News and articles
Bacardi’s big step forward in the tequila market
Date: 2018-02-25 08:06:40
Bacardi entered the rapidly growing tequila market: for USD 5.1 billion they bought Patrón Spirits International. This is a big step forward in the global market for Bacardi, creating a...
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Good start of the year for Metro
Date: 2018-02-25 07:48:46
In the first quarter of the 2017-2018 fiscal year Metro AG increased sales by 0.8 percent, with revenues at EUR 10.1 billion. Member of the board of directors Olaf Kock told: they...
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Mastercard appoints Hungarian regional director
Date: 2018-02-25 07:45:11
From 1 January 2018 Frigyes Romvári is the regional customer relationship director of Mastercard. His main task is supporting the regional relationship between the payment technology company and OTP bank. OTP Bank...
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Smartphone boom in Hungary
Date: 2018-02-25 07:39:34
Czech-owned company Mall Group – they operate the online shop Mall.hu in Hungary – organised the Black Friday promotion in 6 countries at the end of last year. Buying statistics from...
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Tejsüti dipped in chocolate
Date: 2018-02-25 07:37:49
Th e Pöttyös product line welcomes a new addition: MEGaCSOKI is basically dairy snack Tejsüti dipped in chocolate. Pöttyös’ senior brand manager Andrea Szabó told that the new product is already available in shops all over...
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New Hungarian innovation to ease the problem of workforce shortage in retail
Date: 2018-02-25 07:35:02
Laurel Számítástechnikai Kft. developed the first Hungarian self-service checkout system for grocery stores, which can help to ease the problem of workforce shortage in retail. Stores can set up 3-4 self-service checkouts...
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New key account manager at GA FOOD
Date: 2018-02-25 07:34:55
As of 1 February 2018 Levente Matyasovszky is the key account manager of GA FOOD. His task will be managing relations with international partners. In the past Mr Mattyasovszky used to work...
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From next spring we can even pay with a selfie
Date: 2018-02-25 07:32:37
From April 2019 Mastercard makes biometric authentication available to shoppers in Hungary too. A joint study by the University of Oxford and Mastercard has found that the majority of shoppers prefer...
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COOP wins sustainability award
Date: 2018-02-25 07:24:34
At the end of October it was announced at the Word Sustainability Congress event in Dubai that retail chain COOP was rewarded with the Global Sustainability Leadership Award. //...
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Food saving programme is already running in 139 Tesco stores
Date: 2018-02-25 07:22:21
Last year Tesco donated more than 6,700 tons of food to the Hungarian Food Bank Association. Tesco’s goal is not to waste a single bite of food in their shops. Since 2014...
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Persuasion-free advertisements
Date: 2018-02-25 07:15:51
The Self-regulatory Advertising Board (ÖRT) analysed 1,211 advertisements in the press and on television in the November period, in order to find out whether they contain ‘persuasion’: are children asked...
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Magyarvíz sales grow faster than the market average
Date: 2018-02-25 07:12:27
While like-for-like mineral water sales augmented by 3.8 percent in the Hungarian market in the first 10 months of 2017, in the same period sales by Magyarvíz Kft. – their brands...
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SPAR to stop selling eggs from caged hens
Date: 2018-02-25 07:08:08
By 2025 SPAR Austria affiliates in Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Hungary will stop selling eggs laid by caged hens. At the same time the retailer will start offering a bigger selection...
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Successful end of the year, exciting start of the year at NAK
Date: 2018-02-25 06:57:47
Balázs Győrffy, president of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) analysed 2017 and spoke about the objectives for 2018 to our magazine. From a farmer’s perspective, one of the chamber’s most...
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(HU) Coleslaw és tzatziki az ALDI kínálatában
Date: 2018-02-23 17:23:04
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NGM: retail sales may continue to grow
Date: 2018-02-23 11:40:58
Growth in retail sales may continue, as the outstanding wage increase may increase household consumption this year – the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told MTI on Thursday. The Central...
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A poultry slaughterhouse was opened in Tata
Date: 2018-02-23 11:20:45
A half automated slaughterhouse for the processing of 24 thousand poultry per day was opened by the Horváth Agrofarm in Tata, with an investment of 110 million forints – the...
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The EP has voted on the sheep and goat sector report
Date: 2018-02-23 11:10:24
The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament (EP) has voted for the sheep and goat sector report containing Hungarian proposals as well. According to Erdős Norbert, Fidesz...
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Agroforestry against climate change
Date: 2018-02-23 11:03:24
One of the important tools for adapting to climate change could be the use of the several centuries old agro-forestry production culture in Hungary – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture...
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BNP Paribas Cardif: the Hungarians are still afraid of unemployment
Date: 2018-02-23 11:02:17
Compared with the previous quarter, the differences in employee confidence in some segments decreased slightly in November, but at the same time the index was still high, almost 70 points,...
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Tens of thousands of British cattle was slaughtered
Date: 2018-02-23 11:01:45
Huge masses of cattle have to be slaughtered in the United Kingdom due to the spread of tuberculosis (TB) infection – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The number of killed animals has exceeded...
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Long-lasting food will be collected in the Catholic churches
Date: 2018-02-23 11:01:22
Long-lasting food will be collected from next Sunday for a week in the Catholic churches – the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) informed MTI on Friday. The Catholic Church expects...
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The minimum wage gap is large in the EU
Date: 2018-02-23 11:01:17
There is a huge, nearly eight-fold gap between the EU member states in the minimum wage. The highest minimum wage is paid in Luxembourg – according to a report released...
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BeeRides: car sharing can be money-saving and money-making sources as well
Date: 2018-02-23 11:00:45
The Hungarian established community car sharing startup continues to expand with foreign capital involvement. During a trip to abroad, a large proportion of cars are out of stock. The Hungarian-based...
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Global warming threatens French champagne-houses
Date: 2018-02-23 10:45:35
Champagne is in danger of losing its distinctive flavour and fizz because of climate change — but warmer temperatures are taking English sparking wine from strength to strength. Champagne producers...
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The reservation for the Spring National Restaurant Week was started
Date: 2018-02-23 10:45:24
The reservation for the Spring National Restaurant Week that will be held between 5-11 March was started. The participating restaurants offer 3-course menus from 3300 HUF. More than 100 restaurants...
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Family and child friendly commitments from McDonald’s
Date: 2018-02-23 10:39:14
The global center of McDonald’s has affirmed its commitment to families by announcing new commitments – tozsdeforum.hu wrote. The planned steps are intended to promote balanced nutrition for children and...
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Henkel achieves new highs in sales and earnings
Date: 2018-02-23 10:36:12
Sales increase to 20,029 million euros, first time above 20 bn euros: nominal growth +7.0%, organic growth +3.1% EBIT margin* reaches new high: +40 basis points to 17.3% Earnings per...
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Accor Hotels’ revenue grew prominently in Hungary last year
Date: 2018-02-23 10:35:13
The net sales of the Accor Hotels in Hungary increased by 15.4 percent in 2017 and exceeded 25.8 billion forints. This year, similarly to last year, the company is planning...
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An amazing advertisement of the powdered milk – Video of the day
Date: 2018-02-23 10:26:26
Powdered milk dancer: movement of an acrobatic dancer captured with high speed photography....
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