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The world market price of wheat was pushed down by large stocks in Russia
Between August 4 and September 8, the world market price of wheat was pushed down almost everywhere by the large stocks of wheat in Russia. In Germany, due to a worse-than-expected...
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Rail Cargo Hungaria has started transporting sugar beets to the sugar factory in Kaposvár
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has started delivering sugar beets to Magyar Cukor Zrt.’s factory in Kaposvár – the company informed MTI on Tuesday. In their announcement, they wrote: the raw...
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The operation of a slaughterhouse in Csongrád-Csanád County was suspended
The operation of a slaughterhouse in Csongrád-Csanád county has been suspended due to serious hygiene problems found during an on-site inspection, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) informed MTI...
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Reborn Hungarian agriculture
Hungarian agriculture is in a moment of rebirth, the most important message of which is that in order to maintain competitiveness, all players in the sector must change, regardless of...
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France and Germany want to ban shrinkflation
Both the French and German government want to ban shrinkflation. They call manufacturers reducing the content of products to camouflage price increases – at the very least – “misleading”. The...
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Aldi to boost expansion with £1.4bn investment as profits triple
Aldi is set to invest £1.4bn over the next two years to fuel its expansion across the UK. It comes as the discounter reported its operating profit had skyrocketed 196% to £178.7m...
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We can expect a weaker than average plum crop this year
According to KSH data, 34.9 thousand tons of plums were harvested from 7 thousand hectares in Hungary in 2022 (33.2 thousand tons were produced in 2021). According to experts, due to...
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Bacardi buys Ilegal to capture premium mezcal market
The liquor giant’s acquisition of the beverage brand comes amid growing interest in premium agave-based spirits. Bacardi Limited announced it is now the sole owner of Ilegal Mezcal. Financial terms...
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The level of insurance of companies has decreased
According to the latest series of insurance data published by the MNB, domestic insurance companies handled 186,800 corporate property insurance policies by the end of the first half of the...
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Conscious eating should start in childhood
Strengthening short supply chains is also a priority in public catering, said Dr.Márton Nobilis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for food industry and trade policy, at the...
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Cake, sugar, Versailles – Video of the day
Modernist Cuisine in collaboration with 3D Systems Culinary created a replica of Versailles from cake and 3D printed sugar....
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Apple Vision Pro will appear not only in the living room, but also in industrial halls
Apple Vision Pro was introduced almost four months ago, and so far there is no new news about the development beyond the parameters known at that time. There has already...
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Kaiser szeletelt szalámik 4 új ízben
Minimum 40 napig érlelt nemespenészes szalámik a hagyományos csemege és paprikás ízek mellett két új ízben: Fokhagymás, Jalapenos Bevezetés hónapja: 2023. júliustól Bevezetési kedvezmények és támogatások: bevezető áras promóciók, akciós újságban kiemelt hirdetések...
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The HoReCa Heroes 2023 awards were presented
On 25 September the HoReCa Heroes Awards were presented to the sector’s crisis-resilient actors at the Business Days conference. The HoReCa and Event Chapter of the Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ)...
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The government is extending the mandatory promotion until the end of December
The cabinet first postponed this deadline until June 30, then until September 30, and with its current decision until December 31. In addition, the price of the previously price-stopped product...
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What does the world drink?
According to the Beverage Market Analysis report by IWSR, volume sales of global spirits increased by 5% in 2022 – with a focus on whisky and rum – but at...
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The European Commission limits added microplastics
On Monday, the European Commission adopted stricter measures aimed at limiting microplastics intentionally added to products as part of the European Union’s chemical regulation, the Brussels body announced. According to...
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The largest exhibition of Hungarian small-scale and artisanal cheeses
This year, the 11th Hungarian Cheese Show will be held at the Etyek Visitor Center on September 29. At the one-day event, in addition to the national cheese judging, cheese...
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János Áder: Planet expo opens on Wednesday
The Planet Budapest 2023 sustainability expo and experience program opens on Wednesday, which awaits interested parties in the Hungexpo area until October 1; the event, which can be visited free...
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Smart device payments are booming, with more than 5,500 transactions per hour
Payments with smart devices continue to show very vigorous growth at K&H. In the first eight months of this year, the financial institution’s customers processed an average of more than...
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Food preservation in the depths of the Mariana Trench?
The high hydrostatic pressure treatment (High Hydrostatic Pressure: HHP), as the process is called, is classified as a non-thermal preservation process, which attracted the interest of some researchers at the...
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We can expect a steep price increase for oranges and orange juice
A drastic increase in the price of oranges and orange juice should be expected, as severe hurricanes and diseases have damaged plantations in the world’s two largest orange producers, the...
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A significant number of employees support the home office, yet their opportunities for this are narrowing
In Hungary, six out of ten employees do not have the opportunity to work from home at all – some of them do not have the opportunity to do so...
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That’s how much Wolt food couriers earn in big rural cities
The Wolt partner couriers went on strike on September 18, protesting against the company’s unethical treatment. While couriers used to see Wolt as a high-paying dream job, now employees are...
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Mindennapi kenyereink
Idén már tizenkettedik alkalommal hirdette meg szakmai versenyét a Magyar Pékszövetség. A megmérettetés célja 2023-ban is a sütőipari vállalkozásának ösztönzése volt izgalmasabb, újítóbb, rendhagyó péktermékek megalkotására, így gazdagítva a hazai kenyérválasztékot. A...
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Hungarian pears are already ripening, they are harvested by the end of October
The pear season is in full swing, one of autumn’s favorite fruits is picked on domestic plantations until the end of October. In our country, pears are grown on nearly 2,000...
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Év Fagylaltja 2022
Idén 25 éves lett az ipartestület által szervezett Év Fagylaltja verseny. Az idei megmérettetés fesztivál jelleggel került megrendezésre egy városi rendezvény keretében, ahol a versenyzők a nézők előtt készítették el versenymunkáikat....
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More guests and less crime at Oktoberfest
The number of visitors to Munich’s Oktoberfest has increased compared to the times before the coronavirus epidemic, and the number of crimes has decreased, according to the mid-term balance of...
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Norbert Nádházi became this year’s Hungarian sommelier champion
Norbert Nádházi, an employee of the Babel Budapest restaurant, won the title of Hungary’s sommelier champion 2023 at the 26th National Sommelier Championship in Veszprém on Sunday, the Hungarian Sommelier...
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