Events

Europe is slowing down, but we aren’t

Like-for-like retail sales augmented by 3.4 percent in Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2019. The sales growth in this period was 7.7 percent in Hungary – this was the...

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A community food stand opens on thousand square meters

The Agricultural Marketing Center has been promoting Hungarian food in the form of community appearance at countless foreign exhibitions for decades. As this year’s OMÉK focuses on the food industry...

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The Ministry of Agriculture helps the competitiveness of Hungarian livestock farmers with subsidies

The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) also provides subsidies to Hungarian livestock farmers to help the sector cope with strong international competition – the Ministry announced on Friday. According to the...

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MNB: card payments ratio continued to expand in the second quarter

The infrastructure of card payments and the rate of card payments also expanded in the second quarter of this year -the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced on its website...

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Thirty-five wineries and 50 programs at the Villányi Red Wine Festival

Thirty-five wineries and nearly fifty gastronomic, cultural and pop music programs await the visitors to the Villányi Red Wine Festival, which will be organized for the 32nd time between October...

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Madosz: the quality of tobacco is better than last year

The quality of the tobacco produced this season is expected to be better than last year, and the quantity will be good as well – the president of the National...

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A record number of Hungarian companies presented themselves at the Agromalim trade show in Arad

The CED Central European Economic Development Network Nonprofit Ltd. has presented a record number debuting opportunities of its twenty-two Hungarian partners at the Agromalim Agro-Food Trade Fair in Arad, held...

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African Swine Fever: pig breeders can get free disinfectants

Pig farmers can get free disinfectants from their veterinarian – the National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nebih) has published on its website. In a statement, the agency stressed that it...

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The University of Pécs terminates the purchase of PET bottled beverages

The University of Pécs (PTE) terminates its supply of plastic, PET-bottled water and beverages – the institute announced on Monday. It is reported that the leadership of PTE – as...

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NAV draws attention to the marketing conditions of new types of tobacco products

“Smoke-free” alternatives to smoking, such as refillable electronic cigarettes or heating devices containing real tobacco but at a much lower temperature than conventional cigarettes, are also spreading in Hungary –...

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Retail sales in the United States grew faster than expected

Retail and hospitality sales in the United States expanded at a higher rate than expected for the sixth consecutive month, indicating that the steadily rising consumer spending is likely to...

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The earliest direct evidence of human milk consumption has been discovered in Britain

The earliest direct evidence of human milk consumption to date has been identified in Britain – BBC’s news portal wrote. The authors of the study, published in the journal Archaeological...

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European retail in 2019

A study made by GfK has revealed that purchasing power grew considerably in the European Union in 2018. The engines of this growth were Latvia (+10.3 percent) and the Czech...

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An economic slowdown has started

In the 2nd quarter the Hungarian economy was growing by 4.9 percent; this rate was faster than expected and the fastest in the European Union. However, an economic slowdown has...

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Expensive tomato

As of 1 January 2019 the VAT on UHT and ESL milk reduced from 18 to 5 percent. Data from the first 32 weeks of the year indicate that the...

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Wine Festival 2019

Budapest Wine Festival opened its gates to wine lovers for the 28th time in September. Visitors got the chance to taste several thousand wines of more than 160 Hungarian and...

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Online is stronger if combined with offline

According to data published by EuroShop, it has a positive influence on the sales performance of online shops if they open an offline store. There is a so-called ‘halo effect’,...

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Minimalizing food waste by LG

By storing your food well, you can make it last longer as well as maintaining the best taste and temperature. Find out how. Whether you’re a carnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian or...

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Hungary’s biggest wine exporter

Lidl Hungary has organised the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary for the sixth time. The event’s goal is to promote Hungarian wines in Europe and facilitate their market entry. In 2018...

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Too much wine is a problem too!

According to data from the National Council of Wine Communities, 392,000 tons of grapes was harvested in Hungary in 2018, from which 3.75 million hectolitres of wine was made –...

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The 40th National Wine Competition

This year the National Wine Competition was organised for the 40th time, with the Kunság wine region as the host. The National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) organised the competition,...

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Nielsen: Hungarian retail trade is second in Europe

Brexit insecurity continued to affect the retail sector across the continent, but retail sales in Europe increased by 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the same...

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Growth in agricultural producer prices has slowed down

In July, the annual growth rate of agricultural producer prices declined to a single-digit level. Following a 10.5 percent rise in June, acquisition prices were 8.5 percent higher in July...

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The turnover of non-alcoholic radlers has exploded over the last five years

The turnover of non-alcoholic beers and radlers at HEINEKEN Hungária has increased significantly over the last five years. Heineken 0.0 Non-alcoholic Beer has doubled its turnover in one year, while...

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Feldman: the new support in the meat industry can bring a quality change

The beef bull-breeding support program in the meat sector could bring a qualitative turn by allowing more domestic meat to reach consumers – the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture...

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NAK: average quantity but good quality plums this year

This year, about 60-70 thousand tons of plums were produced in Hungary, which corresponds to the average of recent years, but the quality of the fruit is very good this...

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The number of pig slaughterings has decreased

After a long timethe number of pig slaughterings in slaughterhouses again decreased in the first half of this year. This is partly due to strong demand for live animals in...

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Children are becoming more aware of nutrition

Children are now informed about nutrition through social media and influencers, but for more than three-quarters of the participants the parents’ opinion is the most important – according to a...

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The Harvest Days of Szekszárd have begun

The Harvest Days of Szekszárd have begun, with Varga Judit, Minister of Justice, inaugurating the series of programs on Friday. The head of the ministry, as the patron of the...

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The irrigation of the Trans-Tisza lands is also ensured by the renewal of the Eastern Main Canal

More than three billion HUF of EU funding has been used to renovate the tools of the Eastern Main Canal in the last three years, which will allow irrigation of...

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