Food and beverage establishments that charge for ice, glasses of water, and use of crockery, can do so as long as their customers are informed of the situation before they enter the establishment states the Association of Hotels, Restaurants, and Similar of Portugal (AHRESP), told media outlet Lusa.
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"Money is not enough to cure poverty."
The 66th Porto Moniz Agricultural Fair will be held until Sunday, the 16th of June.
I've just been advised that there is a gluten-free breadmaking course for beginners coming up. So if you are gluten-free and want to start making your own bread, this will be the course for you.
FARMADEIRA - Faracéuticos da Madeira is hosting a lecture in the FARMADEIRA auditorium on Friday the 3rd of July at 20:30, titled 'Do we know how to eat?'
The Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Fino, who was today at the closing of the Cherry Festival in Jardim da Serra, which has been celebrated since 1954, addressed local producers, admitting that, unfortunately, the recent rains and storm have created difficulties.
According to a LUSA article, the price of a basket filled with only Zero VAT foods (46 items) costs 1.36 euros less today than it did on the 18th of April when the new Zero VAT regime came into force.
One of the headlines this morning is that the recent rains and those yet to come will decimate the islands' cherry crop this year.
Co-financed by EU funds the new 'Fishmetric' system will now be introduced ensuring reliable control over food safety.
By 16:30 today (070523), 15 tons of food had been collected in the 21st Food Bank Against Hunger -Madeira campaign across 25 supermarkets.
The Madeira Food Bank will carry out a food collection campaign on the 6th and 7th of May in the region's main supermarkets, however, they still need more volunteers.
Santana is one of the locations chosen for this year's Nutella's campaign: 'At home, we have what is good'.
Pingo Doce will, of course, implement, from this Tuesday, the 18th of April, the VAT exemption on 46 categories of food products in accordance with Law no. 17/2023 of the 14th of April."
Traders across Madeira have slammed the new Zero VAT regime, stating that it will lead to negligible savings and not help those who need it.
The Competition Authority (AdC) issued recommendations on the performance of food traders, including price fixing, suggesting a periodic review of commercial action to prevent "risky behaviours" along the price chain.