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A slowdown in US growth
Now that the end of the year is approaching, US consumers are spending less on food than at the beginning of the year. Still, retail sales are on the rise...
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Coffee, with a little alcohol
British company Costa Coffee opened its first store that also serves alcohol in the evening hours. The company introduced three new flavours as well: 100-percent Arabica coffees from Sumatra, Kenya...
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Vegeta: the salt of the Adriatic region
According to an Ipsos survey, Vegeta is the strongest local brand in the Adriatic region – in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. This popularity is the result of...
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Magazine: Calm strength
Our magazine interviewed Frigyes Vomberg – chef and coach of the Bocuse d’Or Europe winner Hungarian team – on the occasion of winning this year’s Gundel Award. – I have...
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Hungarians spend 40 thousand HUF on average for Christmas
The amount for Christmas spending is 40 thousand forints this year, half of the population spends less than 25 thousand HUF for Christmas this year – according to the representative...
Read moreTesco’s program against food wastage won Hungarian Business Liability Award
The CSR Hungary Awards were handed over for the 9th time on 13 December 2016. The recognition awards companies are in the forefront in social responsibility This year, Tesco’s program...
Read moreTakarékbank: economic growth may be 2.1 percent this year and 3.6 percent next year
According to the analysts of the Takarékbank (Savings Bank), the economic growth of Hungary may be 2.1 percent this year and 3.6 percent next year and 4 percent in 2018....
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Penny is prepared for the Christmas rush
This year, the 20-year-old Penny Market prepares for Christmas with increased product lines and inventory. The festive products are already on the shelves since October. The chain’s sales continues to...
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Sushi with nail art – Video of the day
Sushi Roll Nail Art by The Crafty Ninja. Sushi is one of my favorite foods so why not make nail art!...
Read moreThe productivity of the domestic firms is improving but still far from the EU
Although there are some positive trends, there are major differences depending on company size and sector, but the productivity of only 1-2 percent of the domestic companies can be considered...
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The chocolate logo of the Család-barát is offered to charity purposes
The chocolate logo of the Család-barát (Family Friend) is offered to charity purposes – was said at the M1 news channel. Photo: hirado.hu The record-sized one and a half meters...
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Bird flu: state compensation on the basis of market value
After the disease control measures imposed in connection with the bird flu, the breeders can request for state compensation on the basis of market value of the livestock. The first...
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Beer and More
Beer can be associated with all festive courses from cabbage to sweets. The basics of the beer-food pairing can be easily learned. The beer gastronomer of Beer and More Vásárhelyi...
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Utility bill payment machines in retail units
Hungarian Post Zrt. started cooperation with CBA and Rossmann Hungary: utility bill payment machines will be installed in 91 drugstores and grocery stores all over Hungary. Rossmann hopes that thanks...
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Bocuse d'Or: the Hungarian team uses a sport psychologist
As before, the Hungarian team is using a sport psychologist, preparing for the Bocuse d'Or World Final in January – the president of the Bocuse d'Or Academy told M1 news...
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The renovation works of Hilton have completed
The renovation of the reception of the Hilton Budapest hotel is finished with a more than 600 million HUF investment – the Danubius Hotels Zrt. the hotel’s operator told MTI....
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Online shops getting ready for the end-of-year season
In the first half of 2016 online retail sales expanded by 18 percent to HUF 131 billion. Demand was the biggest for consumer electronics: these products were sold online in...
Read moreThe number of foreign tourists increased in Romania but their average spendings decreased
In the first ten months of the year, the number of foreign tourists in Romania increased by 10 percent, but the average per capita spending decreased, compared to the same...
Read moreFAO promotes healthy diets through nutrition education training
FAO’s needs assessment conducted in 2010 in seven African countries revealed a lack of suitable approaches and relevant trainings to promote nutrition behavior change. Two years later FAO launched the...
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Hungary is an important market for Italian products
The demand for Italian products keeps growing in Hungary: in 2015 Italian export to Hungary grew by 7.7 percent and in the first five months of 2016 the growth rate...
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Magazine: Gastronomy trends in 2017
Many top restaurants are happy to enter the home delivery business. Top chefs start businesses that specialise in home delivery. Smartphone apps are developed for ordering home-cooked food. Vegetables are...
Read moreFM: the EU Agriculture Ministers urged to strengthen the bargaining power of producers
The agriculture ministers of the EU Member States have adopted a political resolution on Monday, inter alia, about the suppress of unfair distribution practices – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM)...
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New president in the lead of the COOP
The Board of Directors of the CO-OP Hungary Zrt. chose Pekó László the CEO of the Nyírzem Zrt. as the new president of COOP. The new president will continue the...
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The HIPA is expanding its support system
The support system of the National Investment Agency (HIPA) is extended with new elements from the beginning of next year. As a result the proportion of high value-added projects in...
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“Small help, great joy”
The Procter & Gamble and the SPAR Magyarország donated nearly eight and a half million HUF to the Hungarian Red Cross to support children in need. The “Small help, great...
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The Lidl would expand its Hungarian supplier network
About 220 domestic enterprises participated at the Suppliers Academy, organized by Lidl Magyarország that aims to further expand the Hungarian supplier network of the company. The Lidl Magyarország Bt. in...
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Sió’s #NEVERENDING campaign at the universities
The Sió uses School Marketing to promote its limited edition, #SOHAVÉGETNEMÉRŐS (#NEVERENDING) titled CitrusFriss products among the university students on national level, in just three weeks. “We are pleased that...
Read moreAgriculture’s environmental opportunities are expanding
The Hungary’s Environmental Status in 2015 publication was published, which deals with issues including soil quality, water status, the use of water resources, wildlife and landscapes status, changing climate, agriculture...
Read moreBudapest Bank: the domestic companies are cautiously optimistic
Most the Hungarian CEOs are cautiously optimistic in terms of economic prospects. As the result of the increased orders close to 90 thousand new jobs may be created in the...
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Free water
The wells dag without permission secretly or not secretly will give meager “paper work” for the Winter. Due to a legislative amendment, the wells dag without permission before 4 June...
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