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A growth in the November Purchasing Manager Index

The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Manager Index (BMI) for November was 58.6 points, slightly more than the 58.3 points of September. Compared with previous Novembers, this year’s value exceeds the long-term...

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VOSZ organized the Day of Entrepreneurs for the 19th time

Never a worse year – Varga Mihály evaluated year 2017 at the 19th Entrepreneurs Day this year. The Minister of National Economy recalled that next year the burdens on wages...

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Entries are now open for the Consumer Protection Manager of the Year competition

The Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) wishes to reward the efforts of Hungary’s more than 2,000 consumer protection managers with the ‘Consumer Protection Manager of the Year’ prize. Winners will be...

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This year, Nébih imposed more than 8 million HUF fish protection fines

This year, as compared to last year, the amount of fishery fines imposed by the State Fishery Service (ÁHSZ) on illegal fishing increased by 8 percent. The number of fines...

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FM: The ornamental plant sector’s turnover exceeds 120 billion HUF annually

The ornamental plant sector’s revenue exceeds 120 billion forints annually and provides the livelihood of almost 25 thousand families – Nagy István, the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry...

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VAT cut – reloaded

In the last 2 years the VAT on basic food products such as eggs, pork and poultry was reduced, but internet service’s VAT also became lower than the earlier flat rate of 27 percent....

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Market knowledge

In the past few years many US restaurant chains tried to sell their concepts to Hungarian franchise businesses, which failed due to their lack of market knowledge. The Fusion Group Zrt. operates...

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FM: Hungarian milk exports can start to China

Thanks to several years of discussions of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM), 13 Hungarian establishments have been allowed to deliver milk and dairy products to the People’s Republic of China...

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Public sector catering cooks will also be competing

This is the 6th time that the Public Sector Catering Competition is organised and according to Anna Zoltai, the National Food Chain Safety Office’s (NÉBIH) head of department, this is the...

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More from less in the packaging industry

Márta Enyedi, Sealed Air’s food care business development leader told our magazine that they manufacture and sell flexible plastic packaging materials (films, vacuum and vacuum shrink bags) in every part...

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Paving the way for online FMCG sales growth

According to Nielsen’ ‘What’s Next in E-commerce’ study, which analyses the latest online consumption trends in the FMCG sector, while total FMCG sales are increasing by 4 percent a year,...

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World-class packaging solutions

Miklós Nagy, general secretary of the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) told our magazine: the packaging industry realised HUF 588-billion sales in 2016 – the sector’s output...

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Global brands in good position

Nielsen’s annual brand origin report analyses consumer preferences and emotions in 34 product categories when it comes to buying local or global brands. In former years there was some kind...

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Changes in transfer pricing rules from next year

In the case of associated companies, the Ministry for National Economy plans to introduce a more complex and complicated registry form instead of the present one. This change will affect not...

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Stricter audit systems in quality assurance

According to Balázs Bóza, business manager – CRS of SGS Hungária Kft., it is more and more frequent that a company’s owner – in basically all industries – initiates the...

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Hungarian retail trade was the second best in Europe in the third quarter

In Q3 2017 Hungarian FMCG retail sales grew by 5.3 percent in comparison with Q3 2016. The European average was a 2.8-percent sales growth and only Turkish retail trade outperformed...

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Intersnack employs more people than last year

Thanks to the increase in export Intersnack – the manufacturer of Chio products – employs 11 percent more people this year than last year. At the moment Intersnack has 400 employees,...

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POPAI goes to Bonafarm

Pick Szeged Zrt. was the host of this year’s last POPAI meeting. On 16 November business development manager Krisztián Király spoke about channel trends and Teleki winery. Nielsen client executives Dóra Hajnal and...

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OMA AWARDS 2017

Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards (OMA) has been rewarding the best in-store displays for more than 50 years. You can see some of this year’s best solutions in the non-food category.  ...

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Competitions of Confectioners

The Guild of Hungarian Confectioners will organise many competitions at the Sirha Budapest 2018 trade fair. Programmes will also include the live jurying of the Cake of Hungary 2018 competition, and...

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Market leaders in telecommunications counselling

SciamuS Kft. was established in 2003 and one of the biggest milestones in their history was developing a cost optimisation method for telecommunication companies. Later SciamuS also started to offer counselling services...

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Excellent wines from Nagyrada

Cezar Winery Kft. has Swedish roots. Sales director Katalin Császár told our magazine that they had won medals with their wines in several international competitions. They sell their products via wholesalers and don’t...

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The goal is to enter the European market

75 percent of Scanimpex Kft. used to be in Swedish ownership – we learned from managing director Tibor Szöllős – but in 2004 the family sold their shares to Spanish company...

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The leaders in urban gardening

Green Fortune Kft.’s mission is to put the theory of urban gardening and plant growing into practice. They have installed more than 550 so-called plant walls in 19 countries – informed...

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The company name changes, the quality stays the same

Essity/SCA Hygiene Products Kft. is a member of Swedish company Essity/SCA Group. They manufacture and sell hygiene products such as Libero diapers, Libresse feminine hygiene products, Zewa household tissue papers, TENA incontinence...

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Innovations serving energy efficiency

Swedish company ABB is a leading developer and supplier of innovative technologies in the fields of energy products, robotics, industrial automation and energy networks. ABB is present in more than 100...

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Ericsson contributes to economic growth with 5G technology

Ericsson Magyarország Kft. employs nearly 2,000 people. The company is one of Hungary’s biggest telecommunication and informatics researchers, software and hardware developers. They have a laboratory where they do network research. Ericsson is also...

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Affordable home furnishing solutions

IKEA’s goal is to provide people with a nicer environment in their daily lives. Eszter Varga-Nagy, PR manager of IKEA Hungary explained to our magazine that the company sells affordable furniture...

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Premium quality trucks

Scania’s history goes back more than 125 years and has been a member of the Volkswagen group since 2015. The company is present in more than 100 countries, manufacturing trucks, buses...

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Property development in an innovative way

Skanska is one of the world’s biggest property developers. They employ 41,000 people all over the world, planning, building and leasing both private and commercial property. In Hungary Skanska focuses on commercial...

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