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SPAR: thoughtful flyer edition, in the spirit of sustainability

SPAR Hungary Ltd. in the spirit of sustainable development has taken environmental measures, over its flyers in May 2010. The company reduced the size of its weekly INTERSPAR leaflets. As...

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Flourishing Slovakian industry

The Slovakian industrial output exceeded 21 percent in April, compared to a year earlier – reported the Slovak Statistical Office on Tuesday. The forecast was 18.8 percent. The Slovakian industry...

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Renewed Milli Mia cottage magic – with higher fruit content

The Milli Mia cottage magic dessert specialty will be available with magic flavor, due to its higher fruit content. The Milli Mia product family’s milk dessert, the cottage magic is...

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Van Dijk sold its margarine and frying fats units

Groep Vandemoortele acquires the margarine and frying fats business from Van Dijk Food Products. Groep Vandemoortele has concluded an agreement to take over the margarine and frying fats activities from...

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Tesco’s leader will retire next year

The UK food chain Tesco has announced, that Sir Terry Leahy, President and CEO will retire in March next year. Sir Terry Leahy, was the head of the company for...

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The first quarter brought positive trends in food trade

The recovery from the crisis continued in the food retailing of the developed European countries: Turnover increased in value by 4, in quantities by 1 percent in the first quarter,...

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The Store of the Future opened in Szolnok

The T-City's latest development: the ” Store of the Future “, in Szolnok facilitates the purchase with ICT solutions. In the Store of the Future, unique innovative services are available...

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Almost 90 percent of the Hungarian firms do not use e-invoicing

According to the international survey of Itella Information; The majority of the Hungarian companies still not use the e-billing options, although the managers of the companies understand that significant cost...

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Wineries may loose 30 billion if the cold comes back

Due to the weather caused damages, 1 million hectolitre less wine may be produced in the Hungarian wineries. This means a 30 billion shortfall this year – said Varga Péter,...

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The rain affected the pálinka distilleries badly

The largest damage occured in the the strawberry, cherry, peach and sour cherry crop. During the wekend, owners of nearly twenty distilleries talked about the damages of the bad weather...

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Sealed Air has won three prestigious packaging awards

Sealed Air’s three package has received recognition on the 22nd edition of DuPont Packaging Innovation Award, in innovation, sustainability, and in cost-/loss reduction categories. The three Sealed Air products received...

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The British middle class buys the own branded products the most

Not the poorest, but the middle class, purchase the cheapest products of the supermarket chains – at least in Britain. According to the survey; almost half of those, who have...

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Free research tool for advertisers and agencies

The IAB Europe in collaboration with Google, launches its Consumer Commerce Barometer service; a free research tool, that provides consumer information for agencies and advertisers. It is an important information...

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From June 2010 drink bottles should be taken back by the shops

The government decided on the modification of the packaging and packaging waste treatment 94/2002. number government amendments last year – includes the communication of the National Association of Commerce. According...

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Borsodi remains the largest domestic beer brand

Last year, the turnover of Borsodi Brewery Co. was 40.6 billion HUF. The company's pre-tax profit amounted to 4.3 billion HUF. Borsodi still maintains its leading position. The Borsodi Brewery...

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Tesco launches the National trash collection campaign

Tesco Global Stores Ltd. pays particular attention to separate waste, so the chain re-launches the campaign over the recollection of PET bottles and aluminum cans this year. Between the 11th...

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Ipsos: The world's most satisfied local communities

The newly published report of Ipsos, reveals how the citizens of 23 countries in the world satisfied or dissatisfied with their living environment. The results showed that the population of...

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WalMart is the world's most valuable brand with 41 billion USD

The Hungarian state debt could be easily paid by the selling of the three most valuable brands. WalMart worth 41 billion USD. According to BrandFinance; In the top 10, seven...

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New sales director at Tchibo Budapest Kft

From the 1st of May 2010 a new business manager, took over the leadership of the Department of Trade at Tchibo Budapest Kft. The new professional Sófalvi Attila (37) arrived...

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Completa’s prize winning game has ended

Several valuable gifts were lotteried among the participants. The three luckiest became richer with the 1-1 million HUF main prizes. ”The three luckiest participants, Gerhátné Skorka Magdolna, Draveczkiné Bakos Friderika...

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The fisrt rural Tesco Express of the year opened in Páty

The newest Tesco Express store opened in Páty on the 4th of June. With this store, located in the Rákóczi street of Páty, 22 small format Tesco stores are across...

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The VAT of food products should be reduced

As it is very difficult to control the illegal trade, the VAT rate of food products should be significantly reduced, just like in Western Europe – said Éder Tamás, the...

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A drop in retail sales in Europe

The retail trade decreased by 1.2 percent in April, compared to March in the euro zone and in the whole European Union – said Eurostat on Thursday. According to the...

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Winemakers want decentralised marketing strategy

According to the cluster founded in last November, with the participation of the wine regions of Eger, Bükk, Mátraalja and Tokaj; the wine management was not properly in the past,...

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The census of farmers

The Central Statistical Office (KSH) has begun a general agricultural census on the 1st of June. The Central Statistical Office (KSH)  wants to give a comprehensive picture of the developments...

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The largest rural Auchan will be built in Pécs

Auchan to build up its largest rural store in Pécs for the second half of 2011 – reports Új Dunántúli Napló. The real estate company of the French commercial chain,...

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FAO: the price of basic foodstuffs may reduce

According to the Thursday analysis of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); in the forthcoming months a further decrease may occur in the price of basic foodstuffs. According to...

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MasterCard: Display card to come

MasterCard presented the new generation of payment cards in Budapest, which is equipped with a display and a touchscreen. The card displays the account balance, and uses a single code...

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The Hungarian buyer became faithless and conscious

The recession environment of the past period, started a long-term trend change in the Hungarian households' purchasing behavior. According to the latest research of GfK Hungaria; The importance of prices...

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350-billion trade surplus in the first quarter

In March, the trade balance surplus was 653 million euros (172 billion HUF). In the first quarter it was 1.317 billion euros (349.9 billion HUF) – reports the Central Statistical...

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