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NÉBIH: the EU resolution on unfair commercial practices is important
A significant step was taken to protect food producers and processors – the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) evaluated the European Parliament’s resolution on unfair trade practices. According to...
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Chocolate Festival will be held this weekend in Szerencs
Everything revolves around chocolate all weekend in Szerencs. The National Chocolate Festival will be held for the 9th time there – the organizers told MTI. The event awaits its guests...
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MNB: credit information service for small and medium enterprises to be launched
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) and the BIS Central Credit Information Office will launch the small and medium enterprise credit information service in the near future. With the help...
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Hungary is the guest of honor of the Gastronomika Congress
Hungary can participate as a special guest in one of the most prestigious culinary world congress the Gastronomika, which will take place from 2 to 5 October in San Sebastian,...
Read moreA significant increase in sales of Swiss watches in the UK
Due to the lower exchange rate of the pound, a significant increase in sales of Swiss watches occured in the United Kingdom. Swiss watch exports to the UK rose by...
Read moreTomato battle with 160 tonnes of vegetables in Spain
Tens of thousands of festival-goers will battle with 160 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the massive food fight in the small town of Bunol in...
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Youth employment declining again
After three years of improvement youth employment in the world is deteriorating again this year, mainly due to a longer than expected recession that hit the commodity exporting emerging countries,...
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FM: one and a half million hectares of ragweed infected area was detected
According to Monday's data one and a half million hectares of ragweed infected area was detected so far, and the authority had to take action on 1,500 hectares. The amount...
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Seafood from waters near Fukushima was smuggled to China for two years
Customs inspectors in Qingdao have arrested a group of people for smuggling, saying they brought potentially radiation-tainted seafood from Fukushima, Japan into China, state television reported on Monday. As much...
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Growing popularity of employee stock ownership programmes
Deloitte asked 177 large companies in 24 countries about how they motivate employees for the third time. Beáta Horváthné Szabó, director of Deloitte Zrt.’s tax department told that the results...
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K&H: the ratio of SMEs planning to give fringe benefits has decreased
Almost two-thirds of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not plan to give fringe benefits to support their employees in the next year. After a temporary improvement at the beginning...
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Working for a balanced diet for 150 years
Nestlé is celebrating 150 years of their existence and Nestlé Hungary is 25 years old. Apropos this double anniversary, our magazine asked Nestlé Hungary managing director Jean Grunenwald about the...
Read moreJapanese haute cuisine – Video of the day
Here's Niki Nakayama, chef-owner of LA kaiseki restaurant n/naka, plating a selection of poetic dishes from her 13-course tasting menu and intimately explaining what kaiseki means to her. Chef's Cut:...
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A slowly growing olive oil market
We like olive oil more and more but we refuse to pay for quality. Rita Salyámosy, marketing manager of Glatz Hungary Kft. told us that the majority of olive oils...
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Magazine: Crowds of visitors and many exhibitors at Sirha Budapest
Sirha Budapest, held between 9 and 11 May, was a huge success, having attracted more than 20,000 trade visitors and 400 exhibitors from 19 countries to the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair...
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Industrial apple processing started in Szabolcs
Industrial apple processing started with a low purchase price in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county juice factories, but for eating apples even 40 percent more is paid by purchasers, compared to last...
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Nielsen: one in three TV users also watch programs on Internet
Every third Hungarian television consumer over age four watches programs on Internet as well, while domestic television contents 16 percent. Hungary's most popular programs on the net are sports (35...
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Budapest Airport builds a new logistics center for DHL
The Budapest Airport, operator of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport builds a new, approximately 13 thousand square meter logistics center. The building will be used by DHL Express. The Budapest...
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A great interest occured towards the Hungarian exhibitors at the AGRA international fair in Slovenia
A great interest occured towards the Hungarian exhibitors at the AGRA international agricultural and food exhibition and fair in Slovenia – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry...
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EU's share in Russia foreign trade has decreased
The European Union’s share decreased by more than 2 percentage points from the foreign trade turnover of Russia in the first half of this year, compared to the same period...
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The capital investment fund supports a purchase incentive application
The Széchenyi Tőkebefektetési Alap (SZTA) (Széchenyi Capital Investment Fund) supports a purchase incentive application. The capital investment fund with the 60 million HUF investment primarily finances the development of the...
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Chamber of Agriculture: more than fifty tender writers have registered so far to the consultancy network
Up to date, more than fifty tender writers have registered to the online system of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK). Süle Katalin, spokeswoman for the of the National Agricultural Chamber...
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Decathlon opens a new store
Decathlon opens a new store in Budapest at the Nyugati Square. This will be the 18th unit of the company in Hungary. The Decathlon is present in 38 countries. in...
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Lectures, consultations and tastings at the Vegetarian Festival
Nutritional counseling, group yoga classes and food tastings await the visitors to the Vegetarian Festival on the last weekend of August, at the Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Kőbányai Cultural Centre. In...
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Illegal meat processing plant was found in Békés County
An illegal meat processing plant was found in Békés county by the inspection group of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV). The company’s main activity was the wholesale of...
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Euro Zone’s economic performance continued to improve in August
The economic performance in the euro zone has become slightly better-than-expected in August – according to the Purchasing Managers' Index of the Markit Economic Research Institute. The preliminary value of...
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Shoppers like small shops
A survey by Bain & Company found that European consumers like small shops more than super- or hypermarkets. The study involved 30 directors from leading FMCG companies. They reckon hypermarkets’...
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The globalisation of retail trade
A study prepared by the Consumer Goods Forum and Planet Retail claims that retail chains are expanding at a breakneck speed. The 100 biggest chains are present in more countries...
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