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The amount of food waste in Hungary is about 1.8 million tons annually
In Hungary about 1.8 million tons of food ends up as waste, approximately one-quarter in the households – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM), responsible for...
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Recent additions in the Széchenyi Card Program
The loan products of the Széchenyi Card Program were expanded. From now, up to 50 million HUF Széchenyi Working Capital Loan can be claimed, compared to the former 25 million...
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Two new types of cash registers received marketing authorizationTwo new types of cash registers received marketing authorizationTwo new types of cash registers received marketing authorization
Two new types of cash registers complying with the new technical requirements received marketing approval on Tuesday. One of them is a portable cash register, so it can used by...
Read moreGrowth is stable in the major developed economies
Growth is stable in the major developed economies, according to the CLI August complex macro-economic indicator of the OECD published on Monday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...
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Ukraine has become the world's largest flour exporter
Ukraine was the world's largest flour exporter between July 2015 and June 2016. Ukraine exported a total of 344 thousand tons, which is 32.5 percent more than in the same...
Read moreForty million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes were found Tiszabecs
Forty million forints worth smuggled cigarettes were found by the finance guards in an underground hideout in Tiszabecs – the press officer of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV)...
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Efficient mobile advertisements provide information
At the moment 79 percent of smartphone users with an internet access – 2.9 million people – come across mobile advertisements, revealed a study conducted in 2016 by eNET and...
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Domestic tourism was the driving force behind tourism in August
In August, the number of nights spent by foreign tourists increased by 3.6 percent, while the guest nights of domestic tourists increased by 6.8 percent, compared to a year before....
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The Autumn Festival of Museums MKVM programs
The Museum of Trade and Tourism offers great programs again this year to the Autumn Festival of Museums program series that will last until November 13. Here is their offer!...
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Coca-Cola makes new pledges
Coca-Cola HBC has made 7 new pledges – here are some of the goals the company wishes to achieve until 2020: 40 percent of total energy use should come from...
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Multisensory experiences
Very often retailers only concentrate on what shoppers see when creating the interior of a store. However, if they wish to really impress customers, they also need to pay attention...
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Paying the bill to a robot
As part of a pilot project by Pizza Hut Asia, a robot called Pepper – developed by Softbank Robotics – welcomes guests in restaurants and takes the order. It is...
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Magazine: Hungarian smartphone app for wine tourists
A new smartphone app, called Kóstolom (I taste it), has been made for those who like wine tourism and gastronomy. With the new, free app the goal is to provide...
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GfK: the weight of the markets decreased in the procurement of daily consumer goods
The ratio of the markets, including the weight of the farmers' markets decreased in daily consumer goods purchases. The share of visitors from the 72 percent measured in 2010, decreased...
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Hungarian cabbage farmers face a difficult year
Hungarian cabbage farmers are facing a difficult year in 2016: this year a series of diseases decimated the crops, the market price is lower than before, while its hard to...
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dm: hilarious store opening on the Krisztina Boulevard
The dm opened its new store on the Krisztina boulevard, Budapest in the first week of October. A huge interest surrounded the opening of the new store. The store opening...
Read moreDepressed purchase prices at the wine-growing regions
The growers are complaining about low purchase prices this year. Grape growers interviewed by MTI told that prices have not increased since last year, despite the high quality of the...
Read morePénzügykutató: Economic growth may accelerate next year
In its latest forecast presented on Monday, the Pénzügykutató Zrt. forecasts a 2.2 percent GDP growth for this year and a 3.0 percent growth for next year, after last year's...
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Changes at the largest Hungarian retail-IT company
The owner and managing director of the largest domestic-owned retail IT company announced structural changes. Bessenyei István told that in order to further improve the efficiency of the company he...
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Csabai Sausage Festival for the twentieth time
The twentieth Csabai Sausage Festival will be held between 28 and 31 October. This year’s Csabai Sausage Festival will be a little bigger than usual – Hégely Sándor festival director...
Read moreGerman exports increased significantly
In August, German exports increased by nearly ten percent in an annual comparison, while compared to the previous month by 5.4 percent, the highest extent of the past six years....
Read moreBritish Retail Consortium: The “Hard Brexit” may cause substantial customs charges
According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the “hard Brexit” may cause substantial customs charges, thus making imports more expensive. The “Hard Brexit” means that Britain would not only leave...
Read moreWhere is the limit? Healthy bargain and cartelling
Every business’ interest to find the boundary between collegial conversation, healthy bargain and cartelling. One of the most common forms of cartelling include price fixing and the exchange of information...
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Why do Americans like burgers – Video of the day
Today on Deconstructed, we travel from butcher to bun to create the ideal grass-fed burger. Starting at Marlow & Daughters, the Andrew Tarlow-owned butcher shop and food counter in Williamsburg,...
Read moreA significant increase in passenger traffic in the European Union in 2015
Passenger traffic in the European Union last year grew by about 4.7 percent, compared to 2014 – the EU's statistical office (Eurostat) announced on Monday. The number of passengers was...
Read moreNo change in the weight of various store types
In the February 2015-January 2016 period coffee sales valued at HUF 54 billion. Value sales were up 3 percent but volume sales dropped 1 percent. 200m² and smaller shops’ share...
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SPAR invests 1.6 billion in store modernisation
SPAR is spending HUF 1.6 billion on revamping seven stores – in Csorna, Bonyhád, Kaposvár, Szolnok and three in Budapest. Head of communications Márk Maczelka told that thanks to the...
Read moreAward winning Hungarian wines at Tesco’s Central European wine festival
For its September wine festival, Tesco Hungary exported 20,000 bottles of wines, which had earned the ‘Best Buy’ recognition at the Hungarian Wine Fair, to stores in the Czech Republic,...
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Szentkirályi Talent Programme winners announced
Szentkirályi Talent Programme was launched in May and supports the preparation of 14-18 year old athletes from a HUF 5-million budget. The following athletes will benefit from the grant: Alida...
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