News and articles
Bomb alarm in Duna Pláza
Date: 2011-08-01 17:18:21
Late in the evening on Monday, a bomb alarm went off at the Budapest-based shopping center Duna Pláza. A man has announced on the phone that he has placed a...
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NFH: National risk map is necessary in the field of consumer protection
Date: 2011-08-01 12:30:57
National risk map is necessary in the field of consumer protection in order to carry out more effective preventive work – toldPintér István, Director General of the National Consumer Protection...
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The school milk program continues
Date: 2011-08-01 12:28:03
The long-time ago established school milk program continues. Currently only every seventh child reaches milk. With the EU and national support about 760 thousand primary school students could consume 2...
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The ATM network is expanding
Date: 2011-08-01 12:25:38
According to the Brink's C.L. Hungary Zrt. value and cash logistics service company; following the expected expansion of the Hungarian ATM network a market worth of 3-5 billion will open...
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Wine marketing in late
Date: 2011-08-01 12:24:49
After the non-transparent operation of the previous years, the major wine-marketing campaigns could not start in time even in the new organizational system. The popular musician and TV personality, Hajós...
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The smaller Tesco stores also introduce a self-serving cashiers
Date: 2011-08-01 12:15:14
Tesco's self-service cashiers are succesful: it is expected that the smaller stores also introduce this method of payment. In Hungary, the system is operating in several hypermarkets. The Tesco Global...
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Wine Carnival of Debrecen at the Lake Békás
Date: 2011-08-01 12:12:18
Quality wines will lead the main role in the first week of August at the Lake Békás, that can be found in the Great Forest (Nagyerdő) of Debrecen. 29 famous...
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Tesco expands its range of diabetic foods
Date: 2011-08-01 12:11:51
Tesco renewed its food supply with the help of the National Association of Hungarian Dieticians. The range of organic, gluten-and lactose-free and diabetic food evxpanded by more than 100 new...
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Adventure Park is under construction on the top of the shopping center
Date: 2011-08-01 12:08:44
An adventure Park will be built to the top of the shopping center at the Kőbánya-Kispest station. The specific tenant of the mall did not leased premises, but the building's...
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Magazine: Tesco holds on to their market leading position and keeps investing in Hungary
Date: 2011-08-01 11:27:26
Since April Gerry Gray has been Tesco Hungary’s new CEO. He joined the Tesco team in 1988 as a shelf-replenisher and kept climbing up the corporate ladder in the following...
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Development Ministry on the Achievements of the Hungarian Presidency
Date: 2011-08-01 11:03:39
Hungary will benefit from it’s successful presidency in the long term, as stated during the press conference organised by the Ministry of National Development to give account of the activities...
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Hungarians are the most pessimistic in terms of financial situation improvement
Date: 2011-07-29 14:50:51
Hungary has the highest proportion of people who do not expect that their financial situation will improve – shows the latest Mood of the World 2011 study of GfK Roper...
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Campaign for the consumption of the Hungarian melon
Date: 2011-07-29 14:30:40
The Hungarian Melon Association and the FruitVeb with the support of the Agricultural Marketing Centre spends more than 20 million HUF, to stimulate the consumption of Hungarian melon domestically –...
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Chemicals and cosmetics market sales slightly decreased in both volume and value terms
Date: 2011-07-29 13:26:09
Hungary's retail household chemicals and cosmetics market was worth about 300 billion HUF in the first half of 2011, while sales slightly decreased in both volume and value terms, market...
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The Ministry of Rural Development easens the situation of slaughterhouses
Date: 2011-07-29 12:31:31
In order to encourage local production, the Ministry of Rural Development will make the food safety standards clearer and more transparent. The ministry's regulation raises the number of animals that...
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Former leader of Győrki Keksz died
Date: 2011-07-29 12:26:57
On 26th July, Mátyás Halbritter, former leader of Győrki Keksz és Ostyagyár, and later Győri Keksz died. He is 67 years old, and used to work fotr the Győr-based biscuit-producing...
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The Christmas fair has already started in London
Date: 2011-07-29 12:15:09
The Christmas fair has already started in London's Harrods and Selfridges department stores -record early. London, Harrods A Harrods spokesman explained the very early start with the number of foreign...
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The German Testbiotech Institute protests against the licensing of GM maize
Date: 2011-07-29 12:10:16
The Munich-based Testbiotech Institute called on the Commission to reconsider the marketing permission of a genetically modified maize variety. According to the German Institute; the EU announced the licensing of...
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OTP sold its Podravka shares
Date: 2011-07-29 12:00:54
The OTP Bank called the Croatian food company Podravka to pay 11.58 million euros, after having sold its Podravka shares. A total of 576,880 shares were sold last week for...
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Danone's revenue increased
Date: 2011-07-29 12:00:04
The global leader of fresh dairy products, the Paris-based Danone Group's net revenues increased by 16.3 percent to 9.73 billion euros in the first half of this year, surpassing the...
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Delhaize purchased the Serbian Delta Maxi
Date: 2011-07-29 11:58:51
The Belgium-based Delhaize retail group finished the 100 percent acquisition of the Serbian Delta Maxi retail chain. With the 932.5 million euros transaction, Delhaize can further strengthen its position in...
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New EU rules for wine-makers
Date: 2011-07-29 11:23:03
While the EU may finally deliver its overdue decision addressing use of “traditional terms” of winemaking, U.S. corporations must remain vigilant for violations of product labeling: Severe penalties can be...
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New leader at Hungarian Beiersdorf
Date: 2011-07-29 11:19:59
Beiersdorf's Hungarian subsidiary has a new CEO from July 2011, instead of Gerard J. Hierath, the new CEO is Thomas Lichblau. Besides, marketing director Ferenc Bartha is the new marketing...
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The wine and soda bus departs
Date: 2011-07-29 10:30:25
If summer, than wine and soda and wine and soda bus. This year's wine and soda campaign of the Agricultural Marketing Centre's (AMC) starts again. This year's campaign beside the...
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The Government’s work plan for the second half of this year
Date: 2011-07-28 17:05:15
Government decision-making does not stop during the summer: ‘The pace is maintained’. The Cabinet's agenda for the rest of the year comprises 164 laws, decisions and decrees, including decisions related...
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Dumping-like production and acquisitions before the introduction of the chips-tax
Date: 2011-07-28 15:00:18
Before the introduction of the chips-tax, the affected food manufacturers and retailers started a dumping-like production and acquisition, although the increase may not be long delayed. The food manufacturers want...
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Export sectors create jobs
Date: 2011-07-28 13:40:51
The number of employees between age 15-74 increased by 29,900 from 3,778,900 to 3,808,800 in one year (0.8 percent), which is the most dynamic growth of the past seven months...
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Wage supplement and Sunday opening hours
Date: 2011-07-28 13:10:24
According to the proposed modification of the Labour Code; the employers should pay fifty percent salary bonus to their employers working on Sundays, except for those part time workers, who...
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VAT-decision – The goverment accepts EU ruling
Date: 2011-07-28 13:00:23
Hungary is sticking to its 2011 and 2012 budget deficit targets and a European Court ruling on value added tax (VAT) refunds has no impact on the budget goals, spokespeople...
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The capsule coffee is getting increasingly popular in Hungary
Date: 2011-07-28 12:40:15
Its market share within the total market is still minimal, but the sold in capsules and the number of devices more than doubled in a year. The number of market...
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