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A record grape and wine production is expected by the Ministry of Agriculture for this year
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) expects the largest grape production of recent years; 550,000 tonnes and 3,8 million hectoliters of wine from 62,000 hectares of land. According to the statement...
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Nearly half of the young Hungarians use dietary supplements
Almost half of young Hungarians have consumed some kind of dietary supplements in the past year, but almost one third of them do not know exactly what kind of products...
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Lidl’s Fourth Cookbook was published
Lidl Magyarország is celebrating Advent with the “Lidl’s Kitchen presents: The Chef Helps” the fourth cookbook of Lidl in a row. In the largest cookbook available up to 400,000 copies...
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The dm helps new start-ups in Hungary with an application
The dm wants to expand its range with unique domestic products: announced an application from November called dmStart!. The purpose of the drugstore is to help new start-ups in Hungary...
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I do the ironing while you do the dishes. Let’s share housework!
Have you ever wondered who takes the lion’s share of the job in your household? The recent research of Zewa reveals how the Hungarian families are thinking about sharing the...
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Hungarian hops to help disadvantaged families
Hops production will be started again in Hungary after more than twenty years, so the Soproni beer will be brewed soon from domestic hops. The Hungarian Ecumenical Aid Organization and...
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The night of modern factories in 2018 again
The Night of Modern Factories will be held again on 16 November, between 4 and 10 pm. At the special night, the visitors can see examples of automated and digitized...
Read moreEuropean Court of Auditors: there are still have weaknesses in the treatment of farm animals
EU action on animal welfare has been successful in several respects, but there are still some shortcomings in the treatment of farm animals, the European Court of Auditors said in...
Read moreConsumer prices have risen in Europe’s largest economy
The increase in consumer prices boosted to six-and-a-half-year peak in Germany in October. The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday that the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)...
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FAO: Declining international prices to ease food import burden for poorest countries
Declining international agricultural commodity prices should ease the bill the world’s poorest countries pay for food imports, although the strengthening U.S. dollar poses “serious concerns”, a new United Nations report...
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Magazine: Consumers are more conscious, but they still have a lot to learn
Although the market of functional foods keeps growing, it isn’t sill fully clear yet what products belong to this category. The general interpretation is that those foods are functional which...
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Nearly one million Hungarians are considered to be snacking addicts
In October, the Mogyi-Caramoon carried out its research on snacking with the participation of more than 1000 participants. When, what and why do we eat snacks? – these were the...
Read moreNagy István: there is no successful agriculture without successful food processing
There is no successful agriculture without successful food processing – the food industry is a strategic sector, a key task as well as its complex development, to which the government...
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Export momentum has continued to decline
In September, exports in euro declined by 2.3 percent, while imports rose 6.3 percent. Foreign trade surplus was 268 million euros, 699 million euros less than a year before –...
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The National Advent Money Collection to be launched at the Tesco’s stores
Tesco as the strategic partner of the Ecumenical Aid Organization takes part of the Organization’s Love.Hunger (szeretet.éhség) National Advent Fundraising Campaign this year again. The buyers can help the needy...
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The biggest ever eMAG Black Friday action to come
The company expects a turnover of 6.4 billion HUF, and customers can expect more than 3 billion HUF discount on 23 November. With the huge discounts that open the Christmas...
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The Olympic Swimmer takes part in the dairy products promotional campaign
Kenderesi Tamás held a milk drinking contest at a primary school to draw attention to the importance of drinking dairy products. The Olympic bronze medalist and European champion silver and...
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Increased weight and height will require more food
It will be more difficult to supply food to the Earth’s estimated population of 9 billion by 2050, as an average person will need more food in terms of height...
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Almost two billion forints of government subsidies were granted to SMEs for job creation
Nearly two billion forints non-refundable subsidies have been received by 141 businesses in the framework of a support for job-creating investment among the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises – the...
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85,000 euros was paid for a white truffle
The owner of a Hong Kong restaurant paid 85,000 euros for 850 grams of a special white truffle at an auction in Alba, Piedmont – index wrote. This auction is...
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European Court of Justice: the taste of a food can not be protected by copyright
The taste of a food can not be protected by copyright, as it is not yet possible to identify it precisely and objectively, so it can not be distinguished from...
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Hungarian Product introduces next year’s promotions
HUNGARIAN PRODUCT Nonprofit Kft. announced their 2019 promotion campaigns at a marketing forum held for the trademark’s users in Kecskemét. The company also informed that in 2018 they had managed...
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Magazine: Candy – yes, sugar – no
Sales are on the rise again in the candy market – it was revealed at a roundtable discussion organised by the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers on 3 July. New...
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Alibaba Singles’ Day Tops $30 Billion But Growth Rate Plunges
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan (€27 billion) in sales on Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles’ Day, but the event’s...
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KSH: Hungarians spend the most on food and non-alcoholic beverages
The average monthly average per capita spending of the Hungarian population was 88,600 HUF in the first half of this year, 8.8 percent more than in the same period of...
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The change in prices of vegetables and oil has spurned inflation
The 2.7 percent inflation in the first nine months of the year can be explained by the price change of seasonal vegetables and the international rise in oil prices –...
Read moreRaiffeisen: the growth of the Hungarian economy may be above 2 percent in 2020 and will be 3.5 percent next year
Raiffeisen Bank analysts expect a slowdown in economic growth in the coming years: while this year’s GDP growth is expected to exceed 4 percent, next year it will fall to...
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Tesco and Nestlé donated more than 11 million HUF to the Food Bank
Tesco and Nestlé donated a total of 11 200 000 HUF to the Hungarian Food Bank Association. The donation was collected through an October charity action. The parties offered a...
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