Events
German farmers closed another poor harvest season
The summer harvest season in Germany has again been poor and workers have been hard to find, according to a report by the National Association of Farmers (DBV) published on...
Read more
The richest family businesses
For many people, family businesses are small, friendly shops. However, there are families that run mega-billion dollar companies. Bloomberg has compiled a list of the richest families in the world...
Read more
Aviation fuel from household waste
Shell, British Airways and Velocys are building together a huge facility that will be able to recycle household, commercial and production waste by turning it into fuel for aircraft. It...
Read more
Waitrose becomes first UK grocer to sell eggs from ‘teenage’ hens
Billed as a way of reducing waste for farmers, Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to start selling pullet eggs from so-called ‘teenage’ hens. Pullets, otherwise known as hens...
Read more
Meatless scramble: Plant-based vegan eggs coming to Kroger
The plant-based trend is about more than burgers: Plant-based eggs are coming to Kroger. The major grocery chain is already stocking Just Egg, made with mung beans, in some of...
Read more
Amazon launches a new program to donate unsold products from third-party sellers to charity
Amazon will make it easier and more affordable for its third-party sellers to donate their unwanted excess inventory and returns, rather than having the items sent back or destroyed. The...
Read moreKKM: a discussion took place in Budapest about the export of Hungarian pork to Thailand
Representatives of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KKM) were discussing licensing of Hungarian pork in Thailand and successful Hungarian measures against swine fever in...
Read moreCigarette prices in Hungary are moderate
In the Czech Republic, a pack of 20-fiber cigarettes costs an average of 3.88 euros (1270 forints), while in Hungary it costs 3.82 euros (1250 forints) – boon.hu wrote. The...
Read moreFoods in the heat
Why do foods get worse in the heat? What can we use to determine if they can still be consumed? How do we store food in the heat? Why shouldn’t...
Read moreThe development of the online grocery shopping market in Germany is below expectations
The market for fresh food on the Internet in Germany has failed to live up to the hopes of service providers – German news portals wrote on Wednesday that DHL’s...
Read moreNébih is helping the wood trade companies with a guide
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (NABIH) is providing an online guide to help wood traders to operate in compliance with Hungarian and EU legislation, the office’s head of department...
Read moreGerman mobile companies make online shopping easier
Leading German mobile companies are launching a joint service called Mobile Connect, which allows you to connect to portals with a phone number without entering an email address or password,...
Read moreEconomic activity in the euro area improved
Economic activity in the euro area improved somewhat in August, as manufacturing performance decreased at a slightly slower pace, although concerns about global trade sentiment further worsened business sentiment among...
Read more
Rewe Group Pledges To Offer ‘Unpackaged’ Cucumbers
German retailer Rewe Group has pledged to remove plastic packaging from its cucumbers, saving up to 160,000 kilograms of plastic per year. As the retailer noted, the thin plastic film...
Read moreThe National Council of Mountain Communities: 2019 vintage can be a very good year
According to responses of the winemakers, we are ahead of a very good vintage – Brazsil Dávid, Secretary General of the National Council of Mountain Communities told M1 news channel...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: less pears to be produced this year
According to preliminary data, this year the domestic pear crop may be up to 20-25 percent less than in the average years, according to preliminary data, while the quality is...
Read moreLidl is expanding its Hungarian products
Lidl Magyarország is further expanding the range of its own branded product line called Hungarian Treasures, which are products exclusively from Hungarian suppliers – origo wrote. Lidl Magyarország within the...
Read moreDespite the heat, the Hungarian Taste Street and the Craft Festival attracted many visitors
In spite of the heat, many people visited the Hungarian Taste Street in front of the Castle Garden Bazaar on Tuesday morning and the Buda Castle for the Crafts Festival,...
Read moreThe Farmer Expo in Debrecen has ended
In four days, 30,000 visitors attended East Hungary’s largest agricultural and food trade fair, which ended on Sunday evening at the University of Debrecen (DE) Böszörményi Road agricultural campus, Vaszkó...
Read moreA special Hungarian cake is conquering India
An Indian couple, Saira and Mohammed Shafi, have decided to introduce the famous hungaricum, the chimney cake in their home country – origo wrote. Initial experience shows that the locals...
Read moreGyopáros: many successful applicants prove the success of the Hungarian Village Program
Many applicants and many winners prove the success of the Hungarian Village Program and the fact that applications tailored to real needs have emerged – the government commissioner responsible for...
Read moreMagyar Posta upgrades package delivery
Magyar Posta will modernize package delivery from tens of billions of forints in three years – penzcentrum.hu wrote. Hungarian Post (Magyar Posta) increases the processing and delivering of packages from...
Read moreThe rate of increase in consumer prices in the euro area slowed down in July
The rate of increase in consumer prices in the euro area slowed to one percent in July. The European Union Bureau of Statistics (Eurostat) announced on Monday that consumer prices...
Read moreBritish convenience foods are the healthiest
According to a global survey of more than four hundred thousand convenience foods surveyed in 12 countries around the world, prepared, semi-finished and finished products made in the UK contain...
Read moreSelf-driving small cars ship goods purchased online in East China
Self-driving fifth-generation (5G) technology cars have been deployed in eastern China to streamline online orders, according to an article published on Monday in the China Daily website. Nearly half a...
Read moreAlibaba postpones its share issue
China’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group, is postponing its planned issuance of shares to Hong Kong amid rising political tensions over the Asian financial center – insiders told Reuters news...
Read more
Palastic sushi attracts guests in Japan
Most of the restaurants in Japan have plastic food models of many of their dishes outside the restaurant or in their windows. There are some incredible models which look convincing...
Read moreThe irrigated area in Hungary should be fivefolded
To keep competitiveness of Hungarian plant production, the irrigated area in Hungary should be increased fivefold. Currently there is 100 thousand hectares of irrigated area in Hungary. According to Ligetvári...
Read more