News and articles
The Germans are willing to buy more
Date: 2013-01-29 11:11:00
The German consumer willingness seems to be revived, after the weakness of Europe's largest economy will soon to be ended – N24.German news television reported. The consumer willingnes index increased...
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Nearly two thousand people were skating for the polar bears on the weekend
Date: 2013-01-29 11:10:42
Nearly two thousand people were skating to preserve the habitat of the polar bears during the weekend at the City Park Ice Rink. This event is part of Coca-Cola’s and...
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Matusz Vad’s subsidiary has opened a business in Vienna
Date: 2013-01-29 11:10:26
The Austrian subsidiary of the Győr-based Matusz Vad Zrt., the Gastro-Genius GmbH has opened a store in the meat hall of the wholesale market in Vienna. The Gastro-Genius GmbH operates...
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SPAR is the invisible member of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service
Date: 2013-01-29 11:04:57
As the result of the 16 years lasting strategic collaboration between SPAR and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service, tens of thousands of people in need are provided help in various...
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HELL develops its Szikszó-based plant further
Date: 2013-01-29 11:02:21
The HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. further develops its plant in Szikszó, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. The HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. will spend almost 300 million HUF for various investments – the company...
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ALDI chose a strategic agency
Date: 2013-01-29 11:00:26
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. chose its strategic advisor, in the scope of a restricted tender, where four applicants took part. Aldi is present in Hungary for five years now....
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DHL Global Connectedness Index is out
Date: 2013-01-29 09:16:45
The DHL Global Connectedness Index ranks 125 countries according to the depth and breadth of their integration into the world economy and also examines the relationship between global connectedness and...
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Takarékbank: the demand of SMEs can increase towards short-term sources
Date: 2013-01-28 12:29:23
Bank lendings of the small and medium enterprises can increase in the first half of this year. Significant demand can occur towards application sources and short-term loans as well –...
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The monitoring wholesale markets starts again in February
Date: 2013-01-28 12:26:48
The Government accepted the report on wholesale markets and, consequently, revitalized the monitoring of the wholesale markets – Budai Gyula, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Rural Development...
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The Vásárosnamény-based Kiss B. group of companies built a new logistics center
Date: 2013-01-28 12:25:51
The Vásárosnamény-based Kiss B. group of companies dealing with food wholesale built a modern logistics center – Kiss B. Zoltán owner and CEO of the family business told MTI on...
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Nutrition informations on the packaging of McDonald's
Date: 2013-01-28 11:02:59
McDonald's introduces nutrition informations on its packaging all around the world. The consumers can read nutritional informations on the packagings. The fast food chain introduces this step, due to health...
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The books of the library of Nagykanizsa are available in the shopping center
Date: 2013-01-28 11:00:14
The books of the Nagykanizsa library can be found at a local Shopping Center two days a week as a mobile library service. Since the end of last week on...
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Starbucks: Brand building in China
Date: 2013-01-28 11:00:03
According to the U.S. coffee chain group, the brand is increasing in China, the company's direction is to continuously improve the customer experience in its stores. Starbucks’ sales in China...
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Valentine's Day candy – 3D-print your face in chocolate for a special Valentine's Day gift
Date: 2013-01-28 10:59:10
Japanese 3D-printing company may well have the answer – providing the opportunity for you to print your own face in chocolate. Shibuya’s FabCafe is offering a two-day workshop for budding...
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Shanghai builds a unique free-trade zone
Date: 2013-01-28 10:56:16
A Free Trade Zone is being built in Shanghai this year. This can help the metropolis to became a center of world trade – the city officials announced over the...
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Problems in the milk sector
Date: 2013-01-28 10:00:47
Major milking developments would be needed in the cattle sector in Vas county, to provide high quality raw materials, but there is not enough money to invest – Lukács Zoltán,...
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GKI: Stagnation after recession
Date: 2013-01-28 09:35:50
After a recession of about 1.5 per cent in 2012, no growth can be expected in Hungary in 2013 either. Inflation will slow down significantly. The main purpose of the...
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Experts expect decline in retail sales for this year
Date: 2013-01-25 12:50:54
Experts do not expect a significant turnaround this year. According to their expectations, retail sales continue to decline though with a lesser extent. According to the Ministry of National Economy...
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The Grüne Woche ended with success in Berlin – Gastronomic tour around the world, with Hungarians
Date: 2013-01-25 12:40:50
On-site report. The Green Week (Grüne Woche) trade fair in Berlin ended on Sunday with two records. A total of 1,630 exhibitors represented, sixty-seven countries – more than ever before....
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KSH: November retail sales decreased by 4.1 percent
Date: 2013-01-25 12:38:21
In November 2012 a 4.1 percent decline occurred in retail sales volume. Decrease was determined by the sales decline of food retail, gas stations, furniture and electrical goods stores, as...
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The Coop won the National Franchise Network of the Year title
Date: 2013-01-25 11:45:53
After 2007, Hungary's oldest supermarket chain, the Coop food chain has been elected as the National Franchise Network of the Year again. At the domestic franchise industry's most prestigious event...
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KPMG: VAT increases worldwide, while a reduction occurs in corporate tax
Date: 2013-01-25 11:30:47
The governments in 2012 continued to increase the VAT rates to earn money, and reduced the corporate income tax to attract new investors to their country – shows the Corporate...
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Increased fruit and vegetables consumption has a beneficial effect on young people's wellbeing
Date: 2013-01-25 11:26:44
A new study suggests food changes mood and that eating fruit and vegetables each day helps keep the blues away. Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer,...
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EU would introduce unified rules on the market of e-cigarettes
Date: 2013-01-25 11:15:05
The union would lay down unified rules on the electronic cigarettes in the market. The committee proposed the strenghtening of EU regulations on tobacco products last December. This would establish...
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Procter & Gamble closed a good quarter
Date: 2013-01-25 11:11:04
Procter & Gamble’s profits more than doubled in the the second quarter of its financial year, thanks to the reorganizations, the turnover and its market share growth. According to a...
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Butter consumption has become a privilege of the wealthy
Date: 2013-01-25 10:18:34
According to GfK Hungária’s Household Panel survey, the butter, butter cream, cheese cream and plastic-cup margarine category is going through a restructuring process. In January-May 2012 volume sales of these...
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National Association of Tobacco Shops: successful application is not enough for a stable income
Date: 2013-01-24 12:14:42
The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its tobacco retail concession event on 21 Januray 2013. One of the key speaker of the event was the National Association of...
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The mall stop increased the demand towards used real estates
Date: 2013-01-24 11:59:05
Cushman & Wakefield (C & W) real estate consulting firm signed contracts last year for buildings that were previously belonged to the portfolio of Interfruct. The portfolio consists of 23...
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NÉBIH expects the food chain supervision fee in January
Date: 2013-01-24 11:55:36
The second part of the food chain supervision fee of 2012 should be paid until the end of January. The authorities carry out 350 thousand checks every year, and 1.5...
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Roughly 60 million liters of alcohol sold every year in Hungary
Date: 2013-01-24 11:43:03
Approximately 58-60 million liters of alcohol is being sold in Hungary a year. Although this number may seem to be high, sales have been decreasing now for years, roughly by...
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