News and articles
Facing the challenge in New York – part 18
Date: 2011-05-21 00:53:12
Roland Oláh earned himself a good reputation in Hungary and has been working in the United States for nearly two years. He regularly shares his experiences with our readers: ‘I...
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Cocktails from wine distillate
Date: 2011-05-21 00:44:31
The first wine distillate-based mixed drinks already appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. Ararat returned to the Hungarian market two years ago and the brand’s owners gave more...
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External beer controllers
Date: 2011-05-21 00:42:20
Large Hungarian breweries make serious efforts to control the quality of beer sold in bars and pubs – and the most effective tool for this is educating staff about the...
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Dining pack
Date: 2011-05-21 00:40:19
Not so long ago we featured the theme of dining packs: restaurants providing premium quality base materials – often kitchen-ready – and recipes for guests to prepare special dishes at...
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‘Collective’ marketing
Date: 2011-05-21 00:37:14
Collective marketing is a powerful tool – restaurants can also achieve their goals more easily together. Dining City Budapest organised a Restaurant Week, which proves that even suppliers are more...
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Well-targeted offers
Date: 2011-05-21 00:34:46
In Trade magazin’s ‘Promotion of the year 2010’ competition METRO won in two categories. In Horeca METRO’s ‘I Love’ programmes finished first. Ákos Haász, head of the company’s gastronomy customers...
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Limited space
Date: 2011-05-21 00:33:27
On 18 April the 8 most important professional organisations of the hotel, catering and tourism sector were represented and then-deputy minister of state Dr Endre Horváth and his colleagues represented...
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The Agri Széchenyi Card to be launched
Date: 2011-05-20 13:36:24
The ministerial order over the introduction of the Agri Széchenyi Card has been published. The program will offer help to small producers hit by the economic crisis or damages caused...
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Increasingly stringent corporate lending
Date: 2011-05-20 13:22:04
Corporate lendings tightened since February, and the banks can not promise substantial loosening in the next period. According to the survey of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB); some major players...
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The Starbucks conquers China
Date: 2011-05-20 13:18:16
Starbucks will have fifteen hundred coffee shops in China until 2015 – was announced at the handing over ceremony of a local café in Kunming, Yunnan province, southwestern China on...
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Szatmári International Pálinka Festival for the second time
Date: 2011-05-20 13:05:01
The second Szatmári International Pálinka Festival will be held in between the 27th and 29th of May in the northern Romanian Szatmár county. The county government is organizing the festival...
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Night of the thousand lanterns: lost children on milk cases
Date: 2011-05-20 13:04:53
The picture of four children, missing for years can be seen on 400 thousand milk boxes and 10 thousand other product packagings from Thursday. In the unique action, which is...
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Pálinka from the world's largest bottle
Date: 2011-05-20 13:02:59
At the country's only Double Pálinka Festival, double pálinka will be offered from the world's largest double pálinka bottle on Saturday in Újszilvás, Pest County. 2700 cups of plum double...
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Asia goes to Europe
Date: 2011-05-20 12:00:38
Hungary has all the possibility and capability for becoming the European centre of Asian-European business relations. At the moment there are very few samples for it, but it seems that...
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Hungarian wines during the Polish EU presidency
Date: 2011-05-20 11:59:06
Hungarian wines will be served during the Polish EU presidency, that will last in the second half of 2011. Bakos Piroska EU spokesperson announced via Twitter, that the Hungarian wines...
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Taking shape
Date: 2011-05-20 11:24:37
Sándor Csíki, the chairman of MVI’s media committee answers our questions. – MVI’s management represents a high level of practical experience and vast knowledge. It is too early to talk...
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New investment at Rondo Ltd.
Date: 2011-05-20 11:09:13
Papermaker giant Rondo Ltd. has completed the greatest investment of its 18 year-old history, without state support. The investment is over 2 billion HUF. With this investment, the byro of...
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Hungarian goose liver festival for the first time
Date: 2011-05-20 11:06:32
Poultry Product Council has organized its goose liver festival in the castle of Buda for the first time, for Friday to Sunday. The event was not just about gastronomy, but...
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Awards for chocoMe for its innovations
Date: 2011-05-20 10:35:12
The Hungarian Innovational Foundation has awarded chocoMe Ltd with an award within the compass of the 14th Hungarian Innovational Awards. The innovation is called “individualized handmade chocolate”, meaning that the...
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Synergon: Reformed Operation for the Reforming Market
Date: 2011-05-20 10:11:48
The Synergon Group reached a sales revenue of 4,152 million HUF in the first three months of 2011, which is an 8% sales revenue growth. The growth is related to...
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GfK Hungaria: Hungarian costumers are getting more conscious and price sensitive
Date: 2011-05-19 13:20:54
The Hungarian costumers have become more conscious and price sensitive, due to the economic crisis, and the shopping occasions became even more planned – shows the research of GfK Hungária....
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The farmers of Rábaköz cooperate to build a sugar factory
Date: 2011-05-19 13:00:18
The farmers of Rábaköz want to produce for the domestic market and for non-EU countries, and also considering the construction of a factory. Before the EU accession dozens of factories...
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Hungary slipped back five places on the competitiveness list
Date: 2011-05-19 12:55:05
The Swiss IMD Institute's 2011 world competitiveness ranking has been published. Hungary slipped back five places on the competitiveness list standing in the 47th position. Hungary stood in the ranking...
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The Hungarian walnut harvest may double
Date: 2011-05-19 12:54:22
The Hungarian walnut is popular in the world market, because of its good quality. Last year 1,000 tons of it was exported – said Bognár Károly, ambassador of the International...
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Tough price competition in the advertising industry
Date: 2011-05-19 12:54:15
Only a few tenders, cutthroat price competition, and if there is an order, it is mostly an ad hoc order, not a long-term brand building campaign. Because of the shrinking...
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Seventy-two Hungarian medals from London
Date: 2011-05-19 12:53:09
Seventy-two Hungarian wines won medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London, where 12,252 items from 44 countries were competing. Gold medals were awarded to Béres Tokaji Aszú 6...
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The European Commission would get rid of the plastic bags
Date: 2011-05-19 12:11:49
The European Commission calls upon the public's opinion, how to get rid of the plastic bags. The issues include, whether they should prohibit their use. The Commission will collect the...
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SABMiller's result increased by one-fourth
Date: 2011-05-19 12:10:30
The South-African-American SABMiller beer and beverage group reported a pre-tax profit 3.626 billion USD over its business year, ended with March. This result is 24 percent more than the 2.929...
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Manufacturer brands dominate the hair spray market
Date: 2011-05-19 11:50:02
Retail sales of the best-selling hair care categories were stable in terms of value in the March 2010-February 2011 period. Manufacturer brands were in a relatively good position with an...
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Liszt Ferenc airport passenger volume rises 8%
Date: 2011-05-19 10:43:38
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport's passenger volume has risen 8% yr/yr to 734,461 in April including the effect of the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in the same month of...
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