News and articles
Weather destroyed Tesco's Christmas
Date: 2011-01-13 11:59:12
Tesco Hungary has closed a rather unsuccesful Christmas-season, which naturally led to the decrease in revenue and stock exchange. Supermarket giant Tesco today blamed weeks of snowy weather for only...
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GKIeNET: smartphones are catching up
Date: 2011-01-13 11:58:08
Smartphones are catching up when it comes to online purchases. Now the usage of these devices has reached 1.5 percent of all e-purchases, which is a significant step ahead since...
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Illegal beverages caught in Hungary
Date: 2011-01-13 11:47:14
An illegal network of alcoholic beverages producing factory has been caught by the National Tax and Customs Board on Wednesday. Employees of the authority have checked six houses and found...
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Dioxin found in pork in Germany
Date: 2011-01-13 11:36:46
Germany's poisoned eggs scare has now spread to pork with investigators reporting raised levels of cancer-causing dioxin in pigs at a farm in Lower Saxony. This follows on from an...
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Companies in Hungary are not willing to work with young mothers
Date: 2011-01-13 08:13:08
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UN, EU, G20: the whole world is worried about food prices
Date: 2011-01-12 17:55:02
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization drew attention; that the price of the basic foods reached record highs in December 2010, which may lead to fear of inflation, protectionism, and...
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The poultry Product Council wants 8-12 percent wholesale price increase
Date: 2011-01-12 13:24:52
An 8 to 12 percent wholesale price increase would be needed to re-restore the profitability of domestic production – that can be read on the website of the Poultry Product...
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The MOSZ supports the “Original Hungarian Food” sign
Date: 2011-01-12 13:22:02
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperators and Producers (MOSZ) supports the introduction of the “Original Hungarian Food” marking – said Tóth István, secretary of the MOSZ. He added that discussions...
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Europe's largest economy grew by 3.6 percent in 2010
Date: 2011-01-12 12:35:37
German Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.6 percent in 2010, compared with a year earlier – said the German statistics office on Wednesday. According to the communication of the...
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Last year, cereal production fell by 9 percent
Date: 2011-01-12 12:25:36
Last year, 12.3 million tons of grain was produced on nearly on 2.6 million acres, on 11 percent smaller area than in the previous year. The yield decreased by more...
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France reclaimed the first place
Date: 2011-01-12 12:21:53
Once again, France was the world's leading wine producer in 2010, after a year earlier Italy overtook it – shows the analysis of IWSR market research institute. Although wine producing...
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India is already concerned about rising food prices
Date: 2011-01-12 12:21:18
Manmohan Singh, Indian Prime Minister has convened an extraordinary government meeting on Tuesday, in order to deal with the alarming rise of food prices. On the meeting, that was held...
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The Saturn and Media Markt are no longer to “pull” Metro?
Date: 2011-01-12 12:17:56
The Saturn and Media Markt chains were the pulling force companies of Metro Group, but in 2010 the two companies' earnings have stagnated, customers migrated to the Internet. The different...
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Vinexpo 2011 – list of programs
Date: 2011-01-12 11:58:48
Vinexpo sets the wine and spirits industry the challenge of invigorating its markets at its Bordeaux exhibition from 19 to 23 June 2011. Everything has been arranged for the international...
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Honey infected with antibiotics on the Hungarian market
Date: 2011-01-12 11:39:50
Honey-samples from Heves county are still being examined – daily paper Heves Megyei Hírlap learned from food safety and animal health board chief veterinary officer Dr József Eperjesi. The honey-controll...
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Lajos Bognár's term extended
Date: 2011-01-12 10:21:30
The minister respomsible for the operation of the Agricultural Commissioner Office is Lajos Bognár, and his term of office expired on 5th January 2011. However, the term was extended until...
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ew technology of industrial wipers on the market
Date: 2011-01-12 06:34:38
The WYPALL* wiper product range has all your options covered. Whether you need a low-lint, long-lasting wiper for heavy duty tasks or a single-use, cost-effective solution the WYPALL* range can...
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Corporate volunteership is not popular in Eastern-Central Europe
Date: 2011-01-12 05:48:53
Ranking of responsible business operation evaluates for the second time transparency and communicated CSR performance of largest companies of the CEE region. CSR 24/7 Rating is a CSR rating product...
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The extreme weather and speculation drive up the price of raw food materials
Date: 2011-01-11 18:24:46
The world price of raw food materials has increased over the past one and a half years, but the price of processed foods only slightly increased. Raw food materials are...
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Online purchases: Paypal may be the solution to the distrust
Date: 2011-01-11 17:47:04
Although purchasing with cash declined slightly, compared to last year, it is still the most typical among online customers. According to the annually repeated E-Shopping report of KutatóCentrum; The lack...
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New sales director at Maspex Olympos Ltd.
Date: 2011-01-11 14:46:45
Starting from 1st January 2011, the new commercial director of Maspex Olympos Ltd. is Zsolt Purmann. The expert started his carreer at British American Tobacco in 1998, then moved on...
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Currently there is no way for more stringent control in EU imports
Date: 2011-01-11 12:59:49
Hungary imports tens of millions of kilograms of pork and many hundreds of millions of liters of milk and dairy products each year. A part of these products are suspiciously...
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The newest shopping center of Pest opens in April
Date: 2011-01-11 12:19:40
According to the plans; the Europeum Shopping Center will open its gates on the Blaha Lujza Square before the Easter holidays, on the 14th of April. 70 percent of the...
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The nationwide honey raid valuation is under way
Date: 2011-01-11 12:11:48
Results of the nationwide honey raid is still under valuation. The examination was necessary, because antibiotics contaminated honey appeared in the domestic market. The test team of the Agricultural Office...
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The awful Christmas weather affected Metro badly
Date: 2011-01-11 12:10:13
The German Metro AG company announced that its fourth-quarter sales increased to 19.7 billion euros. This corresponds to an increase of 1.6 percent, compared to the same quarter of the...
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TriGranit sells 50 percent of the Arena Centar in Zagreb
Date: 2011-01-11 12:09:49
Europe's fourth largest real estate developer, the TriGranit Development Co. and Heitman European Property Partners IV (Hepp IV) announced today that the Hepp IV bought 50 percent stake in the...
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Wine shortage expected this year
Date: 2011-01-11 12:08:07
Only the half the usual quantity was produced in the wine cellars last year, so shortage is expected this year, and also a lot of wine varieties may disappear from...
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Clorox.hu launched
Date: 2011-01-11 10:54:52
DunaPro has launched a new website fosing entirely on Clorox-products so that consumers get an idea of not only the products, but also the process of production and the background...
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How companies win: new book by the CEO of Nielsen
Date: 2011-01-11 09:59:59
In a world of contracting markets and diminished consumer demand, The Cambridge Group founder Rick Kash and Nielsen Company CEO David Calhoun show companies how to find new customers and...
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Henkel to launch new technology
Date: 2011-01-11 08:01:54
Persil’s brand communication focusing on Cold Active technology launch received special attention in 2009. Using this technology, Persil Cold Active is able to handle tough dirt even at 30 degrees...
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