Events
The impact of microplastics on food safety: the case of fishery and aquaculture products
Microplastics present in the oceans and inland waters are unintentionally ingested by a large number of aquatic animals of commercial value. These plastic particles are made of compounds such as...
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Brazil Beef Firms Face Reduced Chinese Demand Due To Coronavirus
China’s beef imports will fall in the first half of 2020 due to fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, which is complicating the circulation of people and trade globally, Rabobank said...
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Lidl Denmark To Introduce Animal Welfare Label For Fresh Chicken
Lidl Denmark has announced that it is to introduce an animal welfare label to its fresh chicken offering from the beginning of March. All fresh chicken sold in the retailer’s...
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Kifli.hu Has Opened Its Drive-Thru in Budapest
James McQuillan, Chief Executive of Kifli.hu posted the following on their Linkedin-page: ‘Shelves are empty across Budapest, but at Kifli we’re still open. Given that Budapestians are keen to quickly...
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Magazine: Spirits 2019
Extending the public health product tax (NETA) to spirits in 2015 entailed a 20-30 percent price increase in the category. Sales were also affected negatively by the law that allowed...
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Nébih: quality and labeling problems have also been found at cheese products
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has tested 31 cream cheese products in its latest Supermenta product test, and 20 cases have been subject to regulatory action due to...
Read moreThe coronavirus is boosting demand for durable foods
Coronavirus disease is on the rise in Europe, prompting people to accumulate durable foods in Hungary as well – privatbankar.hu wrote. The National Trade Association, which includes members of Tesco,...
Read moreAccording to a recent K&H study, SMEs remain optimistic
On average, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expect 8.3 percent more revenue and 5.2 percent profit growth this year. The most optimistic sectors are the medium-sized and commercial companies –...
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With full employment, the number of economically active people is decreasing
The labor market is stabilizing, reaching full employment – but the number of economically active people has been falling for four months – according to a quick analysis by ING,...
Read moreA full agricultural census will be launched in May
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) will conduct a full agricultural census between May 15 and June 30, 2020, entitled “Agricultural Census, 2020,” – origo wrote. The purpose of the survey...
Read moreThe Győr Philharmonic Orchestra is relaunching its Kékfrankos season ticket series
The Győr Philharmonic Orchestra will restart its Kékfrankos season ticket series at the Fertőrákos Cave Theater in the summer – the orchestra informed MTI on Thursday. The purpose of the...
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Amazon is taking action in case of overpriced medical masks
Amazon has announced that the site will look specifically at dealers who sell medical masks and take action against those who raise the price of medical masks – origo wrote....
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Consumer confidence in the euro area and in the EU improved in February
Consumer confidence in the euro area and in the European Union improved in February, according to final figures released by the European Commission on Thursday. The euro area, which comprises...
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KSH: gross earnings increased by 11.4 percent to 367,800 HUF last year
In December last year, average gross earnings were 406,400 HUF, 13.1 percent higher than a year before, so last year’s average earnings were 367,800 HUF and net 244,600 HUF, both...
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Hungarian Sommelier Championship 2020 in Tata and Budapest
The Hungarian Sommelier Association will hold the semi-finals of this year’s national competition on Saturday, February 29, with the support of the Tata City Council, the Neszmély Wine Region and...
Read moreA Hungarian wine show was held in Warsaw
A Hungarian wine show was held in Warsaw on Wednesday at the National Council of Mountains (HNT) event, where 26 Polish winners were presented at the last national wine competition....
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The amount of garbage in Budapest can be reduced by up to third
One third of the garbage produced by households is organic waste that can be turned into humus by individual and community composting. You can now read more about the propeer...
Read moreThe world economy may lose more than 1,000 billion USD this year
While China’s economic growth will be hard pressed by the effects of the corona virus, Oxford Economics analysts say the entire world economy may lose more than 1,000 billion USD...
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A soup powder was called back because of an unlabeled allergen ingredient
Allergenic material – milk – may have been added to Demae Ramen Spicy soup powder, which was not labeled on the product, so Nissin Foods GmbH recalls the product marketed...
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Eight hundred million VAT fraud has been uncovered by the tax authority
A man who cheated on VAT on meat imported from abroad has caused about 800 HUF million loss to the budget, and the National Tax and Customs Board (NAV) is...
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Britain’s Tesco Tests Cashless Store In London
Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, opened its first high street cashless store on Tuesday, marking a shift among shoppers to electronic payments from coins and notes. At the Tesco Express...
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Netto Marken-Discount’s Own-Brand Tuna Fillet Range Earns MSC Certification
Netto Marken-Discount’s private-label canned tuna fillet range, sold under the Dreimaster banner, has acquired MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certification. The MSC certification implies that the product uses tuna from certified,...
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Nestlé And Starbucks Expect Coffee Alliance To Boost Growth
Nestlé and Starbucks expect new products developed under their coffee alliance will help to increase sales, executives from the two companies told Reuters in an interview. In May 2018, Nestlé...
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The economic performance of the euro area improved in February
The eurozone’s economy performed better than expected in February, according to a preliminary survey released on Friday by the IHS Markit Economic Research Institute in London. In the euro area,...
Read moreConsumer confidence in the United States improved less than expected in February
Consumer confidence in the United States improved less than expected by analysts in February. The Conference Board nonprofit Economic Research Institute announced on Tuesday that the consumer confidence index rose...
Read moreUniversity students are planning the pig hutches of the future
In Germany, a competition was announced to design pig hutches for students of several universities and colleges – agroinform.hu wrote. Special attention was paid to animal welfare and the movement...
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DACHSER expands its contract logistics capacities
The US conglomerate Emerson is expanding its collaboration with DACHSER. In view of the new European contract logistics mandate for Emerson’s Climate Technologies division, DACHSER expanded its capacities in Alsdorf...
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(HU) A FAO üdvözli a Bill és Melinda Gates Alapítvány támogatását az észak-afrikai sáskajárás ellen
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A sip of the beer market
Dr Sándor Kántor, president of the Association of Hungarian Brewers informed that the six member breweries produce approximately 6 million hectolitres of beer a year. Although sales of Hungarian-made beers...
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Lidl introduces packaging plastic recycled from ocean-bound waste
Lidl’s new recycling initiative will prevent the equivalent of 2.5m plastic water bottles from entering the ocean. Lidl is poised to launch new packaging using plastic that would have otherwise...
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