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Generali Providencia gave the “Partner of the Year” title to GROW Group

On the 4th of February, the Generali Providencia Partner ceremony was held for the second time. On the event, the insurance company awarded its external sales partners and its partner...

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HunDeszt for the fifth time: this time in the winter

Almost 30 pálinkas received gold certification at the industry's most prestigious national contest, the HunDeszt pálinka competition. The jury announced winners in 12 categories. From the 283 samples, 29 pálinka...

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Hungarian economy declined by 6 percent last year

According to KSH’s and Ecostat’s datas; The latest Hungarian GDP data caused a slight positive surprise among analysts. The Hungarian economy shrunk by 4 percent in the last quarter of...

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The denominator will be at the Bocuse d'Or Hungary

The finals of the Bocuse d’Or Selection Hungary will be held at the Foodapest exhibition, Budapest on the 21st and 22nd of February. Paul Bocuse, the denominator of the competition...

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The number of employed people can decrease with millions in the coming decades

The Economic and Social Council (GSZT) is concerned about the demographic trends in Hungary, and proposes to prepare a comprehensive program to improve the situation – said Parragh László president...

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METRO supermarket chain supports the victims of the Haitian earthquake

METRO provides the raw materials and refreshments for the charity gala dinner, which is organized to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. METRO, as the committed supporter and partner...

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More optimistic mood in the three-fourth of the world

According to the research of Ipsos and Reuters News; positive consumer evaluation of the economic outlooks published for the first time, since the large destruction of the recession. In the...

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Food price insecurity

Food price can go up and down in the forthcoming months. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and the changes in demand can also affect the price of the...

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Renewable packaging in the cooperation of Ifantis and Sealed Air

The Ifantis (of the leading meat processing company of Greece) had chosen Sealed Air Cryovac’s original Darfresh ® vacuum skin packaging already in the 90s, for the packaging of retail...

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Czech retail sales are getting more and more lower

The Czech retail sales declined in December, due to the still weak private consumption. Annual sales, decreased by 1.9 percent after the 4.7 percent of November. The decline is lasting...

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The latest products of Szintézis ZRt.: SZIKE and Cronis Cashier – information is power (x)

The basis is a trade system that supports trade instruments to cover the whole network from cashiers to the central control unit. The SZIKE Trading System and the Cronis Cashier...

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The Arany Korona cooperative will help the Hungarian small-scale producers

The Arany Korona which is a marketing cooperative was formed in October last year and would like to help domestic manufacturers and service providers, in the distribution of Hungarian goods....

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The increasing of recycling is a Europe-wide trend

According to the survey of the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE); The household glass recycling in Europe increased into record heights, in 2008. In 2008, 25.5 billion bottles, about 11...

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OKSZ vs. Agricultural Office

The National Trade Association expressed its consternation in a communication, in context with the Agricultural Office’s Food Code related resolution. According to OKSZ; the Office cannot determine such implementing terms,...

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2010 may be worse for German households, than last year

In 2009, consumption in Germany increased by 0.4 percent, boosting the economic development. In 2010, household spendings are expected to stagnate – appears in the latest research of GfK Group....

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Lidl expands in Romania

Lidl prepares to conquer Romania. The German supermarket chain will open 20 stores in Hungary’s eastern neighbor, the first department stores will be in Bucharest. The first Lidl stores were...

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SPAR is committed to quality

The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. operates an SGS certified – the world's leading certification organisation – Integrated Management System (IIR) since December 2009. This system has two elements; the ISO...

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Environmentally conscious shopping bags in the METRO stores

METRO Trade Ltd. is strongly committed to environmental awareness in many areas, for several years. METRO would like to decrease pollution with its environmental-friendly, several times usable, long lasting and...

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Grüne Woche, Berlin, part 1 – In addition to consumers, Hungarians also met purchasers in Berlin

In January, Hungarian food products were given media surface in the value of HUF 30-50 million in Germany – Hungary was the partner country at the Grüne Woche food and...

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Distributor of Scholl and Durex is the Best Workplace

SSL Magyarország Kft. finished first in the Világgazdaság-Hewitt Best Workplace Survey. An 87-percent employee loyalty can only be the result of consistent human resource management with long-term goals. According to...

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Trends in high-selling food products

Retail turnover of the 90 food categories surveyed by Nielsen was HUF 1,320 billion in December 2008-November 2009, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. The following...

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Good start for NeoNoir

NeoNoir communication agency started its career last October. Based on the founders’ earlier performance it is now wonder that NeoNoir was up for a head start. They also work outside...

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9 out of 10 households buy pork products

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, the complete processed meat market decreased by 4 percent in volume, but increased by 2 percent in terms of value in October 2008-September 2009. The...

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We buy non-alcoholic beverages less often

Mineral waters, fruit juices, carbonated soft drinks and ice teas make up the non-alcoholic beverage category, in which Hungarian households consumed 7 percent less products in January-September 2009 than a...

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The mobile phone may become a second wallet

After debit card payment appeared in Hungary numerous financial experts were of the opinion that the new payment method would spread fast – since it was secure, simple and the...

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Dr. Oetker Expressz Élesztő

Instant dry yeast that requires no dissolving in liquid or rising....

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the…- PLMA 2010, Istanbul

2009 was the year of private labels: due to the economic crisis spending habits changed all over Europe and these changes were favourable for Private Label. The PLMA 2010 conference...

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New communications director at Henkel

From 1 March 2010, Carsten Tilger will assume the position of head of corporate communications at Henkel; he will succeed Dr Marcus Kuhnert. 42-year old Carsten Tilger holds a Master’s...

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SGS against climate change

SGS, the world’s leading quality controlling, testing and certifying company is devoted to the protection of the environment, supporting several awareness raising campaigns. One of these is the ‘100 PHOTOS...

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Machine on the body

Adwalker, a wearable digital screen that is perfect for communication, data registration and measuring has reached Hungary. The 4-kg device consists of two ergonomic monitors built in a vest and...

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