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Red Bull Pilvaker is here again
“Can you see this dance? Do yo hear the music? “- the Red Bull Pilvaker will be organized again on 15 March, where today's well-known rappers, musicians and actors will...
Read moreThe Hungarian beef will be exported to Hong Kong soon
The Hungarian beef can be exported to Hong Kong soon, after the local food safety authority has accepted teh necessary animal health guarantees – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told...
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The “Exporter of the Year 2014” awards were handed over
The Hungarian National Trading House organized the awards ceremony called the “Exporter of the Year 2014” on Wednesday afternoon. At the “Exporter of the Year 2014” competition the best performing...
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The best Furmint of 2013 was born in Nagy Eged
According to the communication of the Kovács Nimród Borászat (Kovács Nimród Winery), it is now two years since our 2011 vintage Nagy Eged Furmint won a Gold Medal and a...
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Magazine: Matchmaking at the highest level… because not only business success matters!
Managers often struggle with finding their partner in life: they are busy and don’t have time for themselves. Irina Beke is the owner of dating agency First Class and she...
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Amway reports sales of $10.8 billion for 2014
Amway today announced sales of $10.8 billion for the year ending Dec. 31, 2014. The result represents a decline of eight percent from 2013, due to lower revenues in China...
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The chef received three Michelin Stars again
Three French chefs received the most coveted prize in top-level gastronomy on Monday when their restaurants were awarded three Michelin stars in the 2015 edition of the guide, the French...
Read moreBridgehead in North Africa
The European Union has been working on closer cooperation with the countries in the Mediterranean, especially in North Africa for quite a while. So far diplomatic and economic opening worked...
Read moreKotányi uses locally produced ingredients wherever possible
Fűszermalom Kft.’s initiative was successful and seasoning pepper production restarted in the Mórahalom region. In 2014 about 50 tons of excellent quality seasoning paprika was prepared from locally grown pepper....
Read moreHungary’s GDP growth may go above three percent
Ernst & Young’s quarterly Eurozone Forecast reveals that this year Hungary’s economy may grow by 3.3 percent – this would be the best performance since 2006. Ernst & Young CEO...
Read moreMVH answers SMS messages too
From HUF 400 million the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (MVH) improved its customer service system within the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan. The new system means that MVH...
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Tradition is a trend
In Hungary the average basket value in a bakery is between HUF 250 and 380. One bakery generally needs to serve 1,000-1,300 customers to sustain itself. Obviously bigger bakeries located...
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Another difficult year
József Septe, president of the Hungarian Baker Association paints a rather gloomy picture of the industry. ‘The profitability level is low, I am rather pessimistic about the quality of flour...
Read moreMagazine: Looks and content both matter when it comes to buying dessert
After last year’s sudden halt the praline market revitalised in 2014 – we learned from Andrea Révfalvi, marketing manager of Bonbonetti Choco Kft. She told that the main driving force...
Read moreA new development brings relief to the users of EKÁER
Many businesses are unprepared for the introduction of the EKÁER. The owners sent the data sheets with many mistakes. The ProgAdat Kft. (belonging to the Laurel Group) dealing with commercial...
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Lázár suggests the reduction of the advertising tax
Lázár János Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office proposes advertising tax reduction and to introduce a flat rate system, instead of the current progressive tax tax system on advertising. Lázár...
Read moreThe BMI index increased in January
The value of the purchasing manager index increased by 3.3 percentage points to 54.2 points in January, compared to the previous month's 50.9 points – the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and...
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KSH: 843 million euros export surplus
Last November, the exports increased by 3.1 percent in euros, compared with a year earlier, while the imports rose by 2.1 percent. The monthly merchandise trade surplus was 843 million...
Read moreAn agreement between Tesco and the trade union
The Commercial Employees' Trade Union (KASZ) representing thousands of Tesco employess reached an agreement with the leaders of Tesco. Tesco was able to find new jobs to 350 people, which...
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The Hungarian seed is a competitive economic value
Hungary is the sixth largest seed exporter in the world behind France, the Netherlands, the United States, Germany and Chile. This year, 35 percent of the quantity of the seed...
Read moreBisnode: the number of firms decreased last year
The number of active companies between January 2014 and January 2015 decreased by 2.55 percent to 543,692 firms in Hungary – the Bisnode international company rating firm told MTI on...
Read more145.5 million euros support for plantation renewal
In the new EU grant cycle 145.5 million euros support will be available for plantation renewal in Hungary – Feldman Zsolt Deputy Minister of State, resposnible for agri-management said on...
Read moreRetail sales increased by 7 percent in Romania last year
Last year, retail sales increased by 7 percent in Romania, compared to 2013 – teh Romanian national statistical institute announced on Tuesday. The increase is mainly due to the 10.6...
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More than two million poultry were slaughtered because of bird flu in Taiwan
So far more than two million poultry had to be cut down, due to the spreading bird flu epidemic on the island of Taiwan. According to the latest nerws a...
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A paprika grist called Szegedi was withdrawn in the United States
Because of the possible allergy content of peanut, the Szegedi Sweet Hungarian Paprika was withdrawn in the United States. The product was sold between September 18, 2014 and October 13,...
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Henkel awarded again for leadership in sustainability
For the eighth consecutive year, Henkel receives RobecoSAM’s Gold Class award and is included again in the 2015 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index (Global 100 Index). The...
Read moreTwenty-million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes were found in Tiszakerecseny
The finance guards and police officers found Twenty-million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes were found in the region of Tiszakerecseny – the press officer of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Directorate of Customs...
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Drops of health – Cereals
To describe changes in breakfast and cereal consumption of girls between ages 9 and 19 years, and to examine the association of breakfast and cereal intake with body mass index...
Read moreGood performance – with prices forced down
In the metal packaging market steel cans have the biggest, 70-percent market share. Aluminium solutions – including aerosol cans – represent only 10 percent of the market but they play...
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