News and articles
The rain washed Buda Castle Wine Festival away
Date: 2014-09-16 11:02:47
To organize a European level event costs a lot of money. This year, several complicating factors caused hard headaches for the organizers. The number of visitors reached a negative record...
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Wine Competition to be held in the Cathedral Square in Szeged
Date: 2014-09-16 11:00:51
From Wednesday an autumn wine muster awaits the wine lovers to the Cathedral Square in Szeged, where eighty producers will present their wines for five days – said Licsicsányi Ilona,...
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Hazardous swing was withdraw from the markets by IKEA
Date: 2014-09-16 10:59:52
The IKEA withdraw a dangerous swing from the market – the company told MTI on Tuesday. The company asks anyone who bought Gunggung swing to return it to the nearest...
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The NÉBIH was searching for the country's favorite ice-cream parlors
Date: 2014-09-16 10:57:30
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) was looking for the consumers’ favorite ice-cream parlors on its community site. The month-long game was surrounded by unexpected interest. More than 3000...
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Increasing sales for carton-format fruit juices
Date: 2014-09-16 10:44:11
Although 2013 was a ‘negative’ year, the first half of 2014 gave hope to firms in the fruit juice market as sales grew in terms of both value and volume....
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Hotel 007 in Milan
Date: 2014-09-16 10:35:08
A hotel opened its doors in Milan inspired by the the famous British secret agent, James Bond. The rooms are decorate with more than six thousand relics related to the...
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A transparent sous vide – Video of the day
Date: 2014-09-16 10:21:07
Sous vide s a method of cooking food sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath or in a temperature-controlled steam environment for longer than normal cooking times—72 hours...
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Milk farmers demonstrate for better market conditions
Date: 2014-09-16 09:54:48
This summer farmers demonstrated on the roads to call attention to the import dumping of dairy products – many of which are imported illegally and sold at very low prices....
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More cat food ads on television
Date: 2014-09-16 09:52:19
Dog food retail sales valued at HUF 14 billion between December 2013 and May 2014. Value sales rose 1 percent but volume sales dropped 2 percent. Stores with a floor...
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Magazine: Just like in the New World
Date: 2014-09-15 12:19:40
It was three years ago that a team of young experts started a new type of work at Canter Wine House (Badacsonyi Pincegazdaság’s successor). Chief winemaker Gergő Gelencsér told our...
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60 billion HUF a year can be spent on agricultural subsidies linked to production
Date: 2014-09-15 12:00:59
From the next year unil 2020, an annual 60 billion HUF can be spent on the production of specified crops, on the support of horticulture and for protein crops –...
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The Sió-Eckes Kft. plans a revenue growth for this year
Date: 2014-09-15 11:35:43
After the stagnation of the previous years, the Sió-Eckes Kft. is planning a sales growth this year – Barna János, the commercial director of the company told MTI on Friday,...
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The harvest begins in the Tokaj wine region
Date: 2014-09-15 11:32:12
Despite the rainy weather the harvest is expected to be started in the Tokaj-hegyalja historic wine region on Monday – the Tokaj Kereskedőház Zrt. told MTI. The company told that...
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The Sole-Mizo Zrt. develops its cottage cheese and yoghurt production
Date: 2014-09-15 11:30:14
The Sole-Mizo Zrt. develops its cottage cheese and yoghurt production in the scope of a 845 million HUF EU support. The total cost of the project is 1.8 billion HUF...
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The tenth of the sunflower was harvested in Komárom-Esztergom county
Date: 2014-09-15 11:25:11
Only 1,300 hectares of sunflower was harvested from the planted 11 thousand hectares of sunflower in Komárom-Esztergom county. The rainy weather is an obstacle in harvesting the rape as well...
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A long-term regulation is necessary for nut production
Date: 2014-09-15 11:22:13
Similar to grape production, a long-term regulation is necessary for nut production. The development of a ten-year program is ongoing – Gombos Sándor said. Gombos Sándor, the president of the...
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Nearly 16 tons of fish to be planted to the lakes and watercourses of Vas county
Date: 2014-09-15 11:21:16
Nearly 16 tons of fish to be planted to the lakes and watercourses of Vas county during the autumn. On Thursday, about 2.7 tonnes of carp and grass carp to...
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The Oktoberfest in Budapest moves to a new location
Date: 2014-09-15 11:20:23
The second Oktoberfest of Budapest awaits the lovers of beers and festivals at a new location in the Ice Rink of the City Park between 9 and 12 October. At...
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A supermarket was opened in China without staff
Date: 2014-09-15 11:05:01
The supermarket is equipped with vending machines. No staff is required in the supermarket opened in Qingdao Northeast China – the sina.com news portal reported. China's first ever shop without...
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Mushroom production may double
Date: 2014-09-15 10:47:01
By 2020 Hungary’s mushroom production may double, from the current 25,000-30,000 tons/year to 50,000-70,000 tons. Information from FruitVeB’s mushroom branch reveals that production value may rise to HUF 30-40 billion...
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The Danes will choose their National food
Date: 2014-09-15 10:40:46
The Danes will soon have their very own official national dish after the food minister Dan Jørgensen announced that he has launched a nationwide vote to find the dish that...
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Changing price level
Date: 2014-09-15 08:52:18
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) keeps monitoring and publishing the world’s agri-food prices and trends. Their latest report reveals that at the Budapest Wholesales Market on week 31 the...
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International company on a cooperative basis
Date: 2014-09-12 23:10:23
Dutch-owned FrieslandCampina is the world’s biggest dairy company that operates on a cooperative basis. It has 80 factories all over the world, 2 of which are located in Hungary. FrieslandCampina’s...
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New FrieslandCampina production facility starts production
Date: 2014-09-12 23:04:27
Production has officially started in FrieslandCampina Hungária Zrt.’s new HUF 650-million production hall in Mátészalka. Róbert Zsigó, state secretary for food chain supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture opened the...
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Magazine: Good wines, good publicity
Date: 2014-09-12 12:02:55
Lidl Hungary has started introducing Hungarian wines in Eastern European markets and creating export channels for them. As the first step of the big initiative the discounter organised Lidl Wine...
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KSH: Agricultural producer prices fell 5.1 percent in July
Date: 2014-09-12 12:00:58
In 2014, the agricultural producer prices declined by 5.1 percent, compared to the same period of 2013- the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Friday. The price of plant products...
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Get to know the everyday difficulties of disabled people in the Tesco car parks
Date: 2014-09-12 11:55:50
Five stores of Tesco will host a social sensitizing program series, launched by the Főkefe Közhasznú és Nonprofit Kft.. The roadshow will take place in eight cities (including Budapest). The...
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It is a dignity to be the host of the Coop Rally
Date: 2014-09-12 11:52:33
The Coop Rally, which is the largest annual muster of th e COOP supermarket chain and domestic food processors was organized for the ninth time. The strengthening the market for...
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Cash register raid: the NAV closed restaurants and a café
Date: 2014-09-12 11:50:22
The National Tax and Customs Authority closed two restaurants and a café, due to irregularities in several occasions. The inspectors of the tax authority held raids with an intensity never...
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