News and articles
The number of jobseekers dropped by 6.9 percent last year
Date: 2018-03-12 10:04:52
The number of registered jobseekers decreased by 6.9 percent in Hungary in one year, while the National Employment Service (NFSZ) recorded 254 800 jobseekers at the end of 2017, more...
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The campaign to promote Hungarian wines was launched in the United States
Date: 2018-03-12 09:38:37
The “Year of the Aszú” campaign was launched in the United States, where Hungarian wines, mainly aszú wines will be promoted for a year. The campaign started with a wine...
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‘Consumer protection manager of the year’ awards presented
Date: 2018-03-12 09:04:41
In 2017 the Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) decided to reward the efforts of Hungary’s more than 2,000 consumer protection managers by organising the ‘Consumer protection manager of the year’...
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Ultra-fast e-vehicle charging from Reál Hungária
Date: 2018-03-12 06:06:54
MVM Partner Zrt. and Reál Hungária Kft. built a station with ultra-fast and fast electric vehicle chargers – a so-called HUB – at the retailer’s premises on Kondorosi Road in Budapest. Zoltán Szilágyi,...
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Health screening with support from Flora pro.activ
Date: 2018-03-12 06:01:29
In the last 8 years more than 500,000 Hungarians underwent 6 million health checks at 1,500 locations. Unilever – the manufacturer of Flora margarines – has been supporting the complex nationwide...
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Danube Truck’s new managing director
Date: 2018-03-12 05:55:48
As of 1 February Zoltán Zákány is the new managing director of Danube Truck Magyarország Kft. Mr Zákány, who had earned a degree in transportation engineering in 1994, left his position...
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New grill products from Wiesbauer-Dunahús
Date: 2018-03-12 05:45:12
Wiesbauer-Dunahús has launched five delicious new grill products, which will also be marketed in Germany and Austria. Thanks to the carefully selected pork and the special production method used, these grill...
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Kőröstej’s successful presence at Gulfood
Date: 2018-03-12 05:40:39
The 23rd Gulfood trade fair in Dubai – held between 18 and 22 February – was successful for Kőröstej. They brought Hajdú kashkaval, feta type and smoked grill cheeses – visitors...
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SPAR is battling food waste in Miskolc
Date: 2018-03-12 05:36:51
SPAR Hungary and Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Kft. continue to fight food waste in Miskolc. The organisers are waiting for customers in the INTERSPAR hypermarket in Miskolc in March and April, with information...
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More controls bore fruit
Date: 2018-03-10 21:41:32
Between 2010 and 2017 the level of investment grew by 34 percent in agriculture. In 2014 the VAT on live and half pig was reduced, and one year later beef and...
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When it comes to buying pet food and kitchen towel, Hungarian consumers purchase private label products
Date: 2018-03-10 16:46:03
n 2017 the market share of private label groceries was up 1 percentage point in Hungary: they had a nearly 29-percent share from the more than HUF 1,700-billion total value....
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Slaughter pig’s price continued to decrease
Date: 2018-03-10 16:27:58
According to data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), in January 2018 agricultural production prices were 2.1 percent higher than in the same period of 2017. This rise was the...
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Good start of the year in retail trade
Date: 2018-03-10 16:10:48
In January 2018 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 7.5 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was the same – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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Prices were up 1.9 percent in February
Date: 2018-03-10 07:53:45
In February 2018 consumer prices were 1.9 percent higher on average than a year before. In comparison with February 2017, food prices increased by 3.9 percent. Egg’s price soared by...
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From the jury’s perspective
Date: 2018-03-10 00:11:15
Product of the Year has become one of Hungary’s best-known and most successful product excellence award programmes in the last six years. This year 21 brands earned the right to...
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(HU) KÖSZÖNTJÜK AZ ÉV TERMÉKE DÍJ 2018 NYERTESEIT!
Date: 2018-03-09 23:52:30
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Value and Quality Grand Prix: a new trademark in the field of high-quality goods and services
Date: 2018-03-09 11:50:02
This year, for the first time, the Value and Quality Grand Prix competition was announced in 47 main categories, representing the outstanding quality, based on the Hungarian Product Grand Prize...
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KSH: exports in January reached a double-digit growth again
Date: 2018-03-09 11:45:27
In January, the value of exports in euros was 10.1 percent higher, while the value of imports was 9.3 percent higher than in the year before, while the foreign trade...
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Analysts expected higher inflation
Date: 2018-03-09 11:37:23
Analysts interviewed by MTI expect slow fluctuation rise in prices, due to the lower than expected February inflation and a drop in core inflation. According to a statement issued on...
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Kőröstej increased its sales last year by more than 10 percent
Date: 2018-03-09 11:34:12
The Kőröstej increased its sales by more than 10 percent last year; the consolidated sales revenue was 31.5 billion HUF in 2017, compared to 28.4 billion HUF of the previous...
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Tesco is launching a new campaign with love
Date: 2018-03-09 11:28:26
Tesco’s new campaign was launched on 8 March. The new campaign is focusing on quality foods available in the chain made with care and love. The “From Tesco Served with...
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SPAR and its customers against food waste
Date: 2018-03-09 11:26:24
The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. and the Bay Zoltán Applied Research Public Nonprofit Ltd. continue their previously successful action against food waste in Miskolc. The organizers await the customers into...
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Syngenta wine competition: 2017 vintage is a great
Date: 2018-03-09 11:24:29
A record number of 539 entries have been received from the country’s wine regions by the seventeenth National Syngenta Wine Competition. The Schieber Winery of Szekszárd, the Tokajicum Wine House...
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The Mizo Coffee Selection won the Product of the Year award
Date: 2018-03-09 11:22:21
The Product of the Year awards were handed over for the seventh time. The most innovative product reward system of the world is based on consumer choice. “We are truly...
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This year will be the year of Kékfrankos
Date: 2018-03-09 11:20:39
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) declared this year as the year of Kékfrankos (Gamay) – the head of the ministry announced on Friday in Budapest at the closing event of...
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Nébih found a pest in another foreign potato consignment
Date: 2018-03-09 11:06:24
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found a pest in another foreign potato consignment. The 11.5 tonnes of infected consignments came from Romania and Austria, the agency published on...
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Japanese beer giant Asahi present in Hungary now
Date: 2018-03-09 11:00:50
Asahi Group Holdings will buy a group of eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev for 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion), boosting its presence in the region in the largest...
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The 10 healthiest meals – Video of the day
Date: 2018-03-09 10:52:31
They are al available for everyone – even in Hungary....
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The Hungary is waiting for you! campaign has become a Gold medalist
Date: 2018-03-09 10:50:13
The Hungary is waiting for you! campaign has become a Gold medalist at the world’s largest tourism fair at the Berlin International Tourism Fair (ITB). It is an important feedback...
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240 billion HUF worth developments in Zalaegerszeg
Date: 2018-03-09 10:37:07
240 billion forints worth developments will be implemented under the program of Modern Cities in Zalaegerszeg – Kósa Lajos Minister said at a press conference in Zala county. Kósa Lajos...
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