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The great fermented pickle revelation
Katherine Cohen, the owner of Elsie’s sandwich bar sells sandwiches made from fermented cucumbers instead of bread. What is more, sushi-like rolls made with fermented pickles are also available. //...
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Home! Home!
A recent survey by NetPincér says ordering breakfast has become popular in Hungary, together with the home delivery of alcoholic drinks in the evening period. Food orders have peaked again,...
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Green FB-community
This autumn the Responsible Gastro Hero Foundation started a Facebook group called Hospitality Units and Events Going Green. The group seeks to provide help to those bars, restaurants, catering and...
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Mastercard’s instant payment service is ready to take off
At the end of August Mastercard announced the Hungarian launch of its Pay by Account service. As of 1 January 2021 a law that has been passed recently makes it...
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Big coffee brand from a small café
In Saratoga Springs (New York) the owner of a small café, Mike Brown used to serve his own coffee blend to guests. Seeing how popular it was, he named it...
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Great performance at the London wine competition
Decanter World Wine Awards is the biggest wine competition in the world. This year the wines of 56 countries were competing and it took one month for the 116 experts...
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New owners at Gallicoop
Three Hungarian private equity funds, Takarék, Béta and Status Food have become the 100-percent owners of Gallicoop Zrt., the company announced in a press release on 11 September. The new...
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Beer industry: Not a good summer
Like-for-like domestic beer sales dropped 10 percent in June-August 2020 – Sándor Kántor, director of the Association of Hungarian Brewers informed the media. In this period beer export fell 3.5...
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Lidl committed itself to reduce the use of microplastics
Beyond the consistent work to reduce the use of microplastics in its private label products, Lidl has set itself in a statement to eliminate the use of microplastics in the...
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Quality food from a small budget!
At the end of September several teams competed in the final of the 9th National Public Sector Catering Chef Competition (OKÉS). The task was to cook a 3-course menu from...
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Adapting to the ban on plastics
From 2021 certain types of plastics are banned in the European Union and many of these (drinking straws, plates, cutlery, etc.) are used regularly by hospitality units. How does this...
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Investing in the future
Eszterházy Károly University and Ostorosbor Winery signed a strategic cooperation agreement in August. Gergő Soltész, president-CEO of Ostorosbor Zrt. told: the collective goal is supporting and promoting vine and wine...
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Master Good Kft. Is building workers’ accommodation at its two sites
The Kisvárda-based Master Good Kft., which deals with poultry processing and builds workers’ hostels, handed over the certificate of support for the 584 million HUF investment to the company’s representatives...
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MediaMarkt makes all its stores accessible
All MediaMarkt stores will be renewed as part of a long-term plan. During the renovation project, all stores will become a certified barrier-free location in collaboration with Access4you. Access4you is...
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New CEO at the lead of the Hungarian Branch of Cofidis
From December 2020, Jean-François Rémy, the former CEO of Cofidis in the Czech Republic, will take over the position of CEO of the Hungarian Branch of Cofidis. He replaces Holló...
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Leader in change management
Ágnes Kovács, managing director of Sió-Eckes Kft. won the Change Leader award in the Sustainable Future programme of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH). The main reason...
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Workshop from GVH
Csaba Balázs Rigó, president of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) founded the Economic Development and Competition Workshop. The new professional forum’s primary goal is to make recommendations for fostering fair...
Read moreTesco campaign collects 24 tons of food
Shoppers had the chance to donate groceries to people in need in Tesco stores from June until the end of August. Tesco’s customers collected more than 24 tons of food...
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Sole-Mizo rolls out new functional product range
With HUF 783.26 million EU funding via the government’s Széchenyi 2020 programme, Sole-Mizo Zrt. developed E-number free cream cheese, butter spread and a fermented dairy product range. Sole-Mizo’s new dairy...
Read moreRestaurant was made from Skybar
Although the pandemic has hit the domestic tourism sector hard, a hotel can be kept alive by renewing its business model. The High Note SkyBar, the roof bar of the...
Read moreAgainst a dark background
András Krivács, president of MNGSZ The Hungarian Gastronomic National Association (MNGSZ) is in a better situation than most domestic trade organisations: we have so many members all over Hungary that...
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(HU) Hogy gondozd a Parmeggiano Reggianódat – A nap videója
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(HU) Októberben új időszaki kiállítások nyílnak a Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeumban
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How to be an environmentally conscious customer
Demand for food increased significantly during the pandemic. The number of online purchases increased by 15 percent in the first quarter, but due to increased consumption, unfortunately, more household waste...
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The competition authority has conditionally approved the expansion of the OTP group in agriculture and the food industry
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has authorized the OTP Group to acquire the NAGISZ Group, which is active in the agricultural and food markets, but under conditions that are able...
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DS Smith Launches a new Sustainability Strategy – “Now and Next”
DS Smith Strengthens Commitment to Circular Economy with Ambitious Two-Step Sustainability Strategy and its strategy of making significant commitments and targets for the next decade. With its innovative two-step “Now...
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The labor market split into two: for some jobs oversubscription is up to 200 times
The Hungarian labor market seems to be splitting in two: over-application for certain positions can be as much as 200 times, while there is still a large shortage of IT...
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In September, two new units will be added to the domestic McDonald’s network
As a result of an investment of more than two billion forints, the newest units of the Hungarian McDonald’s restaurant network were built on both sides of the M1 motorway....
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Seefood tower – Video of the day
Seefood tower in South Gate, CA, restaurant Buena Mesa. ...
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