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Vocational training in the paper industry will resume in Hungary after a break of several decades
After a break of several decades, full-time vocational training in paper production and processing in Hungary will resume in the 2021/2022 school year, due to the cooperation with the Ministry...
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The restaurants are prepared for another delivery period, but the loss of Christmas traffic would be fatal
Some restaurants choose food delivery rather than closing during a period of pandemic restrictions; the changeover will not cause a logistical problem, but the possible outage of the Christmas period...
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Hungarian Tourism Agency: we will not let tourism down!
The government is providing new support to tourism, and the sector, as it did during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, “we will not let tourism down, we will...
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The tides have turned: From recovery to growth
Since the pandemic started in March, impulse baskets have shrunk and now only represent 39 percent of all baskets. For instance in the first three months of the pandemic (March-May)...
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Henkel wins Green Packaging Award 2020
Henkel and Greiner Packaging have received a special honour, as their innovative and sustainable packaging solution for Persil 4in1 Discs won the World Packaging Organisation’s Green Packaging Award 2020 recognition....
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The wind of change
How will restaurants and cafés operate once the COVID-19 pandemic is over? Some say the sector will instantly become a driving force of the economy, while others are of the...
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(HU) Amit a kormányzat meg tud tenni a vendéglátásért, és amit nem
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Szállás.hu wins award
Szállás.hu was honoured with the Business Excellence 2020 CSR award for the efforts they have made for special-needs people. In Hungary 15 percent of the population have special needs. //...
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Box sharing for sustainability
The Responsible Gastro Hero Foundation has come up with an idea to reduce this number: guests living in Budapest city centre can make a subscription in the Rakun Box Sharing...
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Fresh and processed truffle
Early October NEFAG Zrt.’s truffle-processing plant started production in Szolnok. István Bagi, head of the company’s truffle department told: every year 20-40 tons of truffle is collected in Hungary. At...
Read moreTesco overnight replenishment and extra bonus for employees
Tesco pays an extra bonus to all its Hungarian store employees for the last month of the year, acknowledging that in addition to the usual holiday load, the pandemic situation...
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Professional awards for the COOP staff again
Prestigious professional awards were presented last Thursday on the occasion of European Trade Day. The outstanding work of several employees of the COOP Economic Group was also awarded. The professional...
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Lidl continues its salt and sugar optimization program
In 2019, Lidl Hungary announced that it would reduce the added salt and sugar content of its own-brand products by an average of 20 percent by 2025. As a responsible...
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Tesco has taken 454 tons of hard-to-recycle plastic out of use
In February 2019, Tesco undertook to remove all hard-to-recycle materials from its own-brand products by the end of 2020. One and a half years after the commitment, the department store...
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The role of franchisees has become more important
According to a study by franchising.hu, the relationship between the franchise owner and the entrepreneur taking over the franchise is more important than it used to be. Today only those...
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HELL’s sales could increase by a fifth this year
HELL ENERGY, which now has an export market on 5 continents and covers more than 50 countries, was launched as a family business in 2006 and is the market leader...
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Charity cooking
Famous chefs teamed up to help in people in need with charity cooking. On 9 November Lajos Pap led the work in the kitchen of La Fiesta Party Service, where...
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Hungary’s best pálinkas
In early November more than 400 pálinkas of 48 distilleries competed in Miskolc, in the National Pálinka and Marc Pálinka Contest. Hungary’s best pálinka in 2020 became Brill Pálinkaház’s aged...
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Chefs’ manifesto
20 October has been International Chefs Day since 2004. The Responsible Gastro Hero Foundation celebrated the occasion with a sustainable recipe collection compiled by the chefs joining the international Chefs’...
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Good Wine campaign
The second part of the National Council of Wine Communities’ (HNT) Good Wine promotion campaign has commenced. Once again the campaign seeks to educate young consumers about quality Hungarian wines....
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Trademark use granted to 19 SPAR Regnum products
Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. has granted trademark usage rights to 19 fresh meat products made by SPAR. The certificate guarantees that all of the pigs were bred, slaughtered and processed...
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SweeTEN 2.0 pilot programme ends
This year the further education programme for talented young confectioners continued under the sweeTEN 2.0 name. The programme was organised in cooperation between the guild and the Budapest Economic Vocational...
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GVH gives green light to NAGISZ’s ownership change
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has given its approval to the owners of private equity firm PortfoLion Green Fund (a member of the OTP Group) buying a 97.91-percent share in...
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Pilot master’s exam for confectioners
The first version of the pilot master’s exam for confectioners – developed upon the request of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and industry – has come to an end. In...
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It will take 1-2 years for things to get back to normal!
László Kovács, president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) talked to our magazine about the state of play in the hospitality sector and possible scenarios for the near future....
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Music royalties
Answering the question of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI), Artisjus revealed that they don’t plan to introduce further reductions in the music royalties that bars, restaurants and hotels must...
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Tax cut calculator
Hospitality units that participate in dual trade education are entitled to a reduction in their financial contribution to vocational education. The size of this tax cut depends on several factors,...
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