Horeca
                    We adore rice
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Risotteria, where their special technolgy enables them to serve risotto from a selection of 42, within five minutes of getting the order. Rice to Riches is another restaurant in New...
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                    Smoked cocktail
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                It is a rather original idea that already conquered a few big cities in the United States: bartenders add a smoke flavour to cocktails. The easiest way to do it...
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                    Gábor Buday on the renewal of Gundel
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Danubius Hotels Nyrt. bought the remaining one third of Gundel Kft.’s ownership share from LL Partners, L.P. Both the management of Gundel Kft. and the restaurant remain unchanged. According to...
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                    May be we too will come out as winners?
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Experts keep returning to the topic of climate change and its effect on wine regions and grape varieties. Péter Teszlák from the Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology at the...
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                    Bocuse d’Or preliminaries
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Competition details of Bocuse d’Or Hungary, the preliminaries for the world’s most prestigious chef contest, is now available in full at www.bocusedorhungary.hu.The winner of the Hungarian final (planned to be...
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                    Dandelion ale
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                New Belgium brewing company in Colorado started selling its Dandelion Ale this August. The new product was inspired by the great hop shortage of 2008. Brewers took advantage of the...
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                    Special wine-tasting event
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Wine shop In Vino Veritas invited its partners to a special wine-tasting event. The company’s main profile is selling high quality Hungarian wines, but this time they invited the representatives...
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                    Coca-Cola of a hundred flavours
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                There are never too many varieties – this could have been the starting point for the American soft drink giant when they invented the Coca-Cola Freestyle vending machine, which offers...
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                    József Szántó passed away
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                József Szántó died in August, at the age of 52. The master chef, winner of numerous competitions, helped to start the careers of several young talents. His former apprentices will...
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                    Beer comes pouring
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                There used to be a time when people had to queue for beer on tap. Even today, often there is only one beer tap, so the customer sobers up by...
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                    Hoventa returns to Hungexpo
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Representatives of the two companies signed the contract at the beginning of September: Hoventa, “privatised” in 1993, returns to founder Hungexpo. The event was first organised as part of BNV...
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                    A unique dining experience
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                It is rather curious why restaurateurs keep challenging darkness. In July, another blind restaurant opened, now in Toronto, the name of the place is O.NOIR. Waiters and the piano player...
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                    Smoke over flavour
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                The law about the protection of non-smokers might be toughened further in the autumn if the current bill is passed by parliament. People in the catering business are worried about...
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                    Shoe vending machine for Cinderellas
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                There is a limit to the vanity of people. In England, a company called Rollasoles sells comfortable shoes in bars and clubs. If stilettos torture a woman’s feet all they...
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                    Franchise news
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Repositioned fast food restaurant As part of a gradual image makeover by McDonald’s in Europe, Hungarian franchise partners of the company have also been rebuilding and redesigning more often recently....
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                    They demonstrate green
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Multinational companies that work with the best marketing experts and the most creative advertising agencies usually build long-term communication strategies. For instance, McDonald’s thrives to prove that the food they...
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                    From us, for you!
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Though it might seem somewhat strange in times of recession, American restaurant chains employing well trained marketing professional have not only cut their prices but also offer a great diversity...
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                    Inhaled chocolate
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Chocolate lovers will not be amused by the new French craze, Le Whif. You probably have to be more than a gourmet to enjoy inhaling chocolate instead of letting it...
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                    A four-star hotel is building in Hódmezővásárhely
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-25 00:02:30
												                    
				
                With a 1.3 billion HUF investment, a four-star hotel is building in the center of Hódmezővásárhely. The Ginkgo-Sas City Hotel is expected to open in August 2010. Schleiffer Ervin one...
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                    Accor hotel chain sells twelve thousand rooms
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-25 00:01:10
												                    
				
                One of Europe's largest hotel company, the French Accor, sells its 158 hotels with 12,300 rooms to compatriot institutional investors, through OPCI real estate fund. The purchase price is 272...
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                    Sushi Sei expands further
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-25 00:00:30
												                    
				
                The Sei Sushi restaurant operating in Hungary for 10 years now, expands its Budapest network with a new take-away bar. The new unit of the Japanese cuisine, which is among...
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                    Excellent Hungarian foods in the HORECA sector
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-23 00:04:00
												                    
				
                Agrármarketing Centrum will organize the business meeting between the representatives of the companies with Excellent Hungarian Food trademark and between the decision-makers of the HORECA sector, on the 6th October....
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                    Weak performance for Budapest hotels in the region
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-23 00:03:59
												                    
				
                According to CB Richard Ellis’ (CBRE), most recent analysis on the hotel market of Central and Eastern Europe; The occupancy of Budapest hotels decrased with 17.5 percent to 55.7 percent...
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                    Oktoberfest opened its gates
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-22 00:00:30
												                    
				
                World’s largest festival the Oktoberfest opened its gates on the third Saturday of September in the presence of several thousand celebtrating crowd, mostly dressed in Bavarian costumes. This year's Oktoberfest...
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                    Budapest hotels drop behind
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-17 00:02:10
												                    
				
                According to Smith Travel Research’s report; the crisis weakened Hungarian hotels more, than the hotels of other countries in the region. While Budapest’s, hotel occupancy (49.2 percent) decreased by more...
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                    Tourism exhibition in the West End
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-16 00:05:00
												                    
				
                It is no longer apart of September, that Hungary’s colorful tourism do not appear at the Millennium roof garden in the WestEnd City Center. The 3rd Főszezon Domestic tourism exhibition,...
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                    Wellness hotel from a pension in Balassagyarmat
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-16 00:00:30
												                    
				
                A three-star wellness hotel is building in Balassagyarmat with the extension of a pension. The project cost nearly half a billion HUF, with tender support. The 45 percent of the...
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                    Scandinavians love Budapest
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-15 00:03:40
												                    
				
                The largest Swedish travel agency network, the Ticket, published the summer and autumn sales top lists of metropolitan destinations. According to the list, U.S. boomtowns have fallen, the winners are...
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                    Holiday checks are thirty percent more popular than last year
                    
                        
																								Date: 2009-09-15 00:02:00
												                    
				
                According to the most recent datas of the Hungarian National Holiday Foundation (MNÜA); the usage of holiday checks increased by more than 30 percent. This year, nearly one and a...
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