Events
Coop Italia Launches Campaign For Pesticide-Free Fruit And Vegetables
Coop Italia has launched a campaign to eliminate pesticides from Coop-branded fruit and vegetables. The retailer aims to gradually remove four types of herbicides, including glyphosate, from its own brand...
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Magazine: A reform era
According to Brigitta Kosaras, brand manager (Maggi) of Nestlé Hungária, in the market of spices and sauces the summer months are better than the rest, and the same is true...
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Nagy István: profit in the food industry almost doubled in five years
The profit of the Hungarian food industry has almost doubled in the past five years, and the high quality Hungarian raw material is an essential part of its success –...
Read moreLondon analysts: domestic consumption offsets the weakening of external demand
According to London financial analysts, the strong domestic consumption, which counterbalances the weakening of external demand, is the driving force behind the robust first quarter growth momentum of the Hungarian...
Read moreWe continue to stand up to the tax exemption for home-made pálinka
Hungary still does not support the taxation of home-made pálinka cooking, and at every forum stands for the European Union to allow tax exemption for the production of fruit distillate...
Read moreField Days and Agricultural MachineShow on larger area than ever before
The 3rd NAK Field Days and Agricultural MachineShow awaits the visitors on May 23 and 24 in Mezőfalva, where 150 exhibitors will represent themselves. The National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) and...
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Thirty concerts and thirty winemakers at the Rozé Rizling Jazz Days in Veszprém in July
Thirty concerts and thirty winemakers await those interested to the 9th Rozé Rizling Jazz Days from 5 to 14 July in Veszprém – the Executive Director of the event series...
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A new business park is being built in South Buda
The White Star Real Estate is building the new business park called Park22 in 22nd district of the capital. The value of the investment is 15 billion HUF – the...
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AM: Hungary contributes to the development of food security in the developing countries
Hungary contributes to the development of food security in developing countries – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said at the joint conference of the Ministry of Agriculture and the United...
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Agrarian digitization can open up new external market prospects
The strategy for career guidance through vocational training and the dissemination of digital solutions also contributes to broadening the gates of new markets to farmers who can use the tools...
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Euro area inflation rose in April to a five-month peak
In April, euro area inflation rose to 1.7 percent, to a five-month peak, on the basis of Eurostat’s final data released by Eurostat on Friday. In April, the annual rate...
Read moreIn the United States, consumer sentiment reached a fifteen years peak in March
With a noticeable improvement, the consumer sentiment in the United States reached a fifteen years peak in May, according to a regular monthly survey of the University of Michigan. According...
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La Linea Verde To Showcase Bagged Salads And Chilled Soups At PLMA
Leading Italian producer La Linea Verde will be exhibiting at PLMA on 21 and 22 May, showcasing its range of bagged salads and chilled fresh soups. The company is a...
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Magazine: We were ahead of our time!
There was full house at the first Hungarian Microsoft – Retail Day conference. On 7 March the representatives of the FMCG, energy, DIY and other sectors gathered to learn about the...
Read moreAnalysts: GDP growth exceeded expectations again
The 5.3 percent growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter is higher than theexpectations of the market analysts interviewed by MTI, who expect a gradual slowdown in...
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Nagy István: without the latest technologies the fruit and vegetable sector cannot be successful
We need to give space to the newest technologies in the Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector, because without them it will not be successful – the Minister of Agriculture said...
Read moreErste is working with winemakers
Erste Bank has signed a cooperation agreement with the representatives of the Szekszárd Wine Region for the development of the wine region. At Erste, the financing of agricultural and food...
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Water world meeting to be held in Budapest
The three dramas of water unfolds in front of our eyes: little water, plenty of water, and polluted water. And all three have serious economic consequences – Kőrösi Csaba, the...
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NAK: Let’s learn about liqueur making together
The Free Trade Directorate of the Food Industry Directorate of the National Chamber of Agricultural Economics (NAK) continues its free professional program series: in June, the members of the Chamber...
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Obesity is getting worse in Hungary
The rate of obesity among the adult population in Europe is the highest in Hungary, and we rank fourth after the United States, Mexico and New Zealand globally. Obesity is...
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EU goods turnover surplus has fallen compared the United States
The European Union’s trade surplus against the United States declined in the first quarter of this year, but China’s deficit has increased, according to the preliminary data published by the...
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Müller relaunches yogurts in the UK with lower-sugar recipes
Müller is introducing new recipes for its Müllerlight and Müller Corner yogurt brands in the UK. Made possible thanks to the discovery of a new yogurt culture last year, the...
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Food firms plan to phase out industrially produced trans fats
Members of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) – including Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo – will aim to phase out industrially produced trans fats from their products...
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Supermarkets In Asia Are Using Banana Leaves Instead Of Plastic Bags
Supermarkets in Vietnam and Thailand are leading the fight against single use plastics by doing away with plastic bags altogether and replacing them with banana leaves. Anyway, this new and...
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Magazine: ‘It is worth building on Hungarian consumers’
Tamás Éder, social president of the Hungarian Meat Industry Association has told at the traditional pre-Easter press conference in Budapest: what the industry needs is understanding and compassion from retailers...
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Strong customer authentication: great changes in the e-commerce market
The countdown has started: on 14 September strong customer authentication (SCA) rules enter into force in Hungary too. This will make an impact on every player in the e-commerce market. On...
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Online shops: a new No.1
After four years there is a new No.1 among online shops in Hungary: sales data from 2018 show that eMAG is the biggest player now, ahead of the former 1st-placed...
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Two thirds of Hungarians would pay with smartphone instead of bank card
At the end of May Mastercard published the results of a survey, which reveal that two thirds of Hungarians would prefer smartphone payment instead of bank cards. One quarter of respondents...
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From microalgae to recycled paper
A new approach in logistics, renewal in energy use and microalgae technology – these solutions qualified for the final of HEINEKEN Hungária’s sustainability competition for university students, called ‘Throw Away...
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Dutch cheesemakers worry about US tariffs
Two famous Dutch cheeses, Gouda Holland and Edam Holland, are among the many artisanal European products threatened with US tariffs the Trump administration announced on 8 April. For Dutch cheese...
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