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The Hungarian Kitchen Top10 gastro guide of this year has been released
The Budapest Top10 Gastro Guide of the Magyar Konyha magazine collects the best fine dining restaurants, bistros, wine bars, new cafés and other catering establishments in Budapest in twenty-nine categories....
Read moreThe number of guest nights grew by 5.5 percent in the first ten months in Romania
The number of guest nights spent in accommodations increased by 5.5 percent to 24.848 million in the first ten months in Romania, compared to the same period of last year...
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A campaign for free-thingking by beer-lovers
Tiger Beer has launched its latest “Uncage Heroes” campaign globally, with its focus on young creatives whose bold approach to their craft have also served a good cause. This saw...
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Crabs in cheetos – Video of the day
Callahan’s in Norwood, New Jersey serves a sandwich with soft shell crab that is crusted in Hot Cheetos. We visited the restaurant to see how it’s made and to try...
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Magazine: NÉBIH’s position on the ice cream ‘situation’
The so-called Albanian ice cream phenomenon has been causing debate in the confectionery trade for quite a while. As part of a seasonal inspection programme, the National Food Chain Safety...
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Manufacturers of sweets expect a record annual turnover of over 10 billion forints
Seasonal sweets can be in excess of 10 billion forints in December, and annual candy can sales may increase from last year’s 200 billion forints to 250 billion forints. Still...
Read moreGKI raised its GDP forecast to 4.5 percent this year
After the third quarter’s 4.8 percent increase, which is one of the fastest growth in the EU, GKI has raised its forecast for GDP this year, from 4.2 to 4.5...
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The turnover of Christmas fondants accelerates before Christmas
According to a research commissioned by the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, 86 percent of domestic consumers are planning to buy Christmas fondants – Sánta Sándor, the chairman of the...
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Nagy István: soy production should also be promoted in the future
In the future, the cultivation of genetically modified soybeans (GMO-free) in Hungary should be encouraged, and the strategic aim is to preserve and process domestic yields – Nagy István Minister...
Read moreKSH: the economic weight of SMEs is considerably lower than that their proportion
The economic weight of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is considerably smaller than their proportion. While SMEs provided job opportunities to almost two-thirds (65.2 percent) of the employees in...
Read moreMészáros Lőrinc purchases the Mezort Általános Befektetési Zrt.
Mészáros Lőrinc purchases the Mezort Általános Befektetési Zrt. – the communication company entrusted by the businessman told MTI. According to the statement, the businessman takes over the agricultural company group...
Read moreMLBKT: slower growth in November
The seasonally adjusted November value of the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) was 53.5, ie respondents reported more favorable processes than in the previous month, but the pace slowed down. The...
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14 percent of the Hungarian workers receive a 13th month salary at the end of the year according to a survey
14 percent of the Hungarian workers receive a 13th month salary in November and December, averaging 332 thousand forints, typically at larger private-owned private companies – Fizetesek.hu’s survey reveals. 48...
Read moreThe global advertising market grew to 552 billion USD
This year, the global advertising market closed a great year. The revenues of the the global advertising market increased by 7.2 percent, compared to the previous year, to record levels...
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Christmas pines are already coming to the venues
Christmas trees arrive in the first days of December, and a significant part of them began to be cut off at the end of November – Biza Klára, Chairman of...
Read moreTourism agency: the major events of 2019 are already discussed
Many major events will be held in Hungary in 2019. The coordination of next year’s events and festivals has begun – Guller Zoltán, CEO of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ)...
Read moreThe traffic of commercial accommodations increased in Nyíregyháza
Compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of guests arriving increased by almost ten and the number of guest nights they spent increased by more than...
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Magazine: Hygiene guide 2.0
The GHP Working Group continued work in 2017-2018 and collected the recent experiences and changes in legislation to publish the 2nd, revised edition of the Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) Guide....
Read moreThe seasonal food chain control has been launched
The traditional winter food chain check-up has begun, the action lasts unil the end of the year, and it focuses on almost all products that are linked to holidays, as...
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We’ve got the winners! – MagyarBrands 2018
The MagyarBrands program evaluated the outstanding Hungarian brands for the ninth time this year: the domestic brands in excellent consumer, business and innovative categories were able to compete for the...
Read moreThe Ministry of Agriculture supports Hungarian honey production
Hungarian beekeeping plays a major role in rural development, the preservation of the rural population and the maintenance of ecological balance – the Minister of Agriculture said on Sunday in...
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KSH: the income situation of households improved further last year
The income situation of households continued to improve in 2017, but their consumption expenditures also increased – the Head of Department of Quality of Life Statistics of the Central Statistical...
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The consumer protection authority has not found problems in chocolate Santas
The consumer protection authority has started the nationwide checks before the holidays, so far the experience has shown that the composition of chocolate Santa Clauses corresponds to the name, fat...
Read moreAM: the Industry 4.0 can contribute to the development of agriculture and the food industry
The solutions of Industry 4.0 can contribute to the development of agriculture and related processing industries significantly. The government’s aim is to help and accelerate this process thereby enhancing the...
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A schnitzel can be premium: OMV’s latest sandwich offer to debut
Plum cinnamon rolls, Wiener steak, fried pork chop with potato salad – from the beginning of December we can find some of these ingredients in the premium sandwich offering of...
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Cheese dishes book on the world of Hungarian cheeses
The Cheese Dishes – From Pasture to Plate book of Segal Viktor and Sándor Tamás reviews the world of Hungarian cheeses. The book that will be published these days will...
Read moreNearly 2500 electric filling points to be built by Volkswagen at Tesco’s stores
The German car manufacturer and the UK trade chain will build the largest UK power supply network. Volkswagen (VW) will install nearly 2,500 electric filling points in Tesco’s six hundred...
Read moreThis year’s grain production exceeded 30 million tonnes in Romania
In Romania, this year’s grain production exceeded 30 million tonnes after last year’s 27 million tonnes – the Romanian Agriculture Minister Petre Daea announced on Monday. The minister said that...
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Accenture survey: this year, the Y generation is spending the most money on Christmas shopping
According to Accenture’s survey, this year US buyers will spend more on Christmas shopping than last year during, and the Millennium (Y generation) will spend the most. The members of...
Read moreA tourist visitor center to be built at the Small-Balaton
The Small-Balaton (Kis-Balaton) is the emblematic location of the Hungarian nature conservation area, where a completely independent, yet landscaped, non-energy-efficient visitor center will be built, with landscaping and plants on...
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