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Grocery retail back on track
Retail volume sales improved by 6.5 percent from the base period level in February 2016; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 6.4 percent. Food and food-type retail sales...
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0.2 percent lower consumer prices in March
In March consumer prices dropped 0.2 percent according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In comparison with March 2015, food prices augmented by 0.7 percent. Seasonal product prices elevated by...
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Magazine: Still mineral waters take the lead
Levente Balogh, president of the Central European Mineral Water Holding (CEMW) that both of their companies – Szentkirályi Mineral Water Kft. and Kékkúti Mineral Water Kft. – performed exceptionally well...
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Nielsen: a sales increase in domestic food stores
The value of Hungarian food retail sales increased by 4.6 percent during the first quarter, compared to the first three months of last year. It is the third largest increase...
Read moreCoface: internal consumption is the engine of economic growth in Hungary
In Hungary, the engine of economic growth will be primarily internal consumption, mainly due to the decline in unemployment, the increase in disposable income – according to the fresh analysis...
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A new era in the life of Várda-Drink
The Várda-Drink group that was founded in Kisvárda in 1922 is a key player in the Hungarian spirits market. The company occurs in the market this year with a new...
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The Russians are preparing for the extension of the food embargo
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given orders for the Russian food embargo to be extended not by one year, but until the end of 2017. “Our producers have said...
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The world's first aseptic carton the Tetra Evero Aseptic won a Worldstar award
Tetra Pak has won a WorldStar Award for its Tetra Evero Aseptic package, the world’s first aseptic carton bottle for ambient milk. The international award from the World Packaging Organisation...
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The 1st Motorcycle Wine Route Rally will start on June 3
The participant of the 1st Motorcycle Wine Route Rally will start their engines on June 3 at 8 am on Friday in the Kincsem Park. The Motorcycle Wine Route Rally,...
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The 20th Agri Expo in Pápa opened its doors
At the three-day event about 130 exhibitors, including food producers, viticulturist will introduce their products. Csepreghy Nándor, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Prime Minister's Office in his opening speech...
Read moreA hundred kinds of beer at this year’s Beer Festival in Békéscsaba
A hundred kinds of beer can be tasted between 14 and 18 June at the 16th Beer Festival in Békéscsaba. The festival includes great music programs including Wellhello, Halott Pénz,...
Read moreExperimental grape varieties perform well
The experimental grape varieties of the Vine and Wine Sciences (BRC) of the University of Pécs are performing well: Three out of the four plants are resistant to major fungal...
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Mercury-polluted swordfish steak was withdrawn from circulation
A mercury-polluted swordfish steak was withdrawn from the market – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI . According to the communication, the one-kilo packaged frozen product is...
Read moreUS consumers' mood improved
The University of Michigan Final Consumer Sentiment for May came in at 94.7, it's highest reading in nearly a year and a 5.7 point increase from the 89.0 April Final...
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A South African company buys Scitec Nutrition
Polish Enterprise Fund VII (PEF VII), a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors, together with its minority co-investors have signed an agreement to sell a 100 percent stake in...
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Kitchen of the day after tomorrow – Video of the day
Italian design studio Tipic has created a smart kitchen countertop that integrates various interactive functions including a scale, induction cooking and a sink that appears out of the surface with...
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Foil from recycled raw material
Csömör-seated Everplast Waste Recycling Zrt. will start manufacturing UV-stable foil from recycled raw material in its Sümeg factory. The European Union finances the development with HUF 220 million. At the...
Read moreNGM: retail sales are increasing for 33 months
Domestic retail sales continues to rise for 33 months – Marczinkó Zoltán, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1 news channel on Wednesday, in...
Read moreRural Development Office: more than 175 thousand single applications have arrived
Until the May 23 deadline, the producers submitted 175 355 applications for about 5 million hectares to the Agriculture and Rural Development Office (MVH); about the same amount as in...
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Last year we purchased 22 million times on the Internet
In 2015, the Hungarian consumers purchased products online for more than 22 million times. Nearly 30 percent of the products were taken over personally at the webshop's own shop, but...
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Dairy Professional Day: focus on marking requirements
The Professional Dairy Day – Marking Obligations and Opportunities professional event was implemented with the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Dairy Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board. Domestic...
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Barbecue season starts in the Tesco supermarkets
The barbecue season lasts from May to August. During the barbecue season 600 thousand packages of meat products, 42 million cans of beer, 1.5 thousand tons of charcoal and 2...
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Prize winning with SPAR’s renewed Verde mineral water
SPAR rethought its Verde mineral water brand and launched the “SPAR Verde – part of your life” campaign. The SPAR launched a national advertising campaign and prize winning game to...
Read moreThe popularity of Krušovice is unbroken on the Hungarian market
Hungarians love the favorite beer of the Czechs. According to the first-quarter figures of HEINEKEN Hungária, the the Hungarian consumers like to choose Krušovice that is available in 28 countries....
Read moreKSH: the number of employees continued to increase
The number of employees continued to increase in the three months from February to April: compared with the first quarter by 31 thousand, and compared to the same period of...
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Tetra Pak is celebrating Children's Day by donating Recycled Paper Products
On the occasion of the International Children's Day, the Tetra Pak donated 2 tons of recycled paper hand towels and medical sheets in a value of 1 million HUF to...
Read moreThe FAO announces an international drawing and video contest
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)announced a new global video and poster contest. The FAO is asking the world’s children to help it highlight how climate change is making...
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Expanding resources for children nutrition
In next year's budget it is planned that the funding of the Child Nutrition Program reaches 74 billion HUF, which is 2.2 billion more than this year’s amount. Rétvári Bence,...
Read moreGfK: Consumer sentiment improved slightly in Germany
German consumer confidence is set to strengthen in June as the economy is expected to grow over coming months, survey data published by the research group GfK showed Wednesday. The...
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Ferrero has a good reputation
From food industry companies Ferrero was ranked the highest on the Reputation Institute’s list of top 100 companies – Ferrero is 18th in the overall list. Rolex was named as...
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