Events
The Milk Products Council will host the World Milk Day event on 6 June
Date: 2019-06-03 11:18:11
Due to the positive physiological effects of milk and to draw people’s attention to the importance of calcium intake, the International Dairy Association appointed the last Tuesday of May to...
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Coffee is not as bad for your heart as previously thought
Date: 2019-06-03 11:02:07
The research from Queen Mary University of London has shown that drinking coffee, including in people who drink up to 25 cups a day, is not associated with having stiffer...
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China can be the most important export market for Hungarian agricultural products
Date: 2019-06-03 09:20:51
In the coming years, China is the most important export market for quality Hungarian agricultural products, and it is the 4th most important destination country of the Hungarian wine export...
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There are a lot of illegal workers on EU farms
Date: 2019-06-03 09:03:06
Up to 60 percent of workers are illegally employed in some farms of the European Union – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Because of the seriousness of the case, many experts urges the...
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Spar Austria Commits To Home-Produced Milk
Date: 2019-06-03 08:10:13
Spar Austria, which operates the Eurospar and Interspar banners in the country, has committed to only offering fresh milk that is sourced from Austria. Two of these products, S-Budget Frischmilch...
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Magazine: Festival presence
Date: 2019-06-03 07:45:51
The Coachella music and arts festival in California marks the unofficial start of the festival season. Retail trade sees great opportunities in festival presence and some retailers prepare for these...
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The 2018 FMCG retailer ranking is out now
Date: 2019-06-03 03:55:35
Trade magazin traditionally publishes its FMCG retailer ranking on the first workday in June. The good sales results of former years improved further last year. Discount supermarkets were very successful,...
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GKI: Hungarian GDP growth peaked in the first quarter
Date: 2019-06-03 02:18:51
In the first quarter of 2019 the Hungarian economy grew by 5.3 per cent, at a record speed. This rate is by far the fastest in the EU, together with...
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Századvég: Hungarian customers prefer domestic products
Date: 2019-05-31 11:40:35
Hungarian consumers prefer to buy products produced in Hungary, have good opinion about their quality and are willing to pay more for them – Századvég Gazdaságkutató Zrt. revealed in its...
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FruitVeB: Producers can harvest more tomatoes and cucumbers this year
Date: 2019-05-31 11:25:24
From a smaller production area this year, the producers can harvest 5-10 percent more tomatoes and 5 percent more cucumbers from heated glass and foil houses – FruitVeB predicts. Ledó...
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Magyar Levente: serious and real interest towards Hungarian food products in Canada
Date: 2019-05-31 11:20:26
Serious and real interest occured towards Hungarian food products in Canada. The Hungarian government is doing everything to make a successful partnership with Canadian companies – Magyar Levente, Minister of...
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The vine-growers recommend green harvesting
Date: 2019-05-31 11:15:52
Wine producers are facing huge sales difficulties this year, so they asked the National Council of Mountain Regions to authorize the removal of unripe fruit – for the first time...
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Fish and wine festival to be held in Balatonfüred
Date: 2019-05-31 11:06:52
Fish and wine festival to be held in Balatonfüred: the four-day event series to start on 7 June with fish tasting, concerts and family programs. Cserép László, Head of the...
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Easter holidays have boosted retail sales in Germany
Date: 2019-05-31 11:03:21
Retail sales in annual comparision expanded with a much greater extent in April than expected, mainly due to the Easter holidays. According to preliminary data published on Friday by the...
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Consumer sentiment improved less than expected in the United States in May
Date: 2019-05-31 11:01:15
Consumer sentiment in the United States has improved less than expected in May, according to the regular monthly survey of the Michigan University. According to the final data published on...
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IATA reduced the annual profit prospects for airlines
Date: 2019-05-31 11:00:13
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reduced its profit forecast of airlines by the end of the year. The association expects a 28 billion USD profit instead of the previous...
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BelOrta introduces sustainable packaging for red fruit, new snacking line
Date: 2019-05-31 08:30:39
Dutch fruit and vegetable company BelOrta launched the first cardboard punnets with topseal on Wednesday, commenting that it responds to the trend towards more sustainable packaging. The company says its...
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Magazine: Trends of the past, driving forces of the future
Date: 2019-05-31 07:29:21
In 1979 Géza Kovács collected possible problems of the future, from the fate of natural resources to social inequalities. Some of these are being dealt with today as well, for...
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Spar Austria Forms Alliance to Promote A Reduced-Sugar Diet
Date: 2019-05-30 12:54:11
Spar Austria has launched a sugar reduction initiative to draw attention to the benefits of lower sugar consumption, the retailer said in a statement. The aim of the initiative is...
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Zero Advertising Tax, Accommodation Tax Reduction – Here’s the Government’s new action plan
Date: 2019-05-30 11:55:14
The government announced a significant tax cut in its new economic action plan – penzcentrum.hu wrote. Economic slowdown is expected in the world, and the goal of the Hungarian government...
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The sugar and calorie content of domestic soft drinks almost halved in Hungary
Date: 2019-05-30 11:40:16
Since 2010, the average sugar and calorie content of soft drinks and fruit juices in Hungary has decreased by 43 percent. According to the voluntary commitment of the Hungarian Mineral...
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Pig exports jumped
Date: 2019-05-30 11:38:42
Seven percent fewer cattle, one percent less poultry, and four percent fewer pigs were slaughtered in domestic slaughterhouses in the first quarter of 2019 compared to January-March 2018 – Magyar...
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The rise in earnings was double-digit in March
Date: 2019-05-30 11:38:09
In March, gross average wages increased by 10.2 percent to 367,000 HUF, compared to a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced Thursday. The growth has been double...
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KSH: investment growth accelerated in the first quarter
Date: 2019-05-30 11:35:11
Investments increased by 26 percent in the first quarter after the 17 percent growth of last year. The strong upswing in investments was primarily driven by the development of enterprises,...
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Analysts: increasing employment face increasing constraints
Date: 2019-05-30 11:17:59
Unemployment has fallen to nadir, but the pace of decline will continue to slow down as the quality of supply is rather low, only the unskilled labor has been left...
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Feldman Zsolt: the preparedness of the wine-making profession is a good basis for the quality renaissance of champagne
Date: 2019-05-30 11:04:19
The preparedness of the Hungarian wine and champagne professional community provides a good basis for the continuation of the traditional renaissance of traditional champagne – the Minsiter of State of...
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The car buying habits of Hungarians are significantly changing
Date: 2019-05-30 11:00:12
The great majority of Hungarians would buy a new car from traditional traders in the coming years, but they attach more and more importance to sales-related services – according to...
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Colombia, Nespresso to help farmers swap coca for coffee
Date: 2019-05-30 08:10:45
A charitable initiative will help farmers in Colombia’s southwestern mountains trade nearly 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, for coffee, the growers’ federation said on...
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Magazine: Growing importance of modern channels in fruit and vegetable sales
Date: 2019-05-30 07:41:00
Eszter Kocsis, Nielsen’s retail services senior manager spoke about the results of the company’s fruit and vegetable buying habits survey at the 5th Zsendülés conference in Szeged. She revealed that the...
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The food industry is before the digital revolution
Date: 2019-05-29 11:50:26
In addition to tourism, construction and logistics, the food industry was also named as an area for the ICT revolution by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM). Solymár Károly...
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