News and articles
The air conditioner season comes with the summer in Hungary
Date: 2015-06-12 11:05:36
In the first week of June as more and more warm days come, the demand for cooling equipments has noticeably started in the Praktiker stores, however, the real heat wave...
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UNWTO: tourism in Europe may grow by 3-4 percent this year
Date: 2015-06-12 10:50:54
This year, the growth in the number of international tourist arrivals is expected to be around 3-4 percent worldwide. In Europe, a similar growth is expected – according to the...
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It is still allowed to smoke in 40 percent of Prague's restaurants
Date: 2015-06-12 10:40:50
It is still allowed to smoke in 40 percent of the restaurants in Prague and Brno, the two of the largest cities of the Czech Republic – according to the...
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Pasta wraps
Date: 2015-06-12 10:22:38
Fazoli's chain of fast food Italian is offering a new line of pasta wraps. That's right, pasta wraps. Through the end of July, the midwest chain will offer wrap versions...
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Bonafarm spent 50 billion on development projects
Date: 2015-06-12 09:12:59
In the 2007-2013 budgetary period the Bonafarm group spent HUF 50 billion on various development projects. Only 20 percent of this sum came from European Union resources. The group focused...
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Gallicoop invested more in development than originally planned
Date: 2015-06-12 09:11:07
Last year Gallicoop Turkey Processing Zrt. purchased 9 percent more live turkey, 40,000 tons, than in 2013. Their original plan was to spend HUF 800 million on investment, product innovation...
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Biofil uses revenues for financing research
Date: 2015-06-12 09:09:17
Sándor Szkladányi, the managing director of Biofil Microbiology, Gene Technology and Biochemistry Kft. (they developed the Biofil soil improving products) revealed that each year the spend several hundred million forints...
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Magazine: Lobster catching amusement machine
Date: 2015-06-11 12:22:28
The world’s best game in a bar or restaurant was born when a vending machine was combined with an amusement machine. Users have to push buttons to guide a mechanism,...
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FM: 43 billion HUF support for the dairy sector next year
Date: 2015-06-11 11:50:51
The dairy sector will receive about 43 billion HUF support in 2016, which is 20 billion HUF more than in 2010 – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the...
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Qualification is not mandatory everywhere on Sundays
Date: 2015-06-11 11:45:31
Those people who do not have qualifications can also sell on Sundays in some types of stores under 200 square meters, according to the national economy ministerial decree that was...
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All beers have passed the consumer protection test
Date: 2015-06-11 11:43:57
The National Consumer Protection Authority tested forty different types and taste of beers. All beers have passed the consumer protection test of the food and chemical control laboratories – the...
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The MIRELITE is not luxury: frozen foods with full of positive effects
Date: 2015-06-11 11:40:58
The MIRELITE MIRSA Zrt. employs 210 people permanently, and employs additional 150 employees at the company's three sites during the summer season. MIRELITE MIRSA Zrt.’s premise in Albertirsa The company’s...
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From Thursday beer is flowing from the taps at the 5th Jubilee Beer Festival
Date: 2015-06-11 11:34:21
From Thursday the four-day long, 0-24 festival atmosphere begins at the 5th Jubilee Beer Festival in the Buda Castle. The participants can taste more than 200 kinds of beer specialties...
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The World Bank reduced its growth forecast for this year
Date: 2015-06-11 11:30:32
The World Bank is pessimistic in terms of the growth prospects for the world economy this year, emphasizing that the growth of the developing countries is hindered by the decrease...
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The NaturAqua presents Hungary’s first PlantBottle mineral water bottle partly made of plants
Date: 2015-06-11 11:23:10
From now, the NaturAqua natural mineral water will use the PlantBottle™ Technology, which is the food packaging technology of the future. This eco-friendly innovation allows to produce fully recyclable PET...
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Fittikém has shot the cold-hop gun
Date: 2015-06-11 11:15:44
The first keg of Dreher Cold-Hop beer finally made it to the 5th Jubilee Beer Festival in an adventurous way. Ferencz József, well-known radio daredevil alias Fittikém transported the 65...
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Forty, fifty thousand visitors are expected to the Beer Festival to Békéscsaba
Date: 2015-06-11 11:10:55
The 15th Csabai Beer Festival and Knuckle Parade starts today and lasts until Sunday in Békéscsaba. The organizers expect 40-50 thousand visitors to the event. On early Thursday evening, the...
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A drop in foreign interest at the French wine regions
Date: 2015-06-11 11:02:34
The foreign acquisition of the French wine regions decreased between 2011 and 2015, with the exception of the Bordeaux area, where by 2014 significant Chinese investments have been made –...
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Tourists spent more money in Hungary
Date: 2015-06-11 10:48:42
The expansion of the amount spent by tourists in Hungary exceeded the growth rate of their guest nights. Ruszinkó Ádám, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy...
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The tourism tax may be terminated
Date: 2015-06-11 10:40:34
The tourism tax (IFA) may be terminated, while the fast-food restaurants may be excluded from the range of Széchenyi Rest Card (SZÉP Cards) accepting locations – Glattfelder Béla, Minister of...
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Owl-themed cafe – Video of the day
Date: 2015-06-11 10:18:20
Japan has long been known for its cat cafes. And now a new trend seems to be emerging across the capital Tokyo. And that's owl-themed cafes. Yes, cafes with real...
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USD 85-million loss caused by the sanctions
Date: 2015-06-11 09:36:46
The European Union’s embargo on Russia and the Russian answer to that cause major damage to Hungary’s economy. Our agriculture loses USD 3-4 million in export revenues every day. The...
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Natural soil protection favoured
Date: 2015-06-11 09:32:08
In order to protect Hungary’s agricultural land, in the future the Ministry of Agriculture gives priority to using natural soil protection methods, including the use of soil bacteria. By using...
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This year OMÉK will showcase regional products
Date: 2015-06-11 09:30:06
The 77th National Agriculture and Food Exhibition (OMÉK) will be organised between 23 and 27 September at the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Centre. Regional products will be in the limelight and...
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Eight-percent reduction in the price of pork
Date: 2015-06-11 09:27:47
According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) latest report, wine production in the European Union was 167 million hectolitres in 2014, 8 percent below the level of 2013 (the...
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Magazine: The promise of flavours
Date: 2015-06-10 12:34:54
Few new flavours are able to stay on store shelves in the sauce market. István Bacskai, sales manager of Koch’s Torma Kft. told us that shops sell the same flavours...
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The further growth of online retail depends on the activity of buyers
Date: 2015-06-10 11:50:47
The ratio of those who meet with online shopping for the first time is expected to decline to a single-digit by the end of the year from the current 12-14...
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The government has adopted a development strategy for the food industry
Date: 2015-06-10 11:50:22
The government has accepted the Hungarian food industry’s medium and long-term development strategy – announced Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. The government...
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NGM: two to three percent inflation would by healthy
Date: 2015-06-10 11:48:24
Although the prices in May increased by half a percent, the average of inflation in the past five months is still minus 0.6 percent – Balogh László, Deputy Minister of...
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The Ministry of Agriculture would give priority support to herb cultivation
Date: 2015-06-10 11:25:19
There is a need for the priority support of herb cultivation – the Minister of Agriculture said on Wednesday in Budapest at the opening event of the Medicinal Plant Research...
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