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The amount of the cherry crop is below expectations
One thousand tons were expected, but the amount of cherries is slightly below 900 tons – Pusztai József executive director of Hunapfel Kft., Békés county’s largest cherry producer told MTI...
Read more53 billion HUF for water management until 2020
In the new EU budget period Hungary can spend 53 billion HUF on water management tasks – Mezei Dávid, Deputy Minister of State of the Prime Minister’s Office The Deputy...
Read moreThe harvest of autumn barley and rapeseed has ended in Békés County
Outstanding autumn barley yield occured this year in Békés County – Barabás Béla, secretary of the Békés County Farmers' Federation told MTI on Monday. The average yield per hectare in...
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Pepsi struggles with the strong dollar
The strong dollar is not good for US export companies. Pepsi also feels this despite its revenues have increased almost in all regions without calculating the strenghtening of the USD....
Read moreOne glass of red wine is equivalent to an hour at the gym
According to researchers of the University of Alberta in Canada the resveratrol, a compound found in red wine has health benefits similar to those we get from exercise. According to...
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The HNT asks its members to block Italian origin wines
The National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) draws the attention of its members to block their Italian origin wine stocks and withdraw the already delivered Italian wines from the shelves,...
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Szallas.hu: Hungarians spent more and traveled for a longer time
The domestic tourism has arrived to a trend turn in this year’s second quarter: after three years, the rate of bookings longer than 3 days has increased. Hungarians also spent...
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More money for the Bocuse d’Or competition
The government doubled the sum for supporting the Bocuse d’Or chef competition from the central budget: next year the contest’s European final will take place in Budapest and the organisers...
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Balaton Sound: 145 thousand people partied on the shore this year
The Balaton Sound has reached last year’s record number of visitorst his year: during the five days of the festival 145 thousand visitors partied on the shore of the Lake...
Read moreAlliance for the quality recognition of hosts at the Lake Balaton
The organizations of the lake would reward the new range of the high quality professional services at the Lake Balaton with an award. The initiative is welcomed by the Hungarian...
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Five a day is OK
The European Food Safety Authority conducted a study with 66,531 participants on the food safety aspects of caffeine consumption. They found that a maximum 400mg daily caffeine intake is perfectly...
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Visibility on a small and on a large scale
Marketing and communication tools used in the trading area of shops can be very different across categories, but their goals are the same: grabbing the attention of shoppers. Kornélia Varga,...
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Manufacturer brands stayed strong
Shower gel is in the top 10 of the 70 household chemical and cosmetics categories audited by Nielsen. Sales were worth HUF 15 billion in the March 2014-February 2015 period,...
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When times are hard, product selection and prices become more important
In Q1 2015 consumer confidence dropped further in Russia: it was at 72 points (Q3 2014: 87 points, Q4 2014: 79 points). At the end of last year the rouble’s...
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Magazine: ALDI: 100 stores, popular and successful in-store bakeries
2014 was a milestone in the life of ALDI in Hungary, for instance the retailer expanded its product selection by 20 percent. ALDI Hungary also continued the building of in-store...
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E-money in the cash registers
More than a thousand cash machines authorized by the NAV were transformed into machines that accept e-money. Soon we can pay with e-money in public kiosks and tobacco shops. The...
Read moreBetter than medium quality wheat crop is expected this year
This year, better than medium quality wheat crop is expected, according to the preliminary estimates. About twenty percent of the winter wheat sown on one million hectares has been harvested...
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The Danone factory in Hungary was closed permanently
The Budapest-based Danone Tejtermék Gyártó és Forgalmazó Kft. (Danone Dairy Production and Distribution Ltd.) finished milk production in Hungary in June. The Danone Group has transferred the production to Hungary...
Read moreLawsuits may also take place due to the GMO ban
Neither the Constitution nor the recent amendment of the genetic engineering law is not capable to prevent from the Hungarian appearance of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – Darvas Béla...
Read moreBrussels is optimistic about the agricultural markets
The European Commission published its short-term forecast on the the agricultural markets on Friday. The forecast projects a positive image of production and the meat industry. Brussels notes that last...
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Demeter Csaba is the Year’s Best Winemaker in Eger
The Year’s Best Winemaker in Eger was handed over for the 17th time yesterday at the historic wine region of the country. The award went to Demeter Csaba this year....
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The Fish Cooking Festival in Baja is celebrating its 20th anniversary
The Fish Cooking Festival in Baja is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. On Saturday night traditional dishes will be cooked in around 1500-1800 cauldrons. Bócsa Barnabás, managing director of the event...
Read moreThe climate change is a threat to the survival of bumblebees
Bumblebees already have to contend with lethal infections, deadly pesticides and habitat loss due to agriculture and urban development. A new study shows they have another cause for worry: climate...
Read moreA shipment of illegal cloths was detected with ekáer
On the basis of the data of the ekáer road toll cams, the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) detected shipment of illegal cloths – the NAV told MTI. The...
Read moreNébih: state fishing ticket is popular among the tourists
The state fishing ticket is popular among the tourists: more than four thousand people have registered into the National Food Chain Safety Office’s (NÉBIH) tourist state fishing ticket system this...
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Hotels in Budapest are in the 3rd place in terms of the best value for money
Budapest hotels are on the third place in terms of value for money – the study of the PwC consulting firm was published on Friday. Budapest follows Cape Town and...
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Promising start of the year in grocery retail
Grocery retail sales improved once again: sales were up 5 percent in value and grew 4 percent in volume between December 2014 and March 2015 in the 90 categories audited...
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