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Magazine: This profession requires modesty!
Tibor Rosenstein won this year’s Gundel Award and our magazine interviewed him on this occasion. Every interviewer asks you: What is your secret? Do you always give the same answer?...
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New commercial director at Bonafarm
Starting from 1st January 2019, György Sóskuti is the new commercial director at Bonafarm Group. The expert has been working in the FMCG-sector for nearly two decades. Prior to joining...
Read moreALDI to join to the initiative supporting work-life balance
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. also signs the cooperation agreement between the German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DUIHK) and the Ministry of Human Resources (EMMI) to support compatibility between...
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The Hód-Mezőgazda Zrt. and the University of Szeged develop cattle feed
The Hód-Mezőgazda Zrt. and the University of Szeged (SZTE) are developing feed for dairy cattle – the company informed MTI. The total cost of the three-year research and development program...
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Amazon’s revenue and profit increased significantly in the last quarter of 2018
Compared to a year before, Amazon’s sales and profits rose significantly in the last quarter of 2018, according to the company’s flash report released on Thursday. Amazon’s net sales rose...
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Tens of billions for developing the irrigation system
The government has earmarked tens of billions for developing the country’s irrigation system, for instance HUF 34 billion will be available for coping with the lack of infrastructure, equipment and...
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Duck and goose processing plant starts production in Mélykút
On 28 January the new factory of Hunent Víziszárnyas Feldolgozó Zrt. ceremonially started production in Mélykút. The new state-of-the-art plant was built from EUR 40 million and can process 50,000...
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New loan programme for developing agri-businesses
This year the Ministry of Agriculture plans to launch a new loan programme for helping agri-food businesses in implementing development projects. The ministry has decided to do because in earlier...
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Decision on financing energy efficiency projects
The Ministry of Agriculture has granted HUF 7-billion funding for 128 projects in the first round of the Rural Development Programme. Winners can use the money for realising innovative and...
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New animal vaccine production and development centre being built
Ceva-Phylaxia Oltóanyagtermelő Zrt. is building a new animal vaccine production plant and a research and development centre in Monor. The French-owned company invests HUF 8.17 billion in the project, while...
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Solar panels at the Varsád fish farm
Czikkhalas Halastavai Kft. invests HUF 80 million – from which 50 percent comes from the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Programme (MAHOP) – in modernising the company’s fish farm in Varsád. As...
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The year of building
Minister of Agriculture István Nagy called 2019 ‘the year of building’ at the opening ceremony of the AGROmashEXPO and AgrárgépShow trade show on 23 January. He revealed that the within...
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The great sausage tour in Gyula
On 9 January Gyulahús Kft. and Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. organised a visit for the representatives of the press to the production facilities of Gyulahús Kft., to celebrate 150 years...
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Pöttyös car ends up in Százhalombatta
A mother living in Százhalombatta won the prize game of Pöttyös: she drove home in a new Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet on 20 December 2018. Between 15 November and 12 December...
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EFO app already in a test phase
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) commissioned the National Infocommunications Services Zrt. (NISZ) with improving the smartphone app that had been developed for reporting simplified employment – the application is...
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Prize game for a greener future
Henkel and Rossmann organised their prize game for the third time, in which the main prize was a HUF 2-million budget for playground refurbishment. This year’s winner was the Albertfalvi...
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New director at the Association of Hungarian Brewers
Dr Sándor Kántor has been elected president of the Association of Hungarian Brewers. He told that beer drinking has already become part of traditional Hungarian gastronomy, and that he wants...
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Szerencsi chocolate’s trademark has a new owner
Nestlé Hungária Kft. has decided to renounce ownership of the ‘Szerencsi’ trademark for sweets, which in the future will be used exclusively by Szerencsi Bonbon Kft. – it was announced...
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The starting salary is now more than 300,000 forints at ALDI
From 1 January 2019 ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. increases the pay of cashier and logistics workers by 10.88 percent, who will now earn a gross HUF 301,900 for a 40-hour...
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SPAR campaigns against food waste in hypermarkets
SPAR Hungary and Bay Zoltán Applied Research Public Benefit Nonprofit Kft. are calling shoppers’ attention to better planned and more economical food usage. SPAR’s head of communications Márk Maczelka told:...
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Co-op Star is 20 years old
Jászberény-based retailer Co-op Star Zrt. celebrated its 20th birthday on 29 January 2019. At the moment the company operates 131 shops in 102 towns and villages – from these 121...
Read moreIn 2018, Tesco supported more than 100,000 needy people with their daily food donations
Tesco has launched its food-saving program in 163 out of its 205 stores in Hungary. In 2018, the supermarket chain donated more than 7 500 tonnes of food to those...
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Gyermelyi has become a major producer of pasta in the Central and Eastern European region with the help of ABB technology
The Gyermely Group is one of Hungary’s leading producers of pastries, one of its most important food businesses. In 2018, Gyermelyi Zrt. built a new pastry factory with an investment...
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Personal changes in the leadership of Nestlé Hungária
Szilva Mónika is now leading the Maggi brand, ie the Nestlé Food business. Her main task will be to further develop the business, finding answers to the challenges of changing...
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The ambassador of Czech beers in Budapest
Beer bar Hetedik Lépcső opened on Rákóczi Avenue in Budapest last December. Its mission is to do away with the myth that Czech beer equals lager: they serve excellent craft...
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Dreher Breweries strenghtens with new pr agencies
The Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt., a member of the Asahi Group, selected its new pr-partners by Tender. The team of Dreher searched pr-agency partners for more intensive communication than before. In...
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Our grandmothers don’t do it anymore, streetfooders still don’t get into it – Video of the day
Granny Apple’s Fries at Legoland California serves fries made from fruit. On busy days, the stand goes through about 1,500 green apples. Once the apple slices are pulled from the...
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Where do we buy wine?
According to an online survey, 44.2 percent of social media users buy wine in wine shops and 25.2 percent purchase them at wineries. 44 percent go to a supermarket for...
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