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House of Hungarian Tastes in the Coop of Gödöllő
Date: 2011-10-13 12:40:18
The first joint business of Coop and the House of Hungarian Tastes opened in Gödöllő. The Hungarian-owned supermarket chain sells the food products of domestic producers, in a “shop in...
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Bunge Zrt. is still the market leader in the edible oil market
Date: 2011-10-13 12:38:27
The company's Martfű-based vegetable oil factory maintained its market leadership in Hungary, despite the 6 percent fall of the the oil market. The company holds 70 to 75 percent of...
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Coop spent five billion HUF on IT
Date: 2011-10-13 12:35:29
Izsófalva, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county has joined to the IT system of Coop as the thousandth unit on Wednseday 12 October. The store was built from two hundred million HUF employing eleven...
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Euronics opens new stores in the Corvin shopping Center and in the KÖKI Terminal
Date: 2011-10-13 12:33:17
The Veszprém-based Euronics-Vöröskő Kft. opens two 1,600 square-meter Euronics Mega stores at the same time tomorrow, so the company will have nine stores in Budapest and 65 across the country....
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Praktiker awaits its customers with culinary experiences
Date: 2011-10-13 12:20:12
Praktiker awaits its customers with beer and sausages in the second half of October. The culinary experiences will be completed with unique shopping action with 20 percent discount. In order...
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The OBI opened a store at the KÖKI Terminal
Date: 2011-10-13 12:12:17
OBI continues to expand in those rural areas where it is not present. The model for the developments will be the store at the KÖKI Terminal (Kőbánya-Kispest) – said Christoph...
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Magazine: Cat food’s market position strengthened
Date: 2011-10-13 12:08:27
The value of the annual pet food market is around HUF 40 billion, 60 percent of which is spent on dog food and 40 percent on cat food. Dog food...
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Record traffic at the Liszt Ferenc airport in September
Date: 2011-10-13 12:00:25
Budapest Airport registered the strongest ever traffic in September this year, so the third quarter ended well and the 8.7 million annual passenger traffic seems to be available – told...
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Leisztinger does not not sell his hotel chain
Date: 2011-10-13 11:55:52
The Hunguest Hotels hotel group will not be sold to a new owner, it remains under the direction of Leisztinger Tamás – informs Népszabadság. According to the earlier plans; the...
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Improvements in the thermal bath of Lipót
Date: 2011-10-13 11:50:17
A campsite, capable to supply two hundred-two hundred and fifty guests will be established near the Lipót bath. The 132 million HUF investment aims to extend the season and increase...
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Hungarian Party in Brno
Date: 2011-10-13 11:06:47
Hungarian music, folk dance, dance teaching, wine-tasting and gastronomy are in the major focus of the Hungarian Party in Brno, Czech Republic on Saturday this week. More info can be...
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CAP-reform critized by Austrian agricultural minister
Date: 2011-10-13 10:53:14
Austrian agricultural minister Nikolaus Berlakovich expressed fierce criticism when it comes to the draft of Commmon Agrarpolitics (CAP) on Thursday in an interview given to Radio ORF. He is in...
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First spirit- and double sausage festival of Debrecen
Date: 2011-10-13 10:05:16
The first Spirit- and Doublesausage Festival of Derecen is about to open its gates this weekend for the first time, under the name Debreczeni Zamat Pálinka és Pároskolbász Fesztivál –...
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New CAP discussed in Budapest
Date: 2011-10-12 17:31:33
The new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was presented to professionals in Budapest, the draft is expected to enter into force in the beginning of 2014. Péter Bokor, the Agricultultural...
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Anuga: New strategies and price-plocies are the way to keep up with the competition
Date: 2011-10-12 16:45:07
“All 6600 exhibitors and 60 professional programs reflect the way the FMCG-scene is trying to keep up with incredibly fast changes the market has brought about in the past couple...
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The government would easen the establishment of local markets
Date: 2011-10-12 13:20:30
It would be a relief, that no permission would be needed to the establishment of local markets, a notice would be enough as well. The government expects that due to...
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This year's corn crop in Zala is less than last year's
Date: 2011-10-12 12:50:55
The yield per hectare of corn is more than one ton less this year in Zala county, than in the recent years – told Fentős János, Head of Department at...
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New leader at POS Media Célcsoport Hungary
Date: 2011-10-12 12:42:56
After having spent more than 10 years in the field of instore communications, strategic director of the company Péter Kovács is leaving “the board” with mutual agreement, and his tasks...
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Analysts surprised by the Euro-zone' industrial production growth
Date: 2011-10-12 12:30:45
Euro zone's industrial production unexpectedly rose in August. The monthly increase is the second now in row, primarily led by French, Portuguese and Italian production volumes, which could offset the...
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Advanced training will start in Gödöllő from eco plantation
Date: 2011-10-12 12:20:06
The Gödöllő-based Szent István University prepares to launch an eco vegetable and fruit production training – told Matthew Hayes, university professor to MTI. He told that the two-year training is...
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Pepsi reported two billion USD quarterly profits
Date: 2011-10-12 12:19:14
The shares of PepsiCo. Inc. began to rise before the opening of the U.S. market after the company's third-quarter profit increased to 2 billion USD (1.25 USD per share). These...
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Pig farming declines in Austria as well
Date: 2011-10-12 12:18:42
The decline of peasant farms is unstoppable in Austria. Only the larger companies are able to survive. 15 years ago, 239 thousand farms were in Austria with a size of...
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Magazine: CIB FaktorFactoring
Date: 2011-10-12 11:56:49
CIB FaktorFactoring: the crisis is overAfter the contraction in 2010, the domestic factoring market started expanding again in 2011. Since there have not been major changes on the credit market,...
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The number of tourists increased the most in Northern Hungary
Date: 2011-10-12 11:30:50
Among the nine tourist regions of Hungary, the number of tourists increased the most in Northern Hungary. On the basis of the datas of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), the...
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Tuscany declared war on fast-food restaurants
Date: 2011-10-12 11:30:08
Campaign began against a kebab and fast food restaurants in Tuscany. The council of the famous spa town Forte dei Marmi banned the opening of new fast food restaurants, because...
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The dinners of Hungary's best restaurants at a charity auction
Date: 2011-10-12 11:25:04
Hungary's best restaurants offer their dinners for two, in the scope of the charity auction of the Szent Márton Gyermekmentő Szolgálat (St. Martin's Child Safety Service). One can bid on...
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Frost damage compensation – five thousand farmers get help
Date: 2011-10-12 10:34:27
About five thousand farmers affected by the frost damage in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County receive assistance from the agricultural production system in the form of a compensation – regional leader of the...
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Corruption in public procurement and in general in Hungary
Date: 2011-10-12 09:18:21
GKI conducted a survey about corruption penetration and perception of corruption in the Hungarian economy. This study summariee the most important result and formulated proposals to the Public Procurement Council,...
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Old Hungarian brand Mirelite is here again
Date: 2011-10-11 19:33:12
The fourth day of Anuga saw the resurrection of an old Hungarian brand Mirelite. In the hall of frozen products, the stands of Albertirsa-based Mirsa company was visited by 150...
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GKI: Consumption drops by 3 percent next year
Date: 2011-10-11 17:13:42
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. prospects for the next year are gloomy, and recession is looming, though less deep than two years ago. This is only...
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