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Will food be more expensive in Hungary than last summer?
The data for 2024 and 2025 show that price pressure has not disappeared. In addition to weather and production costs, exchange rate risk is playing an increasingly important role. This...
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Women’s Day collaboration for women in need – Rossmann and Baptist Charity Service created special experiences together this year as well
On the occasion of Women’s Day in 2026, Rossmann and the Baptist Charity Service joined forces again to provide a truly uplifting program for women living in difficult life situations....
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KSH: industrial production fell by 2.5 percent in January compared to the same period of the previous year, and expanded by 1.5 percent compared to the previous month
In January 2026, the volume of industrial production decreased by 2.5 percent, while adjusted for working day effects, it increased by 0.3 percent compared to a year earlier – the...
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Henkel achieved organic growth in 2025, profitability improved thanks to innovation and increased efficiency
Henkel performed well in the challenging fiscal year 2025, characterized by a complex geopolitical environment and moderate global economic growth. The Group’s sales amounted to around 20.5 billion euros, while the...
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Consumer advocates call attention to conscious shopping on World Consumer Rights Day
It is important to make careful, conscious purchases both in stores and online. Before making a decision, we must consider our financial capabilities and whether we really need the selected...
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QR code can help track food
The development of a new digital platform has been launched, which can make the journey of food products traceable from producer to consumer. The 130 million forint project, partly funded...
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Spar CEO: They would stay in Hungary “under reasonable conditions” – the company talks about significant losses
“We want to stay in the country under reasonable conditions,” said Hans K. Reisch, CEO of Spar, in an interview with the Austrian Oe24. According to Reisch, Spar’s Hungarian subsidiary...
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Hungarian Food Bank Association: 20 billion forints in donations that could have been lost
The Hungarian Food Bank Association helped the country’s needy with a donation worth 20 billion forints in 2025. Last year, the charity collected an average of 30,000 kilograms of near-expiry...
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Travel Agency Association: It is safer to travel with a travel agency during uncertain times
Due to the events taking place in the Middle East, travelers often find themselves in a difficult situation. During this uncertain period, it is safer to travel with a travel...
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EuroSkills 2027: waiter selection starts, applications open until March 30
Applications have been announced for the selection of the Hungarian waiter contestant for the 2027 EuroSkills: according to the call, the aim is for the young people who make it...
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The Digital Product Passport Platform can make the journey of food more transparent
SeaCon Europe’s technological development, the Digital Product Passport Platform (DTP), can make the journey of food from producers to consumers more transparent – the company told MTI. According to the...
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Balázs Hankó: We laid the foundations of the future of the Hungarian sugar industry in Szerencs for the future generation
Tradition, innovation and creativity, this is what drives us forward. We have laid the foundations for the future of the Hungarian sugar industry in Szerencs for the next generation! –...
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A sector knowledge center is being built in Szerencs to strengthen confectionery training and innovation
A sectoral knowledge center is being built in Szerencs with approximately 4.3 billion forints to develop food and confectionery training and innovation – the Minister of Culture and Innovation said...
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Pizza Hut renews its restaurants in Hungary with digital solutions
Modern, digitális fejlesztésekre épülő éttermi koncepció mentén újítja meg magyarországi egységeit a Pizza Hut. A fejlesztések egyik kulcseleme a QR-kódos rendelési és fizetési rendszer: a vendégek az asztalokon elhelyezett kódok...
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Raw milk’s price kept falling in December
According to AKI PÁIR data, the average producer price of raw milk in Hungary was HUF 189.6/kg in December 2025. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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Allegro: Growth expected in 2026, 3,500–4,000 new parcel lockers planned, CFO leaves
Allegro, the leading player in the Polish e-commerce market, expects growth in 2026 as well: the company forecasts that GMV in Poland could increase by 9-11%, revenue by 11-14%, and...
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The over-the-counter drug market is under fire from the competition authority
The Hungarian Competition Authority has launched two investigations into the over-the-counter medicines market in recent weeks. The proceedings will shed light on whether the conduct of market players constitutes a...
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Nébih: Grape growers can do a lot against golden yellows in spring
Vege growers can do a lot against golden yellows in spring, and careful work can curb the spread of the disease – reads the information published on the website of...
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Hilaris Hotels expands with a hotel in Croatia: Boutique Hotel Life from Rogoznica joins
The Hilaris Hotels hotel group is expanding its portfolio with a Croatian unit: the Boutique Hotel Life, located near Rogoznica on the Dalmatian coast, is joining the chain – wrote...
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Consumer prices in Romania increased by 9.31 percent in February
Consumer prices in Romania increased by 9.31 percent in February, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced on Friday. The increase in prices decreased slightly compared to January, when the...
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GVH: About You has started paying compensation to consumers
The operator of the online fashion portal About You has started compensating customers following a competition authority investigation that concluded in November. The company paid a fine of 505 million...
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Szentendre is the most ideal city near Budapest for hybrid working
TheInternational Workplace Group, the world’s leading workspace provider, has named Szentendre as the most ideal city for hybrid working among the cities around Budapest based on the 2026 Commuter City...
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Imre Hubai: 2026 will be the year of construction in agriculture
This year will be the year of construction in agriculture: developments and investments will be launched, which will mean jobs, a secure livelihood and a future in the Hungarian countryside...
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The chamber will take over the registration of more than 640 thousand individual entrepreneurs from 2027
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) will keep the register of sole proprietors from 2027 – according to OPTEN data, hundreds of thousands of changes in entrepreneurial status...
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Recent research: Graduates can earn up to 7 million forints more per year
According to the 2026 research by the University of Varsovia, in Hungary, compared to the average salary for a high school graduate, a bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc) can mean an average...
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Purple tomatoes could be coming to stores: Purple Bliss could be launched in Australia
The dark purple, anthocyanin-rich tomato variety called Purple Bliss, created by researchers at the British John Innes Centre led by Professor Cathie Martin, could be on the market as early...
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Hungarian-developed cybersecurity platform can strengthen digital resilience
Alverad Technology Focus Kft.’s artificial intelligence-supported cybersecurity auditor and consulting platform can strengthen digital resilience – the company told MTI. The company received 209.53 million in the tender supporting the...
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz could also pose a risk of price increases in the grain and feed markets.
The conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused significant fluctuations in global stock markets, and according to the report of the Agricultural Sector,...
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NAK: no need to pay agricultural water service fee this year either
Based on the government’s decision, producers will not have to pay agricultural water service fee this year either – the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI on Monday. The...
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International Children’s Sleep Conference in Budapest on World Sleep Day
Sleep is a fundamental biological need of human life, essential for the development of the nervous system, the functioning of the immune system and the maintenance of mental balance. Modern...
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