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MOHU: people in Hungary returned more than 3 billion beverage packaging in 2025
In MOHU’s REpont deposit return scheme (DRS), people in Hungary returned more than 3 billion beverage containers (plastic bottles, cans and glass bottles) last year, representing nearly 90% of the...
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Cold chain: temperature is now data, not a “feeling” – this is how expectations in food logistics have become stricter
Breaking the cold chain is now not only a quality risk, but also a food safety risk: due to the acceleration of spoilage processes, the temperature along the entire route...
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Sándor Czomba: Hungarian SMEs can increase their capacities with 4 billion forints
Domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises can now apply for the “SME Capacity Expansion Support 3.0” program, which will provide them with nearly 2.5 million forints of support for each...
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Richter and Fuji further strengthen their strategic cooperation
Gedeon Richter Plc. and Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd. are expanding and further strengthening their long-term strategic cooperation – Richter announced on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) website on Tuesday. According...
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An artificial intelligence-driven platform has been created for financial institutions
The consortium of R34DY Zrt. and DBX Kft., which developed an integrated platform driven by artificial intelligence for financial institutions, received a grant of 581.5 million forints from the National...
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SAP Forecast: 5 AI Trends in 2026
SAP, the world’s leading company in business applications, cloud solutions and intelligent enterprise technologies, has again outlined its expectations for the beginning of the year. Of course, primarily in the...
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A fruit day doesn’t cure or sustain you – that’s why most corporate well-being programs don’t work
Most corporate well-being programs start with good intentions, yet fail to deliver real health or business results. The reason for this is not that “well-being doesn’t work”, but rather that...
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There are no unhealthy foods, only poorly chosen quantities
Why do we really eat? Just to avoid hunger, or to stay healthy in the long term? For most of human history, food was primarily for survival: we needed enough...
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Passenger traffic at Romanian airports increased by nearly 10 percent in 2025
The passenger traffic at Romanian airports in 2025 was more than 28.5 million people, the Association of Romanian Airports (AAR) announced on Tuesday. This is the highest number ever, exceeding...
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MFB Director: Interest-free loans worth HUF 39 billion will help businesses develop energy efficiency
The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) is supporting the energy efficiency developments of enterprises with a new interest-free loan, almost 39 billion forints are available in the EU co-financed loan structure...
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Clean beauty market to triple as retailers ditch synthetic legacies
Asia underpins growth driven by ingredient transparency. The global clean beauty retail market size was valued at $8.3b in 2024 and is projected to reach $23.7b by 2033, expanding at...
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Anyone who travels with BudapestGO can win a ticket to the country’s largest comic book festival
BKK and Budapest Comic Con are offering a special prize draw for regular public transport users. Anyone who purchases one of the specified passes in the BudapestGO app in February...
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Tesco Tests Retail Crime Reporting Platform
Tesco will implement a retail crime reporting platform as part of a ten-week pilot project in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, UK. Starting 26 January 2026, employees at 40 Tesco stores will...
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The country’s largest hemp grower, Dutch HempFlax, is withdrawing from Romania
The country’s largest hemp producer, the Dutch HempFlax, is withdrawing from Romania – economica.net reports based on the company’s announcement. The company has entrusted the real estate consultant Cushman &...
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PepsiCo jobs in Spain at risk
The US giant is making changes to the way it distributes products in the European country and axed staff last year. PepsiCo has outlined plans to cut more jobs in...
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MLBKT: BMI seasonally adjusted value for January: 49.3
The January 2026 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased from 54.0 points in December. In January, respondents reported a contraction in the manufacturing industry compared to the previous month, the Hungarian...
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ESG obligations: communication can become a major stumbling block
With the exception of the very largest companies, Hungarian businesses have been granted significant extensions and relief in meeting their ESG obligations. At the same time, for many companies this...
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Not a campaign, but regular help: tens of thousands of donations for shelter dogs and cats
The cooperation between SPAR Hungary and the National Animal Welfare Foundation continued in 2025, allowing customers to support dogs and cats living in shelters across the country. During the year,...
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MTÜ president: Hungarian tourism made history last year
Last year, Hungarian tourism made history, which is a common success for the tourism industry; growth was measured in all segments in 2025 – the president of the Hungarian Tourism...
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ALDI offers a money-back guarantee on fresh vegetables and fruits
In order to ensure customer satisfaction, ALDI Hungary offers a quality guarantee for all fresh vegetables and fruits sold in its stores. If customers are not satisfied with the quality...
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RASFF raises alarm – summary of Hungarian cases in 2025
According to the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), more than 240 risky products had to be taken into account in Hungary in 2025. The cases affecting...
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Sz. Variant from Debrecen won a WorldStar award with a Stühmer packaging
Sz. Variáns Kft. from Debrecen won one of the WorldStar Packaging Awards organized by the World Packaging Organization for the second time in 2026: according to the announcement, the company...
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A Mastercard Európában elsőként vezeti be az UEFA Champions League digitális passion kártyát az OTP Bankkal együttműködésben
Budapest, February 2, 2026 – Mastercard and OTP Bank announced that Europe’s first UEFA Champions League digital passion card image is now available to OTP Mastercard cardholders. The new card...
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Swiss watch exports rose 3.3 percent in December and fell 1.7 percent last year
Exports of Swiss watches grew by 3.3 percent in a year, to 2.1 billion Swiss francs in December, and fell by 1.7 percent to 25.6 billion francs last year overall,...
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The Earth is warming faster than models can track – air pollution has so far masked the true severity of the situation
The pace of global warming has accelerated dramatically: the average temperature of the Earth is already 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels – it seems inevitable that we will overshoot...
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Randstad: 44 percent of companies expect an increase in net sales
44 percent of the Hungarian companies surveyed expect their net sales to increase this year, 35 percent expect stable sales, and only one tenth of the companies expect their revenue...
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The TOP50 of tourism has been published: they shaped the sector in 2025
An exclusive TOP50 publication evaluating the performance of Hungarian tourism in 2025 has been published, presenting the work and impact of nearly 100 key professionals. The 160-page volume was presented...
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Large Generation Z research conducted: They are sensitive to overload
An uncertain future, conscious young people, and the question of how the world of education and work is preparing for it. Uncertainty is almost a natural state in the lives...
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Trans-Sped switches to a dual management model: Sándor Bátki joins as co-director
Trans-Sped will strengthen its senior management structure from February 2026: Sándor Bátki will be appointed as co-managing director alongside the current independent managing director, Szabolcs Fülöp. In the meantime, Olivér...
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Tokaj-Hegyalja University is already the second most popular viticulture and winemaking training institution in the country
According to the admission statistics of the Education Office, by 2025, Tokaj-Hegyalja University has become the second most popular institution in the country offering undergraduate viticulture and winemaking engineering after...
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