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China consistently overtakes

After became the world’s largest exporter this year, China can be the second largest economy after the United States, overtaking Japan. According to the statement of the Tokyo government; Japan's...

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Food, beverages and desserts on 15 thousand square meters

More than 250 exhibitors will present their goods on the Hungexpo between the 21st and 24th of February, where two simultaneous exhibitions will be also available for visitors: the food...

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Nearly 10 percent reduction occured in the producer price of agricultural products last year

In 2009, the agricultural producer price level fell by 9.5 percent, which came from the 12.7 percent price decrease of the plant products and the 4.6 percent price decrease of...

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The U.S. manufacturing industry improved

In February, optimism increase significantly in the American manufacturing sector – appears in the survey of Fed. The value of the Empire State index, increased to 24.91 points, from 15.92...

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SMEs save on marketing

According to the research of internetvallalkozas.com; last year, the SMEs were dealing with their already existing customers and the tracing of new markets, marketing spendings were drastically curbed. According to...

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We like to buy vitamins in drugstores also

Nowadays we spend every fifth HUF for vitamin in drugstores. While we could observe the emergence of agency networks in 2008, in 2009, the turnover of drugstores increased significantly by...

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Kraft Foods quadrupled

Kraft Foods increased its after-tax profit nearly fourfold in the last quarter of 2009, particularly by the impact of price increases in the emerging countries. The profit after tax was...

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KSH hanged the consumer basket

The crisis has changed the consumer habits, so the Central Statistical Office (KSH) also changed the consumer basket: the ratio of consumer durables decreased. The Central Statistical Office (KSH) each...

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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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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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