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GKI: Hungarian GDP growth peaked in the first quarter
In the first quarter of 2019 the Hungarian economy grew by 5.3 per cent, at a record speed. This rate is by far the fastest in the EU, together with...
Read moreSzázadvég: Hungarian customers prefer domestic products
Hungarian consumers prefer to buy products produced in Hungary, have good opinion about their quality and are willing to pay more for them – Századvég Gazdaságkutató Zrt. revealed in its...
Read moreFruitVeB: Producers can harvest more tomatoes and cucumbers this year
From a smaller production area this year, the producers can harvest 5-10 percent more tomatoes and 5 percent more cucumbers from heated glass and foil houses – FruitVeB predicts. Ledó...
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Magyar Levente: serious and real interest towards Hungarian food products in Canada
Serious and real interest occured towards Hungarian food products in Canada. The Hungarian government is doing everything to make a successful partnership with Canadian companies – Magyar Levente, Minister of...
Read moreThe vine-growers recommend green harvesting
Wine producers are facing huge sales difficulties this year, so they asked the National Council of Mountain Regions to authorize the removal of unripe fruit – for the first time...
Read moreFish and wine festival to be held in Balatonfüred
Fish and wine festival to be held in Balatonfüred: the four-day event series to start on 7 June with fish tasting, concerts and family programs. Cserép László, Head of the...
Read moreEaster holidays have boosted retail sales in Germany
Retail sales in annual comparision expanded with a much greater extent in April than expected, mainly due to the Easter holidays. According to preliminary data published on Friday by the...
Read moreConsumer sentiment improved less than expected in the United States in May
Consumer sentiment in the United States has improved less than expected in May, according to the regular monthly survey of the Michigan University. According to the final data published on...
Read moreIATA reduced the annual profit prospects for airlines
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reduced its profit forecast of airlines by the end of the year. The association expects a 28 billion USD profit instead of the previous...
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BelOrta introduces sustainable packaging for red fruit, new snacking line
Dutch fruit and vegetable company BelOrta launched the first cardboard punnets with topseal on Wednesday, commenting that it responds to the trend towards more sustainable packaging. The company says its...
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Magazine: Trends of the past, driving forces of the future
In 1979 Géza Kovács collected possible problems of the future, from the fate of natural resources to social inequalities. Some of these are being dealt with today as well, for...
Read moreSpar Austria Forms Alliance to Promote A Reduced-Sugar Diet
Spar Austria has launched a sugar reduction initiative to draw attention to the benefits of lower sugar consumption, the retailer said in a statement. The aim of the initiative is...
Read moreZero Advertising Tax, Accommodation Tax Reduction – Here’s the Government’s new action plan
The government announced a significant tax cut in its new economic action plan – penzcentrum.hu wrote. Economic slowdown is expected in the world, and the goal of the Hungarian government...
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The sugar and calorie content of domestic soft drinks almost halved in Hungary
Since 2010, the average sugar and calorie content of soft drinks and fruit juices in Hungary has decreased by 43 percent. According to the voluntary commitment of the Hungarian Mineral...
Read morePig exports jumped
Seven percent fewer cattle, one percent less poultry, and four percent fewer pigs were slaughtered in domestic slaughterhouses in the first quarter of 2019 compared to January-March 2018 – Magyar...
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The rise in earnings was double-digit in March
In March, gross average wages increased by 10.2 percent to 367,000 HUF, compared to a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced Thursday. The growth has been double...
Read moreKSH: investment growth accelerated in the first quarter
Investments increased by 26 percent in the first quarter after the 17 percent growth of last year. The strong upswing in investments was primarily driven by the development of enterprises,...
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Analysts: increasing employment face increasing constraints
Unemployment has fallen to nadir, but the pace of decline will continue to slow down as the quality of supply is rather low, only the unskilled labor has been left...
Read moreFeldman Zsolt: the preparedness of the wine-making profession is a good basis for the quality renaissance of champagne
The preparedness of the Hungarian wine and champagne professional community provides a good basis for the continuation of the traditional renaissance of traditional champagne – the Minsiter of State of...
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The car buying habits of Hungarians are significantly changing
The great majority of Hungarians would buy a new car from traditional traders in the coming years, but they attach more and more importance to sales-related services – according to...
Read moreColombia, Nespresso to help farmers swap coca for coffee
A charitable initiative will help farmers in Colombia’s southwestern mountains trade nearly 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, for coffee, the growers’ federation said on...
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Magazine: Growing importance of modern channels in fruit and vegetable sales
Eszter Kocsis, Nielsen’s retail services senior manager spoke about the results of the company’s fruit and vegetable buying habits survey at the 5th Zsendülés conference in Szeged. She revealed that the...
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The food industry is before the digital revolution
In addition to tourism, construction and logistics, the food industry was also named as an area for the ICT revolution by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM). Solymár Károly...
Read moreGrowth credit program: at K&H agricultural and food companies are the most active
In the first four months, K&H concluded 17 billion HUF worth NHP fixed loan and leasing contracts with nearly 40 percent already disbursed. The majority of the applicants are rural...
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KSH: the number of employees has increased
In February-April this year, the average number of employees was 4 million 492 thousand, 47 thousand more than a year before. The employment rate of 15-64 year-olds increased with 1.0...
Read more(HU) Green Brands Akadémia III. Mitől lesz zöld egy márka?
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Read moreAgricultural Research Center: precision technologies in agriculture represent hundreds of billions of reserves
The annual output of Hungarian agriculture can be increased by 300-350 billion forints annually (10-15 percent) by using a wide range of precision technologies – Gyuricza Csaba, Director General of...
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Siller Festival at the weekend in Paks
The National Siller Festival will take place for the twelfth time during the weekend in Paks. At the event, open cellars and the tasting of the best wines will await...
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Rapidly expanding German market
According to forecasts, by 2021 the German food market will be worth EUR 259 billion as the sector is expanding by 10.5 percent a year. IGD’s analysis has revealed that...
Read moreFood e-commerce on the Rise
Global food e-commerce sales are forecast to nearly triple to US$321 billion by 2023, according to a new report. The Global Food E-Commerce report, released by market research firm Packaged...
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