News and articles
Carbonated and still mineral waters’ market shares are converging
Date: 2011-06-07 10:14:25
Mineral water retail sales fell by 6 percent in value in April 2010-March 2011; volume sales were down 2 percent on the 900 million-litre annual market. Sales amounted to HUF...
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Vámos: no unfair income occures in food retailing
Date: 2011-06-06 14:50:02
The retail price of staple foods are often higher than the cost of goods – claimed the recently published study of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI). After the article...
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Vegetable sprouts are responsible for the diarrhea epidemic?
Date: 2011-06-06 13:20:35
The consumer confidence is shaken in the domestic fruit and vegetables market – said Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister. However, he said that the Hungarian products are safe to consume...
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Goose liver producerts to cooperate
Date: 2011-06-06 13:10:30
In order to strenghten the positions of goose liver in both the foreign and the domestic markets, the participants of the sector esttablished an alliance; the city of Orosháza wants...
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The Ministry of Agriculture would alleviate frost damages
Date: 2011-06-06 13:08:56
The Ministry of Agriculture develops a compensation package to help the farmers, due to the frost damages of May. The Ministry's deputy secretary, Feldman Zsolt said that at least 40...
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EU is looking for new ways in fish farming
Date: 2011-06-06 13:00:49
Director-Generals of the EU member states' Fisheries met with the leading experts of the Union in Rétimajor, Hungary. Beside the 42 leading government officials, of the 27 EU member countries...
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6,700 square meters of retail space and office waiting for the tenants if the Hegyvidék Center will be completed
Date: 2011-06-06 12:51:44
The construction of the Hegyvidék Center in the 12th district of Buda undergoes as planned. At Thursday's founding stone ceremony the developer, the WING Zrt. and Pokorni Zoltán, mayor also...
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The Russian import ban is contrary to WTO rules
Date: 2011-06-06 12:27:32
Russia's import ban on import vegetables from the European Union, that was announced on Thursday, is contrary to the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) – said Fernando Valenzuela...
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Thirty thousand euros for a champagne
Date: 2011-06-06 12:00:28
The world's oldest sparkling wine was sold for a record 30 thousand euros at a Finnish auction. The bottle spent nearly 170 years in the bottom of the sea, inside...
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Sunday-shopping is an integral part of Hungarian citizens' life
Date: 2011-06-06 11:58:35
More than 48 percent of the Hungarian population, namely 1.9 million families are getting their shopping done on Sunday – TNS Hoffmann's new survey pointed out. The research project carried...
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Different cares for different hairs
Date: 2011-06-06 11:56:36
Hair care is one of the biggest cosmetics categories, to which one of the smallest, hair styling is closely connected. Large companies typically manage several prestigious brands in parallel and...
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Fight agains counterfeit products
Date: 2011-06-06 10:47:12
There are no limits when it comes to counterfeit-products, no matter whether we are talking about food, cosmetics or jewelry. However, the fight against counterfeiting cannot be successful unless the...
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Sándor Fazekas convenes meeting of the Council of Agriculture Ministers for Tuesday
Date: 2011-06-06 10:15:13
As rotating President of the Agricultural and Fisheries Council, The Minister of Rural Development has convened a meeting of his EU colleagues for Tuesday June 7 in Luxembourg to analyse...
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Climate Talks Scheduled to continue in Bonn
Date: 2011-06-06 08:28:37
Talks are due to continue on 6 June 2011 under the auspices of the UN Framework Convention with the struggle against climate change in focus. The European Union will be...
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The introduction of the hamburger tax would be unprecedented
Date: 2011-06-03 13:10:52
The price of coke, chips, energy drinks, fast food, but even coffee and some cheese may increase by ten to twenty HUF, if the government adopts the so-called hamburger tax....
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Surtax and the economic crisis: Spar and Auchan did not have a good year
Date: 2011-06-03 13:05:09
Partly due to the special tax, and partly because of the crisis, most commercial chains operating in Hungary suffered a loss in 2010. The Annual Report of Spar Hungary Ltd....
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The rent of commercial premises remained low in the boomtowns of Europe
Date: 2011-06-03 12:52:13
According to the latest report of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE); New York remained the world's most expensive retail target market, after the traders focus on the capitals of fashion, thus...
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The Hungarian fruits and vegetables are safe to consume
Date: 2011-06-03 12:50:45
The Hungarian fruits and vegetables are safe to consume, no one is threatened by any danger. Infected vegetables and cucumbers did not arrive to Hungary – states Fazekas Sándor, Rural...
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Russia does not need European vegetables
Date: 2011-06-03 12:45:47
The European Commission requires an explanation from the Russian authorities in connection why they banned the imports of vegetables from all of the EU countries, referring to the diarrhea- bacteria...
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The MOSZ urges compensation for the cucumber producers
Date: 2011-06-03 12:40:50
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperators and Producers (MOSZ) suggest the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) to provide withdrawal support to the cucumber producers who were hit by the situation...
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The frost of May destroyed the apples in Szabolcs county
Date: 2011-06-03 12:34:55
The sudden cooling and frost in early May mostly affected the apple and walnut plantations in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The rate of damage is 94 percent in the case of apples...
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Scottish stormed the Tesco stores
Date: 2011-06-03 12:00:53
Crowds stormed the Tesco hypermarkets, due to incorrect beer prices in Scotland. According to Tesco's announced action; 36 cans of beers would cost 20 pounds, 11 pounds cheaper, but the...
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Hell Energy's new factory to be opened
Date: 2011-06-03 11:24:08
In the beginning of June, Hell Energy Hungary Ltd.'s new factory is going to be opened near Szikszó. The company is celebrating its 5th birthday this year, and the new...
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Two new Lidl outlets in Hajdúböszörmény and Agárd
Date: 2011-06-03 11:19:49
Two new Lidl stores have opened their gates on 2nd June Thursday: one in Hajdúböszörmény and the other is in Agárd. The former has a parking lot for 160 cars,...
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HOVENTA-locations to be distributed soon
Date: 2011-06-03 11:18:28
The 30th HOVENTA International Hotel,-HORECA and gastrotechnological tradeshow is going to open its gates for the 30th time this year located at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Center between 11th and 14th...
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Mars and CSR set an example
Date: 2011-06-03 10:30:17
Mars Hungary has introduced the importance of volunteering and social responsibility through their own example within the compass of a 2011 CSR Market exhibition. The company has been present at...
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E-commerce and tablets
Date: 2011-06-03 10:27:29
In February 2010, when the first iPad appeared, most users rightfully asked themselves “Why should I buy a tablet?” A year later, as the iPad 2 debuts in Hungary, the...
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ÉFOSZ: hambuger tax is problematic
Date: 2011-06-02 18:00:46
The National Food Processors Association (ÉFOSZ) considers the hamburger tax's concept fundamentally wrong and contrary to the interests of the Hungarian economy – told ÉFOSZ to MTI on Thursday. According...
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Hungary foreign trade turnover on its pre-crisis level
Date: 2011-06-02 13:40:43
In the first quarter of 2011 the volume of foreign trade increased significantly, exports by 18, while imports by 16 percent, compared to the level of the previous year –...
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MagyarBrands Conference in the Millenáris Park
Date: 2011-06-02 13:36:32
The MagyarBrands Conference will be held in the Millenáris Park on the 3rd of June with the presentations of recognized domestic experts. Issues will be: product marketing, the brand building...
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