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A mushroom growing plant is under construction in Tiszapüspöki
A mushroom growing plant is under construction in Tiszapüspöki, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, from about 1 billion 800 million HUF. The government supports the construction of the plant with 500 million HUF....
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Giant potato catch on the M1 motorway
Twenty-three tons of unknown origin potatoes were found by the financiers on the M1 motorway during the EKÁER control of a Hungarian truck – the Komárom-Esztergom County Tax and Customs...
Read moreBritish retail sales rose much less than expected
The volume of UK retail sales rose only slightly, compared to the previous quarter, by only 0.1 percent in the three months ended January. The monthly increase in volumes in...
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Chicken meat ran out in British KFC restaurants
The KFC restaurant chain was forced to close hundreds of British restaurants on Monday, due to shipping problems. A KFC spokesperson said: “We’ve brought a new delivery partner on board,...
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Spicy paprika, wine and peach are the most valuable products of the South Plain region
Spicy paprika, wine and peaches are among the most valuable products in the South Plain region. Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture, considers the improvement of production and quality and the...
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Magazine: HPS Group is on a growth path
HPS Group was established in 1994 and it is one of the biggest marketing and sales support agencies in Hungary. They have decades of experience in cooperating with multinational companies and...
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More milk in Pöttyös Tejsüti
The new version of dairy snack Tejsüti contains 48 percent more milk than before. Andrea Szabó, senior brand manager of Pöttyös told that the new taste of the product is the...
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The CAP’s legitimacy must be justified after 2020
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the oldest EU policy that has played a major role in the creation of a unified common market and must justify its legitimacy beyond...
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Aldi bought the Kokardás brand of Alföldi Milk
The Aldi Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. has purchased the Kokárdás brand of the Alföldi Tej Kft. (Alföldi Milk Ltd.) Bernhard Haider, Managing Director of Aldi Hungary said at a press conference...
Read moreCarlsberg beer extends its offer with a crafted beer of a small brewery
Carlsberg’s Hungarian company, the Carlsberg Hungary Kft. signed a cooperation agreement for the exclusive distribution of a kraft crafted beer of the Horizont Brewing small-scale company. The distributor expects to...
Read moreLast year, 37 million illegal cigarettes were seized by the authorities
The value of the illegal tobacco products that were seized by the financial inspectors of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) last year is much more than 2 billion...
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The government is curious to the opinion of anglers
An online questionnaire awaits the anglers on the government’s vision and proposals on the future of angling, the Ministerial Commissioner responsible for Strategic Social Relations said on Friday at a...
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Nébih: Hungary has also received gluten-free maize chips that contains gluten
The self-inspection detected gluten in the organic gluten-free maize chips of the Belgian Snack Food Poco Loco nv manufacturing company – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) informed MTI...
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Foil producers to be compensated
At the initiative of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture (FM) will pay hundred million forints income compensation support to the growers who have suffered...
Read moreRecord Russian wheat export is expected
Russia can export more wheat this year than any other country exported before, according to Russian analysts. According to the latest forecast by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Russian...
Read moreOpten: 42,000 people have been banned from company affairs
In 2017, more than 12,000 private individuals were banned from leading companies, so the number of people who are banned is approaching to 42,000 people. “There is still a high...
Read moreRetail sales decreased unexpectedly in the United States
Contrary to the expectations, retail sales decreased unexpectedly in January in the United States with the highest extent of the past 11 months – according to a statement published by...
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Alza opened a self-service shop open 24 hours a day in the Czech capital
The Alza opened a self-service shop without a cashier in Prague from nearly 200,000 euros, (about 62 million forints). It is open 24 hours a day, and its operating costs...
Read moreDespite the winter bee mortality, the beekeepers may have a successful year
In spite of the serious winter bee mortality the beekeepers can have a successful year. Rape and acacia honey were less, but the amount of sunflower honey was excellent –...
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Magazine: How can a family business be successful?
According to Ákos Ékes, family business specialist of K&H Bank, family-owned enterprises contribute nearly 50 percent of the country’s GDP. Thanks to their set of values and attitude, they are also...
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The price increase of agricultural products has slowed down
In December last year, agricultural producer prices rose by 5.1 percent, compared to the year before, following the 7.7 percent increase of November. The price of vegetable products increased by...
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KSH: the cattle population has grown, the number of pigs has decreased
Over the past year, cattle grew by 18,000, the sheep stock with 6,000, while the number of pigs decreased by 37,000 pigs and the humber of hens by 183,000 –...
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The Food Avalanche program awaits the applications until 28 February
The 2018 Food Avalanche program of the Civil Compass Foundation and Syngenta has been launched. Local governments, educational institutions and NGOs can also apply for multi-million HUF worth vegetable seeds...
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