In 2024, Danone Hungary will again be part of the regional research conducted in 5 Central and Eastern European countries, which also surveyed Hungarian consumers’ eating habits, their relationship with vegetarian and plant-based diets, which products they most often substitute with plant-based ingredients, why and when they consume these alternatives. “Hungarian society is increasingly open to plant-based nutrition” Following previous…
It would make sense to shift subsidies away from meat and animal food production towards food production with lower emissions. Redirecting subsidies for food from high-emission farms, such as beef cattle, to those with lower emissions can help the developed world, including Europe, to achieve net zero emissions, says the World Bank in its first strategic framework on the impact…
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.
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.
A week ago, supermarket chain REWE opened a fully vegan store in Berlin.
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!
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…
Round table discussion on the naming of free-from and alternative foods, the real content of products, price and consumer education.
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…
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…