The final of the 10th Public Catering Chef Competition concluded with great success: the team from the Vác Prison and Penitentiary earned a gold qualification in the institutional catering category at the SIRHA Budapest professional exhibition. The team’s performance was highly praised not only by the jury: in addition to the gold qualification, they received four special awards, including recognition…
The European Union has agreed on a list of words to ban for plant-based alternatives. During Thursday afternoon, the negotiators of the European Parliament, Council and Commission reached an agreement that will ban the use of 31 words in total. The list includes animal associated names such as “chicken:, “beef” or “pork” and cuts terms like“breast”, “thigh” or “drumstick”. Highly…
The Guardian recently reported on a new analysis highlighting serious imbalances in the European Union’s agricultural subsidy system. According to the research, in 2020 beef and lamb production received 580 times more subsidies than legumes, while the pork sector received nearly 240 times more, and dairy products 554 times more funding than foods such as nuts and seeds. This is…
While the Hungarian food sector is struggling with everyday operational challenges, a serious structural shift is taking place in Western European retail, one that may rewrite supplier expectations and shelf layouts in the near future. The newly published Superlist Environment Europe 2026 benchmark report, which examined 27 retail chains across 8 countries, sends a clear and unambiguous message: the era…
From May onwards, it will no longer be irrelevant what kind of advertisement flashes up at an Amsterdam bus stop or on a billboard. The Dutch capital is introducing a new regulation that strongly restricts the advertising of animal-based products and fossil fuels in public spaces. This is an advertising restriction “related to climate protection.” What does NÉGYOSZ think about…
From July 1, food labels in Switzerland must indicate if animal products have been produced using painful procedures. The Swiss government has approved several regulations requiring the labeling of meat, eggs, and goose liver. Read our news! With this regulation, consumers will receive clearer information about how animals were treated during production when purchasing meat, milk, or eggs, for example….
The NÉGYOSZ policy conference held on November 26 proved to be a milestone in domestic sustainable food efforts. The aim of the all-day event, organized at Európa Pont, was to bring together all those responsible for the future of the food system: decision-makers, researchers, industry players, civil society organizations, and agricultural experts. The focus was on the role of plant-based…
The Plant Food Summit 2025, held in Copenhagen, demonstrated once again this year that the plant-based food industry has long since outgrown trends: it has now become one of Europe’s most important areas of innovation and sustainability. Eight to nine participants from Hungary attended the two-day professional program to return home with knowledge, connections, and inspiration that can be utilized…
Since its establishment, NÉGYOSZ has considered it a priority to make plant-based foods available in public catering, including hospitals and prisons. In recent years, numerous professional consultations, training courses, and legislative preparatory work have taken place in this area. This persistent work has now yielded tangible results: plant-based meals can now be requested and obtained in inpatient care. However, it…
Plant-based and mixed diets are not as far apart as many people think, according to the third and final episode of the Zöld Válasz podcast series. In a discussion co-organized by NÉGYOSZ and Una Terra and led by Gergely Litkai, dietitian Szilvia Magyarvári and sports dietitian Dr. Zoltán Szabó talk about how to eat healthily and sustainably. In addition to…