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MA-HAL: 30 to 35 percent of annual fish consumption occurs at the end of the year
30-35 percent of annual fish consumption falls to the end of the year, a spokesman for the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Trade Organization (MA-HAL) told M1 news channel. Lévai Ferenc...
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Champagne, sausage, house party New Year’s Eve in Hungarian style
For Hungarians, the New Year’s Eve is champagne, sausage and house party. The sausage should be Vienna crunchy mustard; and the house party is more of a conversational gathering than...
Read moreThe European Parliament would tighten up the protection of bees
On Wednesday, the European Parliament called for stricter regulation on the protection of bees and other pollinators by the European Commission. The resolution adopted in Strasbourg calls for more targeted...
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The Health Fairy Monsters arrived to the kids
The first story of the Health Fairy Tales series has been published, with tens of thousands of copies were distributed to 50 kindergartens and schools before the holidays with the...
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More than 327 tons of food was gathered in the Give Joy! action
A record amount of more than 327 tons of food donations for those in need has gathered in this year’s Give Joy! action – the organizers told MTI on Thursday....
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Bonduelle does not pay enough attention to vegetables
Vegetables are not at all a priority when it comes to our diet – and unfortunately this is not only true at Christmas. Christmas meals in most families mostly consist...
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The new site of Axiál Kft. has been handed over
Hungarian agriculture has arrived at the dawn of a new era, as farmers have realized that they can only be competitive if they develop it – Nagy István, Minister of...
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DACHSER and the “terre des hommes” are stepping up their cooperation
In their project built of common roots, patience, perseverance, local and cultural roots are the path to success. DACHSER and the International Children’s Aid Organization “terre des hommes” are extending...
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Countdown has begun: the final of S.Pellegrino Young Chef comes in 2020
S.Pellegrino announces finalists for S.Pellegrino Young Chef International Culinary Talent Research. Launched in 2015, the competition aims to support the future of gastronomy by helping culinary talent. This year, the...
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Domestic McDonald’s announces its 14th scholarship for students aged 15-24
In Hungary, one in two young people aged 15-24 goes to school with daily work. Half of those working in McDonald’s restaurants in this country are from this age group,...
Read moreAbout 700,000 tourists visit Prague in December
About 700,000 tourists booked accomodiations in Prague in December. That’s 4.5 percent more than in December 2018 – the Prague City Tourism (PCT) company announced on Thursday. According to the...
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LG’s new nuclear-hot ovens offer some of the fastest cooking times ever
Remember all that cooking coming up at Thanksgiving, endless hours baking all the things? If smart kitchen owners take advantage of two spiffy new ovens from LG, they could be...
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Hungaricool winners: Top culinary products on the shelves of Interspar stores
In the following we present the 10 winners from the 269 entries in the Hungaricool product innovation competition organised by SPAR with professional support from the Agricultural Marketing Centre. Heart...
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Fisheries organization: plentiful supply of fish, price changes are not expected
The festive fish supply is plentiful as the weather is favorable for farming and consumer prices are unchanged, compared to last year – the spokesman of the Hungarian Aquaculture and...
Read moreNegotiations on the new Common Agricultural Policy will continue in Brussels next year
At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday, EU agriculture ministers agreed that further negotiations on the details of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were needed and that an...
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SPAR offers handmade products from the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service
The supermarket chain will begin distributing the food of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service in its selected stores in Budapest and the countryside already before Christmas. The sale of hibiscus...
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Syngenta’s staff donated the children of Mezőtúr
Almost 450,000 forints were donated by Syngenta staff at this year’s Christmas fundraising campaign to the Mezőtúr Member of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Pedagogical Specialty Board. Children development games and toys...
Read moreThe price of coffee jumped to heights has not seen for years
Coffee futures quotes have seen an overnight increase since 2015 – origo wrote. However, this is not a big surprise when we consider that commodity prices have increased by 38...
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More than one hundred million forints of fake branded clothes were seized on M43
More than nine thousands of fake branded clothes in a value of over seven million forints were seized by a National Tax and Customs (NAV) authority in a Truck on...
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Angel Shoe Box action sets record for helping Transylvanian needy
This year a record amount of 730 shoe boxes and fifty kilograms of durable foods have been collected by the Three Kings, Three Princess Movements, together with the Hungarian Scout...
Read moreThe Brits also enter the Chinese pork export competition
The Asian country is severely affected by African swine fever, a quarter of the herd has been killed or had to be slaughtered, leading to a surge in pork prices,...
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VR application teaches you how to wash hands properly
Adherence to hand hygiene rules can reduce nursing and school absenteeism by half, while healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 70 percent. Virtual technology can help in this...
Read moreIn Germany, business sentiment improved in December
Business sentiment in Germany improved more than expected in December, according to a study by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich. The improvement is another...
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Prices in the euro area have risen
Consumer prices in the euro area increased year-on-year in November, in line with analysts’ expectations. Final figures released by the European Union Bureau of Statistics (Eurostat) on Wednesday show that...
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Spar Aims To Raise €400,000 For Make-A-Wish
Spar has announced Make-A-Wish as its new national charity partner for the next two years, vowing to raise up to €400,000 for the Children’s Charity through collection boxes in more...
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Finnish Plastic-Free Drinking Straw Attracts Funding To Scale Up
Finland’s Stora Enso said its biodegradable drinking straws aimed at tackling the world’s plastic waste were now on sale to European customers, while its developer, Sulapac, had raised funds to...
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Nestlé Portugal Invests €11m In Organic Snacks Production Line For Babies
Nestlé has announced that it has invested around €11 million in a new production line for organic snacks for babies in its facility in Avanca in Portugal. The new line...
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Hungaricool: With product innovation for the development of the food industry
There was extraordinarily great interest in SPAR’s product innovation competition Hungaricool, which was implemented with support from the Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC). From the 269 entries the 10 winner products...
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