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Popular Hungarian strawberry
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) revealed that on the 17th week of 2016 fewer types of Hungarian-grown apples were available...
Read moreHailstorm damage compensation: new deadline
The Ministry of Agriculture originally set the 31 March 2016 deadline for applying for compensation in the Agricultural Széchenyi Card scheme. However, the ministry has given a new deadline, 30...
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A comprehensive dairy sector strategy may help
In the European-level milk crisis government help alone isn’t enough: market players need to cooperate in the medium and long term if they want to solve the problems – participants...
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Agriculture’s performance can be improved by one third
With the maximum utilisation of European Union and government subsidies, agriculture’s performance can be improved by 30 percent. Last year the value of the sector’s output reached HUF 2,400 billion...
Read moreThe stores during the European Football Championship can expect increasing traffic
The stores during the European Football Championship can expect increasing traffic, not only from fan products, but also from beer and snacks considerably more are bought this time compared to...
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Nielsen: Nearly half of the Hungarians are happy to hunt for good promotions in stores
Excitement is part of the joy of shopping caused by the hunting for discount promotions. Nearly half of the Hungarian consumers (48%) is pleased to dedicate the time to get...
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MNB: card payments continued to increase in the first quarter
The expansion of electronic payments continued to increase in this year's first quarter in Hungary, mainly the increase in payment card turnover was significant – according to the summary of...
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Gyermelyi Zrt. established a new crop production center
The Gyermelyi Zrt. handed over its new crop production center on Thursday in Szomor-Somodorpuszta. The investment cost 1.6 billion HUF. “This is one of the largest agricultural investment in Hungary,...
Read moreHungarian wines and dishes will be presented in London
Over the weekend, on Friday and Saturday, Hungarian wines and foods, as well as the representatives of the Hungarian culture will be presented in the British capital, at the 1st...
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High-quality dairy products from the ALDI
It is especially important for ALDI Magyarország to offer high quality products that meet customer needs in any case. So it is the case in milk and dairy products. The...
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Sustainably grown vegetables have better taste
According to two thirds of the European consumers, sustainably grown vegetables – such as onions grown at the sample farm of Knorr in Hungary – have better taste – Unilever's...
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Nébih: more than 39 tons of pickles were withdrawn from circulation
The specialists of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) withdrew more than 39 tons of pickles from circulation, after revealed several food safety deficiencies at a pickle production plant...
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Atmedia expects 200-300 percent growth
At the first press conference of Atmedia, Lukács Csaba, managing director of the company described the company's steadily successful development from 2010 to the present, and also said that this...
Read moreChinese are buying up Italian agricultural firms
It seems that China is serious about its economic conquest. The Chinese are buying up Italian agricultural companies – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Recently it appeared on the news that the Italian...
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A bigger monster
Monster Corporation, the manufacturer of Monster soft drinks increased sales by 8.5 percent to USD 680.2 million in the 1st quarter of 2016. In the summer Coca-Cola acquired a 17-percent...
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The Promenade Festival in Pécs begins on Sunday
The Promenade Festival in Pécs awaits its guests with two music performers every day, with a wide wine and gastronomic offer between 19 and 26 June in Pécs. The Promenade...
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Danone is hopeful about the future
Despite a drop in volume sales, thanks to higher prices Danone closed the 1st quarter in 2016 with a 3.5-percent value sales growth in 2016. The dairy company has decided...
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The fastest-growing market
Functional food products and goods that can improve people’s health are among the fastest-growing segments in the FMCG sector. According to a study by Leatherhead Food Research, in 2016 the...
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Training butchers at the highest level
In 2015 the SPAR group invested more than HUF 1.7 billion in expanding their 7,500m² meat processing plant with a slicing unit and a training centre to 10,900m². Ferenc Horváth,...
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Italy: a more stable FMCG market since last year
Italy is Hungary’s third biggest export market for food products, 9 percent of our food export ends up there. Last year we sold groceries in the value of EUR 718...
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Magazine: Private labels have the advantage
About 30 percent of European grocery retail is realised by private label products – reported EuroCommerce and the European Retail Round Table. EuroCommerce director Christian Verschueren told: decision-makers shouldn’t look...
Read more100 plus 20 billion HUF to the agricultural medium-sized enterprises
The Prime Minister’s Office allocated twenty billion HUF to support the agricultural medium-sized enterprises in the Rural Development Programme (VP) – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The supports can be used on food...
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Italian restaurant chosen to be the best in the world
Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, has been picked as the best restaurant in the world at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremony in New York. The first ever Italian restaurant...
Read moreDouble differences in food prices in EU countries
Last year, more than twice differences were measured in average food prices in the European Union. Foods and drinks were the cheapest in Poland, while the most expensive in Denmark...
Read moreThe slaughterhouse in Mohács can be launched during the autumn
The Bonafarm Group, owned by Csányi Sándor Chairman-CEO of OTP plans to slaughter 1 million pigs a year, from next year. It is a very ambitious vision in a country...
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Nébih: 22 foreign UHT milks were withdrawn from the market
22 foreign UHT milks out of the examined 48 UHT milks including Slovak, Czech, Polish products should be withdrawn from the market, because of their fat content was lower than...
Read moreHungarian wineries won 44 medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London
The Hungarian competitors won 2 platinum 8 gold, 18 silver and 16 bronze certifications. A further 21 Hungarian wines were awarded with a certificate of merit. One of the world's...
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The Hungarian Association of Chocolate and Confectionery has been established
The Hungarian Association of Chocolate and Confectionery (Csésze) has been established – Rebrus Csaba, the president of the new organization told MTI. According to the information, the most important objectives...
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The Mondi Kft. creates 220 new jobs with a 13 billion HUF investment
The British-owned Mondi Kft. creates 220 new jobs with a 13 billion HUF investment in Békéscsaba. Szijjártó Péter, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations, Szarvas Péter, Mayor of...
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The Polish government adopted a draft law on special tax on retail
On Tuesday, the Polish government adopted a bill on the special retail tax. The special retail tax was previously presented by the Polish Finance Minister in the parliament. It will...
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