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Magazine: Bless you!
People are most likely to catch a cold in the October-April period – this is the high season for OTC cough and cold remedies. Judit Török, sales director of Naturprodukt...
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Drugstore dominance
Retail sales of decorative cosmetics neared HUF 6 billion between January and August 2015. The sales growth was an outstanding 14 percent in value and volume sales soared 13 percent....
Read moreThe pig population increases as the result of the introduced measures
The pig population that fell below 3 million in 2013 increased by about 15-20 percent as the result of the introduced measures – Horváth István of the Ministry of Agriculture...
Read moreFM: the government encourages fish consumption
The government encourages fish consumption with campaign and with fish fairs in Hungary – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) said on Monday in Budapest at...
Read moreHigh Quality Pork trademark for the Pick
The Pick Szeged Zrt. appears on the market with high quality branded pork meat the future. The meat company that belongs to the Bonafarm Group as well as several integrated...
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The Rossmann continues its expansion activities
The Rossmann Magyarország Kft. has opened a new store in Budapest on 5 December 2015, which reflects the company's expansion policy. This new member of the drugstore chain has opened...
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The Food Avalanche helped to fourteen thousand people
One hundred and seventy tons of crops were harvested this year, from the lands of 52 governmental and non-profit organizations within the program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and...
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The GVH authorized the sale of the Miskolc Dairy Plant
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) gave a green light to the Naszálytej Tejfeldolgozó és Kereskedelmi Zrt. (Naszálytej Dairy Processing & Trading Plc.) to buy the dairy plant of the Minna...
Read moreRebirth of a wine estate in Kéthely: Kristinus
The Kristinus Wine Estate is a Cellar Key to the Lake Balaton. New wines of a new brand and a new slogan were introduced at the wine events of the...
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The first phase of the expansion of the poultry processing plant in Pacsa has been completed
The first phase of the expansion of the poultry processing plant in Pacsa has been completed with the handing over ceremony of the new host hall and storerooms with an...
Read moreAmericans like the Hungarian cherry
Americans like the Fürtös (trusses) of Újfehértó very much, so its name has become Balaton, because it is easier to pronounce. In Hungary, cherries are the fruits that are cultivated...
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Four WorldStar Awards for the STI Group
Outstanding and ground-breaking packaging solutions from all over the world compete annually for a WorldStar Packaging Award. This year, the STI Group won no less than four awards. Two of...
Read moreThe growth rate of the global smartphone market declines below ten percent this year
Growth in the global smartphone market is slowing, and will increase by just 9.8% this year — the first time growth has slowed into the single digits, IDC said Thursday....
Read moreCorn hybrids were tested at eleven locations
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board and the National Association of Grain Producers organized the post-registration kind experiment of corn for the ninth time. Polgár Gábor, director of...
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Nestlé’s chocolate Santas set off on their journey from Diósgyőr
In the Christmas season Nestlé manufactures 31 million chocolate figures in its Diósgyőr factory, which are sold in 23 countries on 5 continents. In the last 5 years Nestlé invested...
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Hungarian companies also brought special products to Anuga
There were 38 Hungarian companies present at the collective stand of Hungarian Tourism Zrt.’s Agricultural Marketing Directorate at this year’s Anuga trade show in Cologne. Hungarian products were showcased on...
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More eggs would be sold if the VAT was reduced
The Egg Association would like to see egg among the food products which will have their VAT reduced to 5 percent in the future. At a press conference the association...
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Book of Beer
In October Corvina published the Book of Beer, which not only tells about the beer revolution of recent years but also pays special attention to the relationship between beer and...
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The circus ring and neurons
It won’t be easy for the 10th Business Days conference in 2016 to surpass the level of this year’s event. For instance we learned about how the methods of neuroscience...
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Cost-cutting electronic processes
Béla Takács, head of IT at Eisberg Hungary Kft. told our magazine that in the spring they had switched to a new business management system and in a few weeks’...
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Furniture company acquires Extreme Digital
Steinhoff International Holdings has acquired a majority share, 50.8 percent in Extreme Digital. The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) still has to give a green light to the acquisition. Steinhoff’s plan...
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3rd International Food Innovation Conference
Anuga, the world’s biggest food industry trade fair – held between 12 and 14 October 2015 in Cologne – hosted the 3rd International Food Innovation Conference of the German Institute...
Read moreIpsos: Sunday shopping then and now
From 15 March 2015 under the Law on Sunday opening hours, larger stores or small shops where no owner or a family members are working should be closed compulsorily on...
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Nielsen: Breakthrough Innovations
Ariel, Garnier, Nivea, Lay's, L'Oréal, Scholl, Vanish new products and other selected brands are included in Nielsen's “Breakthrough Innovations 2015” report. Nielsen has analyzed the performance of close to 24.500...
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KSH: GDP grew by 2.4 percent in the third quarter
In the third quarter the gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2.4 percent, compared to the same period of last year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday...
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May we run out of coffee? – WWF’s report on the effects of climate change on food
Consumers will feel the harsh impacts of climate change not only in the climate around them but also in their supermarkets where the availability and/or cost of agricultural commodities like...
Read more2014 was a great year in Hungarian Agriculture
The Hungarian agricultural output’s growth that is lasting for years continued in 2014. The output of live animals and livestock products exceeded the previous year’s level – Czerván György presented...
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Fazekas: the Hungerit is one of the flagships of the Hungarian food industry
The twenty-five years old, Szentes-based Hungerit Zrt. is one of the flagships of the Hungarian food industry – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture said on Friday in Hódmezővásárhely. The Hungerit...
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Entrepreneurs Day: the government does not want to force mandatory commercial employment
The VOSZ represents the interests of entrepreneurs, even if supports or even criticizes the government – was said at the 17th Entrepreneurs Day. The state should facilitate the work of...
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