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Growing popularity of employee stock ownership programmes
Deloitte asked 177 large companies in 24 countries about how they motivate employees for the third time. Beáta Horváthné Szabó, director of Deloitte Zrt.’s tax department told that the results...
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K&H: the ratio of SMEs planning to give fringe benefits has decreased
Almost two-thirds of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not plan to give fringe benefits to support their employees in the next year. After a temporary improvement at the beginning...
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Working for a balanced diet for 150 years
Nestlé is celebrating 150 years of their existence and Nestlé Hungary is 25 years old. Apropos this double anniversary, our magazine asked Nestlé Hungary managing director Jean Grunenwald about the...
Read moreJapanese haute cuisine – Video of the day
Here's Niki Nakayama, chef-owner of LA kaiseki restaurant n/naka, plating a selection of poetic dishes from her 13-course tasting menu and intimately explaining what kaiseki means to her. Chef's Cut:...
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A slowly growing olive oil market
We like olive oil more and more but we refuse to pay for quality. Rita Salyámosy, marketing manager of Glatz Hungary Kft. told us that the majority of olive oils...
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Magazine: Crowds of visitors and many exhibitors at Sirha Budapest
Sirha Budapest, held between 9 and 11 May, was a huge success, having attracted more than 20,000 trade visitors and 400 exhibitors from 19 countries to the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair...
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Industrial apple processing started in Szabolcs
Industrial apple processing started with a low purchase price in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county juice factories, but for eating apples even 40 percent more is paid by purchasers, compared to last...
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Nielsen: one in three TV users also watch programs on Internet
Every third Hungarian television consumer over age four watches programs on Internet as well, while domestic television contents 16 percent. Hungary's most popular programs on the net are sports (35...
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Budapest Airport builds a new logistics center for DHL
The Budapest Airport, operator of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport builds a new, approximately 13 thousand square meter logistics center. The building will be used by DHL Express. The Budapest...
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A great interest occured towards the Hungarian exhibitors at the AGRA international fair in Slovenia
A great interest occured towards the Hungarian exhibitors at the AGRA international agricultural and food exhibition and fair in Slovenia – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry...
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EU's share in Russia foreign trade has decreased
The European Union’s share decreased by more than 2 percentage points from the foreign trade turnover of Russia in the first half of this year, compared to the same period...
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The capital investment fund supports a purchase incentive application
The Széchenyi Tőkebefektetési Alap (SZTA) (Széchenyi Capital Investment Fund) supports a purchase incentive application. The capital investment fund with the 60 million HUF investment primarily finances the development of the...
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Chamber of Agriculture: more than fifty tender writers have registered so far to the consultancy network
Up to date, more than fifty tender writers have registered to the online system of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK). Süle Katalin, spokeswoman for the of the National Agricultural Chamber...
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Decathlon opens a new store
Decathlon opens a new store in Budapest at the Nyugati Square. This will be the 18th unit of the company in Hungary. The Decathlon is present in 38 countries. in...
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Lectures, consultations and tastings at the Vegetarian Festival
Nutritional counseling, group yoga classes and food tastings await the visitors to the Vegetarian Festival on the last weekend of August, at the Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Kőbányai Cultural Centre. In...
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Illegal meat processing plant was found in Békés County
An illegal meat processing plant was found in Békés county by the inspection group of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV). The company’s main activity was the wholesale of...
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Euro Zone’s economic performance continued to improve in August
The economic performance in the euro zone has become slightly better-than-expected in August – according to the Purchasing Managers' Index of the Markit Economic Research Institute. The preliminary value of...
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Shoppers like small shops
A survey by Bain & Company found that European consumers like small shops more than super- or hypermarkets. The study involved 30 directors from leading FMCG companies. They reckon hypermarkets’...
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The globalisation of retail trade
A study prepared by the Consumer Goods Forum and Planet Retail claims that retail chains are expanding at a breakneck speed. The 100 biggest chains are present in more countries...
Read moreA significant drop occured in foreign tourism in France
The number of foreign tourists decreased by seven percent in France since the beginning of the year due to the terrorist attacks, the bad weather and a series of strikes...
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Producers vs. retail chains
In June the European Parliament adopted Polish MEP Edward Czesak’s report on unfair trading practices in the food supply chain. The main goal of the report is the protection of...
Read moreWhat about some lemons? – Video of the day
Here is the newest innovation! The Zip Zester includes 2 blades with a 1 year warranty. Your all-in-one machine is here! Little Twist, and Macro Blades are also available as...
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Magazine: Slowly going greener
The EU waste hierarchy is more and more prevalent in Hungary too, therefore prevention, reuse and recycling are all given more emphasis. According to Anita Simon, director of Biofilter Environmental...
Read moreGKI’s prosperity index returned to this year's low point in August
In August – after a significant rise in July – GKI’s prosperity index decreased significantly (to -3.9 points), thereby returning to this year's low point. According to a survey by...
Read moreWe can run out of pears
Due to the spring frost and the summer ice damages, demand can be larger than supply in case of pears in Hungary. Csizmadia György, Vice President of the Hungarian Fruit...
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A further increase in wages is expected by analysts
A further increase in wages is expected by analysts interviewed by MTI, who foresee that household consumption will be the driving force of economic growth. According to data published on...
Read moreTesco stays in Hungary
Tesco has no plans to close its center in Budaörs. The company stays in Hungary – Népszabadság Online wrote. According to the report of the Budapest Business Journal: “There are...
Read moreThe WTO considers the Russian ban on pork illegal
The world trade organization (WTO) declared illegal the Russian ban on import of live pigs, fresh pork and other pig products from the EU. This was reported on the website...
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