Horeca
Hot meal vouchers – 25 percent tax is a partial success
Date: 2009-07-02 00:10:00
Food Voucher Distribution Association (EUFE) reckons as a partial succes that the Parliament instead of the nearly 100 percent tax, voted for a rate of 25 percent for the hot...
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Killer statistics
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
If the amendment of current legislation on the protection of non-smokers is passed in the autumn, smoking will be banned in restaurants. According to statistics, this planned measure is supported...
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Spirit of the place in the bottle of fruit juice
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Growth in sales of fruit juice seems to be slowing down. Retail sales show stagnation, while HoReCa sales are still showing some growth. The selection and unit size of fruit...
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Hungarian gas connection
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The gas operated grilling apparatus developed by Fővárosi Gázművek and E.ON is suitable for use in the catering sector and at home as well. The essence of the innovation is...
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What is Bocuse d’Or worth when it’s Hungarian?
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The final of the local Bocuse d’Or competition is to be held in the Hungexpo complex, during the Foodapest-UKBA 2010 exhibition. Eight competitors are expected to reach the final. The...
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Alcohol banned in district XI
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Once we have experienced the level of noise produced by the open air clubs located in the district, the argument used by the local government of district XI to justify...
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Franchise news
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Chains under a franchise system One of the biggest problems Hungarian catering businesses are faced with is the supply of good quality materials. Two initiatives have been launched recently which...
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„Turning back the clock”
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
László Kovács, owner of La Fiesta Party Service had been chairman of the Restaurant Master Committee of MNGSZ for four years, but suspended his membership recently, following the annual meeting...
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From 06.00 AM till 20.00 PM
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
György Molnár (35), chef of Hotel Hadik and a former member of the board of Étrend Magyar Konyhafőnökök Egyesülete had resigned from the board minutes before the annual meeting of...
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Talent in the bag
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Yet another talented young chef has decided to leave after building up something. Roland Oláh has turned Café Erté into one of the best restaurants but is now leaving for...
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To feel the atmosphere!
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Chefs from Villa Medici have recently attended a course held by Lea Linster. – This is an efficient way to develop – explains Judit Doktorits-Neubauer from Villa Medici. – We...
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More functions – in less space
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Though VarioCooking Center® has been in existence for some years, it is just beginning to appear in Hungarian kitchens. The shortage of space is an eternal problem in restaurant kitchens....
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Something for something
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The grill season is at its peak. In the US, a whole industry has been built around the popularity of grilled meat. At the same time, an increasing proportion of...
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Global pioneers
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Every year, several thousand new beverages –many of them spirits – appear on the shelves world-wide, including some really new products. Death’s Door, the first mass produced white whiskey is...
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One hotel – ten thousand suppliers
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The majority of the suppliers of Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto supply honey, because they are bees. Three beehives have been installed on the roof. The project has several...
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“Joint” success
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
According to a survey by Magyar Bormarketing Kht and MT Zrt., 90 percent of the retailers and restaurant owners participating in the Wine Wednesday campaign would participate again. The six...
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Ice cream UFO
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Russian scientists have worked out a special stabiliser which prevents ice cream from melting. The special ice cream which turns into a gel rather than melting upon being heated has...
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László Murányi, new chairman of MFSZ
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
László Murányi, CEO of Coop Hungary Zrt was elected the new chairman of the Hungarian Franchise Association on 27. May. According to the new chairman, franchise has become more important...
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Umbrella trick
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Cocktail umbrellas have some practical functions as well. On open terraces, they provide some shade which helps to delay the melting of ice cubes and also slow down the evaporation...
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Four-star Castle Hotel in Szilvásvárad
Date: 2009-07-01 00:07:00
The 59th Castle Hotel of Hungary opened its gates in Szilvásvárad, Heves County. The owners renovated the castle, by 1.5 billion HUF and developed a four-star, 45 room hotel, which...
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There are less domestic tourist in Western Transdanubia
Date: 2009-06-29 00:20:00
According to theCentral Statistical Office, the Western Transdanubia commercial accommodation in the first four months of 2009 has been decreased by 2.7 percent less than a year earlier. The number...
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Danube Wine Garden opened
Date: 2009-06-29 00:11:00
The Danube Wine Garden tourist visitor centre opened its gates and waiting its guests for three months. Danube Wine Garden will present the gene center of Hungarian viticulture, the Danube...
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Paris is the first, Budapest the 38th in the list of global cities
Date: 2009-06-25 00:07:05
The 2009 Anholt-GfK Roper City Brands Index (CBI) report captures consumer perception of the image and reputation of 50 major cities worldwide – GfK Custom Research North America announced highlights...
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Four-star hotels in Zala, for 1.3 billion HUF
Date: 2009-06-25 00:04:00
With EU-support, a new, 73-room, – 4 apartman hotel is being built in Zala, in Gelse. Total cost of the investment is 1.3 billion HUF. The four-star hotel is expected...
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Bad weather destroying bathing-possibilities at Lake Balaton
Date: 2009-06-25 00:02:00
A good number of guests have not even turned up at their previously reserved accomodations due to the bad weather conditions at Lake Balaton. Wineries, restaurants and shops, on the...
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Volt and Balaton Sound may bring hundreds of millions for the budget
Date: 2009-06-24 00:07:30
In spite of the recession, both festivals organized by Sziget Office are increasingly popular: the interest in Volt has not seen much of a decline, whereas Balaton Sound faces a...
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Hungarian beach-festival with special-offer tickets
Date: 2009-06-23 00:08:00
One single special-offer ticket is valid for 9 days for 100 swimming-pools, aquaparks, beaches, thermal-and spa baths: the beach-festival organized by Hungarian Tourism Ltd. starts on 27th June and closes...
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Travel agency liquidated due to insolvence
Date: 2009-06-22 00:10:00
MKEH, the office in charge of Hungarian commercial authorisations has legally cancelled the acivity of the travel agency called 5 Kontinens Travel Agency Ltd. – as announced on the official...
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Most of the Hungarians do not plan going on holiday longer than 5 days in a year
Date: 2009-06-19 01:09:22
According to the National Media Analysis of GfK Hungária and Szonda Ipsos, 76 percent of the Hungarians stated that they did not have any holidays in the past year. The...
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