Horeca

May peace be with you!

On 27 April, the leaders of the Hungarian Gastronomic National Association (MNGSZ) and the Hungarian Gastronomy Association (MGE), rather unexpectedly, started negotiations. The two parties agreed to prepare a document...

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Local products on the Internet

One of the strongest trends in world gastronomy today is using locally grown and locally manufactured products. But very often it is not easy to find these products. A real...

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Young masters of the profession

There were no big surprises at the Star of the Profession Festival (held on 26-28 April). In the cooks contest 1. Boglárka Berei, 2. Péter Pindl, 3. Ádám Szabó was...

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Travels in the living room

Economic recession may put off potential tourists from travelling. Some of them might be compensated by Destination Dinners, the company set up by a San Francisco chef. For USD 25-30...

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There will be no new president before September

Last year Tamás Háber, the president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) announced his resignation from the post as of this March. In February, members decided to postpone the...

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Peek-a-boo!

Saatchi & Saatchi’s Peruvian office won gold at the Cannes international advertising awards for this clever ad, which can be mounted on a door and creates an optical illusion that...

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The next generation

Junior chefs compete at two professional contests in Hungary: the Hungarian leg of WorldSkills/EuroSkills and the Star of the Profession Festival. Both WorldSkills and EuroSkills international contests are held every...

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Facing the challenge in New York – part 8

From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘I am happy – my family is here...

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110-year old brand

Nordsee is a German fast food chain that specialises in seafood. They have 400 units all over the continent – the company is the third biggest restaurant chain in Europe....

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Last year’s number three stands on top of the podium

‘Restaurant’ magazine in the UK publishes the list of the world’s best restaurants every year. Organisers divide the world into 26 regions and the leaders of these regions pick which...

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We are having a McBreakfast

According to the McBreakfast Quick Report, more than 800,000 Hungarians start the day with an empty stomach. More than 1.5 million people have breakfast in some café or snack bar...

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Treasure hunt

Super premium category and special beers are of moderate importance in domestic retail, but in HoReCa they are more and more present. In the past 2-3 years, a wide selection...

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Hungry Americans

Even bad publicity is publicity – goes the proverb. KFC’s Double Down sandwich is simply called ‘heart attack’ by some – instead of a bun it is made with two...

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Improving toilet room hygiene

The quality level of toilets in hotels and restaurants often falls below the standard guests expect. Erika Sárközi, a junior product and market manager with SCA Hygiene Products Kft. agrees...

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Be happy if they complain!

The average Hungarian guest is not hard to please, very often they would tolerate anything even if their problem could be solved easily. Who is the loser in cases like...

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Data speak

Three years ago the marketing department of the University of Mississippi surveyed customers’ level of satisfaction with bars and restaurants. Nearly 47 percent of guest said they never complained about...

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A real commonplaces

A prerequisite of managing complaints is paying attention to customer feedback. The restaurant’s manager should actively participate in managing guests’ complaints and in the follow-up process. Feedback is not Twitter...

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Turkey is the most popular tourist destination among the Hungarians

The Start Travel Agency compiles the top resorts list of the most popular summer tourist destinations every year, on the basis of the pre-booked trips. Turkey became the the most...

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Cafeteria: What remained tax free?

From the cafeteria benefits, only a few remained fully tax free this year, many popular forms are under 25 percent personal income taxation from January. The local travel ticket allocation,...

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The Hungarian hotels to lobby for discount VAT

Although the number of guest nights of the Hungarian hotels increased, in several factors they are in a more difficult position now, than at the end of last year, during...

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Budapest Tourism increases

The commercial accommodations of Budapest received 415 thousand guests in the first three months of 2010, 7.6 percent more than the in same period of last year and 3.6 percent...

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Tourism cooperation between Berlin and Budapest

In tourism marketing Berlin and Budapest will cooperate at some overseas markets in the future. The Chief Executives of the two cities’ tourism marketing organizations, Burkhard Kieker of the Berlin...

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Wine Street and Hungarian wine regions in Budafok

Building on the wine culture and wine tradition of Budafok, tourism developments have begun in the 22nd district of Budapest, from a close to 300 million HUF EU support. In...

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Flourishing beaches, and solid price increases at the lake Balaton

This year's season started with solid price increases or with the same entry fees and with several significant developments – said Győrffy Árpád, editor of balatontipp.hu to MTI. According to...

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The popular German Lifestyle magazine, promotes Budapest

The popular German magazine, that has 1 million readers, promotes Budapest beside Paris and Rome in its April issue; called “Neues für die Frau”. Beside the romantic Paris and Rome,...

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The first Hungarian Starbucks café opens in Westend

Now it is sure: After repeated postponement a Starbucks café will open in Hungary. The American chain will open its first unit in the Budapest Westend City Center shopping mall....

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This year will be important in rural tourism

This year may be important in rural hospitality. It turns out, how many people will meet the new conditions set by the law – said Kövér István, the president of...

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Neither fast nor slow, normal

This is the motto of the recently launched Mars shop, which is a refreshing dash of color in the palette of the Budapest food services, with its healthy and imaginative...

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Billion HUF developments in Somogy county baths

Three Somogy county baths – the baths of Igal, Nagyatád and Nagybajom – can become more competitive, from a total of more than one billion HUF. Half billion development will...

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Ten percent fewer guest nights in Romania

In the first quarter of 2010, the number of guest nights spent in commercial accommodations decreased by ten percent in Romania – reported the Romanian Statistical Office. According to the...

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