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New online ad possibility for SMEs

According to Google from now the hungarian users can get the AdWords Business Pages. Intended for businesses without their own websites, AdWords Business Pages are informational webpages that advertisers can...

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Biofuels jack up food prices

The rapid increase in global biofuel production will push global corn prices up by 20 percent by 2010 and 41 percent by 2020. Thanks to high oil prices and hefty...

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EU unifies rules for organic food labelling

Mass catering operations are excluded from the new rules although countries can choose to apply national rules if they wish.  EU ministers ended 18 months of squabbling over new rules...

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The poultry price will be HUF 30-40 more expensive

The recent rise in price has several motives: rising of energy and feed costs, and a scarcity of goods, because the cheap products of South-America illuminated.   The stop of...

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Poultry export to Russia starts soon

Moscow stopped the import in January, after birdinflu alert. This week may come the russian veterinarians.  Russia will dissolve the hungarian poultry import stop – according to József Graf, minister...

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The hungarian ministry of Agricultur steps up in interest of domestic flesh industry

The polish-russian flesh saga makes big problems on hungarian fleshmarket. The ministry suggests for industry not to buy foreign meat. Hungary and Polen initiate EU – support for their flesh...

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Just Married Center in Biatorbágy

In the store opens 2009 the couple can buy clothes, decoration, flowers etc. for the wedding. In four grounds centre built near Budapest, in Biatorbágy. The store is unique in...

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Honey control finished

In food safety case the hungarian honey is okay, but 10% of them contend added sugar.  According to Laszlo Buza, ceo of MGSZH the control shows, there are no food...

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Survey: Climate change concerns increasing

A survey by the Nielsen Co. and Britain's Oxford University suggests global concern about climate change has dramatically increased this year.  The survey showed 2-in-5 (42 percent) of global online...

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Counterfeit Trade Is Growing Worldwide

Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods across national borders totaled at least $200 billion in 2005. „Trade in counterfeit goods is a big problem and getting bigger," says John Dryden,...

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Hungarian drunk more beers in 2006

68 % of the sold 7,152 hectoliter was traditional beer. Although the tax costs, the energie- and raw material prices growth, the hungarian beer industries has a positive balance for...

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Stronger food and drug safety controlls in China

China has released food and drug safety goals for the next five years, promising stronger surveillance and export controls that officials say will help improve China's international image and relations....

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The Hungarian shop more often, but give the same money as last year

Trade brands growth, first of all in discountstores – according to Nielsen newest research.  The number of fmcg stores decreased last year from 23086 to 21959, their income was 3-4%...

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Irish soft drinks pass safety tests

Irish soft drinks manufacturers have responded to a new health scare by having their products tested by Irish and EU food safety authorities.   The Beverage Council of Ireland (BCI)...

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EU overturns Sweden alcohol import ban

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled Sweden's ban on private consumers importing alcoholic beverages is an “unjustified quantitative restriction on the free movement of goods” under European Union...

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The british organic foods market is attractive enough for american bio companies

Whole Foods Market Inc., America's most successful organic supermarket chain, opens its massive flagship London store next week. Whole Foods — founded 30 years ago by Texan John Mackey, a...

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Hungarian trade deficit decrease

Hungary's revised Q1 trade deficit came in at €280,4 million, €377,6 million less than a year earlier, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said.  Exports in Jan-March rose 18% to €16...

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Chinese organic food on the European borders

An ever increasing assortment of organic produce from China finds its way onto supermarket shelves in Europe.  Organic produce still accounts for only a tiny fraction of China's food consumption....

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Frozen vegetarian food from Bohemia

The israelien Tivall group, controlled by Nestle, built a new $30 million in in the Czech Republic, in the Krupka industries park. Tivall's frozen foods are sold in West- Europe,...

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Allergy-safe bakery produces from Ok Foods

The UK's 'free-from' bakery market is benefiting from continuing innovation with the launch of new snacking options from leading niche producer. Ok Foods manufacturers snacks for consumers unable to eat...

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Carbon points on british food

The Government has taken the first step towards introducing carbon labelling for all products sold in shops. Plans have been unveiled to design a "carbon calculator" that could work out...

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There is demand for milkproduct in the world

After the first quarter dates of hungarian milk section, the subsidence can be stop – according to Miklos Istvanfalvi, president of Hungarian Milk Marketing Board. Last year the milk output...

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Subsequent chinese poison for America – this time in toothpaste

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China, because some toothpaste containing the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (DEG).  ...

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More informed consumer, faster decisions

Consumer decision-making patterns, according to new consumer research released today by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick.   Decision-making among global consumers has accelerated in recent years. Nearly two-thirds (63...

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Obesity white paper from European Commission

The European Commission yesterday adopted a white paper setting out a European strategy on nutrition, overweight and obesity, including plans to review progress in three years. In the majority of...

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United Biscuits rolls out healthier crisps

Following its decision to cut saturated fats from top snack lines, European biscuit and crisp manufacturer United Biscuits UK (UBUK) is venturing further into healthier reformulation with the relaunch of...

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By now Germans dont want to eat Polish meat

The local sanitary services of the Berlin district of Moabit have qualified Polish meat as health-threatening. Initially, they did not even have to conduct sophisticated tests. The meat looked so...

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Alcohol and tobacco tax to rise in Estonia next year

A previous decision, alcohol is to rise in price by ten per cent from the beginning of 2008. Now the government decided to raise the tax on alcohol by a...

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