Company and Personal News
Orchards to be listed
Date: 2012-01-30 12:13:59
Orchards will be listed in Hungary this year, if the Parliament adopts the amendment of the 2006 law. The bill was uploaded to the website of the Parliament on Monday....
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Hungarian beekeepers to apply for 1.2 billion HUF EU funds
Date: 2012-01-30 12:12:59
Until 2013 beekeepers can apply for1.2 billion HUF EU funding in the scope of the Hungarian National Apiculture Programme. According to the Rural Development Ministry; the high, 90-95 percent utilization...
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Will the government save the meat plant of Gyula?
Date: 2012-01-30 12:12:35
Lázár János Fidesz group leader lobbied in written questions at Prime Minister Orbán Viktor for the saving of the Gyulai Húskombinát Inc. – writes Népszabadaság Online. The mayor of Hódmezővásárhely...
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The Igal-based Pek-Snack Kft. develops
Date: 2012-01-30 12:10:17
The Pek-Snack Kft. of Igal, Somogy County implements a 147 million HUF EU-funded investment until March. The company is willing to expand of itscapacity and markets – told Galántai János,...
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Hungarians are saving for holiday
Date: 2012-01-30 10:19:15
We tend to believe that saving money is a necessary part of life, and most of us are consciously looking for possibilities to save money – a new survey by...
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New agricultural books are needed
Date: 2012-01-30 09:34:49
The brand new Darányi Ignácz Plan, within the compass of the National Rural Strategy, believes that an important basis of modern agriculture is tradebook – minister in charge of rural...
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Vodka and gin: higher sales in terms of both value and volume
Date: 2012-01-30 03:00:34
Total annual retail sales in the nine spirits categories measured by Nielsen reached the value of HUF 66 billion in the August 2010-September 2011 period. Only vodka and gin sales...
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Less but higher quality alcoholic drinks are sold
Date: 2012-01-30 02:57:05
Alcoholic beverages constitute a special market in Hungary as spirits, wines and beers have a one-third share of the market each. Wine consumption has declined recently and the annual average...
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Good market position for chocolate
Date: 2012-01-30 02:38:55
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, total value sales of the three chocolate segments increased by 3 percent in the December 2010-September 2011 period, compared with the same period a...
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Market expansion and strengthening manufacturer brands
Date: 2012-01-30 02:12:26
2 percent higher value sales and 1 percent more sold in terms of volume in December 2010-September 2011 – this is how the meat product market developed according to the...
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Food Club Workshop was launched
Date: 2012-01-30 02:09:23
Food Club Foundation was established this year and its undertaking is to analyse the state of play in the Hungarian food sector and the chances for increasing its competitiveness. The...
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New taxes on food products reduce competitive chances
Date: 2012-01-30 02:03:12
It is too early to predict the consequences of the public health product fee (NETA) – we heard at the food processing conference recently held in the German and Hungarian...
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Stress management guide
Date: 2012-01-30 00:55:52
We are living turbulent times: companies are leaving the country, employees are laid off and there are restructuring processes under way everywhere. This lack of stability puts great pressure on...
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The GKI improved this year's GDP expectations
Date: 2012-01-27 14:05:42
Despite the previously projected 1.5 percent decrease the GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt.expects a one percent decrease in 2012. The economic research points out in its evaluation sent to MTI that the...
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Magazine: The year of recognitions – interview
Date: 2012-01-27 13:34:20
2011 was the year of professional recognitions for Coop Group. We discussed last year’s results and the outlook for 2012 with Co-op Hungary CEO László Murányi. • – How do...
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Grant increased to 10 million from the former 4 million HUF on the most popular competition of the New Széchenyi Plan
Date: 2012-01-27 13:00:15
On the New Széchenyi Plan’s (ÚSZT) “Micro-enterprise development” competition the amount of support increased more than twofold, from 4 to 10 million HUF. The discount credit beside the support can...
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Credit card payment is more and more popular
Date: 2012-01-27 12:50:30
According to the most recent survey of MasterCard; the improving trend of the popularity of credit card payment in Hungary continued in 2011: an 8 percent increase occurred among those...
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Figula Mihály: “Hungarian wine is more than a food product”
Date: 2012-01-27 12:26:44
Figula Mihály Jr. from Balatonfüred became the Young Hungarian Winemaker of the Year, on the basis of the votes of the audience, sharing the title with Bodri Orsolya. Figula Mihály...
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U.S. consumer optimism spins the world's largest economy
Date: 2012-01-27 12:25:11
In January, consumer sentiment continued to improve higher than the expectations of the analysts in the United States. The joint monthly sentiment index of Reuters news agency and the University...
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HITA, intellectual property office partner supportS SMEs
Date: 2012-01-27 12:24:20
The Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) and the National Office of Intellectual Property (SZTNH) have signed a cooperation agreement in the interest of improving the competitiveness and innovative activities...
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Auchan’s website renewed
Date: 2012-01-27 12:15:45
The website of Auchan Magyarország Kft. renewed again. The products can be searched on the basis of stores, the campaign news page also popular, and the special offers and news...
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One Lidl store opening in Gödöllő instead of two
Date: 2012-01-27 12:12:36
One Lidl-store is going to open its gates in Gödöllő instead of the previously planned two outlets. The reason behind this is the fact that the company has not received...
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The Italian mafia involved in the counterfeit of food
Date: 2012-01-27 12:08:17
According to an Italian parliamentary report; organized crime plays a significant role in the distribution of counterfeit food products labeled as Italian goods – informs the National Board Against Counterfeiting....
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Sugar-quota will not be cancelled
Date: 2012-01-27 11:54:42
The state of secretary in charge of agriculture believes that there is a good chance that the sugar quota will not cease to exist within the European Union – György...
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The new NIVEA Pure&Natural night cream has launched
Date: 2012-01-27 09:29:47
The new NIVEA Pure & Natural trail has just launched! Find treats hidden in three exotic places, like a luxury spa day for you and a friend. The more you...
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New, environment-friendly SPAR flyers
Date: 2012-01-27 08:52:43
SPAR Hungary Ltd. has recently switched to an even more environment-friendly attitude, including commercial and marketing activities. As a result of this attitude, the company has decreased the percetage of...
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The government has approved Hungary's medium-term plan of consumer protection
Date: 2012-01-26 14:30:22
The government has approved Hungary’s 4th medium term, consumer protection policy lasting until 2014 and also the task plan of measures – told the National Economy Ministry (NGM). According to...
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The GYIA has improved
Date: 2012-01-26 13:10:30
The index measuring the performance of the real economy, was in minus 0.1 to 0.2 percent, during the last four months. If we want talk of positive change the index...
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Chio's revenue fell due to chips-tax
Date: 2012-01-26 12:30:00
The 2011 revenue of market leading snack maker Chio Magyarország, a unit of Netherlands-based Intersnack International, fell 5% to 11. 6 billion HUF HUF because of the introduction of a...
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Higher than average number of consumer complaints for e-commerce
Date: 2012-01-26 12:25:56
Last year, higher than average number of consumer complaints arrived to e-commerce, therefore the consumer protection authority will monitor more closely these areas in 2012 – said Pintér István, Director...
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