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Nébih guides for cutting food waste
Date: 2019-09-16 11:24:02
Four working groups of the No Leftover programme of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) have compiled guidance documents that can help in preventing the production of food waste...
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A community food stand opens on thousand square meters
Date: 2019-09-16 11:23:51
The Agricultural Marketing Center has been promoting Hungarian food in the form of community appearance at countless foreign exhibitions for decades. As this year’s OMÉK focuses on the food industry...
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The Ministry of Agriculture helps the competitiveness of Hungarian livestock farmers with subsidies
Date: 2019-09-16 11:21:25
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) also provides subsidies to Hungarian livestock farmers to help the sector cope with strong international competition – the Ministry announced on Friday. According to the...
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MNB: card payments ratio continued to expand in the second quarter
Date: 2019-09-16 11:20:19
The infrastructure of card payments and the rate of card payments also expanded in the second quarter of this year -the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced on its website...
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Workforce, trends and prices
Date: 2019-09-16 11:17:59
The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) has conducted a survey with the participation of restaurant and confectionery owners and guests. It has found that young people’s salary expectations...
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Thirty-five wineries and 50 programs at the Villányi Red Wine Festival
Date: 2019-09-16 11:17:16
Thirty-five wineries and nearly fifty gastronomic, cultural and pop music programs await the visitors to the Villányi Red Wine Festival, which will be organized for the 32nd time between October...
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Madosz: the quality of tobacco is better than last year
Date: 2019-09-16 11:16:50
The quality of the tobacco produced this season is expected to be better than last year, and the quantity will be good as well – the president of the National...
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A feed plant was opened in Somogy County
Date: 2019-09-16 11:14:59
The Hungarian economy is growing fastest in the European Union today – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at the inauguration of the 3.1 billion HUF worth feed production plant...
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Strong customer authentication has arrived
Date: 2019-09-16 11:13:54
On 14 September, as part of the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) entering into force, strong customer authentication (SCA) will be introduced in Hungary. This will entail changes in e-commerce,...
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A record number of Hungarian companies presented themselves at the Agromalim trade show in Arad
Date: 2019-09-16 11:12:28
The CED Central European Economic Development Network Nonprofit Ltd. has presented a record number debuting opportunities of its twenty-two Hungarian partners at the Agromalim Agro-Food Trade Fair in Arad, held...
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African Swine Fever: pig breeders can get free disinfectants
Date: 2019-09-16 11:12:19
Pig farmers can get free disinfectants from their veterinarian – the National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nebih) has published on its website. In a statement, the agency stressed that it...
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The University of Pécs terminates the purchase of PET bottled beverages
Date: 2019-09-16 11:06:35
The University of Pécs (PTE) terminates its supply of plastic, PET-bottled water and beverages – the institute announced on Monday. It is reported that the leadership of PTE – as...
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NAV draws attention to the marketing conditions of new types of tobacco products
Date: 2019-09-16 11:05:48
“Smoke-free” alternatives to smoking, such as refillable electronic cigarettes or heating devices containing real tobacco but at a much lower temperature than conventional cigarettes, are also spreading in Hungary –...
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Retail sales in the United States grew faster than expected
Date: 2019-09-16 11:01:09
Retail and hospitality sales in the United States expanded at a higher rate than expected for the sixth consecutive month, indicating that the steadily rising consumer spending is likely to...
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The earliest direct evidence of human milk consumption has been discovered in Britain
Date: 2019-09-16 11:00:19
The earliest direct evidence of human milk consumption to date has been identified in Britain – BBC’s news portal wrote. The authors of the study, published in the journal Archaeological...
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European retail in 2019
Date: 2019-09-16 10:45:06
A study made by GfK has revealed that purchasing power grew considerably in the European Union in 2018. The engines of this growth were Latvia (+10.3 percent) and the Czech...
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Pro hospitio
Date: 2019-09-16 10:34:43
László Kovács, president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) has been in office for 10 years. You have been working for the trade for 10 years. Was it worth...
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An economic slowdown has started
Date: 2019-09-16 10:34:04
In the 2nd quarter the Hungarian economy was growing by 4.9 percent; this rate was faster than expected and the fastest in the European Union. However, an economic slowdown has...
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Why do we love beer?
Date: 2019-09-16 10:31:24
The taste of beer releases a chemical in the brain which makes people want to drink more, research published today claims. Beer’s taste – without even any effect from alcohol...
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Profit margin
Date: 2019-09-16 10:28:57
‘Haszonkulcs’ (Profit Margin) – this is the title of the book published by Zoltán Kis, vice president of the Guild of Hungarian restaurateurs (MVI). The book is about the practical...
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Expensive tomato
Date: 2019-09-16 10:16:25
As of 1 January 2019 the VAT on UHT and ESL milk reduced from 18 to 5 percent. Data from the first 32 weeks of the year indicate that the...
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Wine Festival 2019
Date: 2019-09-16 10:08:52
Budapest Wine Festival opened its gates to wine lovers for the 28th time in September. Visitors got the chance to taste several thousand wines of more than 160 Hungarian and...
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Perfectly put together dish-collection – Video of the day
Date: 2019-09-16 10:08:49
Astin’s Counter 3.Five.VII embraces the concept of the tasting menu so much that it only offers just that. There are only three, five, or seven course menus available at the...
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Online is stronger if combined with offline
Date: 2019-09-16 09:58:23
According to data published by EuroShop, it has a positive influence on the sales performance of online shops if they open an offline store. There is a so-called ‘halo effect’,...
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A work of art
Date: 2019-09-16 09:58:19
EKI Creative Kft. has unveiled its latest in-store display. It was developed for Paco Rabanne cosmetics and according to key account manager Péter Eckert, it is almost a work of art, as...
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So that a little wind doesn’t turn into a hurricane
Date: 2019-09-16 09:58:15
Retail magazine iXtenso has interviewed Alexander De Ruiter, the CEO of Dutch consultancy firm OBI4wan. He talked about how to manage a worsening reputation and negative consumer reviews. In his view...
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Minimalizing food waste by LG
Date: 2019-09-16 09:50:40
By storing your food well, you can make it last longer as well as maintaining the best taste and temperature. Find out how. Whether you’re a carnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian or...
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Hungary’s biggest wine exporter
Date: 2019-09-16 09:40:08
Lidl Hungary has organised the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary for the sixth time. The event’s goal is to promote Hungarian wines in Europe and facilitate their market entry. In 2018...
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Too much wine is a problem too!
Date: 2019-09-16 09:31:12
According to data from the National Council of Wine Communities, 392,000 tons of grapes was harvested in Hungary in 2018, from which 3.75 million hectolitres of wine was made –...
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The 40th National Wine Competition
Date: 2019-09-16 09:11:28
This year the National Wine Competition was organised for the 40th time, with the Kunság wine region as the host. The National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) organised the competition,...
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