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Danone Hungary has obtained one of the world’s most significant social sustainability certifications
All countries of Danone’s Eastern-Central European region, i.e. in addition to Hungary, the company’s business units in Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were awarded the B Corp™ certification....
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Paying taxes and contributions is changing, pay attention to that!
Due to the change in the minimum wage at the end of 2023, companies and non-taxable individual entrepreneurs will have to pay higher taxes and contributions by December, K&H points...
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DS Smith’s sustainable industrial packaging won an award at the global WorldStar Awards
DS Smith, a leading supplier of sustainable packaging solutions among the world’s best. The company won an award in the transit category at the WorldStar Awards organized by the World...
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The first store of a large British chain opened in Hungary
The long-established British retail chain, WHSmith, entered a new market and opened its first store in Hungary. The 1,200 square meter store is located on the departure side of Terminal...
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Almost one and a half times the amount of the previous year’s donation was collected in Tesco before Christmas
The largest fundraising team in the country supports the year-round work of the Ecumenical Aid Organization with another HUF 85 million to help the needy. The amount was collected through...
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SPAR deploys a virtual influencer in Slovenia
SPAR Slovenia presented its latest initiative, Sara, a virtual influencer created with the help of artificial intelligence. According to news reported by ESM, the company hopes Sara will use social...
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A Hungarian startup is renewing the market of dairy-free dairy products
Capriovus, a family business based in Szigetcsép, innovates the market of dairy-free dairy products in a unique way in the world. The company entered the market with the ToTu product...
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The confectionary manufacturer expects persistently high sugar prices
Südzucker, Europe’s largest manufacturer of confectionery raw materials, reported rising revenue and profit at the end of its third business quarter. The company is also afraid of increasing market volatility,...
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The Campari company raised 1.3 billion euros to buy out the owner of Courvoisier
Italian spirits maker Davide Campari-Milano has raised €1.2 billion in shares and bonds to finance its acquisition of the owner of the Courvoisier cognac brand. According to Campari’s announcement on...
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The price of vegan private label products is falling at Lidl
Vegan products are much more expensive than traditional alternatives. This version is now available at Lidl. Lidl Hungary explains its move by promoting sustainable consumption and nutrition. As of January,...
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The Wolt+ Hetek are starting
The Wolt+ Weeks campaign covers 14 markets for three weeks in January and offers thousands of offers with well-known partners from restaurants to grocery stores to retailers. The campaign is...
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A Portuguese retail group is expanding in the region
The Portuguese Jerónimo Martins retail group is also expanding outside of Poland and is targeting the Slovakian market in 2024. The company group has already registered the Biedronka brand and...
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A comprehensive mobility package and electric company cars – this could be the future, according to company managers
The unpredictability of the recent period also rewrote the rules on the company car fleet market: although, surprisingly, the rise in fuel prices was only a minor difficulty for fleet...
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Continental is taking further steps towards sustainability – also in Hungary
In line with Continental’s sustainability ambitions, the ContiTech business sector belonging to the company group has taken the following steps in order to transform its own production facilities into environmentally...
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A new director at the head of the Mondelez factory in Székesfehérvár
From December 1, 2023, Dominik Bogusławski took over the management of the Mondelez factory in Székesfehérvár. The former director, László Pál, is leaving the head of the plant after six...
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The Hungarian McDonald’s network is expanding with Mobiliti electric chargers
Hungary’s two leading service providers, MVM Mobiliti Kft., a pioneer in electromobility, and Progress Étteremhárosal Kft., the operator of domestic McDonald’s restaurants, have entered into a cooperation agreement. According to...
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DS Smith has entered into an agreement on the purchase of the land and building serving as the site of its Győr plant
DS Smith, the market leader in sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the land and building that...
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At CES 2024, Samsung will present its “WE for everyone” vision
Samsung unveiled its AI vision at CES® 2024, outlining how the technology will enable users to use their devices in a more intuitive and convenient way. Together with its key...
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Revolut’s terms and conditions are changing
Revolut, which is active in the field of digital financial services, has announced that it will introduce a number of changes to its personal contract terms from March 11, 2024....
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Szalmonellaveszély miatt tett közzé termékvisszahívást a Nébih
Szalmonella lehetséges jelenléte miatt visszahívta a forgalmazó az Alnatura és Bio Primo gojibogyóját (gojibeeren) – olvasható a Nemzeti Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági Hivatal (Nébih) honlapján kedden közzétett felhívásban. A 100 grammos kiszerelésben kapható...
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LG World Premiere: the company presents artificial intelligence-based 2024 innovations and a new vision of the future
LG Electronics (LG) held a World Premiere press conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas to introduce the company’s new vision and exhibition theme for CES 2024,...
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These were the best-selling tech items of 2023
In 2023, store traffic continued to increase compared to online purchases, according to the annual data analysis report of MediaMarkt, the largest Hungarian technical store chain. This year’s big loser...
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ALDI will raise wages by 12 percent from January
Employees of Aldi Magyarország Élélmiszer Bt. in the fields of sales and logistics, as well as in office positions, will receive a uniform 12 percent wage increase from January 1,...
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Glass recycling equipment is ready at Aldi
ALDI Hungary is ready to redeem domestically marketed products with a redemption fee. The department store chain has completed the installation of reverse vending machines in all its stores. ALDI...
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Vajda-Papír Kft. acquired the majority share of the Norwegian factory belonging to the company group
Vajda-Papír Kft. has acquired the majority stake in Vajda-Papír Scandinavia AS, which has been part of the company group for more than 10 years, Attila Vajda, managing director of Vajda-Papír...
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Even in 2023, fennel was the third most important vegetable in our country
Fennel, or Foeniculum vulgare as it is called in Latin, is the most widespread and well-known member of the celery family, the Foeniculum plant genus. It is known as Ánizskapor,...
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PepsiCo products are also disappearing from the shelves of four European countries
A decision was made in four European countries that PepsiCo’s products will no longer be distributed. The products will soon disappear from the shelves of Spanish, French, Italian and Belgian...
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Hússzövetség: it is always worth choosing Hungarian meat in the shops, including pork
In any case, it is worth choosing Hungarian meat in the shops, because unlike imported meat, Hungarian pork is impeccable in terms of quality, food safety and traceability – the...
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Special features that you hardly knew about Hungary’s oldest champagne cellar
Founded by József Törley, the champagne factory with a history of more than 140 years has been considered a central player in the domestic market since its inception. It really...
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You can also pay for New Year’s hot dogs at Auchan with a SZÉP card
At New Year’s Eve, interest in hot dogs and alcoholic beverages, especially champagne, increases every year. There will be no shortage of popular products in Auchan stores this year either,...
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