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Switch it off!

Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. has joined the joint “Switch it off” campaign of the EU and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which is intended to remind people of the importance of...

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Fahrenheit 479°

It’s an outrageous idea: popcorn in fine dining restaurants. However, popcorn has already been served in such places by Thomas Keller (owner and chef of Frech Laundry and Per Se)....

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11 members for Reál Hungária Drink

Two new members joined Reál Hungária Drink Kft. in February. With Bora Kft. and Piramis Kft., new counties are now covered by the distribution network of Reál Hungária Drink, which...

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Vegawatt

The size of the apparatus manufactured by a company named Owl Power Company under the name “Vegawatt” is equal to that of a large wardrobe and is intended to filter...

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New support from Henkel for kids’ health

Henkel Magyarország Kft. has given Bókay János Gyermekalapítvány a donation of HUF 1.3 million to purchase diagnostic equipment for preventing cot death. The equipment is to be used by the...

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Another straw …

Gluttonous Thursday has proven that Hungarians will fill restaurants when they are offered a favourable price. Pricing should be considered carefully, as restaurant prices might be too high at present....

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Tchibo birthday design competition

A competition for designing a retro jug collection has been launched by Tchibo Budapest Kft with MOME Nonprofit Kft. and Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem to commemorate its 60th birthday. The deadline...

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Metro expanding its PL assortment. At present, 800 PL products are stocked by the Cash&Carry chain under 24 labels, which account for 7 percent of total sales. Metro intends to...

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Smart one in the kitchen

PacoJet has probably been the greatest innovation in the kitchen technology of recent years. In short, PacoJet is the combination of a high capacity mixer and shredder, with a built...

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SOLE-MIZO web site renewed

As part of a complete change of image launched by SOLE-MIZO Zrt. last year, their web site has also been completely renewed by the middle of January....

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Question:

What measures do you think are necessary in order to bring about a significant increase in the role of long term partnership relations based on mutual trust in the food...

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Balázs Mester Awards – 2009

The Balázs Mester Awards were handed over to Imre Ács, Sándor Csányi, Tamás Haász and Lajos Szalai on 3. February. This recognition is awarded for efforts in maintaining Hungarian gastronomic...

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Consolation in wine?

According to conservative estimates, the Hungarian market of quality wine is worth somewhere between HUF 4-5 billion. Apart from gastronomy, the promotion of quality Hungarian wines is also regarded as...

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Duffy to be face of Coca Cola light in 2009

It has been announced that Duffy is to be the face of the 2009 advertising campaign of Coca-Cola light. According to the marketing director of Coca-Cola UK, the singer is...

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Answer:

Unfortunately, our agricultural resources are being utilised only with low efficiency by EU standards. Farmers and processing enterprises blame each other, rather than co-operate. Both farmers and processing enterprises also...

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Nice result

The team composed of László Mihályi, Mrs. Nesztovidisz and Zsolt M. Tóth finished in 20th place among 22 competitors at the dessert world championship held in Lyon in January. Hungary...

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Future shaping trends in frozen version

The success of frozen products is a natural trend in catering, especially since their quality is improving continuously. Frozen food is gradually displacing preserved food in the catering sector. As...

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Márton Szebeni joining AMC

Márton Szebeni Márton, a former divisional director of Hungexpo was appointed general deputy director of Agricultural Marketing Centre Kht in January. In the past, he had been responsible for launching...

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Winter care Head&Shoulders style

In December a tree in Erzsébet tér turned green as a result of a creative idea by Procter&Gamble to promote Head&Shoulders Winter Care....

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Hard times

Times are definitely difficult for the restaurant business now. Recession and stupid legislation with high VAT are a bad combination. However, the success of Gluttonous Thursday has proved that Hungarians...

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Dreher promoting responsible drinking

Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. has launched a web site intended to promote a responsible attitude to alcohol consumption under the name Alkohol.info.hu....

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Bio products everywhere from specialised stores to multinationals

Biopont Kft established 11 years ago is the market leader in the Hungarian market of bio food, with more than 300 products in 20 product lines. Their brands are: Biopont,...

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Franchise news

Wasn’t a joke after all! We have reported earlier that according to rumours, the Pizza Hut chain has plans to rename some of its units „Pasta Hut”, because Tuscani pastas...

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Vitamin nimm2 candies launched by Storck

Storck has launched its nimm2 product range in the Hungarian market recently. nimm2 has been a popular candy brand for several decades in many European markets, because these are made...

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Premium quality organic products by Neuner’s – Tea cures have become an inseparable part of wellness

Organically produced premium quality teas exist, but what makes a product special? Neuner’s products not only give us the answer but also show us a market gap unnoticed so far...

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Hungarian Bocuse Academy

It was quite a surprise to many people when the deed of foundation of the Hungarian Bocuse Academy was signed by Paul Bocuse during the competition held in Lyon. –...

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New CEO for Szentkirályi following a good year

Total net revenues generated by Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. were up by 12 percent at HUF 5.7 billion last year, while pre-tax profit was HUF 150 million. István Matus has been...

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Appearance of goods is the primary consideration regarding deli counters

A major survey has been conducted by PICK-Szeged Zrt. with Trend Budapest Piackutató Kft. which among other things covered the role and importance of deli counters. According to Gábor Ámann,...

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A sense of deficiency and self-criticism

Roland Oláh, the 32 year old chef of Café Erté has no reason to complain about his career. – This is not the first time in my career that I...

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Award for Kométa

Kométa 99 Zrt. received the „Il Ponte“ award from MOKK (Hungarian-Italian Chamber of Commerce) last December, for acting as a bridge in Hungarian-Italian commercial relations....

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