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The Magyar Turizmus Zrt. expects increase in the number of overnight stays
Date: 2011-11-17 12:01:33
The Magyar Turizmus Zrt. (Hungarian National Tourist Office) in its next year's marketing plan calculates that the number of guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary will increase by 1.8...
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Terra Hungarica BorSzalon with natural and regional wines
Date: 2011-11-17 12:00:36
Those who visit the Terra Hungarica BorSzalon on Saturday in the Gerbeaud House, Budapest can learn about more than forty mostly Hungarian wineries natural and chemical and additive free wines...
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Gifts against drunk driving
Date: 2011-11-17 11:37:11
The Pest County Police Accident Prevention Committee and Borsodi Brewery launched a campaign contribution to underline the dangers of drunk driving. The action began on 5th November in three municipalities...
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DETKI and MESE are true Hungarian brands
Date: 2011-11-17 11:18:04
According to the decision of independent experts at the Superbrands Comitttee, DETKI and MESE are both considered to be true Hungarian brands, and are now one of the TOP150 customer...
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Nielsen: Consumers buy less in third quarter
Date: 2011-11-16 18:13:49
European consumers are not very courageous and experimental at the moment, due to the strange situations in economy. Besides Hungary, 12 more countries sold less food, cosmetical products in the...
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Agriculture is making the national GDP increase
Date: 2011-11-16 18:06:37
Agricultural GDP has seen a 9.8 percent growth last year. Due to the more favourable production this year, a higher increase is to be seen this year – the Ministry...
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The Budget Committee has supported the mall stop and the ban on consumer groups
Date: 2011-11-16 15:10:22
In parallel with the construction ban on more than 300 square meters stores, the parliamentary body would prohibit the organization of consumer groups from the next year. The Court of...
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Hungary initiates the extension of the European Union's sugar quota system
Date: 2011-11-16 13:10:14
On Monday Hungary proposed that the sugar quota system, that is planned to be terminated from 2015 in the European Union should be maintained until at least 2020 – said...
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Will the Auchan in Győr be built despite the mall stop?
Date: 2011-11-16 12:30:00
Auchan owns the development area in which the company would build a store beside road 83 creating 500 jobs. The kisalfold.hu site points out that Matolcsy György can grant exemptions...
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STI Petőfi Nyomda appointed Green Printer of the Year
Date: 2011-11-16 12:24:21
The company got the Green Printer Award of the Year and was rated five-star qualification – the highest level available. The awards jury judged the environmental management system, the communication...
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Mall construction is accelerating in Romania
Date: 2011-11-16 12:22:53
New shopping centers are opened throughout Romania, despite the fact that Romania's economic situation is not so good, and real estate developers plan to build more malls – wrote Krónika...
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Wal-Mart's sales rose again
Date: 2011-11-16 12:20:35
After a decline lasted for nine quarters, the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased its turnover in the United States and reported about a 1.3 percent sales growth in the third quarter...
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Wine Wednesday was successful
Date: 2011-11-16 12:10:40
The restaurants, that joined to the Wine Wednesday have been reported a higher than normal traffic and more sales of food. In the two Wine Wednesdays of this year, about...
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Danubius Hotels Plc's third quarterly profit decreased by 78 percent
Date: 2011-11-16 12:00:45
Danubius Hotels Plc's third quarterly pre-tax profit was 685 million HUF 78 percent lower than a year ago. Revenue decreased by 3 percent to 13.8 billion HUF. Pre-tax loss in...
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Vajda Papír has won a MagyarBrands-award
Date: 2011-11-16 11:16:05
Toilet-paper producer Vajda Paper Ltd. has won a MagyarBrands award this year. The comittee of Superbrand consists of independent experts, whose main gial is to help build strong Hungarian brands....
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Hungarian cattle can go to China
Date: 2011-11-15 13:28:03
Hungary is free of Mad Cow Disease, therefore it can be one of the first countries to deliver cattle to the Chinese market – Endre Kardeván, state of secretary of...
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New conference about food safety
Date: 2011-11-15 13:21:42
Konferencia és szakmai dialógus indul 2011. november 22-én kedden a Német-Magyar Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kamarában (1024 Bp., Lövőház utca 30), Dr. Kardeván Endre államtitkár fővédnöksége alatt. A new conference and...
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GDP on an annual basis grew by close to 1.5 percent in the third quarter
Date: 2011-11-15 13:20:54
The third quarterly data of the gross domestic product (GDP) was roughly equal to the analysts' expectations. On the basis of the quick assessment of the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
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Even pork prices rises
Date: 2011-11-15 13:10:59
According to the Central Statistical Office; the producer price of slaughtered animals was 13.1 percent higher in this September, compared to the same period of the previous year. Wheat and...
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The EU worries of egg shortages
Date: 2011-11-15 13:05:56
There will be a grace period in the changing of old laying hen cages into EU standard cages, but the eggs of hens raised in the old cages can be...
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Fruit and vegetable growers can apply for one billion HUF
Date: 2011-11-15 13:01:24
The fruit and vegetable producer organizations can apply for support one billion HUF, after the European Union approved the additional domestic funding. The European Union approved the additional domestic funding...
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The Democratic Coalition turns to the competition authority due to the mall stop
Date: 2011-11-15 12:50:02
The Democratic Coalition considers the mall stop antisocial and competition limiting, therefore the Democratic Coalition turns to the Economy Competition Authority. Government spokesman Giró-Szász András announced last Thursday that a...
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South Koreans buy corn from Somogy
Date: 2011-11-15 12:40:15
A part of the Mcorn, grown in Somogy County will be transported to South Korea. A Kaposvár based company made a 500 million HUF deal – wrote Somogyi Hírlap on...
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Several trucks with unidentifiable food were seized in Kőbánya
Date: 2011-11-15 12:20:19
Several trucks with unidentifiable animal and plant origin of foods were seized in Kőbánya – announced the press office of the Ministry of Rural Development on Tuesday. According to the...
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Magazine: From the journalist’s notes taken in Barcelona
Date: 2011-11-15 12:15:45
‘In the developed world obesity has reached a level where today’s children might be the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents. The food sector has to form...
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The Tünde pastry shop in Szolnok is one hundred years old
Date: 2011-11-15 12:00:36
An exhibition which shows the typical documents, instruments and costumes of the one hundred year of the pastry shop's history can be visited until the 6th of February 2011, in...
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New agency in charge of Borsodi's ATL communication
Date: 2011-11-15 11:46:36
Borsodi has run a two-turn tender for the strategic planning of ATL communicationn of the brand. Five agencies have taken part , with DDB and Cluso moving on to the...
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Coca-Cola Europe welcomes EU approval of stevia
Date: 2011-11-15 10:22:38
Coca-Cola Europe welcomes the decision by the European Commission to authorise the use of steviol glycosides as a sweetener in foods and beverages. This decision paves the way for the...
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The Product of the Year Award will be handed over in Hungary for the first time
Date: 2011-11-14 13:25:46
The Product of the Year recognition will be handed over for the first time in Hungary. The manufacturers or distributors can nominate their daily consumpted, innovative products which are on...
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Industrial production decreased in the EU
Date: 2011-11-14 13:20:19
Industrial production declined in the euro area in September, compared with the previous month – published European Union's statistical office on Monday. In the seventeen countries of the eurozone industrial...
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