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Spirits Industry Association’s campaign reached nearly 1 million consumers this summer
This summer the Hungarian Spirits Industry Association and Product Board was promoting the importance of conscious alcohol consumption through music and an educational online card game. “Pour responsibly! Fill up...
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Super-premium coffee variant in the Nespresso selection
It took more than 20 years for Nestlé’ coffee experts to hybridise the finest Arabica varieties and create a new variant called N°20. N°20 espresso coffee has an exceptional taste...
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GVH: 1,000 customers can receive a refund of HUF 15,000 to HUF 50,000 from Media Mark
Media Markt Magyarország Kft. advertised four types of television sets with unrealistic price discounts – this was revealed by the Economic Competition Office (GVH). The Competition Council of GVH imposed...
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The founder of Szentkirályi mineral water is launching a new product line
The Hungarian billionaire businessman Levente Balogh – the founding owner of Szentkirályi Magyarország – presented for the first time the new Viola product line that will be released in the...
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Investment promotion in Hungary is at its peak – the interest of foreign investors in the Hungarian economy is huge
With rural developments, industrial properties and premium offices with a volume exceeding that of the capital, Hungary is at the forefront of exhibitors at one of the world’s most prestigious...
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MTÜ: the Tourinform offices are preparing nearly a hundred programs for World Tourism Day
The tourist information offices at 47 points in the country are waiting for tourists with a total of 98 programs on Wednesday, World Tourism Day, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ)...
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Benepack Hungary Kft. is building a packaging material factory in Mako
Benepack Hungary Kft. is building a packaging material factory in the industrial park in Makó, the foundation stone of the 65 million euro (25.3 billion HUF) investment was laid on...
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Nébih: Hungarian households are wasting less and less food
According to the fourth waste survey conducted by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), food waste in Hungarian households has decreased by 27 percent since 2016. The results of...
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Digitization on the agenda of the agriculture ministers of the Turkish states
The most important goal of the Organization of Turkish States (TÁSZ) is the increase of agricultural productivity and the closest and most effective cooperation in the field of agriculture –...
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Hungarian pálinka has also been included in the list of protected geographical indications in both the EU and Japan
In the framework of the economic partnership agreement between the European Union and Japan, another 42 EU and Japanese products have been added to the list of protected geographical indications...
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It is our shared responsibility to protect our land and water resources
Sustainable management of land and water resources is essential for achieving global food security, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy declared at the meeting of the European Committee on Agriculture of...
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Advance payments of agricultural subsidies will start in mid-October
Amidst the changes in the EU conditions for agricultural subsidies and the market difficulties, all financial assistance will increase in value, so after the conditions for advance payments have been...
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French prefer rosé to red wine
Rosé wine has risen in popularity with the French as young people are beginning to move away from traditional red wines and towards a glass of chilled pink throughout the...
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Joint V4 action against Ukrainian grain imports
Further joint steps against Ukrainian grain imports were agreed upon by the countries of the Visegrad Cooperation at the agriculture minister’s meeting in Znojmo, Czech Republic, where Hungary was represented...
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Switzerland’s Hero Group mulls future of domestic jam factory
The company is consulting with employees at the factory in Lenzburg. Swiss food company Hero Group is weighing up the future of a jam production facility in its home market....
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Billa And OMV Launch New Format In Czechia
Petrol station operator OMV and retailer Billa have launched a new food retail chain under the Viva Billa banner. The first Viva Billa store opened at the Strakonicka gas station...
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On the way to a sustainable food industry
By 2030, global food waste per capita at the retail and consumer levels must be halved, as well as food loss along the production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses,...
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Regina Ultr’Absorb kitchen towels 1, 2, 3 rolls
Try the NEW Regina Ultr’Absorb kitchen towels in stylish packaging. They are an ideal choice not only because of their high absorption capacity and sheet length, but also due to...
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GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. 2023/3. forecast for 2023
In the second quarter of this year, the Hungarian economy was already in recession for the fourth quarter, and this only happened in Estonia apart from Hungary in the EU....
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Once again PENNY wins the Retail Award of Excellence in 2023
PENNY Market Kft. won the Retail Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products again this year, based on the votes of the trademark users. Minister of Agriculture Dr István Nagy is...
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CÖF-CÖKA acts for the interests of food store employees
The Civil Solidarity Forum – Civil Solidarity Public Foundation (CÖF-CÖKA) is expanding its civil-focused interest protection activities to the actors of the food retail and wholesale trade, announced László Csizmadia,...
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Allianz Global Wealth Report 2023: The fun is over
Today, Allianz publishes its Global Wealth Report for the fourteenth time, which examines the wealth and debt situation of households in almost sixty countries around the world. 2022 was a...
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The first Green Pledge trademarks were awarded
In the framework of the Green Pledge program, successful applicants were presented with the Green Pledge awards, which were awarded by seven companies – Dentsu, Henkel, E.ON, Velux, Mastercard, K&H...
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The world market price of wheat was pushed down by large stocks in Russia
Between August 4 and September 8, the world market price of wheat was pushed down almost everywhere by the large stocks of wheat in Russia. In Germany, due to a worse-than-expected...
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Rail Cargo Hungaria has started transporting sugar beets to the sugar factory in Kaposvár
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has started delivering sugar beets to Magyar Cukor Zrt.’s factory in Kaposvár – the company informed MTI on Tuesday. In their announcement, they wrote: the raw...
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The operation of a slaughterhouse in Csongrád-Csanád County was suspended
The operation of a slaughterhouse in Csongrád-Csanád county has been suspended due to serious hygiene problems found during an on-site inspection, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) informed MTI...
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Reborn Hungarian agriculture
Hungarian agriculture is in a moment of rebirth, the most important message of which is that in order to maintain competitiveness, all players in the sector must change, regardless of...
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France and Germany want to ban shrinkflation
Both the French and German government want to ban shrinkflation. They call manufacturers reducing the content of products to camouflage price increases – at the very least – “misleading”. The...
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Aldi to boost expansion with £1.4bn investment as profits triple
Aldi is set to invest £1.4bn over the next two years to fuel its expansion across the UK. It comes as the discounter reported its operating profit had skyrocketed 196% to £178.7m...
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We can expect a weaker than average plum crop this year
According to KSH data, 34.9 thousand tons of plums were harvested from 7 thousand hectares in Hungary in 2022 (33.2 thousand tons were produced in 2021). According to experts, due to...
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