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Product labeling: the producers are satisfied, the consumer protection is not

The food industry lobby won – say the consumer protectionists, who sharply criticized the new rules of the European Union, over food products labeling. The scheme is that all countries...

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ÉFOSZ made a denouncement

The food industral lobby organisation denunced three chain of stores, because they think they violated the law. Datas were collecting for weeks. According to the informations of the Népszabadság;  ÉFOSZ...

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Brand building and community sites

Consumers are more likely to visit the web site of a packed product, than became the followers of the brand on Twitter or on Facebook – shows the online survey...

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No reduction in renting fees in the shopping markets

Jones Lang LaSalle presents the latest Shopping Market Rental Map, which illustrates the current market conditions in Europe, taking an insight into the rent levels of the major shopping centers...

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Wine lovers drink wine instead of beer during the word cup

According to the survey of Varga Winery and Vinoport.hu; more than 70 percent of the wine lovers drinks wine or wine and soda, instead of beer, even during the football...

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Waste coordinating union was founded

The RECOMPLEX founded by the eight leading domestic selective collection and recovery coordinating organisations, offering a complex service of selective collection and recovery. The RECOMPLEX Treatment Organizations Coordinating Association deals...

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New concept for the pálinka distilling

The planned domestic legislation of pálinka distillation envisaged by the government, contradicts the EU law. According to the plans of the goverment the new regulation would treat pálinka as not...

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Hungarian company to build hotel complex at a Serbia Cave

Hungarian company is also interested in the hotel complex that will be built at the eastern Serbian Resavska cave – informed the competent office of Despotovac district. The Resavskai Cave...

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This year's cherry crop has poor quality

The harvested cherry is larger, but has a lower quality. The harvest in Nagykörű, which known as the cherry garden of the country is near completion. As far as sales...

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Business sentiment in Germany is on its two year peak

In Germany, the index, indicating the business sentiment, increased to its two year peak in June. According to the communication of the Ifo Economic Research Institute, released on Tuesday in...

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We are still not closer to the EU average after seven years

According to preliminary datas of the European Union's statistical office in Hungary last year, the per capita GDP was the 63 percentn of the EU average. his also means that...

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The qualification requirements were abolished in several commercial professions

One of the last step of the Bajnai government was the abolition of qualification requirements, at a part of the commercial professions. According to the trade unions; these steps downgrade...

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The Agrobank and the Compensation Fund can help the flooded farmers

The agriculture sector could be the biggest loser of this year’s flooding – said Font Sándor the chairman of the agriculture committee of the National Assembly in Duna TV’s morning...

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European origin protection for the Gyulai and Csabai sausages

The European Commission declared Gyulai and Csabai sausages as protected products – announced on Monday in Brussels. Both products were listed under 2-2 names (Csabai sausage and Csabai thick sausage,...

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Széchenyi Card: the 50 million HUF ceiling to come

The government, because of the success of the Széchenyi Card program would once again raise the ceiling of the available credit to 50 million HUF. In the last one and...

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Hungary’s petfood export is fourth in the EU

Hungary’s petfood export is fourth in the EU Member States and the seventh larger in the world. According to the datas of the Hungarian Petfood Union; 75 billion HUF worth...

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Europe worries about unemployment

The labor market situation is still the most pressing issue for the European nations. In the survey of GfK Association, the population of 8 out of the 11 countries, worry...

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China loses ten billions of USD on objectionable products

The Chinese exporters because of “technical obstacles”, and complaints suffered a loss of a total 57 billion USD last year – states the survey of China's Quality Control High Authority....

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GKI’s prosperity index rose further in June

The more than a year-long rise of the value increase of GKI’s prosperity index (seasonally adjusted) continued. After the nadir of April 2009 GKI’s consumer confidence index also Started a...

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The majority of the webstores had a good turnover last year

According to the survey of WebShop-Experts Ltd.; a reduce occured in the turnover at the 18 percent of the surveyed webstores, compared to the previous year. So the turnovers in...

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Watermelon season delays

Compared to the previous year, watermelon season will slip by three weeks, beginning on the 10th of July this year – said the president of the Hungarian Watermelon Association. Simonka...

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Holland laboratory tested the Hungarian tomato and strawberry

Holland laboratory found the remains of banned chemicals in tomatoes and strawberries bought in Hungarian shops. The Agricultural Office did not found such chemicals in those products. The Levegő Munkacsoport...

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Food labels – the lobby won again

The European Parliament voted for the mandatory nutrition labeling on foods, marketed within the community, but rejected the”traffic light” type of sign system requested by the NGOs. On the basis...

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E-commerce is the future

The next market research issue, the Online Gold Rush of Jones Lang LaSalle Retail 2020 has been published. The interactive Retail 2020 site predicts the next 10 years of the...

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The Web – where shopping starts

A study by iVillage reveals that women of our digital age start shopping way before arriving at the store. On-line information and coupons have great influence on the shopping decisions...

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Golden lacquer on chicken legs

The Deli Garage, a German company came out with something really surprising: a food colouring spray that does not spoil our meal, neither its taste nor its consistency – it...

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With enhanced partnership for survival

Logistics is a comprehensive activity that improves economic competitiveness. Hungary’s favourable geographical location makes it a contender for exporting logistics services. At the moment, the sector’s contribution to the GDP...

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Will consumers use it?

The history of coupons started in the United States at the end of the 19th century: Coca-Cola’s employees and sales representatives distributed the company’s complimentary coupons, which were also placed...

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Positive trends in Europe

Food retail turnover grew by 4 percent in terms of value and by 1 percent in volume in the first three months of 2010 – informs Nielsen based on data...

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Logistics can be much more economical with the help of IT solutions

Increasingly fierce competition makes it inevitable for companies to set up IT systems that help the everyday operation of companies. IT investments are necessary even during the economic crisis, because...

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