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International demand for high-quality Hungarian cereal crops

At the moment the average purchasing price is HUF 42,000-43,000/ton. Secretary of state Dr István Nagy revealed that there is great demand for GMO-free, high-quality Hungarian wheat in Europe. Nestlé is an...

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Tesco: Measurable things can be managed too!

Tesco Europe has published its report on the quantity of food and other waste produced during its operations in the 2016/2017 fiscal year: Tesco stores in the Czech Republic, Poland,...

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Superb performance at the young chef world championship

Alexandra Pereszlényi, the sous-chef of Gundel finished 4th at the Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs competition, held in Frankfurt this September. Amelia Mei Vern Ng from Malaysia (Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur) won the...

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Pöttyös fans voted for the sour cherry-poppy seed Túró Rudi

Pöttyös asked its 1 million Facebook followers to decide which formerly popular Túró Rudi flavours to bring back to store shelves. After more than 30,000 votes were cast in one week,...

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Once again Unilever named as the most sustainable company in the industry

Scoring 89 points from the possible 100, in 2017 Unilever performed the best once again in the household and personal products industry group of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Unilever...

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Cheese academy

KKASE Cheese Makers Association and the Gyöngyösi Károly Róbert Campus of Eszterházy Károly University organised the ‘Artisan Cheese – Science – Tourism’ conference at the end of August. The event’s goal...

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Together for lowering the VAT on draught beer

The Craft Beer Association, has joined the initiative of the Association of Hungarian Brewers and the Hungarian Association of Microbreweries, which aims at reducing the VAT on draught beer to...

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Competition for cooks in public sector catering

This year 52 teams will participate in the competition – organised by the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) and the National Association of Public Sector Catering Service Providers (KÖZSZÖV)...

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Gala Dinner 2017

The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) will organise its end-of-year Gala Dinner for the 7th time. This time the trade will pay tribute to the memory of József Dobos C. Hungary’s famous...

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Gundel Károly Award 2017

This year the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) will present the Gundel Károly Award for the 4th time. Each year the 3 best representatives of the hospitality trade are honoured with...

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Theodora joins the Pick up the Litter! initiative

This year was the 7th time that the nationwide ‘Pick up the Litter! – Volunteer work for a clean Hungary’ programme was organised between 15 and 17 September. The workers of...

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Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország’s new warehouse has a 12,000-pallet capacity

Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország sells products to 25 European countries, which has made it necessary to enlarge their Dunaharaszti premises. The company invested HUF 2 billion in building a 6,500m² warehouse with...

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‘How do you spend your money having paid your utility bills?’

Nielsen has asked Hungarian consumers how they use the money they have left, having paid the monthly utility costs and bought food. 27 percent of Hungarians said they put the money...

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New cakes in Szamos shops

Szamos’ new cakes– designed for weddings and special occasions – have been first showcased in the Szépkilátás confectionery in Buda. There are 17 new and 4 classic cakes in the updated...

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How loyal are we to our favourite grocery stores?

According to a nationwide representative study by Kantar Hoffmann (March 2017, 18-64 year old consumers), when buying FMCG products, most people visit stores located close to where they live. Half of...

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Primavera is now also available at the airport

Since early summer Primavera mineral water has been available in the Heinemann Duty Free shops of Budapest Airport. The brand will be the official sponsor of the airport’s Runway Run 5.0...

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250,000th Széchenyi Card issued

On 7 September the 250,000th Széchenyi Card was ceremonially handed over to its owner in Budapest. In the last 15 years 258,000 contracts were signed and HUF 1,841 billion worth of...

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A chocolaterie with great plans

Artisan chocolaterie Chocofacture opened on Kende Street in Budapest on 12 September. Those who visit the shop can buy special products and get an insight into how they are made. Dr Katalin...

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Refurbished COOP store in Gödöllő

Gödöllő COOP Zrt. continues its store modernisation programme. In August the retailer reopened its popular 250m² grocery store on Egyetem Square in Gödöllő. The shop went through an overhaul in just 3 weeks...

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Retail sales increased by 4.2 percent in July

In July, retail sales grew by 4.2 percent year-on-year, according to raw and calendar-adjusted data, according to the second estimate of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Friday. The...

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FM: new export opportunities for the Hungarian meat companies

Hungarian businesses can export rabbit meat, beef and buffalo meat, or derived products to Singapore – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Thursday. The delegation of the Agrarian...

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The Bonduelle factory in Békéscsaba can have a good year this year

The Bonduelle factory in Békéscsaba, which produces frozen and canned vegetables can close a great year this year. It is expected that 52-54 thousand tons of sweet corn will be...

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OMÉK: the Áldomás Bio Fiber Cocktail was awarded with a Ministerial Special Prize

The Áldomás community umbrella brand, created by the Hungarian National National Trading House (MNK) has arrived to new milestone. After the successful positioning of the product portfolio, the launch of...

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Czerván: a turnaround in the financing of agriculture

There is growing evidence that there has been a turning point in the financing of agriculture, credit growth continues to grow in the sector – the Minister of State of...

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Excellent Hungarian Food trade marks were handed over at the OMÉK

The Minister of Agriculture handed over Excellent Hungarian Food trade marks, OMÉK Food Awards, OMÉK Local Product Awards and Ministerial Special Prizes on Friday at the 78th National Agricultural Exhibition...

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Ministerial Commissioner: Local co-operations are needed in the wine sector

The Ministerial Commissioner of the Ministry of Agriculture drew attention to strenghten the local co-operations in the wine sector on Saturday. According to Kiss Eliza, the producers in each wine...

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Collaboration to increase protein crop production

Strategic agreements were signed by organizations interested in agricultural research to make soy and other protein crops more efficient, in the framework of the National Agricultural Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK)...

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MNB Director: Sustainable achievement of the inflation target is expected a quarter later, in mid-2019

According to the latest Inflation report of the Central Bank, the sustainable achievement of the inflation target is likely to be achieved by one quarter later in mid-2019. The investments...

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The French farmers are protesting against the ban on the most popular herbicide

Approximately three hundred French farmers protested on Friday in Paris on the Champs-Elysées Boulevard against the planned ban on glyphosate herbicides. Emmanuel Macron head of state had promised in the...

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The EU funds in the Balaton region will be more than expected

Due to the succesful tenders, the Balaton region can use more EU funds than the proposed 250 billion HUF – was said at the meeting of the Balaton Development Council...

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