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Heineken Hungária starts anniversary year with poster exhibition
Date: 2020-03-15 15:53:04
Soproni Brewery is 125 years old this year and the beer company is celebrating with a poster exhibition, titled ‘Let’s pour a better world’. The exhibition started in Sopron on...
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Unilever: Every second manager is a woman
Date: 2020-03-15 15:41:36
In Unilever’s management 50 percent of executives are now women. The company made the biggest progress in this domain in those business lines where women had been traditionally underrepresented: supply...
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Recyclable tube for vegan toothpaste from Colgate
Date: 2020-03-15 15:34:44
Colgate launches its first vegan toothpaste in recyclable packaging. The new product is called Smile for Good and its packaging is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). As for the toothpaste,...
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Spring pork meat consumption campaign launched
Date: 2020-03-15 15:26:30
Until August 2020 the Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Marketing Centre, the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Board and the Hungarian Meat Industry Federation are implementing a campaign...
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Month-level sales in a week: The impact a virus can make on our shopping habits
Date: 2020-03-15 15:15:31
Data by dunnhumby reveal how the spreading of the coronavirus has changed the market of FMCG products. On the last week of February sales surged in several categories in Tesco...
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Labour law information for hospitality businesses
Date: 2020-03-15 13:06:40
During the pandemic emergency and for a 30-day period after it ended: 1. employers can modify the work schedule any time, 2. employers can order home office or remote work...
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Hungarian Sommelier Championship
Date: 2020-03-15 12:57:45
Victoria Evans, the sommelier of Caviar&Bull restaurant in Budapest won the 2020 Hungarian Sommelier Championship in March. The Hungarian Sommelier Association organised the final in Gundel Restaurant, with the participation...
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Music royalty fee payment temporarily suspended
Date: 2020-03-15 12:41:00
During the nationwide pandemic emergency bars and restaurants that still operate are only allowed shorter opening hours. Showing solidarity to them at the time of crisis, composers, performers and music...
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One third of Hungarian women don’t have money to spend freely
Date: 2020-03-15 11:41:22
According to the global consumer confidence index of The Conference Board® and Nielsen, in Q4 2019 one third of Hungarian women had no money to spend freely and 25 percent...
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Retail trade is likely to perform the best this year
Date: 2020-03-15 11:34:13
K&H’s latest SME confidence index reveals that the sales revenue of SMEs is about to grow by 8.3 percent in 2020, while their profit is expected to increase by 5.2...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index hits nadir in February
Date: 2020-03-15 11:25:35
In February the GKI economic sentiment index stayed at the January level, so it was at its lowest point in the last 40 months. Business expectations worsened a little, while...
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More wine sold
Date: 2020-03-15 11:05:53
NAIK AKI PÁIR data reveal that the production price of raw milk was HUF 107.84/kg in Hungary in February 2020. Raw milk’s export price was HUF 110.45/kg in the 2nd...
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(HU) Minimalizálható a munkaerőhiány problémája
Date: 2020-03-13 14:31:47
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The call of OKSZ for the safe shopping of the families
Date: 2020-03-13 11:50:07
On 11 March, 2020, the Government announced the declaration of an emergency. The member companies of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) (ALDI, AUCHAN, LIDL, METRO, PENNY MARKET, SPAR, TESCO) continuously...
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The Soproni Brewery is 125 years old and faces a bright future
Date: 2020-03-13 11:40:21
The Soproni Brewery is 125 years old. Continuous renewal and innovation is an integral part of the history of the Soproni Brewery – this is the message of the poster...
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Hungarian companies must open up to alternative forms of employment as soon as possible
Date: 2020-03-13 11:35:02
Less than 4 percent of employees in Hungary can work from home. Moreover, across Europe, there are fewer people working part-time in our country. The proportion of self-employed workers and...
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Fight for what you believe in! – Coca-Cola messages on its new posters
Date: 2020-03-13 11:34:09
Coca-Cola posters throughout the capital draw attention to the importance of freedom, equality, and values. From the beginning of 2020, 50 posters will be posted per month for a year...
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The Pálinka Festival in Gyula is postponed until the autumn
Date: 2020-03-13 11:28:45
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a government decision banned indefinitely the holding of outdoor events with more than 500 participants. This would also affect the Gyula Pálinka Festival, so the...
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The Chatboss Team of Hungary is among the world’s most promising artificial intelligence startups
Date: 2020-03-13 11:18:20
The Hungarian ChatBoss Team has been selected as one of the most promising artificial intelligence startups in the world to develop innovative business and dedicated HR chatbot solutions. The so-called....
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The SALIMA Food Fair in Brno was postponed to November
Date: 2020-03-13 11:17:59
In view of the current prohibition of mass events and trade fairs, and the general situation of “force majeure”, BVV Brno Trade Company has decided to postpone the SALIMA –...
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Messe Düsseldorf postpones the interpack and drupa fairs
Date: 2020-03-13 11:12:32
Exhibition company Messe Düsseldorf postpones the interpack and drupa leading international trade fairs. The interpack will be held between February 25 and March 3, 2021 and the drupa will be...
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Retail sales started well in the Czech Republic
Date: 2020-03-13 11:05:52
In January, retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 4.9 percent year-on-year. In December, the figure was also 4.9 percent, the Czech Bureau of Statistics announced in Prague on...
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Economic growth in the OECD slowed down
Date: 2020-03-13 11:02:59
The combined economic growth of the OECD member countries slowed in the fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) website,...
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Pek-Snack: Special portfolio, high quality products
Date: 2020-03-13 10:24:11
Pek-Snack Kft.’s new managing director talked to our magazine about the company’s plans. You were appointed managing director of Pek-Snack after working for multinational companies for more than 25 years....
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Magazine: Chocolate rabbit sales are hopping
Date: 2020-03-13 07:48:35
The late Easter and the growing purchasing power of consumers resulted in a very strong season in the market of chocolate figures last spring. Kitti Végh, brand manager of Nestlé...
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There has also been a lot of interest in online teamwork due to the coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-12 11:45:15
Domestic companies are also serious about teleworking with their employees for possible precautionary measures against the spread of the corona virus. In order for such a situation to cause as...
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ALDI Utazás now refunds up to 100 percent of the cost of a canceled trip
Date: 2020-03-12 11:20:55
ALDI Utazás now extends your previous 24-hour cancellation option. During the seasonal spring promotion, customers have the option of adding a 100 percent money back guarantee on their own in-car...
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Villány wines fought each other
Date: 2020-03-12 11:15:54
The Villány wine region closed an eventful day on 11 March. For the 52nd time this year, the Villány Wine Competition, which has great traditions and represents great value for...
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What a company can do in the case of a breach of contract due to the coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-12 11:12:31
The effect of the coronavirus on Hungarian trade is already significant. One of the most important issues for businesses is whether the coronavirus can be an adequate basis for failure...
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