News and articles
From March no more HUF 1, 2 coins
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
The ratio of lost 1 and 2 forint coins has been very high for years and the price of base materials, primarily copper, nickel and zinc, also rose considerably in...
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Coop protects closing on Sundays
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
Most of the 32,000 employees are women, who could be with their family on Sundays – said Laszlo Muranyi, CEO of Coop Hungary Zrt. Coop is owned by 300,000 small...
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Paul Bulcke is Nestle's next chief executive
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
The 53 years old Bulcke will take over the role in April, when current chief executive and chairman Peter Brabeck relinquishes his executive responsibility and becomes simply chairman. The...
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Palinka and Sausage Festival in the Buda Castle
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
The best palinkas and the most delicious sausage with popular Hungarian bands can be tasted on the event 5-7 october 2007. The guest can taste the real Hungary, and...
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Less sale from basic food too
Date: 2007-09-24 00:00:00
According to KSH the retail sales of food products dropped drastically in the first seven months. Hungarian retail sales dropped by 0.4% month on month in July, according to data...
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Fake Gillette made in China
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
Two Chinese brothers have been charged with making 160,000 fake “Gillette” razor blades. The brothers, surnamed Zhang, were accused of assembling Gillette Mach 3 razor blades at home with family...
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Hungarian-Italian gastronome and culture event
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
The Culture Bridge Festival from 21-27 September, take place in the down town on the street Mihaly Karolyi at seven places. Nearby the gastronome shows, there will be fashion shows,...
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Hungarian food industry campaign in Germany
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
German customers can buy hungarian food products and wines at four cities' at five Kaufhof stores between 10-22 September. The Hungarian Weeks in Berlin, Leipzig, Halle and Chemnitz is protected...
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HostLogic development direct for food industry companies
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
The new ERP based service developed by HostLogic, an audited SAP hosting partner, covers the food industry's special demands. The program models the food industry companies all business and producing...
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Price cartel at milk products in UK
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
Britain's big supermarkets are facing substantial fines after being accused of fixing the prices of milk, butter and cheese with the dairy industry. The alleged price collusion is estimated to...
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Silver medal for György-Villa Pinot noir rosé
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
Two hungarian wines won silver medal at the Mondial du Pinot Noir, in its 10th year, one of them was the product of the György-Villa Kft. This Pinot noir rose...
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Hungarian customers need product with good quality
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
According to Gfk research, the first aspect at shopping is the good quality, at the second place is the price-value rate, on the third is the nationality of the product....
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Event for a better sale
Date: 2007-09-21 00:00:00
Forum for sales specialist by Karrier és Stílus Tanácsadó Kft. on 18 October at Grand Hotel – Margitsziget. Presentments by Akos Kozak – Gfk, Miklos Ostermayer – HPS, Csaba Belovai...
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Foot-and-mouth disease again in Britain
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to two more farms in the UK, underlying fears that a EU-wide ban on the country's exports will be prolonged. The new outbreak is yet another...
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The beverage companies reformulate products
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
The industry is progressively removing the colours concerned from the products it produces for young children. Southampton University study suggested that: "eating or drinking certain mixes of additives together with...
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After chinese products there is the chinese trade union too
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
Trade unions should work together more closely to cope with the challenges posed by economic globalization – ACFTU President Wang Zhaoguo said. The trade union leaders from Albania, Bulgaria,...
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Travelcard from Accor
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
Thanks to the cooperation between BKV and Accor, seven kind of travelcard can be ordered together with the Ticket Restaurant voucher. It is a simply and economy solution, and the...
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Coop rally secondly
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
The racers, suppliers of Coop visiting stores and producer plants too. CEOs of hungarian food industry companies by the dozen will tour the country on Thursday and Friday at the...
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Héliosz-Coop Kft. closed the producing
Date: 2007-09-20 00:00:00
The excellent quality hungarian Salina cooking oil disappears from the stores' shelves. The small plant, as the other minor plants couldn't manage the cost decrease of raw material. Last year...
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Gabor Flesch top manager of Netpresso Hungary
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
Nestle's premium coffee line's new director is 36 years old and has ten years experience at business developing and commerce. The specialist worked one year as business developer, than he...
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Unilever the third valuable brand in Europe
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
Finnish phone maker Nokia is Europe's most valuable brand is Nokia, which the study estimates is worth EUR 32.332 billion.According to the brand value study by the European Brand Institute,...
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New Ibis Hotel in Győr
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
The 96-room 3-star hotel is located close to the downtown area waits businessmen in the week and tourists on the weekends. The Accor financed hotel, which has only 14 employees,...
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IV. Hungarian Days
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
Hungarian Days from 2-4 October in Budapest at the Great Market Hall. The goal of the event is to introduce the market hall management and publicity the hungarian products. 30...
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Decree against stress on the workplaces
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
Until 8 of October after EU-law the Hungarian government has to make its decree against stress on the workplaces. The EU directive said that attendant of workplace's stress must be...
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One million blackleg workers – HUF 1.5-2 billion damage
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
The hungarian government makes new decrees to roll back the black economy in the state. According to Ferenc Gyurcsany PM, the business done in black economy is HUF 3-4 billion,...
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Hungary's GDP growth to come to 2.2%, inflation to 7.6% in 2007
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
The country's GDP is to increase in line with the targets defined in the convergence program, i.e. by 2.2%, according to a release by the Finance Ministry. Next year, growth...
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Confectionery giants cut the chemicals
Date: 2007-09-19 00:00:00
In the wake of a damning scientific report on the health effects of artificial additives, Cadbury Trebor Bassett and Mars UK said they will not use chemicals in their products....
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No decrease at illegal software use
Date: 2007-09-18 00:00:00
As much as 42 percent of new software acquisitions are illegal copies in Hungary, which causes damages estimated at USD 111 million to the industry. According to Georg Herrnleben, regional...
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Careful optimism at autumn
Date: 2007-09-18 00:00:00
Autumn is a popular period for city breaks but the riots in the streets of Budapest last September and October have scared away many potential visitors and high service charges...
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Patrón Spirits at East-Europe
Date: 2007-09-18 00:00:00
Las Vegas-based Patrón said its entry into the Czech market follows a record-setting year for the company in Europe. Company has finalised a distribution deal for the Czech market with...
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