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Fresh Cut is about to break through
Hand Kft. has been taking part in MACFRUT since 2005. Managing director Gábor Füredi told our magazine that Fresh Cut products (ready to eat fruits and vegetables, e.g. salads, juices)...
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2016 is the year of ransomware
According to Trend Micro, more ransomware infections were reported in the first half of 2016 than in the whole of 2015. 172 percent more attacks took place and USD 3-billion...
Read moreThe volume of commercial real estate investments has doubled
The volume of commercial real estate investment transactions increased to 1.5 billion euros (457 billion HUF), in the first three quarters of this year in Hungary, which is the double...
Read moreThe PMI of November is on a two decades peak
The Purchasing Manager Index indicates an expansion for the eleventh month now. The seasonally adjusted value of the index in November was 56.6 percent, the third highest in the past...
Read moreWinemaker of the Winemakers Award: the 2017 list of candidates was published
The producers of Tokaj-hegyalja were received the highest number of nominations on the candidate list of the Winemaker of the Winemakers Award 2017. The list was published on Wednesday. During...
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Entrepreneurs Day 2016
In accordance with the tradition, the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) organizes the Entrepreneurs' Day on the first Friday of December again. To the event now held for...
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European Commission: EU's agriculture face major challenges
The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is facing serious challenges – Joost Korte, Deputy Director General of the European Commission’s Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate said in Siófok, on...
Read moreCerbona’s manufacturer received the Successful Enterprises award
The manufacturer of Cerbona products, the Naponta Kft. received the “The Prize For Successful Enterprises” award in the small and medium enterprises category. The award was handed over by Varga...
Read moreThe Hungarian Wine Academy announces the winner of the “Winemaker of the Year 2016 in Hungary” title
On 2 December 2016 at 12 pm, the winner of the “Winemaker of the Year 2016 in Hungary” title was announced at the press conference of the Hungarian Wine Academy....
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EuroShop trade fair from 5 to 9 March 2017 in Düsseldorf
EuroShop, the world's leading professional trade fair has a demand larger than ever among the exhibitors. The organizers expect 2,500 exhibitors. The exhibition space of 120,000 square meters surpasses the...
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Green car easily
The Budget Magyarország is expanding its fleet, making it easy to rent electric and hybrid cars. Air and environmental pollution are the main problems in the world currently, therefore, countries,...
Read moreA Belgian beer was also aded to the list of UNESCO
Belgian beer, Cuban rumba dancing and traditional New Year celebrations in several countries all make it onto UNESCO’s latest list of heritage worthy of protection. The UN’s cultural body accepted...
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Changes in the Hungarian Food Book
The rules for meat products and baked goods changed in the Hungarian Food Book, so that consumers will get even better quality products than before. For instance the minimum meat...
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Farmers get more advance payment
This year Hungarian farmers get more advance payment as part of the EU funding scheme than before: until the end of the year they will get HUF 200-billion from the...
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Increased market share for manufacturer brands
Between January and July 2016 praline sales exceeded HUF 10 billion. Like-for-like value sales dropped 1 percent and volume sales were down 7 percent. Shops with a floor space above...
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PEPCO: one thousand stores in Europe
Clothing and household goods discounter PEPCO opened their 1,000th store in Europe. The company entered the Hungarian market in 2015 and already operates 63 stores. PEPCO’s story started in Poland...
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The annual turnover of the Hungarian confectionery market may grow to 200 billion HUF this year
The annual turnover of the Hungarian confectionery market – shelf price calculated – may grow by an average of 5 percent to around 200 billion HUF this year – the...
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Festive preparations at Tesco
The custmers can find all the necessary ingredients for the Christmas holidays in the Tesco stores from gifts and foods through decoration to the latest funny Christmas pullovers. The department...
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Chocolate Santa Clauses are exported to Brazil and South Africa from Hungary
The hollow chocolate products made in the Nestlé factory in Diósgyőr, Hungary are transported to 24 countries. The Santa Claus brings the chocolate figures to the small kids of chocolate...
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The SPAR has opened a Recruiting Office
The SPAR has opened its first recruiting office in Budapest in the SPAR supermarket in the Nyugati Square. The SPAR, as one of the largest employer in Hungary decided to...
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New donation cards to support children living in poverty
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service introduces new donation cards to support children living in poverty. The 200 and 500 HUF cards can be purchased in the Spar and Interspar stores,...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: increasing competitiveness is the interest of the Hungarian farmers
Competitive production as well as preparations to take part in the international competition successfully is the interest of both the Hungarian and European farmers. The international competition will spill into...
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The Food Avalanche Programme helped to five thousand families
The Food Avalanche Programme of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and Syngenta took place in fifty-three settlements this year. The local authorities and civil societies that took part in the...
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Three-quarters of the crop depends on pollination by animals
In the world, one and a half billion jobs and the existence of the three-quarters of the crop depends on pollination by animals, so if we do not stop the...
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New life out of the temporary home
The Habitat for Humanity “Second Chance” program brought another great result: this year the program gives an opportunity to a seven-member family with five children to start a new, independent...
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FM: those who register by the the end of the year can go to the OMÉK on this year's prices
Those who register by the the end of the year can go to the 78th National Agricultural and Food Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK) on this year's prices – the Ministry...
Read moreThe number of mini-breweries is growing rapidly in the Czech Republic
The number of mini-breweries is growing rapidly in the Czech Republic reaching 338 at the end of November. According to the Wednesday statement of the Czech-Moravian Association of the mini-breweries,...
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Macfrut: international and innovative fruit and vegetable technology
The Italian city of Rimini hosted the Macfrut fruit and vegetable trade fair for the 33rd time between 14 and 16 September 2016. On a floor space of 40,000m² more...
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Africa in focus
One of the conferences organised as part of the Macfrut trade exhibition was discussing the role of the fruit and vegetable sector in the development of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fruit and...
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