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Let’s make tea!

Tea is being rediscovered by the consumers of the 21st century. The number of tea houses is rising dynamically, but tea is not yet getting the attention it deserves in...

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Restaurant on-line

We respect restaurants which take the trouble of regularly up-dating their web sites. We only discuss good web sites of good restaurants so that everybody can learn from the mistakes....

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Bitter-sweet Belgian praline

The Belgian GDP is USD 38,000 and economic growth is 3-5 per cent, but they have their problems too. Theoretically, the Walloons and the Flemish should live together in harmony....

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United against obesity

Lectures on educating people about health and fighting obesity in Europe have been delivered at the conference held by the Food, Lifestyle, Exercise (TÉT) Platform. TÉT is an organisation for...

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Grand Prix for dm

dm drogerie markt received a Hungarian Trade Grand Prix from VOSZ on the European Day of Commerce....

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Music of the future

The Hungarian Guild of Caterers has reached an agreement with the Copyright Office on the possibility of reducing the royalty to be paid by certain businesses where music is played....

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Creditworthiness in decline

According to an analysis prepared by Coface Hungary, the number of insolvency procedures increased by 24 per cent last year, which means that 3.7 per cent of businesses had become...

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The Aldi concept

The name ALDI is intended to represent constantly high quality at a constantly low price. This is the cornerstone of their success. Aldi has several branches with independent companies. They...

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Business Days 2008

The Business Days 2008 conference is to be held jointly by Trade magazine and Lánchíd Klub again between 24-26. September this year, in Hotel Pelion, Tapolca....

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Tea to go

Tea to go has been a problem for packaging experts up till now. A heat-proof, disposable, paper cup was not sufficient to solve the problem. Hälssen&Lyon’s has come up with...

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Náncsi néni’s, Budapest

Many ideas and care have been used in making the web site – but its contents are quite confusing. The menu system is not too clear and there is not...

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About 2007 and 2008

In recent year, our prime ministers have picked up the habit of addressing the public in “State of the Union-style” about the year. This reminds me of the joke: “This...

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Information, hunger

Mella Frewen, general secretary of CIAA, expressed special appreciation at the press conference for the work of the Hungarian platform in introducing RDA labelling, as it is their mission to...

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Looking for a way out

Open and constructive discussion took place at the roundtable conference organised by the Milk Product Council and SOLE-MiZo. The 75 participants were trying to work out the best conditions for...

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Palinka speciality by Törley

Szent István Korona Muskotályos Törkölypálinka is made from selected muscatel flavour grapes....

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Mineral water with crystals

Bottles decorated with Swarovski crystals have been introduced by Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. The label of the limited edition mineral water is decorated with 47 crystals of 2 millimetre size....

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Minute prices on top

The story of Plus began in Germany in 1972. Within a short time, there were a thousand Plus stores. Their expansion in Eastern Europe began in 1992. In 2000, Plus...

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EuroShop: all that is important for stores

According to Szilvia Máté, representative of the Düsseldorf exhibition in Hungary, a record number of exhibitors will attend the EuroShop event to be held in Düsseldorf between 23-27. February. 55...

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Successful concepts

The first Red Lion tea house was established in 1999. Since then, the concept of the tea house has become enormously successful with Red Lion gradually becoming a franchise brand....

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Menta resturant, Pécs

The opening page is transparent like a throwaway. It is a good thing they have the weekly menu here. Letters could be bigger. The menu system is clear and easy...

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Master Good keeping pace

In 2007, Master Good Kft. enhanced its position in the retail market by getting a number of new products listed by practically all the major retail chains and substantially boosting...

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Carrier and style: related notions

Karrier és Stílus Kft. held a conference about the notions used in its name on 11. December. Mrs. Csík dr. Klára Kovács, managing director of Karrier és Stílus Kft. spoke...

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Cryovac launches printable top web for vacuum packaging

The new Darfresh TP100 allows manufacturers to use high quality printing to differentiate their products.The new Darfresh TP100 top web film is printed on the surface using flexography in up...

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Action Plan against fake products made in China

The EU remains China's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting 356.15 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 27 percent year-on-year. The visiting EU Commissioner responsible for taxation and customs,...

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18% increase at Visa Hungary

Visa cards were used to make EUR 1.5 billion worth of purchases in Hungary in Visa's business year ended September 30, 2007.Last year the number of new Visa Cards growth...

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Hungary jobless rate rises in Q4 2007

According to Central Statistics Office, Hungary's rate of unemployment ticked up to 7.7% year on year. Hungary's rate of unemployment came to 7.4% on average in 2007, down by 0.1...

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Drastic price increase at beers

According to Imre Sivo, president of Hungarian Beer Manufacturers, the companies can't swallow the high raw-material costs. Last year the malt price growth with 40-86%, the hop became 25-40% most...

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Ferroro to Built chocolate plant in Russia

The 200 million euro factory will produce 25,000 tons of its Raffaello and Kinder Chocolate brands annually.The Russia's chocolate market is valued at 250 billion rubles ($10.2 billion) with a...

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OBI is Going to Extend in Romania and Slovakai

With more than 500 stores OBI is the undisputed No 1 in the German market and one of the leading European DIY retailers, overall sales worth was EUR 5.8 billion....

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Fruit Logistica Berlin with Hungarian Exhibitors

The Hungarian Agrar Marketing Center donated 14 Hungarian fruit and vegetable growers and traders to be present on the exhibition. Around 2,000 exhibitors from 70 countries present – 45,000 top...

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