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A considerable amount is still on the SZÉP cards before the deadline
There are just less than a month left for the owners of the Széchenyi Rest Cards to use the amount on their cards that was uploaded in 2014. The uploads...
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Dreher is being sold
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV has offered to sell SABMiller PLC’s Central and Eastern European brands, including Pilsner Urquell, ahead of a decision by the European Commission on whether to approve its...
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Hit, cut, sugar it – Video of the day
A funny clip from Nara, Japan where mochi (Japanese rice cake) making masters perform high speed dough pounding. If you travel to Japan and head to Nara's old temples and...
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Tokaj Trading House continues as Grand Tokaj
Hungary’s biggest state-owned winery, Tokaj Trading House Zrt. switched to the Grand Tokaj name. The company will be the wine sponsor of the Bocuse d’Or chef competition’s European final, which...
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New development programme from this summer
Magosz president István Jakab and Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) president Balázs Győrffy held a joint press conference. The former spoke about how they strengthened the 700-member village farmer network...
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Magazine: Sense or sensibility: rational thinking or emotions? (Part 2)
Trade Marketing Club and POPAI organised their annual ‘I love trade marketing’ conference on 18 February. This time the one-day conference was focusing on the role of emotions in the...
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Nestlé Hungary: another big investment in Hungary
Since entering the Hungarian market Nestlé has realised almost HUF 80 billion worth of investments in the country. Nestlé Hungary now invests more than HUF 20 billion in expanding the...
Read moreOKSZ: the hundred percent bonus payment for Sundays would undermine many businesses
According to the National Retail Federation (OKSZ), the hundred percent bonus payment for Sundays would make Sunday opening hours for many businesses impossible, and would force many people to carve...
Read moreKSH: Hungary's economic performance is in the midfield in the EU
The performance growth of the Hungarian economy continued in 2015. The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.9 percent in 2015, compared to a year before. With this economic output...
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26 billion HUF was earmarked to the producer organizations
In the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme 26 billion HUF was earmarked to support the producer groups and organizations – Kis Miklós Zsolt, Minister of State of the Prime Minister's Office...
Read moreThe European Commission terminated the infringement proceedings in the case of excise duty on pálinka
The European Commission terminated the infringement proceeding that was launched in the case of excise duty on pálinka – the press service of the EU commission announced on Thursday. According...
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Soy Boom: a growing demand for the domestic GMO-free protein crop
The soy crop season begins at the end of April. Soy has sown to a 50 percent larger area, ie 77 thousand hectares last year in Hungary. One of the...
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Zwack issues an Unicum decorated with the portrait of Puskás Ferenc
The Zwack unveiled a limited edition, Unicum bottle decorated with the portrait of Puskás Ferenc on Friday. The apropos of the liqueur factory’s commemoration is that the legendary Golden Team’s...
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Nestlé: the normal daily consumption of the withdrawn product is not a health risk
The normal daily consumption of the “5 Nestlé” Fruit Bites do not pose a health risk – the Nestlé Hungária Kft. told MTI on Friday. As the company wrote, the...
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Food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices increased in the euro area
After stagnating in April, consumer prices in the euro zone fell in March – Eurostat announced on Friday. According to the flash estimate of the European Union's statistical office, the...
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SMART 2016: European startup world's finest to compete in Budapest
The finals of Telekom’s international innovation competition will be held in Hungary. The SMART 2016 Conference in Budapest houses a European startup event on 23 May 2016 in Budapest. In...
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Agricultural Chamber: report the frost damages as soon as possible
Frost damages must be reported within 15 days from the date of the observation of the frost in order to achieve compensation – Győrffy Balázs, president of the National Agricultural...
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Economic growth is accelerating in Europe
This year’s first quarter growth rate was higher than in the previous quarter both in the European Union and in the Euro Zone – the European Union's statistical office, the...
Read moreTesco collects money for poor and abused children
Tesco is a strategic partner to the Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s donation collecting initiative called ‘Happy Childhood’ that helps disadvantaged children. Just like in earlier years, customers who wish to help...
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New store design from Carrefour
Carrefour Italia opened its first Carrefour Gourmet supermarket in Milan. In the two-storey shop shoppers can choose from 20,000 products, from carefully selected Italian groceries to special ingredients of Asian...
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New sales unit structure at FÁÜ
In order to keep up with the dynamic development and to produce a sustainable sales growth, from 1 April a sales unit with a new structure is set up by...
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Tetra Pak closes the fiscal year with significant growth
At international level Tetra Pak realised EUR 11.9-billion sales in the last fiscal year, which constitutes a 7.5-percent growth from the level of the previous fiscal year. As for Tetra...
Read moreA record number of tourists came from Slovakia
According to preliminary statistics, in 2015, 170 thousand tourists from Slovakia visited Hungary. This is a historical record – Renács Szilvia, head of the representation of the Hungarian National Tourist...
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NESTEA welcomes spring with new flavours
NESTEA puts a brand new flavour on the market in April. NESTEA Forest Fruits was inspired by nature, the scents of spring, freshness and the exuberance of summer to refresh...
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NÉBIH forms part of international operation
Between November 2015 and February 2016 the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) participated in ‘OPSON V’, an international operation against food fraud conducted in 57 countries. In these countries...
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Garfield returns with animal records
Garfield returns with another sticker album: this time SPAR presents records from the world of animals. Stickers with the images of the smartest, fastest, most dangerous, etc. animals can be...
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Magazine: Yogurt: you can eat it or you can drink it
Last year sales increased in the yogurt category, with sales improving in all segments. Beáta Várkonyi, external corporate relations director of Danone Hungary told us that they are trying to...
Read moreDomestic retail sales growth beats EU average
The volume of retail sales grew by 6.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively, in February 2016 and in the initial two months of the year. Thus, an upward sales trend...
Read moreThe KSH is preparing for another agro-economic structural census
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) is preparing for another agro-economic structural census called “Agrárium 2016” between 15 May and 15 July this year. The census aim to track the changes...
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P & G’s latest “Thank you, mom” campaign was inspired by strong mothers
With a hundred days until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Procter & Gamble, manufacturer of Tide, Pampers and Bounty, debuted the newest installment of its award-winning “Thank You, Mom” campaign...
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