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The turnover of department stores increased since the introduction of the Sunday opening hours
Both the turnover and the number of employees increased in several retail chains since the governing parties allowed Sunday opening hours – portfolio.hu wrote after Magyar Nemzet. Detailed datas were...
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Food TV ads reached the most viewers in May
Within the sectors, the TV ads of foods reached the most viewers among the 18-49 year-old viewers in May this year, just like in May 2015. Most recently, the Nielsen...
Read moreThe European Football Championship boosts the food and beverage industry
The Hungarian beer consumption is expected to grow, while the shrinkage of the beer market is likely to temporarily stop in Austria – according to the sectoral analysis of Atradius...
Read moreHungary can transport live cattle to Turkey again
Hungary can transport live cattle to Turkey again – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Tuesday. According to the ministry’s statement Bognár Lajos Chief veterinarian carried out bilateral...
Read moreProduct comparison sites have one or two years to screen their system
European Commission's e-commerce package of measures was published on 25 May. The Commission proposes new e-commerce rules to help consumers and companies reap full benefit of Single Market One element...
Read moreObesity due to insufficient nutrition is the most serious nutritional problem in the world
Obesity caused by insufficient nutrition is the most serious nutritional problem in the world – according to a new global report. According to the latest Global Nutrition Report 2016 the...
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Employment is on eight years height in Europe
The number of employees increased to nearly eight years height in the European Union and in the euro zone in this year's first quarter. According to the report of EU’s...
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Milka chocolate: 115 years
Milka celebrated its 115th birthday in May: Carl Russ Suchard had the brand name registered in 1901, combing the German words Milch and Kakao. It was 25 years ago that...
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Most people are searching for promotions on the internet
According to Nielsen’s latest Shopper Trends study, most Hungarian consumers don’t buy groceries online because they think they cost more. The second most important reason is ‘I like visiting shops’...
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Supermarket for poor people
Supermarkets opened for poor people in both Italy (Rimini) and Portugal (Lisbon). The local community realised the project in the two countries, with help from many small businesses and multinational...
Read moreKSH: Agricultural prices barely rose in April
Agricultural producer prices were only 0.4 percent higher in April, compared to a year before as the result of the 4.2 percent price increase of plants and 6.2 percent price...
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FruitVeB: more melons on larger area
This year, farmers produce watermelons on 5,600 hectares. This is 5-6 percent higher than in 2015 – the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board (FruitVeB) told MTI...
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Soccer at the World Milk Day
The Milk Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board organized this year's World Milk Day event on 3 June 2016 at the Telki GLOBALL Football Park Hotel. Breaking with the traditions, this...
Read moreKSH: mobile data traffic increased by nearly one-third
Mobile data traffic increased by nearly one-third, by 31 percent in the first quarter in Hungary, compared to the previous year. 52 percent of the approximately 15.9 thousand terabytes of...
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Farm on the factory roof
A disused office in The Hague has been renewed as a sprawling rooftop greenhouse, with a fish farm operating on the floor below. Urban Farmers’ rooftop greenhouse is a hoping...
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The FAO and ILO against child labor in agriculture
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) offered help to agricultural experts to help with the problem of child labor. Young girl is transporting...
Read moreThe V4 Chambers of Agriculture urging new measures in milk and pork case
The chambers of agriculture of the V4 countries – Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary – call for new measures to help the dairy and pig sectors – at their...
Read moreA good mobile advertising is informative
Mobile ads are becoming more common Hungary. Currently, 79 per cent of the net users 2.9 million people meet with moble advertisings on their phones. They consider it the most...
Read moreThe national agricultural chamber member registration is complete
Virtually the national agricultural chamber member registration is complete, thanks to the IT development at the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) – the General Director of the Chamber told on Friday...
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Seven tonnes of vegetables with uncertain origin was found by the NAV
More than seven tons of vegetables with uncertain origin was found in a Romanian van by the NAV. According to the statement of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV)...
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Ownership changes in the dairy market
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) gave a green light to Dr Riad Naboulsi’s exclusive control over dairy companies Wassim Sajt Kft., Bábel Sajt Kft. and Dráva Tej Kft. Companies already...
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Magazine: Shops unable to pay 100 percent higher rates shouldn’t open on Sundays?
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) opines that it was a good decision to pay 50 percent higher rates to Sunday workers – things are now just like they used to...
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Time to rake in the moneys
What has happened since the beginning of the year? The oil prices plunged and then bounced back, stock markets plunged and bounced back. Noble metals and mines: as we have...
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(HU) Nincs változás a dobogón: Tesco, Coop, CBA
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Read moreFM: this year's harvest prospects are favorable
Czerván György, Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) called this year's crop prospects favorable at a professional event in Cegléd – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) informed...
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Hungarian food exports to China reaches 100 million USD this year
Szijjártó Péter concluded a number of agreements in Ningpo, East China, which aims to increase exports to China over 100 million HUF. MTI Photo: KKM Szijjártó Péter Minister of Foreign...
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Syngenta: now farmers need to pay attention to the arable crops
Wheat, corn and sunflowers are all in promising developmental stages. It is projected that colza will also be promising this year. But the farmers really need to pay attention now,...
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Breads were baked surrounded by cockroaches in a bakery in the Capital
The professionals of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) found cockroaches at a bakery in Budapest. After checking the bakery, more than 480 kilograms of food products were withdrawn...
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Smartphone app runs store
In a small Swedish town called Viker there is a grocery store where no employee works: it is run by a smartphone app. Customers are required to register for the...
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Increased market share for drugstores
Last year almost HUF 38 billion worth of laundry detergents were sold by Hungarian shops. Value sales grew 4 percent but volume sales reduced by 2 percent. Laundry detergent is...
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