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ALDI opens a new store
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. opens its 108th store on 14 April 2016 open in Hungary. The new shop awaits its customers in Budapest, under Óceánárok street 3-5. ALDI’s 108th...
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Ten thousand tons of food products and one million liters of drinks were seized within an international action
The Hungarian experts seized 243 tons of food products and 17 thousand liters of drinks in the action called Opson – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) announced on...
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Rétvári: increasing resources in children nutrition
The resources available for children nutrition increased significantly this year and surplus sources are also available – Rétvári Bence, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Human Resources told....
Read moreMaize seed is cheap due to oversupply
Changing climate, rapidly rotating hybrid varieties, low crop prices and austerity constraints hampered the spring maize seed selection, but this year due to the excess in supply one can bargain...
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The Gourmet Festival to reopen in mid-May
The Gourmet Festival awaits its visitors between 12 and 15 May to the Millenáris Park with more than 120 exhibitors – including five Michelin-starred restaurant of Budapest. The Gourmet Festival...
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Hotel capacity may continue to grow in the coming years
The hotel capacity rises with an average of 2.5-3 percent every year. It can be considered as a natural growth, but the growth in the coming years is expected to...
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Spring water with a drop of fruit juice
Spring water with a drop of fruit juice. In addition to apple, strawberry and lemon, it is now also available in raspberry version – a flavour that is very popular...
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Ritz-Carlton opened its first hotel in Hungary
Ritz-Carlton opened its first hotel in Hungary in Budapest at the Erzsébet Square – the company announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. MTI Photo: Máthé Zoltán In...
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The revenue growth of baths is over ten percent last year
Last year, the operators of spas reached an average revenue growth of 12.5 percent in Hungary over the previous year with a growth of 5.1 percent in average prices –...
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From stock exchange to goldmine?
February continued what started in January: after a small positive correction the markets started going south again and in mid-February they hit yet another nadir. In Germany the DAX index...
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Unfaithful shoppers – discount stores and supermarkets
Like-for-like FMCG volume sales have been dropping for five consecutive months in the United Kingdom. For instance in January 2016 sales were 0.8 percent lower than in January 2015; value...
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Above-average sales growth
Shower gel sales reached HUF 16 billion in 2015, growing by 10 percent from the 2014 level; volume sales were up 8 percent. The share of stores bigger than 2,500m²...
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The left burger doesn't know what the right one does – Video of the day
Fast food chain Carl's Jr. is infamous for its suggestive commercials featuring scantily clad women chowing down on giant burgers, but that's not the kind of image In-N-Out wants to...
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Magazine: Winner and winner
Bacardí Legacy Global Cocktail Competition is one of the most prestigious cocktail competitions in the world and for the first time Hungary also participates in it. Norbert Schök will represent...
Read moreHousehold consumption increased by nearly 9 percent last year
The monthly expenditure of households per capita grew by 8.9 percent in 2015 and was an average of 74 608 HUF. The highest proportion of the household expenditure (26.7 percent...
Read moreKSH: the rise of agricultural producer prices slowed down in February
In February, agricultural producer prices rose by 2.8 percent, compared to the same period of the last year. The price of crop products grew by 7.3 percent, while the price...
Read moreThe Chamber of Agriculture calls for an urgent solution to the problems of irrigation
The Chamber of the National Agricultural Economics (NAK) and the Hungarian Farmers' Societies and Co-operatives (MAGOSZ) initiated an inter-ministerial consultation between the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Interior and...
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Cooperation agreement between the GVH and the Brand Association
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Brand Association have signed a co-operation agreement to promote the strengthening of the approach that respect the laws and ethical standards in economic...
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The Dairy Product Board is satisfied with the rapid payment of the crisis support
The Milk Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board call for the attention of the press and retailers for the following: The Milk Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board is pleased that the...
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Hungarian flavors presentation and agricultural ministerial meeting in Washington
Fazekas Sándor Hungarian Minister of Agriculture was negotiating about the dairy market crisis, the European-US free trade negotiations and about maintaining the GMO-free status. Scheduled to the visit, culinary product...
Read moreSlowdown in the growth rate of grocery sales
In the February 2015-January 2016 period HUF 1,550 billion worth of groceries were sold, 4 percent more than in the previous 12 months. However, in the year before last the...
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The new pilot program launches the spreading of the one-touch vending machines
Twenty vending machines will be suitable to one-touch payment. The vending machines are given bank card payment with the support of the MIÁSZ and the MasterCard. The user-friendly one-touch technology...
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Ördög Nóri has become a pixie
Ördög Nóri’s childhood dream came true. The hostess of SPAR could fly as a pixie for one day. However, she did not think that she had to participate at a...
Read moreAmerican farmers priced new corn low
March corn prices were moving upward, until the end of the month. However, new information came to light that may keep prices low or even lower in the next 12-months....
Read moreNFH: alcohol or cigarettes were sold to juvenile in 37 percent of the test purchases
During the test purchases of the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) the violation of law was observed in 37 percent of the test purchases, in 392 cases out of 1046...
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Cookbook for those love cannabis – Video of the day
The ultimate guide to cooking with cannabis. This cookbook will help you create everything from snacks, to meals, to desserts, to cocktails, and more. HERB offers hundreds of mouth-watering cannabis-infused...
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NGM: a strong year start for tourism
The substantial expansion of the international demand and the well-balanced increaseof domestic tourism resulted in a strong year start in the sector – the National Economy Ministry (NGM) emphasized in...
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A three-day outdoor gastronomic experiences are offered in April
Gastronomic experiences are linked to three special days: Earth Day, Day of Country Houses and to St. George’s Day. The Hungarian Tourism (MT) Plc. (Magyar Turizmus (MT) Zrt.) offers gastronomic...
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Raid® product family
Raid® has already proved its usefulness and now it has been added natural eucalyptus oil, in order to make insect repelling more pleasant. Products: fly and mosquito repellent, ant and...
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