Company and Personal News
Where does appetite come from?
Date: 2013-08-14 09:35:28
Appetite and feather are of the same root, at least linguistically. “Craving for food,” from Anglo-French appetit, Old French apetit (13c.) “appetite, desire, eagerness,” from Latin appetitus “appetite,” literally “desire...
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Experimenal purchase in the Tesco of Watford
Date: 2013-08-13 11:10:14
Tesco’s renewed store in Watford, West-London is based on the concept of experiental shopping. According to Chris Bush, Tesco's UK managing director, the customers avoid the shops, due to internet...
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Széchenyi Rest Card datas for July: another 10 billion HUF to tourism and to the hospitality industry
Date: 2013-08-13 10:20:36
The growth tendency of tourism continues during the summer months. According to the first semi-annual guest traffic datas published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), between January and June the...
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Instannt beer is coming soon
Date: 2013-08-13 10:14:58
Soon you'll be able to purchase condensed and powdered beer and soda for your next multi-day expedition into the wilds. Pat’s Backcountry Beverages, an Alaska-based company, is launching a line...
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Food is addictive indeed
Date: 2013-08-13 10:02:21
Food could be as addictive as class-A drug heroin and nicotine in cigarettes, claims a new study. Researchers have found substance abuse and food with a high glycaemic index –...
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Magazines: Oak-aged beers
Date: 2013-08-12 12:00:00
Special whisky aromas are often created in Scotland by aging the whisky in oak barrels, in which previously Port or sherry were aged. Scottish brewery Innis and Gunn produces ale...
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Weak results for Adidas
Date: 2013-08-12 11:00:39
Adidas had a poor second quarter in Western Europe, which makes the entire company's performance worse. The second quarter revenue became 3.38 billion euros instead of the expected 3.43 billion...
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Sziget Festival: the number of guests has reduced
Date: 2013-08-12 10:25:38
About 360-370 thousand visitors attended to this year's Sziget Festival, which is slightly lower than last year’s 379 thousand visitors, but Gerendai Károly considers that the festival went well. Gerendai...
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New trademark system for quality accommodation sites
Date: 2013-08-12 10:22:03
A new national certification trademark system is applied to qualify the services of the hotels in Hungary, after the mandatory qualification of the hotels was eliminated – the Ministry of...
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The topchef is travelling – Video of the day
Date: 2013-08-12 09:26:13
Ever wonder what chefs who run the festival circuit are doing while they're on the road? Spain's Mugaritz put together a charming video of their travels over thecourse of 2012-2013....
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The dm has been re-opened with a new design in the Duna Pláza
Date: 2013-08-09 11:42:44
The dm shop in the Duna Pláza awaits its costumers with a larger retail space, and new shop decoration items from 8 August 2013. In the store, 10 618 pieces...
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Lose weight and make others do the same, too! – Messages from the world of media
Date: 2013-08-09 10:46:03
The majority of women will say they are dissatisfied with their bodies, but, on the flip side, many of them can also tell you what they like, such as their...
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Italians eat less pasta
Date: 2013-08-09 10:05:12
From Italy, the Truth About Pasta; The Italians know that less is more: a call for a return to basics By NANCY HARMON JENKINS Published: September 17, 1997 Sign In...
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The beauty and the fishburger – Video of the day
Date: 2013-08-09 09:19:01
We love writing about beautiful ladies eating hamburgers, so here is the fashion model Nina Agdal, doing a shot for the American fast food chain Carl’s Junior:...
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Magazine: Our bubble tea
Date: 2013-08-08 12:00:00
The world has come to us! Finally, we can say: Bubble Tea (started out from Asia in the early 1980s) can be tasted in Budapest too. At 10 Vámház Boulevard...
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Satisfaction and loyalty increase tool to help parents with small children to return to work
Date: 2013-08-08 11:55:26
The family-friendly measures at workplaces significantly contribute to mitigate the employees' work-family conflict and increasing staff satisfaction and emotional commitment to the workplace, and to stay at the workplace –...
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SPAR supermarkets even in the WestEnd and in the Sugár Shopping Center
Date: 2013-08-08 11:48:11
New Spar grocery stores will open on 6 August 2013 in the Sugár Sugár Shopping Center, and on 8 August in the WestEnd City Center. The store’s address: WestEnd City...
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The Fanta Orange is the n º 1 orange-flavored carbonated soft drink
Date: 2013-08-08 11:20:01
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, on the basis of 2012 total sales (retail, gas stations and catering facilities together) the Fanta Orange is the number one in the category...
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Praktiker: was, is, will be!
Date: 2013-08-08 11:15:27
Praktiker strengthens its market position with an advertising campaign in Hungary, which is also a message for the domestic purchasers, that the Praktiker stores will continue to operate further. The...
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Henkel records strong performance in second quarter
Date: 2013-08-08 10:41:51
Sales rise 1.9% to 4,286 million euros (organic: +4.0%) Adjusted operating profit: +8.2% to 660 million euros Adjusted EBIT margin: +0.9 percentage points to 15.4% Double-digit growth in adjusted earnings...
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Guest traffic rose by 3.8 percent in June at accommodations
Date: 2013-08-08 10:20:28
Guest traffic increased by 3.8 percent in June at accommodations, compared to the same period of the last year – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced on Thursday. The foreign...
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The training of chefs working at embassies at the METRO Customer Academy
Date: 2013-08-08 10:17:03
The reinterpretation and modernization of the Hungarian cuisine is the goal of the Magyar Konyha (Hungarian Cuisine) magazine’s training which was organized for the second time on behalf of the...
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Bill Gates visits Croatia´s coast
Date: 2013-08-08 09:46:40
Bill Gates, one of the world's wealthiest people and the founder of Microsoft, has visited the coast of Croatia. Gates visited Skradin and Krka National Park in central Dalmatia yesterday...
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Tork won Business Superbrands award this year again
Date: 2013-08-07 11:16:49
This year, the 16-member independent jury of Business Superbrands has gathered for the sixth time to decide which brands can bear the Business Superbrands trademark on the basis of Dun...
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The Poultry Processing Plant of Zala was advertised cheaper than before
Date: 2013-08-07 10:58:32
The Pacsa-based Zalai Baromfifeldolgozó (Poultry Processing Plant of Zala) was advertised again for a 600 million HUF purchase price. No applications were received for the former 720 million HUF application...
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The guest traffic in rural tourism reduced last year
Date: 2013-08-07 10:14:37
In rural tourism, the number of guests and guest nights both decreased in 2012. The type of accommodation was sent to floor by the 2011 legislative changes, but the struggling...
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Home altitude and obesity are linked
Date: 2013-08-07 09:16:41
Americans who live where the air is thinnest are less likely to be obese than those in low-lying areas, according to a new study. The results don't mean people should...
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Magazine: The world’s best…
Date: 2013-08-07 09:00:00
Every tabloid likes to compile “the world’s best” lists and these are often based on research or credible information. A journalist at the Observer, an English paper listed the best...
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Zwack reported about declining revenues
Date: 2013-08-06 11:10:49
Zwack’s revenues and net profit decreased in the first quarter. The domestic net sales revenue decreased by 8.5 percent to 2 billion 426 million HUF, while the IFRS decreased by...
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The Fonterra dairy company apologized to the Chinese consumers
Date: 2013-08-06 10:55:25
The CEO of the New Zealand-based Fonterra dairy company apologized to the Chinese consumers, because the company shipped contaminated products to China – the Chinese local media reported on Monday....
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