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Tourism Agency: the new country brand, is a major competitive advantage for Hungary
The new country brand is a major competitive advantage for Hungary, which was presented at the Tourism Summit 2018 conference – Guller Zoltán, Managing Director of the Hungarian Tourism Agency...
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The number of guest nights in Budapest is close to seven million in the first eight months
Budapest’s commercial guest turnover continued to grow in August, with the number of guest nights close to seven million in January-August – the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center announced on...
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MET rewards packed sustainability
There is a company that produces state-of-the-art beverage cartons in Hungary, using materials from responsible forest management, and bears in mind the need to recycle beverage cartons as well. This...
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Travel smartly!
Four-day weekends to come, so in spite of the fall, we do not have to give up vacation and relaxation plans. A half day trip nearby or even a nice...
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FruitVeB: vegetable production is similar to last year’s and can be around 1.9 million tonnes
Some vegetables, including peppers and green peas, have been damaged by the long drought weather, but the warmth was good for sweet corn; record-breaking crop is expected. Vegetable production can...
Read moreNagy István: a campaign to be launched to encourage honey consumption
A campaign will be launched to encourage domestic honey consumption, which is currently only 7,000 tons per annum of 20,000 tonnes per capita – Nagy István, the Minister of Agriculture...
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The NAK has developed a food coordinator network
The food industrial co-ordinator network started its work within the National Chamber of Agriculture, and the first part of the series entitled “Food Handbook” was published as well – was...
Read moreMadosz: tobacco growers need a stronger interest representation in Europe
In order to maintain Hungarian and European tobacco production, it is necessary to reach new political agreements and create stronger interest representation for tobacco growers in the European Union –...
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The Hungarian team won the fifth place at Wine Recognition World Championship
Compared to last year’s result, the Hungarian team improved two places and became fifth in the weekend finals of the traditionally-organized Championnat du Monde de Dégustation championship. This is the...
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The success story of the Varga Winery
The history of the Varga Winery began in 1993 when the Varga family purchased a bankrupt estate in a state farm on a 5.6 acre industrial estate in Badacsonyörs for...
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The Procter & Gamble workshop in Gyöngyös was handed over
Procter & Gamble (P & G) opened a modern workshop for dual training for local vocational school students, created in the factory of the company in Gyöngyös. The leading multinational...
Read morePayments for agricultural subsidies may begin
From 16 October, agricultural subsidies can be paid from the EU and the Hungarian budget – according to the Ministry of Agriculture regulation published in the latest Magyar Közlöny. The...
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Chamber of Agriculture: 200-500 tons of sweet chestnut trees annually
Chestnuts will be available this week on the market, of which 200-500 tons have been produced in Hungary over the last few years – the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) told...
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Poppy beetroot cake has become the herbal, home-made sugar-free cake of the year
This year, the most delicious and the most creative herbal cake was also awarded in Hungary’s Sugar Free Cake competition, organized by the One Drop Attention Foundation every year. The...
Read moreFor more than half a million dollars, a bottle of Romanée-Conti red wine was issued
A bottle of 1945 Romanée-Conti French red wine wine was sold for a record-breaking 558,000 USD (151 million forints) price at Sotheby’s New York auction on Saturday. No such amount...
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The hotel association expects strong traffic for the long weekend
Strong traffic is expected on long weekends in the hotels – according to Könnyid László, the President of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ). The analysis of Szállás.hu...
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Special fight against the pink tax – Video of the day
In a new video released by Burger King, female guests are charged $3.09 for a box of the company’s chicken fries while male guests are charged $1.69. Chick Fries are...
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Hungary has a Starbuck Rewards program, too!
tarbucks has its eyes set on a new rewards program. In a statement, Starbucks detailed plans that it expects to continue to develop its Starbucks Rewards program, giving customers more...
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Retailer of the Year in 2018
On 27 September the Retailer of the Year awards were presented to 14 entries in 4+1 categories at the Business Days Conference. This year two Retailer of the Year winners...
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Variations on experience
Bob Ingram, the editor of Progressive Grocer collected some of the best ideas from the USA for a better shopper experience. One of these is the latest service offered by...
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9 tips for more attractive stores
Ron Lutz, executive vice president of retail experience company Miller Zell collected those methods in an article for Retail Customer Experience that can make stores more spectacular for shoppers. His...
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Podcast series continues
Retail Decoded, a podcast series by the international association Shop! now already has four episodes. In the latest episode experts share their thoughts on store design and fitting. You can...
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Surfing on the sea of milk
By July the production price of milk had dropped nearly 10 percent, but August brought a 2-percent increase. According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI), milk’s export price was...
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Papapapapapa
Mainstream breweries are launching more and more pale ales (PA) in the Hungarian market. The beer’s strong hopped version is called IPA, while the ones made with trendy US hops...
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New Book of Excellent Wines
The latest edition of the Book of Excellent Wines was published in October. It was six years ago that the National Wine Excellence Programme started, and by now it has...
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Love and investment
Baron György Twickel, the owner of Twickel Wine Estate announced that this year’s grape yield had been satisfactory, so Twickel wines will have excellent acidity. The baron added that a...
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Who is the data protection official?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union affects all businesses, including hotels and restaurants as they also manage personal data. By 25 May every company prepared for...
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