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Sugar can be used by winemaking

The only question the percent, Hungary want 2%, EU would give only 1% European Union governments fell to narrow their differences over how to reform Europe's vast wine sector and...

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Poster companies in strategic association

In the future the firms sell their poster places together, so make a better service for their customers. The six companies Europlakat, EuroAWK, Pont Reklám,  ESMA-QIB, Mahir City Poster and...

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New plazas in South-Pest

Neo Center investment on Hatar street starts next year's beginning, Köki Center will be overdue. The HUF 15 billion investment Neo center is a multifunctional building. The entertainment place for...

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Fake Waffles in value of HUF 3.5 million

The truck came from Serbia to Slovakia and delivered 2,700 kilo sweets.   The authority found that 43,000 packages of waffles has a fake trade mark. The driver must bring to...

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HUF 8 billions for sweets in Christmas season

Hungarians eat sweets early in value of HUF 120 billion. Costumers give for „Szaloncukor", Hungarian unique, HUF 5.5-6 billion, for chock figures almost HUF 950 million, for sweet gifts HUF...

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Exhibition for spare bought, unused products

The Waste Reduction Alliance Hungary (HuMuSz) showed the objects at the event organised on „Buy Nothing Day”. In Hungary yearly 5 million tons waste ariesen, what could be minimized with...

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Decrease in retail sales continued

According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office the retail sales has been falling since the beginning of the year. The volume of retail sales adjusted for calendar effects decreased by 2.5%...

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Sparkler action for costumers

The government started the action to protect the consumers with strong supervising in christmas season. The control period ends on first week in 2008, the most authorities take part in...

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Fake slaughterhouses were found

One of them worked in a crumbling hovel in Budapest, in the other in Region Pest pigs and cows were sliced. The processor in Budapest were checked and baned several...

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The online ordered food are not fresh enough in England

A snapshot survey by the consumer organisation found “best before” dates were, on average, a day earlier for goods ordered over the internet. Which? bought goods from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda...

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Growing markets of refreshers

According to Nielsen research 7% more beer, 16% more mineral water, 17% more fruit juice were sold in Hungary between October 2006-September 2007. Store types and quantum of sold refreshers...

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Year's end shopping focus on hypermarkets

This year MP4 player and auto navigation set are the most popular christmas gifts.  According to Gfk researches in December consumer give 25% more for FMCG as in a normal...

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2008 – Year of Feta

Greece is hoping promotion of its trademark salty cheese will win more international clients.  Despite winning the exclusive right to call its white cheese feta in 2005, after a long...

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Brussels Plans 'Made in EU' Food Label

The European Commission is considering introducing a “made in the EU” label for food and drinks, aimed at identifying products made in the European Union.  The proposal, prepared by health...

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Soon opens the first Cortefiel store in Budapest

Beginning with 2009, Spanish group Cortefiel will market its own brand in Hungary. Cortefiel is targeting urbanized adults between the age of 30 and 60, which makes it a rival...

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Strong food security control in Christmas period

The authority works normally with 800 people, in December with 2,000.   The supervisors check the traceability of the products, the logistic conditions, the quality control, the waste managment etc....

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Every European food must be labelled with GDA in three years

The EU would bind the producers to show the food's sugar, salt, fat content. According to a Union plan the content must be written for 100 gramm and for each...

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Instead choco Santas Hungarians buy „szaloncukor”

According to Gfk Hungaria ConsumerScan datas the demanf for Hungarian christmas candy „szaloncukor” growth in 2006, but 2% less Santas from choco were bought.  In the last seasson 4% more...

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Yearly 130 millio kilo meat of pork is bought on black roads

According to specialist of meat industry said: it will be 25% price increase in Europe in 2008.  The members of the Hungarian Meat Association said they have to survive 10%...

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Americans give less money for Chirstmas

The holiday sales season may be the grimmest for U.S. retailers in at least five years said specialists.  High gasoline and home heating prices, as well as levels of consumer...

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Renovation program for one million USD at Holiday Inn hotels

All Holiday Inn hotels, more than 3,000, open or under development are expected to have implemented the relaunch programme by the end of 2010, with the first due to open...

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Slackly developing on hypermarkets

According to Nielsen Research Company this year until November 11 new hypermarket were opened, last year, there were 17, two years before 15 new hypermarket opened its gates. There are...

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Food price increase in EU

European prices for bread, cheese and other food increased in October at the fastest annual pace in more than five years. Food-price inflation in the 13-nation euro region accelerated to...

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London to ban the free plastic bags

Shoppers in British Capital could soon be forced to buy reusable carry bags as part of a push to ban free throwaway plastic bags. A group of 33 local London...

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Soybean price on the top, near to the 20 years old record

China wants to buy in big volume, it riese the prices on the global market, now it stand at 10.7 USD a bushel. Soybean futures jumped sharply on the Chicago...

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Adding carbon monoxide to meat packages devices congressmen in the US

Last week there were several scandals in the US, a few days ago 500 tons of meat must be recalled because of e-coli.  Meat manufacturers has used a process to...

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Szechenyi Card 2 to come

The government will not close the Szechenyi Card's interest subsidy, the card will be renewed.  The minister of economy Janos Koka said, the government give interest subsidy until 31. December...

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Hungarians are trustless, but 25% of them never see what to eat

According to TARKI and Image Factory research 75% of the costumer in Visegrad countries check the warranty period, but only the half of them listen to components.   There are...

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Gross domestic product growth

The increase was 0.3 percent as compared to the preceding quarter, by the seasonally adjusted data. According to the joint preliminary estimation of the HCSO and Ecostat the gross domestic...

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Bird flu in England

The authorities have now culled more than 5000 birds on the Redgrave Park farm, near the town of Diss in Suffolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)...

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