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The Ministry of Rural Development initiated to certificate fruit wines as intermediate alcohol product
Date: 2013-02-14 12:03:32
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) initiated to certificate fruit wines as intermediate alcohol product at the Ministry of National Economy and initated strict controls at the National Food Chain...
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Connections should be established between NAV and the cash registers until 1 May
Date: 2013-02-14 12:02:40
According to the most recent Magyar Közlöny, Connections should be established between the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) and the cash registers until 1 May. The government decision calls...
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Thirty tonnes of pig meat was blocked by Nébih
Date: 2013-02-14 12:00:24
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) forbidden the marketing of thirty tons of frozen pork, after a check held at a wholesale warehouse in Budapest – Nébih informed MTI...
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Nestlé had a great year
Date: 2013-02-14 11:55:33
Nestlé closed last year with a 10.6 billion Swiss francs net profit. This is 11.8 percent more than in 2011. The revenue rose by 10.2 percent to 92.2 billion Swiss...
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French firm suspected as culprit in horsemeat scandal
Date: 2013-02-14 11:38:59
An investigation has identified a French meat-processing firm as a likely culprit in the horsemeat scandal that has enraged consumers across Europe and implicated traders and abattoirs from Cyprus to...
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The Fish Festival in Budapest debuts with fish-flavored candy-floss
Date: 2013-02-14 11:11:31
The visitors of the festival can meet products from fish-flavored candy-floss through African catfish slami, to Russian fish soup withvodka. The Fish Festival in Budapest will await its guests between...
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MTA’s Wine Competition winners were chosen
Date: 2013-02-14 11:10:49
Wines from Tokaj Villány, the Uplands, Szekszárd, and from the Great Plain can bear the Wine of MTA 2013 title this year. This is the fourth time that the MTA...
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I've heard about it, but… 13 – What is flights?
Date: 2013-02-14 10:59:16
Tasting flight is a term used by wine tasters to describe a selection of wines, usually between three and eight glasses, but sometimes as many as fifty, presented for the...
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Hrabal pub
Date: 2013-02-14 10:37:10
One simply cannot evade success if they decide to open a Czech pub in Budapest! There is one essential success factor though: ‘the Czech connection’ for good beer. We have...
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Hrabal pub
Date: 2013-02-14 10:37:10
One simply cannot evade success if they decide to open a Czech pub in Budapest! There is one essential success factor though: ‘the Czech connection’ for good beer. We have...
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Hungarian National Tourist Office: The Lake Balaton’s tourism utilization can be increased further
Date: 2013-02-14 10:22:16
The Balaton region's tourism utilization can be increased further, its clientele is changing and expanding, 90 percent of the tourists are satisfied – shows the result of the research of...
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There is a ninja in everyone – Video of the day
Date: 2013-02-14 09:20:45
The best fruit-slicing video game you've maybe played on your phone comes to life in stunning detail in the short made by Scott Winn, who makes a lot of wonderful...
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The consumer may pay the fee of returning the product?
Date: 2013-02-13 12:14:28
Internet merchants have had enough that the buyers return those goods to them that they don’t like and the merchants should pay the extra costs. According to the new EU...
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Hungary is participating at Europe's largest organic trade fair
Date: 2013-02-13 11:41:14
Hungary takes part at Europe's largest organic trade fair at the BioFach trade fair held in Nuremberg between 13-16 February – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI. According...
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Cargill has become the main sponsor of the “Cast yourself into!” program
Date: 2013-02-13 11:40:12
The Cargill Magyarország Zrt. and the Hungarian Association of Young Farmers (AGRYA) signed a grant agreement, according to which the company interested in agriculture became the main sponsor of the...
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Trailer of the Hungarian Bocuse d'Or film – Video of the day
Date: 2013-02-13 11:37:45
Trailer of the documentary film being under edit. For the first time, Hungary has made to the final and finished at 10th place, which is the best result so far...
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Coca-Cola’s profit declined in Europe, but increased overall
Date: 2013-02-13 11:31:03
Coca-Cola’s profit and sales increased less than expected in the fourth quarter of last year. The Coca-Cola’s after-tax profit was 1.87 billion USD, 41 cents per share, in the three-month...
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In China customers can check suspicious food products with test strips soon
Date: 2013-02-13 11:30:16
Paper test strips soon to be available to the general public in China, that will allow anyone to check a variety of foods, in particular: are there harmful drug residues...
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New commercial director in the management of the Debreceni group
Date: 2013-02-13 11:28:16
From the end of January Szitai Ádám will be the Commercial Director of the Debreceni Group. The expert earned economics degree at the Foreign Trade College, then completed the MBA...
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Smart City: smart technological solutions in favor of environmental awareness
Date: 2013-02-13 11:27:20
Green building, energy design, environmentally friendly buildings, smart solutions – these concepts are indispensable in modern and sustainable urban planning. The the Smart City conference was opened by Dr. Ewa...
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Magazine: Drink trends in 2013
Date: 2013-02-13 11:26:03
According to various US and European sources, the following trends are likely to prevail in 2013: growing popularity of sweet wines, special beers will appear in exclusive restaurants – together...
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Wine-Blues-Sticker Days in Veszprém for the first time
Date: 2013-02-13 11:20:18
The Wine-Blues-Sticker Days in Veszprém will be organized for the first time in early March. At the culinary days, the icons of blues music will perform – Porga Gyula, mayor...
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I've heard about it, but… 12- What is peanut butter?
Date: 2013-02-13 11:18:53
Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It...
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Online sales value is close to 28 billion euros in Germany
Date: 2013-02-13 11:18:29
Clothes, computers, books: the Germans are purchasing more and more products through the Internet. In Germany, the volume of online trade last year increased significantly, by 5.9 billion euros, ie...
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Bánki Erik: more than one million swiss francs for the development of Hungarian health tourism
Date: 2013-02-13 10:47:25
This year, Hungary can use 1.1 million swiss francs support to shape the existing health tourist “attractions” to brands and make them negotiable at the Hungarian and European markets –...
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Photo exhibition of paralympics at the Tesco stores
Date: 2013-02-13 10:34:41
Starting from today, the exhibition at Tesco Extra at Váci street, Budapest is open to visitors. The exhibition illustrates the best moments of the London Paralympics 2012, and is going...
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Miele was chosen to be the best brand
Date: 2013-02-13 09:57:21
High-end appliance maker Miele has received Germany's ‘best product brand' award for the sixth consecutive year and was ranked as the number three ‘best company brand.' The awards are basked...
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Magazine: Finally innovative, a new product by a Hungarian winegrower
Date: 2013-02-12 12:27:10
Taschner Kurt from Sopron, who in the last six months appeared with two important innovations on the Hungarian market. One of them was introducing 0.375-litre bottles to the market with...
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The Ministry prepared the standards of potato
Date: 2013-02-12 12:01:07
According to the the website of the government, the Ministry records the specifications on the early (new) and stored potatoes Early potatoes can be considered as: “without peeling the skin...
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Analysists of London: Hungary is lucky with the dramatic change of market expectations
Date: 2013-02-12 11:53:10
Hungary raised $3.25 billion in its first foreign bond sale in 21 months, returning to the markets after Prime Minister Viktor Orban abandoned a quest for International Monetary Fund support....
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