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Watermelon for individualists

In the United States seedless watermelons already appeared in the 1980s and became so popular that today only 20 percent of watermelons consumed in the US contain seeds. The next...

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Béla Bozsó, managing director of Association of Building Engineers “With the focus on energy efficiency”

– Is this the first time that you take part in Hoventa? – Yes. Hungexpo came up with the idea to make the themes of building engineering and energetics part...

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Chili lounge

The interior is of minimalist design with a Mediterranean touch and Chili seats 40 people. Recipes of the dishes came from all over the world, brought by the owner himself...

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László Varga, president of Hungarian Bakers’ Association “They bring quality ”

– What does Hoventa mean to you? – Hungexpo and the Hungarian Bakers’ Association have been cooperating for a long time – we organised UKBA together. Our goal at Hoventa...

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What comes after the website?

There is no doubt that the future of restaurants’ advertising communication is the Internet. Today every 10th Hungarian has a Facebook profile, but only every 250th bar or restaurant has...

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We teach you so that you can buy it

METRO Customer Academy will create an opportunity for those in the Horeca sector to study. We discussed the topic with Piroska Balestra, METRO’s head of the customer academy department. •...

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Chat and Co.

We often hear about community media and probably many Facebook, Twitter, Iwiw, YouTube or Wikipedia users would not be able to define the term. The term defines communication tools which...

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Edible drinks

If there is a popularity ranking for cocktails in the United States, Bloody Mary probably has a place in the top 5. This drink was created in the 1920s and...

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Health-friendly restaurants

The objective of the Health-friendly programme is to promote healthy eating. According to project manager Éva Péterfia, about 1,000 restaurants are interested in joining the initiative. Member restaurants forbid smoking,...

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Cold wonders of the summer

The most disappointing thing a bar owner cans say to a guest in summer is ‘I do not have cold beer or Coke’. Blitz Chiller is the solution: a rapid...

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Wine and women

The ‘role’ of women in quality wine consumption does not cease to become more important. In the United States, 53 percent of those who drink wine at least once a...

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Cooks from the Web

11 September was the day when seven famous Hungarian gastrobloggers introduced themselves at an event on Tabáni Terrace called Blog Tasting. Our view is that it is restaurant owners’ interest...

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The European Swimming Championship boosted up the occupancy of the hotels

During the European Swimming Championship, that was held on the Margit Island of Budapest, hotel occupancy was 79.7 percent, which was 11.7 percent higher, than in the same period of...

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Hotel prices increased worldwide

After the decline of seven consecutive quarters, in the second quarter of this year hotel prices increased worldwide, for the first time with an average of 2 percent, compared to...

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The Winemaker of the Year expanded its pension

The consecration of the expanded part of the Polgár Pension took place on the 4th of September 2010, in Villány. The investment exceeded 216 million HUF, which the Government and...

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Hungarikum from Cave Bath

According to the operators of the Cave Bath, the Cave Bath of Miskolctapolca, should also be included among the Hungarikums, beside other tourist attractions. Fridély László, Executive of the Miskolc...

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New country image: remedial Hungary

The remedial Hungary will be the country image in the forthcoming years – said Botos Balázs, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy, at a handover ceremony in Keszthely....

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Hungary increases its presence at international trade fairs

Horváth Gergely, the CEO of MT Zrt.gave an interview to the editors of the Tourism Panorama. He stressed, that the national marketing organization will support primarily the sales activities of...

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New stars from next March

Instead of January 2011, the new system will be introduced next March in Hungary. The lag is caused by the delay of the testing of the new hotel qualification IT...

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Underwater hotel from 10 billion

The representative body of Bonyhád agreed to the investment of the Underwater hotel of Trimp Holding Zrt. previousloy planned to Kiskunhalas. The hotel will be built in the Alsószéplak site...

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Facing the challenge in New York – part 11

From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘So I said no to DB Modern and...

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Shall we laugh or cry?

Distilleries in the Val-de-Travers region in Switzerland have asked the Swiss agricultural authorities to declare the name ‘absinthe’ exclusive to their area. Absinthe is a drink traditionally connected to France....

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Gösser is 150 years old

This June Gösser brewery celebrated its 150th birthday in Leoben. In the picturesque valley where the brewery is located people appeared wearing lederhosen and other traditional garments. Leoben is a...

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Make food, not war!

A restaurant as the ambassador for peace – this is what Conflict Kitchen in Pittsburgh is about. A few creative artists in the city decided to open a takeaway restaurant...

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Our orange is neither sour nor yellow

In the heart of Budapest, we can still come across menus which make us wonder: what might these meals taste like? Not every restaurant is willing to pay for a...

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Ranking mania

It is a tall order to evaluate blogs objectively, so the different rankings can be considered some kind of game. According to blog.com, the following were the world’s best dessert...

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Business and brand building at the same time

Another great initiative in catering: Arany Kaviár restaurant in Budapest serves its own caviar brand to guests and to a few selected partners. The Siberian sturgeon roe is produced by...

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More sugar, please!

– Daily coffee is the most characteristic product in catering and consumption habits only changed moderately. People go to bars and cafés less often, but on the other hand demand...

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Bankruptcy

Opten Informatikai Kft. announced in August that a record number of accommodation service providers and catering ventures went bankrupt in the first six months of 2010. The number of companies...

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Company evolution

Polish-owned MOKATE Group has several foreign companies in its portfolio. One of them is Mokate Kft. that recently introduced two new brands to the retail market: Vienna roasted Caffee Crema...

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