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The Ministry of Rural Development supports the producers' markets

The Ministry of Rural Development supports the producers' markets mainly with legal tools and also by providing the necessary financial background. The aim is to establish producers' markets in as...

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The tobacco industry received the Commission's proposal well

According to the Hungarian Association of Tobacco Industry Investors (DBMSZ), the Parliamentary Budget Committee’s proposed amendment will be beneficial for both the state and the manufacturers. According to the proposed...

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Magazine: The 2nd Football Tournament for FMCG Retailers: new venue and new champion

The football European Championship hardly started when the retail chains’ teams were already competing at the Újbuda Sports Centre. On 9 June exciting accompanying events also entertained supporters and players....

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Match store network: There will not be joint Co-op CBA acquisition

Co-op and CBA do not want to buy the Match chain. The joint company of Co-op and CBA, the C & C Partner Asset Management Ltd. which was established last...

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Kraft Foods launches Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International, Inc., the world’s pre-eminent maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, is commemorating its launch as a new company with events around the world. Joined by 14 employees...

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Nébih – large quantities of expired candies were seized by the authorities

The Tax and Customs Administration of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county and the Food Chain Safety and Animal Health Directorate of the county seized about 6,650 kilograms of expired candies at a plant...

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Temporary property administrator at the Meat Plant of Gyula

The Court of Gyula appointed a temporary property administrator at the Meat Plant of Gyula – Zámbori Tibor, Vice President of the Court of Gyula informed MTI. No liquidation procceedings...

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EU-support for Szentkirályi

“Promoting innovative solutions and results t Szentkirályi Mineralwater Ltd.” is the title of the competition the company has won a significant amount of EU-support. The development's total cost is 38...

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Givaudan opened its facility in Makó

Givaudan, the world's leading fragrance and flavour company, formally opened its new best-in-class, manufacturing facility dedicated to savoury flavours in Makó, Hungary. Local dignitaries including Péter Szijjártó State Secretary for...

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Coca-Cola, Apple, IBM are the world's most valuable brands

Coca-Cola remains the world's most valuable brand, but Apple is closing the gap –shows the study of the Interbrand consultancy company. Just like in 2011, Coca-Cola occupies the first place...

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Euro zone’s retail sales continued to increase

The volume of Euro zone’s retail was increasing for the fourth consecutive month in August, despite the rising unemployment and worsening economic outlook – EU's statistical office, Eurostat announced on...

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Tesco profits were reduced by investments

Tesco closed the six months at the end of August with a 1.28 billion pounds after-tax profit, which is a decrease in profits, compared to the previous period. Before this,...

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The flavor factory of Givaudan was handed over in Makó

The Swiss-based Givaudan’s flavor factory was handed over in Makó. Currently two hundred people are working at the plant carried out with a 130 million euros investment. Staff number will...

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The majority owner sees a chance to restart the Kapuvár meat plant

The two majority shareholders of the meat factory in Kapuvár want to restart the production, but still not know when this happens. Zsobrák Péter who is interested in both the...

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Starbucks would expand in Northern Europe

After decades of virtually ignoring the highest coffee-consumption market in the world. The European chief of Starbucks Corp. is looking to give a swift and substantial jolt to the coffee...

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The Hungarian meat industry is on the edge

The meat companies of Gyula and Kapuvár are on the edge of bankruptcy, Gallicoop wich had a 1.5 billion HUF profit last year, will also produce loss this year. The...

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National Food Chain Safety Strategy under development

The Ministry of Rural Development is developing a food chain safety strategy. The objective of the document is to determine the measures and instruments through which the protection of the...

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OKSZ still calls for VAT cut

The VAT rate reduction of basic foods would be advantageous both for the customers and for the market participants – provides the communication of the National Trade Association (OKSZ). The...

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Grain exports increased by almost one quarter

In the first seven months,1200 billion HUF surplus was accumulated in the foreign trade balance. The exports were driven by vehicle manufacturing, but a sharp increase was measured in imports...

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Meat Factory of Kapuvár – crisis plan is ready, but not public

The crisis plan to save the Meat Factory of Kapuvár is ready, but not yet public – the minority shareholder who prepared the document said in Győr on Tuesday. Foltányi...

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KSH: External trade turnover continued to increase in July

In July 2012 exports and imports increased by 5.6 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively, compared to the corresponding period of 2011. According to the latest flash report of the Hungarian...

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The NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto and the Papyrus Hungária Zrt. announced its “Battle of Creatives” application

The contest aims to provide an opportunity for talented artists to participate at a creative domestic competition that has international level. The game can be found at the www.facebook.com/papyrushungaria page,...

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French social security deficit will be reduced by the tobacco and beer tax increase

The French Government announced a series of measures, including the tax increase of tobacco and beer, in order to reduce next year's deficit in the social security budget – the...

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Szabolcs Szendrei is the product sales leader of MasterCard Europe

The MasterCard Lounge, located on the mezzanine level of the new SkyCourt building at Terminal 2, offers Hungarian premium MasterCard holders, and even their partners and children, numerous extra services...

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Nielsen: food retail sales increased in the first half of the year

The food retail sales in value increased by 6 percent, in volume by 1 percent, between last December and July 2012, compared to the same period of the previous year...

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SPAR promotes the Hungarian apple with tastings

In the scope of the Hungarian national campaign to support the consumption of apples, tastings have started in the SPAR supermarket network as well. At the ceremonial launch ceremony of...

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Sweet Seduction: New stevia sweetened syrups from SodaStream

You should eat on the basis of strict rules, because of diabetes, and you can consume only sugar free snacks and refreshments? You are on a diet due to the...

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The British families are facing with huge food price increases in the next ten years

The food spendings of the British families will grow a lot over the next ten years – shows the study of a British governmental body. The British population may suffer...

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Cherries may reduce the risk of gout attacks

Cherry consumption may reduce the risk of gout attacks – U.S. researchers found in their study. In the study published in the Arthritis & Rheumatism journal, the risk of gout...

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Protect the health of our hearts with vegetable consumption!

The eternal question in our fast-paced world how we can preserve our health, our fitness at any age. We should  pay attention to our heart, even from young age and...

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