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                    Edeka Wins German Sustainability Award
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:55:42
												                    
				
                German food retailer Edeka has received the German Sustainability Award in the “Food Retail” category. The jury praised Edeka’s environmental efforts, highlighting its commitment to freshwater protection and the expansion...
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                    Europol: €95 million worth of counterfeit or expired food seized worldwide
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:32:47
												                    
				
                In the fourteenth OPSON operation coordinated by Europol, the European Union’s police cooperation organization based in The Hague, law enforcement authorities from 31 countries, in cooperation with food and beverage...
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                    The amount of national subsidies has more than doubled
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:30:32
												                    
				
                The budget for agricultural and rural development subsidies for 2025 is approximately HUF 1,504.7 billion, of which HUF 602.3 billion was used from domestic and EU funds in the first...
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                    Online supermarket Picnic launches subscription model
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:26:13
												                    
				
                Online supermarket Picnic is launching a discount subscription in the Netherlands and Germany to encourage healthy eating: with Picnic Family, customers receive a 10% discount on fresh fruit and vegetables,...
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                    Climate protection supervision fee: payment deadline approaching
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:22:52
												                    
				
                The payment of the climate protection supervision fee for the second half of 2025 must be made by March 31, 2026. For businesses, this is one of the most important...
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                    Palóc soup is not palóc – this is how one of the iconic dishes of Hungarian gastronomy was born
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:13:47
												                    
				
                Few people know that palócleves, which is considered one of the most popular dishes in Hungarian cuisine today, is not actually native to the Palóc region. The recipe was created...
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                    Mercedes-Benz opens Europe’s most modern lighting test center
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:10:58
												                    
				
                The facility in Immendingen, Baden-Württemberg, has been one of Mercedes-Benz’s most important test tracks for 10 years. The 530-hectare complex has now been expanded with a unique light test center,...
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                    Abu Dhabi, Goldman Sachs Invest In Haagen-Dazs Maker Froneri At €15bn Valuation
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:02:02
												                    
				
                Goldman Sachs and the state-linked Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) have invested in Haagen-Dazs owner Froneri, in a deal that values the ice cream company at around €15 billion ($17.6...
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                    István Nagy: the most decisive action must be taken against the American grape cicada that spreads golden yellow infection
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-06 09:00:43
												                    
				
                The most decisive action must be taken against the American grape cicada that spreads golden yellow infection in vineyards – emphasized István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture on the M1 current...
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                    THE LATEST ISSUE OF TRADE MAGAZIN HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-05 23:00:04
												                    
				
                The newest issue of Trade magazin, No. 2025/10, has just been released! The extended digital version—176 pages long—is already available on our website, several days before the printed edition arrives. You...
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                    Strengthening the rural economy means strengthening the whole of Hungary
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-04 14:00:34
												                    
				
                Strengthening the rural economy means strengthening the whole of Hungary – stressed Minister of Agriculture István Nagy on Friday at the handover of the expanded service hall of Waberer’s in...
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                    FAO: Global food prices fell in September
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 12:50:29
												                    
				
                World food prices fell in September, according to data published on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday. The leading global price...
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                    Stricter measures are coming on the Trappist and wild sourdough fronts – new regulation protects customers
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 12:20:48
												                    
				
                On October 2, new, stricter regulations for the production of Trappist cheese and “wild sourdough” bread came into effect. The new regulation aims to restore consumer confidence and strengthen the...
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                    Producer prices fell in both the euro area and the European Union in August
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 12:20:28
												                    
				
                Industrial producer prices in the eurozone and the European Union fell both month-on-month and year-on-year in August, according to data released by the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, on Friday....
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                    The entire Széchenyi Card Program is available with a 3 percent interest rate
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:55:53
												                    
				
                The economic government has announced another favorable step: from October 7, all loan products of the Széchenyi Card Program will be available at a fixed interest rate of 3 percent....
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                    Hungary in the TOP 10 list of European fresh vegetable exporters
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:49:35
												                    
				
                In the middle of summer, fresh vegetables are particularly popular – not only on Hungarian tables, but also in the shopping baskets of foreign consumers. Hungary ranks 10th among European...
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                    Autumn, harvest and wine fair at Auchan
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:49:09
												                    
				
                Auchan will once again bring its customers the widest wine selection of the year this fall. With wines from more than 150 Hungarian wineries – in addition to the international...
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                    Research: How different generations view social labels
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:47:06
												                    
				
                Nearly half of Hungarians feel that they are often or at least sometimes put in a box, according to a recent survey of 1,400 people commissioned by McDonald’s. Social scoping...
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                    SPAR’s autumn-winter loyalty promotion starts with premium Zwilling kitchenware
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:46:06
												                    
				
                SPAR’s new loyalty campaign once again focuses on the high-quality ZWILLING brand. Customers can purchase premium knives and kitchen accessories at a discount between October 2, 2025 and January 11,...
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                    Deloitte: 26 outstanding Hungarian companies awarded
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:45:42
												                    
				
                Deloitte’s Private Best Managed Companies business mentoring program was launched in Hungary in 2022 with the aim of providing professional support to domestic private companies and recognizing outstanding performance; based...
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                    Wine sales at Kifli.hu increased by nearly a fifth
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:43:12
												                    
				
                Customers can choose from over 500 types of wine on Kifli.hu, ordering an average of 28,000 liters of the drink per month. Demand for Hungarian and international wines – including...
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                    Teaming up to keep adolescent girls involved in sports
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:32:53
												                    
				
                Procter&Gamble’s Always brand and SPAR are jointly supporting the Fortissimo Sports Foundation to ensure that menstruation does not become an obstacle to sports. Girls’ opportunities for sports continue to face...
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                    Visit Hungary: International tourism conference to be held in Budapest on October 14-15
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:25:08
												                    
				
                The Tourism Summit, an international conference for the tourism industry, will be held in Budapest between October 14-15, the organizer Visit Hungary told MTI. According to their information, more than...
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                    Praktiker: personal advice is coming, shopping is getting easier
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:18:14
												                    
				
                The nationwide DIY chain Praktiker will introduce several innovations, including personal advice, starting this fall. Due to the launch of Otthon Start in September, this could be especially helpful for...
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                    The 12th Kürtőskalács Festival opens with Pink Kürtőskalács and desserts
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:12:18
												                    
				
                If it’s October, then it’s the Kürtőskalács Festival, but October is also the month of fighting breast cancer – we are now happily combining these two at the 12th Kürtőskalács...
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                    Over 2,000 new hotels in one year – explosive brand expansion in the global hotel market
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:11:31
												                    
				
                According to Moore Hotels Quarterly, the portfolio of international branded hotels has grown by more than 2,000 new hotels in a single year, while European tourism has fully recovered and...
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                    The inhabitants of the hive don’t rest in the fall either: this is how we can help pollinators
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:10:33
												                    
				
                Every third bite of food is thanks to pollinators, without their work we would lack basic food. Although most of us think of bees in spring and summer, autumn is...
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                    Productivity and sustainability are necessary allies
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 11:00:53
												                    
				
                Hungary can show serious results in expanding organic farming, reducing the environmental footprint of food production, promoting the circular economy and supporting local food chains – emphasized Oszkár Ökrös, Deputy...
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                    The world is amazed by us: we are setting a world record in the pace of wealth creation, Blochamps’ prognosis predicted this already in 2019
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 10:59:59
												                    
				
                “The exciting question is not that many people became billionaires, but how quickly,” emphasizes István Karagich. The Forbes rich list published today confirms the accuracy of Blochamps Capital’s predictions: in...
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                    Cyberattack paralyzes Asahi’s production – rivals move immediately
                    
                        
																								Date: 2025-10-03 10:56:58
												                    
				
                Japan’s Asahi Group, one of the world’s largest beer producers, has been completely shut down for a week. The cyberattack has disrupted order processing, shipping and customer service, sending the...
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