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AM: fresh pork from Hungary can be shipped again to Serbia
Serbia has reopened its market for fresh pork in Hungary as a result of more than a year of negotiations – the Ministry of Agriculture (MTI) announced on Saturday. According...
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The Auchan Traditional Autumn Wine Fair has begun
A special wine catalog awaits those again this autumn at Auchan who want to prepare for the festive season with the best, recognized Hungarian wines. The traditional wine fair of...
Read moreKopint-Tárki has improved its growth expectations
The Kopint-Tárki Economic Research Institute raised its GDP growth forecast for September to 4.8 percent from the 4.5 percent forecasted in June, while its forecast for 2020 remained unchanged at...
Read moreAM: The agricultural ministers of the Visegrád countries met in Prague
The shaping the future of the Common Agricultural Policy and forestry issues were the main topics of the meeting of the agricultural ministers of the Visegrád Cooperation in Prague, which...
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Volunteers collected nearly 2 tons of waste from the Lake Tisza
Shoes, flasks, PET bottles and many other rubbish contaminates the Tisza, its floodplains and reed beds. Last Friday, more than 1.8 tons of waste were collected by Coca-Cola Magyarország and...
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Nébih: German sausage products were recalled
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nebih) warns on its website that travelers to Germany, such as to the Munich Beer Festival, and travelers to seven other affected countries should...
Read moreFitch: global economic growth slows this year to a seven-year low
The escalation of the US-China trade war is expected to slow global economic growth to a seven-year low this year and will further weaken next year – according to Fitch...
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New Purchasing Director at Praktiker
Vass Tamara has been working for the DIY store for about 20 years. This position has changed at Praktiker after 16 years since the retirement of former purchasing director Szita...
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The number of known credit card frauds increased twentyfold In the past five years
In the past five years, the number of known credit card fraud cases in the world has increased approximately twentyfold – Hungary’s cyber coordinator told M1 news channel on Thursday....
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The Castle Bath in Gyula receives a support from the Hungarian Tourism Agency
The Castle Bath in Gyula will receive a grant of 2.5 billion HUF from the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) this year for the renovation of the swimming pools – Guller...
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Abonett enters the snack market with new sandwiches
This summer Abonett Kft. put four new sandwich products on the market. The Abony-based family enterprise, which specialises in extruded crackerbreads, also gave products a new packaging design and added...
Read more4.5 million tourists visited Slovenia in the first eight months
In the first eight months, 4.5 million tourists visited Slovenia and spent a total of 11.8 million guest nights in the country – according to the Slovenian Bureau of Statistics....
Read moreThe gel explodes
British culinary wunderkinds and jellymongers Sam Bompas and Harry Parr are known for staging astonishing food events, including a lake made from fruit punch and an inhabitable gin and tonic...
Read moreMeat slicer robot – Video of the day
Intelligent meat slicer uses 3D imaging to cut perfect slices every time...
Read moreHow to make beer
This animation shows the basics of how beer is made. You aren’t going to watch it then suddenly be able to set up a home brewing kit in your kitchen,...
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Coca-Cola unveils first marine plastics sample bottle
Today, Coca-Cola unveiled its first ever sample bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food...
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Jumbo Launches New Line Of Gluten-Free Products
Dutch retailer Jumbo has launched Lekker Vrij van Gluten, a new range of gluten-free products for people with gluten intolerance. The line comprises 10 products including oatmeal, crackers, pasta, and pancake...
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FrieslandCampina Announces Partnership With United Dairymen Of Arizona
FrieslandCampina has announced a partnership with American dairy cooperative United Dairymen of Arizona (UDA) to step up the production of lactoferrin – a speciality ingredient required for early life nutrition...
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Magazine: Dimensions of consumer consciousness
In order to protect themselves, consumers don’t like to admit that marketing messages have a great impact on their shopping behaviour. Shoppers tend to describe themselves as conscious buyers, like someone...
Read moreKSH: retail sales continued to increase
According to raw data, calendar effect adjusted retail trade turnover in August was 5.3 percent higher than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday. Food...
Read moreThe government is launching a program to promote Hungarian wines
The government is launching a 3.5 billion HUF program to promote Hungarian wines – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said in Budaörs on Thursday. Feldman Zsolt...
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A seventh of the imports would be replaced by the capacity of the Alföld Milk’s new cheese factory in Debrecen
The cheese and powder factory of the Alföldi Tej Kft. was handed over in Debrecen, with a budget of 15 billion HUF. The cheese factory has an annual capacity of...
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Hungarian export opportunities from Bangkok to Sao Paolo
Hungarian food exporting companies should pay attention to the fact that exports to distant, large markets are dynamically increasing. For example, value-added sales to India rose 28 percent year-on-year, to...
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The Chamber of Agriculture and the Design Terminal help innovative businesses
It is possible to apply for the NAK Tech Lab Enterprise Development Program, which was announced by Győrffy Balázs, president of the National Chamber of Agriculture and Böszörményi-Nagy Gergely, head...
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AM: employment support in the poultry and pig sector more than doubles
The rate of income support announced to keep qualified workers in the poultry and pig sector increases from 200,000 to 500,000 HUF per employee. This year’s program budget will increase...
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Scitec to be renewed
Scitec, one of Europe’s best-known brands in sports nutrition supplements continues its marketing activities in line with a new strategy. In the spirit of the renewal, two new sub-brands have...
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Nielsen: sales of antidepressants increased one and a halffold in domestic retail
The value of antidepressants in Hungary increased by 48 percent in value and by 26 percent in volume between September 2018 and August 2019, according to Nielsen’s data on international...
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A local producer market has been established in Olaszliszka
A local producer market has been established in Olaszliszka. The cost of the investment was nearly 41 million HUF, which was won by the local government in the Regional and...
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Retail sales in the euro area were more favorable than expected
Retail trade growth in the euro area increased more than expected in August, indicating that household consumption will continue to support economic growth. The European Union Bureau of Statistics (Eurostat)...
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The international frozen food industry meets up in Cologne
Frozen products make life easier and international cuisine is no longer imaginable without them. In the scope of Anuga Frozen Food, Anuga will from 5 to 9 October 2019 once...
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