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Retail food sales in Hungary rose 5% in value terms
Date: 2012-03-08 12:23:19
Retail food sales in Hungary rose 5% in value terms in the twelve months to last January from the previous twelve-month period, market research company Nielsen published in its new...
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The Agárdi Pálinkafőzde plans a 5 percent revenue growth
Date: 2012-03-08 12:12:24
The management of the Agárdi Pálinkafőzde (Agárdi Pálinka Distillery) plans an about 5 percent revenue growth this year. This means a 350 million HUF annual sales revenue – told Szabó...
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Egri csillag wine festival for the first time
Date: 2012-03-08 12:09:29
The first Egri csillag wine festival, named after the Egri csillag (Star of Eger) wine, which is the white pair of the bull’s blood will be held on 8 April,...
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DVTK beer available from Sunday
Date: 2012-03-08 12:08:53
Under the cooperative agreement between the football club of Diósgyőr (DVTK) and the Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. the fans can drink DVTK beer from Sunday. Dudás Hunor, managing director of the...
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Dutch Vermeer cheese wins 2012 Cheese World Championship
Date: 2012-03-08 12:07:29
A Dutch cheesemaker's Vermeer cheese has been named as the world's best cheese overtaking 2500 rivals. The contest, held every two years in Madison, Wisconsin. It typically draws more than...
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Trendy armbands in the Pom Bär packages
Date: 2012-03-08 12:05:24
Special shaped, fashionable arm bands can be found in the Pom Bär packages. The 11 different shaped and colored armbands – star, dog or even a cowboy on horseback –...
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Hungary puts emphasis on health tourism at the Berlin Tourism Fair
Date: 2012-03-08 12:01:44
Hungary puts emphasis on health tourism and the underground water stocks at one of the world's largest tourism trade show, the Berlin International Tourism Fair (ITB), which opened on Wednesday...
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Salt counterfeiting may reduce the foreign demand for Polish food products
Date: 2012-03-08 12:00:26
The Polish food industry worries about the reduction of foreign demand, because Czech and Slovak food producer chambers called for a boycott of Polish products, due to widespread counterfeiting of...
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The fish population of the Lake Tisza will be enriched by native carps
Date: 2012-03-08 12:00:23
The Lake Tisza Sport Fishing Non-Profit Ltd. provides the carp resupply, with the propagation of native carps – announced the company's managing director at a press conference in Tiszafüred-Örvény on...
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Hungary seeks for the full utilization of EU funds
Date: 2012-03-08 11:30:10
Hungary seeks to reach the one hundred percent utilization of EU funds, even though the economic crisis has slowed the progress of the programs – told the National Development Agency...
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Colliers: retail area barely expands this year
Date: 2012-03-07 13:20:52
According to the latest retail market report of the Hungarian office of Colliers International, domestic demand has not changed appreciably during year 2011. The retail sales stagnated between January and...
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The weak industrial production data of January surprised the analysts
Date: 2012-03-07 13:10:18
Analysts are surprised by the weak industrial production data for January, because they expected higher production levels, and although they can not see clearly all processes, they consider that this...
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Ministry of Rural Development: support to the dairy farmers and rice growers
Date: 2012-03-07 12:52:39
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) announces again this year the support for dairy farmers to manage their specific disadvantages, and introduces the special rice support. With the total of...
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Women earn one-fifth less than men
Date: 2012-03-07 12:50:56
In Hungary, women earn 21 percent less than men on average – shows the latest online salary survey of fizetesek.hu, operated by the Workania job portal. The company told MTI...
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The Winery of Günzer Tamás built a new processing plant
Date: 2012-03-07 12:35:42
The new processing plant of the Günzer Tamás Pincészete Kft. was handed over on Wednesday in Villány. The new processing plant cost 504 million HUF. The new processing plant of...
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The Good CSR program is the supporter of the WWF Danube-protection program
Date: 2012-03-07 12:30:04
The community of responsible companies, the Good CSR program has been renewed. Thanks to the conversion, beside the colorful and meaningful program elements, the member companies jointly support the WWF...
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German industrial orders decreased by 2.7 percent in January
Date: 2012-03-07 12:20:08
German industrial orders decreased by 2.7 percent in January, calendary and seasonally adjusted, after the 1.6 percent increase of December – the German economy ministry announced on Wednesday. Analysts expected...
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Magazine: Price reductions and promotions are most sought for by women
Date: 2012-03-07 12:18:28
GfK Hungária Shopping Monitor 2011–2012 shows that shopper expectations about stores change both per demographic group and with time. For many years customers have been mentioning product quality and freshness,...
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The Czechs still like to purchase abroad
Date: 2012-03-07 12:01:23
More than a quarter of the Czechs regularly goes shopping abroad. The Czechs buy mostly clothing, food and consumer electronic goods in the neighboring countries, in Poland, Germany and Austria...
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The first Body Shop® opening in Budapest
Date: 2012-03-07 10:49:20
The Body Shop International plc is the original, natural and ethical beauty brand, with over 2,500 stores in over 60 markets worldwide. The first store in Budapest is going to...
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SCA listed in WWF’s paper benchmarking tool
Date: 2012-03-07 10:43:48
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has recently launched the global benchmarking tool Check Your Paper for pulp and paper products at the PaperWorld trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The...
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New Eucerin® product family launched
Date: 2012-03-07 09:11:23
he combination of anti-inflammatory Licochalcone A, sebum regulating L-Carnitine, antibacterial 1,2-Decanediol provides an effective dermocosmetic skin care for acne prone skin. To support the beneficial effects, a combinatory application of...
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UN expert calls for junk food tax
Date: 2012-03-06 16:22:15
Unhealthy snacks and soft drinks should be taxed to fight bad eating habits in rich countries, the United Nations’ chief nutrition expert said in a report on Tuesday. At the...
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Magazine: Energy drink distributors chose the price war
Date: 2012-03-06 13:00:32
Despite the government’s decision to impose a public health product fee (NETA), the price of energy drinks did not increase yet. Instead a fierce market competition, a price war started...
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KSH: last year’s GDP was 4 percent smaller than in 2008
Date: 2012-03-06 13:00:02
According to the joint flash estimate of KSH and Ecostat, Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.7 percent in 2011, but despite the growth, the performance of the economy...
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Long-term egg shortage to come?
Date: 2012-03-06 12:59:48
Eggs can be twice as expensive this year’s Easter than a year ago. No matter how incredible it is, Hungarians should prepare for a long-term egg shortage in Hungary, the...
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Agriculture is the Engine of Investments
Date: 2012-03-06 12:45:09
Agricultural investments rose significantly by 11.7 percent in 2011. Investment in the processing and food industries also increased by more than 24 percent. The increasing willingness to invest is due...
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Gyula sausages are also purchased on the Russian market
Date: 2012-03-06 12:41:27
The Gyulai Húskombinát Zrt. increased its export revenue in 2011 by 10 percent, the company was able to sell more products in the Russian market – said Ruck János CEO...
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NIVEA Q10plus family renewed
Date: 2012-03-06 12:14:22
NIVEA renewed its popular Q10 series. The NIVEA Q10plus product family contains a new formula and creatine beside the antioxidant Q10 coenzyme. Creatine helps to slow down the natural aging...
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Successful cooperation between Emmi and Dachser
Date: 2012-03-06 12:10:20
Switzerland’s largest dairy food processor Emmi and Dachser Food Logistics, one of the leading service providers of temperature controlled foodstuffs logistics in Germany, have signed a contract for storage and...
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