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Typical blue grape varieties are harvested in Villány at the end of August
Some farmers may begin harvesting blue grapes in the Villány wine region in the last days of August, the secretary of the 2,500-hectare vineyard council told MTI. Nagy Gergely said...
Read moreThe Zsoldos Pálinka Manufactory of Tiszaföldvár is planning to expand its capacity
The Zsoldos Pálinka Manufactory plans to expand its capacity due to growing orders – one of the owners of the company told MTI on Thursday. According to Nagy Tamás, the...
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Organic wines and delicious tapas await the guests at the Zelna Wine Bar and Vinoteka in Balatonfüred
The Zelna Wine Bar and Vinoteka awaits the guests with Art Deco interior, the most colorful wine selection in the wine region, and innovative cuisine, next to the Balatonfüred harbor....
Read moreNagy István: grants and programs help increase the competitiveness of beekeeping
The Hungarian beekeeping program, the honey promotion campaigns, and the Year of Pollinators announced this year are all intended to boost the competitiveness of the sector and increase the efficiency...
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National Lecso Festival in Balatonkenese
The National Lecso Festival will be held on Friday in the Széchenyi Park of Balatonkenese – the organizers of the event told MTI. For the first time this year, a...
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Consumer confidence in the euro area deteriorated in August
Consumers confidence in the euro area and in the European Union deteriorated in August, according to a survey by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)....
Read moreGerman farmers closed another poor harvest season
The summer harvest season in Germany has again been poor and workers have been hard to find, according to a report by the National Association of Farmers (DBV) published on...
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The richest family businesses
For many people, family businesses are small, friendly shops. However, there are families that run mega-billion dollar companies. Bloomberg has compiled a list of the richest families in the world...
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Aviation fuel from household waste
Shell, British Airways and Velocys are building together a huge facility that will be able to recycle household, commercial and production waste by turning it into fuel for aircraft. It...
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Waitrose becomes first UK grocer to sell eggs from ‘teenage’ hens
Billed as a way of reducing waste for farmers, Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to start selling pullet eggs from so-called ‘teenage’ hens. Pullets, otherwise known as hens...
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Meatless scramble: Plant-based vegan eggs coming to Kroger
The plant-based trend is about more than burgers: Plant-based eggs are coming to Kroger. The major grocery chain is already stocking Just Egg, made with mung beans, in some of...
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Amazon launches a new program to donate unsold products from third-party sellers to charity
Amazon will make it easier and more affordable for its third-party sellers to donate their unwanted excess inventory and returns, rather than having the items sent back or destroyed. The...
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The Debrecen and the Szeged Plaza to be renewed
The Indotek Group will start renovating two new shopping centers at the same time: the modernization of both the Debrecen Plaza and Szeged Plaza will be completed by the end...
Read moreKKM: a discussion took place in Budapest about the export of Hungarian pork to Thailand
Representatives of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KKM) were discussing licensing of Hungarian pork in Thailand and successful Hungarian measures against swine fever in...
Read moreA new market hall was built in Mohács
A new market hall in a value of about 680 million HUF has been built in Mohács, on the site of the former Jókai Street Market – the mayor of...
Read moreCigarette prices in Hungary are moderate
In the Czech Republic, a pack of 20-fiber cigarettes costs an average of 3.88 euros (1270 forints), while in Hungary it costs 3.82 euros (1250 forints) – boon.hu wrote. The...
Read moreFoods in the heat
Why do foods get worse in the heat? What can we use to determine if they can still be consumed? How do we store food in the heat? Why shouldn’t...
Read moreThe development of the online grocery shopping market in Germany is below expectations
The market for fresh food on the Internet in Germany has failed to live up to the hopes of service providers – German news portals wrote on Wednesday that DHL’s...
Read moreNébih is helping the wood trade companies with a guide
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (NABIH) is providing an online guide to help wood traders to operate in compliance with Hungarian and EU legislation, the office’s head of department...
Read moreGerman mobile companies make online shopping easier
Leading German mobile companies are launching a joint service called Mobile Connect, which allows you to connect to portals with a phone number without entering an email address or password,...
Read moreThe price was not enough for Metro’s shareholders
Daniel Kretinsky Czech billionaire failed in his attempt to acquire majority ownership in the Metro group – piacesprofit.hu wrote. Kretinsky’s investment firm, EPGC, said on the Internet: “We assume that...
Read moreEconomic activity in the euro area improved
Economic activity in the euro area improved somewhat in August, as manufacturing performance decreased at a slightly slower pace, although concerns about global trade sentiment further worsened business sentiment among...
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Rewe Group Pledges To Offer ‘Unpackaged’ Cucumbers
German retailer Rewe Group has pledged to remove plastic packaging from its cucumbers, saving up to 160,000 kilograms of plastic per year. As the retailer noted, the thin plastic film...
Read moreThe National Council of Mountain Communities: 2019 vintage can be a very good year
According to responses of the winemakers, we are ahead of a very good vintage – Brazsil Dávid, Secretary General of the National Council of Mountain Communities told M1 news channel...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: less pears to be produced this year
According to preliminary data, this year the domestic pear crop may be up to 20-25 percent less than in the average years, according to preliminary data, while the quality is...
Read moreLidl is expanding its Hungarian products
Lidl Magyarország is further expanding the range of its own branded product line called Hungarian Treasures, which are products exclusively from Hungarian suppliers – origo wrote. Lidl Magyarország within the...
Read moreDespite the heat, the Hungarian Taste Street and the Craft Festival attracted many visitors
In spite of the heat, many people visited the Hungarian Taste Street in front of the Castle Garden Bazaar on Tuesday morning and the Buda Castle for the Crafts Festival,...
Read moreThe Farmer Expo in Debrecen has ended
In four days, 30,000 visitors attended East Hungary’s largest agricultural and food trade fair, which ended on Sunday evening at the University of Debrecen (DE) Böszörményi Road agricultural campus, Vaszkó...
Read moreA special Hungarian cake is conquering India
An Indian couple, Saira and Mohammed Shafi, have decided to introduce the famous hungaricum, the chimney cake in their home country – origo wrote. Initial experience shows that the locals...
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