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Russian food safety experts explore Hungary
Date: 2011-05-17 12:50:50
A number of Hungarian food production companies are looking forward to return back to the Russian market, which is nearly privilege nowadays. Now, newer Hungarian companies could be included to...
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German business sentiment decreased in May
Date: 2011-05-17 12:15:55
German business sentiment decreased in May, surpassing all the expectations, and business expectations in terms of in the euro area also decreased significantly – shows the Tuesday published datas of...
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Bright future of eco-aggriculture in Hungary
Date: 2011-05-17 10:25:40
Hungary is facing a bright future of eco-agriculture: the number of areas under eco-cultivation may even triple in the next couple of years, meaning that from 120 thousand hectars it...
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Let us be patriots!
Date: 2011-05-17 10:17:28
A ‘Hungarian Product’ decree is being prepared, with the objectives of creating order from the chaos that surrounds the marking of food products and motivating consumers to buy products made...
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Checking conterfeit banknotes is a top priority
Date: 2011-05-17 10:13:07
Hungarian National Bank has launched the new phase of conscious banknote-control in March. The major goal of the worldwide unique program is to enable shop-owners to purchase modern UV-AC-machines in...
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New Széchenyi Plan: 80 percent of the candidates are small and medium sized enterprises
Date: 2011-05-16 12:59:13
In the scope of the New Széchenyi Plan (ÚSZT) 80 percent of the 1800 applications were submitted from the small and medium-sized sphere – said Molnár Ágnes, Secretary of State...
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Apple prices increase due to rising imports
Date: 2011-05-16 12:53:48
Compared to the 550-600 thousand tons harvest of the previous years, last year, only 400 to 450 thousand tonnes were harvested. Therefore, apple was imported from abroad (from Austria, Germany...
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The royal wedding brought big revenues to the London retailers
Date: 2011-05-16 12:12:54
According to the first estimates Prince William's wedding was good for the retailers of London's downtown. According to the datas of the New West End Company, which is the organization...
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Fruit yoghurt is going up
Date: 2011-05-16 12:10:10
The value of the annual fruit yoghurt market exceeds HUF 31 billion and in the March 2010-Februyary 2011 period retail sales increased by 9 percent in value any by 3...
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Now it is not worth to build a sugar factory
Date: 2011-05-13 14:47:50
That would be great to build a new sugar factory, but we do not have 50-100 billion HUF for that – responded Fischer Béla to the idea of the farmers...
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Orbit, Túró Rudi and Milka are the most popular brands
Date: 2011-05-13 14:34:10
Millward Brown has completed its penetration-based research of the brand preferences of the population aged 15-25. THe top brands are: Orbit, Túró Rudi and Milka. here is the list of...
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KSH: Hungarian economy grew by 2.4 percent
Date: 2011-05-13 13:10:49
The Cental Statistical Office published today the preliminary GDP datas for the first quarter of 2011. GDP grew by 2.4 percent compared to the first quarter of 2010 and by...
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Hungary is the destination country of Austrian food exports
Date: 2011-05-13 13:05:04
The exports of Austrian food products to eastern Europe, including especially to Hungary is roaming – wrote Austrian Wirtschaftsblatt in its Thursday's issue. According to the datas of the Austrian...
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Night of the Ad Eaters will be back this year
Date: 2011-05-13 13:02:52
After a one year break the audience starving for commercials can gobble tham again this year. The event will be held on the 28th of May in the B Hall...
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German economy accelerates
Date: 2011-05-13 12:12:58
According to analysts; Germany is moving towards a real economic miracle, since the German economy grew with a larger-than-expected pace of 1.5 percent for in the first quarter, compared to...
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Sales augmented in the last quarter of 2010
Date: 2011-05-13 09:13:35
Finally, after one and a half year, in the fourth quarter of 2010 volume sales grew again in Hungarian retail: 2 percent more food products, household chemical and cosmetics products...
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Nielsen: Most people try to save on obligations
Date: 2011-05-12 16:02:54
In Hungary 94 percent of consumers trying to save money at shopping. Three out of four of use the facilities offered by the promotions. This is the most wide spread...
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Milk consumption decreased by 2.6 percent last year
Date: 2011-05-12 15:59:29
Last year, milk consumption decreased by 2.6 percent in Hungary, compared to 2009 – said Posztós Zsuzsanna, Marketing manager of Tetra Pak Hungária Zrt. at a press conference in Budapest...
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The Budweiser remains the most popular beer brand
Date: 2011-05-12 15:37:05
The BrandZ compiled the list of last year's top beer brands, which is lead by Budweiser again – reports Világgazdaság Online. Top beer brands, 2010: 1. Budweiser 2. Bud Light...
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EU filters out the dangerous products more and more effectively
Date: 2011-05-12 13:45:17
The number of dangerous products reaching the market of the European Union decreased in the past period, because of their rapid identification and removal – states the European Commission in...
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U.S. retail sales increased by 7.6 percent on an annual basis
Date: 2011-05-12 13:40:59
In April, U.S. retail sales increased in a slower-than-expected 0.5 percent. Analysts forecasted a 0.6 percent growth. According to the datas of the trade ministry; U.S. retail sales in April...
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The food industry is catching up
Date: 2011-05-12 09:15:54
Domestic sales prices in the industry were 0.6 percent higher in January 2011 than in the previous month. If compared with January 2010, they increased by 9.6 percent. In the...
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Food price increase may stop
Date: 2011-05-11 14:10:25
The Central Statistical Office reported a 4.7 percent annual inflation in April, and a 2.7 percent core inflation (by adjusting food and raw material prices). The price of food has...
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The price of sugar may be moderated in the next one year
Date: 2011-05-11 14:08:51
According to the analysts of the Standard Chartered Bank, if sugar prices will not increase until the potting season – in the future – until the second quarter of 2012...
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The FEOSZ urges to combat against the consumer groups
Date: 2011-05-11 13:30:36
The National Federation of Consumer Protection Associations (FEOSZ) proposes ban or strict regulation against the consumer groups. The association turned to the consumer protection committee of the parliament and to...
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Ifo: improved business sentiment in the euro area
Date: 2011-05-11 12:10:28
Further improvement occurred in the business sentiment in the euro area, but significant differences occurred in the growth among the countries of the area and fears are growing, due to...
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Weak domestic demand and accelerating export improve the trade balance
Date: 2011-05-10 13:12:25
According to the Tuesday report of the Central Statistical Office (KSH); the March trade balance surplus of 831.1 million euros (225 billion HUF) continued to improve the February record of...
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Consumer 2.0: changing consumer behavior in Europe
Date: 2011-05-10 13:07:44
According to the Cetelem Panorama international survey; the critical stage of the crisis is the part of the past. Most of the European countries are on the path of growth...
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Easter Bunny brought fines to the meat firms
Date: 2011-05-10 12:40:19
Safety inspectors experienced some kind of irregularities at 91 percent of the meat companies, during the Easter inspections. 20 percent of the irregularities endangered the health or safety of the...
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A new cargo center will be created at the airport
Date: 2011-05-10 11:59:05
Budapest Airport Zrt. will begin the construction of a new cargo center in the Liszt Ferenc International Airport in September – told the company to MTI on Monday. Hardy Mihály,...
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