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Kitchen of the future in extended reality – Video of the day
Keiichi Matsuda’s film on Augmented Reality was produced as a part of a larger project about the social and architectural consequences of new media and augmented reality. A must see...
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FAO calls for global coordination for a bioeconomy that leaves no one behind
If done right, in particular with and for family farmers, bioeconomy can help efforts to tackle pressing global problems such as hunger, poverty and climate change. This was the message...
Read moreCereal growers: Hungarian exports can grow due to the drought in Europe
The increased Polish and German market interest in free cereal stocks due to heat loss and drought loss can increase the Hungarian cereal exports – the chairman of the National...
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The KSH reported about nearly 600 million euros export surplus
In May, exports in euro were up 0.2 percent, imports increased by 2.9 percent, compared to the same period of last year. Foreign trade surplus was 596 million euros, 226...
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GVH: the Csányi Group can buy the Hungerit Zrt.
The Csányi Group can buy the Hungerit Poultry Processing and Foodstuffs Co. because it does not cause adverse competitive effects – the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) told MTI on Thursday....
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Celebrate World Beer’s Day with draft beer!
In more than 100 countries around the world, on the first Friday of August of each year, beer lovers are encouraged to try a beer novelty. The domestic beer lovers...
Read moreTesco donates food from three-quarters of its stores in Hungary
At the beginning of June, new stores joined Tesco’s multi-award-winning food-saving program, so 150 of the supermarket chain’s 205 domestic stores now offer food surplus from their daily operations. In...
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The Auchan School Start Fair has already begun
According to the experiences of the Auchan stores, many families are beginning to prepare to start school early in July, but most of them end up purchasing the tools by...
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Zwack Unicum Plc.’s revenue and profits grew in the first quarter
Zwack Unicum Plc.’s gross income became 5,976 billion forints in the first quarter of its 2018-2019 business year, 13.3 percent higher than in the previous year. At the same time,...
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Special programs for the world’s beer day
Did you know that the world’s beer day to be held on the first Friday of August? On this occasion Maltman compiled exciting programs. Visiting a Brewery Who would say...
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Nearly 420 exhibitors at the 25th Farmer Days in Szentlőrinc
Almost 420 exhibitors will be present at the Farmer Days in Szentlőrinc, Hungary’s third largest agricultural fair, which will be held between 10 and 12 August in Szentlőrinc Baranya, county...
Read moreAn international beekeeper event will be held in Jászberény this weekend
International Honey Fair and Beekeeper Meeting will be held on Saturday 4th of August in Jászberény. The introduction of honey producers, tool manufacturers and distributors will be complemented by professional...
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FAO: Food Price Index posts sharp drop in July
Global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items posted notable declines, led by dairy and sugar. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 168.8...
Read moreNAV is paying attention to the businesses of the Lake Balaton
Hundreds of staff members of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) continuously monitor the restaurants, shops and service providers at the Lake Balaton. In mid-July, nearly a thousand...
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The spa of Bükfürdő is being renovated
The spa and recreation center of Bükfürdő, Vas County is being renovated from 230 million HUF – the Büki Gyógyfürdő Zrt. told MTI. The new main entrance, built from around...
Read moreNearly half of the SMEs expect an increase in the number of employees
Optimistic mood is taking place in the domestic SME sector, according to UniCredit’s recent research, but each company considers that its own position is worse than the market sees them...
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Magazine: According to the shoppers (Part 1)
The consumer surveys conducted in connection with the ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ competition have revealed that nearly 2/3 of shoppers are actively searching for promotions, but they tend...
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We drank 125 liters of mineral water last year
The high heat increases considerably the demand for non-alcoholic beverages, which means that the consumption of mineral water rises to double, while the consumption of fruit juices and soft drinks...
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Agrarian Chamber: this year the apricot crop may not reach 10 thousand tons
Apricots are grown on about 5,000 hectares in Hungary, with 30,000 tons per year on average. This year, due to spring frosts, the volume of annual crops will significantly reduce,...
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Tesco sells 18 thousand tons of Hungarian melons in Central Europe
In its stores in Hungary, Tesco sells about 10,000 tons of Hungarian melons in the summer season, and exports to the Czech, Polish and Slovakian stores a further 8,000 tons...
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The price of corn seeds may slightly increase
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product Council published an informative price of 96,000 HUF after processing of the data collected from the members of the association. This year’s forecast...
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The hatchery plant of Nagisz in Derecske was enlarged
The expanded hatchery plant of the Nádudvar-based Nagisz Zrt. was handed over on Wednesday in Derecske, Hajdú-Bihar county. MTI Photo: Czeglédi Zsolt Bodó Sándor, Minister of State of the Ministry...
Read moreMLBKT: the economy continued to grow in July
The seasonally adjusted purchasing manager index was 53.1 points in July, increased from the 53.0 points of June. The Hungarian Logistics Purchasing and Inventory Company (MLBKT) told MTI on Wednesday...
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A third of the Hungarians attend festivals
A third of the Hungarians are going to festivals. The most popular festivals are pop-music, gastronomy and city festivals – according to the research of Kutatópont Kft. published on Wednesday....
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Sokac bean festival at the weekend in Mohács
Recalling an old Sokac tradition, pottery bean cooking will be held in Mohács on the first Saturday of August, for the 25th occasion, to recall the memory of the former...
Read moreAfrican swine fever is spreading in Romania
African swine fever is spreading wide in Romania, where more than 450 infectious points have been identified. The pathogen most affected the north-west and west part and the south-eastern part...
Read moreConsumer incomes and expenditures rose in the world’s largest economy
Consumers’ incomes and expenditures in the United States increased in June, but annual consumer price indices excluding consumer and non-food prices remained below 2 percent. The Washington Department of Commerce...
Read morePotatoes reduce blood pressure
The potato’s stereotype as a fattening food for health-conscious folks to avoid is getting another revision today as scientists report that just a couple servings of spuds a day reduces...
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Spain received more than 37 million tourists in the first half of the year
Spain has received 37.1 million foreign tourists this year, 1.8 percent more than in the same period of last year, according to the Spanish Statistical Office (INE). Most of them,...
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