The 2025 awards ceremony took place in the Grand Hall of the Parliament of this year’s Value and Quality Grand Prize Competition.
The openning presentation was held by Ildikó Kiss Károlyné, founder of the Value and Quality Grand Prix Competition System – Q.: “When the Value and Quality Grand Prix Competition was announced in March, most businesses were aware that if they wanted to plan for the long term, they had no other option but to make room for developments, innovation, and ideas based on continuous situational analyses, but many existing uncertainties warned businesses to be cautious. We were pleased to see that the number of newly awarded applicants had increased significantly, and the standard of the works accepted in the most diverse topics was also exceptionally high. We can say that the rank and importance of the Value and Quality Grand Prix Competition and the associated trademark remain unwaveringly significant, said the managing director.
János Latorcai, the Chief Patron of the Value and Quality Grand Prix Competition, highlighted in his welcoming speech by saying Q,: ” The domestic economy continues to be strongly supported by consumer consumption despite the difficulties of the external environment.”
András Tállai Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. said: Q.:” By awarding the Value and Quality Award Certification Trademark, we not only recognize the work done and its results, but also the efforts made by the applicants for the qualitative development of the domestic economy“.
This year, as a result of the strict five-round evaluation, 40 works from 34 applicants earned the use of the Value and Quality Award Certification Trademark. In addition to the 12 applications from Budapest, 15 applications came from Eastern Hungary and 10 applications came from the western part of the country. 2 applications were submitted by foreign enterprises from Transylvania, and 1 application came from Slovakia.
As is tradition, the main group of agricultural and food products received the most nominations, accounting for 40%. This was followed by the group of cosmetic products and a wide range of leisure-related services, also in higher percentages.
In recognition of their performance, the organizers, as well as various companies, public authorities, and civil organizations, offered additional valuable special prizes to successful applicants and applications in the Value and Quality Grand Prize Competition.
The applications deemed most outstanding were awarded the Value and Quality Grand Prix Certification Trademark and the Value and Quality Grand Prix Honorary Title for the duration of the trademark use. The Standard Awards and Special Awards are certified by a certificate of honor in Hungarian and English, designed by graphic artist Károly Balázs. Its symbol is a unique trophy designed by Andrea Szőcs, the Ferenczy Noémi Award-winning applied artist.
Riport by Aggie Reiter
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