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The evolution of grilling equipment
The new generation of grilling equipment makes doing barbecues easier: these new trays and plates can also be used for serving the food. //...
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Product parcels for HoReCa units
In August the HoReCa and Event branch of the Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ) helped Covid-struck cafés, confectioneries, hotels and restaurants with product parcels donated by well-known brands. As part of...
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Johnnie Walker to be marketed in paper bottles
Diageo has created a paper-based bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The plastic-free bottle will enter the market with Johnnie Walker in early 2021. The innovation has sprung from...
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Promotions day with prizes and expert speakers
This year Trade magazin organised the ‘Most successful promotion of the year in 2019’ trade day online. There were nearly 100 participants, who could listen to exciting presentations too. In...
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The government supports the production of plastic substitute products
This year, the government will support the production of products replacing certain plastic products with 10 billion HUF, and has also decided to establish a domestic plastic science cluster –...
Read moreLidl reduced its prices
Lidl will lower the price of fresh pork by 100-150 forints per kilogram – napi.hu wrote. Hungarian Lidl will permanently reduce the consumer price of fresh Hungarian pork – the...
Read moreThe Trínium Alfa Kft. from Kiskunhalas won support for making craft beer.
The Trínium Alfa Fejlesztő, Kivitelező és Szolgáltató Kft. in Kiskunhalas has won more than one hundred million forints in support of the technology suitable for making craft beer, the managing...
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Get ready to start the school! with the “Mini Borjú párizsi” from Wiesbauer-Dunahús
Within a few weeks, hundreds of thousands of children and young people will return to school from their holidays. Therefore, it is important to decide. Wiesbauer-Dunahús recommends the “Mini Borjú...
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Opera Gin Budapest won gold
The Opera Gin Budapest of the Első Magyar Gin Manufaktúra (First Hungarian Gin Manufactory) won a gold medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition. The Opera Gin Budapest debuted...
Read moreMore than 1,900 tons of used cooking oil were collected by Mol
Mol has collected more than 1,900 tonnes of used cooking oil from the past nine years, which is used to make biofuels – the company said on Monday. According to...
Read moreYou can stay in your home office
With the partial revival of the economy, the expectations of companies have also improved this year, as according to K & H’s June survey, almost half of Hungarian small and...
Read moreGerman exports jumped
Germany’s exports jumped significantly in June, at double-digit rates, in June compared with the previous month, while imports rose less than expected, leaving both trade and current account surpluses higher...
Read moreChina’s exports grew in July in excess of expectations
China’s exports increased in July, far exceeding expectations, but imports declined. According to data released by the Chinese customs service on Friday, the dollar-denominated value of exports rose 7.2 percent...
Read moreAn illegal tobacco factory was liquidated in Spain
Illegal tobacco factories were closed, seven people were detained, six million cigarettes ready for sale and more than 72,000 euros (about 25 million forints) in cash were seized by the...
Read moreTourism in the Czech Republic declined in the second quarter
In the second quarter, 988 thousand guests stayed in tourist accommodation in the Czech Republic, which is an 82.9 percent decrease year-on-year, the Czech Statistical Office in Prague said. The...
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MNGSZ elects new officials
In July the Hungarian Gastronomic National Association (MNGSZ) elected András Krivács president for the fifth time. István Volonter was appointed cook vice president and György Ambrus has made a return...
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Hospitality 2020
Revenues in commercial and workplace catering in Hungary fell by more than 30 percent in the first six months of 2019. This means that sales in the hospitality business were...
Read moreBudapest’s tourism suffers most from the lack of foreign tourists
Budapest is suffering the most from the decline in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the Lake Balaton and other rural resorts the shortage of foreign guests is somewhat...
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The 2019 financial year was a success for SPAR
At the end of 2019 SPAR operated 34 Interspar hypermarkets, 328 SPAR and 20 City SPAR supermarkets, plus the retail chain also had 24 SPAR partner, 53 SPAR market, 85...
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Worker numbers and salaries
In the accommodation and hospitality sector 187,000 people were working in 2019 – 3.7 percent more than in the previous year. Their average gross salary was HUF 240,000, 13 percent...
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Event organisers in a difficult situation
An event organising themed study made by the Budapest Metropolitan University – with 400 professional and student respondents from the trade – has found that event organising agencies are in...
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Tip and service fee: Dos and don’ts
As the new the social security law contains changes related to the social contribution payment rules, the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) has updated its tip and service fee guidelines....
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Sailing is easy in good wind
In 2019 Rossmann Magyarország Kft.’s sales revenue was up almost 8 percent, but it was a year full of challenges. Managing director László Flórián told that the premiumisation process...
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Ice Cream of the Year in 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, in 2020 the Ice Cream of the Year the competition was organised in a different system than in former years. In the two-round contest a...
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XIXO has started new image campaign
HELL ENERGY Magyarország is using intense campaigns and presence to reposition its XIXO brand. A new image commercial has been filmed to communicate the renewal of the XIXO brand, and...
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Smart foods available in more counties
Siófok-based Royal Sütöde Kft. has joined the franchise system of smart food maker and distributor Okos Élelmiszerek Kft., and will soon supply consumers in Bács-Kiskun County and parts of Somogy,...
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New director in the Kifli.hu team
From July János Makkay has been the managing director of Kifli.hu, replacing James McQuillan in the position. The new managing director comes from the FMCG sector, having worked as sales...
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The best cakes of Hungary
The Guild of Hungarian Confectioners organised the Cake of Hungary competition for the 14th time. A jury of experts selected the best cakes of the nation in three rounds. ‘Curiositas’...
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The guild’s headquarters: Life is slowly returning…
László Selmeczi, co-president of the guild informed that they had been forced to close the educational workshop because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Luckily, at the end of May training programmes...
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ALDI creates new jobs in Hungary
ALDI has announced that the opening of the company’s cold storage facility in Biatorbágy entails recruiting 50 people, plus the retailer also creating 100 new positions in its 145 stores....
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