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This year, at least 26 percent of income will be spent on food

According to the survey of GfK Hungária, the spending on food and luxury items, from net income can increase to 26-26,5 percent this year, from last year's 25 percent. Kozák...

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The 30 billion of the food industry bank guarantee program is not enough

The 30 billion will be not enought – announced Secfretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gőgös Zoltán on a professional conference in Budapest. The goal of the  program...

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Decreasing producer prices in agriculture

The agricultural producer level in May 2009 decreased by 21.7 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The price of vegetable products decreased by 28.9, the price...

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Melon producers are not affected by Auchan's 59 HUF per kilogram prices

Auchan has advertised Melon special action. 59 forints for a kilogram of melon. The President of Melon Association do not afraid of the pricedown effect of the action. Street vendors...

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The number of employees in agriculture can be increased

According to Gőgös Zoltán Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, with the potential use of renewable energy sources in the more and more mechanized, modernizing agriculture, the number of employees...

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Three hundred and thirty billion HUF for social responsibility

According to GKI's survey made with involvement of 1500 Hungarian companies, an increasing number of domestic companies, spend on social responsibility (CSR), The companies over 20 capita around 330 million...

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Good tourists and bad tourists

In a survey made by the participation of 4500 hotel owners, the leaders of the accommodations prefers Japanese, British and German travelers. French considered the worst tourists of the world....

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Former sugar beet growers can get support with EU contribution

According to the informations of the EFE news agency, European Commission allowed that Spain, Slovakia and Hungary can get state support for sugar beet growers who were previously affected badly...

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Fare-paying beaches for a few hundred forints

One can find several free beaches by the shores of lake Balaton. But because of the built-up infrastructure fare-paying should not be neglected. According to Penzcentrum.hu it is not necessary...

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Migros loses out to Lidl

Swiss supermarket chain, Migros, has seen its profits fall due to the competition from Lidl, according to the group's head of directors, Herbert Bollinger. Speaking to the press he said...

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Large chains are expanding

Although the turnover per square meter was significantly decreased, the large supermarket are opening a new businesses despite the crisis. Tesco plans a two-digit extension this year just like in...

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Chaotic prices in the shops because of the VAT increase

Only at the end of July will be orderliness in the retail price system, because the chains are reviewing individually the pricing of each category of products as well as...

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More than four billion HUF on the development of Balaton and its area

According to Suchman Tamás President of the Balaton Development Council, the attractiveness of the Balaton region tourism project will provide a 4.25 billion HUF support for the development of the...

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The return to the Russian market will not necessarily help Hungarian meat industry

The big question is that how the companies, interested in pork meat exports, can live with the return chance to the Russian market. Currently, it is almost impossible to satisfy...

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Source deficit in the Hungarian agriculture

To obtain credit in agriculture is harder than in the past. Due to the effect of the crisis resources decreased by around 15-20 percent – stated Gráf József Minister of...

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The bread factory has been closed in Szentes

In the bread shop, of the bread factory, bread still can be purchased but the production has been stopped, the plant has been closed on the 1st of July. The...

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Asda wants customer feedback to decide product range

Wal-Mart’s Asda customers will soon be able to have a say when it comes to the sorts of products they want to see on the shelves in its UK stores....

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On an annual basis Romanian retail sales decreased by 12.3 percent

A record fall back occured in the Romanian retail sales in May, mainly due to the decrease of the vehicle sales. Food retail declined below the average. According to the...

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Collaboration in the prevention of alcohol abuse

A cooperation was called to life against excessive alcohol consumption, with the participation of Heineken Hungária Zrt, the European Youth Research and Communication Center (EIKKA), Est Média Group and Sziget...

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Tesco vs. trade union – court case can be from the strike

Tesco sent written warnings to its employees who participated in Liga's 8th of May strike. Independent Trade Union of Workers wants to bring the case into court. The employer was...

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The mineral water market is still strong

Despite the crisis, the Hungarian mineral water market was characterized by stability in the past year. Between May 2008 and June 2009, in value 45 billion HUF were spent on...

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Tesco Travel is waiting its customers with travel offers

Tesco-Global Stores Ltd. has launched its new service under the name of Tesco Travel. The selling of the offers occures through TSC Ltd. with the assistance of contracted partners like...

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Assets elements of Herz can be sold, Gyulai Húskombinát waits for bank guarantee

The agony of traditional Hungarian meat industry continues. Redundancies started at Herz Szalámi, elements of assets are waiting to be sold. A Gyulai Húskombiánt Ltd. is still waiting for MFB...

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Employers can save 123 thousand HUF per year

According to Bessenyey Bálint, Executive Director of the Sodexo Pass, despite the taxation of fringe benefits, the existing system will still be more favorable to the employers, than wages. From...

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Money refunds to customers

In Hungary two companies have the same service; The ScienNet and the Lyoness are building on the same idea: if the strain buyers are purchasing in the contracted partner shops,...

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SPAR chose Pricer to the electronic shelf labels

Abroad some chains are no longer open new businesses without digital shelf labels. The Spar South Africa decided to standardize Pricer's electronic shelf label system two years ago. During the...

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Several Garage shops to open

According to Transdanubian datas – while housing market continues to stagnate – over the past few weeks, the interest has been dramatically increased almost in the entire region after cheap...

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The European Commission will help the dairy farmers

A proposal was made by the European Commission that the period of intervention in the cases of butter and skimmed milk powder should be extended because of the crisis in...

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The European Court of Justice will be judge the criterias of the individual products

The European Court of Justice decided that chocolate can be individual, if different from the norms of the industry. According to the decision, the form of Bounty's chocolate slice cannot...

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German industrial orders has been increased

The highest rate of growth in the last two year was produced by German industrial orders in May, surpassing the April stock by 4.4 percent. The impressive growth rate is...

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