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COOP hits the 20-year mark

On 18 November 2015 retail chain COOP celebrated its 20th birthday in Budapest venue Müpa. Lajos Csepeli, chairman of CO-OP Hungary Zrt.’s board of directors told in his speech that...

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Which hot dog is the real one – Video of the day

When Howard Lee draws a hot dog…You won't know what's going to happen next! Drawing challenge meets illusion in this motion artwork that will keep you guessing. Artwork drawn with...

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The Year of Gastro Experiences 2016 begins with the 11th Gluttonous Thursday

The Hungarian National Tourist Office is organizing the Gluttonous Thursday culinary action for the 11th time. The Gluttonous Thursday will be held on 11 February this year and it will...

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2015 can be a record year in tourism

The Hungarian tourism can close a record again. The targets set for 2015 had already achieved in November. It is expected that the commercial accommodations will report outstanding results in...

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Europe's major airlines transported more passengers

The biggest airlines of Europe transported more passengers in 2015, compared to the year before. The German Lufthansa group in spite of the strikes, reached a record passenger traffic and...

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Retail sales kept growing in September

After the 4.6-percent growth in August, retail volume sales improved by 5.1 percent from the base period level in September 2015. Food and food-type retail sales increased by 3 percent...

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Magazine: Between East and West

On 26 and 27 November Prague was the host of the Leaders in Horeca CEE & CIS 2015 conference. Matthias Koch, president of the Austrian Professional Hotel Association told in...

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Poultry Product Council: the impact of VAT reduction can not be felt in case of fowl meat yet

The impact of pork VAT reduction can not be detected in the evolution of turnover of poultry meat – the Professional Advisor of the Poultry Product Council (BTT) told MTI...

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Fazekas: demand for pork increased

The traffic data and the customer interest has confirmed that the 27 to 5 percent VAT reduction on pig carcase meat was a right decision – the Minister of Agriculture...

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NFH: an internet lab filters out the websites that mislead consumers

The consumer protection investigations continue to focus on to protect the consumers’ physical integrity, health, and the security of property. The checks shall extend to comply with the changes in...

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Drink responsibly! – The rules of responsible alcohol consumption

Dreher Breweries’ Drink responsibly! 2015 campaign for civilized alcohol consumption was succesful. The project focused on fetal alcohol syndrome, the dangers of drinking and driving and civilized alcohol consumption. The...

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New form of illegal shops

Grocery store, florist, car repair shop and liquor store – just a few of the businesses operating without licenses at home. Mainly citizens brought the authorities’ attention to these black...

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VAT cut: the traders are waiting for an answer

This week it will be cleared that which products are belonging to the five percent VAT. The VAT reduction on pig carcase meat is in force from 1 January. In...

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SMEs expectations for 2016

The SME confidence index of the K&H – that shows the domestic business expectations – slightly declined. The index decreased by two points to -11 points. The SMEs expect worse...

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Profession.hu: young men are more likely to receive a reward

Half of the employees receive some reward for their performances at the end of the year. Men are more likely to receive a reward or bonus for men, especially the...

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The toll system is succesful

The toll system performs better. The passenger car and truck owners paid 243 billion HUF to use the roads. Who bought e-sticker paid 57.8 billion HUF, those people who use...

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Better start the day with breakfast!

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. On one hand, at least 8-10 hours pass between dinner and waking up in the morning, without food or liquid. You...

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Moderate alcohol consumption becoming the new cool among millennial consumers

New global research into drinking attitudes of millennial consumers (aged 21-35) has revealed that self-awareness and staying in control are the motivating factors for moderating[1] alcohol consumption during a night...

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Twenty-one Hungarian baths acquired the National Certification Mark of Baths already

Twenty-one Hungarian baths acquired the National Certification Mark of Baths in 2015. The National Certification Mark of Baths was introduced in 2015 – the Hungarian Spa Association told MTI. The...

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We can cheer for the Hungarian team from cafeteria

The employers can give free tickets as a tax-free allowance to the employees to the Hungarian national team’s matches at the European Football Championship – Origo wrote. For those football...

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Egg-free mayonnaise on the market

Egg-free mayonnaise that targets a new group of consumers, offering a real alternative to those suffering from egg allergy and to vegan people. The product contains no added sugar, which...

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This is where my lunch floats – Video of the day

Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains how to cook freeze-dried spinach, while aboard the International Space Station....

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Magazine: POPAI AWARDS 2015

At the year’s last Trade Marketing Club meeting the results of the in-store marketing tool competition, the 6th POPAI AWARDS were also announced. Ildikó Kátai, general secretary of POPAI Hungary...

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NAK: the pig Strategy’s results can already be seen

According to professional organizations of the pork marke,t the first results of the pork strategy can already be seen. Pig breeding increases in Hungary, while the impact of VAT reduction...

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OKSZ: digital price tags do not need to be swapped constantly

Digital price tags make the shopping process smoother, because the customers can face with actual prices – the Secretary-General of the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) told M1 news channel on...

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There is life after Christmas on the online market place

The online auction and advertising forums are carrying out higher turnover after Christmas, because many people sell their unnecessary gifts or older household objects – Népszabadság Online wrote. The portals...

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Forint is undervalued according to the Big Mac index

According to the the latest Big Mac index, the Forint is undervalued. It needs to strengthen much to find a balance against the euro and the dollar – the vg.hu...

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Gyulai Palinka Festival will be renewed this year

The Gyulai Palinka Festival awaits its visitors with larger tents and with increased presence of hungaricums between 15 and 17 April. The Gyulai Palinka Festival this year is organized by...

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Andy Vajna founded a Donut business

According to the December business registrations, Andy Vajna would try himself in the donut business with his wife – Népszabadság Online wrote. The Beauty Enterprises Hungary owned by Andy Vajna...

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VAT reduction in Slovakia

From January, the Slovak state reduces the Value Added Tax (VAT), however the few eurocents will hardly be noticed by the majority of the customers. According to Robert Fico Prime...

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