Lawmakers approved legislation in December that limits the volume of beer, soft drinks, mineral water and sparkling water that hotels and catering establishments may contract from a single supplier to 80%. The law also requires catering establishments to stock beer, soft drinks, mineral water and sparkling water from at least two different producers.
Gyenge said just 1-3% of catering establishments offer craft beer at present.
Csaba Balázs Rigó, who heads Hungary's Competition Office (GVH), said the amendments to the legislation on commerce aim to offer Hungarian consumers a choice and give craft brewers access to the market.
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