News and articles
Hungarians drank 109 liters of mineral water per capita
Date: 2011-01-20 11:41:25
Hungarian citizens drank 109 liters of mineral water per capita ilast year, down slightly from 110 liters per capita in 2009, the Hungarian Mineral Water Association and Product Council announced....
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New flight to Riga from Budapest
Date: 2011-01-20 10:42:19
After a two year-long break, Hungary and Latvia will be connected again, since Budapest Airport and airBaltic signed a contract today about launching a new flight. Sarting on 16th May,...
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Green Week began
Date: 2011-01-20 10:29:13
International Green Week Berlin would provide exposure to farmers about the latest agri-input products, technologies, farming practices, goveronment schemes, marketing and post harvest management. The event takes place between 21st...
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Walmart, Carrefour and Metro AG are still the top three retailers
Date: 2011-01-19 21:51:24
Walmart, Carrefour and Metro AG still occupy the top three slots in the latest edition of the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing report for 2011. Combined sales for the world’s...
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Food prices increasing steadily for eight years
Date: 2011-01-19 19:43:03
The price of food exponentially increased between 2002 and the end of 2010: the global food price index of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) increased by 139 percent...
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The utilization of ATMs decreases since 2008
Date: 2011-01-19 12:32:19
In recent years, the number of ATMs was steadily increasing in Hungary, while their utilization decreases since 2008. Since the beginning of the crisis, the installation of the machines slowed...
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Pork from Germany under mandatory control
Date: 2011-01-19 12:30:59
Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister ordered temporary restrictions in the distribution of fresh and frozen pork products arrived directly or indirectly from Germany, due to the German dioxin scandal, for...
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Parragh: 7 percent of GDP leaves the country annually
Date: 2011-01-19 12:29:37
If the government will take measures to assist businesses, the Chamber will support them – said Parragh László, president of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday in Hódmezővásárhely. Parragh...
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The number of liquidations may remain high for a long time
Date: 2011-01-19 12:15:28
This year could be a turning point in the corporate sector, and thus in the evolution of the number of insolvency proceedings. According to the Coface Hungary; a significant improvement...
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The price of the bakery products may significantly increase
Date: 2011-01-19 12:04:07
The domestic bread prices are rising steadily for months. However, in February a higher increase is expected: if the poor wheat harvest of last year will run out of stock...
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The FEOSZ urges hard action against consumer groups
Date: 2011-01-19 12:00:29
The National Federation of Consumer Associations (FEOSZ) proposes to ban or to make strict regulations against consumer groups. The FEOSZ suggests the legislature to prohibit such activities, or regulate theses...
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Praktiker focuses on the expansion of online commerce and on energy saving customer base
Date: 2011-01-19 11:58:05
According to the new leader of Praktiker; additional commercial services can accelerate the crisis-hit DIY market. After the serious 30 percent turnover decrease of the last three years, Praktiker expect...
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Consumers and advertisers agreed
Date: 2011-01-19 11:45:24
The Self-Controlled Advertising Board (ÖRT) and the National Federation of Consumer Associations (FEOSZ) signed a cooperative agreement on Wednesday. The agreement aims to the better protection of consumers, in general...
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Pay-Parking lot in front of Penny outlets
Date: 2011-01-19 11:31:53
Customers have to pay a dail fee if they spend more than a few miniues parking in the parking lot in front of Penny outlets – fogyasztok.hu pointed out. Several...
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Invitation to FMCG breakfast 2011
Date: 2011-01-19 11:26:41
We would like to invite you to the annual FMCG breakfast organized by PwC. The first business breakfast will place its main focus on seeral up-to-date topics like VAT, environmental...
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Crative Forum of Beverages for those involved in the coffee- bar business
Date: 2011-01-19 10:10:27
Guests as well as experts and those involved in the HO-RE-CA business might have fun at the Creative Forum of Beverages. The event will take place in Budapest on 14th...
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Lindor-products are still popular
Date: 2011-01-19 09:03:36
Lindor chocolate is dedicated to selling only the finest selection of imported gourmet chocolates, chocolate gifts and chocolate gift boxes for you to buy from the world's best American, Belgian,...
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K & H: accelerating domestic consumption, although the strong Swiss franc dampens purchases
Date: 2011-01-18 14:18:46
Because of the result of the economic growth – particularly in the emerging countries, but also in some developed countries – growing inflation can cause problems, so in the next...
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VHT: The Ministry of Agriculture must do something
Date: 2011-01-18 14:17:43
The Interprofessional Meat Marketing Organisation (VHT), initiated the temporary shutdown of pork imports from the dioxin contaminated provinces at Rural Development Minister Fazekas Sándor – said Menczel Lászlóné, Secretary of...
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Real wages are seven and a half percent higher, compared to a year ago
Date: 2011-01-18 14:10:06
The number of those who are working at financial institutions and at companies employing at least 5 people was an average of 2 million 702 thousand in January-November 2010. During...
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The world's second largest beer manufacturer increased its sales
Date: 2011-01-18 13:59:47
SABMiller group’s revenue increased by 6 percent in its third financial quarter, ended in the end of last December, due to the improving global economic activity. During the first nine...
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The positive consumer protection list to be launched from March
Date: 2011-01-18 13:55:57
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) starts to communicate the positive list of companies that are comply with the consumer protection legislations in March – announced Horváth Endre, Deputy State...
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A five-day delay for the presentation of the purchase document
Date: 2011-01-18 13:54:31
If someone in the catering or trade industry is catched out by inspectors with goods without purchase document will have five days to present it to the authority. The Ministry...
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High optimism in Germany
Date: 2011-01-18 13:52:14
The economic sentiment index of the German ZEW Economic Research Institute increased significantly from the 4.3 point of December, to 15.4 points, while 6.8 points was expected. The current appreciation...
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New marketing director at TIGÁZ
Date: 2011-01-18 11:09:13
Róbert Csapó is the new marketing director of TIGÁZ, his major task will be to focus on consumer-centereted marketing. The expert started his carreer at TVK where he worked until...
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More than 3000 trees saved the recycling boxes for drinks
Date: 2011-01-18 10:32:06
More than 3000 grown-up trees were being saved by IKSZ last year, by selectively collecting and recycling 1700 tons of boxes. Out of every 100 boxes containing beverages, 17 of...
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Personnel Changes at the fast food restaurant
Date: 2011-01-18 10:10:13
From the 1st of November 2010 Égi Zsolt will be in charge of the domestic operating tasks McDonald's while Gáspár Ferenc, from the 1st of January 2011 will continue his...
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PEZ gameshow is on
Date: 2011-01-18 10:02:16
PEZ candies produced by Ed.Haas Hungaria Ltd. now has a new website, www.pezjatek.hu. Besides vasic information on products, there are plenty of documents to download on the microsite, plus there...
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Lady finds gecko in vegetable bag
Date: 2011-01-18 09:47:42
Margaret Perthen of essex, England was not expecting to find a gecko in a Tesco bag that she had her vegetables in. However when she opened the cellophane wrapper that...
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New Széchenyi Plan: Applications from March
Date: 2011-01-17 12:20:29
The applications of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be available from March 2011, in the scope of the New Széchenyi Plan. The long-awaited new European Union application proposals...
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