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Consumers show interest in small neighbourhood shops

A survey by Miutcánk – done with 850 internet users in early October in connection with the #ibuyitlocally campaign – points out that the majority of consumers, 95 percent like...

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GKI’s business confidence index hits a nadir

In October the GKI business confidence index decreased less than the margin of error, still it hit an almost 3-year nadir. Business expectations have been worsening since the beginning of...

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Mastercard’s advisory division moves to Budapest

Mastercard strategic consultancy business line, Mastercard Advisors brings one of its European centres to Budapest. As part of this move, the company plans to increase the number of advisors to...

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Coca-Cola plans to use bottles made of paper and waste collected from the seas

As part of the World Without Waste initiative that the company announced last year, Coca-Cola has teamed up with Danish paper bottle start-up Paboco. Paboco’s goal is to be the...

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HUNGEXPO: Modernisation work has started

On 30 September the revitalisation programme of Hungexpo ceremonially started. From HUF 55 billion exhibition halls A, B, D, G and F will be modernised by 2021, plus two new...

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More expensive oilseeds

According to data from the National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NAIK), the average production price of raw milk was HUF 100.48/kg in Hungary in September 2019. The export price...

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SAP’s new head of communications

Zsuzsa Halpert takes over the external and internal communication tasks of SAP, as integrated communication and PR specialist – in Hungary and five more countries in the South East Europe...

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Deufol builds factory in Debrecen with 1.4-billion-forint state funding

German company Deufol is building one of Europe’s most modern packaging and logistics plants in Debrecen, from a budget of HUF 7 billion. The company has 90 premises in 11...

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South Korea’s favourite soft drink now sold in Hungarian shops too

Milk-based carbonated soft drink Milkis was launched 30 years ago. The South Korean product is already very popular in Russia, and now it can also be found on the shelves...

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KitchenAid promotion in Spar stores

US kitchen appliances brand KitchenAid’s products are available to SPAR customers between 10 October 2019 and 29 January 2020. Shoppers get a loyalty point for every HUF 1,000 spent and...

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Coca-Cola for a cleaner Tisza

On 27 September 100 Coca-Cola Hungary workers collected more than 1.8 tons of waste from the river Tisza, as part of the PET Cup initiative. The 170 bags of rubbish...

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Aldi bans plastic shopping bags

ALDI Hungary has banned plastic shopping bags, in the future biodegradable plastic bags, paper bags and multi-use shopping bags will be available to customers in ALDI stores. At the same...

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Investments for the community rewarded in four categories

Effekteam has honoured what companies do for the environment or the community in four categories. Winners from the FMCG sector: Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. won with its food saving programme –...

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Carlsberg makes paper beer bottle

Danish beer company Carlsberg has unveiled the first paper beer bottle in the world. The bottle is made of sustainable and recyclable wood fibres. The bottle forms part of Carlsberg’s...

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Confectionery association asks for support for SMEs

The Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers has published a press release, which says that the Hungarian confectionery sector can only remain competitive and maintain its export performance if SMEs are...

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Life is fantastic without plastic!

SPAR’s long-term objective is to stop using materials in the packaging of private label products that are difficult to recycle, and to only utilise just as much packaging material that...

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Nyilas Orsolya at Business Days

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AM: The government is committed to safeguarding agricultural subsidies

The Hungarian government is committed to maintaining EU subsidies for agriculture and transitional national subsidies after 2020 – the Deputy Minister of State said at the Jubilee Conference of the...

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Quality hops were grown in Kastélyosdombó

Hops growers will be able to apply for a support of 6 millionHUF per hectares from mid-October. Healthy, high-quality hops were grown in Kastélyosdombó, where, at the initiative of HEINEKEN...

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ITM: the Hungarian multi-program encourages the most promising domestic SMEs

The most promising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be encouraged by the Hungarian multi-program, which will receive more than 13 billion HUF non-refundable grants in the third part of...

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The Kossuth Prize winning Csík Zenekar is campaigning for food safety

The Kossuth Prize winning Csík Zenekar is campaigning for food safety The members of the Kossuth Prize-winning Csík Zenekar. Vecsei H. Miklós, actor of Vígszínház, Grecsó Krisztián writer, poet and...

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The Minister of Agriculture negotiated about agricultural technology transfer knowledge with his Brazilian counterpart on Thursday

Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture negotiated with his Brazilian partner about agricultural technology transfer knowledge – the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI. Fernando Silveira Camargo, Minister of the Brazilian Ministry...

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The role, benefits and future of exhibitions – priorities in the light of statistics

The Agricultural and Food Marketing Section of the Hungarian Marketing Association dealt with thefuture role professional exhibitions and marketing communication, its possible purposes, its and effective exhibition work. Dr. Totth...

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KEH Director: The water crisis has begun

The water crisis has begun; “A new world order is underway in which the unsustainable use of natural resources, including water has a great importance,” – Kőrösi Csaba, head of...

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A 3D printer supports trainings by in nearly fifty vocational training centers

Thanks to a tender project, containing both domestic and EU subsidies of 44 vocational training centers under the supervision of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, which is based on...

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More than 1200 applications have been submitted to MVM’s smart furniture competition

MVM’s tender for smart furniture was surrounded by great interest. The four smart furniture was awarded by a professional jury to an elementary school, a high school, a multifunctional educational...

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95 percent of baby foods in the United States are contaminated with heavy metals

Most baby foods examined in the United States contained lead and other heavy metals. Of the 68 brands tested by Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), 95 percent of 168 baby...

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The ecological footprint of chocolate factories may get smaller

Swiss luxury chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has developed a way to reduce waste by using the entire cacao fruit in chocolate manufacture. Traditionally, only the cacao beans are used in...

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Earnings continued to grow

In July, average gross and non-discounted earnings increased by 10.7 percent and net earnings, adjusted for discounts, increased by 10.9 percent year-on-year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on...

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Great interest in Hungarian Product prize games

Thanks to the great interest from product manufacturers, Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. organises not one but two nationwide, collective prize games this year. In the autumn 15 trademark user companies are taking...

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