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COOP is a six-time MagyarBrands Award winner
COOP received MagyarBrands award again on 12 April at the Hotel Helia in Budapest. The MagyarBrands award awards the most prestigious Hungarian brands. The chain of stores is one of...
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OMNIA’s large-scale promotion is succesful
A jubilee game was announced by one of the most popular coffee brands in Hungary: OMNIA celebrates its 50th anniversary with raffling more than 3000 prizes to its customers. In...
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The Bonduelle Colors campaign inspired hundreds of thousands!
Bonduelle’s latest “Blend Your Dish” campaign has been successfully completed with the aim of promoting the diversity of the brand and inspiring the audience with the experience of cooking. The...
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Spar Austria concentrates on regeneration and vitality
This year the Austrian retail chain focuses on serving customers with products that can help them regenerate and become more vital. The 165-product range sold in Interspar hypermarkets includes vitamins,...
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Mondelēz International opens hypermodern sweets factory in Bahrein
In April Mondelēz International opened a new, state-of-the-art, 250,000m², 45,000-ton production capacity sweets and biscuit manufacturing plant in Bahrein. The company invested USD 90 million in the factory that produces...
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PL products with a seal in Lidl Italia stores
Lidl Italia’s new FDAI product line is the result of cooperation with Filiera Agricola Italiana, a company that supports and promotes Italian agricultural entrepreneurs. The range, which bears the brand...
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L’Oreal to acquire beauty tech company ModiFace
ModiFace was established 11 years ago in Toronto and offers 3D virtual makeups and skin diagnostic services. L’Oréal’s chief digital officer Lubomira Rochet told: with its world-class team, technologies and sustained...
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Spar to expand further in Sri Lanka
Spar International opened its first supermarket in the country’s capital city, Colombo. The 1,000m² store also sells the chain’s private label products, which are made from ingredients sourced locally. Spar...
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Italian products in Italian Penny stores
Penny Market Italia sells the products which are made in Italy from domestic ingredients under the Fior di Pasta brand name. The brand now also has a new logo and...
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The longest fries
Japanese restaurant Harajuku Gyoza in Australia is serving foot-long fries. These special fries are made by sending potatoes through a potato press before being thrown into the fryer. It is a simple...
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Message in the foam
Beer Ripples is a new printer-like device that will craft a message in a beer’s frothy head. The device uses a malt-based ink and a simple touchscreen interface. It’s not cheap: USD...
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Bloody Mary for supper
In the USA Bloody Mary is often served with high-quality fresh vegetables. In many bars the cocktail is decorated with celery sticks, hot pepper or olives. Since it is very easy to...
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Two-star restaurant in Budapest
At the end of March the prestigious European Michelin Guide award ceremony took place in Budapest’s Várkert Bazár. Borkonyha, Costes Downtown and Costes kept their Michelin stars, while Hungary’s first restaurant...
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Competition for students
The host team won the 38th international youth gastronomy competition organised by BVHSZC Gundel Károly Vocational School. This time the topic was the relationship between gastronomy and beer. Soproni SzC Vocational School...
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In memoriam László Jakabffy
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI), in cooperation with the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism (MKVM), the Jakabffy family, students and friends plan to publish a book in memory...
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Some new competition rules
In 2018 Torino will be the host of the European final of the Bocuse d’Or chef competition. Ádám Pohner and his commis, Richárd Csillag will represent Hungary in the final, which...
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Ice Cream of the Year in 2018
In 2018 the Ice Cream of the Year competition will take place in Virág Confectionery in Szeged. Confectioneries, ice cream parlours and distributors will be competing in several categories. The contest’s objective...
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The guild’s vice president who is responsible for trade matters
Ferenc Horváth became the guild’s vice president responsible for trade matters in 2015. He told our magazine that back then his main task had been recruiting new members, but he had...
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Introduction
I would like to say hello to the readers on behalf of the Guild of Hungarian Confectioners. We are glad to have our column in Trade magazin from now on,...
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A shortage of professionals
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) has worded a letter to the director of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (BKIK) educational director, asking them to put the cook...
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The essence of what we do
In the following you can read excerpts from two important chapters in the introductory letter the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) sent to the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ). Problems waiting...
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The SPAR won the Superbrands Award for the tenth time
In addition to the professionals, customers also vote to SPAR Hungary again. The company won the most important brand evaluation award for the tenth time. The recognition is a clear...
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Another significant wage increase at Fornetti
Salaries on average will increase significantly, by 10-15 percent from 1 May at the Fornetti Kft. Within two years the company is already implementing the fourth wage increase, which, with...
Read moreTiffán Ede received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hungarian Wine Academy
Tiffán Ede Villányi winemaker received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hungarian Wine Academy (MBA), in recognition of his outstanding national performance in the field of winemaking. Kövér László Chairman...
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LG’s smartphone with Artificial Intelligence debuts in New York and Seoul
LG Electronics (LG) announced that the LG G7ThinQ high-end smartphone’s presentation will be officially held on 2 May at the Metropolitan West Event Center in New York, and at the...
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Want to lose weight? Use a RED plate!
Many people struggle to lose weight, putting themselves through grueling work outs and faddy diets. Yet, eating less may be as simple as changing the colour of your plates. Red...
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The top of homeorder pizza – Video of the day
Nobody likes a cold pizza, but New South Wales resident Kerri Lacey was stunned to see the lengths that one driver was willing to go to in order to keep...
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Szállás.hu: domestic tourism achieved another peak in the first quarter
Thanks to the record number of long weekends, domestic tourism has reached another peak in the first quarter of this year: according to the analysis of Szallas.hu, the growth was...
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Magazine: Ministerial decree on self-reviewing
Last year the Ministry of Agriculture published decree 28/2017. (V. 30.) on the self-review systems to be operated by food industry enterprises. Some enterprises got a bit worried in the food industry, but...
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