Company and Personal News
New vegetable snack targets healthy eaters
Date: 2013-09-17 09:00:00
Food researchers in Italy have developed a new process for the formulation of vegetable-based snacks in a bid to bridge the gap between fast, on-the-go snacking and meeting consumer health...
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The special taxes are threatening the future of the Hungarian food products
Date: 2013-09-16 12:10:13
The domestic food industry may run into a lack of competitiveness for decades, due to the special taxes imposed on the sector. Over the past three years, the variety of...
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Supply Chain Initiative ready for launch
Date: 2013-09-16 11:53:52
On Monday 16 September 2013, AIM and six other EU level trade associations will be launching “The Supply Chain Initiative – together for good trading practices”. The Initiative promotes fair...
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The FruitVeB and the NAK proposes a reduction in VAT in case of vegetables and fruits
Date: 2013-09-16 11:50:48
In addition to the meat industry, the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization (FruitVeB) and the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) considers the reduction of VAT in the fruit...
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Biofuels: the limitation would be beneficial for the livestock breeders
Date: 2013-09-16 11:30:15
The Poultry Products Council (BTT) agrees with the European Union to repress the production of biofuels. The European Parliament adopted a position, that the use of conventional biofuels in transport...
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Grey cattle burger from McDonald's
Date: 2013-09-16 11:28:57
In the scope of the Hungarian weeks, McDonald's is offering grey cattle burger. The fast food chain has joined the promotional campaign lasting for several weeks at the request of...
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2.8 billion HUF development in the pig sector in Nádudvar
Date: 2013-09-16 11:20:50
The pig farm of NAGISZ Zrt. is completed near Nádudvar with a 2.8 billion HUF investment. The plant was handed over on Friday by Fazekas Sándor Minister for Rural Development....
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US retail is expanding slower
Date: 2013-09-16 11:02:39
After the 0.4 of July, U.S. retail sales grew just by 0.2 percent in August. Analysts expected 0.4 percent. The U.S. retail growth was the lowest since April. If the...
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Gamay harvest is delayed in Sopron
Date: 2013-09-16 10:58:54
Because of the bad weather the start of the harvest of Gamay is in late around Sopron – Taschner István chairman of the local municipality told MTI on Monday. Taschner...
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GKI: The retail sector is facing hard times
Date: 2013-09-16 10:48:58
GKI forecasts that GDP is expected to grow by around 0.5 per cent in the second half of 2013, following its decline last year and in the first half of...
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The NGM does not afraid of loopholes
Date: 2013-09-13 12:20:42
The Ministry of National Economy (NDM), does not expect the widespread of invoices instead of giving receipts. The ministry believes that the entrepreneurs will choose the new online cash machines...
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Unilever is expanding in China
Date: 2013-09-13 11:15:50
The UK and the Netherlands-based Unilever has begun the construction of its third production base in southwest China's Sichuan Province – the Chinese media reported on Wednesday. One of the...
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When morning starts well
Date: 2013-09-13 11:01:59
Morning starts well! – At least in the latest campaign of the Jó Reggelt! (Good Morning!) brand. The creative work of Mondelez Hungary’s 63 day long promotion campaign was carried...
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LG's new strategy model will debut in Hungary for the first time in Europe
Date: 2013-09-13 11:00:22
The LG Electronics (LG) will present its VRF – Variable Refrigerant Flow solution, the Multi V IV in Hungary for the first time in Europe. The latest generation of the...
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Egg powder made of plants is marketed in the U.S.
Date: 2013-09-13 10:55:44
A radical ‘artificial egg’ backed by Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel and Bill Gates goes on sale in US supermarkets for the first time on Wednesday. Made from plants, it can...
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A new investment of Raben Group in Lublin
Date: 2013-09-13 09:33:51
On September, 11, 2013 an official opening of a new logistics centre of Raben Polska and Fresh Logistics took place. The complex is located in Lublin. The cost of the...
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Real-time data-service started in a tobacco store
Date: 2013-09-12 12:44:42
Hungary's leading retail IT company Szintézis Ltd has completed a successful exam on 27th August 2013 which fulfills the requirements of the tobacco-retail insdustry made by the government....
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KSH: a drop in agricultural producer prices in July
Date: 2013-09-12 12:17:02
In July, due to a fall of fruit and grain prices – agricultural producer prices declined by 2.3 percent, compared to a year earlier – the Central Statistics Office (KSH)...
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The BKIK, OKISZ and the KISOSZ want officially fixed online communication fee
Date: 2013-09-12 12:15:14
The Budapest Commerce and Industry (BKIK), the Hungarian Industrial Association (OKISZ) and the National Federation Traders and Caterers (KISOSZ) aims to represent the socio-economic interests of their members as well...
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The campaign has begun in the sugar factory of Kaposvár
Date: 2013-09-12 12:11:23
The campaign has started in the sugar factory of the Magyar Cukor (MC) Zrt. in Kaposvár. In the country's only operating sugar factory the processing the first beet deliveries has...
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Madosz: growing illegal cigarettes trade
Date: 2013-09-12 12:00:57
Illegal cigarette sales are increasing and the black market of producer tobacco is getting stronger – the President of the Hungarian Tobacco Growers' Association (Madosz) said on Wednesday at a...
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Manpower: the Hungarian labor market is characterized by pessimism
Date: 2013-09-12 11:57:26
Pessimism characterizes the Hungarian labor market: in the last quarter of 2013, 11 percent of the employers are planning redundancies, while 8 percent plans recruitment, and 69 percent of them...
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SPAR experience in the MOM Park
Date: 2013-09-12 11:55:16
The SPAR supermarket in the MOM Park shopping center opens its gates on 12 September 2013, after a large-scale renewal. The renewed Supermarket’s wide range contains thousands of items, complemented...
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Törley’s champagne master received the gold medal in London
Date: 2013-09-12 11:50:01
Törley’s champagne master returned home from London with a special award. On 4 September 2013, at the award ceremony of the world's most prestigious wine competition the Decanter World Wine...
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About America's favourite whiskey
Date: 2013-09-12 10:15:31
Jack Daniel's is a brand of American Whiskey by Brown-Forman Corporation. The brand dates back to 1866 when it was established by Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel....
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Nielsen: food retail trends in the second quarter
Date: 2013-09-11 12:40:37
The Hungarian food retail turnover remained unchanged in the second quarter of this year, compared to the comparable period of the last year. The main reason is that the pace...
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KSH: lowest inflation since 1974
Date: 2013-09-11 12:03:24
Annual inflation rate was lower than expected in August; 1.3 percent. It is the lowest level for almost 40 years. Lower inflation rate was measured last time in June 1974;...
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Varga Winery: 2013 will be the year of Hungarian species
Date: 2013-09-11 12:01:04
Only the traditional Hungarian varieties could benefit from this year's weather, so if the weather will remain extreme in the following years, it can strengthen the market penetration of the...
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State guarantee for the distributors of online cash machines
Date: 2013-09-11 11:58:12
The Ministry of National Economy (NGM) undertakes a state guarantee for the distributors of online cash machines, to provide the best possible loan options for them. The ministry’s communication sent...
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NGM: another cash machine was marketed
Date: 2013-09-11 11:54:34
A new, online cash register able to online data transfer has received marketing authorization, so those who obliged to cash register replacement can choose among fifteen machines – the Ministry...
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