News and articles
The forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. for 2012-2013
Date: 2012-09-28 12:22:45
In the first half of 2012 the Hungarian economy got into recession. It further deepened in the second half of this year due to the drought. Consumption, investments and lending...
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Harvest panorama – we can expect less grapes, but high quality wine
Date: 2012-09-28 12:00:49
Less grapes but high quality wine is expected in the historical wine growing regions – shows the harvest panorama of MTI. 24 to 25 thousand hectares falls to the Danube...
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Meat Factory of Kapuvár – Crisis Plan is being prepared for next week
Date: 2012-09-28 11:38:38
Foltányi Árpád minority shareholder prepares a crisis plan for next week. Foltányi Árpád informed MTI, after the company’s suspended general meeting on Thursday. He says that at the meeting that...
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Nébih: the botulism in Békés county did not affect the food chain
Date: 2012-09-28 11:35:13
The examination on botulism disease in Békés county has completed. It was found that the botulism did not affect the food chain – said the National Food Chain Safety Office...
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Electric charging station at the mall
Date: 2012-09-28 11:32:32
The first electric charging station at a shopping mall was handed over in Hungary. Dr. Vígh Gábor, CEO of the Mammut shopping mall and Nagy Zoltán Sales Director of ELMŰ-ÉMÁSZ...
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The last Cora was transformed to Auchan
Date: 2012-09-28 11:30:30
Auchan inaugurated its last former Cora store, so the company is present on the Hungarian market with a total of nineteen units. Photo: MTI, Soós Lajos Auchan opened its nineteenth...
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Increased household food expenditure in Slovakia
Date: 2012-09-28 11:25:32
The Slovak household food expenditure rose by 5 percent in the first half of 2012, compared to last year – the Postová banka told MTI on Friday. The analysis is...
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Mangalitsa Festival in Székesfehérvár for the first time
Date: 2012-09-28 10:28:46
The Mangalitsa Festival will take place in Székesfehérvár for the first time: farmers, vendors will introduce themselves and offer their products at the festiva lasts from Friday until Sunday. Veégh...
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Guest-friendly actions on the occasion of the World Tourism Day
Date: 2012-09-28 10:10:46
On the occasion of the World Tourism Day, the tourism service providers and professional organizations announced a guest-friendly campaign for the invitation of the Hungarian Tourism (MT) Ltd. The “ecotourism...
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He cooked Mitterand – Video of the day
Date: 2012-09-28 09:55:10
The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand....
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Magazine: Wine and women
Date: 2012-09-27 12:47:03
The ‘role’ of women in quality wine consumption does not cease to become more important. In the United States, 53 percent of those who drink wine at least once a...
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The snack market is shrinking
Date: 2012-09-27 12:46:26
The domestic consumption of products hit by the public health product tax is decreasing. “The market has shrunk with 15 to 20 percent” – Intersnack Magyarország Kft. told Világgazdaság Online....
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More than 430 Hungarian webstores at the Shop of the Country competition
Date: 2012-09-27 11:30:52
The sales of the Hungarian web stores increase year on year, while traditional shops are often difficult to stand the competition. The webstores are standing still despite the general recession...
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Europe drinks Szerencsi coffee
Date: 2012-09-27 11:30:22
This year, 33 thousand tons of coffee and cocoa leaves Nestlé’s Szerencs-based plant. Beside Hungary, the products are marketet in 28 countries. NESCAFÉ® products are produced in the Szerencs-based plant...
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Free pálinka distillation is two years old
Date: 2012-09-27 11:25:54
The free pálinka distillation called attention to the importance of fruit landraces, however, the number of competitions have shown that private distilerries can produce high-quality distillates – V. Németh Zsolt,...
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Hungary's largest solar panel on the top of a Tesco store
Date: 2012-09-27 11:06:46
Tesco is committed to environmental protection, energy saving so the company installed Hungary's largest solar panel to its Dunakeszi-Fót store. The solar panels are operating since May and generate electricity,...
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New Plant Manager at the Unilever factory in Röszke
Date: 2012-09-27 11:00:56
From September 2012 Kocsis Zoltán fills in the director’s position at Unilever's Röszke-based factory. He has several years of professional experience in the FMCG sector. In the future he will...
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DHL Express favours small- and medium-sized businesses
Date: 2012-09-27 10:58:48
DHL's focus on selected industry sectors means customers benefit from working with specialists – not just in logistics, but also in their particular marketplace. Our aim is to build long-term...
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The Salami Store opened in the center of Budapest
Date: 2012-09-27 10:25:59
On the 1st of September, the Szalámibolt (Salami Store) opened in the center of Budapest. It is also available on Facebook. (www.facebook.com/szalamibolt). The business can be the city's newest tourist...
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Praktiker heats up the market of fireplaces
Date: 2012-09-27 10:24:19
Praktiker wants to reinvigorate the domestic fireplace and stove market with the expansion of heating equipments and with price promotions. The demand gradually shifts towards the lower-priced units. This year's...
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Mediterranean evening with Spanish olives
Date: 2012-09-27 10:22:40
A special Spanish styled evening gave home to the event awarding the best gastroblogs with olive-related receipts in Restaurant La Plaza. The winner of the competition is gastroblogger Mónika Kövérné...
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Two hundred kinds of foods at the Demecser cabbage days
Date: 2012-09-27 10:22:34
About two hundred kinds of food delicacies are waiting the guests at the eighth Demecser cabbage days, which is one of the biggest culinary festival of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Gyula Kiss,...
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OTP Széchenyi Rest Cards: More than half a million users
Date: 2012-09-27 10:20:01
The number of OTP Széchenyi Rest Card users exceeded 500 000. The half-millionth plastic card was given to the Commercial Director of Jabil Circuit by Kovács Antal deputy general manager...
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GKI: GDP decreases by 1.5 percent this year and increases by 0.8 percent next year
Date: 2012-09-26 13:50:26
The gross domestic product (GDP) decreases by 1.5 percent this year and increases by 0.8 percent next year – shows the forecast of the GKI Economic Research Company. Vértes András,...
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Egg festival of Siófok cancelled
Date: 2012-09-26 13:07:55
The egg festival of Siófok on 12th to 14th October is cancelled, as the organizers are not pleased with the new venue the town's local government has offered. Main organizer...
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A courier takes Fórum’s VAT-proposal to the Prime Minister
Date: 2012-09-26 12:10:43
The Fórum “Board for the reduction of basic foods” trade bloc, propose on the basis of the study of Ernst & Young (E&Y), to reduce the VAT of basic foods...
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Hungary's largest FMCG distributor was established
Date: 2012-09-26 12:00:47
Hungary's largest FMCG distributor was established. The Zagreb-based Orbico Group purchased the majority of the shares in the Rafinanz Service Kft. in Hungary – Rafinanz Service Kft. announced on Wednesday....
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Billions could be saved with the production of domestic cultivar potatoes
Date: 2012-09-26 11:55:22
According to the leader of the Keszthely-based potato cultivar working group, if the domestic potatoe producers would turn to the breeding of domestic cultivated potatoes, the sector could save billions...
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Magazine: Cold wonders of the summer
Date: 2012-09-26 11:51:28
The most disappointing thing a bar owner cans say to a guest in summer is ‘I do not have cold beer or Coke’. Blitz Chiller is the solution: a rapid...
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Hungarian flavors at the MOL gas stations
Date: 2012-09-26 11:10:10
The products of the Hungarian farmers will be available nationally in 40 cities, at a total of 57 MOL gas stations, thanks to the agreement between the Hungarian Flavours Trade...
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