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DPDgroup: Unification at Europe's second largest courier network
The DPD group today announced that in order to enforce the continuous growth, the group introduces a new brand. From 18 March the different parts of the network that were...
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KSH: the turnover of hotels increased by 8.9 percent January
Foreign visitors spentt 7.5 percent more, while Hungarians spent 10.5 percent more guest nights at commercial accommodations in January. The total increase was 8.9 percent, compared to the previous year...
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Refreshing Help form Soproni: the programme continues
HEINEKEN Hungária and the Hungarian Interchurch Aid started the Refreshing Help form Soproni programme to help young job seekers find work. The idea worked well: 70 percent of workshop and...
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Gluten-free Nestlé Corn Flakes
Nestle Cereals ushers in the new year with an innovation: Gluten-free Nestlé Corn Flakes can now be found on store shelves. The gluten-free product has the same tastes and nutritional...
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Vitafort and the Dairy Product Council continue their cooperation
Vitafort First Feed Production and Distribution Zrt. and the Dairy Interprofessional Organisation and Product Council renewed their pledge to cooperate. The agreement was signed by Vitafort CEO Zoltán Kulik and...
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FHB Bank’s new CEO
From February 2015 Márton Oláh is the head of FHB Bank Zrt. The new CEO earned a degree in economics at the International Business School in Budapest in 1996. In...
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Shops open on Sundays listed online
Hungarian-owned browsing-content service provider NPMobileComm-NaviPro, which is also present in many other countries, joined forces with 20,000 partners in the retail and tourism sectors to launch the website VasarnapiNyitvatartas.hu in...
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Pek-Snack wins award
The Pegazus Award honours the most dynamically developing Hungarian enterprises – and it did so already for the 6th time this year. Pek-Snack Kft. was the only food industry enterprise...
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Vitaliano Torno is O-I Europe’s new managing director
Owens-Illinois Inc., the world’s biggest container glass manufacturer put Vitaliano Torno in the managing director’s seat for Europe. Mr Torno has been serving O-I since 1990, having worked as director...
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Magazine: Loyalty building doesn’t get any better than this!
Loyalty programme specialist The Continuity Company AG (TCC) invited journalists from our region to visit their Solution Creation Centre (SCC) in London, which has been operational for 18 months now....
Read moreThe Sunday closure rules were extended to other stores
The National Assembly on Tuesday adopted the legislation banning Sunday work in stores on the territory of the fuel stations that do not sell fuel, as well as those commercial...
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Nielsen: chocolate bunnies are the most popular again
Food retail is selling more and more Easter sweets. Still the rabbit and the egg figures are dominating this segment of the market. It is a new situation that the...
Read moreThe Regulation on the authorization of stores’ Sunday opening was published
The government’s decree on the authorization progress was published in the Magyar Közlöny (Official Gazette) on Tuesday. According to the regulation the exceptional opening hours can be authorized by the...
Read more42 percent of the Hungarian Internet users usually buy online
40 percent of the Hungarian internet users, about 2.8 million people are buying from Hungarian sites and 16 percent of the population, 833 thousand people are buying from foreign sites....
Read moreDouble Sunday wage to the employees of shops that will open only 5 occassions a year
The National Assembly amended the Labour Code on Tuesday. The amendment was accepted with 138 votes in favor, 37 votes against an 1 abstained. According to the amendment, those commercial...
Read morePálinkavédjegy application again!
The Pálinka Trademark system announced a new application period from 30 March 2015. The unique initiative guarantees that the bottles with stickers contain really high quality pálinkas. The initiative was...
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Lidl: the promotion of Hungarian wines continues in Hungary and abroad
After the great success of last year, the Lidl Magyarország organized the WINE EXPO 2015 HUNGARY again on Tuesday. This time the Lidl presented nearly 540 types of wine of...
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Ground control to the pilots: the Red Bull Paper Wings 2015 can take off
Forget the cockpit, the jet engine and the sweet smell of kerosene. All you need is an ordinary sheet of paper. However, the key to success is exceptional skills in...
Read moreThe Most Beautiful Kitchen Garden program continues
The number of municipalities has doubled since the 2012 start of the Most Beautiful Kitchen Garden program. So far 180 municipalities have joined this year. The deadline expires on March...
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The Villány wine region’s website was expanded
The community website of the Villány wine region was expanded with responsive design technology. The www.villanyiborvidek.hu now provides rapid informations and more great contents, to meet the expectations of the...
Read moreRosé wines at the 13th Sándor-Day Wine Muster in Tapolca
The latest vintage rosé wines from almost every wine regions of the Balaton Wine Region (except Somló) will debut on Wednesday at the 13th Sándor-Day Wine Muster in Tapolca –...
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Vodka diplomats
In January Finlandia organised an interactive show, where senior vodka master Markku Raittinen and global brand mixologist Pekka Pellinen shared the secrets of vodka with bartenders and journalists. Vodka is...
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More than 1,300 restaurants will promote French cuisine on Thursday
On Thursday, March 19, more than 1,300 restaurants in 150 countries will offer special dinner menus designed to celebrate French gastronomy in all its forms. Participating chefs include some of...
Read moreHooters Girl Barstool Beer Trick – Video of te day
You know them, you love them, the Hooters Girls. But some of them have even more talent than others! Check out what this one's doing (for charity, no less) with...
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A healthy snack for those who eat consciously
A healthy snack for those who eat consciously but do like an occasional snack. Finn Crisp rye snacks are rich in fibres, one portion (30g) contains 22 percent of the...
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NoSalty and Maggi: what goes into the soup
NoSalty’s creative team designed a unique app for Maggi, called ‘Ingredients’. The game can be downloaded from the NoSalty website and it helps users learn how to prepare dishes from...
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A bouquet on the Kaposvár sugar factory
The building of Kaposvár sugar factory’s packaging hall reached its highest point. Construction work will be completed by the summer of 2015. Magyar Cukor Zrt. organised a small feast to...
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Magazine: The flavours and colours of Lyon
Lyon is France’s second biggest agglomeration, with 4 metro lines and a TGV train service that connects it with Paris – the 425km trip only takes 2 hours. Lyon takes...
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Cosmetics are dominating the FMCG market
The two dominating categories continue to be the pi cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, vitamins and food supplements on the online market of daily consumer goods – the E-Shopping FMCG Report of the...
Read moreData Recording starts on household consumption habits and on the standard of living
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) carries out a national survey about the households' consumption habits, income status and living conditions between 16 March and 15 May – the KSH informed...
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