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CBA’s Príma store network expands
Date: 2014-06-16 22:44:42
2013 CBA’s biggest challenge was refurbishing and opening the former Profi and Match stores acquired at the end of last year. President László Baldauf told that all of these stores...
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Magazine: Yogurt brands: active communication
Date: 2014-06-16 12:36:27
Last year yogurt sales declined, mainly because of lower fruit yogurt sales – as it is indicated by Nielsen data. Beáta Kiss, external corporate relations director of Danone Kft. told...
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The EU support devoted to the development of the Hungarian fish farming industry increases significantly
Date: 2014-06-16 12:00:18
The freshwater fish production can expect a significant improvement over the next seven years. It is a great success of the Hungarian agricultural diplomacy that through the new Hungarian Fishery...
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KSH: transportation performance increased last year
Date: 2014-06-16 11:58:57
The transportation performance measured in ton per km increased by 3.1 percent last year and exceeded 50 billion, but still remains 3 percent below the performance of 2007- the Hungary,...
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The Laurel became the winner of the EMEA region
Date: 2014-06-16 11:56:29
A Hungarian IT company received a prestigious award in Cyprus. The NCR cash register manufacturer was awarded with EMEA regional award. The prestigous award wad handed over by Agnieszka Swiatly...
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The Nébih checked the pickles
Date: 2014-06-16 11:40:45
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), tested pickles as the continuation of its series of quality checking test. From the 52 random tested products, in cases of 27 products...
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Chamber of Agriculture: Carpathian Basin may become a unified region in agriculture
Date: 2014-06-16 11:35:07
The Carpathian Basin should become a unified region in agriculture – Győrffy Balázs, president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) told at a press conference following the two-day...
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The MAF Social Investment Award competition 2014 to be launched
Date: 2014-06-16 11:32:49
The Hungarian companies can apply for the MAF Social Investment Award From June 2014. Nearly 100 domestic companies took part in the recognized professional competition of the Hungarian Donors Forum...
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It is barbecue time: summer-long barbecue festival in the Tesco
Date: 2014-06-16 11:30:50
A summer-long barbecue season started in Tesco at the end of May. Whatever you may need for grilling can always be found in the stores of Tesco: fresh meat, vegetables,...
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IKSZ: the proportion of selectively collected beverage cartons has increased
Date: 2014-06-16 11:10:51
The ratio of selectively collected beverage cartons is increasing from year to year in Hungary. Last year, their proportion amounted to 22 percent – according to the calculations of the...
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280 tons of used cooking oil were brought to the Mol filling stations up to now
Date: 2014-06-16 11:00:48
The Mol with its initiative that was launched three years ago, collected about 280 tons of used cooking oil. The Mol would would like to encourage environmental awareness of the...
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Mineral water brands are looking for something extra
Date: 2014-06-16 10:55:48
After the dynamic growth of former years the mineral water market seems to have become saturated: its size is around 1 billion litres a year – this means an annual...
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Super banana may improve health of millions in Africa
Date: 2014-06-16 10:50:02
A genetically engineered super-enriched banana may improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first human trial, which will test its effect on vitamin A...
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The beer teams are getting ready for kick-off
Date: 2014-06-16 10:49:20
In 2013 the beer market reacted with a 5-percent decline in volume sales to the 10-percent excise duty increase. Especially mainstream brands suffered as demand shifted towards economically priced products....
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A new kind of snack – Video of the day
Date: 2014-06-16 10:26:36
You could view them, unkindly, as duds: pieces of popcorn that have not been popped to their fluffy white extreme. But these crisp little nuggets are less like the hard...
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Outstanding performance from mineral waters
Date: 2014-06-16 09:01:26
This year mineral waters performed superbly: between December 2013 and March 2014 sales exceeded HUF 15 billion, growing by 15 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume. The...
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Magazine: The next home preserving season may be outstanding
Date: 2014-06-13 12:48:09
In Hungary a large part of home made marmalades and jams are made from fruits grown in people’s own gardens: the majority of housewives make jams and preserves because they...
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The Hungarian Association of Commerce has been formed
Date: 2014-06-13 12:20:21
To represent the interests of the Hungarian Trade, the Hungarian Association of Commerce (MKSZ) has been established – Szatmáry-Jähl Angéla, president of the association told MTI on Thursday. As she...
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OKSZ: consumption can increase by 2-3 percent this year
Date: 2014-06-13 12:10:22
Adjusted to real incomes, consumption is expected to increase by around 2-3 percent in Hungary, by considering the entire year – the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) told MTI on Friday....
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Bisnode: animal husbandry is riskier than plant cultivation
Date: 2014-06-13 12:00:49
The bankruptcy rate is 2.5 percent on the field of livestock production, forestry and wildlife management, while in crop production and fishery the rate is lower; less than 1.5 percent...
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Foods, beverages and tobacco products gave four-tenths of the trade surplus
Date: 2014-06-13 12:00:46
The food, beverage and tobacco trade balance surplus – with the exception of 2009 is increasing since 2006. Its value was 2.783 billion euros in 2013, which was four-tenths of...
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KSH: agricultural prices continued to fall in April
Date: 2014-06-13 11:32:06
Agricultural producer prices were 8.9 percent lower in April than a year earlier, after the price of vegetable products decreased by 13.6 percent and the price of live animals and...
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The agriculture ministers of the V4+4 welcomed the EU decision on GM crops
Date: 2014-06-13 11:31:08
The agriculture ministers of the V4+4 countries welcomed the EU decision on GM crops at the V4+4 Agriculture Ministers Meeting in Budapest on Friday. According to the decision, the Member...
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The number of food safety alerts decreased in the EU
Date: 2014-06-13 11:30:57
Compared to a year earlier, the number of food safety alerts indicated by the EU Member States declined by 9 percent in 2013- the European Commission announced on Friday. In...
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The dm and the Waste Commando cleaned up Százhalombatta’s green areas again
Date: 2014-06-13 11:10:50
Under the One Day for Others program, the 120 staff of the dm drugstore together with their family members took part in the cleaning of the greenareas in the viccinity...
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Dr. Antal József won the Service for Sustainable Hungarian Agriculture award
Date: 2014-06-13 11:00:47
This year, the MÁRTON JÓZSEF AWARD for Sustainable Hungarian Agriculture was handed over for the second time. The Sustainable agriculture expert the AGRO.bio Hungary Kft. established this significant award to...
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Animal protection campaign against the upcoming dog meat festival in China
Date: 2014-06-13 10:55:32
In some parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy at the dinner table and the practice of consuming dog meat has been around since 500BC, or possibly even...
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Henkel to acquire Spotless Group for 940 million euros
Date: 2014-06-13 10:22:07
Strengthen leading position in core region Western Europe Highly complementary market segments and technologies Acquisition of strong brands and leading technologies Profitable businesses with laundry aids, insect control and household...
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From father to son – Video of the day
Date: 2014-06-13 09:47:39
Here is the trailer for Entre les Bras, a documentary about chef Michel Bras handing over the reigns of his three-star Laguiole, France restaurant Bras to his son Sébastien. By...
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All segments expanded
Date: 2014-06-13 09:42:55
Home preserving supplies sales valued at HUF 2 billion in the April 2013-March 2014 period – in the previous cumulative year the Nielsen Retail Index registered HUF 1.3 billion. Sales...
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