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The Danubius is looking for an investor for the renovation of the Hotel Gellért
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
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
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.
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
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...
Read moreOKSZ: the increase in retail sales may slow down
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
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...
Read moreThe Rural Development Agency paid ot more than half of the supports to the farmers
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
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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The further growth of e-commerce gives impetus to the Pick Pack Pont
The Pick Pack Point – that is celebrating its 6th anniversary this year – continues to grow unabated, as in the Christmas season the company delivered 26 percent more packages,...
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Mastercard: customers are happy with the new mobile payment solutions
Shoppers in 2015 welcomed the expansion of mobile payment options, but more and more people want to see these solutions in everyday life. This is indicated by the fact that...
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Zsigó György is the agri man of the year
The “Agri Man of the Year Award” was handed over for the second time. The jury honored Zsigó György agricultural engineer, plant engineer as the Agri Man of 2015. The...
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NGM: the families could also spent more on durable goods last year
The retail sales of non-food products grew last year at the highest rate, which shows that the families could also spent more on durable goods last year, mainly due to...
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Mars withdraws large quantities of chocolate in Germany
The Mars Inc. withdraws Mars, Snickers and Milky Way chocolates from shops in Germany, because a consumer found plastic pieces in one product – the WitschaftsWoche news portal reported on...
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Chili, Tortilla: Bonduelle recipes for world days
Burrito, quesadilla, fajita, nachos – and the list goes on on, which have in common that they are based on the tortilla. Yes, this simple Mexican food has many names,...
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European Court: some elements of the SZÉP-card and the Erzsébet voucher are violation the EU law
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, some elements of the Széchenyi Rest Card (SZÉP-card) and the Erzsébet voucher are not compatible with EU laws – the...
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Environmentally friendly Spar store
In Giovinazzo (Italy) a new Eurospar store opened, which has made special efforts to be green. They installed low energy consumption refrigerators and air conditioners, plus an LED lighting system....
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The Utazás 2016 exhibition opens on 3 March 2016
Hungary's largest tourist muster, the 39th Utazás exhibition will be held between 3 and 6 March this year. At the 39th Utazás exhibition, the visitors can choose from the offers...
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Unilever continues its good performance
Unilever’s performance in the 4th quarter of 2015 surpassed all expectations. The main drivers of sales were premium ice creams and beauty products. Sales augmented by 4.9 percent – 1...
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Tus in danger
It is possible that Tus, the third biggest retail chain in Slovenia, will continue operating as a cooperative. At the moment Tus owes EUR 370 million to banks and EUR...
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Magazine: Study trip done the MVI way – Part 3
Between 8 and 10 October 2015 the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) and Coninvest Kft. organised their 3rd study trip, this time to Austria. The second day started in Obertrum,...
Read moreThe GKI sentiment index decreased significantly
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI sentiment index declined in February from the high levels of January in an amount has not seen for a year. Expectations deteriorated in...
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Horticulture Subcommittee: Hungarian apricot production is in danger
The Hungarian apricot production is at risk in, because last year, several plantations significantly damaged. At the Gönci region the destruction rate of trees amounted to 30-40 percent, and this...
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Application for Food Industrial development funds to be launched on 25 February
In order to the more thorough preparations, and taking the interests of the farmers into account, the Prime Minister's Office modified the “Mezőgazdasági termékek értéknövelése és erőforrás-hatékonyságának elősegítése a feldolgozásban”...
Read moreStill no decision on the model farms
Although Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture has already made a proposal about which private agricultural companies can become model farms on 15 January, the government has not yet decided on...
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The strong Swiss franc worsens the result of Nestlé
The Swiss food giant’s after-tax profit decreased by 39 percent to 9.1 billion Swiss francs last year – the figyelo.hu wrote. According to the communication of the Company the decline...
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More than sixty thousand visitors at this year’s FeHoVa
More than 60 thousand people visited the 23rd FeHoVa (Weapons, fishing, hunting) international exhibition ended on Sunday. Eastern and Central Europe's largest hunting and fishing exhibition was held at the...
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Thousands of ltds may come to an end
Thousands of limited liability companies may be terminated as a result of the statutory share capital increase from 15 March – Eperjesi Zoltán, deputy head of the economic college of...
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New applications in a value of 138 billion HUF
Six new call for proposals was published on 9 February in the Rural Development Programme, in a value of approximately 138 billion HUF – the Prime Minister’s Office announced. The...
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