Company and Personal News
German newspaper opinion: the surtax do not discriminate the foreign companies
Date: 2011-01-07 14:13:13
Handelsblatt has published a commentary over the surtax on Friday. According to the correspondent of the German economic and business daily; the German Minister of Economic Affairs became the servent...
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Critical situation in the pig sector
Date: 2011-01-07 12:42:39
The Hungarian Association of Pig Breeders (MSSZ) told that the pig breeders are ready to demostrate, because of the critical situation of the Hungarian pig sector. The price of live...
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100 million to promote local wine culture
Date: 2011-01-07 12:26:36
Agrármarketing Centrum (AMC) published an open tender invitation, on the basis of the proposal of the Wine Marketing Commission (AMC), on the implementation of “local small projects”, that are promotes...
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Tesco Hungary’s Chief Executive leaves
Date: 2011-01-07 12:22:23
Per Bank will continue his work in England as a Director of Procurement – reports Magyar Nemzet. Per Bank has recently talked about plans to open 30 new stores open...
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The dioxin-contamination flooded Lower Saxony
Date: 2011-01-07 12:22:06
Dioxins were not only found in chickens and eggs, but pigs were also infected with it. Due to the risk of dioxin-contamination, almost five thousand farms are being closed in...
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Euro zone’s economy increased by nearly 2 percent last year
Date: 2011-01-07 12:21:12
The euro zone's economic growth declined more than estimated during the third quarter of 2010- reports Eurostat. The revised data shows that, the quarterly growth was 0.3 percent, while the...
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The revenue of Praktiker reduced
Date: 2011-01-07 12:19:55
According to preliminary datas; the sales of one of Europe's largest DIY store, the Praktiker decreased by 5.9 percent – below 3.45 billion euros – last year. The fourth-quarter sales...
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Counterfeit drugs at retailers
Date: 2011-01-07 10:25:17
n Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has carried out an operation to identify fake pharmaceutical products in retail outlets using Thermo Fisher Scientific's...
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Not much is known about the most popular breakfast drink
Date: 2011-01-07 00:43:24
Even though two-thirds of Hungarians drink coffee on a daily basis, there are plenty of misbeliefs linked to instant coffee. Only 16 percent of those asked are aware of the...
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No uniform rules for FMCG-packaging exists in Hungary
Date: 2011-01-06 19:04:20
Tere is no fixed consumer protection law for the packaging of various products, including FMCG-products: there are no requirements to indicate data like origin, producer ingredient etc., which may lead...
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Product placement will increase the revenues of TV channels
Date: 2011-01-06 14:01:53
The media act allows product placement from January in a number of television programs, so – despite the fact, that the channels must warn the viewers – it will be...
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The dairy farmers received 25 billion HUF support last year
Date: 2011-01-06 12:50:44
The producers of the milk sector received 15 HUF per kilogrammes support in 201 This amount is almost double of the support of 2009 – said the Ministry of Rural...
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Man of The Year: Engelbert Liegl in logistics
Date: 2011-01-06 12:41:24
Every year, the logistics journal Navigátor appoints the “Man of the Year” on the Hungarian forwarding scene. In 2010, the prestigious award went to Austrian-born Engelbert Liegl. The 44-year-old managing...
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The special taxes may fail
Date: 2011-01-06 12:40:01
According to experts; the taxation of the telekom sector is a clear violation of the EU laws, and problems may occur with the taxes imposed on the hypermarkets, because of...
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In Hungary, there are no dioxin contaminated eggs
Date: 2011-01-06 12:10:51
Hungary did not receive from those import poultry meats and eggs, that were contaminated with dioxin. Holger Eichele, spokesman for the German Ministry of Agriculture told that the dioxin contaminated...
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The sugar factory of Kaposvár operates with biogas
Date: 2011-01-06 12:01:48
In the only sugar factory of the Magyar Cukor (MC), Inc. in Kaposvár such a post-fermenting department was built with EU support, that covers half of the energy demand of...
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New logo at Starbucks
Date: 2011-01-06 12:01:33
One of the world's largest coffee chain the Starbucks has changed its logo, however, the green color has remained. One of the world's largest and most famous coffee chain the...
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Eurozone’s retail trade fell unexpectedly
Date: 2011-01-06 12:00:14
Retail sales of the Eurozone showed a decrease unexpectedly in November. A fall occurred in both the food and non food products. The most pessimistic expectations were only about stagnation....
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New marketing leader at Neckermann
Date: 2011-01-06 10:38:29
Personnel change at the marketing department of Neckermann travel agency: since Andrea Farkas is looking forward to welcome a new baby, the new marketing leader at the company is Péter...
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Red Bull conquered the sports world
Date: 2011-01-06 04:02:43
If someone spends nearly a billion dollars annually financing sporting events, and for the sponsorship of teams and athletes to promote its products can gain tremendous influence in the sport...
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Ipsos: consumers are optimistic in 2011
Date: 2011-01-05 20:57:58
You can read the latest results of a recent Ipsos survey on the general mood of consumers here: New Years G@16[1]...
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Retail sales may accelerate this year
Date: 2011-01-05 15:24:13
The Christmas season has confirmed the optimistic expectations of the traders. There were several among the big supermarket chains that reached two-digit growth during the Christmas season, but the number...
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GKI-Microsoft: improved competitiveness in Hungary
Date: 2011-01-05 15:10:37
According to the joint survey of Microsoft and GKI Market Research Company; the Competitiveness Index (Vex) decreased in Romania in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the previous quarter....
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FAO: food prices breaking records
Date: 2011-01-05 14:56:09
According to the datas of the UN Food Organization (FAO); the global index indicating the prices of food, increased to record heights. The driving force behind the price increase, is...
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One thousand farms were closed because of dioxin-contaminated egg
Date: 2011-01-05 14:12:34
The European Union calls for Germany to provide detailed information in the case of the dioxin-contaminated eggs. The spokesman of John Dalli, who is EU Commissioner for Health and consumer...
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Tesco was fined for 7.6 million due to cheap import milk
Date: 2011-01-05 13:10:01
The Agricultural Office (MgSzH) imposed a total of 7,609,383 HUF fine on Tesco-Global Stores Ltd., because the company marketed imported Mlieko (Lapte) and Almliesl branded milks under the purchase price....
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Obesity is a very expensive endemic
Date: 2011-01-05 13:00:37
According to a December 2010 report; every second EU citizen is overweighted, 15 adult and 20 children out of hundred Hungarians are severely obese in Hungary, the obesity-related professional expenses...
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Investors do not trust in cheap fast food restaurants
Date: 2011-01-05 12:55:04
The cheap fast food restaurants have bad times in the stock markets. Investors believe that due to the improving economy, the turnover of the fast food restaurants will decrease, so...
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Hungarian agency won Coca-Cola's regional tender
Date: 2011-01-05 12:12:18
Carnation, an internationally recognized online communication agency won the regional tender of Coca-Cola's Central- and Eastern European unit. 23 countries weere affected by the tender, and now Carnation gets to...
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Complete reorganization at the Gusta food chain
Date: 2011-01-05 12:11:20
The reorganization of the Gusta food chain affects eight stores and more than hundred employees. Zubor Sándor managing director of Csemege Plusz Kft. told that they had to decide in...
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