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Metro’s turnover increased
The turnover of the German Metro AG wholesale and retail chain of stores grew in the quarter ended in July, partly due to the acceleration of online trading and merchandise...
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The Nanushka fashion company is building a new business model
The company that owns the Nanushka, a Hungarian fashion brand is building a new business model and strengthens its online sales activity. As a result, the company this year expects...
Read moreTesco is ready to set wage issues with employees
The press release says that Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. has raised the wages of some 13,700 employees this year by an average of 12.4%, the second year running it has effected...
Read moreSpain hosted more than 10 million foreign tourists in July
In July, Spain received 10.5 million foreign tourists, 10.1 percent more than in last July – the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) announced on Thursday. Between January and July, 46.9 million...
Read moreHow a sushi chef peels an apple – Video of the day
The title of today's video on youtube: “The crazy chef”, but we say; every movement of the Japanese chef is calculated and professional. True, we would hand gently his knife....
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András Gyenes named as Scitec’s new CEO
As of July András Gyenes is the new CEO of Scitec Nutrition. Mr Gyenes acquired great professional experience during the 22 years he spent in various executive positions at Unilever. Scitec Nutrition...
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GfK appoints new business development manager
In July 2017 Tünde Turcsán joined GfK Hungary’s Shopper team as business development manager. Ms Turcsán earned a degree in Business Management and Marketing in 1999 and started working for Nielsen in 2003,...
Read moreFornetti Group’s new managing director
Since June 2017 Balthas Klein has been the managing director of Fornetti Group. Global baked goods company the Arzyta group acquired Fornetti in 2015 and since then Mr Klein has been responsible...
Read moreNew business development and sales director for Mastercard
Tibor Berkes has been appointed business development and sales director of Mastercard. Mr Berkes joined the Budapest office this summer, leaving the telecommunications sector behind. He used to work for Telenor for...
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Primavera: already at the airport and on the runway
Since the beginning of summer, domestic and foreign audiences traveling through the Budapest airport can also purchase Primavera mineral water from the Heinemann Duty Free stores. This brand will be...
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The client does not sleep, does not queue!
Budapest’s favorite 0-24 retail chain is introducing the world’s fastest barcode reader in its stores. In the 0-24 grocery stores, queues and the transduction of the cashier zone are particularly...
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The bar in 2017
Euromonitor forecasts that the number of people drinking luxury spirits will increase by 400 million until 2020. Alcohol consumption in Asia, Africa and the Middle East will grow by 15-25 percent. According...
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Huge novelty at Auchan
The Auchan retail chain has undertook home delivery from now to all parts of Budapest, so there are four chains offering this service in the capital. Now it is possible...
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The perfect cup of coffee
An 18-dollar cup of coffee is ridiculously expensive even in New York – still, Brooklyn coffee bar Extraction Lab serves a cup at this price. This coffee doesn’t only cost much...
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Efficient restaurant marketing
Phil’s Fish Market, a restaurant in Moss Landing, California has a world map on the wall, in which guests can place pins to mark the city they come from. It is...
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What becomes trendy and what doesn’t?
Our magazine has already written about avocado latte – avolatte – the invention of a Melbourne barista that is being copied all around the world. Bummz Beach Café at Myrtle Beach...
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Pure hygiene
Since 320,000 food poisoning cases are registered in the European Union a year, it is great news that Tork cleaning cloths comply with HAACP regulations and have an ISEGA food...
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The community home delivery is spreading
Just a couple of days ago, Uber’s courier version – which would revolutionize home delivery – had been revealed to the public, and the service has a challenger already –...
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Let me see, what would you like to eat?
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has teamed up with KFC to develop facial-recognition technology that can be used to predict customers’ orders. The artificial intelligence-enabled system can recommend menu items based...
Read moreFoodrain- Video of the day
We realized how much of a close personal and cultural issue that world hunger truly is and how many of us it affects. Because of this, we decided to use...
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Pöttyös Panni and Walnut Whipped Cream
A cake called Pöttyös Panni and made by Margit Varga (Zazzi Confectionery, Budapest) has won the Sugar-free Cake of Hungary 2017 competition. The One Drop of Attention Foundation and the Guild...
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Another chapter in the book of vending
From a total budget of HUF 3.24 billion, food and drink vending machine operators will receive a HUF 120,000 financial support per machine. A decree issued by the Ministry for National...
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One for you and one for me
‘Let’s eat for each other’ is the name of the Hungarian Food Bank Association’s donation collecting campaign that targets those who like gastronomy. Food Bank is looking for those restaurants and...
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Talks with the representatives of Artisjus
Just like in recent years, in July Artisjus, the Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors’ Rights invited the representatives of bars, restaurants, hotels and basically every music user to...
Read moreIcecream and music in two minutes – Video of the day
To enjoy Häagen-Dazs ice cream at its best, you have to temper the cold frozen treat—that means letting it sit for two minutes while the flavor blooms. But we know...
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The Amazon reduces food prices by one-third
The Amazon reduced food prices by 30-40 percent after officially took over the management of the Whole Foods Market food chain. Whole Foods’s 13.7 billion USD acquisition has seriously stirred...
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Chef training for the chefs working for the foreign embassies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
At the training organized by the Magyar Konyha Magazin (Hungarian Cuisine Magazine, the chefs working for the foreign embassies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can meet the best quality...
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A cooperation agreement was concluded between the Nébih and the Hungarian Association of Travel Agents
The Hungarian National Tourist Office (MUISZ) and the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) have signed a cooperation agreement to effectively inform tourists and thus reduce the food chain security...
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Vietnamese tourism broke a record in August
According to the official announcement the number of tourists visiting the country rose by 35.1 percent to 1.23 million in August. The reason for the significant increase is that the...
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