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Consumer prices have risen in Europe’s largest economy
The increase in consumer prices boosted to six-and-a-half-year peak in Germany in October. The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday that the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)...
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FAO: Declining international prices to ease food import burden for poorest countries
Declining international agricultural commodity prices should ease the bill the world’s poorest countries pay for food imports, although the strengthening U.S. dollar poses “serious concerns”, a new United Nations report...
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Magazine: Consumers are more conscious, but they still have a lot to learn
Although the market of functional foods keeps growing, it isn’t sill fully clear yet what products belong to this category. The general interpretation is that those foods are functional which...
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Nearly one million Hungarians are considered to be snacking addicts
In October, the Mogyi-Caramoon carried out its research on snacking with the participation of more than 1000 participants. When, what and why do we eat snacks? – these were the...
Read moreNagy István: there is no successful agriculture without successful food processing
There is no successful agriculture without successful food processing – the food industry is a strategic sector, a key task as well as its complex development, to which the government...
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Export momentum has continued to decline
In September, exports in euro declined by 2.3 percent, while imports rose 6.3 percent. Foreign trade surplus was 268 million euros, 699 million euros less than a year before –...
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The National Advent Money Collection to be launched at the Tesco’s stores
Tesco as the strategic partner of the Ecumenical Aid Organization takes part of the Organization’s Love.Hunger (szeretet.éhség) National Advent Fundraising Campaign this year again. The buyers can help the needy...
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The biggest ever eMAG Black Friday action to come
The company expects a turnover of 6.4 billion HUF, and customers can expect more than 3 billion HUF discount on 23 November. With the huge discounts that open the Christmas...
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The Olympic Swimmer takes part in the dairy products promotional campaign
Kenderesi Tamás held a milk drinking contest at a primary school to draw attention to the importance of drinking dairy products. The Olympic bronze medalist and European champion silver and...
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Increased weight and height will require more food
It will be more difficult to supply food to the Earth’s estimated population of 9 billion by 2050, as an average person will need more food in terms of height...
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Almost two billion forints of government subsidies were granted to SMEs for job creation
Nearly two billion forints non-refundable subsidies have been received by 141 businesses in the framework of a support for job-creating investment among the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises – the...
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85,000 euros was paid for a white truffle
The owner of a Hong Kong restaurant paid 85,000 euros for 850 grams of a special white truffle at an auction in Alba, Piedmont – index wrote. This auction is...
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European Court of Justice: the taste of a food can not be protected by copyright
The taste of a food can not be protected by copyright, as it is not yet possible to identify it precisely and objectively, so it can not be distinguished from...
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Hungarian Product introduces next year’s promotions
HUNGARIAN PRODUCT Nonprofit Kft. announced their 2019 promotion campaigns at a marketing forum held for the trademark’s users in Kecskemét. The company also informed that in 2018 they had managed...
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Magazine: Candy – yes, sugar – no
Sales are on the rise again in the candy market – it was revealed at a roundtable discussion organised by the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers on 3 July. New...
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Alibaba Singles’ Day Tops $30 Billion But Growth Rate Plunges
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan (€27 billion) in sales on Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles’ Day, but the event’s...
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KSH: Hungarians spend the most on food and non-alcoholic beverages
The average monthly average per capita spending of the Hungarian population was 88,600 HUF in the first half of this year, 8.8 percent more than in the same period of...
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The change in prices of vegetables and oil has spurned inflation
The 2.7 percent inflation in the first nine months of the year can be explained by the price change of seasonal vegetables and the international rise in oil prices –...
Read moreRaiffeisen: the growth of the Hungarian economy may be above 2 percent in 2020 and will be 3.5 percent next year
Raiffeisen Bank analysts expect a slowdown in economic growth in the coming years: while this year’s GDP growth is expected to exceed 4 percent, next year it will fall to...
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Tesco and Nestlé donated more than 11 million HUF to the Food Bank
Tesco and Nestlé donated a total of 11 200 000 HUF to the Hungarian Food Bank Association. The donation was collected through an October charity action. The parties offered a...
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The Dunaföldvár factory of Vajda Papír Kft. was handed over
The factory of Vajda Papír Kft. was handed over in Dunaföldvár. With the investment of 15 billion HUF, the hygiene paper producer creates hundreds of new jobs in the region....
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The residents of the Ronald Houses have come together with their favorite stars
The goal of the fundraising week is to provide heal to as many young children who went under long-term hospital-stay as possible among their families. This year, the small residents...
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The Tócóskert market was handed over in Debrecen
One of the most important investments of the viable city program of the New Phoenix Project was the Tócóskert market in Debrecen, which was handed over by the mayor of...
Read moreCoffee consumption can protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
According to a Canadian research, coffee consumption can provide a certain degree of protection against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease – the ScienceDaily.com online science portal wrote. A new study out...
Read moreExceptional, special – professional memorial night for Sas István, the iconic figure of Hungarian advertising
Three universities, the Budapest University of Economics, the Budapest Metropolitan University and the Babes-Bolyai University will remember Sas István, the legendary figure of the Hungarian advertising profession. Sas István was...
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Nébih: African swine fever appeared again in Bihar County, Romania
The presence of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in Bihar County in Romania, while some part of the protection and surveillance districts were extended to Hajdú-Bihar County –...
Read moreThe consumer sentiment deteriorated in November in the United States
The Consumer Sentiment Index of the University of Michigan and the Reuters news agency decreased but became better than expected in November in the United States. In November, the consumer...
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SPAR wins prestigious prizes
In October SPAR Magyarország won the Retail Award of Excellence – a prize established by Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. and Trade magazin to reward those retailers who do the most...
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