News and articles
More than 10,000 companies didn’t survive the summer
Date: 2017-09-23 15:01:28
In the summer months of 2017 6,720 new companies were established, but the Court of Registration also deleted 10,319 companies. At the end of August there were approximately 487,000 companies...
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Univer’s capacity increasing investment
Date: 2017-09-23 14:58:55
Kecskemét-based Univer Product Zrt. invested HUF 4.3 billion in expanding its production capacity, from which HUF 2.1-billion was non-refundable state support from a programme of the Ministry for National Economy. With the...
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Széchenyi card programme: more than 1,800 billion worth of loans for SMEs
Date: 2017-09-23 14:50:14
In the last 15 years the Széchenyi card programme granted HUF 1,841 billion worth of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. There were 343,000 loan applications and 258,000 SMEs have already...
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Friesland is already busy making development plans for the next five years
Date: 2017-09-23 14:45:16
FrieslandCampina Hungária Zrt. is making development plans for the next 5-year period in Mátészalka. In the last 4 years production grew by more than 15 percent in the factory. Last year Friesland Hungária...
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Plus four percent for retail in July
Date: 2017-09-23 14:25:40
In July 2017 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 4.1 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was the same – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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Butter and spread prices increased the most
Date: 2017-09-23 14:18:29
In August 2017 consumer prices were 2.6 percent higher on average than in August 2016. Food prices rose 3.2 percent, with butter and spread prices jumping 12.5 percent. Pork’s price...
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The investment revitalisation continues
Date: 2017-09-23 14:09:43
After the 4.2-percent growth in the 1st quarter of 2017, the Hungarian economy expanded by 3.2 percent in the 2nd quarter. The industry and foreign trade slowed down in the...
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M-FlexiLog completes investment in Békéscsaba
Date: 2017-09-23 14:05:09
M-FlexiLog Kft., a member of the Austria-based Mrazek Group, built a 3,500m² warehouse and a 4,500m² production facility from a budget of HUF 1.6 billion. The company will create 120 new...
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NAK’s first 4 years
Date: 2017-09-23 13:55:37
Our magazine interviewed Balázs Győrffy, president of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) on the occasion of NAK’s 4th birthday. T. M.: – The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture was established a...
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Grapes are popular in every format
Date: 2017-09-23 13:49:35
Winemakers and grape growers have an excellent year. More wine will be made this year than in 2016 and table grape consumption has also increased. Hungarians eat 2.5-3kg of grapes a year. On...
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NAK campaign in the apple season
Date: 2017-09-23 13:38:49
This year NAK will start a campaign promoting apple consumption. The one and a half month campaign will start in mid-October, in cooperation with 6 retail chains and the Agricultural Marketing...
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NAK conference about sustainable farming
Date: 2017-09-23 13:31:39
On 18 October 2017 NAK will organise an international conference titled ‘Sustainable Farming’. Some of the topics that will be discussed: the agricultural policy and innovation activity of the USA, agri-food...
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VAT cut and financial support
Date: 2017-09-23 13:22:21
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and the Ministry for National Economy are in talks about which food and agricultural products will be added to the list of 5-percent VAT...
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Energy-conscious wine tourism
Date: 2017-09-23 13:00:47
This august a project was implemented at Tornai Winery’s estate on Somlóhegy. The objective was to develop energy-conscious gastro-tourism and to promote the use of electric vehicles: MVM Partner Zrt. opened another...
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Targeted financing
Date: 2017-09-23 12:57:26
The National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) and Takarékbank signed a cooperation agreement at the Budapest Wine Festival. It states that the Takarék Group will develop special loan products and banking...
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Spritzer’s triumphant return
Date: 2017-09-23 12:54:01
Spritzer is a mixture of wine and club soda. Even famous winemakers like this drink and some of them have said it can play an important role in popularising wine among...
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After the Festival
Date: 2017-09-23 12:41:59
Zoltán Zilai, managing director of Magyar Szőlő és Borkultúra Nonprofit Kft. – the organiser of the Budapest Wine Festival – talked to our magazine about the event: ‘The weather was perfect...
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In optimal conditions
Date: 2017-09-23 12:35:02
Hungary’s bets wines, lots of sunshine and exciting programmes were waiting for the 43,000 visitors of the 26th Budapest Wine Festival. More than 150 winemakers brought nearly 5,000 different wines. There were...
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The restaurant of the future?
Date: 2017-09-23 10:54:56
McDonald’s will soon – in all Hungarian restaurants by the end of 2019 – be waiting for guests with a new concept, called Experience of the Future, which will involve...
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Distances run with Cornexi
Date: 2017-09-23 10:23:36
The autumn running season has started with the 32nd Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon. Cornexi was one of the event’s sponsors and the company also raised awareness of healthy eating and...
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International demand for high-quality Hungarian cereal crops
Date: 2017-09-23 10:18:14
At the moment the average purchasing price is HUF 42,000-43,000/ton. Secretary of state Dr István Nagy revealed that there is great demand for GMO-free, high-quality Hungarian wheat in Europe. Nestlé is an...
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Tesco: Measurable things can be managed too!
Date: 2017-09-23 10:11:09
Tesco Europe has published its report on the quantity of food and other waste produced during its operations in the 2016/2017 fiscal year: Tesco stores in the Czech Republic, Poland,...
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Superb performance at the young chef world championship
Date: 2017-09-23 10:05:14
Alexandra Pereszlényi, the sous-chef of Gundel finished 4th at the Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs competition, held in Frankfurt this September. Amelia Mei Vern Ng from Malaysia (Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur) won the...
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Pöttyös fans voted for the sour cherry-poppy seed Túró Rudi
Date: 2017-09-23 10:05:02
Pöttyös asked its 1 million Facebook followers to decide which formerly popular Túró Rudi flavours to bring back to store shelves. After more than 30,000 votes were cast in one week,...
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Once again Unilever named as the most sustainable company in the industry
Date: 2017-09-23 10:03:24
Scoring 89 points from the possible 100, in 2017 Unilever performed the best once again in the household and personal products industry group of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Unilever...
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Cheese academy
Date: 2017-09-23 09:58:37
KKASE Cheese Makers Association and the Gyöngyösi Károly Róbert Campus of Eszterházy Károly University organised the ‘Artisan Cheese – Science – Tourism’ conference at the end of August. The event’s goal...
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Together for lowering the VAT on draught beer
Date: 2017-09-23 09:36:09
The Craft Beer Association, has joined the initiative of the Association of Hungarian Brewers and the Hungarian Association of Microbreweries, which aims at reducing the VAT on draught beer to...
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Competition for cooks in public sector catering
Date: 2017-09-23 09:32:08
This year 52 teams will participate in the competition – organised by the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) and the National Association of Public Sector Catering Service Providers (KÖZSZÖV)...
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Gala Dinner 2017
Date: 2017-09-23 09:02:01
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) will organise its end-of-year Gala Dinner for the 7th time. This time the trade will pay tribute to the memory of József Dobos C. Hungary’s famous...
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Gundel Károly Award 2017
Date: 2017-09-23 08:54:53
This year the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) will present the Gundel Károly Award for the 4th time. Each year the 3 best representatives of the hospitality trade are honoured with...
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