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Hungarians are mainly fighting overweight by changing their diet

52 percent of Hungary’s adult population consider themselves overweight to a certain extent. At the same time only 34 percent try to lose weight and the majority of them, 89...

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Lifesaving food, drinks and lifestyle recommendations

All over Europe we can see the expansion of health conscious behaviour, sports centres are more and more popular, exercise and healthy food are trendy, which is great news from...

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Some like it strong

HELL’s market share (measured by the number of products sold) was a record-breaking 23.8 percent in December 2011, exactly twice as big as a year earlier. The Hungarian manufacturer celebrated...

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What finally ends up on the table: what do Hungarian children eat?

Mona Hungary Kft., the distributor of the Montice brand, conducted a representative survey in the summer of 2011 about the dairy product consumption of primary school pupils. From the answers...

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Increased demand for wet wipes and baby oil

From the baby care products measured by Nielsen wet wipes sell for more than HUF 4 billion a year. Last year value sales climbed 5 percent and volume sales soared...

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What is a good Easter ham like?

When you cut good quality smoked Easter ham, it is claret-coloured inside and it tastes pleasantly salty and smoky. When touching a good ham, it must be neither soft nor...

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Heaps of baby products

Those who set off on the wonderful journey of having a baby try to give the best to the little ones, which includes buying special products. These days many women...

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Magazine: Organic food – it is still farming and not processing that dominates

Approximately 140,000 hectares of land is used for organic farming in Hungary, cultivated by 1,500 farmers and organisations. Hungary’s Rural Strategy sets the target of tripling the proportion of land...

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A survey on feminine values: protecting the family comes first

GfK Roper Reports Worldwide 2011 examined which are the most important values for Hungarians and for the citizens of another 25 countries. Protecting the family was number one in the...

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Last year's food industry success can not be repeated this year

The affect of the dry autumn and the cold of February can not be assessed yet. According to Vancsura József, president of the National Association of Cereal Growers, the next...

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The operating conditions of the pig industy should be improved

The strategic pig program developed by the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) should be aligned with the Hungarian growth plan – said Zsolt Feldman, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of...

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Food Bank: give food a chance!

Household food waste is estimated for an annual 400 tons in Hungary. The wasting of food is a waste of money and causes serious damage to our environment, whilst increasing...

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Raben Trans European Hungary turned into one of the biggest companies in logistics in Hungary

The 1st of March saw the union of all Hungarian Raben-companies. This integration process means that Raben Trans European Hungary has joined the team of the greatest companies in logicts,...

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P.O.P. Hungary and Rafinanz Promotions now have an international Procter and Gamble mandate

P.O.P. Hungary Zrt. and Rafinanz Promotions are working together in strong co-operation to lead the dentist-visitor teams of Procter & Gamble in Hungary as well as on the Czech market....

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Changes in transfer pricing: simpler but more rigorous rules

At the end of January PricewaterhouseCoopers Hungary organised a business breakfast where Dr Gábor Laki, head of department at the Ministry for National Economy and Anita Mekler, the director of...

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Magazine: Brands – no pain, no gain

The Hungarian Brand Association has mixed feelings about 2011: the organisation itself had a rather successful year but the business and regulatory environment turned much more rigid, creating much worse...

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Food development in practice

The Hungarian food industry will be competitive, the only way that it can increase its domestic and export market role, if it will strengthen innovation activities, research and development –...

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KSH: the downward trend of investments, modested by the agriculture and the manufacturing industry

Last year, the national economy investments were 4.5 percent behind the previous year's investment volume. Downward trend characterized the fourth quarter of 2011 and the whole year. In the last...

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The list of Hungarian orchards to be renewed

The Central Statistical Office will census the orchards located in Hungary between June 1 and November 30 including areas, planted with fruit trees – told the Ministry of Rural Development...

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The Hungarian seed is a strategic product

The Hungarian seed is a strategic product, it can be sold unlimited all over the world – said Szépe Ferenc, head of the agricultural department of the Ministry of Rural...

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Hungarians want sustainable farming

HALPIM / Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management is the leading professional association of companies, institutes and individuals involved or interested in the fields of logistics, purchasing, supply...

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KSH: 40 thousand more people are working than a year before

The number of employees between November 2011 and January 2012 January was 3 million 816 thousand, 40 thousand more than a year ago – announced the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...

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Hungarian Product Grand Prix competition announced for 2012

The 15th Hungarian Product Grand Prix® competition was announced in 2012. Its main objective is to promote a quality-conscious approach, by which conscious consumer behaviour can be achieved. Applications are...

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GKI: The number of bankruptcies will slightly increase this year

According to Hungarian companies, the number of bankrupt businesses will slightly rise this year as well, following an all-time high of last year. They expect a particularly strong wave of...

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No serious errors were found in Zala county during the food safety control

During last year’s more than 3,500 food safety controls, inspecting  150 firms a total of 21 million HUF fine was imposed in Zala county by the Food Chain Safety and...

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Magazine: Most of the wiener was sold in discount stores

Last year we bought wiener fewer times – reports GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan – which means that the market contracted a bit despite its stable circle of buyers. In the...

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German consumer confidence grows significantly

The March indicator of the German consumer confidence index increased to its highest level of the year to 6.0 points – told the GfK market research institute on Tuesday. Analysts...

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E-commerce opportunities are seeked with model cities in China

E-commerce opportunities, risks, and the limits the application are seeked with model cities in China. Twenty-one settlements were selected for modern information technology experimental application of e-commerce model cities. In...

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Magazine: Women apply makeup even during recession time

Decorative cosmetics is characterised by a complex portfolio, with lots of products per brand – we learned from Viktória Etter, public relations coordinator with Coty Hungary Kft. Coty’s portfolio is...

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It is not sure that the E-mark gives enough information

The food manufacturers often indicate the components’ chemical names on the packaging of their products, so the average consumers can not decide whether a product contains harmful materials or not...

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