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MET rewards packed sustainability
There is a company that produces state-of-the-art beverage cartons in Hungary, using materials from responsible forest management, and bears in mind the need to recycle beverage cartons as well. This...
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FruitVeB: vegetable production is similar to last year’s and can be around 1.9 million tonnes
Some vegetables, including peppers and green peas, have been damaged by the long drought weather, but the warmth was good for sweet corn; record-breaking crop is expected. Vegetable production can...
Read moreNagy István: a campaign to be launched to encourage honey consumption
A campaign will be launched to encourage domestic honey consumption, which is currently only 7,000 tons per annum of 20,000 tonnes per capita – Nagy István, the Minister of Agriculture...
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The NAK has developed a food coordinator network
The food industrial co-ordinator network started its work within the National Chamber of Agriculture, and the first part of the series entitled “Food Handbook” was published as well – was...
Read moreMadosz: tobacco growers need a stronger interest representation in Europe
In order to maintain Hungarian and European tobacco production, it is necessary to reach new political agreements and create stronger interest representation for tobacco growers in the European Union –...
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The Hungarian team won the fifth place at Wine Recognition World Championship
Compared to last year’s result, the Hungarian team improved two places and became fifth in the weekend finals of the traditionally-organized Championnat du Monde de Dégustation championship. This is the...
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The success story of the Varga Winery
The history of the Varga Winery began in 1993 when the Varga family purchased a bankrupt estate in a state farm on a 5.6 acre industrial estate in Badacsonyörs for...
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The Procter & Gamble workshop in Gyöngyös was handed over
Procter & Gamble (P & G) opened a modern workshop for dual training for local vocational school students, created in the factory of the company in Gyöngyös. The leading multinational...
Read morePayments for agricultural subsidies may begin
From 16 October, agricultural subsidies can be paid from the EU and the Hungarian budget – according to the Ministry of Agriculture regulation published in the latest Magyar Közlöny. The...
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Chamber of Agriculture: 200-500 tons of sweet chestnut trees annually
Chestnuts will be available this week on the market, of which 200-500 tons have been produced in Hungary over the last few years – the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) told...
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Poppy beetroot cake has become the herbal, home-made sugar-free cake of the year
This year, the most delicious and the most creative herbal cake was also awarded in Hungary’s Sugar Free Cake competition, organized by the One Drop Attention Foundation every year. The...
Read moreFor more than half a million dollars, a bottle of Romanée-Conti red wine was issued
A bottle of 1945 Romanée-Conti French red wine wine was sold for a record-breaking 558,000 USD (151 million forints) price at Sotheby’s New York auction on Saturday. No such amount...
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Retailer of the Year in 2018
On 27 September the Retailer of the Year awards were presented to 14 entries in 4+1 categories at the Business Days Conference. This year two Retailer of the Year winners...
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Variations on experience
Bob Ingram, the editor of Progressive Grocer collected some of the best ideas from the USA for a better shopper experience. One of these is the latest service offered by...
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9 tips for more attractive stores
Ron Lutz, executive vice president of retail experience company Miller Zell collected those methods in an article for Retail Customer Experience that can make stores more spectacular for shoppers. His...
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Podcast series continues
Retail Decoded, a podcast series by the international association Shop! now already has four episodes. In the latest episode experts share their thoughts on store design and fitting. You can...
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Surfing on the sea of milk
By July the production price of milk had dropped nearly 10 percent, but August brought a 2-percent increase. According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI), milk’s export price was...
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New Book of Excellent Wines
The latest edition of the Book of Excellent Wines was published in October. It was six years ago that the National Wine Excellence Programme started, and by now it has...
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Who is the data protection official?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union affects all businesses, including hotels and restaurants as they also manage personal data. By 25 May every company prepared for...
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Record number of Hungarians feel their jobs are stable
According to a joint survey conducted by BNP Paribas Cardif Insurance and Medián in May, more Hungarians than ever before, 71 percent are optimistic about the stability of their jobs....
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Nielsen: Two-digit growth in condom sales
Value sales of condom jumped 10 percent between August 2017 and July 2018 if compared with the base period one year earlier. This performance represented a value of HUF 3.5...
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Five new stores and another solar panel system from ALDI
ALDI opened four new stores in Hungary on 30 August – Szolnok, on 6 September – Kaposvár and Veszprém, on 27 September – Enying, and the chain’s 137th store will...
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It is now official: the baking industry sells the most important baked goods for less than the production cost
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) had analysed the production cost and profitability of the most important baked goods and they found: the price retailers pay to bakers for certain...
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Nielsen: notable change in the market of air fresheners
Air freshener value sales augmented by 11 percent in the June 2017-May 2018 period and amounted to more than HUF 10 billion. In the same period like-for-like volume sales grew...
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GfK: Families with children are the biggest buyers of dairy snacks
According to data from the GfK Consumer Panel, 74 percent of Hungarian households purchased some kind of dairy snack between September 2017 and August 2018. The three most important segments...
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Nielsen: túró rudi is the most popular chilled dairy snack
Hungarian consumers bought chilled dairy snacks for more than HUF 38 billion between August 2017 and July 2018 – sales were up 11 percent. This means that more than 14,000...
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Every third Hungarian is an impulse buyer
According to the results of a survey conducted by Generali, one third of Hungarians regularly buy something that they don’t really need. Impulse buying is most characteristic of Budapest dwellers,...
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Multigenerational workplaces are becoming popular all over the world
According to the Randstad Workmonitor report about the 2nd quarter of the year, multigenerational workplaces are popular worldwide. This is also true for Hungary, as 4 from 5 respondents work...
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Fairytale-like Nespresso commercial
Nespresso’s latest commercial debuted in more than 30 countries all over the world in mid-October. In this George Clooney, the brand’s ambassador is dressed in armour, saving a medieval kingdom...
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APA brewed in Sopron
Soproni Óvatos Duhaj has added an American Pale Ale (APA) beer to its portfolio. Soproni Óvatos Duhaj APA combines the creativity of craft breweries with the great experience of major...
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