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Magazin: Roasted on the spit!

Finger food is increasingly popular in Hungary. We are of the opinion that they could be even more popular if they had a Hungarian name, or at least a precise...

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A private equity company has bought the Office Depot chain of stores

The Central-Fund Venture Capital Fund purchased the Office Depot (OD) chain of stores, which intends to stabilize its 2012 annual turnover of 4.4 billion HUF this year – the company...

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The OTP Pénztárszolgáltató strengthens its position on the Széchenyi Rest Card market

The OTP Fund Service Provider intends to strengthen its market position further on the market of Széchenyi Rest Cards, after the successful results of 2012  – Róth Lajos CEO emphasized...

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BGYH: Spiegel Online mentions the baths of Budapest on the first place

German Spiegel Online presents the baths of Budapest baths on the first place in the compilation, which were made ​​on Europe's best spas – the Budapest Gyógyfürdői és Hévizei (BGYH)...

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Magazine: The door to another world – Flavour importers III.

One of the oldest ‘national’ food stores in Hungary is the Asia shop in Budapest’s Great Market Hall. Sándor Varga and his wife opened shop in 1988 and they specialise...

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Personnel changes in the leadership of Tchibo Budapest Kft.

The Tchibo Budapest Kft. expands management team with skilled professionals in order to the dynamic development of its new business branches. The Tchibo Budapest Kft. appoints Mészáros Zsolt (44) as...

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Tesco relaunches its baby brand

Tesco’s Baby brand, the “Tesco Loves Baby.” Will be relaunched. The British retail chain intends to increase its market share on the baby products market, in order to improve the...

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Siófok was the star last year

According to the summary statistics of Szállás.hu, last year more and more people have come together to travel. The cheaper hotels were the most popular and people rested more than...

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Magazine: Little Britain

Opinions diverge on British gastronomy, but an increasing number of Hungarians buy typically British products. Their needs are served by British Store in Budapest, which started as an on-line shop....

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Swiss-Hungarian businessman can buy the Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory

Bachar Najari, Syrian-born Swiss- Hungarian businessman won the tender of the Zsolnay Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt., that was aimed to sale the  majority stake of the Porcelain Manufactory – Csizi Péter, Deputy...

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In the shadow of Big Brother – Video of the day

Here's a dreamy video about the start-to-finish experience of dining at Albert Adrià's 41º in Barcelona. The short film was revealed at Gastronomika, the recent Spanish chefs symposium, showing off...

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The cafeteria system in 2013

The tax burden on cafeteria benefits will increase in 2013, but in several elements positive changes are expected. The RSM DTM tax consultant collected the most important tax changes on...

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Sága’s action was popular

Sága Foods lotteried the winners of its “Uncover the new flavor of Saga!” action. 16 Hunguest Hotels prizes and the grand prize, a Toyota AYGO Cool car found new owner...

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Magazine: The golden age of Ivan

Ever since the change of regime nearly all Russian restaurants were doomed to failure in Budapest. But soon Arbat shops appeared near Cora hypermarkets and were so successful that they...

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Tourism has become a key sector in Pest County

The increase in the number of tourists visiting and staying in Pest County was above the national average last year. The most popular tourist destination remained the Danube Bend, the...

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Are good restaurants multiplying?

After over two years serving as head chef at Noma, Matt Orlando will be leaving René Redzepi's restaurant to open Amass, his own venture. Orlando tells the local paper Politiken...

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Tully's Coffee with a new owner

Actor Patrick Dempsey, better known as television's “Dr. McDreamy,” promised to rescue Seattle's Tully's coffee chain with a $9.15 million bid to buy it out of bankruptcy. The “Grey's Anatomy”...

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Magazine: Cybermarketing

Part of the Facebook site’s popularity lies in its various applications, many of which are related to bars and restaurants. One of these was launched by San Francisco bars and...

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The local government of Gyula established a meat company

The local government of Gyula established a meat company under the Gyulahús Kft. name. Görgényi Ernő (Fidesz) mayor informed that the local municipality adopted the submission on the company’s establishment...

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The best videos of 2012 pt 7. – Video of the day

Here are some of the best videos of 2012: Contestants in Moscow race against the clock to eat half a kilo of black caviar, worth thousands of dollars. Report by...

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More than 54 million HUF offer by Tesco to those in need – video

Gerard Gray, CEO of Tesco-Global Ltd. has offered the Ecumenical Emergency Fund a cheque of more than 54 million HUF, the offers of Tesco customers on Thursday, within the compass...

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Pharmacy Pricer system already in Hungary

Electronic price display in broke into another area. In Hungary the Szigony Patika is the only pharmacy with Electronic price display. Open-shelf pharmacies also hit by the exact price displayed...

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Hungexpo closed a successful year

The Hungexpo Zrt.  closed a successful year in 2012: its sales revenue exceeded the target and reached 3 billion HUF – Ganczer Gábor, the company's CEO told at a press...

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The Leaseplan Group further strengthens in Europe

The world’s leading fleet manager the LeasePlan has announced that the company signed an agreement to the acquisition of the vehicle fleet leasing business of the  Italian Banco Bilbao Vizcaya...

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Good Christmas season at the British Tesco

Tesco closed a good Christmas season in Britain: the world's third largest retailer reached the largest increase in turnover of the past three years in the Christmas season – Világgazdaság...

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Wine pouch systems – innnovative solutions

The wine pouch weighs about 20 times less than glass bottles. And if the wine is made & packaged for example in South Africa or South America and then shipped...

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KSH: the turnover of commercial accommodations increased by 6.1 percent in November

Foreigners spent 15.7 percent more guest nights in accommodation establishments in November, compared to last November. However their number of guest nights decreased by 3.0 percent. The total number of...

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The Balaton Sound became the best medium-sized festival in Europe

After Sziget Festival’s last year success – in another category – the Sziget Szervezőiroda’s newest music festival, won the first prize at the Festival Awards Europe contest. Among the “medium-sized”...

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Magazine: Make food, not war!

Meet Dawn Weleski, one of the cofounders of Conflict Kitchen, a Pittsburgh take-out restaurant serving up foods from countries with which the U.S. is in conflict militarily, diplomatically, or otherwise....

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Unilever: Hungarian leader at the head of the Adriatic countries

Szabó Péter as the Executive Director of the Adriatic countries will be responsible for the managing of the Unilever companies in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 January...

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