News and articles
Decreasing volume, improving balance
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Exports totalled HUF 1,381 billion in April 2009, while imports totalled HUF 1,256 billion. Export was down by 29 percent calculated in EUR, while import was down by 35 percent...
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HARIBO Saure Pommes, HARIBO Grapefruit
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Gums in fruity flavours, in a sour candy jacket....
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IX. Univer Business Golf Championship
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Univer Business Golf Championship celebrated its 9th birthday this year on 6. June. The event was held in the Bük Radisson Hotel and Birdland Golf Club. The majority of...
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Home made refreshment
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
SodaStream, the world leader in home made soft drinks has arrived in Hungary. They manufacture soda machines which allow us to make soda and soft drinks at home. Their products...
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World famous BOLS vodka in modern bottle
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
BOLS Vodka has a new bottle which complies with modern design trends, but retains its traditional design elements as well....
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Possibility of revival for Hungarian gardening
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Gardening is the most diverse sector within agriculture. A program for the modernisation of the gardening sector has bee prepared by FruitVeB (the Hungarian inter-trade fruit and vegetables organisation). According...
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Europe economising
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales were down by 3.1 percent in the EU-27 countries in March 2009, compared to the preceding March. Growth was only recorded in Belgium,...
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Orbit Professional Mints erdei gyümölcs
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
A new, fruity flavour has been added to the popular Orbit Professional Mints product line....
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II. TV2 cup Howard Draft Award in Tabajd
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
An exclusive polo cup was organized by TV2 for its leading clients for the second time this year, on 21. June in Tabajd. TV2. The patron of the event was...
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Kubu for health competition ending
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Kubu for health competition organised by Maspex Olympos Kft. for primary schools has ended successfully. The objective has been to promote the consumption of fruits, fruit juice and vegetables....
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New head for Nielsen customer relations
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Ágnes Hortobágyi (30) was appointed the new head of Nielsen customer relations on 16. April. She has been working for Nielsen for five years, formerly in a regional position as...
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Imported swine cheaper than domestic swine
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Trends in the world markets of poultry and gardening products are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). According to their latest report, prices of and demand for poultry...
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Bonduelle olajbogyó fekete és zöld, magozott
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Olives, a popular produce of Mediterranean lands are now inlcuded in the Bonduelle assortment....
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Parliament accepted food product line laws
Date: 2009-07-01 00:15:00
On 29 June by extra procedure, the parliament accepted food product line laws without any votes against. The National Trade Association (OKSZ) protested in a communication. The law listing itemized...
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Hungarians spends 80 billion HUF on cheese
Date: 2009-07-01 00:12:00
According to Nielsen market research company; cheese is the food which has one of the biggest turnover. The retail sales of cheese are stable and, exceeds 80 billion HUF per...
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Drought and storm – the prospects of Hungarian wheat
Date: 2009-07-01 00:10:00
Because of the drought, harvest began before the traditional date this year, especially in the southern counties. Rainy weather has no crop increasing impact, in some places it can cause...
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Just a small increase in traffic before VAT increase
Date: 2009-07-01 00:09:00
Compared with the usual, small or no increase had been measured in traffic in the stores before the VAT increase of 1 July. According to Hackl Mónika Tesco's head of...
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Stable Fruit Consumption
Date: 2009-07-01 00:05:00
According to the Central Statistical Office; in 2007, food consumption per person was 194 kg, which is one of the lowest value of the decade. Fourteen percent was spent on...
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Tesco – Irish suppliers to worry
Date: 2009-07-01 00:04:00
Tesco lost a small bit of its market share in the last 12 weeks ending on June 14 compared to its 30.9 percent market share of last year. According to...
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Tortellini Ltd. blocked due to contamination
Date: 2009-07-01 00:03:00
Tortellini Ltd. blocked its tortellini, ravioli and lasagne products, which are eatable until September 2009, in order to protect the health of the consumers, due to the toxin contamination of...
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Firms do not save on training
Date: 2009-07-01 00:02:00
Four-fifths part of the companies did not reducted the expenditure on education in the past half year, despite the financial difficulties – reveals the survey of British Institute of Directors....
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Tesco and Fortis UK to form new partnership
Date: 2009-07-01 00:01:00
Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) and Fortis UK have announced that they are in exclusive discussions to form a new partnership to provide motor and household insurance. Jointly the companies will...
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Lapsing vegetables and fruits standards in the European Union
Date: 2009-06-30 00:28:33
From the 1st of July, despite protests of the big producers, the community level marketing standards for 26 different vegetables and fruits will be terminated. The EU regulated since the...
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Stagnant economy and rising unemployment
Date: 2009-06-30 00:25:57
According to Ecostat and Világgazdaság the economy stagnated in June. According to the datas of Central Statistical Office, the unemployment rate increased to 9.9 percent. The economy is still in...
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The McCafé chain remains the market leader in Hungary
Date: 2009-06-30 00:21:40
The McCafé chain increased its turnover by 24.5 per cent in 2008, and maintained its market-leading position on the a domestic café market. 2.6 million guests were served in the...
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Seven-hour technical break at Tesco stores
Date: 2009-06-30 00:17:59
Because of the VAT change a technical transition will be required in the 24 hours open hypermarkets of Tesco. The stores will be closed between 23 pm on the 30th...
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Chemical residue was found in peppers and strawberries
Date: 2009-06-30 00:15:00
The Levegő Munkacsoport (Clean Air Action Group) found chemical residue above the permissible limit quantities in peppers from Morocco and strawberries from Hungary. The civil organization investigated 17 strawberry and...
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USA – savings rather than consumption
Date: 2009-06-30 00:12:00
The deposits of commercial banks increased 1.7 percent and reached 7,500 billion USD in May. If the savings rate rises with the same intensity, a new recession could hit the...
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Since nine years there was not so many empty shops downtown, like in the 2008
Date: 2009-06-30 00:09:00
According to the mid-year survey of Ecorys Hungary international consultant company; the downtown business market faces the highest vacancy of the past 9 years. This year, 16.8 percent of the...
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