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SMEs are calculating with stable financial results
Companies are calculating with stable 8 percent revenue growth, but with a slightly more modest, 4 percent profit growth this year. According to the latest data of the K&H SME...
Read moreALDI to join to the initiative supporting work-life balance
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. also signs the cooperation agreement between the German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DUIHK) and the Ministry of Human Resources (EMMI) to support compatibility between...
Read moreMLBKT: the purchasing manager index declined in January
The seasonally adjusted January value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI) was 54.0 points after the 54.3 points of December – the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Company (MTPL) announced...
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The Hód-Mezőgazda Zrt. and the University of Szeged develop cattle feed
The Hód-Mezőgazda Zrt. and the University of Szeged (SZTE) are developing feed for dairy cattle – the company informed MTI. The total cost of the three-year research and development program...
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More than 50,000 visitors are expected to the 26th FeHoVa
The largest arms, angling and hunting exhibition (FeHoVa) of the Carpathian Basin will be hosted by Hungexpo at the Budapest Fair Center between 7 and 10 February. Three hundred exhibitors...
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The pace of consumer price increases in the euro area slowed further in January
In January, the pace of consumer price increases in the euro area slowed further, moving away from the European Central Bank’s 2 percent target. According to preliminary data released by...
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Amazon’s revenue and profit increased significantly in the last quarter of 2018
Compared to a year before, Amazon’s sales and profits rose significantly in the last quarter of 2018, according to the company’s flash report released on Thursday. Amazon’s net sales rose...
Read moreEvidences of Iron Age brewing in England were found
Road builders found evidences of iron-age brewing in England. The more than two thousand years of remnants of the earliest evidence of local brewing were found during the renovation of...
Read moreThe EU directive against flavored tobacco products remains in force
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed the validity of the five-year EU directive on the withdrawal of flavored tobacco products, which was adopted five years ago. In a lawsuit...
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Magazine: Traditions rule in the liver paté category
Hungarians are rather conservative when it comes to the spicing and packaging of their favourite liver patés. Szilvia Dandé, marketing manager of Kaiser Food Kft. told trade magazine that the...
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Tens of billions for developing the irrigation system
The government has earmarked tens of billions for developing the country’s irrigation system, for instance HUF 34 billion will be available for coping with the lack of infrastructure, equipment and...
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Duck and goose processing plant starts production in Mélykút
On 28 January the new factory of Hunent Víziszárnyas Feldolgozó Zrt. ceremonially started production in Mélykút. The new state-of-the-art plant was built from EUR 40 million and can process 50,000...
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New loan programme for developing agri-businesses
This year the Ministry of Agriculture plans to launch a new loan programme for helping agri-food businesses in implementing development projects. The ministry has decided to do because in earlier...
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Decision on financing energy efficiency projects
The Ministry of Agriculture has granted HUF 7-billion funding for 128 projects in the first round of the Rural Development Programme. Winners can use the money for realising innovative and...
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New animal vaccine production and development centre being built
Ceva-Phylaxia Oltóanyagtermelő Zrt. is building a new animal vaccine production plant and a research and development centre in Monor. The French-owned company invests HUF 8.17 billion in the project, while...
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Solar panels at the Varsád fish farm
Czikkhalas Halastavai Kft. invests HUF 80 million – from which 50 percent comes from the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Programme (MAHOP) – in modernising the company’s fish farm in Varsád. As...
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The year of building
Minister of Agriculture István Nagy called 2019 ‘the year of building’ at the opening ceremony of the AGROmashEXPO and AgrárgépShow trade show on 23 January. He revealed that the within...
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Back from the USA
Last year Katalin Mandel, general secretary of the association was invited to the annual conference and congress of the International Franchise Association (IFA). She told our magazine: franchise is conquering...
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2nd Franchise Fair in Budapest
The Hungarian Franchise Association has organised its Franchise Fair for the second time. Nearly 30 concepts introduced themselves at the one-day event, which took place in Novotel Centrum. More than...
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The great sausage tour in Gyula
On 9 January Gyulahús Kft. and Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. organised a visit for the representatives of the press to the production facilities of Gyulahús Kft., to celebrate 150 years...
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Pöttyös car ends up in Százhalombatta
A mother living in Százhalombatta won the prize game of Pöttyös: she drove home in a new Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet on 20 December 2018. Between 15 November and 12 December...
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EFO app already in a test phase
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) commissioned the National Infocommunications Services Zrt. (NISZ) with improving the smartphone app that had been developed for reporting simplified employment – the application is...
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Prize game for a greener future
Henkel and Rossmann organised their prize game for the third time, in which the main prize was a HUF 2-million budget for playground refurbishment. This year’s winner was the Albertfalvi...
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New director at the Association of Hungarian Brewers
Dr Sándor Kántor has been elected president of the Association of Hungarian Brewers. He told that beer drinking has already become part of traditional Hungarian gastronomy, and that he wants...
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What can be the main trends in the communication strategies of FMCG brands in 2019?
Between 1 July and 31 December 2018 the Hungarian representatives of the most valuable international FMCG brands were communicating online in line with global trends. International surveys showed that among...
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Private label conference
Amsterdam-based organisation Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) will organise a conference on private label (PL) products in Hamburg on the last two days of February. On 27 February, Denise Klug,...
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Private labels: rankings and records
The market share of private label (PL) products is already 34 percent (in volume) in Hungary – informs the 2018 edition of the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) yearbook. PL...
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Television commercials at full throttle
What do the Nielsen Audience Measurement data say about the performance of television commercials in 2018? Atmedia’s most important target group is consumers between the ages of 18 and 59...
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Szerencsi chocolate’s trademark has a new owner
Nestlé Hungária Kft. has decided to renounce ownership of the ‘Szerencsi’ trademark for sweets, which in the future will be used exclusively by Szerencsi Bonbon Kft. – it was announced...
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