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K&H: the proportion of businesses planning cafeteria dropped to nadir
The proportion of businesses planning cafeteria fell sharply, and in the next year, only a quarter of the SMEs intend to support fringe benefits – according to K&H’s SME Trust...
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Hungarian Tourism Ltd. is looking for the most promising cultural destination in Hungary
The new European Destinations of ExcelleNce (EDEN) application was launched under the Looking for the Rural Muse name. The application is looking for Hungary’s “most promising cultural destination”. The deadline...
Read moreOpen Balaton action with spring program series
128 restaurants, 108 programs, 156 hotels, a new cycling action around the lake and a number of dog-friendly programs will await those who visit the region between 28 April and...
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LeasePlan Hungária’s new CEO
One of Hungary’s leading fleet management companies, LeasePlan Hungária Zrt. has had a new CEO since 1 April 2017: former commercial director Tímea Pesti. Ms Pesti used to be managing...
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Fanta: complete renewal this year
The Fanta brand comes out with a new packaging design and implements a new type of marketing communication campaign this year. Fanta’s new, spiral-shaped PET bottle has already been a...
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SPAR’s new communication campaign
On 23 March 2017 SPAR Hungary launched a new image campaign, with the slogan ‘quality. i love it.’ The campaign message focuses on the fundamental values of the retail chain,...
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ALDI sponsors the 2017 FINA World Championships
ALDI Hungary and the organisers of the 17th FINA World Championships have signed a cooperation agreement. ALDI Hungary will sponsor the event that will take place in Budapest and Balatonfüred....
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Enikő Mihalik and Freddie are the new faces of Coca-Cola
Supermodel Enikő Mihalik and Freddie, the winner of song contest Dal 2016 were named Coca-Cola Hungary’s ambassadors in 2017. Krisztina Méhler, senior brand manager of Coca-Cola Hungary told that the...
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Magazine: When the Angels come
Hungary’s only dietary therapy enterprise, Angels’ Kitchen started 15 years ago. The company specialises in personalised food combinations, which they create and deliver to those who wish to lose weight,...
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KSH: Retail sales increased by 0.8 percent
The volume of retail sales increased by 0.8 percent in February according to the raw data, compared to the same period of last year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
Read moreAnalysts say that the halt in retail sales is only transient
The slowdown in retail trade in February could be temporary, according to macroeconomic analysts interviewed by MTI. Ürmössy Gergely, senior macroeconomic analyst at Erste Bank said that the slowdown in...
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COOP won the MagyarBrands again
The COOP Business Chain received a MagyarBrands award again this year. As one of Hungary’s largest domestic-owned commercial player, the COOP Business Chain has deserved this prestigious award for the...
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The MOSZ would strengthen the position of farmers
Deterrent penalties should be imposed on the purchasers, who do not pay to the producers by deadline – agrarszektor.hu described the analysis of the National Federation of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ)....
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The market for durable consumer goods continues to grow in Hungary this year
Last year, the sales of durable consumer goods increased by 6.8 percent – the latest analysis of the market leader credit insurer reveals. According to the analysts of Atradius, the...
Read moreConscious consumer behavior has intensified
The conscious consumer behavior has intensified. Everyone wants to know more about the food they buy – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture said in Gödöllő at the Conference on Environmental...
Read moreGKI: business optimism is reflected in the business cycle index
In April, GKI’s business cycle index did not change, which continues to reflect strong business optimism, with significant deterioration in consumer expectations – the GKI Economic Research Co., told MTI....
Read moreFM: Genetic conservation strategy is before administrative conciliation
Soon, the administrative reconciliation of the gene retention concept strategy begins. The draft aims to protect the indigenous plant and animal species of the Carpathian Basin, Fazekas Sándor, Minister of...
Read moreA wheat starch plant is built in Visonta
Hungary’s only wheat starch plant will be built in Visonta, Heves County within a 93 million HUF investment. The 33,000 square-meter plant of the Visonta Projekt Kft. will create 250...
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Google extends its digital workshop program to the Hungarian SME sector
Google extends its digital workshop program to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hungary. This year, the company wants to reach at least 15,000 SMEs in order to contribute...
Read moreNew annual brewery record in the Czech Republic
A record amount of 20.5 million hectoliters of beer was brewed last year by Czech brewers – the representatives of the “Czech breweries told at a press conference in Prague...
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The sales of traditional computers grew in Central and Eastern Europe
In the first quarter, the sales of traditional PCs grew in the Central and Eastern European region – the International Data Corporation (IDC) market research firm reveals. According to a...
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Italiagro recruits farmers for buffalo breeding
Mezőtúr company Italiagro Kft. is recruiting farmers for buffalo breeding, in order to get milk for mozzarella production. Italiagro’s consultant Zoltán Takács told that in the soon-to-be-launched Young Farmer Grant...
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Magazine: Colours, napkins, emotions
Colours can influence people’s mood and behaviour. SCA and its international hygiene brand, Tork used brain waves technology to find out how guests react to various colours. The results revealed...
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MAHAL expects the increase of fish consumption from the VAT cuts
According to the Hungarian Fisheries and Aquaculture Association (MAHAL), the planned reduction in the VAT on fish meat could reduce fish prices by 15 percent, stimulate consumption and encourage all...
Read moreIf the acacia blossom freezes, little honey is expected
If, as the result of the extreme weather of recent days, the acacia blossom, which is the main source of nectar in Hungarian beekeeping, freezes a bad honey production is...
Read moreThe MNKH is organizing a two-day free university in order to facilitate cooperation among the Hungarian winemakers in the Carpathian Basin
The two-day Pannon Vinersitas Free University, which is organized for the first time by the Hungarian National Chamber of Commerce (MNKH), serves to facilitate the share of experiences. Almost 100...
Read moreNGM: every element of the ekáer will be modernized by the end of the year
By the end of the year, all elements of electronic road traffic control system (ekáer) will be electronically earmarked as planned – Molnár Tamás, Deputy Minister of State of the...
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The It is Better to Play in Green! campaign was launched again this year
Henkel has been working for decades to make environmental consciousness as a way of life not only within the company, but also make “accessible to consumers and buyers”. In the...
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Vineyard running in the Villány wine region
Running competition will be held for the third tiime in the vineyards of the Villány wine region on 29 April: the participants can choose between 9.9 and 19 kilometers running....
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