Lidl encourages its customers to buy plant-based foods. As a result, sales of vegan products at the German discount chain have increased by more than 30% in the last 6 months.
Earth Day: making the biggest difference on the plate
22 April is Earth Day, and to mark the occasion it is important to raise awareness of the environmental benefits of a plant-based diet.
Supermarket chain REWE opens a full vegan store
A week ago, supermarket chain REWE opened a fully vegan store in Berlin.
Why is the UK so vegan-friendly?
Compared to the US, the UK is ahead of the game when it comes to plant-based foods and their popularity, VegNews reports. Let’s see why!
Two of our mentored teams won silver medals at this year’s Public Catering Competition
Those of you who have been following our news since the beginning will remember that last year we took part in the Public Catering Competition. This year, NÉGYOSZ helped prepare several teams as mentors, and two of them not only made it to the finals, but were also silver medallists in the competition. Details in the summary. Meat-free menus for…
Free-from foods and alternatives in nutrition – round table discussion at SIRHA
Round table discussion on the naming of free-from and alternative foods, the real content of products, price and consumer education.
Summary of the SIRHA exhibition
SIRHA 2024 opened its doors on 5 March 20 000 visitors and 300 exhibitors on 30 000 square metres. We were there with our own stand.
We presented at MentesFest
Over the weekend we had the honour of having our CEO, István Miskolczi, give a presentation at the MentesFest event on Saturday, entitled “Change is on the agenda: is the future flexitarian?”. István gave the audience a comprehensive presentation on the health, environmental, and animal welfare implications of plant-based and flexitarian diets. On the issue of animals, it is important…
Mini-conference on sustainable public catering
A mini-conference on the implementation of sustainable public catering in Hungary was held on 17 January 2024 in Budapest. The conference was supported by the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt), the Csermely Environmental Association and the Responsible Gastro Foundation. During the day-long programme, the participants were able to attend the following presentations: All the speakers…
This was the 1st year of NÉGYOSZ
The Hungarian Association of Plant-Based Food Producers and Distributors (NÉGYOSZ) started its work at the end of November, beginning of December 2022, just over a year ago. Here is a summary of what we have done and achieved in our first year. By human standards, it is still in its infancy, when we cling on and try to take our…