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A model project will be started to increase fish consumption in Hungary
Date: 2012-12-06 11:38:11
President of Békés County Council Zoltán Farkas and State Secretary for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday in Békéscsaba regarding the development of a model...
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NFC capability conquers on the mobile market
Date: 2012-12-06 11:00:46
The Magyar Telekom, Telenor and Vodafone mobile service providers have selected the devices that are recommended to the Mobile Wallet Service. The world's top ten mobile phone manufacturers, placed their...
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An interview with André Mohr, from Akciokatalogus.hu
Date: 2012-12-06 10:46:44
Akciokatalogus.hu collects the catalogues of various merchants in one place, and offers them based on location. Each necessary information is listed: maps, open hours, coupons, special offers etc. Besides, users...
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The vast majority of customers believe that consumer rights are stonger in shopping centers than in small shops
Date: 2012-12-05 12:13:27
Seventy percent of the consumers believe that consumer rights are stonger in shopping centers than in small individual shops – shows the research of Nielsen and the CP Contact Fogyasztóvédelmi...
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One-fifth less pálinka
Date: 2012-12-05 12:10:50
This year, about 20 percent less home-made pálinka will be brewed, because less fruit has grown due to the summer drought and spring frosts – said Mihályi László, General Secretary...
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Large decrease in the euro zone’s retail sales
Date: 2012-12-05 12:00:54
The largest decrease of the past six months occurred in the retail sales of the euro zone in October. The volume declined by an average 1.2 percent compared to September...
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The government complies on meat firms with the local governments
Date: 2012-12-05 11:40:21
The government reviewed the issues on Gyulai Húskombinát and the meat plant of Kapuvár and Pápa in the scope of its Wednesday meeting and initates consultation for next Monday with...
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Hungary’s first shopping mall library opens in Eger
Date: 2012-12-05 11:15:31
The first shopping mall library of Hungary opens in Eger, at the Agria Park Shopping Center on Friday. It will be the branch library of the Bródy Sándor County Public...
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Cafés and shops may open in the soon moving FBI headquarters
Date: 2012-12-05 10:40:17
The FBI headquarters in Washington will move from the heart of the city in a few years – The Washington Post wrote. “The FBI cannot afford to continue the status...
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Even more dynamism at the 25th LUXE PACK Monaco trade fair
Date: 2012-12-05 09:51:17
Between 24 and 26 October the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo was the home of this year’s forum for luxury packaging. LUXE PACK is held in Monaco, New York and...
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GfK: the amount spent on Christmas sweets remains on last year's level
Date: 2012-12-04 13:25:33
Last year 10.2 billion HUF, the year before almost 10.5 billion HUF was paid to Christmas sweets by domestic consumers. This year it is expected that the level of spending...
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People save for Christmas at the markets – The decrease of demand leads to oversupply on the egg market
Date: 2012-12-04 13:10:23
A few weeks before Christmas, less than usual is spent on markets, compared to the recent years. The approach of Christmas has shaken up the egg market. But this year...
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Hungary is on the podium in terms of Mineral Water in Europe
Date: 2012-12-04 13:10:21
In Hungary, 159 certified mineral water brands can be found. More mineral water brands in Europe can be found only in Germany and in Italy – Pet-Pack Ipari és Kereskedelmi...
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Hungary lags behind the EU average in the collection of beverage cartons
Date: 2012-12-04 11:20:00
Although there is a growing range of those in Hungary who collect beverage cartons separately, the volume is still below the average of EU member states – shows the survey...
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Budai Gyula: GMO-free Hungary is a competitive advantage
Date: 2012-12-04 11:18:35
GMO-free is competitive advantage for Hungary, and for the Hungarian agriculture – Budai Gyula said on Tuesday in Eger. Budai Gyula pointed out that agriculture is a strategic sector in...
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Canned fish: swimming upstream
Date: 2012-12-03 19:08:30
Although fish consumption in Hungary is still way below the European average, the slow conquest of health trends had a favourable effect on fish and canned fish sales in the...
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KPMG: the importance of consumer taxes increases worldwide
Date: 2012-12-03 13:00:52
The governments around the world are planning to collect more revenues from VAT, after the corporate tax rates are decreasing together with the profits of the companies and the corporate...
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Analysts: trade surplus remains high next year
Date: 2012-12-03 12:00:26
No significant recovery is expected in internal demand next year, so trade surplus may remain high in 2013 – analysts told MTI. Calculating in euros exports declined by 4.2, while...
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The denomination of certain milk products will be clarified in the Hungarian Food Codex
Date: 2012-12-03 12:00:12
The denomination of certain milk products would be clarified in the Hungarian Food Codex. The ministerial decree on this draft was published on Thursday in the government news portal. Under...
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Illegally distributed cooking oil and granulated sugar was found by Nébih
Date: 2012-12-03 11:58:15
More than 250 thousand liters of imported and illegally sold cooking oil and more than 70 thousand kilograms of granulated sugar was found in two Székesfehérvár warehouse – the National...
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Sales promotion on a higher level
Date: 2012-12-03 11:51:02
Nowadays, one of the key tasks of each marketing and trade marketing expert is sales promotion. Experts need to think in terms of complex promoting strategies, ones which are commensurate...
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The cherry pálinka of the year is being prepared
Date: 2012-12-03 11:29:19
Twelve premium pálinkas will be included to the special blend of 2013. Hungary once again jointly prepares the pálinka of the year, this time with sour cherries. The experts of...
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New Year’s Eve-period buyers rule the sparkling wine market
Date: 2012-12-01 22:11:51
In the 12-month period between September 2011 and August 2012 44 percent of Hungarian households purchased sparkling wine. This represents a small drop from the previous such period. Sparkling wine...
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Travels around FMCG – Business Days 2012 – part 2
Date: 2012-12-01 21:50:01
On Thursday the second section focused on the labour market and human resources. The moderator and first presenter was Randstad managing director Sándor Baja, who analysed challenges on the labour...
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Changing demand is reshaping production as well
Date: 2012-12-01 21:49:55
Budapest was the host of the COPA and COGECA congress between 1 and 3 October in 2012. One of the topics discussed was better utilisation of opportunities in bioeconomics. Participants...
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Tobacco products: the black market is growing again
Date: 2012-12-01 21:43:27
GfK Hungária’s latest study reveals that illegal tobacco product trade is becoming more and more widespread. According to official data, in 2011 total revenue from tobacco product sales was HUF...
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There will be no Hungarian potato left by spring
Date: 2012-12-01 21:36:57
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that the production price of potato in July-October 2012 was 28 percent higher than...
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Their plan goes up in e-smoke
Date: 2012-12-01 21:34:54
In 2010 the state budget’s revenue from the excise duty and VAT on tobacco products amounted to HUF 360 billion. Hungary’s parliament passed the new ‘tobacco shop law’ in September....
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Retail – the artery of the economy
Date: 2012-12-01 21:30:42
Tesco invited its media partners to a press meeting on 14 November, where the company shared with participants the results of the study conducted by Századvég Economic Research Institute, which...
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Quo vadis Hungarian manager?
Date: 2012-12-01 21:26:12
After the summer break many are waiting for the job market to come to life. What are the current trends? Economic recession forced many companies to restructure themselves and to...
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