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Two towns received direct support from Heineken Hungária

Heineken Hungária Ltd. has launched its charity program for the third time this year. The company running a brewery in Sopron and Martfű supported the inhabitants of the two towns:...

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GKI: Forecast for 2010-2011

This year economic trends were basically in line with the forecast of GKI prepared in September 2010. The Hungarian economy is recovering slowly from the recession. In the world economy...

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Magazine: A walk in the near future

Hoventa trade fair, organised independently by Hungexpo for the first time, was a great success. Visitors were really interested in the rehearsal for the Culinary World Cup to be held...

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Law proposal to protect the suppliers

The amending legislation of Font Sándor is willing to prevent the suppliers from passing the burdens of the crisis tax imposed on the commercial sector. The proposal, that can be...

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Nearly four thousand tons of sausage will be consumed at New Year's Eve

The population purchase the one-seventh part of the annual sausage quantity for New Year's Eve: approximately 3,800 tonnes of sausages. At the purchasing decisions the primary aspect is the favorable...

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Jam and syrup: premium quality deserves a special signal

The legislation of the jam and syrup product category has been finished. This is part of a two-tier regulation. The Ministry of Rural Development is transforming the Hungarian Food Codex...

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More and more product partners join to Lyoness

In the second part of 2010, the number of Lyoness card product partners greatly increased. More and more companies consider it important to join the purchasing community, containing more than...

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The money of Sopron, the kékfrank is popular

110 million people are using local money worldwide – said Perkovátz Tamás, the president of Ha-Mi-Összefogunk Európai Szövetkezet (Ha-Mi) issuer of the kékfrank. The kékfrank was printed at the Hungarian...

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MGYOSZ opposes the restriction of Sunday work

According to the resolution of MGYOSZ; the ban on Sunday work may result in rising unemployment, increasing public spendings, declining revenues, may also hinder the competitiveness of Hungary’s economy compared...

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The Budapest Christmas Fair is among the best European Christmas fairs

According to London's Sunday Tribune newspaper’s Sunday edition, The editors of the nwspaper chose the Budapest Christmas Fair as the fourth among the best European fair. The prominent place was...

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Sziget Kft. on the sea of qualitative gastronomy

The Sziget Cultural Management Agency Ltd. will organize the Budai Gourmet, series of culinary and cultural events. Sziget Kft. extends the topic range and the participants greatly, to give more...

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Slovakian shopping tourists occasionally leave five or six hundred euros in Hungary

Before Christmas, shopping tourism always increases significantly. From Hungary, many people travels to the neighboring countries, but not only Hungarians travel abroad, a high number of foreign buyers also arrives...

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The confidence index has lost momentum: Europe's consumers are concerned

December's consumer confidence decreased in the euro area, due to the concerns about the debts of several countries in the region. According to the preliminary datas of the European Commission...

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GKI's economic sentiment index finished the year at record high

In December the value of GKI's economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects stayed at the level of November. The index has not been as high as now since four...

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The airplane-ticket agency behind X-Factor went bankrupt

Auroviva, the travel agency sponsoring X-Factor has announced bankruptcy on 20th December. The company says that no passanger is forced to stay abroad. The travel agency announced on their website...

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Wine-grower of the Year has been awarded

“I believe in a natural connectedness to the area where we live and work, and the positive effect this has on our work!” – Ottó Légli pointed out on 3rd...

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Distributor-restructuring at the entire product-portfolio of Perfetti Van Melle

As a part of the optimatisation strategy of Perfetti Van Melle distribution, the entire PVM portfolio (Mentos, Mentos chewing gums, Chupa Chups, Center Shock) are going to be distributed by...

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Here's Hungary's first self-service checkout

Of all Hungarian retailers, Tesco is the first to introduce self-service check-outs. In the recently-opened Dunakeszi-Fót-based Tesco outlet, the 4 new cash-registers were introduced on Friday: here customers get the...

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Magazine: Whose future is it, anyway?

What is the state of play in the world of restaurants today? Which trends influence the profession and what kind of changes can be expected? Well, it is absolutely certain...

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OKSZ: positive retail sales expected in December

In December, a five percent increase may occur in the value of the year end spendings. In a favorable case, the retail turnover may be up to 840-850 billion HUF,...

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Performance-based payments for next year

Regus, the world's leading provider of innovative workplace solutions, predicts a growing trend toward performance-based pay for 2011. According to the survey of Regus; the bonuses will be replaced by...

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Szepsy István is praised as the winemaker of the century in Poland

The most prestigious Warsaw-based Polish wine professional magazine, the Magazyn Wino has chosen Szepsy István as the man of the year. Before the Grand Prix awards ceremony an international jury...

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Nationwide inspection, because of the honey scandal

Offense to the police was carried out against the Pannon Honig Kft. because of the suspicion the company sold unmarked honey, that contained antibiotics over the health limit. Fazekas Sándor...

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KSH: 131 700 HUF is the average net earning

Real wages beside the 5 percent growth of the consumer price index, increased by  2.8 percent in January-October, mostly due to the changes in the personal income tax rules –...

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German business indicator is the highest since the unification of the two Germanies

The business indicator of the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research increased, instead of the expected decline. The index became 109.9 points, compared to the 109.3 points of November. The...

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McDonald's and Ikea is expanding in China

McDonald's and the Ikea Swedish furniture chain announced that in the next few years they will increase the number of their stores in the Asian country. McDonald's plans the opening...

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The EU court decided: the chocolate reindeer could not be protected

The European Union's general court decided not to accept the request of Lindt & Spruengli AG and August Storck companies over chocolate products. The Swiss and German companies turned to...

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The Mars Hungary is “Really a Responsible Company”

MARS Magyarország was the only major company that received the Hungarian Public Relations Association’s “Really Responsible Company” prize. The diploma was handed over on the 16th of December 2010 at...

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The Spa of Sárvár had been renewed

The new family spa center of the Spa and Wellness bath of Sárvár has been finished from an investment of three billion HUF. The development was carried out with 900...

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Wine-events at this year's SIAL in Paris

Since its inception, SIAL, the global reference in food innovation, has attached importance to bringing together people who create innovative wines that are open to the world at large. In...

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