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Organic food products: the EU would tighten the rules
Date: 2014-01-22 12:03:53
The EU would tighten the rules of the certification system of organic food products because, according to the Commission, some of the products do not meet the criterias of the...
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“Global Shapers” scholarships for young people at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Date: 2014-01-22 12:02:45
The Coca-Cola Company revealed yesterday at the Davos World Economic Forum, which are the awarded scholarships among the Global Shapers community projects. The Global Shapers Community is a network of...
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The Cellar of Hungarian Wines has opened in Rádpuszta
Date: 2014-01-22 12:02:37
The opening of the Cellar of Hungarian Wines took place on Wednesday in Balatonlelle-Rádpuszta. As part of a 656 million HUF project, the cellar was created by transforming a 180...
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Non-profit organizations aquire money with environmen protection
Date: 2014-01-22 12:02:31
The non-profit organizations of TerraCycle’s waste collection program received more than half a million HUF in December. In December 2013, the TerraCycle paid more than half a million HUF to...
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Untamed beauty: exclusive vodka from Finland
Date: 2014-01-22 12:01:57
The portfolio of the popular Finnish vodka, was extended with a unique, limited edition packaged drink. The premium distillate that was made of Rajamäki source water and from the finest...
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JátékNet.hu: a double-digit growth in online game distribution
Date: 2014-01-22 11:58:43
The busiest domestic toy shop, the JátékNet.hu achieved a close to forty percent growth with 140 thousand orders in 2013. The turnover of JátékNet.hu was 1.4 billion HUF – the...
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Online cash registers: NAV protects the cash registers with hackers
Date: 2014-01-21 12:23:29
The NAV protects the cash registers with hackers to screen the attempts, that aim to circumvent the system of the online cash registers – the Chairman of the NAV told...
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The eisberg BBQ Mix entered into the finals of the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2014
Date: 2014-01-21 12:00:26
The Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA) will be handed over again to reward the outstanding new products and services that give new impetus to the market of fresh products. The...
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The wine industry contributed to the performance of agriculture with thirty billion HUF
Date: 2014-01-21 11:56:18
The Hungarian vine and wine industry has always been the jewel of agriculture – said Fazekas Sándor, Minister for Rural Development told in Ópusztaszer on Sunday. The vine and wine...
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KSH: net wages rose by 5.7 percent in November
Date: 2014-01-21 11:50:30
Average gross earnings increased by 4.1, average net earnings by 5.7 percent between November 2012 and 2013 – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. Calculated with the November...
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Cooperation would be needed to the competitive Hungarian food economy
Date: 2014-01-21 11:48:19
The raw material producers and food-processing enterprises can only operate permanently successful on the the market if they are helping each other. The Hungarian food sector can not be competitive...
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The price of potatoes increased significantly
Date: 2014-01-21 11:47:58
In 2013, the price of vegetables increased by 2.2, while the price of fruits increased by 9.9 percent. The price of potatoes increased by 81 percent. The price is also...
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One billion HUF worth technological development at the Tuzsér-based factory of Resilux
Date: 2014-01-21 11:14:30
The Resilux Közép-Európa Csomagolástechnikai Kft. implemented a more than one billion HUF worth technological development at its Tuzsér-based factory – Hifner Judit Executive Director told MTI on Tuesday. The Resilux...
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EU’s “Warehouse Operation” caught a huge smuggled cargo
Date: 2014-01-21 11:12:30
More than 230 thousand cartons of cigarettes, about 140 thousand liters of diesel and approximately 14 thousand liters of vodka were seized by the authorities of the European Union and...
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Too much fresh food to ruin Walmart?
Date: 2014-01-21 09:45:26
Canadian analysts say Walmart gives too much space to fresh food. An article in the Canadian Grocer writes about how stagnating demand for fresh products doesn’t justify expanding Walmart stores’...
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Hungarians are open to environment protection, but do not buy with green approach
Date: 2014-01-20 12:30:54
82.2 percent of the Hungarian population would prefer to buy food products in eco-friendly packaging, but do not looking for such packages consciously. 67 percent of the Hungarian population would...
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Cannot sell chocolate bars in the post office without online cash registers
Date: 2014-01-20 12:11:13
There are no online cash registers in most of the post offices of Szeged, so the range of products needed to be narrowed: chocolates and mineral water, as well as...
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Magazine: Brand building strategy and practice – Part 2
Date: 2014-01-20 12:07:20
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Regulation for the infection-free swines
Date: 2014-01-20 12:01:30
The Rural Development Ministry completed the regulation on the rules of the decontamination of the Hungarian pig populattion – the Ministry of Rural Development informed MTI on Monday. The regulation...
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Kardeván: Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expanding dynamically
Date: 2014-01-20 11:40:26
The Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expanding dynamically. The exports last year exceeded one billion euros, according to the preliminary data – Kardeván Endre Minister of State, responsible for food chain...
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Job creation support: the food industry stakeholders haver taken advantage of the opportunities so far
Date: 2014-01-20 11:35:26
The Ministry of National Economy announced a tender in February to support job-creating investments of the micro, small and medium-sized businesses. The budget is 13 billion HUF from the National...
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Recycling may be viable!
Date: 2014-01-20 11:31:23
The Budafilter94 Kft. started to develop its GREENPET, PET collection and recycling system, based on the shrinking of the bottles in 2002, after the company won the Green Apple 2012...
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An extensive grape harvest was predicted at the National Wine Assembly in Ópusztaszer
Date: 2014-01-20 11:30:20
If there will not by severe frosts in next few weeks, a happy harvest is expected this year with high quantities – the winegrowers of the surrounding mountain villages predicted...
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The Tolnatej Zrt. has increased its revenue by nearly twenty percent
Date: 2014-01-20 11:20:30
The Tolnatej Zrt. increased its revenue in 2013 by nearly twenty percent. The increase is due to the greater market share and the results of the investments – the CEO...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev buys back its former subsidiary
Date: 2014-01-20 11:18:09
Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to buy back South Korea’s Oriental Brewery for 5.8 billion USD including debt from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in a deal that will consolidate the Belgian brewer’s position...
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The world's most expensive whisky was sold
Date: 2014-01-20 11:00:23
A bottle of Macallan was sold at a Sotheby action in Hong Kong for 631 thousand USD. This is a record for the most expensive bottle of single malt whisky...
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Increasing demand for large advertising surfaces in-store
Date: 2014-01-20 10:57:56
Tesco Hungary and POS Services Kft.’s experience is that demand increased for large size in-store advertising surfaces this year. One of the most popular tools this year is giant floor...
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The tobacco industry’s investors urge to join forces against tobacco black market
Date: 2014-01-17 12:30:02
According to GfK Hungária’s research, the illegal sales of cigarettes increased to 11.8 percent by the end of last year in Hungary, compared to the nearly 8 percent ratio, that...
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Many tobaccionists can not only make a living from cigarettes only
Date: 2014-01-17 12:20:31
Not many applicants have applied for tobacco shop concessions, despite the deadline expired today. A total of 992 tenders were announced, but the candidates are discouraged, because opening a tobacco...
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Mild winter: the majority of the autumn sowings are in good condition
Date: 2014-01-17 12:00:57
Despite the unusually warm weather the autumn sowings are in good condition, such as the autumn grain cereals and winter rape – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI...
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