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Team sports add up to child obesity
Date: 2014-11-13 10:45:32
In the past 30 years, the obesity rate has tripled among children and adolescents in the United States. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, approximately one in...
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Hotel Association: the room occupancy is lower than in 2007
Date: 2014-11-13 10:40:52
The president of the Association of the Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) told that the occupancy of hotels is still lower than in 2007. Niklai Ákos at the general meeting...
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VIMOSZ: The Széchenyi Rest Cards must be protected
Date: 2014-11-13 10:37:37
The introduction of the Széchenyi Rest Cards put domestic tourism onto a growth path: the accommodation owners and the hosts reached significant additional revenues, and the system has contributed significantly...
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Get new customers with MVM Partner!
Date: 2014-11-13 09:10:42
MVM Partner ZRt.’s PartnerCard has nearly 100,000 potential users and this constitutes a big business opportunity for enterprises that join the programme as card accepting places. Hungarian firms’ reliable electricity...
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How did it start and where are we now?
Date: 2014-11-13 09:01:13
The first period was the one before Hungary’s accession to the European Union (1994-2004), when the main task was preparing for the challenges after accession. This period was characterised by...
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Tchibo – community coffee experience
Date: 2014-11-13 08:13:32
Per capita coffee consumption isn’t exceptionally high in Hungary, but the level of penetration and consumers’ quality expectations are high indeed. Ágnes Rajnai, marketing director of Tchibo told that we...
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Good performance from oral and body care products
Date: 2014-11-13 08:07:40
Sales improved in the 70 household chemical and cosmetics categories audited by Nielsen: values sales were up 6 percent and volume sales increased by 2 percent in the HUF 165-billion...
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Grocery retail back on form
Date: 2014-11-13 08:04:04
After the negative trends of the past five years the Nielsen Retail Index registered growth in retail volume sales in Hungary this year. In Q1 2014 volume sales were 1.6...
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Magazine: An oven for the Bocuse d’Or
Date: 2014-11-12 12:22:59
Convotherm’s fourth-generation oven – which will be used in the fi nal of Bocuse d’Or next year – has debuted in Hungary too. At a cooking show held in Convotherm...
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Nielsen: the shopping mood of the Hungarians increased slightly in the third quarter
Date: 2014-11-12 12:00:41
Seven of ten Hungarian consumers (72%) believe that the country is currently in an economic crisis; among other things, it explains teh lower shopping mood of the Hungarians, compared to...
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KSH: agricultural producer prices decreased by 5.1 percent in September
Date: 2014-11-12 11:55:15
In September, the agricultural producer prices decreased by 5.1 percent, compared to the same period of 2013 – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) told MTI on Wednesday. According to the...
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Less and less space for new entrants on the domestic e-commerce market
Date: 2014-11-12 11:50:51
The six biggest sectors of online retail carried out 63 percent of the estimated annual turnover in the first nine months of 2014. Mostly the participants of the toy /...
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Fazekas Sándor discussed about the increase of food exports in Shanghai
Date: 2014-11-12 11:45:20
Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture negotiated in Shanghai about the expansion of the export opportunities of Hungarian products to China. Fazekas Sándor also opened a major wine exhibition in Shanghai....
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The Coca-Cola HBC is among the best performing companies in the fight against climate change
Date: 2014-11-12 11:40:20
The Coca-Cola HBC Group has officially entered among the best performing companies in the global fight against climate change. The beverage manufacturer recently entered to the forefront of the CDP...
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The Mammut Shopping Centre prepares for the Christmas shopping fever
Date: 2014-11-12 11:30:03
The Mammut Shopping and Entertainment Centre is preparing for the Christmas shopping fever with huge novelties. This year, thousands of square meters of retail space to be transformed in order...
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Smart Shelf, the new wonder weapon of the traders
Date: 2014-11-12 11:20:59
The techical solution that supports the sales with a software becomes available to the Hungarian traders as well. The solution “tells” where the products are worth be put on the...
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High online trade sales on Singles' Day
Date: 2014-11-12 11:15:40
China's online retail giant Alibaba says it has pulled in 9.3billion USD in sales from its annual 'Singles' Day' shopping event, BBC reports. On Tuesday, the firm said that its...
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Twelve Hungarian companies at the Hanover trade fair
Date: 2014-11-12 11:10:38
Balanced development is expected in the Hungarian animal breeding, but the international market relations should be developed further – Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Minister of State of the the Ministry of...
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Hungarian festivals at the forefront of Europe
Date: 2014-11-12 10:40:57
The VOLT, the Balaton Sound, the Sziget Festival and the B.my.Lake were also included among the best of their category at the European Festival Awards contest. In addition to the...
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New labelling provisions: no more small letters
Date: 2014-11-12 09:37:55
The European Union’s new food labelling regulation enters into force on 13 December 2014. Products will have to bear the name, allergen content and the ‘use by’ date. Minimum font...
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Coming from America – Thomas Vernon whiskey-ambassadors courses
Date: 2014-11-12 09:29:11
According to Brown-Forman, the whisky category is worth over £1.2bn and is being driven by the American whiskey segment. That segment is said to be worth nearly £570m and growing...
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More cheerful and attractive new design for Tesco Value products
Date: 2014-11-12 08:37:54
Tesco’s first-price private label product range, Tesco Value has been revamped. The first such products appeared in Hungary 15 years ago and since than consumer habits have changed, so the...
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The CBA is committed to keep the Sunday closure
Date: 2014-11-11 12:20:59
The reconciliation continues on the free Sunday initative of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP), which can reach its final form for early December – Rétvári Bence, vice president of...
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Magazine: Combi steam oven specialist’s visit
Date: 2014-11-11 12:17:59
Ugo Pradella, chef of Italian kitchen equipment manufacturer Angelo Po led a two-day workshop in Coninvest Kft.’s Budaörs kitchen. The chef talked about the importance of preserving the value in...
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KSH: consumer prices fell by 0.4 percent in October
Date: 2014-11-11 12:05:07
The consumer prices were an average 0.4 percent lower in October than a year earlier, while compared to September, consumer prices decreased by 0.3 percent – the Central Statistics Office...
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The share of online shopping from abroad is increasing significantly
Date: 2014-11-11 12:00:28
This year Hungarians had to pay VAT or customs duty for 42 thousand packages that were ordered from abroad. This figure shows a 60 percent growth, compared to the same...
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The law on the establishment of shopping centers may change
Date: 2014-11-11 11:59:27
The government submitted the bill amending the licensing of commercial buildings, the new law will enter into force on the first of January 2015. The proposal relates to commercial structures...
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The cheeses of Kőröstej won gold and silver medals at the International Cheese Olympics
Date: 2014-11-11 11:58:36
The CheeseMakers and Dairy Professionals Association of Austrian and international experts organized the international “Käsiade” cheese competition in Hopfgarten, Tyrol for the 12th time this year. At the so called...
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Day of European Trade: trade deserves more
Date: 2014-11-11 11:55:15
The government's work, the stable economic policy, teh low budget deficit, the boost of exports and and the stimulating of investments, the employment growth together resulted in the Hungarian economy’s...
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The EP committee voted for the possibility of extending the ban on GMO legislative amendment
Date: 2014-11-11 11:45:58
The Environment and Public Health Committee of the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday voted for the possibility of extending the ban – changing the current rules – on GMO legislative...
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