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EY: There is a climate plan, but little real action
Date: 2025-12-02 11:46:12
While many companies have climate plans, actual action is lacking. According to recent research by EY, the majority of the world’s largest companies are not sufficiently prepared to limit global...
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JYSK installs new solar park in Poland – the Ecser center in Hungary is also becoming greener
Date: 2025-12-02 11:46:12
JYSK is further expanding its renewable energy investments in Europe: the company’s largest solar park has started operations in Poland, while in Hungary, the solar power plant at the distribution...
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Mondelez’s Székesfehérvár factory is 30 years old
Date: 2025-12-02 11:40:40
The Mondelēz factory in Székesfehérvár celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year. For three decades, the factory has been producing chocolates and biscuits that are popular throughout Hungary and Europe, such...
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The Chamber, which was renewed a year ago, is providing more and more help to businesses
Date: 2025-12-02 11:37:15
Last November, the renewed leadership of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) was elected with a two-thirds majority. The new president is businessman Elek Nagy, who had previously...
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Stuffed cabbage is the most Christmassy dish of Hungarians
Date: 2025-12-02 11:34:32
Half of Hungarians are obsessed with fish soup at Christmas, and even more with stuffed cabbage. The majority would be fine without Zserbó and gingerbread, but a holiday is not...
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The nominees for the Restaurant of the Year award are now awaited.
Date: 2025-12-02 11:31:02
The Hungarian Restaurant Association (MVI) has announced the “Restaurant of the Year” award again this year, and is accepting nominations from its members for the next recipient until January 20,...
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Industrial production is still declining in Hungary, but it is growing in the EU
Date: 2025-12-02 11:30:16
Industrial production in the EU grew by 1.8% in July 2025 compared to July 2024, according to a recent analysis by GKI. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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To get a higher salary, you need to understand and use AI
Date: 2025-12-02 11:28:22
Workers who use generative AI on a daily basis experience higher pay, greater job security, and productivity—while a third of the global workforce regularly feels overwhelmed. PwC’s 2019 Global Workforce...
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The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office provides a patent accelerator to Széchenyi István University
Date: 2025-12-02 11:23:09
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office and Széchenyi István University in Győr have expanded their strategic cooperation agreement, as part of which the institution has become available with a “patent accelerator...
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New FAO publication reminds us of the finite nature of food production resources
Date: 2025-12-02 11:23:02
Feeding an estimated 10 billion people by 2050 will require bold and smarter decisions about how the world manages land, soil and water, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
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Giving is Joy! – We can join the Christmas fundraising now with donation cards
Date: 2025-12-02 11:18:45
This year, the joint Christmas fundraiser of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and SPAR Hungary, the Adni Öröm! campaign, will be launched. In the first phase of the non-perishable food...
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Hungarian exports are gaining new momentum: medium-sized companies are increasingly managing exchange rate risk and opening up to new markets
Date: 2025-12-02 11:16:13
Hungarian exports continue to strengthen, with medium-sized enterprises playing an increasingly important role. Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) already account for more than half of Hungarian exports, available data...
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Record stability, conscious salary planning, and thoughtful benefit practices in domestic SMEs
Date: 2025-12-02 10:59:48
Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises are showing outstanding stability in the labor market this fall: 82 percent of them do not plan to change their employee headcount in the next...
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Morrisons tests Instacart’s smart shopping cart
Date: 2025-12-02 10:56:33
In early 2026 British supermarket chain Morrisons will begin testing smart shopping carts developed by Instacart that use AI in one of its stores. This article is available for reading...
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International POP events
Date: 2025-12-02 10:56:06
The end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 will bring a number of Shop! and POPAI events for POP enthusiasts. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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The Business Ethics Award was presented
Date: 2025-12-02 10:29:01
The Business Ethics Awards were presented for the twenty-sixth time, and this time ten companies received the recognition, bringing the total number of companies that operate responsibly and fairly in...
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METRO Trading Ltd. recalled fishery products due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Date: 2025-12-02 10:18:48
METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. has recalled fishery products due to microbiological non-compliance, as the presence of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria was detected in the products it distributes during an official inspection –...
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The Joy of Giving! charity campaign has begun
Date: 2025-12-02 10:10:14
The joint Christmas fundraising campaign of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and SPAR Hungary, the Joy of Giving! charity campaign, has started. In the first phase of the non-perishable food...
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UNICEF Hungary’s Young Ambassador participated in the COP30 climate summit
Date: 2025-12-02 10:02:03
Benedek Vázsonyi, UNICEF Hungary’s Young Ambassador, represented Hungarian children and youth as a member of the Hungarian delegation at this year’s UN climate conference, COP30, which was held in Belém,...
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Tomatoes that stay fresh for two months? Indian innovation could open a new chapter for smallholder farmers
Date: 2025-12-02 10:00:15
A bold and promising technological innovation has emerged from southern India that could fundamentally change the way we store fresh vegetables. Researchers in the state of Karnataka, one of India’s...
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Lack of Guidance, Not Interest, Holds Back SMEs from AI Adoption
Date: 2025-12-02 09:57:36
Team.blue, one of Europe’s leading digital service providers, has released a new report highlighting how small businesses across the continent approach digitalization and artificial intelligence. Based on a survey of...
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ÉKM: tolls for trucks on main roads are increasing – new regulations to protect rural settlements from freight traffic
Date: 2025-12-02 09:31:31
The Hungarian government has adopted a comprehensive package of measures aimed at redirecting freight traffic back to the expressway network. The changes could make driving on main and secondary roads...
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OMME consultant: the honey market started to move this year after three years
Date: 2025-12-02 09:30:41
The wholesale honey market was stagnant from 2022 to the end of 2024, there were essentially no sales, this year it finally started to move, but the purchase prices are...
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Price Battle Around Milka Chocolate in Germany
Date: 2025-12-02 09:27:49
Milka, one of Germany’s most iconic chocolate brands, is facing turbulent times. Its producer, Mondelez, is struggling with declining sales despite an 11 per cent revenue increase in Europe –...
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The Christmas Love Feast promotion series will last until January
Date: 2025-12-02 09:24:32
The Krishna Christmas Feast of Love campaign series began over the weekend and will continue until January. Krishna believers plan to distribute 10,000 festive lunches and several thousand non-perishable food...
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Finland’s Kesko Tests Reusable Takeaway Containers
Date: 2025-12-02 09:16:52
Kesko is testing reusable takeaway containers for salad bar and service counter food at its stores. The Finnish retailer launched the three-month trial as part of its STOPP project. Since...
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Rapeseed prices have decreased in Hungary
Date: 2025-12-02 09:00:36
According to Oil World, global production of rapeseed and canola may exceed the previous year by 9 percent, reaching 82.9 million tons in the 2025/2026 marketing year. World market consumption...
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Extended margin squeeze begins – 13 more products will be subject to regulation
Date: 2025-12-01 12:35:09
The government has extended the margin reduction until February 28, 2026, and has expanded it to 13 more product categories from Monday, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) announced. The...
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From Monday, the SZÉP card can be used again to purchase cold food
Date: 2025-12-01 12:30:20
According to the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), it will again be possible to purchase cold food with the SZÉP card between December 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026. According...
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Cheese prices may rise: semi-hard varieties are exempt from margin restrictions
Date: 2025-12-01 12:30:20
The regulation of retail margins has changed from December 1, 2025: based on the amendment of the government decree, semi-hard cheeses are no longer subject to the 10% margin ceiling....
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