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Additional restrictions to preserve the GMO-free status of the Hungarian agriculture

In order to preserve the GMO-free (genetically modified organisms-free) status of the Hungarian agriculture, the rural development minister introduces additional restrictive measures. The regulation was published on Monday in the...

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The most well-known chef of the world is a journalist

Lia Abend is working as a journalist at Time magazine, and still she is probably the most popular gastroblogger of the world. The magazine has made an interview with the...

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Plastic shopping bags may be banned

According to a study, the European Commission is considering to regulate the use of plastic shopping bags similar to the carbon dioxide emissions, to protect the environment, but does not...

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Nestlé’s Diósgyőr-based plant manufactures Easter chocolate figurines for twenty countries

About 1,300 tons of Easter chocolate figurines were produced for this year's Easter season at Nestlé’s Diósgyőr-based plant. 80 percent of this quantity – more than two billion HUF worth...

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Business and Style Conference in Symbol, Budapest

Various delicate subject matters of the business life will be discussed at the Business and Style Conference in Symbol in Budapest on 29th March, where 150 business people, executives and...

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The food specialty of Kapuvár would be named after its creator

The sticker liver should wear the name of its “inventor” – Németh Csóka Gábor deputy mayor of Kaposvár has raised the idea at the opening ceremony of festival dedicated to...

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The Domro Borgazdaság Kft. will be liquidated

The Domro Borgazdaság Kft. wine distributor company of Imrehegy will be liquidated. Last year, the food safety authority found hundred thousand bottles of unknown origin wines in the company’s storehouse....

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Wages increased the most in Fejér, decreased the most in Nógrád county

According to the salary survey of Fizetesek.hu, operated by the Workania job portal, the national average gross salary in 2011 was 212,600 HUF. The average wage was the highest in...

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Magazine: Good housewives keep their home clean

– Although most housewives are not particularly keen on cleaning, a clean home is important for the majority of them because a clean or dirty home reveals a lot about...

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More resistant grape varieties are under experimentation in Szekszárd

In the scope of a three-year long EU program, grape varieties are under experimentation in the plantation of the Mészáros Borház Borászati Kft. in Szekszárd, that are more resistant against...

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The turnover of spa towns doubles during long weekends

The turnover of spa town doubles during long weekends, this time of the year 60 to 70 percent of the accomodation facilities are being reserved – a press release by...

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Eurozone retail sales rose in month of January 2012

In the month of January 2012, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.3% in the Eurozone (EA17) and by 0.4% in the EU27. In December retail trade decreased by...

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Sunday opening is free during the Olympics

The British government suspends the law banning Sunday opening hours in London during the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the plans of the British Conservative-Liberal government coalition, from...

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List of products banned by the Agricultural Office

The following herbal products, care products and auxiliary materials have been removed off the list of tradable goods by the Agricultural Office: Name of the product Applicant Date od deletion...

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Alimentaria 2012 – the world's largest food trade fair will be held at the end of March

The Alimentaria is one out of the world's three largest food and hospitality trade exhibitions. The fair is being held every second year in Barcelona  this year from March 26...

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István Rápolthy was voted ‘Restaurateur of the Year’

MVI named this year’s Restaurateur of the Year: István Rápolthy is the owner of Tuba Tanya nearby Hajdúszoboszló. He has more than three decades of experience and has already won...

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Meeting of wine-friends and cooking competition at the 20th Gastroblues Festival in Paks

On the first weekend of July, the Gastroblues Festival will be held for the twentieth time in Paks. The Festival is the joint celebration of music and gastronomy. This year,...

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Two weeks to announce agricultural danages

The Ministry of Rural Development has prepared a three-tier package of measures to aid farmers who have suffered frost damage, the second tier of which is comprised of an interest...

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Merényi Viktor, chef of the Hungarian Embassy won the Embassy Chef Challenge Grand Prix in Washington

Merényi Viktor, chef of the Hungarian Embassy won the culinary competition of the chefs working in diplomatic missions Washington. The task of the 15 master chefs was to prepare 400...

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Coffee drinking is not linked to chronic diseases

Numerous studies of coffee's links to myriad diseases have provided head-spinning results, but a new paper finds java drinkers have no more risk of illnesses such as heart disease or...

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Jean Reno plays a chefs! – Video of the Day

Recently culinary-inspired film were rare, but nowadays, the fans of these films can not complain. It would be too long to list the films that were dealing with the “adventures”...

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Tamási cards are popular

So far, almost a hundred people applied for Tamási cards since the introduction of the card at the Tamási local government. The issuing of the card was started on March...

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Ipsos: half of the employees are satisfied with their working conditions

Worldwide, 47 percent of the workers consider their work environment as safe and healthy, 27 percent of them have opposite view, while 26 percent’s position is located between the two...

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Budapest’s first Macaron Day to come

With the “Macaron Nap Magyarország” titled event, Budapest joins to the program series that have a great popularity in New York and Paris for years. The program series are designed...

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Ham purchase saw a growth both in terms of value and volume

More and more ham is being purchased in the stores during Easter-time. Last year, customers spent nearly 5 billion HUF on ham, which is 4 percent higher than in the...

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The Central and Eastern European economies will have a weak year

The Central and Eastern European economies will have a much weaker, “challenging” year than last year. Many of them – including Hungary – is expected to spend year 2012 in...

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KDNP: marketing conditions of foodstuffs may be tightened

According to the Christian Democratic Party (KDNP), the National Assembly can acept the bill on the rules of food marketing with consensus. Tarnai Richárd, Member of Parliament highlighted at a...

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Euro area’s industrial production increased in January

Industrial production of the Euro area and the EU increased in January on a monthly comparision – announced the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, on Wednesday. In January, the industrial...

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The new rules of the agri damage mitigation

The first pillar of new agricultural risk management system was published in the Magyar Közlöny. Those producers who were hit by agricultural damages between the 1st November 2011 and 10th...

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An annual 11 million tons of food is thrown out by the Germans

According to new study presented on Tuesday, in Germany, an annual 11 million tons of food is thrown away, 81 kilograms per person. Most of the food that ends in...

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