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Environmentally conscious decisions by consumers – it is worth paying attention!
A nice meal can bring the family together, so it isn’t surprising at all that mothers and grandmothers pick the best ingredients and they put their heart and soul into...
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Premium category food products made using Hungarian technology on four continents
The story of Hagyó Kft. started as a small business in Miskolc, but today their distilling machinery is already used overseas, with help from the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH)....
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Good export opportunities in Iran
On 7 February 2017 the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) organised a Hungary-Iran Business Forum in Budapest. There were almost 60 Hungarian and Iranian companies present. In 2015 the value...
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Magazine: Content and shape: mineral water bottles do dress up the products
According to Kata Bányi, trade marketing director of Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft., the distributor of NaturAqua mineral waters, after two years of sales decline the mineral water category expanded again...
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Magazine: Oat is the new star
Oat is the star ingredient of the growing cereal product market. All three segments – muesli, breakfast cereal, cereal bar – contributed to the sales growth of last year. According...
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The Magyar Termék has launched an online campaign
The “We Love the Hungarian Products” marketing campaign was launched on 22 March with a short film made in the Castle Garden Bazaar. Almost 300 actors took part in the...
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According to the Advertising Association and its co-associations the advertising tax should be eliminated
According to the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) and its co-associations, the government declared war on the domestic media industry with the increase of the advertising tax to 9 percent. The...
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Hungarian sellers are above the world average in smiling and greeting
The level of domestic customer services in smiling and greeting outperformed the world average. However Hungary is still lagging behind the front-runners but the development can be easily seen from...
Read moreGKI published its forecast for 2017
Last year, the Hungarian economic growth slowed strongly, compared to the previous two years, mainly to the decline in EU funds and the decrease in investments. The GDP increased by...
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The SPAR celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016
When the first SPAR supermarket opened in Tata, only a few people thought that a real success story begins. 25 years have passed since then. Over the years the business...
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Outstanding offers at this year’s ProWein trade fair
ProWein this year proved again that it is the most important platform of the international wine and spirits industry all over the world. Between 19 and 21 March more than...
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The Association of Traders asks for the amendment of the Agricultural Act
The Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ) asks for the amendment of the range of activities in the Agricultural Act, because according to the association the sales of food beverages and...
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Brazil food scandal: the NAK urges strict trade regulations
The National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) expects strict trade regulations, due to the Brazil food scandal; therefore urges the development of a strict criteria sysrem to provide the safety of EU...
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Only a few days left: Badacsony in New York on 5 April!
The creme of the Badacsony Wine Region again to move as one, and showcase their wines in the “World’s Most Beautiful Café” the impressive New York Palace. Badacsonytomaj the center...
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One-third of the EU’s trade was concluded with the USA and China in 2016
The European Union concluded one-third of its trade with the USA and China in 2016. Hungary’s largest trade partner remains Germany – Eurostat reveals in its report published on Wednesday....
Read moreWorld competitions for young chefs
Young chef competition S.Pellegrino Young Chef is organised in 2017 as well. In 21 regions a 70-chef jury will select the 21 young talents who will participate in the contest,...
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More than 4.2 billion HUF amount expires this year is still on the Széchenyi Rest Cards
More than 4.2 billion HUF benefits that expire after 31 May are still on the Széchenyi Rest Cards – the card issuers told MTI. At the OTP Bank 3.2 billion...
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A swimming contest where a beer bump is even an advantage – Video of the day
On a random Saturday morning we were strolling through the English Garden (a massive public park in Munich, Germany) when we saw a crowd of people gathering near the river...
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Margarine brands getting stronger
Margarine manufacturers are still struggling to change the negative general opinion about the category. Although product ingredients have been modernised in the last few years and many positive characteristics of...
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There isn’t enough rapeseed oil in Europe
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) revealed that domestic sales of wines without geographical indication and wines with protected designation of...
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Optimistic islanders
In the United Kingdom, the political and economic uncertainty after the Brexit vote didn’t have an influence on consumers’ mood in Q4 2016, because real wages were rising all year...
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Magazine: Growing market share for low fat cottage cheese
Although cottage cheese isn’t a real seasonal product, sales rise in December when people cook and bake more. Private label products are strong and the importance of discount supermarkets is...
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Hajdú parenica cheese wins Product of the Year 2017
In early 2015 Kőröstej’s Hajdú parenica product range renewed in both packaging and content. The 190g parenica got a new look and an XL size, and a 105g mini version...
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Based on facts only!
I think if one does something, they should do it well or at least give their best. Most of the time it takes just as much time to do something...
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Whitening the milk market
A couple of weeks ago a new data providing regulation entered into force, the goal of which is to whiten the milk production and distribution sector. It has been a...
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FM: the spring seasonal food chain control has started
The spring seasonal food chain control has started. The country-wide monitoring takes place between March 20 and April 17 – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Tuesday. The...
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The turnover of the Rossmann Magyarország Kft. grew twelve percent last year
The Rossmann Magyarország Kft. had a gross turnover of 68 billion HUF in 2016, 11.73 percent higher than a year before. The Hungarian network gives roughly 2.6 percent of the...
Read moreThe Agricultural Chamber Act may be amended
The National Assembly’s Agriculture Committee – with the majority vote of the MPs, with one abstention – scheduled the bill on the amendment of the Agricultural Chamber Act. For thr...
Read moreThis year’s tobacco producing and sales contracts were concluded
The two major acquiring companies have already concluded 99 percent of this year’s product sales contracts with the tobacco producers. Minimum number of contracts are expected for Burley tobacco varieties...
Read moreThe large companies expect higher revenues but lower profits for this year
Following the upturn in domestic trade the large companies in Hungary expect higher revenues but lower profits this year – the research of the K&H Enterprise Growth Index showed. The...
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