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McDonald’s to remove plastic straws and paper cup covers
McDonald’s previously announced that they would only use recycled raw materials by 2020 – origo wrote. In the pursuit of this endeavor, the company completely abolishes plastic straws and paper...
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Promotional peanuts
Direct advertising is not welcome in bars or restaurants where the target group could otherwise be found. An innovative German enterprise has introduced free peanuts in cans covered with advertisement...
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Magazine: Sparkling wine isn’t too fizzy any more
According to Ágnes Tulik, marketing and communications manager of Törley Sparkling Wine Cellar, the Hungarian sparkling wine market is vitalising, as sales of bottle-fermented sparkling wines are growing by two-digit...
Read moreInvestors received McDonald’s flash report well
Overall, the third quarter was successful for McDonald’s. The company successfully outperformed analyst expectations, and management is still optimistic about the company’s transformation – portfolio.hu wrote. McDonald’s has surprised its...
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Magazine: Quality-driven public sector catering
The ‘Quality-driven Public Sector Catering Programme’ of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) started in October 2015. With this programme the office integrated the food safety and quality based...
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A company operating a digital restaurant is coming to the Hungarian stock exchange
A new Hungarian startup will appear on the BÉT Xtend market. The shares of Cyberg Corp. (Cybergastro), the operator of “Kajahu” will be registered by BÉT on the Xtend market...
Read moreTourism Agency: the new country brand, is a major competitive advantage for Hungary
The new country brand is a major competitive advantage for Hungary, which was presented at the Tourism Summit 2018 conference – Guller Zoltán, Managing Director of the Hungarian Tourism Agency...
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The number of guest nights in Budapest is close to seven million in the first eight months
Budapest’s commercial guest turnover continued to grow in August, with the number of guest nights close to seven million in January-August – the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center announced on...
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Travel smartly!
Four-day weekends to come, so in spite of the fall, we do not have to give up vacation and relaxation plans. A half day trip nearby or even a nice...
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The hotel association expects strong traffic for the long weekend
Strong traffic is expected on long weekends in the hotels – according to Könnyid László, the President of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ). The analysis of Szállás.hu...
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Special fight against the pink tax – Video of the day
In a new video released by Burger King, female guests are charged $3.09 for a box of the company’s chicken fries while male guests are charged $1.69. Chick Fries are...
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Hungary has a Starbuck Rewards program, too!
tarbucks has its eyes set on a new rewards program. In a statement, Starbucks detailed plans that it expects to continue to develop its Starbucks Rewards program, giving customers more...
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Papapapapapa
Mainstream breweries are launching more and more pale ales (PA) in the Hungarian market. The beer’s strong hopped version is called IPA, while the ones made with trendy US hops...
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New Book of Excellent Wines
The latest edition of the Book of Excellent Wines was published in October. It was six years ago that the National Wine Excellence Programme started, and by now it has...
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Love and investment
Baron György Twickel, the owner of Twickel Wine Estate announced that this year’s grape yield had been satisfactory, so Twickel wines will have excellent acidity. The baron added that a...
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Who is the data protection official?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union affects all businesses, including hotels and restaurants as they also manage personal data. By 25 May every company prepared for...
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Small-scale farmers, restaurant owners and consumers
At a recent conference Minister of Agriculture István Nagy told: those restaurants that wish to make further progress as part of Hungary’s culinary revolution, can only do so by using...
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Restaurant trends in 2019
Media group Nation’s Restaurant News has published its trend forecast for 2019. What will characterise US restaurants next year? Some of the following: the fast casual category will keep growing...
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New steak aging method
In Marienlyst Strandhotel in Helsingör (Denmark) chef Casper Stuhr Sobczyk developed a new steak aging method. He dry-ages the steak in logs of butter in a refrigerator and then roasts...
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Functional cakes?
There were 28 cakes competing at Hungary’s Sugar-free Cake – a competition for bloggers and amateur confectioners. Those recipes were eligible which contain neither sugar nor white flour. The jury...
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Pro Turismo
On 16 October the Pro Turismo prizes were presented at the Turizmus Summit. From the restaurant and culinary world the following people were honoured with the prestigious prize: creative chef...
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Euroskills 2018
EuroSkills 2018 took place in Budapest at the end of September. Young cooks came from 24 European countries and Hungary’s Friderika Spekova (Borkonyha) finished 18th, while among waiters Viktória Bernadett...
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Sweet bread for the newborn
Fumu is a pastry characteristic of Hetés, a village in Zala County. It is made for weddings and when a baby is born. The sweet bread is made with walnut,...
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Szállás.hu: Domestic tourism increased by 12.5 percent
The Szállás.hu estimates that domestic tourism grew by 12.5 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period of a year ago. According to a survey of the portal...
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The Day of Hungarian Bath Culture was held on Saturday
The Day of Hungarian Bath Culture is held on the second Saturday of October every year; this year’s programs were held in the 100-year-old Gellért Bath in Budapest, where visitors...
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