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Magazine: In a key role
Zoltán Rutka, METRO – wine category manager We create METRO’s wine selection with the needs of our customers in mind: we always push the assortment in the direction of popular...
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New regulation to be introduced against ‘geoblocking’
The European Union gave green light to the Geo-Blocking Regulation: as of 3 December 2018 unjustified online sales discrimination based on customers’ nationality, place of residence or place of establishment...
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The NAK promotes domestic foods with campaigns
The National Chamber of Agriculture considers it important that consumers combine high quality with Hungarian origin and strengthen the confidence of farmers and domestic food producers. With these in mind,...
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Frost damages hit the peach harvest
Frost damages hit the peach plantations this year, and as a result of the loss of fruit, the domestic fruits were sold on the wholesale market 70 percent more expensive...
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The poultry processing plant in Kisvárda will be extended with governmental support
The Government supports the 15 billion HUF worth capacity-building investment of the Master Good Kft. poultry processing plant in Kisvárda with 3.4 billion HUF – Szijjártó Péter, Minister of Foreign...
Read moreSeven million tons of wheat are missing from the world market
The world market price of wheat rose from 510 dollarcents per bushel of early June by 17 percent to 597.25 dollarcents per bushel in August – Világgazdaság Online wrote. Since...
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ÁSZ: economic processes are favorable to, but delays in EU funds pose a risk
Macroeconomic developments were favorable in the first half of the year, however, the delay in the arrival of EU funds and the over-spending of budgetary institutions pose risks – the...
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Lectures and tastings at the Vegetarian Festival
The participants of the 22nd Vegetarian Festival can take part in the lectures of nutrition experts, in vegetarian food tastings, and eco- and bio-product demonstrations. The festival will be held...
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The Nébih warns of a product with an unmarked milk protein
Lactoprotein was measured in the 500 grams Belgian Vegan Protein product (RASFF reference number: 2018.2351). The product is not labeled with milk protein, so it can cause complaints to sensitive...
Read moreCoffee production may be the lowest of the past 20 years in India
The South American Coffee Makers Association predicts that next year’s coffee production may be the lowest since 1997-1998, and will be a quarter less than the expected 316,000 tonnes for...
Read moreLondon Analysts: on a National Economy level weekly shopping expenditure increased with ten-millions due to the extreme weather
London’s financial analysts expect that the extreme weather of recent months is likely to increase the weekly shopping costs with tens of millions of pounds on a National Economy level....
Read moreGerman business sentiment improved more than expected
The business sentiment index of the Munich-based ifo Institute for Economic Research improved more than expected in August, despite the rise of protectionist aspirations and import duties. The Ifo Institute...
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The new exhibition of the Korean Center presents the history of fermented meals
The new exhibition of the Korean Cultural Center opening on 4 September presents the history of fermented meals. photo: hancinema.net The exhibition provides insights into the making of traditional Korean...
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A study was released about the attitudes and habits related to the purchase of domestic food
The Hungarian food is excellent in all respects, yet consciously only about a third of the Hungarians are looking for domestic products on the shelves of the stores, according to...
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The price of poultry will increase soon
We will have to pay more for the poultry meat in the shops soon – Világgazdaság Online reported, the Poultry Product Council’s forecast. The increase is due to the rise...
Read moreFruitVeb: this year’s grape production can have good quality and large quantities
Good quality and large quantities of grapes are expected this year – Domján Erika, managing director of the FruitVeb Hungarian Vegetables and Fruit Interprofessional Organization and Product Board told M1...
Read moreThe K&H SME confidence index is at its historical peak
The K&H SME SME Index has achieved its historical peak. The companies expect declining public debts, business-friendly economic policies and improved financial results for the next year – the K&H...
Read moreThe GKI’s economic growth index fell to its lowest point
The GKI Economic Growth Index fell to its lowest point in August after the July peak. The business and consumer expectations have deteriorated, but they continue to reflect optimism, GKI...
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The Vitajó breads are baked in Győr
The COOP Győr Zrt. has acquired the right to produce and distribute the Vitajó breads in almost 140 settlements. The COOP Győr Zrt. has started the production and marketing of...
Read moreCo-operative co-operation can provide beekeepers better market opportunities
Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture, spoke about the advantages and possibilities of cooperative cooperation at the meeting of the Beekeeping Cooperative in Domonyvölgy. There are 1 200 000 bee families...
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Thai gastronomy and cultural festival in Budapest
Thai gastronomic and cultural festival will be held in Budapest for the third time. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand is awaiting the visitors to the Vajdahunyad Castle with...
Read moreMinistry of Agriculture: the aging of the farmer society must be stopped
The aging of the farmer society must be stopped with EU agricultural policy tools and with actions of the Member States – the Minister of State of the Ministry of...
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600 new filling stations are being developed for electric cars this year
Thanks to the governmental measures taken in the past period, 600 new filling stations for electric cars are under construction for this year – Ungár János, Chairman of the Hungarian...
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Pernod Ricard bought the largest online beverage wholesaler company in Europe
Europe’s leading online beverage wholesaler company was acquired by French Pernod Ricard, the world’s second largest beverage company – the Meininger’s wine business international wine specialist magazine wrote. The Univum...
Read moreThe second largest pig farm in Europe was attacked by ASF in Romania
Gicu Dragan, head of the branch office of the Braila County branch office, told Agerpres news agency on Saturday that the commercial unit, which consists essentially of three farms belongs...
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The emotional well-being of women is more affected by diet
Women may need much more key nutrition materials to maintain their emotional well-being than men need – a new study from New York State University researchers revealed. An increasing number...
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Ecommerce Hungary has a new website
The new website of Ecommerce Hungary was launched in August 2018. Thanks to the new design and structure, a more active and effective communication becomes possible. It is needless to say that...
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Big Fish Payment becomes an independent company
From June 2018 Big Fish Payment is officially an independent company as a member of the 20-year-old Big Fish group. Since 2009 the company has become Hungary’s biggest payment integrator that...
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The Great Webshop Survey – this year’s results
In 2018 WebShop Experts and ShopRenter conducted a survey with the participation of 894 online shops, which revealed that the average conversion rate of respondents is 1.37 percent, 69 percent...
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Foodbank’s successful six months
Food Bank takes over leftover food from 100 manufacturers and 5 large retail chains. Every day they collect food products from nearly 270 shops. In the first half of the year the...
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