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Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed the news: no dioxin-contaminated eggs in Hungary

Hungary has not received dioxin-contaminated eggs – Endre Kardeván, Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM), has pointed out after the news about dioxin-free eggs in Hungary...

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All three egg-samples of SPAR proved to be dioxin-free

.As it is already known, The Agricultural Office has carried out an audit of eggs in one of the outlets of SPAR Hungary Ltd on 8th January 2011. The eggs...

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Companies revenue stagnated

37 percent of 2500 companies researched within the compass of Marketing Commando's survey in January 2011 have closed a higher revenue in December 2010 than they did in the previous...

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One of the world largest manufacturers of caps for beverage containers moves on to Hungary

Bericap Capital, one of the world's largest manufacturers of caps for beverage containers, will spend HUF 1.5 billion at its Hungarian plant this year to meet high demand, Napi Gazdaság...

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Crisis taxes will end in 2012

The crisis taxes will end after 2012 but the government plans to negotiate a new system with the affected sectors which would generate about half of the revenue from the...

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Weather destroyed Tesco's Christmas

Tesco Hungary has closed a rather unsuccesful Christmas-season, which naturally led to the decrease in revenue and stock exchange. Supermarket giant Tesco today blamed weeks of snowy weather for only...

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GKIeNET: smartphones are catching up

Smartphones are catching up when it comes to online purchases. Now the usage of these devices has reached 1.5 percent of all e-purchases, which is a significant step ahead since...

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Illegal beverages caught in Hungary

An illegal network of alcoholic beverages producing factory has been caught by the National Tax and Customs Board on Wednesday. Employees of the authority have checked six houses and found...

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Dioxin found in pork in Germany

Germany's poisoned eggs scare has now spread to pork with investigators reporting raised levels of cancer-causing dioxin in pigs at a farm in Lower Saxony. This follows on from an...

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Companies in Hungary are not willing to work with young mothers

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UN, EU, G20: the whole world is worried about food prices

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization drew attention; that the price of the basic foods reached record highs in December 2010, which may lead to fear of inflation, protectionism, and...

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The poultry Product Council wants 8-12 percent wholesale price increase

An 8 to 12 percent wholesale price increase would be needed to re-restore the profitability of domestic production – that can be read on the website of the Poultry Product...

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The MOSZ supports the “Original Hungarian Food” sign

The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperators and Producers (MOSZ) supports the introduction of the “Original Hungarian Food” marking – said Tóth István, secretary of the MOSZ. He added that discussions...

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Europe's largest economy grew by 3.6 percent in 2010

German Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.6 percent in 2010, compared with a year earlier – said the German statistics office on Wednesday. According to the communication of the...

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Last year, cereal production fell by 9 percent

Last year, 12.3 million tons of grain was produced on nearly on 2.6 million acres, on 11 percent smaller area than in the previous year. The yield decreased by more...

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France reclaimed the first place

Once again, France was the world's leading wine producer in 2010, after a year earlier Italy overtook it – shows the analysis of IWSR  market research institute. Although wine producing...

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India is already concerned about rising food prices

Manmohan Singh, Indian Prime Minister has convened an extraordinary government meeting on Tuesday, in order to deal with the alarming rise of food prices. On the meeting, that was held...

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The Saturn and Media Markt are no longer to “pull” Metro?

The Saturn and Media Markt chains were the pulling force companies of Metro Group, but in 2010 the two companies' earnings have stagnated, customers migrated to the Internet. The different...

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Vinexpo 2011 – list of programs

Vinexpo sets the wine and spirits industry the challenge of invigorating its markets at its Bordeaux exhibition from 19 to 23 June 2011. Everything has been arranged for the international...

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Honey infected with antibiotics on the Hungarian market

Honey-samples from Heves county are still being examined – daily paper Heves Megyei Hírlap learned from food safety and animal health board chief veterinary officer Dr József Eperjesi. The honey-controll...

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Lajos Bognár's term extended

The minister respomsible for the operation of the Agricultural Commissioner Office is Lajos Bognár, and his term of office expired on 5th January 2011. However, the term was extended until...

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ew technology of industrial wipers on the market

The WYPALL* wiper product range has all your options covered. Whether you need a low-lint, long-lasting wiper for heavy duty tasks or a single-use, cost-effective solution the WYPALL* range can...

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Corporate volunteership is not popular in Eastern-Central Europe

Ranking of responsible business operation evaluates for the second time transparency and communicated CSR performance of largest companies of the CEE region. CSR 24/7 Rating is a CSR rating product...

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The extreme weather and speculation drive up the price of raw food materials

The world price of raw food materials has increased over the past one and a half years, but the price of processed foods only slightly increased. Raw food materials are...

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Online purchases: Paypal may be the solution to the distrust

Although purchasing with cash declined slightly, compared to last year, it is still the most typical among online customers. According to the annually repeated E-Shopping report of KutatóCentrum; The lack...

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New sales director at Maspex Olympos Ltd.

Starting from 1st January 2011, the new commercial director of Maspex Olympos Ltd. is Zsolt Purmann. The expert started his carreer at British American Tobacco in 1998, then moved on...

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Currently there is no way for more stringent control in EU imports

Hungary imports tens of millions of kilograms of pork and many hundreds of millions of liters of milk and dairy products each year. A part of these products are suspiciously...

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The newest shopping center of Pest opens in April

According to the plans; the Europeum Shopping Center will open its gates on the Blaha Lujza Square before the Easter holidays, on the 14th of April. 70 percent of the...

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The nationwide honey raid valuation is under way

Results of the nationwide honey raid is still under valuation. The examination was necessary, because antibiotics contaminated honey appeared in the domestic market. The test team of the Agricultural Office...

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The awful Christmas weather affected Metro badly

The German Metro AG company announced that its fourth-quarter sales increased to 19.7 billion euros. This corresponds to an increase of 1.6 percent, compared to the same quarter of the...

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