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Early detection is key to controlling grapevine golden yellow disease
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) draws the attention of grape growers to the importance of early detection of grapevine golden yellow disease. The pathogen can cause serious plant...
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Nébih: Early detection can curb golden yellow grape disease
Early detection can curb the golden yellow disease of grapes, so it is very important for growers to recognize and report the infection in time, the National Food Chain Safety...
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Erste closed the first half of the year with a profit of more than 69 billion forints
Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. closed the first half of the year with an operating income of HUF 187.5 billion and an after-tax profit of HUF 69.2 billion, said Jelasity Radován,...
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Richter CEO: performance is in line with annual plans
At Richter Gedeon Plc., the first half-year performance was in line with the annual plans, so they did not change their expectations for this year – said CEO Gábor Orbán...
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CER Cargo shifts into high gear: international expansion is coming
The Hungarian-based CER Cargo Group is preparing to conquer the Central and Southeastern European rail freight markets with a new CEO and an ambitious strategy. Wilhelm Patzner aims to make...
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GVH has launched a new investigation into the accommodation booking platform Booking.com
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Booking.com B.V. The national competition authority suspects that the leading accommodation booking platform based in the Netherlands provided information...
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Cottage cheese is back: the American dairy industry is booming again
After nearly two decades of decline, cottage cheese consumption is on the rise again in the United States – thanks in no small part to the recipe craze of the...
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MBH Bank: Hungarian agricultural sector’s expectations for the end of the second quarter have improved slightly
Hungarian agricultural sector’s expectations for the end of the second quarter have improved slightly compared to the first three months of this year, but at the same time, the sector...
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Ecological water replenishment of forests is necessary for their survival
The assessment of needs has begun, and substantive steps are expected from September in the ecological water supply of forests – said the Deputy State Secretary for Forests of the...
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Apricot plantations need to be reorganized
The spring frost in 2025 caused serious damage to domestic apricot plantations. The market would have a great demand for the fruit, therefore, in the interest of crop security and...
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Novo Nordisk faces slowing growth, new challenges
More subdued investor expectations and market turbulence are overshadowing the growth of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss segment. In the first half of 2025, Novo Nordisk’s sales increased to 154.9 billion...
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Record heat in Japan: rice crop at risk
Japan has recorded its highest temperature ever recorded: 41.8 degrees Celsius (106.5 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in the city of Isesaki, near Tokyo, on August 5, 2025. More than 53,000...
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Syngenta: Hungarian sweet corn production in the top 10 in Europe
Hungarian sweet corn production maintained its leading position in Europe in 2025, overtaking France. Hungary remains one of the most important players in the market, although the sector faces numerous...
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Ireland: Too Good To Go Research Reveals Summer Spike In Food Waste
Too Good To Go has revealed new research which shows that Irish families are wasting more food than they think when celebrating the summer. New research conducted by One Poll...
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Fewer guests in Romania spent slightly more nights in accommodation in June than last year
In June, 2.2 percent fewer tourists stayed in tourist accommodation in Romania than a year earlier, the National Institute of Statistics announced on Wednesday. The number of tourists in the...
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Italy’s Unicoop Firenze Rolls Out New Smart Bin
Regional Italian retailer Unicoop Firenze is rolling out a new smart bin, called Otto, in its Coop.fi stores to improve waste sorting and environmental sustainability. Developed by the Tuscan startup...
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Full house at Telekom Campus again
Another company has chosen the Telekom Campus developed by WING. The insurance company will be setting up its new office on approximately 1,000 square meters from September 2025. With the...
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Monthly turnover of agricultural inputs
In the fourth and sixth months of 2025, farmers received 9.7 percent less fertilizer than in the same period a year earlier. Within the product range, lime ammonium nitrate (MAS)...
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Ferrero Achieves 90% Ingredient Traceability
Ferrero Group has reported significant progress in its sustainability journey, driven by a commitment to positive impact across its value chain, according to its recently released 16th Sustainability Report. Key...
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Self-driving cars in the big city – Hungarian researchers are working on such algorithms
Many people think that the biggest challenge in developing self-driving cars is technology. In fact, the most complex problem is the city itself: where people and cars, bicycles and scooters,...
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The St. Stephen’s Day event series and location are special
One of the most special venues of the St. Stephen’s Day festive event series will be the Philosophers’ Garden on Gellért Hill again this year, where classical music, jazz and...
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Ecological water replenishment of forests is necessary for their survival
The assessment of needs has begun, and substantive steps are expected from September in the ecological water replenishment of forests – said András Mocz, Deputy State Secretary responsible for forests...
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Producer prices in the euro area and the European Union increased in June, both month-on-month and year-on-year
Producer prices in the eurozone and the European Union rose both month-on-month and year-on-year in June, according to data released by the European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, on Tuesday. In...
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Significant simplification: up to 57% reduction in the number of data points in corporate sustainability reports
The EFRAG draft will bring significant simplifications to the ESRS standards, while companies will have more time to prepare through the “Stop the Clock” measure of the Omnibus package. European...
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On average, prices at the Auchan school supplies fair did not increase compared to last year
The school supplies fair has begun at Auchan, where customers will not have to worry about price increases this year, with prices not increasing on average. A starter package that...
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Hungarian consumers remain price-sensitive, but environmental protection is increasingly important
For years, PENNY has consistently introduced sustainable solutions that enable customers to make informed decisions – without compromise. By visiting a PENNY store, we can do our bit for the...
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When do families go shopping? This is how the back-to-school season unfolds at SPAR
SPAR Hungary supports the start of the school year with a particularly wide selection and a joint charity campaign with the Hungarian Maltese Charity. This year, the retail company offers...
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HELL Boxing Kings – A new era of combat sports is coming to Budapest
For combat sports fans, the ring will be lit up again this summer: on August 23, 2025, the new season of HELL Boxing Kings will start at the Riz Levente...
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Which are the top 10 ice cream parlors on Lake Balaton?
Following the data collection of the Balaton Tourism Association, it has now been revealed which are the TOP 10 ice cream parlors on Lake Balaton that receive the best reviews...
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K&H’s big survival experiment is coming again in August
K&H’s influencer campaign, which was a huge hit on social media last year and caught the attention of many young people, is back. This time, instead of one, four young...
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