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2025 was a black year for the Hungarian food industry: product lines under pressure on multiple fronts
Price increases, margin freezes, import pressure and cost shocks simultaneously strained the Hungarian food industry in 2025. Meanwhile, production risks did not subside in the product pipelines, and the regulatory...
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The GVH imposed fines of more than 3.7 billion forints on 29 companies in 2025
While the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) granted more than 3.3 billion forints in fine reductions to companies that cooperated and sought to comply with the law in 2025, the office’s...
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Hungary’s economy in 2025: recovery from slowdown, weaker forint and the increasing importance of corporate strategic decisions 2026 will be a test of resilience
The year 2025 confirmed that the Hungarian economy is gradually recovering from a period of deep slowdown caused by record high inflation, tight monetary policy and a weaker European economic...
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NAK: it’s worth buying Hungarian sausages on New Year’s Eve too
It is worth buying Hungarian sausages on New Year’s Eve, because the products of domestic producers can be checked – the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI on Monday....
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Shopper Park Plus acquires eight retail parks in Poland
Shopper Park Plus Plc. (SPP)’s eight Polish-registered subsidiaries are acquiring eight retail parks located in Poland from Auchan Polska Sp. Z.o.o. and Ceetrus Polska Sp. Z.o.o from the sellers –...
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Digital overhead is an increasingly serious item in the family budget
A few clicks and your monthly bill is already tens of thousands of forints. The combined costs of video content, music, games, mobile internet and other digital services have now...
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These will be the most anticipated electric cars of 2026
The popularity of electric vehicles continues to grow, thanks to increasingly affordable purchase prices, extensive education on propulsion and government incentives, and 2026 holds exciting new developments in the segment....
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Tomb, museum and liquor factory shortlisted for the title of the world’s most beautiful brick building
The shortlist for the 2026 BRICK AWARD has been announced. The biennial architectural competition is a competition where the most beautiful and innovative brick buildings from around the world compete....
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Crowds return to stores: margin cap and year-end preparations drive retail traffic
Retail activity shows no sign of slowing after Christmas. According to feedback from retail employees and trade union representatives, store traffic remains exceptionally strong in the period between the holidays,...
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The kings of the New Year’s Eve list: hot dogs and champagne in abundance
Demand for hot dogs has remained stable in recent years, while New Year’s Eve remains one of the busiest times of the year: in the last weeks of December, hot...
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The Alföldi Tej case is drifting towards an uncertain outcome
The story of the sale – and then the non-sale – of Alföldi Tej has been going on for months, and it is providing more and more lessons about the...
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The second big rush in department stores comes between the two holidays
In the days following Christmas, stores almost run the same business as before the holidays, as people exchange clothes and products they received as gifts in droves. There are also...
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A robot dog moved to Westend
A special four-legged guest awaits visitors at Westend MediaMarkt between the two holidays. A high-tech robot dog has arrived at the store, which not only walks and waves, but is...
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Pensioner food vouchers can be redeemed until December 31st
There are only a few days left for pensioners to use the food vouchers distributed in 2025: the vouchers cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash after December 31st, and...
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Jim Beam’s Kentucky plant suspends production
The maker of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey is temporarily halting production at its main distillery in Kentucky, the company, which is part of the Japanese-owned Suntory Global Spirits group, confirmed....
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Fodder fruit sold as a premium: double quality in Romania, reputational risk in the region
The Romanian National Consumer Protection Authority (ANPC) has drawn attention to an increasingly serious market and consumer protection problem: poorer quality citrus fruits regularly appear in Romanian retail, which according...
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7 billion forints at stake – what does such a large sum actually mean?
A few days and it will be clear whether the owner of the biggest prize ever won with the Five-digit Lottery, i.e. 7 billion forints, will be the owner. It...
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Has the bejgli become a luxury treat? The price of the holiday classic has not wanted to go down for years
Despite partial price easing for several basic ingredients, the total cost of baking a traditional Hungarian bejgli at home remained stubbornly high at the end of 2025. Over the past...
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Authorities seize expired gyro meat in Budapest: inspections tighten in the street food sector
Hungary’s food safety authority has seized approximately 110 kilograms of expired gyro meat from a Budapest fast-food outlet during a year-end inspection, according to the National Food Chain Safety Office...
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The digital ecosystem is transforming: AI is coming alongside search, not replacing it
According to the recent annual report of Similarweb – one of the world’s leading digital traffic analytics companies – generative artificial intelligence has become a basic layer of digital life...
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First eye drop to improve public health gets green light in the United States
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VIZZ, a vision-improving eye drop containing aceclidine, which can improve near vision for up to 10 hours. The product is...
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Trillion-dollar moves in the home loan market – what was the highest loan amount in 2025?
The average amount of K&H home loans disbursed this year was 28.5 million forints, while the average for the Otthon Start Program, which started in September, is 35.6 million forints....
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China would increase its grain production capacity by 50 million tons
China is planning a significant capacity expansion in grain production: according to the announcement of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s production potential would be increased...
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The New Year’s Eve fireworks fair is back: temporary sales will start in department store parking lots at the end of December
New Year’s Eve fireworks vendors will appear in the parking lots of large department stores this year as well: pyrotechnic devices can be purchased at Tesco and Lidl stores between...
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The first Eastern European non-alcoholic beer turns 50
Half a century ago, in 1975, the first non-alcoholic beer, Pitó, was brewed in Czechoslovakia, which was considered a pioneer not only in the Eastern Bloc, but also only the...
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Sausage: pork prices are already going down, but they won’t be cheaper in stores – a significant correction may come in the spring at the earliest
Despite the downward trend in pork prices, the consumer price of sausages is not expected to decrease significantly by the end of 2025: the current store offering was typically made...
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The era of cheap coffee may be over
The world market price of coffee will be at a near-record level in 2025, and according to market analysts, the chance of the market returning to its previous, low price...
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The Temu model is at a turning point: extra-cheap online imports may become more expensive from 2026
The Chinese-owned Temu has quickly become a dominant player in the Hungarian e-commerce market: the platform, which relies on aggressive pricing and intensive marketing, has captured around 10 percent of...
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Climate-tolerant alternative in arable fields: peanuts could be one of the winners of climate change
Climate change is putting increasing pressure on domestic arable crop production, especially in the case of traditional staple crops – wheat, corn and sunflower. However, professional experience and experimental results...
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Experience, timing, awareness: a new travel logic is emerging towards 2026
The post-Covid era has not simply brought back the desire to travel, but has fundamentally transformed the way people travel. The logic of “see as many sights as possible in...
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