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The new exhibition of the Korean Center presents the history of fermented meals
The new exhibition of the Korean Cultural Center opening on 4 September presents the history of fermented meals. photo: hancinema.net The exhibition provides insights into the making of traditional Korean...
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A study was released about the attitudes and habits related to the purchase of domestic food
The Hungarian food is excellent in all respects, yet consciously only about a third of the Hungarians are looking for domestic products on the shelves of the stores, according to...
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The price of poultry will increase soon
We will have to pay more for the poultry meat in the shops soon – Világgazdaság Online reported, the Poultry Product Council’s forecast. The increase is due to the rise...
Read moreFruitVeb: this year’s grape production can have good quality and large quantities
Good quality and large quantities of grapes are expected this year – Domján Erika, managing director of the FruitVeb Hungarian Vegetables and Fruit Interprofessional Organization and Product Board told M1...
Read moreThe K&H SME confidence index is at its historical peak
The K&H SME SME Index has achieved its historical peak. The companies expect declining public debts, business-friendly economic policies and improved financial results for the next year – the K&H...
Read moreThe GKI’s economic growth index fell to its lowest point
The GKI Economic Growth Index fell to its lowest point in August after the July peak. The business and consumer expectations have deteriorated, but they continue to reflect optimism, GKI...
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The Vitajó breads are baked in Győr
The COOP Győr Zrt. has acquired the right to produce and distribute the Vitajó breads in almost 140 settlements. The COOP Győr Zrt. has started the production and marketing of...
Read moreCo-operative co-operation can provide beekeepers better market opportunities
Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture, spoke about the advantages and possibilities of cooperative cooperation at the meeting of the Beekeeping Cooperative in Domonyvölgy. There are 1 200 000 bee families...
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Thai gastronomy and cultural festival in Budapest
Thai gastronomic and cultural festival will be held in Budapest for the third time. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand is awaiting the visitors to the Vajdahunyad Castle with...
Read moreMinistry of Agriculture: the aging of the farmer society must be stopped
The aging of the farmer society must be stopped with EU agricultural policy tools and with actions of the Member States – the Minister of State of the Ministry of...
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600 new filling stations are being developed for electric cars this year
Thanks to the governmental measures taken in the past period, 600 new filling stations for electric cars are under construction for this year – Ungár János, Chairman of the Hungarian...
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Pernod Ricard bought the largest online beverage wholesaler company in Europe
Europe’s leading online beverage wholesaler company was acquired by French Pernod Ricard, the world’s second largest beverage company – the Meininger’s wine business international wine specialist magazine wrote. The Univum...
Read moreThe second largest pig farm in Europe was attacked by ASF in Romania
Gicu Dragan, head of the branch office of the Braila County branch office, told Agerpres news agency on Saturday that the commercial unit, which consists essentially of three farms belongs...
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The emotional well-being of women is more affected by diet
Women may need much more key nutrition materials to maintain their emotional well-being than men need – a new study from New York State University researchers revealed. An increasing number...
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Ecommerce Hungary has a new website
The new website of Ecommerce Hungary was launched in August 2018. Thanks to the new design and structure, a more active and effective communication becomes possible. It is needless to say that...
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Big Fish Payment becomes an independent company
From June 2018 Big Fish Payment is officially an independent company as a member of the 20-year-old Big Fish group. Since 2009 the company has become Hungary’s biggest payment integrator that...
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The Great Webshop Survey – this year’s results
In 2018 WebShop Experts and ShopRenter conducted a survey with the participation of 894 online shops, which revealed that the average conversion rate of respondents is 1.37 percent, 69 percent...
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Foodbank’s successful six months
Food Bank takes over leftover food from 100 manufacturers and 5 large retail chains. Every day they collect food products from nearly 270 shops. In the first half of the year the...
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SPAR is training the next generations
SPAR Hungary gives the chance to nearly 900 students in this school year to do traineeship at the company. Within the framework of this programme already 452 students passed their trade...
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New CEO for Pick Szeged
László Sutka has replaced Endre Nagy as the acting CEO of Pick Szeged. Mr Sutka started his career as an economic analyst at Pick Szeged Zrt. in 1998. Before being appointed as acting...
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NAK members decide to buy gas from NKM National Utilities
NKM National Utilities will provide nearly 50 members of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) with natural gas in the 2018-2019 period. The winner of NAK’s tender will provide NAK members...
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Lighter and greener bottles from Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Hungary cuts the weight of plastic bottles by 20 percent, at the same time increasing the share of their recycled components to 40 percent by 2020. The company has invested...
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Competition authority gives green light to Hungerit deal
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has ruled that Csányi Group’s buying of HUNGERIT Poultry Processing and Food Zrt. has no negative competitive effect on the domestic market. It turned out that in...
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SPAR going greener
SPAR’s operations are environmentally conscious in general, for instance last year the retailer collected and took care of the recycling of 40 percent of the waste they had produced. SPAR also...
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Hungarian artisan chocolate wins at this year’s culinary Oscars
The salty caramel truffle with walnut of Bonbonier Chocolate Manufacture won at the Great Taste Awards. With its bonbons and chocolates, the company collected 15 international prizes in the last 3...
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Hungarian communications director offered group level task
From August Valentin Tóth, public affairs and communications director of Coca-Cola Hungary, is responsible for Coca-Cola HBC’s group level CSR programmes. His main tasks will be working out the long-term strategy...
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Penny Market installs LPG cylinder vending machines
In July the Penny Market store in Érd installed Hungary’s first LPG cylinder vending machine. Thanks to the system developed by FLAGA Hungária Kft., it only takes a few minutes for...
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World champion products in dm drugstores
Footballer Lukas Podolski – who played for the German national team 130 times – and dm have teamed up to create a special new brand. The STRASSENKICKER range consists of four...
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Lacikonyha Magyarország: new managing director
As of June 2018 László Bruszt is the managing director of Lacikonyha Magyarország, a member of the Polish group Prymat. The new managing director believes that one of his most important...
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‘Onlife’ 15th E-commerce Conference, 5-6 June 2018, Visegrád (Part 2)
Visegrád was the host of the 15th Ecommerce Conference, which was organised by Ecommerce Hungary on 5-6 June 2018. There were nearly 50 presentations and workshops on the 2-day programme. Ecommerce Hungary...
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