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Sikér introduces new grinding technology
Tatabánya-seated milling company Sikér Zrt. started using new technology in its Szekszárd plant. The change took 2.5 years to implement and cost HUF 464 million, from which HUF 286 million...
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Nógrádi snacks
‘UNIÓ COOP Zrt. shapes its product selection in a way that priority is given to products made in Hungary. We have had fruitful business relationships with regional SMEs such as...
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Nielsen: Hungarian consumer confidence is on a five-year peak
The confidence index of the the Hungarian consumers increased by six points to 61 points. It is one of the greatest improvement among the surveyed sixty-one countries worldwide. The confidence...
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NGM: foreign trade growth has a healthier structure
In addition to the export of machinery and transport equipment the pharmaceutical industry’s exports also contributed significantly to the healthy growth structure – the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) calls...
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The majority of the tested soy, lactose and gluten-free foods passed the consumer protection test
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) tested soy, lactose and gluten-free foods. Among the 49 samples, only two did not meet the requirements. According to the communication of the National...
Read moreRetail sales grew in Romania
The volume of retail sales grew by 6.9 percent in Romania in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period of the last year – the...
Read moreContraband cigarettes were found in a car that fell into a ditch
Nearly eleven million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes were found in a car that fell into a ditch on the M1 highway on Monday – the criminal press office of the...
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Hungarian startups to take off at international level
Two Hungarian enterprises managed to be present at the DLD Innovation Festival in Tel Aviv between 7 and 10 September. EDMdesigner is a tool for creating sophisticated newsletters and marketing...
Read moreThe success of the school cafteria system depends on the parents, too!
hat people eat in all places and times depends upon who they are (religion, ethnic background), where they live (North side of Boston? Rural Nebraska?) and how much money they...
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New services in audience measurement
DKT-Gemius subscribers can now get daily updates of mobile website, network and application traffic data at ola.dkt.hu. In addition to this, Gemius continues preparing for multiplatform measurement, e.g. in the...
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Magazine: Tablet solutions will be the biggest hit among online cash registers
2013 and 2014 were all about the introduction of online cash registers and the related problems, from authorisation to the subsidies given to retailers. The biggest winners were the companies...
Read moreGKI: economic growth is gradually slowing down
The slow down of the Hungarian economy started to in the second quarter of 2015 will continue – according to the GKI, especially as a result of the temporary decline...
Read moreThe NGM expects a retail sales expansion by the end of the year
According to the expectations of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), retail sales in November and December will be higher than in the same period of the previous year. Lenner...
Read moreGrape Growers Association: a slight increase may occur in wine prices
According to the president of the Hungarian Grape and Wine-Growers Association the purchase price of grapes has grown, so a slight increase may occur in wine prices. Kiss István told...
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KSH: foreign trade reached a surplus of 455 million euros in August
In August, the volume of exports increased by 6.6 percent, while the volume of imports increased by 7.0 percent, compared to the same month of the previous year. The surplus...
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An almond orchard of one and a half hectares was handed over in Balatonakali
The Hungarian economy needs outstanding premium products. The almond orchard of one and a half hectares create also create premium products – the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry...
Read moreThe Pálinka National Council will be a public body
Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture submitted the law amendment that will make the Pálinka National Council a public body to the parliament. According to the law amendment the tasks of...
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Sales remained stable last year
In November-December 2014 retail sales of Christmas gift packs containing body care products valued at about HUF 4 billion, with 2.4 million such packs sold. In the same period of...
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Improved consumer sentiment in the US
Consumer sentiment has improved substantially in October in the United States – according to the consumer sentiment index of the University of Michigan and Reuters. The October consumer sentiment index...
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Interactive consumer protection
On 17 September the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection’s (NFH) programme series (financed by the EU and ERDF) arrived at the Auchan store in Budaörs, to educate consumers about what...
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WHAT IS NEUROMERCHANDISING? … and how can I use it? – invitation to a workshop
Would you be interested in a workshop where you can learn something new? (Yes, even you who have participated in several workshops and trainings because of your work) Would you...
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Nielsen: shops next to gas stations have increased their revenues
Carbonated soft drinks, energy and sports drinks and beer are the three most traded products in the stores attached to domestic gas stations. The stores of the gas stations have...
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FM: the production of high-protein feed need to be increased
The government has set a goal to expand the production of GMO-free soya-based high-protein feed in Hungary – Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Minister of State said in Ulm, at the an...
Read moreAnalysts expected more from the German retail
German retail sales in September became much less favorable than expected. According to the preliminary data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) released on Friday, the volume of retail sales...
Read moreThe University of Debrecen did not perform honey certification tests
The University of Debrecen (DE) denies that they tested parameters that are used to taken into account in assessing honey. Takács Ferenc beekeeper from Kaposvár did not ask the university...
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More than 50 tons of expired confectionery materials were found in Budapest
At an enterprise specialized to supply confectioners and bakeries a total of 53 tons of expired, unlabelled, improperly stored products were found. The Pest County Government Office ordered the destruction...
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A digital assistant from Facebook
At the end of summer Facebook started testing its digital assistant. This artificial intelligence tool, simply called M, is a virtual assistant who can book a table in a restaurant...
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More loan schemes to satisfy the needs of the FMCG sector
László Kálmán, the head of Erste Bank’s SME business line told that a large proportion of their customers are from the FMCG sector, therefore they are familiar with the special...
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Magazine: The risk is eliminated
Factoring services make life easier to plan and safer in general for SMEs. According to K&H’s expert Attila Bocsó, in the dynamically changing market environment it is of major importance...
Read moreKSH: retail sales increased by 4.6 percent in August
In August, the volume of retail sales rose by 4.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the calendar adjusted and raw data, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than...
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