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The quality of public catering can be enhanced with high quality ingredients
It is an important goal to prepare healthy and safe foods mainly from local and bio-based ingredients in public catering, which quantitatively and qualitatively meet the physiological needs of the...
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Colorants over limit were found in candy for children
More than permitted quinoline yellow and unlabeled tartrazine dyes were detected by the Slovak authorities in a tongue coloring candy intended for children. The National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih)...
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Employment in the euro area increased more than expected
Employment in the euro area increased more than expected in the first quarter, compared to a year before – according to data reported by the European Union Statistical Office (Eurostat)...
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Randstad Employer Brand Research 2019 – Will there be enough workers in retail trade and in the FMCG sector?
Várkert Bazár hosted the event where the results of the Randstad Employer Brand Research were presented for the sixth time. Jacques van den Broek, global CEO of Randstad was also...
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The future workplace: how to automate intelligently
Automation is now a key pillar of any digital transformation program. But what process and functions should you automate first? And how do you make sure that it’s roles, not...
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Megacities: Giant cities where we live
In 10 years’ time there will be 38 megacities on planet Earth. By 2030 about 60 percent of the planet’s population will be living in cities – reveals a study...
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GfK has analysed the European retail sector
GfK’s ‘European retail in 2019’ study analyses trends and developments in 32 European countries, and it makes sales forecasts for 2019, serving as a kind of handbook for decision-makers in...
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Good start of the year, but uncertainty follows
Various international growth forecasts predict a slowdown in the European Union in 2019. As for Hungary, a 3.5-percent GDP growth is likely after last year’s plus 4.9 percent. In the...
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Poultry meat export gains momentum
According to the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), in April the European Commission published a short-term forecast that says: in 2019 the EU’s beef production will represent a volume...
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Chamber of Agriculture: the Hungarian food industry supplies more than ten million people
Currently, the Hungarian food industry is serving more than ten million people, but with technological and other developments, it could provide reliable, healthy food to as many as twenty million...
Read moreCorns are tested at ten places
The post-registration trial of maize of the Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product Board, the National Association of Cereal Producers and the National Agrarian Chamber of Agriculture has been launched...
Read moreNagy István: we need to keep the level of EU agricultural subsidies
In order to maintain the current level of subsidies, the right framework and simple conditions are needed in the European Union’s agricultural policy – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said...
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Hungarians eat breakfast too fast
Breakfast is especially important for the Hungarians, but the lack of time characterizes their everyday lives. This means, on the one hand, that most families can spend much less time...
Read moreVAT on organic food was reduced to five percent in Romania
In Romania, the minimum VAT rate on food products classified as traditional products and organic foods and on traditional non-alcoholic beverages is reduced to 5 percent. According to Prime Minister...
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Huge growth about the corner when it comes to e-commerce
Change is upon us, and it’s time to embrace it. We’re all on the hunt for every growth opportunity abound in our industry, but finding them requires a scientific guide...
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CEO confidence in growth dips dramatically
What a difference a year makes. Nearly 30% of business leaders believe that global economic growth will decline in the next 12 months, approximately six times the level of 5%...
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Magazine: More days, more sausages
Zoltán Szántó, senior product manager of PICK Szeged Zrt. told Trade magazine that the two biggest segments in the grill product market are grill sausages and meat prepared for the...
Read moreMNB: the six month increase of core inflation stopped in April
Seasonally adjusted annual core inflation remained unchanged in April, remained 3.8 percent as in the previous month, hence the increase of the indicator lasted for more than half a year...
Read moreAM: 8.6 billion support HUF for breeding sows this year
In 2019, the government earmarked 8.6 billion forints for breeding sows and 10.5 billion forints for animal welfare in the budget – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said on Monday...
Read moreMazars: investors consider Central and Eastern Europe as a reliable target
Central and Eastern Europe is an attractive investment area in a global comparison, with Hungary closing a successful year in terms of transaction value – according to Mazars’ investment report....
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ITM: decisive steps are needed to reduce disposable plastic products
Decisive steps are needed to curb the use of disposable plastic products – the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) told MTI. The ministry emphasizes in its statement that they...
Read moreNAV detected an illegal tobacco factory in Szabolcs county
Industry-scale manufactured, cut and dried tobacco products worth 25 million HUF were found in the illegally operating tobacco plant in one of the towns of Szabolcs, by the financial investigators...
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EY: How private companies are driving growth
Growth prospects for all major economies are finally swinging upward in 2018, with International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts currently at 3.9% for the year. This rare synchronization of growth across...
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Magazine: Practicality is more important than product looks
According to Réka Forgách, Essity Hungary Kft.’s Zewa brand manager, sales of household towels grew by 9.5 percent in 2018. Private label products are important in the paper towel category,...
Read moreThis year’s beer season started with premium beers
The Hungarian Beer Manufacturers Association and the Kraft Beer Association officially launched the 2019 beer season. Beer consumption has renaissance in our country. According to last year’s report, 70,000 hectoliters...
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In one year the price of potatoes and vegetables increased significantly
Portfolio.hu looked at the inflation data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) in March, highlighting the sharp rise in food prices. In the consumer basket of KSH, foods have a...
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IKSZ: the population collects beverage cartons with renewed vigor
The population selects beverage cartons with a renewed momentum. Following the stagnating results of recent years, the recollection of carton boxes of dairy and fruit soup which is a valuable...
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Nearly half of the Hungarians are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly services
42 percent of Hungarians say that they are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products, most of them up to 10-30 percent more than for a traditional product. Although the...
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NAV detected a tax evading vegetable dealer network
The criminal organization dealing with vegetable trade caused more than six hundred million forints damage to the budget – the press officer of the Central Transdanubian Criminal Directorate of the...
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