Mineral Production and Asset Management Plc.) has received a final construction permit on the 16th April 2012 for the construction of its new...
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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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