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The dm encourages the use of environmentally friendly bags
The dm seeks to reduce the household waste of its customers and encourages them to use their shopping bags more than once. Shopping bags are a useful helper in everyday...
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SPAR Hungary will not sell eggs from cage holdings from 2025
Slovenian, Croatian, Italian and Hungarian members of the SPAR Austria group will not sell eggs from cage holdings from 2025 at the latest. At the same time, they will expand...
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Green initiatives at ALDI
ALDI Magyarország has announced its tree planting application last spring for Hungarian primary schools. The students studying in the winning institutions can now monitor the life of trees and shrubs...
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The Food Analytica Kft. has joined to the Eurofins food analysis group
The Food Analytica Kft. headquartered in Gyula has joined the Luxembourg-based Eurofins Group, the world’s leading food analytical laboratory network – was announced on Tuesday in Békés County. Kishonti Alex,...
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There is still a reserve in Hungarian sunflower
Although the volume of sunflower decreased by 2 million tonnes to 45 million tonnes globally last year, there is still a strong demand for the plants. Hungarian farmers also performed...
Read moreThe IMF has improved its global economic growth forecast for 2018 and 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded its global economic growth forecast for this and the next year in its update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO), which was published on...
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Hungarian fruit types are planted by MKSZN in Ukraine
As early as autumn this year, the export of Hungarian fruit types – saplings, cultivation technology and expertise – will start to Ukraine, according to a bilateral agreement signed by...
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Nestlé Hungária has a Hungarian CEO again
As of January Péter Noszek – former chief financial officer and controlling director of Nestlé EMENA (Europe, Middle East, North Africa) – is the managing director of Nestlé’s Hungarian affiliate. Mr...
Read moreDylan Lauren To Receive 2018 ISM Award
Dylan Lauren, founder and proprietor of Dylan’s Candy Bar, will receive the ISM Award 2018, which pays tribute to an individual that has performed exceptional service for the sweets and...
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Four thousand of 160 companies already have a Hungarian Product trademark
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) continues to cooperate with the Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft., whose trademarks can be found on about four thousand products of almost 160 companies already. According...
Read moreTraditional foods have to be produced with the most modern technology
Hungary insists on traditional foods, but these foods have to be produced with the latest technologies – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture said on Saturday in Berlin at the Global...
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PepsiCo’s interests in Hungary were acquired
The Czech Karlovarské Minerální Vody (KMV) and Balogh Levente acquired the PepsiCo’s interests in Hungary, while the Czech and Slovak PepsiCo companies are purchased exclusively by KMW. The transaction is...
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With the introduction of the Golden Bites, Pannontej cuts a bigger slice from the Hungarian cheese market
Favorites in crunchy coat! This is the slogan of the latest cheese specialty, the Golden Bites. The creamy soft, yet crisply fresh cheeses were impressively presented to the Hungarian audience....
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A safe dietary supplement program starts
The safe dietary supplement program will be launched in the pharmacies from February, so in the pharmacies with the trademark of the safe dietary supplement program the consumers can buy...
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Lifestyle changing is easier with turkey meat
A few weeks after the New Year, vows still persist, and many people are pushing for a healthier lifestyle this year. One of the most important changes is diet: instead...
Read moreExcellent grape harvest was predicted in Ópusztaszer
Excellent grape harvest and cheerful vintage were predicted by the farmers in the surrounding vineyards and wine communities on the St. Vincent’s Day event in the Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial...
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Maize and Wheat Conference event series with great success
The 2nd Maize and Wheat Conference event series ended with a great success with total of 450 participants. The event held at the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Debrecen...
Read moreNébih: African swine fever has appeared near the Ukrainian-Hungarian border again
African swine fever virus has been reported by the Ukrainian veterinary authority. The virus was found in a wild boar, shot in the Beregszász district. The animal was shot 8...
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Compared to its year end peak, GKI’s economic sentiment index improved slightly in January
Compared to its historical peak at the end of 2017, GKI’s economic sentiment index advanced in January within the statistical margin of error. According to the empirical survey conducted by...
Read moreThe results of the 2017 Winter Seasonal Food Chain Check has improved
Regarding the main irregularities, the 2017 seasonal food chain monitoring results improved compared to the previous years. Last year 1.9 percent of the products tested had to be withdrawn from...
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FM: 2017 was a record year in the Hungarian-German agricultural trade
The Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expected to rise again in 2017 after 2016 – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) announced on Friday, on the occasion of the beginning of the...
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Berlin to be conquered again by the Hungarian flavors
Hungary is present at the 83rd International Green Week (IGW) in Berlin with excellent Hungarian foods, other products, Hungarian flavors, a bistro called “Best of the Hungarian Land”, colorful stage...
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New European countries have committed themselves to cultivating GMO-free soybeans
The European Soy Declaration was signed by the Agriculture Ministers of four new countries (Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova and Montenegro) on Friday. The European Soy Declaration was launched with a Hungarian-German-Austrian...
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Hungarian lager beer was awarded for the first time at the World Beer Idol Czech Beer Competition
Hungary’s Szent András Brewery has returned home with prizes from one of Europe’s most prestigious professional beer competition, the World Beer Idol in the Czech Republic. The Szent András Brewery...
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Coca-Cola announced a new global waste management strategy
A new global waste management strategy was announced on Friday by Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage producer. With the radical transformation of its packing practice, the company based in Atlanta...
Read moreThe renovated winery centers of Etyek were handed over
The refurbished winery centers of Etyek were handed over on Friday. The government investment was the first realized part of the Pannónia Szíve (Pannonia’s Heart) tourism development program. Tessely Zoltán,...
Read moreThe government is committed to the development of the horticultural sector
The agricultural government attaches great importance to the development of the horticultural sector, which is the most labor-intensive area in agriculture, which provides the livelihood of about 300-350 thousand families...
Read moreGerman business sentiment reached a record level
In November, the Business Sentiment Index of the Institute of Economics at the University of Munich, achieved a record. In November, the ifo German business sentiment index rose to 117.5...
Read moreThe consumer mood decreased in the United States
US consumer confidence deteriorated in January after US households found the current economic situation worse – according to the regular monthly survey of the Michigan University whose preliminary results were...
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Domesticated turkeys come from ancient Mexico
According to an international research team, domesticated turkeys originated in ancient Mexico, and the Aztecs and Mayans could have kept the animals not only for eating purposes, but also for...
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