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dm’s “Together for the Babies” program ended successfully

The first phase of dm’s “Together for the Babies” program ended successfully at the end of December. Thanks to customers of the drugstore, a total of 262 families in need...

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The best videos of 2012 pt 4. – Video of the day

Here are some of the best videos of 2012 for your viewing pleasures. Padma Lakshmi, a modell of iNdian origin is not only fond of eating, but also leads a...

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The Slovak economy almost caught up with the performance of the Czech Republic

Twenty years after the establishment of the Slovak Republic, at end of last year, the performance of the Slovak economy almost caught up with the performance of the Czech economy...

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Magazine: Gasztro-bisztró

A good name for a place that primarily targets middle-class office workers from the many firms nearby. Gasztro-bisztró does not try to win them with complicated. Main dishes with sides...

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Magazine: Gasztro-bisztró

A good name for a place that primarily targets middle-class office workers from the many firms nearby. Gasztro-bisztró does not try to win them with complicated. Main dishes with sides...

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Per capita GDP is more than five times bigger in Budapest than in Nógrád county

Per capita GDP is more than five times bigger in Budapest than in Nógrád county, that has the worst unemployment rate in the country. The gross monthly earnings of the...

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The Italians do not purchase even during winter price reductions

Italian households purchase the half the amount during winter price reductions as the economic crisis began. Experts say the government's austerity measures have led to a reduction in consumption. According...

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Magazine: Canned fish: swimming upstream

Although fish consumption in Hungary is still way below the European average, the slow conquest of health trends had a favourable effect on fish and canned fish sales in the...

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Global survey about how FMCG-customers get information about certain products

Twenty-nine percent of Hungarian customers get information of food and beverages at the venue of the purchase, while another 21 percent finds out useful stuff about sales via friends, family...

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Troubled meat plants would be saved from billions of forints

According to the informations of Magyar Nemzet, approximately five and a half billion forints would be spent by the affected municipalities to the recapitalization of the meat plants of Kaposvár,...

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Matolcsy: the deadline for the introduction of new type cash registers may be extended

It is possible that the 1 April deadline for the introduction of new type cash registers may be extended and the introduction will take place later. Matolcsy announced the introduction...

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Price increases and closures may come to the meat market

In case of pork and poultry products, a further price increases can be expected – writes Világgazdaság.  The producers of the sector – especially those who are dealing with chicken...

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The first positive results of the Coop acquisition

As a result of Coop leaving the French chain Delhaize, the company has purchased 62 Match and Profi stores in the past few weeks. Gödöllő Coop Co. has inmegrated the...

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KSH: Unemployment rate unchanged

In September–November 2012, the number of unemployed people was 468 thousand resulting in an unemployment rate of 10.6%. The number of unemployed people was 468 thousand, 8 thousand (1.6%) more...

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VM: disease detected in case of only one ruminating animal in Hungary

Disease detected in case of only one ruminating animal in Hungary – the press office of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) responded to the Saturday news that Belarus introduced...

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Goverment cuts utilities prices further

The government could reduce retail gas, electricity and district heating prices again this year after cutting them by 10% from 1st January, a new annoucment on kormany.hu tells us. The...

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Last year one and a half percent more beer was brewed in the Czech Republic

One and a half percent more beer was brewed in the Czech Republic last year, the preliminary datas show  – Jan Vesely, president of the Czech brewers association said on...

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NFH: still a lot of offenses at product presentations

There are still many infringements occur at product demonstrations, although some improvement can be detected compared to the previous years – shows the report of the National Consumer Protection Authority...

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Agreements with the Catholic Church restrict the opening hours in a few stores in Slovakia

Two business networks in Slovakia restricted its Sunday opening hours of a few of its stores, due to an agreement signed with the Catholic Church  – the Sme Slovak daily...

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Polaroid opens Fotobar stores in the United States

Polaroid opens ten “Fotobar” stores in the United States where digital photos can saved,  edited and printed from by using community services such as Instagram, Facebook or Picasa – the...

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Europe's richest businessman is the owner of the Zara fashion brand

According to a recent summary, published on Thursday, Amancio Ortega, Spainish businessmen became the richest in Europe. The assets of the owner of the Inditex textile group including the Zara...

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Hundreds of Russians are celebrating the Orthodox Christmas in Héviz

Hundreds of Russians are celebrating the Orthodox Christmas in these days in Hévíz. The fifth Russian charter plane will land on Saturday at the Hévíz-Balaton Airport on Saturday – the...

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Magazine: Salami shop

Salami shop is located in downtown Budapest and in the 22m² Zsolnai tile-decorated room we find more than fifty products from Balatoni Meat and different artisan products. Sausages cost HUF...

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Magazine: Salami shop

Salami shop is located in downtown Budapest and in the 22m² Zsolnai tile-decorated room we find more than fifty products from Balatoni Meat and different artisan products. Sausages cost HUF...

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The best videos of 2013 – Video of the day

Here are some of the best videos of our popular Video of the day series. The New York-based NoMad restaurant is the first solo project from Daniel Humm and Will...

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Rural Adventure Chosen as Europe's Best Communications Programme

The Vidék Kaland (“Rural Adventure”) Programme has won the competition for communications programmes related to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) launched by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural...

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Frozen pancakes from Mosonszolnok

The Cool Foods Kft. created a food plant in Mosonszolnok with a 80 million HUF investment. The plant that specialized for manufacturing pastas will soon give work to twelve employees....

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New Waste Management Regulations

Some of the implementation regulations of the new Waste Management Act that came into force on January 1 have been issued. Among others, the new regulations concern the distribution of...

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Opten: 28,305 companies were terminated last year

Last year, 28,305 companies were terminated in Hungary, around 4000 more than in 2011 – Opten Informatics Ltd. announced on Thursday. The firm founding mood was skyrocketing in the first...

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Which books are left accidentally in hotels?

In a bid to flee reality for a world of fantasy and fiction, Britons have become a nation addicted to trilogies according to the Travelodge 2012 books left behind index....

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