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Nébih: the manufacturer withdrew ready-to-cook husked barley
Due to insect contamination, Életfa Élelem Kft. has recalled the product “Kitchen-ready husked barley in cooking bags, 2×125 g” from circulation – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) drew...
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GKI business climate index at nineteen-month low
The slightly negative trend continued in the first month of this year: according to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. – conducted with the support of the EU –...
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There is a psychological limit to domestic hospitality spending
This is also evident from the representative research commissioned by the Hungarian-owned Eventrend Group, which deals with hospitality, event organization and hotel management, in the fall of 2024. The public...
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CEOs live their everyday lives in a state of redesign
The world’s CEOs are reimagining their daily lives: 63% have taken at least one major action in the past five years to transform the way their companies create value. Nearly...
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NGM: public finance deficit as a percentage of GDP decreased in 2024
At the end of December last year, the central subsystem of the public finance closed with a deficit of 4,095.8 billion forints. Within this, the central budget showed a deficit...
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NGM: The range of products monitored in the online price monitor may be expanded to 100 products
The development of food prices is of paramount importance to families, which is why the government will continue to take decisive action in the future to ensure affordable basic food,...
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World raw sugar prices fall to lowest level since 2021
Raw sugar prices fell to their lowest since the summer of 2021 on expectations of a resumption of Indian exports and a favorable Brazilian harvest, according to a report by...
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New cafeteria item pushes down the SZÉP card
From 2025, the range of fringe benefits has been expanded with new options, which help employees cover housing costs. The new housing allowance of 150 thousand forints per month can...
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A new solution is being developed to make mushroom cultivation more efficient
With the support of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH), the University of Szeged (SZTE) and Új Champignons Kft. are developing a new solution to improve the efficiency...
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Goodbye, meat!
This year the METRO Gastro Academy hosted the fourth edition of the Plant-based Conference, Hungary’s premier plant-based food event. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01 In...
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GLAMOUR Valentine’s Days at ROSSMANN
The GLAMOUR Valentine’s Day powered by ROSSMANN event will take place for the first time between February 10-16. The online coupons will be visible on the GLAMOUR+ platforms from January...
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New professional leader at the head of DDC’s Communication and Marketing Department
From December 2024, Ildikó Slániczné Molnár will hold the position of Head of the Communication and Marketing Department of Duna-Dráva Cement Kft. (DDC). The new year will also bring renewed...
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Liver patés entering a new era
Liver paté is a traditional product on the dinner tables of Hungarians. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01 “Stopping food waste is one of the main...
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Auchan opens unmanned smart store
International tourism has returned to pre-coronavirus levels, with 1.4 billion tourists travelling worldwide last year, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said in a preliminary report published on its...
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Dynamic well-being balance
The concept of dynamic well-being balance is based on the idea that balance is not a static state, but a flexible, changing process. As the world changes at an ever-increasing...
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World Tourism Organization: international tourism has returned to pre-coronavirus levels
International tourism has returned to pre-coronavirus levels, with 1.4 billion tourists travelling worldwide last year, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said in a preliminary report published on its...
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A general decrease characterizes the producer price of slaughter pigs
According to AKI PÁIR data, the producer price of domestically produced slaughter pigs, excluding VAT and transport costs, was 772 forints/kilogram of carcass warm weight in December 2024, a 10...
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The government launches a new digital development program to increase the competitiveness of SMEs
The government is launching a new labor market program with 2 billion forints to develop the digital infrastructure of enterprises. The support can increase the competitiveness, market share, and employee...
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Apple is the most valuable brand in the world for the second year in a row, according to Brand Finance
For the second year in a row, Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to the 2025 Global 500 ranking by British market research and business consulting firm Brand...
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Eventrend – there is a psychological limit to domestic hospitality spending – research and analysis
This is among other things revealed in the representative research commissioned by the Hungarian-owned Eventrend Group, which deals with catering, event organization and hotel management, in the fall of 2024....
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The IT labor market has slowed down, recruitment is a challenge for companies
The IT sector has undergone one of the biggest changes in the labor market in the past few years. While there was still a particularly high demand for employees active...
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István Nagy: daily bread and farmers’ livelihoods cannot be jeopardized
Daily bread and the livelihood of farmers cannot be jeopardized, the government will protect the interests of farmers, the Minister of Agriculture stated in his Facebook post on Wednesday. According...
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Below average AI use at work by Hungarians
Hungarian workers are less likely to use AI for work and personal purposes than the global average, according to a joint survey of more than 150,000 employees in 188 countries,...
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LG’s digital display software can optimize ads based on our gender, age and behavior
LG Electronics (LG) will showcase an enhanced version of LG Business Cloud, the online platform that simplifies the management and operation of the company’s commercial displays and hotel televisions, at...
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Alza.hu distributed several million forints
As it has done every year since 2021, last Christmas, Alza.hu donated a significant amount to charity. The 8,000,000 forints offered were distributed based on the votes of Hungarian colleagues...
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All European trade must prepare for Trump’s tariffs
Europe must prepare for potential trade tariffs from new US President Donald Trump, warned Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the World Economic Forum in Davos....
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Understanding megatrends can help you achieve sustainable growth
The 2020s are a period of transformation of major global economic systems, when the totality of changes reaches a critical magnitude. Knowledge of the historically significant changes and megatrends taking...
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Ukraine’s accession to the European Union would cripple EU agriculture and ruin Hungarian farmers
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union could have serious, irreversible consequences. The move would make EU agricultural production impossible and would deprive member states, including Hungary and Hungarian farmers, of...
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France welcomed 100 million foreign tourists last year
France welcomed 100 million foreign visitors in 2024, the year of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, generating 71 billion euros in revenue, the tourism ministry announced. “These figures...
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Carrefour Exits Oman, Expands Delivery In Spain, Launches New Loyalty Programme In France
After nearly three decades of operation in Oman, French retailer Carrefour has ceased its operations in the country. Carrefour, a major player in the Middle East with over 320 stores...
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