Tag "Magyar Cukrász Ipartestület"
Bejglis of the year
This year was the fifth when the Hungarian Confectioners’ Craft Union announced the Bejgli of the Year competition, in the Traditional Walnut, Traditional Poppy Seed and Gourmet categories. This article...
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Confectioner jamboree in Vas County
At the end of September sunny weather and hospitable hosts welcomed confectioners and their families to Vas County. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01 In the...
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In the light of statistical data
László Selmeczi, co-chairman and managing director of Hungarian Confectioners’ Craft Union (MCI), gave a presentation at Trade magazin’s Business Days conference about the state of play in the business. This...
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Trade teacher training 2024
Training courses for confectionery teachers by the Innovative Training Support Centre, within the framework of the Teacher Training Scheme, continued this year. The programme is run by the Hungarian Confectioners’...
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Szaloncukor is getting more expensive: the rise in the price of cocoa beans is also affecting the holiday sweets
The price of szaloncukor which is an essential part of Hungarian Christmas traditions, may increase significantly this year. The popular sweet has been available in stores for weeks, but more...
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Bagels of the Year 2024: Karl Confectionery and Még1kiflit Bakery on the podium
The Hungarian Confectionery Association announced the Beggar of the Year competition again this year, in which domestic confectioneries, artisan bakeries and catering establishments could present their best bagel specialties. The...
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Challenges of the HoReCa market do not disappear, they only change – We were learning together (Business Days 2024 Part 1)
Almost 1,100 “students” enrolled at the FMCG Open University, to learn from the best professors from different departments of the FMCG sector at the Trade Campus, in Hotel Pelion in...
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SweeTEN 4.0
Another milestone in the guild’s talent development programme: thanks to the successful application for funding in the National Talent Programme 2023, 10 young people were given the opportunity to participate...
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A flavour parade
“Poppy Flower” by Alfréd Kovács (Édes Vonal Confectionery, Vác) won Hungary’s Cake of the Year 2024. A cikk a Trade magazin 2024/10. lapszámában olvasható. Superfood was the theme of the...
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Ice Cream of the Year 2024
Kecskemét was the place where this year’s Ice Cream of the Year competition took place. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/8-9 Contestants had to prepare their...
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A returning guest
Tizinao Mita has worked as a head pastry chef in Michelin-starred restaurants and has been doing professional consultancy for more than twenty years. This article is available for reading in...
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Cakes of Hungary have appeared in pastry shops
This year, Hungary’s Cake and Sugar-Free Cake were selected, which in 2024 became the imaginative creation of Mákvirág by Vác confectioner Alfréd Kovács, and Zöld Málna by Szeged confectioners Ádám...
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A special creation became Hungary’s Cake (video)
We can celebrate Hungary’s birthday this year with a special cake combining modern and traditional Hungarian ingredients. The Mákvirág confection, which won the title of Cake of Hungary and is...
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Emotions and memories
A dessert must evoke emotions and memories – this is the credo of Tiziano Mita, who held a two-day workshop at the headquarters of the guild. This article is available...
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Mid-year report
According to guild president Balázs Erdélyi, there have been so many changes in the first half of 2024 that it is worth giving a fresh overview of the situation. This...
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Playful ice cream competition
The Hungarian Confectioners Guild was present at SIRHA Budapest once again, as the event’s confectionery partner. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/6-7 This year the biggest...
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SIRHA Budapest 2024 was successful in every respect
This year’s SIRHA Budapest was a big success. HUNGEXPO welcomed the most important representatives of the Hungarian and the regional gastronomy sector for the sixth time. On 30,000m² more than...
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We have this year’s Ice Cream of the Year
The Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association organized the highly popular Ice Cream of the Year competition in 2024 as well. This year’s competition was once again organized as a “festival” by...
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Taste: cake, shape: anything you can imagine!
On 5 March 2024 the Hungarian Confectioners Guild organised the Pataki János Memorial Competition for students and adults for the fifth time, in the categories of cake decoration, artistry and...
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Ice Cream Adventure 2024
Organised by Hungexpo Zrt. and the Hungarian Confectioners Guild, “Ice Cream Adventure 2024 – A playful and creative ice cream competition” debuted this year, at the SIRHA Budapest trade show....
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General meeting 2024
On 12 February the Hungarian Confectioners Guild (MCI) held its annual general meeting and a confectioners’ ball in Balatonalmádi. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/4 MCI...
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Bejgli of the Year competition 2023
At the end of last year the Bejgli of the Year competition was held for the 4th time. The traditional festive specialties competed at Zila Café in Budapest. This article is...
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Bejgli and charity
After the Bejgli of the Year competition, the guild’s bejgli charity tour followed. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/2-3 Thanks to the generous donations of the...
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Confectioneries and ice cream parlors are in a difficult situation
In a recent interview with Pénzcentrum, Balázs Erdélyi, the professional president of the Hungarian Confectionery Association, talks about the situation, prospects and future trends of confectioneries and ice cream parlors....
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Cake of Hungary 2024 competition deadline ends
Members of the guild, confectioners and catering businesses could enter this year’s Cake of Hungary competition until 20 February, with maximum 2 cakes. This article is available for reading in...
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Cake of Hungary beer!
FIRST Craft Beer brewery and the Hungarian Confectioners Guild have created the first Cake of Hungary craft beer! This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/2-3 Say hello...
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SIRHA Budapest 2024 A HoReCa szektor legnagyobb hazai ünnepe
Március 5-én nyitja kapuit Közép-Kelet-Európa legjelentősebb nemzetközi élelmiszeripari és HoReCa szakkiállítása. A SIRHA Budapest már hatodik alkalommal várja a hazai és külföldi szakembereket a HUNGEXPO Budapest Kongresszusi és Kiállítási Központba!...
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Budapest’s new cake
Twenty exciting confectionery creations competed in this year’s official birthday cake of Budapest contest, with the 2023 title going to the cake called Natalis, made by Csilla Müller from Belvárosi...
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Huge Hungarian success at the World Ice Cream Championship
At the 10th anniversary Gelato World Cup in Rimini, Italy, the Hungarian team made up of Renáta Somogyi, István Gaborecz, Sándor Fodor, Zoltán Gácsi, and Krisztián Füredi won a bronze...
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