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The Famous Grouse is more and more popular in Hungary

Declining sales, unchanged winners, popular scotch – these trends characterized the Hungarian spirits market in 2013. In contrast with the 2012 statistics, the turnover of the premium drinks continued to...

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Organic food products: the EU would tighten the rules

The EU would tighten the rules of the certification system of organic food products because, according to the Commission, some of the products do not meet the criterias of the...

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The Cellar of Hungarian Wines has opened in Rádpuszta

The opening of the Cellar of Hungarian Wines took place on Wednesday in Balatonlelle-Rádpuszta. As part of a 656 million HUF project, the cellar was created by transforming a 180...

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JátékNet.hu: a double-digit growth in online game distribution

The busiest domestic toy shop, the JátékNet.hu achieved a close to forty percent growth with 140 thousand orders in 2013. The turnover of JátékNet.hu was 1.4 billion HUF – the...

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Online cash registers: NAV protects the cash registers with hackers

The NAV protects the cash registers with hackers to screen the attempts, that aim to circumvent the system of the online cash registers – the Chairman of the NAV told...

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The wine industry contributed to the performance of agriculture with thirty billion HUF

The Hungarian vine and wine industry has always been the jewel of agriculture – said Fazekas Sándor, Minister for Rural Development told in Ópusztaszer on Sunday. The vine and wine...

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KSH: net wages rose by 5.7 percent in November

Average gross earnings increased by 4.1, average net earnings by 5.7 percent between November 2012 and 2013 – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. Calculated with the November...

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Cooperation would be needed to the competitive Hungarian food economy

The raw material producers and food-processing enterprises can only operate permanently successful on the the market if they are helping each other. The Hungarian food sector can not be competitive...

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The price of potatoes increased significantly

In 2013, the price of vegetables increased by 2.2, while the price of fruits increased by 9.9 percent. The price of potatoes increased by 81 percent. The price is also...

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EU’s “Warehouse Operation” caught a huge smuggled cargo

More than 230 thousand cartons of cigarettes, about 140 thousand liters of diesel and approximately 14 thousand liters of vodka were seized by the authorities of the European Union and...

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Hungarians are open to environment protection, but do not buy with green approach

82.2 percent of the Hungarian population would prefer to buy food products in eco-friendly packaging, but do not looking for such packages consciously. 67 percent of the Hungarian population would...

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Cannot sell chocolate bars in the post office without online cash registers

There are no online cash registers in most of the post offices of Szeged, so the range of products needed to be narrowed: chocolates and mineral water, as well as...

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Magazine: Brand building strategy and practice – Part 2

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Regulation for the infection-free swines

The Rural Development Ministry completed the regulation on the rules of the decontamination of the Hungarian pig populattion – the Ministry of Rural Development informed MTI on Monday. The regulation...

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Kardeván: Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expanding dynamically

The Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expanding dynamically. The exports last year exceeded one billion euros, according to the preliminary data – Kardeván Endre Minister of State, responsible for food chain...

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Job creation support: the food industry stakeholders haver taken advantage of the opportunities so far

The Ministry of National Economy announced a tender in February to support job-creating investments of the micro, small and medium-sized businesses. The budget is 13 billion HUF from the National...

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An extensive grape harvest was predicted at the National Wine Assembly in Ópusztaszer

If there will not by severe frosts in next few weeks, a happy harvest is expected this year with high quantities – the winegrowers of the surrounding mountain villages predicted...

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Increasing demand for large advertising surfaces in-store

Tesco Hungary and POS Services Kft.’s experience is that demand increased for large size in-store advertising surfaces this year. One of the most popular tools this year is giant floor...

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The tobacco industry’s investors urge to join forces against tobacco black market

According to GfK Hungária’s research, the illegal sales of cigarettes increased to 11.8 percent by the end of last year in Hungary, compared to the nearly 8 percent ratio, that...

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Many tobaccionists can not only make a living from cigarettes only

Not many applicants have applied for tobacco shop concessions, despite the deadline expired today. A total of 992 tenders were announced, but the candidates are discouraged, because opening a tobacco...

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Mild winter: the majority of the autumn sowings are in good condition

Despite the unusually warm weather the autumn sowings are in good condition, such as the autumn grain cereals and winter rape – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI...

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Romanians have to pay excise tax for homemade pálinka distilling

Romanians have to pay excise tax for homemade pálinka distilling. The Romanian government plans to discontinue the practice of closing down the distilling equipment officially – the Mediafax news agency...

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Benzene was found in marine fish from Latvia

The inspectors of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) detected benzene above the limit in canned marine fish from Latvia – Bognár Lajos, Deputy Minister of State of the...

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Nébih: 34 million HUF fine during the winter food chain checks

Across the country, food chain safety professionals carried out nearly 7,500 inspections, during the six weeks of the seasonal winter food chain checks – the Food and Feed Safety Directorate...

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We fight alone for pálinka tax exemption

Hungary can be left alone in the lawsuit that may start even in the first half of the yerar on the European Court of Justice. The lawsuit will be initated,...

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The warm winter can cause serious damages to the wineries

The warm winter can cause serious damages to the wineries. For example wineries near the Lake Balaton did not make ice wine for many years – Varga Bálint, leader of...

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Pharmacists do not need to worry: there will be no sanctions

It is not the fault of the pharmacies, that they are in a delaye in online cash register replacement. According to the president of the Hungarian Chamber of Pharmacists they...

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The European Parliament said no to GM maize

The European Parliament said no to the cultivation license of the GM maize called 1507. The GM maize was developed by the Pioneer company. The European Parliament also calls upon...

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Winemaker of the Winemakers: the professional recognition will be awarded in a new system

The title holders of the Winemaker of the Winemakers award will compile the top fifty list of candidates, and the candidates themselves will elect the winner among themselves. It is...

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EP decision on the GMO-modified pollen in honey

The European Parliament (EP) came to a decision on Wednesday that the pollen must be a natural constituent of honey, not the component. Accordingly, the presence of genetically modified (GMO)...

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