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The government promises an undisturbed food supply, and small shops are also being taken care of, they say
The Ministry of Agriculture has always had a great responsibility for what goes on the shelves of the stores, since the ministry’s competence really extends from the farmland to the...
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MARS WRIGLEY modifies business policy in Europe
One of the biggest confectionery manufactures in the world has announced: from 2023 100% of the cocoa purchased for its direct factory operations in Europe will be verified as responsibly...
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New Hungarian bartender contest
This year was the first that the First Hungarian Gin Manufacture organised the Opera Budapest Championship for bartenders. There were 12 competitors in the final, and besides the overall winner...
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Szepsy winery named the best in Europe
István Szepsy’s Mád-based winery returned from the 2nd Golden Vines Awards – held between 14 and 16 October – with two awards. In professional circles they call the event the Oscars...
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Pek-Snack sour cherry and chocolate pastry
Sour cherry and chocolate pastry, the latest Pek-Snack product, is the perfect combination of sweet and sour flavours! Crisp filo pastry, creamy chocolate and delicious sour cherry sauce meet in...
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Nicky Happy Life Christmas toilet paper and kitchen roll
This year Sofidel Hungary Kft.’s seasonal portfolio welcomes Nicky Happy Life Christmas 6-roll toilet paper and 2-roll kitchen roll. The special colour-printed motifs recall the spirit of Christmas, in the...
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Bar Me Tender
In partnership with the Bacardi Mojito Bartender School, last year Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország selected 100 young people, who could participate in a basic level bartender course for free. This October...
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P&G launches environmental protection themed educational programme
Procter&Gamble has launched an educational programme for primary school students in Hungary, titled ECO-habits. P&G provides schools with free educational material about environmental protection, which focus on three key areas:...
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Culinary calendar
Liz Carver, a designer working in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), published a calendar with the recipe of a seasonal dish and its stylish photo featured for each month. A cookery book also...
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Eco-friendly sous vide cooking
Hungary’s first restaurant with two Michelin stars and Startup Plastic Surgery have launched an incubation programme for substituting protective atmosphere packaging with an eco-friendly solution. In November 2022 the start-up...
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PENNY reacts to the energy crisis
PENNY’s owner REWE Group has pledged to cut its CO2 emission by 30% until 2030, and to go full carbon neutral by 2040. Meanwhile in Hungary the discounter installed glass...
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This is me!
What makes a restaurant special? Probably it is the little details that differentiate one place from another. For instance Ramenka in Budapest uses probably the cheapest plate coasters ever: they...
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HELLo Alu!
HELL group implemented a special aluminium can collection campaign. In October three Budapest tram stops turned into special can collection points for a month, where a LED counter was showing...
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Children’s breakfast
Pek-Snack’s latest, 1,308-participant online survey has revealed: 73% of parents prepare school snack for their children themselves more frequently than before. Nine from 10 parents pack a sandwich or something...
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New vehicles in Trans-Sped’s fleet
Trans-Sped Kft. doesn’t only concentrate on upgrading its fleet, but also on improving logistics processes and operating efficiency. Transport director Csaba Tóth told: they don’t forget about the human factor...
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Refill stations in dm stores
Following a 2-year test period in the Budaörs dm and regular feedback from customers, 8 more refill points were created in the Budapest region in August 2022. In October another...
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Flavours from the artisan kitchen
The National Association of Diabetes Societies (CEOSZ) has launched the “Flavours from the artisan kitchen” programme series, where they introduce the delicious diabetic versions of traditional Hungarian dishes. Participants can...
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Hydrogen fuel to be made from used nappies
According to data from the European Commission, only 48% of the 225.7 million tonnes of waste generated in the European Union is recycled. Veszprém-based firm Horge Technologies has developed groundbreaking...
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Strengthening events industry
A global forecast by American Express on the events industry for 2023 interviewed 580 event organisers in 23 countries. 77% of respondents are optimistic about the situation in the industry,...
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Small steps for a sustainable world
On 4 October the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary hosted the international Food and Water Sustainability Business Forum in Budapest. The event took place on the roof terrace of...
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Richárd Csillag finished 4th at the Young Chef World Cup
Mexico City was the host of the Young Chef World Cup, which was organised by international association Chaine des Rotisseurs in October. Richárd Csillag, the young chef Lokal47 (Kéthely) finished...
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The investment of Hajdúhús 2000 Kft. in Debrecen was handed over
Even in times of crisis, national goals, such as full employment, should not be abandoned, which is why the government is also focusing on supporting investments in the current situation,...
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Bread and dairy product prices increased the most in September
Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reveal: consumer prices elevated by 20.1% in August 2022, in comparison with August 2021. In one month prices became 4.1% higher on average....
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FMCG retail: minus 2.4% in August
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) has reported: like-for-like retail volume sales were up 3.3% in August 2022; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 2.4%. However, sales of grocery...
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Baked goods end up in the bin the most often
16 October was World Food Day, and HonestFood celebrated this by conducting a representative survey. The study revealed that 59% of Hungarians throw food away, and 23% waste quite...
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Going against the PRICE flow
Tünde Turcsán, GfK’s FMCG director gave a presentation at the Business Days conference on Wednesday. She told that there is no household in Hungary today that isn’t worried about the...
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Climate technology investments have increased fiftyfold in Central and Eastern Europe in the last 8 years
Climate technology as an emerging asset class is showing strong growth worldwide, but Central and Eastern Europe has attracted less than one percent of global investment. Between 2013 and the...
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