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The Hungarian Post handled a record number of packages
Last year, Magyar Posta handled over 41 million packages, of which 30 percent in the fourth quarter. Since the commitments made before the holidays were fulfilled, the number of complaints...
Read moreUncertainty on the cereal market
The price of vegetable oils and milk fats decreased in the past two to three months, while grain prices are stagnant, after last year’s growth, and the price depends on...
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The prime minister inaugurated a water mill processing plant
For the Hungarian future successful small towns are needed and the government is also eager to strengthen Hungarian companies – Prime Minister Orbán spoke Viktor about this on Monday in...
Read moreThe key to Hungarian competitiveness is better innovation performance
The key to Hungarian competitiveness is better innovation performance – Palkovics László, Minister of Innovation and Technology said in Budapest. At the signing of the strategic cooperation between Magyar Telekom...
Read moreRetail alliance: Brexit without agreement may cause food shortages and price increases
The British Retail Federation (BRC) said it could lead to food shortages and price increases if Britain would exit the European Union without agreement. In a Monday letter from the...
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MARS launches a three-year leadership training program
One of the world’s largest confectionery, food and pet food companies MARS launches a three-year leadership training program called Mars Leadership Experience (MLE). The program is looking for ambitious graduates...
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The AGROmashEXPO and the Agricultural Machinery Show has ended
About 46,000 people visited the AGROmashEXPO and Agrárgépshow this year to see the products and services of over 350 exhibitors – Hungexpo Zrt. told MTI on Saturday. To the exhibition’s...
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Russia’s caviar production increased with seventy percent
Russia has increased its red and black caviar production last year – mfor.hu wrote. According to the Russian statistical office, in 2018, 22.2 thousand tons of red salmon caviars were...
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The Sberbank would sell its stake in Croatian Agrokor
The largest Russian bank, Sberbank plans to sell 39.2 percent of its stake in the largest Croatian food producer and retail company, Agrokor. Sberbank’s press department with the Interfax Russian...
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A trendy 6-Course tasting menu at NYC’s Contra
Contra, in New York City’s Lower East Side, offers one of the most affordable tasting menu experiences in the city, in part my focusing on vegetables and lesser known ingredients...
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With more fruit and less sugar!
In 2018 sales of various drinks containing fruit juice represented 11 percent of total non-alcoholic drink sales – 280 million litres in volume. More than 5 percent of this were...
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Y generation to outnumber X soon
A huge change to come in the labor market within a couple of years: the X-generation workers currently represent the largest proportion on the labor market, but after 2025, their...
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Magazine: Germany: Will wholesale be Amazon’s next victim?
In Germany Amazon is intensifying its efforts in the B2B channel by courting wholesalers for cooperations. The wholesale sector is experiencing consolidation and Amazon’s move can speed this up; offering...
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The net surplus of EU funds to Hungary exceeds 11 thousand billion forints
Since joining the EU, Hungary has received more than 11,000 billion forints as EU support by 2017, as it has paid into the community – the head of the European...
Read moreGVH: MediaMarkt can acquire control over Tesco’s electronics business in nine stores
MediaMark can control the electronics business in Tesco’s nine stores – the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) told MTI on Friday. According to the announcement, the GVH concluded that MediaMarkt’s acquisition...
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You can still apply for the “Consumer Protection Expert of the Year 2018” award
One week and the deadline for submitting “Consumer Protection Expert of the Year 2018” award applications will be completed. For the purpose of recognizing the work of thousands of consumer...
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New CEO at Nielsen Market Research
From 1 January 2019, Szűcs-Villányi Ágnes performs the managing director duties of Nielsen in Hungary. Ágnes joined Nielsen’s manufacturer consulting team in 2004 and soon became a regional manager of...
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The Bocuse d’Or World Final will be held next week
Twenty-four national teams will compete at the world’s most prestigious chef competition, the Bocuse d’Or World Finals, on January 29-30, in Lyon. Hungary will be represented by Pohner Ádám. Paul...
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The dm supports families in need
This year, the dm supports families in need again to help them with a diaper donation under the “Together for Each Other” program: 6500 boxes of diapers are delivered to...
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Bónusz Brigád reached record turnover at Christmas
Bónusz Brigád, the largest Hungarian bonus-coupon site, has outperformed all expectations during last year’s Christmas period. In December, with a 50 million HUF rise its turnover reached a total of...
Read moreFitch: the growth of the Central and Eastern European EU economies is slowing down
The cyclical growth of the Central and Eastern European EU economies is likely to have peaked last year, but will remain relatively robust over the next two years, with exceeding...
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Common Agricultural Policy resources must also be kept at their current level during the upcoming EU multiannual financial framework
At the high-level Brussels conference on the European Union budget for the 2021-2027 period, held with the participation of the European Commission’s Vice-President and Commissioner for Budget, Minister of State...
Read moreThe number of workplace accidents continued to decline in agriculture
The employers in agriculture reported 837 accidents at work in 2016 and 654 in 2017, and according to the preliminary data, the number of work accidents continued to decrease last...
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ITM Minister of State: 119,000 applications were received for household appliance replacement
The home warmth household appliance replacement program has received 119,000 applications, of which 40,000 have been criticized and all have received support – Weingartner Balázs, Minister of State of the...
Read moreBusiness atmosphere is at a three years nadir in Germany
In January, the business sentiment index of the ifo economic research institute at the University of Munich in Germany fell to a three-year low. In January, the Ifo Institute for...
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Tourism Center: the performance of commercial accommodations may broke record in Budapest last year
According to the data of the first 11 months of last year, the number of guests and the number of guest nights in the commercial accommodations of the capital probably...
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The latest shot by Dominique Ansel – Video of the day
Celebrated chef Dominique Ansel has created a new push pop that blooms like a flower, the Pop Fleur. This yogurt push-pop is the celebrated chef’s latest yogurt creation in Dominique...
Read moreEquilor expects slower economic growth
Equilor expects a slowdown in economic growth in Hungary this year, and expects the forint to turn into a weakening path after the beginning of the year and to reach...
Read moreWines from Eger and Sopron won the Grand Prize of the Hungarian Wine Writers’ Circle
The Hungarian Wine Writers’ Circle awarded the wines of the wine regions of Eger and Sopron this year – the organizers announced at a press conference in the Déri Museum...
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