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More than 15 thousand people registered for this year's TeSzedd action within a week!

In one week, more than 15 thousand volunteers registered for this year TeSzedd! (Pick It Up!) national garbage collection action. The TeSzedd! action will take place for the sixth time...

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The NAV recommends inculpation in fraud cases worth 6 billion HUF

Two criminal organization dealing with the trade of chocolate and edible oil cheated almost six billion HUF Value Added Tax (VAT). The National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) recommends inculpation...

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UNESCO: Neapolitan pizza can be a World Heritage Treasure

Italy nominated the Neapolitan pizza as a candidate for inclusion in UNESCO'S cultural heritage list for next year. It voted unanimously to protect the Neapolitan pizza as part of the...

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Neanderthal diet: 80 percent meat, 20 percent vegetables

Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (HEP) in Tübingen have studied the Neanderthals' diet. Based on the isotope composition in the collagen from the prehistoric humans'...

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Google launching an online course in Hungary

As the digital marketing landscape continues to grow at a rapid pace, marketers are faced with new challenges and opportunities within this digital age. The Digital Marketing Course is an...

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Food industry’s institutional system to be restructured

Hungary’s government has decided to examine the possibility of closing 73 state institutions for good – many of which are operating in the agricultural sector. According to news website Vs.hu,...

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Magazine: Clean homes – more simply!

After years of stagnation the household cleaner category had commenced to grow in 2014 and this trend continued. We learned from Daniella Csefkó, retail marketing manager of Colgate–Palmolive Magyarország Kft....

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A decision was born in Brussels on the temporary reduction of EU milk production

The European Union backed temporary cuts in milk production on Monday, in an emergency move intends to tackle excess supply. The overproduction of milk has been a problem since the...

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Hungarian walnuts are popular abroad

The domestic production of nuts is before unlimited export opportunities – hirado.hu wrote after Magyar Idők. Ledó Ferenc, president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board...

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New warnings may be place on the labels of the beer and wine bottles

The Hungarian consumer protection propose new kind of labeling on the labels of the alcoholic beverages to the European Union. They want to reach to indicate the calorie content of...

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Japanese are interested in the Hungarian agricultural products

Serious interest was shown towards the Hungarian agricultural products in Japan – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture told at a press conference in Budapest. He added that the negotiations he...

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The chimney cake war continues

The first chimney cake (kürtőskalács) was made in Transylvania by a Romanian woman in 1784 – Achim Irimescu Romanian Minister of Agriculture said on Tuesday. The Agerpres news agency reported...

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Few Hungarians are willing to switch to online tv instead of traditional tv

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Europe spend 4 percent more

In November 2015 GfK organised their Kronberg conference in Hungary for the second time. International and Hungarian experts shared their thoughts with participants on macroeconomic trends and their influence on...

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Magazine: Moments that matter

Google’s Consumer Barometer Report (CBR) revels that smartphone penetration is increasing in Hungary. According to the report, 85 percent of Hungarian consumers use the internet at least once a day....

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The startups can be the engine of the Hungarian economy

The Think.bdpst regional innovation conference was organized in Hungary. The main theme of the conference was how to help the growth of startups in the domestic economy. The domestic innovation...

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Value and Quality Grand Prize Competition announced

On 9 March the Value and Quality Grand Prize Competition was announced for the first time, in 47 categories – these include hospitality, agriculture and the food industry. The programme builds...

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KSH: agricultural producer prices increased in January by 4.8 percent

In January, agricultural producer prices increased by 4.8 percent higher, compared to a year before. The increase is due to the 10.5 percent increase in the prices of crop products,...

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Budai Gyula: The Hungarian goose industry may strengthen its position in Taiwan

There is a high demand for waterfowl meat in Taiwan, where the Hungarian companies can find a good market – Budai Gyula Ministerial Commissioner told MTI by telephone on Thursday....

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Fish fostering research base was established at the University of Kaposvár

The fish fostering research base of the University of Kaposvár was handed over in Kaposvár, Somogy county on Friday. The the fish fostering research base aims to serve as the...

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Thirty thousand packets of cigarettes were seized by the NAV

Almost 200 kilograms of tobacco and nearly 31 thousand packs of cigarettes without Hungarian tax stamps in an amount of 38 million HUF was seized by the National Tax and...

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Retail sales Increased in the Czech Republic

Retail sales Increased by 4.6 percent on an annual basis in the Czech Republic in January – the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) announced on Monday in Prague. This January, mainly...

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Facebook marketing is trendy

Website, company Facebook page and e-mail – these were small businesses’ favourite marketing tools in 2015, according to Marketing Commandó’s survey, conducted with the participation of its Facebook followers and...

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Magazine: Simpler tax rules in 2016

In its report PwC stressed that one of the most important changes in tax rules from 1 January 2016 is that the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for annual reporting...

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Sweet Industry: The Future three times

The Hungarian confectionery industry is starting to recover, but it is still far away to regain its former glory. However, the confectionery industry must solve a lot of new tasks...

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The growth rate of food retail has slowed

Food retail sales growth rate slowed in the past twelve months. Between February 2015 and January 2016 the turnover of food retail increased by 4 percent to almost 1550 billion...

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Cocoa global panorama: hecticity, instability, luck

One of the leading companies in the domestic food industry, the Tutti Kft., is distributing Dutch cocoa powder for 25 years and also use cocoa powders in other products made...

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One in six gardens are led by young farmers

Horticulture is an important element of the government’s agricultural program, because in the EU financial cycle lasts until 2020 they would like to increase the number of rural jobs, and...

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The consumer electronic complaints management platform was launched

The European Commission’s online dispute resolution (ODR) platform for consumer disputes was launched on 15 February 2016. “The online platform, operated by the European Commission has also brought significant legal...

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The Nébih uncovered irregularities in a bakery

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) uncovered irregularities in a bakery in the 13th ditrict of Budapest earlier this week. While investigating the foreign-owned plant the National Food Chain...

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