Events

Mangalitsa is a real hungaricum

The mangalitsa is not a not mass product, but a real hungaricum, which is served on an increasing number of feast tables both in Hungary and abroad – Kósa Lajos,...

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Increasing sources for the School Fruit Scheme

Hungary in the next academic year is expected to spend more money on the National School Fruit Scheme, which would be extended to the full range of primary school pupils...

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Say hello to a new type of consumer: the ‘smart’ buyer

‘Smart’ consumers are better informed and expect more from the supply side than former consumer types. This extra expectation may differ across countries, e.g. in Hungary much more consumers try...

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Hungarian FMCG experts abroad (Part 4)

József Tasi is a food industry engineer who also earned a degree in foreign trade. He started working for Benckiser, then moved on to Bonduelle, after which came stint at...

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Magazine: Positive perspectives for energy drinks

After the superb 2011 performance 2012 brought a two-digit decline in sales – mainly as a result of the introduction of public health product tax (NETA). The good news is...

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Small shops’ market share is growing

Energy and sports drinks were sold for more than HUF 15 billion a year in the last two years. Between February 2013 and January 2014 value sales rose 4 percent...

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Chocolate eggs outsold rabbits in terms of value too

In the 2013 Easter period more than 900 tons of chocolate eggs, rabbits and other gifts were sold in the value of HUF 3.5 billion. Value sales were up 5...

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Highly concentrated retail turnover

Sales in all three categories were highly concentrated in February 2013-January 2014. Mayonnaise sales valued at HUF 7 billion (stable value sales, volume sales up 1 percent), the 401-2,500m² channel’s...

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Highly concentrated retail turnover

Sales in all three categories were highly concentrated in February 2013-January 2014. Mayonnaise sales valued at HUF 7 billion (stable value sales, volume sales up 1 percent), the 401-2,500m² channel’s...

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MAGGI celebrates Easter with peppers from Kecel

Kecel grower Attila Csúzi’s premium quality peppers will be available in SPAR and INTERSPAR stores in the period preceding Easter. MAGGI ordered 100,000 top quality peppers from the grower who...

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Nestlé focuses on suppliers

The majority of Nestlé Hungária Kft.’s external suppliers are Hungarian. Each year nearly more than 1,700 Hungarian SMEs provide the company with goods or services. In order to become Nestlé’s...

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Ham sales surged in both value and volume in the Easter period

Hungarian consumers spent approximately HUF 6 billion on ham and smoked meat around Easter last year. For 88 percent of this sum they purchased high quality cooked ham last March-April....

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Khadi – a present from the plants

Demand for natural hair colours made from plants keeps growing. Khadi herbal hair colours exclusively contain natural ingredients, relying on the effect of henna and indigo. A wide range of...

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GfK: no significant change occurred in shopping habits last year

There has been no significant change in domestic shopping habits last year. The families bought slightly less daily consumer goods than in the previous year, while the amount of money...

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Bite off our ears! The chocolate bunnies handed over a manifesto

Bunny and Friends, together with the Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers Association handed over a manifesto, to the members of the press on the occasion of the upcoming Easter. The document called...

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The HANGYA COOP has been established

The HANGYA COOP (ANT COOP) has been established in Budapest on Wednesday. The union intends to deal with the wholesale trade of agricultural products – the Cooperation of HANGYA Unions...

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KSH: an increase in trade surplus in January

The exports in euro rose by 3.1 percent, while imports fell by 0.2 percent in January, compared with a year earlier. The export surplus rose to 482 million euros from...

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Ruiny cellars were rescued on Somló hill

So far, 24 ruiny cellars were rescued from decay by volunteers and winemakers on the Somló hill. The ruiny cellars will be kept clean by the adoptive wineries from now...

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Wild garlic festival in Orfű

The 11th Wild Garlic Festival awaits its guests with unique foods and with colorful and interesting programs. The festival will take place on the second weekend in April in Orfű,...

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The Green Island was handed over

The Green Island was handed over on 2 April. The Green Island offers unique services in Europe, for those who use the Danube for transportation, while protecting the river from...

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12 thousand people visited the Fair of Hungarian Flavours

The Fair of Hungarian Flavours which took place over the weekend has ended. At the cheese fair, visited by 12 thousand people, hundreds of cheese products and of thousands of...

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Directive on artisan foods came into force

The directive of the Hungarian Food Code on artisan foods came into force at the end of last month. Kardeván Endre at the Day of Artisan Foods event reminded that...

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A record number of exhibitors at the Spring Pálinka Festival in the heart of Budapest

This Spring the PálinkaFestival will bring atmosphere to the city center between 15 and 18 May. The Spring Pálinka Festival opens its doors in the Városháza Park (City Hall Park)....

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Bencs Attila is the new president of CSAOSZ

The National Packaging and Materials Handling Association (CSAOSZ) held its election of officials meeting on 28 March 2014. The Assembly elected Bencs Attila, the Managing Director of the Hamburger Hungária...

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More than twenty thousand people visited the Open Day of EU Developments

More than twenty thousand people visited nationwide the sites of the cultural, recreational and scientific investments held under the program of the Open Day of EU Developments – the Prime...

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This year’s edition of the Full Belly to All Children Foundation has started

The Full Belly to All Children Foundation has launched this year's seed and animal distribution action on Tuesday. As the first step of the action, this year the needy were...

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Rural development against environmental protection?

It can be seen in an increasing number of cases that the nature conservation sector is not able to function properly within the framework of the Ministry of Rural Development....

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A strategic year in the pig sector

Dr Antal Németh, the president of the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Board (VHT) told at a year-starting press conference that Hungary’s pig stock had reduced to half...

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Infringement proceeding in the special tax case has been terminated

The European Commission has announced that they closed the infringement proceeding started in 2011 and will not initate the condemnation of Hungary by the European Court of Justice – the...

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Domestic producers do not expect an increase in egg prices

Domestic producers do not expect an increase in egg prices as Easter approaches. As the result of the European overproduction, the cheap imports and the black market the season started...

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