News and articles
The Competition Authority punished again
Date: 2010-12-15 11:29:42
The Competition Authority fined another company organizing consumer groups. The Quantum Invest like the others, has published misleading advertisements, therefore fined to 4.7 million HUF and prohibited the company from...
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Market-leader domestic mineralwater brands sponsors Hungarian movie
Date: 2010-12-15 11:27:14
The Hungarian movie Üvegtigris 3 has been supported by Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd.: the movie is going to be in the cinemas in December 2010. Levente Balogh, owner and CEO...
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Corrugated products will see a major price-increase
Date: 2010-12-15 11:15:55
Due to the higher costs of basic materials, it is likely that the prices of corrugated pruducts will see a major increase in the near future. According to the Association...
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Tesco collects PET bottles
Date: 2010-12-15 10:27:40
Tesco encourages its customers to collect the PET bottles and aluminum cans-back, between the 24th of September 2010 and the 11th of February 2011 in more than 110 hypermarkets across...
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Isa Bal worldwide famous Master Sommelier celebrated with METRO Customer Academy
Date: 2010-12-15 09:07:41
Isa Bal worldwide-famous Master Sommelier celebrated his birthday at the METRO Customer Academy. Isa Bal started his wine & food career in Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey, where he graduated...
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Magazine: SIAL 2010 – more exhibitors, fewer visitors
Date: 2010-12-14 21:35:02
At this year’s SIAL in Paris 5,700 exhibitors were present from 106 countries – 200 more than in 2008. Although the Agricultural Marketing Centre did not support Hungarian companies’ participation,...
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Agricultural products prices increased by a quarter in one year
Date: 2010-12-14 15:47:10
The level of agricultural product prices were 24.7 percent higher in October 2010, than a year ago. In particular, the price level of plant products increased by 37.1 percent, the...
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Declining turnover, but positive results for Pick Szeged
Date: 2010-12-14 15:21:51
After last year's 64 billion HUF, PICK Szeged Ltd. expects a 58 billion HUF turnover – László Kovács, CEO of PICK Szeged Ltd. pointed out within the compass of a...
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Meat test with test purchases: one-fifth of the items had a problem
Date: 2010-12-14 15:05:52
Five from 26 items had problems, during test purchases, meaning the item was not of sufficient quality – states the National Meat Institute (OHKI), after the joint test, carried out...
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Unilever: award for sustainable attitude
Date: 2010-12-14 14:46:05
The Ethics in Business Award is an annual prize conferred by the World Forum for Ethics in Business to honor individuals and companies that have demonstrated the importance of human...
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Tetra Pak helps the large families
Date: 2010-12-14 12:19:19
The Tetra Pak Hungária gave 12 thousand liters of milk as gift for Christmas to the National Association of Large Families (NOE), giving a support for a total of one...
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Asia’s retail sales taking the lead
Date: 2010-12-14 12:16:22
According to a recent study; the consumption of the population, will accelerate in such an extent after the crisis, that within four years the annual retail sales of Asia may...
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Tesco would buy the Romanian Real-shops
Date: 2010-12-14 12:15:40
According to the informations of Ziarul Financiar; Tesco would acquire the Real food stores in Romania. With the acquisition Tesco as a new entrant would be the third largest players...
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Hungarian webstores to introduce free delivery
Date: 2010-12-14 12:14:35
On the 16th of December several hundred of webstores will deliver the product free to the customers. Everyone will receive the products by Christmas. The first was organized in the...
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In case of force majeure producer is exempted
Date: 2010-12-14 12:10:59
Monday, the National Assembly amended the Agricultural Market Act. The producers, in the case of a force majeure event are not obliged to the full compliance of yield sales contracts...
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Men use list, women their intuition during purchasing
Date: 2010-12-14 12:10:19
According to a survey; about 80 percent of the Christmas gifts are purchased by women. It often happens that they buy even their own gifts and put them under the...
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Negative record in sugar production: a further price increase may come
Date: 2010-12-14 11:55:24
The sugar production is expected to decrease to its two decade nadir in the world's third largest sugar-producing country, in Australia. According to the report of Abares, the Australian Agricultural...
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Tetra Pak is helping those in need with milk
Date: 2010-12-14 10:41:31
Tetra Pak Hungária Ltd. has decided to offer a rather significant amount of milk, 12 thousand litres to the Foundation of Big Families. This way, the company can support 1000...
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Growing interest in Hungarian fish-production
Date: 2010-12-14 07:20:12
The interest in Hungarian fish has reached the level of interest in the late eighties. Fish-production has been successful and efficient in Hungary throughout the past few years, just last...
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Strock Hungária launches a high cocoa-content dark chocolate for the holidays
Date: 2010-12-14 05:11:40
For the first time, Merci appears on the market with a dark chocolate collection with extra high cocoa content. In the Extra Dark selection we even find dark chocolate with...
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Magazine: Always at hand
Date: 2010-12-13 23:21:01
Consumers pay more attention to skin care in the winter months. Cold, wind, heating and a hot bath or an ill-chosen cream can all dehydrate the skin, especially the hands...
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The new modell of the Chamber of Agriculture would be beneficial to the producers
Date: 2010-12-13 16:54:02
According to one version of the draft legislation; The food processors involved in distribution and marketing can be forced members of the Chambers of Agriculture. The new plenum can receive...
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The Christmas rush started in Germany and in Hungary
Date: 2010-12-13 16:27:28
The traffic is much higher than in the same period of last year. According to the German Trade Association (HDE); the flat screen TVs, jewelry, watches and the games are...
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Christmas-shopping is a major stress-source for Hungarians
Date: 2010-12-13 16:05:45
Hungarians are very fond of Christmas, however they are sick and tired of compulsory Christmas shopping – a new online survey carried out by Árukereső.hu pointed out, after having interviewed...
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Chinese takeaway shutdown after two live mice found in noodles
Date: 2010-12-13 14:01:54
A Chinese takeaway has been shutdown after health inspectors found two live mice in a box of noodles – Mail Online reoported. The shop was littered with droppings – and...
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We eat far less fish than the EU average
Date: 2010-12-13 13:19:02
This year’s fish production will be 21 to 22 thousand tons in Hungary, about 15 percent less than the average, mainly due to the badweather – said Németh István, the...
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Falling Consumption and slowing economy may be the price to pay for the rescue of the euro
Date: 2010-12-13 13:12:50
According to the survey of the Centre for Economics and Business Research; In the debted countries of the euro area, an up to 15 percent drop in consumption may be...
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Tobacco company rare settlement over chewing tobacco
Date: 2010-12-13 12:52:06
Tbacco producer Altria Group agreed to pay $5 million in a rare settlement over the death of a chewing tobacco customer. The case was brought by the family of Bobby...
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The aging population also offers excellent business opportunities
Date: 2010-12-13 12:30:43
Many investment professionals have already drawn attention to the potential business opportunities in the increasingly aging societies of the developed Western countries. In particular, they drew attention on the purchasing...
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Austria has no interest in further liberalization of agricultural markets in the EU
Date: 2010-12-13 12:15:53
Hungary and Austria both are on the opinion, that they have no interest in further liberalization of the European Union's agricultural market – said Jakab István (Fidesz), Vice-President of the...
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