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Ministry of Agriculture cooperates with bee keepers
The Ministry of Agriculture and the association of Hungarian bee keepers have signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Within the framework of a development programme that started in 2010, the apiculture sector...
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Modern pig slaughtering and processing facility to be built in Sárrétudvari
Kurucz Group are to build one of the most modern pig slaughtering and processing facilities in Central Europe. The project will be realised in Sárrétudvari, from a budget of HUF 3 billion...
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Magazine: The ‘past 8 years’ and the ‘8 years which have almost passed’
Between 2002 and 2016 the consumption level of Hungarian households increased by 14 percent – reported GKI Economic Research Zrt. This was the slowest growth rate if the Visegrád Four...
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Drought prediction system to be launched soon
From mid-April the national drought prediction system is operational. The General Directorate of Water Management (OVF) runs the system that aims at preventing damages in agricultural production caused by extremely dry...
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Recognitions for the company, partners can trust us even more
In December Trade magazin had earned the right to use the Hungarian Product trademark, later we got the Bisnode AA rating (only 1.75 percent of Hungarian companies belong to this...
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Campaign for responsible pet ownership
On 16 April Partner in Pet Food (PPF) launched a campaign for responsible pet ownership and saving pets. The campaign is called ‘HUF 1+1%’ and commercial director Ádám Szitai told that...
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QUALITY PACK wins innovation award
QUALITY PACK Zrt. started manufacturing aluminium drink cans in Szikszó one year ago. On 20 March the company won the EURO CanTech 2018 innovation award for its easy-open drink can....
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Nielsen chart of the month
Market share (in value) of the Top 10 best-selling household chemicals and cosmetics across the regions, from the 90 categories audited by Nielsen, in the February 2017 and January 2018 period...
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Nestlé moves on to full recycling
Nestlé wants to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 – the company announced on 10 April. ‘Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world...
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50-year-old OMNIA keeps going forward
One of Hungary’ most popular coffee brands, OMNIA organises a prize game to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Jacobs Douwe Egberts Hu Zrt. will draw no less than 3,000 prizes in the March-May period...
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Laundry detergent bottles from recycled plastic
Henkel has announced that they entered into a minimum 3-year partnership with the Waste Free Oceans foundation: plastic waste will be collected from oceans and rivers to make more than...
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Products with reduced salt content from Kométa
Kométa reduced the salt content of products marked with a blue label by 25 percent, but their taste has stayed the same – the company announced at a press conference...
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Facebook users selected the new Fanta flavour
No less than 32,000 Facebook users voted to decide which is going to be the new Fanta flavour: from the middle of March new, sugar-free Fanta Strawberry Kiwi Zero is...
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Mizse’s distributor is developing dynamically
Last year sales of Magyarvíz Kft. were three times bigger than the market average if the number of bottles sold is considered. The engine of growth was Mizse products, with their sales...
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Henkel Hungary: new business unit director
Lukáš Hájek has been appointed the new director of Henkel Hungary’s Laundry & Home Care business unit. Mr Hájek started working for Henkel in 2003 as senior key account manager in...
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Auchan opens new-concept store
Auchan Hungary realised a new store concept in Kőbánya, one that had already been tested in the USA and Western Europe. The ‘Auchan superstore’ offers a bigger selection of products than...
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The European Commission has proposed the strengthening of EU consumer rights
The European Commission has submitted a package of measures to strengthen European consumer rights – the EU commission said. As it has been said, despite the strict consumer protection rules,...
Read more344 organizations applied for the Tesco community support program
A total of 344 organizations from 61 districts have submitted their application for Tesco’s “You Choose We Help” program. This year, all organizations participating in the voting phase receive support,...
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Stars joined for the happiness of cats
What can be common in a beautiful presenter and a world class handball player? In general, not many, but Horváth Éva and Nagy László seem to be very similar in...
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Protein Program: 6 reasonable moves to spend 8 billion forints
Almost everyone has heard about the National Protein Feed Program in the sector, and in the days it was also found that the framework for the “five-year plan” approaches nearly...
Read moreThe volume of bottled wines may increase in the Szekszárd wine region
With the support of the Rural Development Program (VP), the wineries of the Szekszárd wine region will implemend a nearly two and a half billion forints worth development, with investments...
Read moreThe US consumer sentiment has deteriorated
The US consumer mood index in April deteriorated more than the analysts expected, according to the regular monthly survey of the Michigan University, whose preliminary results were announced. The consumer...
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Vegetable experiment in Antarctica
Antarctica’s nonstop winters make it impossible to grow food outdoors. Fruits and vegetables are instead shipped long distances from overseas, just a few times per year -businessinsider.com wrote. But in...
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The aquaculture industry was developed from nearly 1.5 billion forints
The consortium led by the Kiskunlacház-based ÖKO 2000 Kft. implemented almost half a billion forints development in the aquaculture sector of the Hungarian fisheries sector. As the result of the...
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The Brazilian meat scandal continues
Seven Brazilian meat and poultry companies can be removed from the list of authorized EU suppliers in the near future due to the meat scandal in South America. The Brazilian...
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Magazine: Confident deodorant market, widening product selection
In 2017 sales kept growing in the deodorant category. Brand manufacturers reported a single-digit sales growth in both value and volume. Noémi Patai, junior brand manager of Unilever Magyarország told our magazine...
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National hailstorm protection system operational from May
NAK organised a press conference in Dunaharaszti to introduce how the national hailstorm protection system works. The system will be operational from 1 May 2018. NAK president Balázs Győrffy told: in the...
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New services centres in the NAK network
On 4 April NAK opened its modernised Bács-Kiskun County directorate in Kecskemét. NAK has approximately 40,000 members in the county, who will be able to manage their affairs in an ideal...
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Educational campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption
French cross-sector trade organisation Interfel and the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) launched a joint campaign, to make fruit and vegetable consumption more attractive to children and families in a...
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