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A record number of tourists visited Scottish whiskey distilleries last year
A record number of tourists visited the Scottish whiskey distilleries last year – according to the data reported on Wednesday. The number of visitors reached 1.9 million, which is an...
Read moreThe sowing area of the malting barley was halved in the past 5 years
The sowing area of the malting barley was halved during the past five years, while the sowing area of fodder rose by one fifth – agrarszektor.hu wrote. “These lands in...
Read moreMona Lisa made of coffeecups – Video of the day
Watch this team create a replica of the Mona Lisa using 4,000 cups of coffee. Lattes, long blacks and flat whites were used to make this masterpiece. The sculpture was...
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The Grand Tokaj Zrt., has begun contracting with the Tokaj-Hegyalja vine growers
As the biggest purchaser and winemaker of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, the Grand Tokaj Zrt., like in previous years, has started to conclude contracts for the purchase of grapes with...
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Magazine: Brandformance – brand building and sales support at the highest level
MITTE Communications and ADDICT Interactive prepared a study with the participation of 36 marketing and communication managers of 32 companies from 11 sectors. According to this, branding lays the foundation for...
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Nielsen: annual turnover of sunscreens is over two billion
More than half of the adult Hungarians use sunscreen at least occasionally; one third use them only on holiday and nearly one-fifth of them when they feel the sun is...
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Mineral water and ice cream sales have jumped in the heat
Mineral water sales have tripled at several chain of stores, due to the heat wave of the last few days – Világgazdaság Online wrote. The effects of the heat wave...
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New CEO at Pick
Sutka László became the CEO of the Pick Szeged Zrt., after Endre Nagy left this post – Világgazdaság Online wrote. Other personal changes are not yet expected at the company....
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Older milk automats do not have to be connected to the NAV
The decree modified by the initiative of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) can help to retain hundreds of old milk automats. Where the installment of the management system is...
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The Komáromi kisleány has become Hungary’s cake
This year, the Komáromi kisleány (Little Girl of Komárom has become the Cake of Hungary, while the winner of the Hungarian Sugar Free Cake Competition has become the Három kívánság...
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The Consumer Protection Authority has withdrawn 15 dangerous childrens toys
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) tested more than fifty different kinds of wooden toys, inflatable water games and plastic dolls for the safety of children. The consumer protection...
Read moreRetail sales in Germany increased more than expected
Retail sales in Germany increased much more than expected in June. According to preliminary data published by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Tuesday, retail turnover, by eliminating price...
Read moreThe German Government plans to tighten rules on online retail
The German Government would tighten the rules of online retail sales to curb tax evasion. It is planned that the operators of the marketplaces will be responsible for making traders...
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Economic growth slowed down in the euro area
The performance of economic growth in the second quarter in the euro area has been slower than in the first quarter – according to Eurostat’s preliminary estimate. At Eurostat’s first...
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Bathing association: the attendance of baths is high countrywide
The attendance of baths is high countrywide. The number of domestic and foreign guests is high – Boros László Attila, President of the Hungarian Bath Association told MTI on Tuesday....
Read moreGenetic engineering can help arable crops
According to domestic experts, genetic engineering seems to be the only solution to increase the productivity and profit of arable crop production by improving crop yields – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The...
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The Tokaj Mountain Council encourages sustainable grape production and winemaking
The Mountain Council of the Tokaj Wine Region consciously builds the future of the wine region based on a strong community thinking for sustainable grape growing and winemaking – Molnár...
Read moreTurkey’s tourism revenue grew by more than 30 percent in the first half of the year
Tourism revenues in Turkey reached nearly 11.5 billion USD in the first half of the year, which is 31 percent motre than the value reached in the first six months...
Read moreEurostat: more than one third of the EU residents did not go to vacation in 2016
More than one third of the population of the European Union did not travel in 2016; almost half of the people staying at home referred to financial reasons, Eurostat, the...
Read moreFruits like fairy tales – Video of the day
Adventurers, exotic fruits fanatics and even movie star Bill Pullman, are the subjects of The Fruit Hunters, the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang. A thrilling journey through nature,...
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Magazin: Private label trade show
On 29 and 30 May 2018 Amsterdam was the host of World of Private Label, the world’s biggest private label trade show, organised by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). More...
Read moreAnalysts: increasein retail sales may continue
The growth in retail sales in May exceeded the expectations of analysts; according to experts interviewed by MTI, a further growth is expected, which may slow down in the second...
Read moreGKI: The growth of the Hungarian economy is at peak
The Hungarian economy grew by 4.4 percent in the first quarter of 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018, with the highest fourth-fifth highest rate in the region reaching...
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The GVH approved the sale of MOM Park
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has approved the transaction on the transfer of the MOM Park shopping center, so it can be owned by the OTP Real Estate Fund –...
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Ministry of Agriculture: rural development tenders are popular
Rural development tenders are popular; further calls for proposals are expected this year – Kis Miklós Zsolt, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) told M1 news channel...
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The Agricultural Ministry announced a tender to carry out gene conservation tasks
Recognizing the importance of gene conservation activities, the Minister of Agriculture has issued an open call for proposals under the 2018 central budget, the main objective of the grant is...
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The agrarian chamber and Magosz considers the research of mutagenesis
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and the Hungarian Association of Hungarian Farmers and Cooperatives (Magosz) consider it necessary to conduct scientific studies and risk assessments of mutagenesis as soon...
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Nébih: 31 July is the payment deadline for the first installment of the food chain management fee
Food chain producers, distributors, farmers, livestock farmers, food producers and distributors have to complete the food chain monitoring fee return by the end of May. The amount set at this...
Read moreThe GfK German consumer sentiment index declined a bit in July
Instead of expected stagnation, GfK’s consumer sentiment index declined slightly in July in Germany. The Nürnberg-based Economic Research Institute’s consumer sentiment index in Germany was 10.6 points after the 10.7...
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Lidl plans to build thousands of homes
Lidl plans to build more than 3,000 homes and a school in London in order to open more stores in the British capital. The German retail network has been dealing...
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