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Straws for health

An agreement on co-operation has been signed by Tetra Pak and Unistraw, an Australian manufacturer of special straws which allow pro-biotic to be infused into UHT milk, dairy products and...

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Seriously about toys in Nürnberg

A press conference has been held by Nürnberg Messe about the 60th Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair to be held in Nürnberg between 5-10. February. This event is attended by 2,700...

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Medals from France

Champagnes of the Törley group (BB Zrt. Chapel Hill Chardonnay Brut, Törley Chardonnay Brut and Francois President Rosé) have won three medals at the Effervescents du Monde competition held in...

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Why the olympics? – A matter of principle

The Olympics organised for chefs enjoys more prestige in most European countries than in Hungary. As the premium coffee brand Lavazza was one the chief sponsors of this year’s event,...

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Restaurant systems

We can already see waiters registering orders using a PDA. Within a few years, this will become the standard procedure everywhere. In the opinion of Zoltán Papp, managing director of...

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Incredible nights by the river Moscow

Moscow ranks number one on the top list of cities regarding luxury. A two room apartment in a pre-fabricated concrete apartment block costs HUF 50 million and we pay HUF...

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Over 10,000 visitors at leading event of the food industry

The number of visitors at the IFE FOODAPEST and FOODATECH exhibitions held between 18-20. November was more than 10,000. This was the second IFE FOODAPEST organised jointly by HUNGEXPO Zrt....

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Strategies for recession

A roundtable discussion has been held under the title „Marketing- and communication strategies in times of recession” by the Hungarian Consumer Platform, Kirowski and GfK Hungária. The importance of a...

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Sweet billions as seen at ISM

Sales of sweets are growing world-wide. The ISM sweets and biscuits exhibition will be held between 1-4. February in Cologne. According to Márta Kakuk, Budapest representative of the exhibition, everybody...

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Belgian winner in beer tapping competition

Tommy Goukens has won the 12th Stella Artois Beer Tapping Championship held in Leuven. Competitors from 30 countries attended the event, where Hungary was represented by Tamás Dömötör (32) from...

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Household consumption of champagne still dropping last year

According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, the number of households buying champagne and sparkling wine continued to shrink last year, dropping to 45 percent of all households....

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Why the olympics? – It’s worth the money!

According to Lajos Kovács, owner of Csintex Kft, he has been supplying the clothing for Hungarian chefs competing in prestigious international championships as a sponsor for 15 years. This year’s...

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Who does what? Products and services

Com-Passz: Visual Restaunt® software for special applications. 24 hour assistance service, which is free of charge for clients in the first two months. s1-3 year warranty for hardware • DreamCreator:...

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The financial crisis

We will probably soon begin to feel the effects of the financial crisis. A brief overview of what we can expect has been prepared by my colleague, Balázs Lapis. „It...

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Locals taking over Pápai Hús

New owners are expected to take over management of Pápai Hús Zrt. in January. A partnership has been established by the management of Pápai Hús, local government of Pápa, livestock...

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Slovenian winner at Art Award

This year’s winner of the EUR 7,000 Henkel Central Eastern Europe Art Award is Miha Štrukelj from Slovenia. A total of 500 works have been entered for the competition....

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Fondants for six billion

Fondants are to be sold in the value of HUF 6 billion in the 4-5 weeks before Christmas. 821 tonnes of Christmas figures worth HUF 2.2 billion and accounting for...

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EuroCIS in Düsseldorf

The EuroCIS exhibition of IT and security technology for retailers is to be held between 10-12. February in Düsseldorf. So far, 141 exhibitors from 12 countries have registered for the...

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Concentration stopping in the fruit juice market

Retail sales of fruit juice were up by 5 percent in terms of value in the September 2007 – August 2008 period, compared to the preceding year, totalling HUF 47...

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Rendezvous for professionals

At 37, Hoventa is the second oldest among events organised for the HoReCa sector. Although development of the market has slowed down in recent years, the event has been held...

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Pastas from the heart of Italy

Golden ear of durum wheat-this is what Spigadoro, name of the pasta launched in 2009 means in Hungarian. The ear of durum wheat has been present in the logo of...

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Merry digital Christmas!

As the end of the year is here, we’ll take a look at the future. Today, we see digital solutions wherever we look, because electronic media is highly flexible and...

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Containers with pre-set temperature

Messer Hungarogáz Kft. presented its latest innovation in refrigerated transport. The Siber System allows a single vehicle to carry containers with different pre-set temperatures. Siber System containers are equipped with...

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Electrolux cut jobs

The company will fire 5% of the total employees, till now there is no information about from which region.  Electrolux, the world's second-biggest home appliances maker, warned its 2008 results...

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Room prise grow at Balaton and in East-Hungary

In the first eleven months of 2008, the room occupancy rate for three-, four- and five-star hotels was 59%. At current prices, gross room revenue declined by 4%, while the...

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Decreasing prices in agriculture

In October 2008 the producer price level of agricultural products was 16.5% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year – said the Hungarian Statistic Office.  More specifically,...

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Demand for households papers and desodors grow

According to Nielsen research the common sold household chemicals are the fabric softeners, the toilet papers, dushgels and pocket tissues. The value of the TOP 10 households chemicals is over...

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The production of manufacturing fell by 8.6% in October

According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office In October 2008, industrial gross output decreased by 7.2% compared to October 2007, the index adjusted for working days was equal to the non-adjusted...

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German firms plan wage hike in Hungary

According to a research, commissioned by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, German firms operating in Hungary plan an average 6.2% wage hike next year. The headline wages at...

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INTERMARCHÉ accelerates contactless payment

Intermarché and Ecomarché stores will use contactless payment technology in France in early 2009. One third of its tills currently use the system.  For payments under EUR20 users will only...

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