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Prime Minister’s Office: rural development applicants can get free assistance

The free services of the Széchenyi Program Office were expanded. The applicants of the rural development funds can receive free information and advice on development – the Prime Minister’s Office...

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The University of Kaposvár investigates the effects of a toxin polluting corn

The research of the University of Kaposvár investigates the endangering effect of the most common contaminant of corn (fumonisin mycotoxins) on the population. The institution is in collaboration with the...

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Consumer sentiment deteriorated in the US

The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index fell to 95.7 points in February from the 98.5 points of January. The preliminary value of the index was 96 points. Within the...

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The non-performing loans decreased significantly in the region

The stocks of non-performing loans (NPL) in the Central and Eastern European region of non-performing bank loans in 2015 decreased significantly to 49 billion euros, due to the attractive macroeconomic...

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Cisco: mobile data traffic to increase seven-fold by 2021

Thanks to continued growth in the number of mobile phone users, mobile video, 4G networks and the Internet of Things, global mobile data traffic should increase seven-fold from 2016 to...

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An easy French-like bistrodinner a’la Boulud – Video of the day

At Bar Boulud, the upscale French bistro from chef Daniel Boulud across the street from New York City’s Lincoln Center, Parisian food with a modern twist takes center stage. Click...

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The Hotel of the Year titles were handed over

The “Hotel of the Year 2016” titles were handed over in Budapest on Friday. At the competition announced by the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) for the fourth...

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Oil price increase

At the end of last year commodity prices, especially that of oil, continued to increase. Since the price of oil has great influence on the revenues of developing market economies,...

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Technology influences classic retail strategies

With the help of Frank Mayer and Associates, let’s examine what the future of retail will be like. 2017 will bring many things to the retail sector, including new programmes...

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Online shopping is comfortable and offers good prices

The most important reasons why consumers decide to buy online are comfortable shopping and good prices – reveals a survey conducted every year since 2001 by eNET. In 2015 Hungarians...

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Virtual shopper card for everyone

A new smartphone app called Fullcard can manage various loyalty cards and the offers in promotional leaflets, plus its geographical location function helps shoppers to find those offers which are...

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Weekday shopping more important than before

Six months after the ban on Sunday trading was abolished, much fewer card payments are realised on the seventh day of the week than before. The latest data from Mastercard...

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Magazine: It was a busy year!

In a letter sent out to members of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI), president László Kovács summarised the most important achievements of 2016. He mentioned the negotiations with various...

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Nestlé lowers its sugar usage drastically

For food giant Nestle has announced it has discovered a way to drastically reduce the amount of sugar in its chocolate bars. The world’s largest food company said after years...

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KSH: retail sales increased by 4.5 percent in 2016

The volume of retail sales increased by 4.5 percent in 2016 after the 5.8 percent increase of last year, while the calendar-adjusted figures indicate a 4.6 percent increase – the...

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Nielsen: retail sales increased by four and a half percent in the last quarter of 2016

In terms of value, retail sales in Hungary increased by four and a half percent in the last quarter of 2016 – Nielsen measured the food and chemical products market....

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FruitVeB: average fruit and vegetable harvests last year

The output of the fruit and vegetable sector in 2016 is provisionally estimated at 280 billion HUF, 5-7 percent more than in the previous year – the Hungarian Fruit and...

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Concorde: Hungary’s GDP growth may be over 3 percent this year

The Hungarian GDP growth this year may range between 3-4 percent, and next year it is expected to increase over 3 percent, due to the retail wage growth and the...

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(HU) Megérkezett az Arany Ászok Frissenszűrt

The Arany Ászok Freshlly Filtered) has arrived ● The Dreher Breweries expanded the product portfolio with the introduction of new, unpasteurized, lager called Arany Ászok Frissenszűrt (Golden Aces Freshlly Filtered)...

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The Szentkirályi mineral water has become a county value

The Bács-Kiskun County Depository Committee declared the Szentkirályi mineral water as a Bács-Kiskun County value and took it into County Depository on 16 January 2017. “The Szentkirályi mineral water, which...

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Henkel increased turnover and profits last year

In addition to the record revenue, Henkel German cosmetics and household chemicals group increased its profits last year – according to the company’s press release sent to MTI on Thursday....

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The Kőröstej group roasts the cheese on skewers at the world’s largest food exhibition

The Kőröstej group with its own stand represents Hungary at the world’s largest food industry event, the Gulfood exhibition. The world novelty Hajdú gyros cheese will be presented at the...

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Wine competition for the “Wine of the Parliament 2017” title

Kövér László, Chairman of the National Assembly announced a wine competition for the “Wine of the Parliament 2017” title. According to the communication of the parliamentary press office, the bottled...

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National confectionery, cook and waiter competition in Tata

The largest National confectionery, cook and waiter competition called Carnival Cup (Farsang Kupa) will be held in Tata on Saturday. At the competition more than two hundred confectioneries, cooks, bakers...

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The Carboferr would expand on the cereal market

The Carboferr Zrt. dealing with the wholesale of steel and plastic products would expand on new markets including grain trade and plastics processing – the company told MTI on Thursday....

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The NÉBIH seized more than 100 tons of unmarked feed

The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH), seized more than 100 tons of unmarked, partly illegal feed at two venues in Pest County. According to the communication of NÉBIH sent...

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Catch me if you can-pasta – Video of the day

It’s called Nagashi-sōmen....

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Hungarian food products in Sweden

Sweden is four and a half times bigger than Hungary but its population is about the same. Almost 70 percent of Sweden is covered by forest, therefore only 7.5 percent...

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Optimistic consumers

Germany has a 16-percent share in Hungary’s total food export– in January-October 2016 its value was EUR 1.04 billion, 3 percent more than in the same period of 2015. From...

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Retail sales: increase in value, decrease in volume

In January-October 2016 Hungarian companies sold EUR 211 million worth of food in the Netherlands – this represented 3 percent of our total food export. This sum was 59 percent...

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