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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...
Read moreNestlé 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...
Read moreKSH: 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...
Read moreNielsen: 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...
Read moreConcorde: 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...
Read moreThe 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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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...
Read moreMagazine: Fierce competition for housewives
Compared with 2015, dishwasher detergent sales increased in 2016. Dishwasher tablet sales contracted a little, while dishwasher gales performed a bit better. Washing-up liquid sales decreased, with large-sized products producing...
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Magazine: Dolce vita
This year the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers celebrated its 25th anniversary. President Sándor Sánta told: they have 25 members that are responsible for more than 85 percent of Hungary’s sweets...
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New manager named head of Nestlé’s cereal business line
From 1 January 2017 Tamás Simonics is the head of Nestlé’s cereal business line. Mr Simonics has been a member of the Nestlé Hungary team since 1998. In 2008 he...
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Hungary’s online retail is worth more than a billion euros
This year’s first survey by GKI Digital and Árukereső.hu revealed that online retail sales represented a HUF 310-billion value last year. Online sales expanded by 18 percent in 2016 – Norbert...
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Wine with milk – Video of the day
This restaurant serves its wine in baby bottles. Le Refuge des Fondus is a family-style restaurant in Montmartre, Paris....
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The agricultural sector will be the winner of the digital transformation
The agricultural sector, the Hungarian farmers and food businesses should be the winners of the digital transformation – Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM)...
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The one-fifth of world’s food production is wasted due to over-consumption and waste
About 20 percent of world’s food production is wasted due to the fact that people consume more than necessary, and a part of the food ends in the trash –...
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The Ministry of Agriculture awarded the participants of the “Save a Garden!” program
The agricultural training institutions of the Ministry of Agriculture also took part in the Year of Gardening program series announced by Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture in 2016. The Ministry...
Read moreK&H: Subdued revenues and profit growth is expected by the SMEs this year
On average, 5.5 percent and 3.2 percent profit growth in revenues is expected by the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year – according to the latest data of the...
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Inflation is accelerating in Europe
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 1.8 percent year-on-year in January of 2017, following a 1.1 percent rise in December and in line with preliminary estimates. It is the...
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The Tamási-Hús Kft. increased its revenues last year
The bacon producer Tamási-Hús Kft. increased its revenue by about five percent and production by nearly ten percent last year – the Managing Director of the Austrian-owned company told MTI....
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