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Half million tonnes less fruits and vegetables grown this year than in 2014

This year, the farmers harvested about 2.5 million tons of vegetables and fruits, about 500 tons less than the record harvest in 2014. The yield loss was mainly due to...

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The quality of Hungarian wines is improving constantly

The quality of Hungarian wines is steadily improving and it is also recognized abroad – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture told at a press conference in Budapest. The Minister, while...

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METRO focuses on high quality

The METRO announced at a ceremony that all of the 13 METRO stores managed to acquire the “Excellent Quality Pork” (KMS) certification. The certificate certifies METRO's commitment to quality products,...

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The chairman of the Fiscal Council expects a two-three percent increase in the future

The GDP growth can be close to 3 percent this year, in the future 2-3 percent annual economic expansion can be expected – Kovács Árpád, chairman of the Fiscal Council...

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Danone OIKOS Greek Yogurt Cream: New name, same pampering content

From December 2015 the Greek Danone Yogurt pampers the Hungarian consumers with the Danone OIKOS Greek Yogurt Cream’s special cream and the usual high quality. The Görög Krémjoghurt changes its...

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The Heimann family estate received the prestigious award

The professional and media jury of the Prestige Reserve Club awarded the Prestige Award to the most prestigious winery of the year 2015 for the 6th time. In 2015, Heimann...

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The Hungarian National Merchant House has 35 offices already

The Hungarian National Merchant House (MNKH), has offices in 35 countries, backed by the Central European network, which will have 22 members – Ducsai-Oláh Zsanett, CEO of the Hungarian National...

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Tablet cash register at the exclusive shoe shop

The MUSETTE shoe shop opened its first store in Hungary in the Váci street. The cash register should also be stylish at the elegant fashion store, so a tablet-based cash...

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Nébih: delivery of animals susceptible to bluetongue to be simplified

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI on Thursday that the delivery of animals susceptible to bluetongue diesase is authorized temporarily to disease-free or low-risk areas without previous...

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Coca-Cola’s ecological footprint reduces further

The Coca-Cola HBC group is present in 28 countries. In early November the bottling company announced the cutting of water use by 30 percent and reducing carbon dioxide emission by...

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Hungary was successful at the World Expo

During the World Expo, held between May 1 and October 31 in Milan a total of about 130 kinds of program elements were realized in the Hungarian Pavilion. On 17...

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Nearly sixty percent of the light garlands are faulty

This year, 58.8 percent of the tested christmas light garlands did not meet the product safety requirements which is almost 30 percent less than last year's 87.5 percent – Vermes...

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Trivago: Hungarian hotels are filling up for New Year's Eve

According to the data of the trivago.hu hotel price comparison portal, Budapest is among the most popular New Year's destinations in Europe, and soon no rooms will be available for...

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Less food wasted

According to a survey conducted by The British Retail Consortium, while in 2013 British retail chains produced 200,000 tons of food waste, in 2014 they only generated 180,000 tons. Data...

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Alibaba vs. Amazon

The Alibaba group plans to invest more than USD 80 million, mainly in developing their smartphone app for ordering groceries. Groceries ordered via smartphone above the sum of USD 50...

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Auchan: 1-billion-euro development project

Auchan France announced that they intend to invest EUR 1 billion in developing their hypermarkets. A large part of this sum will be spent on refurbishing existing stores. Wi-fi network,...

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Lidl and Aldi expand faster

Aldi plans to open 93 new stores and Lidl intends to build 78 new units in the United Kingdom, twice as many as earlier. At the moment the market share...

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Magazine: Something natural, prepared quickly and simply

The price of frozen vegetables and fruits depends on vegetable and fruit prices, which are shaped by weather conditions. This year the summer was very hot and dry, therefore in...

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Nielsen: seven percent increase in the household chemicals and cosmetics retail

Compared to January-October 2014, the retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics increased by 7 percent to 290 billion HUF in the first ten months of the year. In terms...

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The Kopint-Tárki expects a 2.9 percent growth for this year

The Kopint-Tárki modified its growth forecast for this year to 2.9 percent from the previously forecasted 3 percent. For next year, a slightly lower 2.4 percent of gross domestic product...

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The SPAR modernized its network with a multi-billion HUF investment in 2015

The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. renovated another four of its stores. The number of the company’s modernized stores increased to thirteen this year. The company has spent more than 3...

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METRO has also joined to the good to be good campaign

METRO provided nearly seven million HUF to the International Children's Safety Service within the the good to be good campaign. At the December events of the Foundation METRO provides gift...

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Star Wars fever in the Auchan

The plush toy figurines of the Star Wars film's main actors arrived to the Auchan stores. The representatives of the dark and bright sides can be found on the shelves....

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Exclusively Hungarian honey can be bought in the Lidl

Due to the strategic decision of Lidl Magyarország, since 2009 only Hungarian honeys can be found on the shelves of the chain. In addition to serving key customer needs, the...

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Tesco has received the Disability Friendly Workplace recognition again

Tesco has received the Disability Friendly Workplace recognition for the third time this year. The Disability Friendly Workplace Award recognizes the company's commitment to people with disabilities. The supermarket chain...

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Praktiker: turnover doubled from LED bulbs and lamps

The lighting supply was thoroughly reshuffled with the appearance of affordable energy-saving light bulbs. The demand moved towards LED lights – according to Praktiker. The modern energy awareness, not only...

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The Romanian Parliament adopted the smoking ban

Smoking is completely banned in Romania at enclosed public areas, after the House of Representatives adopted a law on this issue on Tuesday. The bill was also voted by the...

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Bocuse d'Or: Twenty chefs to compete at the Grand Continent Finals in Budapest

Fifteen of the twenty competing chef's names are already known. In five countries the national finals have not been completed yet. The Continent Finals of the world's most prestigious cookery...

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Meat Wholesale, Pest County, 2015 – Video of the Day

A meat wholesale business in Pest County was checked in early December by the officers of the NÉBIH’s Featured Affairs Directorate. During the procedure, a total of more than 22...

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