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First pressing beer – Video of the day
Date: 2016-02-25 10:58:02
In 1990 Kirin launched a very special beer in Japan, called “Ichiban Shibori”, which literally translates as “first pressing”. This distinctive beer is fermented using only the very first wort,...
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Hungary expects more and more South Korean tourists
Date: 2016-02-25 10:50:52
The number of South Korean tourists in Hungary will increase significantly, due to the two agreements that the Magyar Turizmus (MT) Zrt. and the similar profile Korean state institutions concluded...
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Tesco decides against selling stores in Turkey
Date: 2016-02-25 10:49:27
Last year Tesco planned to sell the stores owned by its Turkish affiliate, Kipa, to local market competitor Beğendik. After the stores had produced excellent sales results in 2015, Tesco...
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A Coffee Museum may open in Vienna
Date: 2016-02-25 10:45:56
A Coffee Museum may open in the neighborhood of the famous Viennese cafes Landtmann Café – the owner of the Café announced in Vienna on Wednesday. Berndt Querfeld, the owner...
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Auchan’s Eastern expansion
Date: 2016-02-25 10:39:39
Last year Auchan invested EUR 138 million in Eastern Europe and Russia. In 2016 the retailer plans to spend EUR 195 million in Russia, mainly in Moscow. They intend to...
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Sustainability targets 2011 to 2015 achieved
Date: 2016-02-25 10:23:15
Henkel reached the interim targets of its Sustainability Strategy for 2030, set new milestones for 2020 and published its 25th Sustainability Report. The first report was published nearly a quarter...
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Tomi Max Effect Levendula
Date: 2016-02-25 08:41:57
With its powerful formula, Tomi Max Effect does the hard part of the dirty laundry and washing tasks instead of you. Tomi makes sure that your clothes become clean and...
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Magazine: With realistic goals
Date: 2016-02-25 07:36:16
László Kovács, the president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) was awarded the Pro Turismo prize at the end of last year. He told our magazine that getting the...
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Foreigners buy up the Hungarian walnuts quickly
Date: 2016-02-24 11:33:24
The vaccination of walnuts ended in February. The Hungarian Horticultural Propagation Nonprofit Ltd. (MKSZN) is prepared for the 2017 sales. The market demand is high, but the Magyar Kertészeti Szaporítóanyag...
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The Rural Development Programme is useful for the winemakers
Date: 2016-02-24 11:30:32
The Rural Development Programme (VP) contains a lot of support options for the winery investments, technological development, innovation. The applications will appear continuously from March – the Deputy Minister of...
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The food industry will also join to dual training
Date: 2016-02-24 11:28:40
The Food Science Faculty of the Szent István University (SZIE) launches a dual training with eight food companies in the 2016/2017 academic year. The program can be regarded as a...
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Irrigation development applications to be announced from April
Date: 2016-02-24 11:18:46
The applications for the irrigation development of agricultural lands is expected to appear in April with a nearly fifty billion HUF amount. According to the communication of the Prime Minister's...
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The Romanian Minister of Agriculture supports the weekend closure of hypermarkets
Date: 2016-02-24 11:12:45
Achim Irimescu Romanian Minister of Agriculture proposed the weekend closure of hypermarkets as well as the increase of the Romanian products in the stores on Tuesday in the parliament. He...
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Kapuvári meat factory: the ninth tender was announced for the property
Date: 2016-02-24 11:10:56
The liquidator, the National Reorganization Nonprofit Kft. (NRN Ltd.). announced the ninth tender for the property and for the assets of the Kapuvári Hús Zrt. The proposals do not include...
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Hungarian companies have won at the World CSR Day with the BrandTrend
Date: 2016-02-24 11:10:42
The BrandTrend has opened a new dimension to the companies that are taking the Hungarian CSR activities seriously. It is the first time that Hungarian companies – in cooperation with...
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Denmark's first ever food surplus supermarket has opened its doors
Date: 2016-02-24 11:06:50
The store in Copenhagen called Wefood will sell products 30 – 50 percent cheaper than normal supermarkets. Wefood is hoping to help reduce the 700,000 tonnes of food waste Denmark...
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IT helps the precise farmers
Date: 2016-02-24 11:05:46
The spread of the micro-computers, special sensors, drones and networks revolutionize agriculture. There is no unnecessary purchase of seed, chemical waste, waste of gasoline. The 2nd Prego conference presents this...
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Always look on the bright side of life – Video of the day
Date: 2016-02-24 11:01:55
The following fonny commercial-spot is by the Peru-based beer-brand Cristal who are all in the opinion of looking at the bright side of light:...
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Aldi expands in the UK
Date: 2016-02-24 10:51:36
Aldi will open 80 new stores in the United Kingdom this year, 23 percent more than in 2015. By the end of 2016 Aldi will have more than 700 stores...
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The Erzsébet-program remains
Date: 2016-02-24 10:40:45
By respecting the European Court’s decisions new reasonable rules will be worked out in the Széchenyi Rest Card case that will meet the Hungarian interests – Szijjártó Péter Foreign Economic...
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New tax in Poland
Date: 2016-02-24 10:35:24
Poland’s Minister of Finance Pawel Szalamacha announced that the government imposes a new tax on retail chains. For chains with a turnover below EUR 67 million will have the rate...
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The Danubius is looking for an investor for the renovation of the Hotel Gellért
Date: 2016-02-24 10:30:26
The Danubius Hotels Group is looking for an investment partner for the renovation of the Hotel Gellért in Budapest. The multi-billion HUF investments may take 1.5-2 years. Deák Imre, CEO...
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Harkány spa hospital opens towards Iranian tourists
Date: 2016-02-24 10:25:04
Zsigmondy Vilmos signed an agreement with the Persian state’s trading center that aims to increase spa tourist traffic from Iran to Hungary on Wednesday in Pécs. Péter Iván, director of...
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Acquisition with strict conditions
Date: 2016-02-24 09:42:59
Edeka group, the biggest supermarket chain Germany buys Tengelmann Kaiser’s supermarkets. There are strict conditions for the acquisition, though: Edeka must guarantee that 97 percent of the 16,000 employees in...
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Sága Foods Zrt.
Date: 2016-02-24 09:26:54
Sága turkey Bologna contains much more meat, 60-65 percent, than the market average. Each product is made without added soy and is gluten- and lactose-free, with the exception of the...
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Magazine: Restaurant owner who represents a new era
Date: 2016-02-24 07:28:44
Rudolf Semsei, the owner of the VakVarjú chain, other restaurants and Budapest Party Service, became ‘Restaurateur of the Year’ in 2015. When our magazine asked him what the prize meant...
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OKSZ: the increase in retail sales may slow down
Date: 2016-02-23 11:55:14
Last year’s 5.5 percent increase in retail is the biggest growth rate of the last three years; This year the turnover is expected to increase, its rate may be lower,...
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Producer price of milk declined
Date: 2016-02-23 11:50:58
Raw milk prices fell by 1 percent in January, compared to December and were 14 percent lower compared to the same month of the previous year ¬ the Agricultural Economics...
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The Rural Development Agency paid ot more than half of the supports to the farmers
Date: 2016-02-23 11:42:40
For the implementation of the agricultural policy, this year 400 billion HUF EU support is available. Until now, 270 billion HUF has been already paid out to the winners –...
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Changes in the Food Codex
Date: 2016-02-23 11:33:41
The regulation of the Hungarian Food Codex on breads and pastries is changing: the continuously refreshed rules is a guarantee to produce high-quality products . Among the changes Zsigó Róbert,...
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