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NÉBIH forms part of international operation
Between November 2015 and February 2016 the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) participated in ‘OPSON V’, an international operation against food fraud conducted in 57 countries. In these countries...
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Garfield returns with animal records
Garfield returns with another sticker album: this time SPAR presents records from the world of animals. Stickers with the images of the smartest, fastest, most dangerous, etc. animals can be...
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Magazine: Yogurt: you can eat it or you can drink it
Last year sales increased in the yogurt category, with sales improving in all segments. Beáta Várkonyi, external corporate relations director of Danone Hungary told us that they are trying to...
Read moreDomestic retail sales growth beats EU average
The volume of retail sales grew by 6.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively, in February 2016 and in the initial two months of the year. Thus, an upward sales trend...
Read moreThe KSH is preparing for another agro-economic structural census
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) is preparing for another agro-economic structural census called “Agrárium 2016” between 15 May and 15 July this year. The census aim to track the changes...
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P & G’s latest “Thank you, mom” campaign was inspired by strong mothers
With a hundred days until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Procter & Gamble, manufacturer of Tide, Pampers and Bounty, debuted the newest installment of its award-winning “Thank You, Mom” campaign...
Read moreKSH: employment increased further
The number of employees increased further in the first quarter and 145 thousand more peple are working than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday....
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Red Bull launches a brand new summer flavor
The kiwi-apple flavored SummerEdition arrives. Red Bull expands its product portfolio with new flavors during the summer. The green boxed, kiwi-apple-flavored “SummerEdition” arrives in May in limited quantities. In addition...
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Hungary sent the second highest proportion of alerts about dangerous products into the EU’s system
Hungary sent 238 alerts, due to dangerous or unidentified products into the European Union's rapid alert system (RAPEX) last year, just one less than Spain on the first place. 195...
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Direct Supports Manual has been published
The National Agricultural Economics Chamber supports the work of its members with a handbook again. The publication aims to help the farmers to familiarize with the direct supports that were...
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Czerván György: the frost damages to be mitigated from the 24 billion HUF of the compensation fund
24 billion HUF can be found in this year’s compensation fund – Czerván György, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture told M1 news channel on Thursday. The farmers...
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The Free Trade Agreement may potentially jeopardize European agriculture
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) can have a major impact on farming and food production in the European Union – the Friends of the Earth Europe and the...
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The Nébih suspended the operation of a tofu plant in Budapest
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) suspended the operation of a tofu plant in Budapest, due to hygiene and traceability problems. Due to hygiene and traceability problems nearly 600...
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The ancestors of our vegetables and fruits – Video of the day
The fruits and vegetables we know and love did not always look the way they do now. Here's a look at their ancestors....
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GVH: Procter & Gamble leads out its products offered for hair loss from the Hungarian market
The Procter & Gamble leads out its products offered for hair loss from the Hungarian market, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) in exchange for this commitment has not disclosed an...
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The American GN Chan won the Bacardí Legacy Global Cocktail Competition in 2016
Chan, who works at Angel’s Share, New York, shot to victory with his cocktail Venceremos – a combination of Bacardi Carta Blanca, coconut liqueur, pineapple juice, cucumber juice, lime juice...
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Auchan stores turned into life centres
Auchan Hungary’s image went through a complete overhaul: from 14 April shoppers can spend time in a much more modern and dynamic environment – and this is also true for...
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The first months of 2016 produced an unexpected sales growth for retailers in Brazil
The first months of 2016 produced an unexpected sales growth for retailers in Brazil. Sales were up 1.2 percent in February – the biggest growth since July 2013. There has...
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European Union produces 88 million tons of food waste a year
The European Union produces 88 million tons of food waste a year, in the value of nearly EUR 143 billion – reported the FUSIONS project, in which the Hungarian Food...
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Prologis Completes Build-to-Suit Distribution Hub for German Automotive Company
Prologis, Inc., the global leader in logistics real estate, today celebrated the grand opening of a 25,414 square metre build-to-suit facility for BMW Group at Prologis Park Bratislava with an...
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Magazine: The barbecue season is about to start – there are unanswered questions, though
Although sales are growing in the grill product market year after year, major manufacturers are missing from the Hungarian market, while others have decided to narrow the selection of products...
Read moreGfK: a boom may come in domestic retail
The annual conference of the Hungarian Association of Shopping Centers (MBSZ) was held on 25-26 April 2016. The 170 representatives of the domestic retail analyzed the developments of the past...
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The dairy market balance must be restored
The market needs to find a balance between supply and demand, which will require radical ruthless measures – Agroinform.hu wrote. According to the German Wochenblatt für Landwirtschaft und Landleben, urgent...
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Hungarians consume domestic melons
Ninety percent of the domestic melon consumption are Hungarian melons – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said at the Fifth National Melon Forum on Wednesday in...
Read moreA 4 percent decline in live cattle exports
According to the data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), a 4 percent decline occured in January 2016 compared to January of 2015 – agroinform.hu wrote. The main partners were...
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Nébih: low-fat milks were withdrawn from circulation
Several 1.5 % UHT milk with Slovak and Czech origin were withdrawn from circulation, because according to the laboratory tests, their fat content was lower than indicated – the National...
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The new lower calorie Fanta Szőlő is available in the stores
The Coca-Cola Magyarország developed the Fanta Szőlő (Fanta Grape) specifically for the domestic market needs and in accordance with the domestic taste preferencies. The Fanta fans could taste the novelty...
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New managing director at the Hungarian subsidiary of Lantmannen Unibake
From 1 April 2016 Osztermayer Miklós fills the executive positions at the Lantmannen Unibake Hungary Zrt. The Lantmannen Unibake – as a member of Lantmannen Group – is Europe's second...
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MNKH: expanding relations in the Carpathian region
The reginal offices of the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) achieved a considerable success since last December in Arad and in Nagyvárad. During the nearly half a year of operation,...
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