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Guinness World Record Attempt with the re-collecting of beverage cartons
The children of Budapest would like to set up a Guinness record from beverage cartons recycling. To reach the record, they should collect one tonne of milk and soft drink...
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The Budapest Wine Festival received the EFFE- certification for 2015-2016
The EFA (European Festivals Association) published the list of festivals that were given EFFE- certification (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) for 2015 to 2016. Following a process of intense...
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The Santa Claus Factory also operates in summer
The Santa Claus Factory organized a charitable action on the occassion of the Children's Day in the Millenáris Park. Zsolnai Endre, main organizer of the Santa Claus Factory told MTI...
Read moreBook-Wine-Jazz festival starts on Tuesday in Balatonfüred
A festival starts in Balatonfüred in the spirit of literature, wine and music. The guest of honor of the program related to the 86th Festive Book Week will be the...
Read moreVAT on food decreased by 9 percent in Romania
The government decree on the extension of the reduced VAT rate entered into force in Romania on Monday. The manufacturer and distributor companies should use a 9 percent VAT rate...
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The ice cream of the year: more than 80 ice creams are competing for the title
This year, the Ice Cream of the Year will be selected from more than 80 ice creams. The Szent Korona Cukrászda (Holy Crown Confectionery) in Soltvadkert will host the event...
Read moreCharity football tournament to help sick children
Drugstore chain dm organised a charity football tournament for the first time on 14 March. Cewe Hungary, Colgate–Palmolive Hungary, Primőr Cosmetics Kft., Forest Paper, Prestige Products Hungary, Johnson & Johnson,...
Read moreMichelin-stars and an open kitchen – Video of the day
How many restaurants can say they have three Michelin stars and a starring role in a feature-length documentary? Chicago's Grace, helmed by chef Curtis Duffy, “is a real show,” according...
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The positive trend in grocery retail continues
Between February 2014 and January 2015 grocery stores’ sales neared HUF 1,480 billion – 5 percent more than in the base period. At the same time volume sales increased by...
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Magazine: Eating from the same plate…
Sharing has arrived at Budapest too: in a restaurant people around the same table are eating from the same bowls and dishes. This can give guests a feeling of being...
Read more400 billion HUF will be given to the farmers under the unified agricultural subsidies
The Hungarian farmers can be given 400 billion HUF under the unified agricultural subsidies. Application deadline is 9 June. Gyuricza Csaba the president of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency...
Read moreThe annual output of the Hangya Cooperative is around 300-350 billion HUF
The annual output of the members of the Hangya Cooperative (Hangya Szövetkezeti Együttműködés) is around 300-350 billion HUF – Patay Vilmos, co-chairman of the cooperation said in Budapest at a...
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Renewed Reál Prémium store in the Lurdy House
The Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft. ceremoniously handed over its renovated premium category food store on May 29 in the Lurdy House in Budapest. Within the renovation a new bakery was...
Read moreHalf of the world's population will go online by 2019 Cisco predicts
Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecast has claimed that about half of the world’s population (3.9 billion people) will use Internet by 2019. This is despite the number of...
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The STI Petőfi Printing House won WorldStar Award with its Pickwick Leafs Packaging
The WorldStar International Packaging Competition is announced by the Packaging World Organization (WPO). The STI Petőfi Nyomda Kft. won the WorldStar Award with its Pickwick Leafs HoReCa collecting and packaging...
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Főzdefeszt and Street Food Show in June
Hungary’s famous craft-beer festival is rolling again at June 5-7 at Budapest’s biggest and most elegant historical park – Városliget. Hungary’s craft-beer scene has seen an incredible growth in the...
Read moreThe 5th Jubilee Beer Festival was greeted with Ping Pong
The member of the Magna Cum Laude and Neoton Familia bands measured their Beer Ping Pong at the press event of the 5th Jubilee Beer Festival. The winner became Mező...
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The Vénusz Scone Vote was renewed
The summer starts, as well as the renewed Vénusz Scone Vote! The Vénusz announces the fourth national scone competition this summer, where the best sconemakers can compete. The winner of...
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The Nébih seized hundreds of illegally sold yield enhancing substances
The Nébih seized several hundreds, illegally sold yield enhancing substances, in a value of 61 million HUF during last week's actions. the NÉBIH told MTI on Friday . The inspectors...
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Plant production in space may start
The German BASF chemical company is backing a student-led research project that aims to examine how food crops can be grown on the international space station – the agrarszektor.hu wrote....
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Scientist found the oldest tea in Britain
The discovery of the oldest known specimen of the nation's favourite drink has proved Britons' love affair with tea dates as far back as the 1700s. The dried green tea...
Read moreRenewed hospitality at the Lake Balaton
A showcase will take place on Saturday in Keszthely, which will aim to present the dishes and drinks of the summer from the culinary offer of the Lake Balaton –...
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Personalised cosmetics from Yamuna
A new service from natural cosmetics company Yamuna Kft. in their online shop: from 20 April body butters and premium, cold-pressed soaps can be ordered with a customised label. Names,...
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Information is power – on product labels too
In the case of special products many manufacturers advertise their products with its composition – ingredients they have or don’t have. László Kun, head of industrial sales with Bizerba Scales...
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CD enters the market
Traditional German cosmetics brand CD enters the Hungarian beauty product market. The CD Reinheitsgebot marking they use on products guarantees that these cosmetics are free from parabens, silicone, mineral oil,...
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Information is power – on product labels too
In the case of special products many manufacturers advertise their products with its composition – ingredients they have or don’t have. László Kun, head of industrial sales with Bizerba Scales...
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Magazine: Are bombs good advertisement?
A bar owner in Osaka got in trouble because he was advertising ‘100-yen Molotov cocktails’. He put a plastic box in front of the bar, full of beer bottles (a...
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The ministry is committed in the promotion of the Hungarian milk
After the termination of the milk quota system, the Ministry considers to stimulate the demand for healthy high-quality Hungarian milk and dairy products as the main task – Czerván György...
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Branded private label products in the Auchan
The 17-year-old Auchan Magyarország Kft. has signed a strategic cooperation with the ”MAGYAR TERMÉK” Nonprofit Kft. (“HUNGARIAN PRODUCT” Nonprofit Ltd.) so 101 of the chain's own branded products have Hungarian...
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