Company and Personal News
Hungary's first free test store, the Central Sample opens during the autumn
Date: 2011-07-11 12:44:21
Hungary's first free test store, the Central Sample opens in the Király utca. According to the intention of the founders of the store; they intend to introduce a new concept...
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Nestlé buys a Chinese confectionery manufacturer for 1.7 billion USD
Date: 2011-07-11 12:42:44
The Swiss Nestle buys the 60 percent of the Chinese Hsu Fu Chi candy manufacturer for 1.7 billion USD. This purchase will be the largest acquisition of Nestlé in China....
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Store selling local products is under construction in Szekszárd
Date: 2011-07-11 12:40:33
The Eco-Sensus Nonprofit Kft. startet to build a store in Szekszárd, that will distribute the local products of the small producers of the region without the participation of the intermediate...
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Aufwind Schmack to start test operation of biogas plant in September
Date: 2011-07-11 09:49:07
The Hungarian-based unit of Germany’s Aufwind Neue Energien has come to the last phase of testing a 3.9 billion HUF biogas plant in Szarvas, Aufwind Schmack announced. If everything goes...
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METRO opts for Hungarian watermelon
Date: 2011-07-11 09:37:35
METRO Commercial Ltd. has made the conscious decision to opt exclusively for Hungarian watermelons and nothing else in order to increase the value of Hungarian watermelons. Starting from 7th July...
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Tesco volunteer program to make playgrounds prettier
Date: 2011-07-11 09:35:36
191 volunteers, 1165 volunteer working hours in 8 cities: Tesco is continuing its volunteer program launched in 2009, so that they can take part in the lives of local comunities...
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The chips-tax may soften further
Date: 2011-07-08 14:10:06
According to the amendment of Rogán Antal (Fidesz); no public health product fee should be paid after home delivered soups and sauces and tax should be smaller in case of...
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GOST: interest subsidized loans can only keep the wheat in Hungary
Date: 2011-07-08 13:20:24
The National Association of Cereal Producers (GOSZ) initates interest subsidized loans for animal breeders and for the mills, to keep this year's wheat harvest in Hungary – said Vancsura József,...
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Accelerating export, huge trade surplus
Date: 2011-07-08 13:10:27
The May trade surplus of 720 million euros is much higher than expected, and it seems to be realistic that the 3.3 billion surplus of the first five months can...
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The “Hungarian pig” campaign has ended
Date: 2011-07-08 12:55:10
The Agricultural Marketing Centre's “Hungarian pig” campaign for this year has been ended. It contained advertising, public relations and community media campaign elements. The campaign aimed to promote the purchase...
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Watermelon-consumption is under 4 kilogramm per person a year
Date: 2011-07-08 12:34:29
Sándor Fazekas, minister of rural development believes it is a very important mission for the government to urge customers to purchase more watermelons. The minister pointed out at Liszt Ferenc...
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New CEO at Henkel Hungary
Date: 2011-07-08 12:33:29
Yet another Hungarian collegue started working as the CEO of Henkel Hungary Ltd. Starting from 1st July, the new expert leading the company is Dr Ágnes Fábian. After nearly two...
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The sugar factory in Kaposvár recruits workers
Date: 2011-07-08 12:31:17
The country's only sugar factory the Magyar Cukor Zrt. recruits workers for the campaign, that will start in the autumn. The selecting of the employees has begun in the company's...
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Online trade and e-cops
Date: 2011-07-08 12:30:35
The allegroup.hu Kft. gave the police the useful guide, that helps the detection and prevention of online crime. The handbook was made by the collaboration between the group of Vatera...
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Zwack withdraws the explosive Kalinka Vodka
Date: 2011-07-08 12:26:54
The Zwack Unicum Nyrt. immediately withdraws the whole stock of the 0.5-liter carbonated Kalinka products, that were distributed from the 25th of May, because, due to quality problems, one out...
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Fornetti will be Bonforno in Croatia
Date: 2011-07-08 12:24:16
he Fornetti product family will be available again from the autumn in Croatia, under the name Bonforno, because of legal improprieties of the company's former master franchise partner. The distribution...
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Auchan doubles the number of its hypermarkets in Romania
Date: 2011-07-08 12:20:26
While Auchan slowed down its investments in Hungary due to the crisis tax, in Romania the chain develops its network with full steam. The French Mulliez family owned retail chain...
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Somersby cider in Hungary
Date: 2011-07-08 10:23:22
Somersby cider's fresh apple flavour is here for Hungarian customers to enjoy. You can find it in 2000 pubs and more than 1000 stores in Hungary. During the last few...
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(HU) Nőtt a 200 négyzetméteres és kisebb üzletek bevétele is, így piaci pozíciójuk stabil maradt
Date: 2011-07-07 15:30:18
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Before the chips-tax: energy drink specials
Date: 2011-07-07 14:00:50
Professional associations talk in connection with the public health product fee of 5 to 25 percent product price increase. Typically, the cheaper products will be affected more by inflation. Although...
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Hungary can renew its Russian vegetable export
Date: 2011-07-07 13:30:56
The vegetable export to Russia will be permitted to another eight European states – including Hungary – announced Gennady Onyiscsenko Russian chief medical officer, but did not indicate the date...
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Auchan is half a century old
Date: 2011-07-07 13:02:55
The first Auchan store opened in Roubaix, northern France on the 6th of July 1961, in the Haut Champs district of the city. Since then, the family-owned supermarket that was...
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Hungary is among the laggards in terms of employment
Date: 2011-07-07 13:00:33
According to the latest datas of the Union's statistical office; Hungary was among the laggards last year, on the basis of the employment rate of the 20 to 64 age...
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FAO: global food prices increased in June, due to the sugar
Date: 2011-07-07 13:00:08
Due to the increase in global sugar prices, global food prices were rising in June – states the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO price index – which...
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(HU) Helyi zöldség és gyümölcs a MOL-kutaknál
Date: 2011-07-07 12:59:29
The products of local small farmers and handicraft products are available every Thursday until the end of September at nine Mol petrol stations of the country – announced the oil...
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The dm opened its new store in the Budagyöngye Shopping Center
Date: 2011-07-07 12:55:19
The dm drugstore chain expanded its network with its 258th store in July 2011. On the occasion of the opening three days 15 percent discounts and a huge range of...
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(HU) Magyar dinnye: hamarosan jogszabályok is szavatolják a piaci pozíciót
Date: 2011-07-07 11:25:42
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(HU) Átadták az első OTP Széchenyi Pihenőkártyát
Date: 2011-07-07 10:33:09
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OKSZ: a summer price reductions and sales are much lower than last year
Date: 2011-07-06 12:40:00
The fastest traders are trying to attract the consumers with lower prices than usual, even from the first real summer days and it lasts until the end of August. It...
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Which product can be considered as Hungarian?
Date: 2011-07-06 12:38:08
So far, the the Hungarian product labelling was not regulated, however, according to a new draft, the Government would set up the conditions, that the companies should meet, in order...
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