Company and Personal News
Pre-Christmas consumer protection checks concentrating on large chains
Date: 2011-11-14 12:40:40
The National Consumer Protection Authority and the county government offices begin their pre-Christmas consumer protection checks on Monday, which aims to ensure safe conditions for Christmas shopping – the authorities...
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Negotiations over the Tokaji wine region
Date: 2011-11-14 12:25:58
Slovakia must apply to the European Commission to use the Tokaj wine brand, until the end of the year and must specify the parameters of the Slovakian Tokaj wine region....
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Mini SPAR in the MiniCity of Budapest
Date: 2011-11-14 10:41:13
The creative playground of Minicity has opened its gates on 11th November at 11:11 am in the city centre of BUdapest, at Nyugati tér 1-2. The interactive exhibition gives kids...
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MagyarBrands 2011 prize goes for Szentkirályi
Date: 2011-11-14 09:38:02
Szentkirályi Ásványvíz has won yet another Hungarian Superbrands prize. This time, the expert comittee of Superbrands Hungary has handed out the awards for the second time, with Szentkirályi winning a...
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VM: date mark of foods will be unified
Date: 2011-11-11 14:50:31
Food manufacturers from the next year should indicate the date of durability in a day / month / year order on the products – called the attention the Ministry of...
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KSH: 12-month inflation was 3.9 percent in October
Date: 2011-11-11 14:40:30
In October, consumer prices rose by 0.7 percent monthly and were 3.9 percent higher than a year ago – said the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday. Analysts expected 3.4...
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Magazine: Packaging communicates better and better
Date: 2011-11-11 14:38:33
Retailers often underestimate the significance of packaging – this was one of the conclusions drawn at the Interpack trade fair, held in Düsseldorf this May. Sebastian Pflügge, press director of...
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HITA: Hungarian wine export has the momentum in China and in Hong Kong
Date: 2011-11-11 14:00:28
China and Hong Kong remain one of the key target for the promotion of Hungarian wines in the Asia-Pacific region, – informed the National Foreign Trade Office (HITA) MTI on...
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CBA may overtake Tesco
Date: 2011-11-11 13:50:20
If the CBA and the Coop will jointly purchase the Belgian Delhaize Group's two Hungarian interests, the operating companies of Match and Profi the CBA can become the market leader...
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Russia bans German live pigs imports
Date: 2011-11-11 13:05:49
Russia, bans German live pigs imports on the basis of animal health reasons from mid-November. The Russian veterinary service announced that they ban the German live pigs imports from the...
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Juices at Starbucks
Date: 2011-11-11 13:04:23
Starbucks bought the Evolution Fresh company – that produces and distributes various fruit juices – for 30 million USD. In connection with the new network it is only known that...
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Pannonhalma wine region: increase in cultivated area, high yield
Date: 2011-11-11 13:00:04
After a decade of decrease, the grape grown area in the Pannonhalma wine region increased this year and this year's harvest is one of the best of the last decades...
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Hell's new product won over international brands
Date: 2011-11-11 12:24:24
Following its classic product, Hell Energy's limited series summer product proved to be yet another success-story. Hell Energy Red Grapes is more successful than two international brands in terms of...
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Domestic McDonald's is 25 years old
Date: 2011-11-11 11:10:06
The agreement over the establishment of the McDonald's restaurant network in Hungary was signed on the 10th of November 1986. The first restaurant opened on the 29th of April 1988...
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Demján's dream, the Hungarian hypermarket can be realized
Date: 2011-11-10 13:32:42
– We need Hungarian hypermarkets! – said Demján Sándor, the Executive National Chairman of the Association of the Entrepreneurs and Employers 10th of November last year. According to press reports;...
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Tax burden may hit the point collecting actions
Date: 2011-11-10 13:30:53
Overall, more than 50 percent tax would hit those discounts on purchases that are not actually in favor for an individual person. As the payer has no possibility for advance...
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The USA can recognize for next summerthat Hungary is free of swine fever
Date: 2011-11-10 13:30:03
The United States can recognize until the summer of 2012 that Hungary is free of swine fever, which can boost Hungarian agricultural exports overseas – told Fazekas Sándor Rural Development...
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Government spokesman: mall stop from 2012
Date: 2011-11-10 13:28:13
From next January, the construction of over 300 square meters of commercial structures will be prohibited – announced Giró-Szász András government spokesman at Thursday's press conference. Giró-Szász András said that...
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The recovery from the crisis stopped in the EU
Date: 2011-11-10 13:27:33
The recovery process from economic crisis stopped in the EU, we have to prepare for economic stagnation in Europe – told the European Commission in its comprehensive forecast published on...
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Less wine in the cellars this year
Date: 2011-11-10 13:00:41
This year's wine quantity will be less than the average – said Horváth Csaba, Secretary-General of the National Council of Mountain Villages (HNT) on Thursday, at the Parliamentary session of...
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We listen to the bank when it comes to money
Date: 2011-11-10 13:00:18
More than three-quarter of the Hungarian middle-aged population obtains information about the saving possibilities in the bank personally – shows the research of OTP. The second most popular source is...
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Innovation award for the ágyas pálinka
Date: 2011-11-10 12:20:17
This year the Tarpai Manufaktúra Kft. increased its revenues with an additional 10 percent – told the small company's commercial director to MTI on Thursday on the occasion that one...
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Winemarketing supporting smallprojects again
Date: 2011-11-10 12:20:06
Due to previous success, Hungarian smallprojects can compete for support by Winemarketing Comittee again. The project is centered around making HUngarian wine more and more popular. The framework of the...
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The first two-storey dm store opened in Hungary
Date: 2011-11-10 11:58:11
The new shop of DM has opened its gates on 9th November 2011 in Allee Shopping Mall where customers get to purchase cosmetics and chemicals from Monday to Saturday from...
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GKI: Deteriorating expectations
Date: 2011-11-10 11:14:14
In October 2011 the GKI Budapest Real Estate Market Index shows significant decrease compared to the previous quarter. Expectations on every real estate segments deteriorated. More...
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The food industry in the world: companies under pressure faced with price volatility
Date: 2011-11-09 19:13:39
Having weathered the 2009 crisis well, the food industry has been faced with surging markets since June 2010 which are affecting food prices throughout the world and particularly in emerging...
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Nielsen: six out of ten consumers prefer the domestic Hungarian products
Date: 2011-11-09 14:41:44
About three-quarters of the domestic consumers prefer the Hungarian products in case of processed meat, vegetables, fruit and milk. The decisions of most of the consumers are influenced by the...
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Foreign trade turnover became better than analysts expected
Date: 2011-11-09 13:00:41
Foreign trade turnover and surplus in September was well above the expectations – told analysts polled by MTI, who, however, states that it seems that this does not raise the...
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Henkel continues solid performance in Q3
Date: 2011-11-09 12:59:13
Sales increase of 1.7 percent to 4,028 million euros (organic: +6.5%) Adjusted* operating profit: plus 4.7 percent to 541 million euros Adjusted* EBIT margin: plus 0.4 percentage points to 13.4...
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Farmec in Hungary
Date: 2011-11-09 12:56:04
Farmec Cluj-Napoca is Romania’s biggest cosmetics producer. Last year its business stood at 95.9 million lei (22.8 million euros). Farmec products are sold in more than 30 countries worldwide, yet...
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