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A butter shortage isn’t unlikely
Date: 2014-01-06 10:00:46
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI)’s market report reveals that according to KSH data there were 2.892 million pigs (776,000 at individual farms and 2.116 million at economic...
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Frankfurter consumption increases by one-third at year-end
Date: 2014-01-03 13:12:11
The hit product of New Year's Eve continues to be frankfurters. In December, more than half of all households are buying one-third more of it, a total of 80 dekagrammes...
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Only 10 percent of Hungarians drink wine daily
Date: 2014-01-03 13:00:22
Today, only 10 percent of Hungarians consider themselves as regular daily wine consumers, while 10 years ago this figure was 19.1 percent – the recent survey of Varga Winery shows....
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Bisnode: the bill payment discipline of the companies improved in 2013
Date: 2014-01-03 12:25:56
Bill payment discipline improved in 2013 among the Hungarian companies. Currently they pay 62 percent of their bills on time, while a year earlier the rate was only 56 percent...
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Cash registers – NGM: the official price of data transfer is lower than the market price
Date: 2014-01-03 12:21:09
The official price of data transfer announced on the online cash registers is lower than the market price – the Ministry of National Economy (MNE) told MTI on Thursday. According...
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According to the Hungarian entrepreneurs, the way out is collaboration
Date: 2014-01-03 12:20:44
The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ), the Üzleti Klinika (Business Clinic) and the Nagykermarketing (Wholesale Marketing) carried out a survey in November 2013, with the involvement of 6300...
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Trips organized to product presentations is notifiable from January
Date: 2014-01-03 12:17:17
The dealer is required to report trips organized with the aim of product distributions from January – the government decree was published on Monday in the Magyar Közlöny (Hungarian Official...
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Pintér István: the consumer protection authority performed well last year
Date: 2014-01-03 12:15:41
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) was able to carry out all of the necessary checks in all sectors this year – Pintér István, the Director of the National Consumer...
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The NAV checks postal packages containing tobacco products
Date: 2014-01-03 12:01:27
According to the communication of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV), the finance officers of NAV have seized more than one and a half tons of untaxed tobacco products...
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Tesco is expanding in India
Date: 2014-01-03 12:00:43
Tesco to enter the Indian market – hvg.hu writes after euronews. The Indian authorities have approved the British retail chain to acquire a 50 percent stake in Tata Group's Trent...
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Obesity and pain are linked
Date: 2014-01-03 10:38:19
A clear association between obesity and pain – with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest individuals – was found in a study of more than one million Americans...
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The most popular videos of 2013 I. – Video of the day
Date: 2014-01-03 10:23:42
Here are some of the most popular videos we shared in 2013. Enjoy! What do 2000 calories look like? A fun video shows what 2,000 calories worth of different foods...
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About 200 thousand tourists celebrated New Year's Eve in the Czech Republic
Date: 2014-01-03 10:10:28
About 200 thousand foreign tourists spent New Year's Eve in the Czech Republic, which is a 5 percent increase, compared to 2012. 70 percent of the tourists celebrated New Year's...
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Paper product sales speed up in the holiday season
Date: 2014-01-03 09:47:40
Despite the protracted recession the household hygiene paper products market stagnates and value sales are growing a bit. Réka Nagy, marketing manager with SCA Hygiene Products Kft. told Trade magazin...
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Vámos György: increase occured in trade this year
Date: 2013-12-29 12:00:58
According to Vámos György, 2013 brought a turnaround in trade. A smaller expansion started in the industry, but the Secretary-General of the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) does not expect a...
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10 fun food-related motion movie – Video of the day
Date: 2013-12-28 10:07:06
News website Mashable sent out a call for the best food Vine videos. Here’s what they got back: some absolutely mind-blowing stop-motion videos made with Vine (and food). Click here...
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Mr Muscle® 5in1
Date: 2013-12-27 21:06:02
MrMuscle® 5in1 kitchen and bathroom disinfecting products use 5 superpowers to remove stubborn stains in the kitchen and in the bathroom....
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OKSZ: retail sales in December may expand by 2 percent
Date: 2013-12-27 13:00:09
Retail sales in December may expand with a greater extent, than it was predicted in the previous forecast. It may expand by up to 2 percent, compared to the previous...
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Four hundred tons of Hortobágyi fish were sold in December
Date: 2013-12-27 12:00:57
The Hortobágyi Halgazdaság Zrt. sold four hundred tons of fish in December – Lupsán Róbert CEO informed MTI. Traditionally, most of the fish is sold in December. Domestic consumers purchase...
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The Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan has reached its final destination
Date: 2013-12-27 11:57:40
The legendary Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan as in the previous years completed its cross-country tour. This time the Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan’s truck with the Santa Claus visited fifteen locations, mostly parking...
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Less companies were founded with much less capital
Date: 2013-12-27 11:52:49
This year until the end of November, a total of 29,224 firms have started to operate in Hungary, almost two thousand less than in the first eleven months of last...
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Magazine: Help from restaurant and café owners
Date: 2013-12-27 11:20:48
More than 20 restaurants and cafés aided the promotional campaign of a local organisation in Adelaide (Australia). The goal was to raise awareness of spine injuries and the accidents that...
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Bonbonetti distributed tons of chocolates to the needy children
Date: 2013-12-27 11:15:06
Bonbonetti Group donated a truckload of candies, Santa Claus packages and backpacker packages for Christmas to the needy children. In Bonbonetti Group 's life it is a tradition to donate...
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More than 240 tons of food products were donated in the scope of the Giving is a joy! action
Date: 2013-12-27 11:10:50
More than 240 tons of food products were gathered in the Giving is a joy! charitative initative of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service. According to the communication of the organization,...
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NGM: the use of Széchenyi Rest Cards dynamically increased in 2013
Date: 2013-12-27 10:51:29
The dynamically increasing use of the Széchenyi Rest Cards played a crucial part in this year’s tourism boom – Horváth Viktória, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National...
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Eastern opening brings results for Hévíz
Date: 2013-12-27 10:35:14
As it was targeted, a growing number of visitors come from the Eastern countries – Papp Gábor (Fidesz-KDNP) told MTI. He recalled that the declared objective of the newly vored...
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Cash and Erzsébet-vouchers are the most common year-end bonuses
Date: 2013-12-27 10:32:07
Employees are rewarding their employers with cash and Erzsébet-vouchers mostly – the national research of the Erzsébet Utalványforgalmazó Zrt. and the Devise Hungary shows. According to the survey, four out...
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Growing demand for branded products in the praline market
Date: 2013-12-27 10:26:04
Half of Hungarian households purchased some kind of praline in January-September 2013. The number of buyers has been rather stable in the last few years. In the first nine months...
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