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Apple Tap to Pay has arrived in Europe: it can revolutionize commercial payments
Apple’s new payment service, Tap to Pay, arrived in Europe this year and simplifies payment processes by turning iPhones into POS terminals. The technology allows users to make contactless payments...
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Traditions and trends
In the Christmas period there is a great opportunity for manufacturers and distributors to introduce new products and make existing ones more attractive through promotions and special packaging – and...
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The 34th Budafoki Champagne and Wine Festival begins
The events of Budapest’s oldest wine festival will start at 18:00 on the Market with the performance of the band Jammal and the GrooveTroop. This is followed by Juliverz Feat...
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Eurostat: Hungary is in the middle ground in terms of organized travel inflation
Based on the latest Eurostat data, Hungary was in the middle of the European Union in the inflation of organized travel in July 2023. This type of, typically all-inclusive trips...
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Miklós Panyi: the Hungarian wine industry can make Hungarian champagne a success
The Hungarian wine industry is capable of making Hungarian sparkling wine a success – emphasized the Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday at the...
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Analysis: They start in Italy, but the Hungarians continue their summer in Croatia
On the basis of aggregated data, Yettel continuously examines the type and intensity of traffic on its network for both domestic and foreign customers using mobile phones. The company has...
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Strategic partnership for environmentally conscious aviation
OTP Travel and Lufthansa Airlines have signed an agreement on the purchase of sustainable fuel. The domestic market-leading travel service provider joined the sustainability program launched by Europe’s second largest...
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Brunch is becoming increasingly popular in Hungary
In recent years, brunch, i.e. a relaxed, enjoyable meal between breakfast and lunch, has gained more and more popularity in Hungary, especially in big cities. Weekend brunching has already become...
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A Transylvanian meat plant would increase its turnover on the Hungarian market
The Bertis group from Sepsiszentgyörgy would increase its turnover on the Hungarian market with an e-free product line consisting of a new type of meat products, the company told MTI....
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7-Eleven rejected a $38 billion takeover offer
7-Eleven’s owner, Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, rejected the Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard’s (ACT) bid for 38 billion dollars (approx. HUF 13.5 trillion). The Japanese company said the offer...
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ChocoMe’s newest premium chocolate workshop, ATELIER, has been introduced
chocoMe’s new, innovative workshop, ATELIER, produces world-class “bean to bar” chocolates Budapest’s 13th district. Gábor Mészáros, the company’s founder and chocolatier, personally selects the best cocoa beans from exotic locations...
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The roof structure of the Miskolctapolca Cave Bath was completely burnt out, the fire was extinguished
On Friday evening, a fire broke out in the Cave Bath in Miskolctapolca, the entire roof of which was burnt down. The flames were brought under control by dawn on...
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Drought-stricken crop prospects: tragic domestic corn and sunflower harvest in 2024
By the beginning of September, final estimates of this year’s Hungarian corn and sunflower harvest will be available, which were prepared by the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) based...
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The Online Platform Dispute Settlement Council begins its operation
The range of legal remedies against certain measures of online platforms that negatively affect users has been expanded following the transposition of the European Union’s digital services regulation. The president...
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Revolut is introducing a serious change
Revolut introduces new cryptocurrency payment cards that allow users to make daily purchases with cryptocurrency. The new virtual cards can be integrated with the Apple Pay and Google Pay systems,...
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József Bock: A life in the service of Villány wines
József Bock, the legendary winemaker of the Villány wine region, recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Hungarian Wine Academy in recognition of his decades of dedicated work. His...
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A strong European agriculture is in the interest of all of us
Strong European agriculture is a strategic issue not only for farmers, but for all EU citizens, which the European Commission must help with by all means. This is what the...
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More and more Chinese tourists are coming to Hungary
Márton Nagy signed a cooperation agreement with the Minister of Culture and Tourism in Beijing. Based on the data of recent years, Hungary is becoming an increasingly popular destination among...
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Sustainability and innovation in packaging
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/8-9 Since the launch of the waste concession, MOHU has taken a number of measures to increase the proportion of separately...
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Another wave of development is expected in the horticulture sector
To support the planting of fruit, medicinal and herb plantations from September 10; and for the development of horticultural greenhouses, cold stores, vegetable and potato storage facilities and support for...
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The demand for grain combines decreased the most
Individual farms and cooperatives bought HUF 89.5 billion worth of new agricultural machinery and tools in the period January-June 2024, which was 49 percent less than the turnover of a...
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Danone pulls back from Nutri-Score labels
Danone is to remove the Nutri-Score labels on its dairy and plant-based drinks sold in Europe. One of the first major food and drink companies to voluntarily sign-up to the...
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At the IFA in Berlin, the Haier group presented a new system of intelligent solutions
The hOn application of the Haier group, which produces the world’s leading brand of household appliances, is now available in Hungarian, which can control the system made up of all...
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The work of beekeepers is greatly appreciated and given special support
The activity of beekeepers makes our environment livable and sustainable. Honey can be imported, but pollination cannot, but without it, there is no future and no food security either –...
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Morrisons pilots scan and go at six branches
Morrisons has launched scan and go at six stores as part of a nationwide trial of the new technology. The supermarket giant said it was debuting the technology to gauge...
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According to KPMG’s study, more and more company acquisitions are preceded by ESG due diligence
According to the latest research by KPMG International, despite economic and geopolitical challenges, ESG (environmental, social and governance) aspects are playing an increasingly important role in corporate due diligence prior...
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KSH: retail turnover increased by 2.5 percent in July compared to the same period of the previous year
In July, according to raw data, the turnover volume of retail trade increased by 3.3 percent, adjusted for the calendar effect, by 2.5 percent compared to the same period of...
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NGM: the increase in retail turnover continued in July
The sales revenue of retail stores increased by 6.3 percent in one year, which still lags behind the significant nominal increase in wages. The slower growth of commercial turnover points...
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Slow growth in Europe, stagnation in Hungary: mixed picture in retail trade
The European retail turnover increased barely perceptibly compared to June, while stagnation is observed in Hungary, according to the latest Eurostat report. European Union data showed an increase of only...
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(HU) Komoly változások jöhetnek a boltok polcain a klímaváltozás miatt
The consequences of climate change are increasingly serious in the Carpathian Basin, where plant species that were previously well adapted to local conditions may disappear, but the climate is no...
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