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Food delivery instead of room service
According to an international survey by foodora, the number of food deliveries to hotels and hostels in Budapest, Vienna and Prague has grown by 10%. This article is available for...
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New greenhouse at Platán Gourmet
The garden of the two Michelin-star Platán Gourmet restaurant in Tata has been expanded with a new, large-capacity greenhouse, taking the production of ingredients in Hungarian haute cuisine to the...
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Food and science
The globalisation of the food industry, climate change and the spreading of processed products raise new questions: what are we actually eating and how does food affect our health? This...
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St. Andrea named Winery of the Year
Hungarian wineries work with faith, perseverance and loyalty, while keeping pace with technological developments and changing consumer habits, emphasised Imre Hubai, state secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture at the...
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Strengthening role for tourism
According to a recent analysis by the GKI Economic Research Institute, tourism has grown significantly in Hungary over the past 15 years. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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Our best wines
The winners of this year’s 44th National Wine Competition were announced at an awards gala. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9. Organised by the National Council of...
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A high-prestige programme
The national average score required for admission to university studies in tourism and hospitality rose by 40 points in 2025 for state-funded places. This article is available for reading in...
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All that studying has borne fruit
Sándor Márton (Bagaméri Ice Cream Parlour), the winner of Ice Cream of the Year took home two awards from the competition. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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100 years – 100 ice creams
In 2025 Hajdúszoboszló hosted the Ice Cream of the Year competition, with a record number of entries and a bigger variety of flavours than ever before. This article is available...
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Gastro-tour project
In the spring the trade association’s series of culinary tours continued. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9. In April members of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs...
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Good reasons
In order to obtain funding from the National Cooperation Fund in 2025, the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) has introduced what kind of social needs it aims to meet and...
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Statistical report 2025
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) publishes an annual statistical report on the hospitality sector. It is mainly based on data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) for 2024....
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The digital SZÉP card will be available from September – the limit will also increase
The changes announced last year in the use of SZÉP cards will come into effect from September 1st of this year: all cards must also work digitally, and the annual...
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A vásárlók bevonásával készült az ALDI Kasszasztori reklámkampányának folytatása
The ALDI Cashier Stories advertising campaign continues with new episodes. The great popularity of the commercial series that started in 2021 encouraged the department store chain to continue. In addition...
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Tourists are also responsible for the fate of Lake Balaton
Several European countries have already introduced strict regulations to protect lakes: in Croatia, for example, the number of tourists at the Plitvice Lakes has been maximized, and in Italy, plastic...
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eMag has permanently closed its stores in Hungary – the company is focusing on the online marketplace
On August 22, the last Hungarian store of eMag, which operated in Etele Plaza, also closed its doors, reports 24.hu. The Kelenföld unit was previously considered the company’s flagship, but...
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Visit Hungary: St. Stephen’s Day program series attracted 23 percent more guests to Budapest
The St. Stephen’s Day program series attracted 23 percent more guests to Budapest this year compared to last year, with 35 percent more domestic and 20 percent more foreign tourists...
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More than 80,000 children receive free school supplies with government support
By the start of the 2025/2026 school year, 81,000 students will receive the tools that are essential for starting school, with the support of the government, the State Secretary responsible...
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A five-stop concert series is being held in the Prajdi Salt Plain to boost tourism in the region
A five-stop concert series with the participation of renowned Hungarian and Romanian bands will be held in September and October in the Székelyföld Salt Country to boost the region’s tourism,...
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Autent Solutions is developing an environmentally friendly cooling system with more than 330 million forints of EU funds
Hungarian-owned Autent Solutions Kft. has received a non-refundable grant of 330.31 million forints for the further development of its energy-saving industrial cooling technology, Managing Director Zoltán Csordás informed MTI. The...
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Chery has arrived to Hungary
The Chery car brand has reached an important milestone in its European expansion: on August 26, 2025, the importer Grand Automotive East Kft. presented the first Chery models in Hungary...
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Grandma’s dinnerware (or rather, its plastic version) – Picture of the day
The poorer a society is, the less it needs high-quality disposable products, but the English industrial artist Demelza Hill’s Snap and Dine cutlery would also be well-received by professionals in...
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The economic well-being of the population improved significantly in August, according to Századvég
According to the August 2025 survey by Századvég Konjunktúrakutató Zrt., the economic expectations of the population improved significantly (+4.0 index points), while the economic sentiment of companies also strengthened (+1.4...
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Lidl sells the Sugar-Free Cake of the Year for 1,199 forints
From August 28, Lidl Hungary will offer its Sugar-Free Cake of the Year 2025, the “Dreamer”, for just 1,199 forints. This is well below the 1,800–2,000 forints estimated by experts,...
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Hungarian expert on the jury of this year’s ICCO Global Awards
Judit Szabó, the head of corporate communications and sustainability at McDonald’s in Hungary, has been appointed as a member of the international jury for this year’s ICCO Global Awards. The...
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Kellogg’s banishes artificial colors from its cereals
Consumers of the popular Kellogg’s cereal will soon face a significant change. WK Kellogg Company has pledged to completely remove artificial food coloring from its products by the end of...
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Collecting selectively is a responsibility – Don’t leave out the beverage cartons!
Protecting the environment is our shared responsibility. One of the simplest yet most effective ways to contribute is selective waste collection. More and more households are separating packaging waste –...
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Serbian president announces margin reduction
Economic measures limiting the profit margins of retail chains to 20 percent will be introduced in Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced at a press conference on Sunday. Vucic highlighted...
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Will it not be sold in MediaMarkt stores in the near future?
The ownership structure of Germany’s Ceconomy AG, which operates the MediaMarkt and Saturn retail chains, is gradually becoming final: the largest shareholder will be China’s JD.com. However, Convergenta Invest, owned...
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