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Mondi completes EUR 90m production plant overhaul in Warsaw
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its plant near Warsaw with a EUR 90m investment. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01...
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The awards for the excellent Hungarian honey competition of the year were presented.
The results of the varietal honey competition and the best Hungarian honey of the year were announced on Sunday at the 15th Gyula Honey and Honey Cake Festival. The excellent...
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Kifli.hu stably fulfills over two hundred thousand orders per month
Kifli.hu couriers deliver orders to more than 11,000 addresses per day during the peak of this year’s Christmas season. The number of orders placed in the online supermarket rose to...
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Fish on the Christmas table: this is how department store chains are preparing for the holidays
As Christmas approaches, fish dishes are an essential part of the festive table of Hungarian families. As Pénzcentrum wrote, approximately 40% of domestic fish consumption is realized during the festive...
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Kifli.hu delivers even at midnight on Christmas Eve
During the last period of the year, Kifli.hu can deliver up to 80 thousand packages per day, to up to 11 thousand addresses. Fresh food, gifts, drinks and other products...
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Consumers have reached the limits of their capacity
In August 2024 RRD came out with its Awareness-to-Action Study – conducted in partnership with Prosper Insights & Analytics – which gathered the views of more than 2,000 US consumers...
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Boxy’s new solution, the outsourced depot service, has been launched
Boxy, a leading fulfillment service provider, introduced a new robotic depot service in December in response to the needs of its strategic partner, DPD Hungary. Thanks to robotic automation technology...
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Milk production and processing: from the European Union to the Hungarian Trappist
The European Union’s milk production reached 160.8 million tonnes in 2023, 96% of which was cow’s milk. Germany remains the largest producer, which stands out in the production of drinking...
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K&H: young people must reckon with digital overheads
Families’ digital overheads are so high that a streaming subscription as a gift can be a real Christmas surprise. The question is whether the recipient will be able to maintain...
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KPMG: The 12 (cyber)threats of Christmas
People spend their time preparing for the holidays in many ways. Some people chase after fish, perhaps even catch the fish themselves, while others see it as an opportunity to...
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“We are all different” – Pepco’s heartfelt Christmas campaign
Pepco’s Christmas campaign this year comes with the slogan “We are all different”, which tells the touching story of two siblings. The campaign not only emphasizes the importance of love...
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NIQ lessons from the world of modern retail trade
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01 According to Erik Vágyi, managing director of NielsenIQ 2023 was the year of survival in the FMCG sector, paired with...
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The power of local products
Auchan Magyarország Kft. was awarded a silver medal for the efforts they made for Hungarian products at this year’s Retail Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products competition. This article is...
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Expensive Christmas menu and gifts in Slovakia: what can you expect this holiday season?
According to the latest data from the Slovak Statistical Office, the cost of this year’s Christmas menu will be 5-6% higher compared to last year. Although overall inflation has slowed...
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How to have a waste-free Christmas
The holidays are approaching, and with them the biggest baking and cooking season of the year, when we sometimes tend to overdo it. We strive to provide every guest with...
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(HU) Fun Bites – Mókás Útravalók
Discover the sweets of Fun Bites: chocolate dipped gummy bears, marshmallows, pretzels and chocolate filled cones! Fun Bites products are available in convenient resealable packaging, so they are easy to...
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Blue Planet – The catch-up program can give hope to disadvantaged settlements
The catch-up program can give hope to disadvantaged settlements, declared Miklós Vecsei, Prime Minister’s Commissioner and former President János Áder, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Blue Planet...
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Vermouth: The Resurgence of Fortified Wine – Agárdi Distillery Joins the Trend
For many, the word vermouth still evokes memories of Hungary’s iconic socialist-era drink, Éva Vermouth, or later popular international brands like Martini and Cinzano. However, this herb-infused fortified wine has...
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The first brownfield approach RISE with SAP implementation in Hungary was successfully implemented at Alteo
Alteo Plc., Hungary’s leading renewable energy company, has successfully completed the implementation of the SAP S/4HANA enterprise management system. The project was completed in just nine months, making it the...
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There is no sustainable horticultural development without dedicated farmers
Promoting the sustainability of the agricultural sector is a top priority, as is creating a knowledge-based and innovative agricultural economy. In order to achieve these goals, in addition to research,...
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Egis Pharmaceuticals Ltd. expands its portfolio with a well-known product line
Egis Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced that it has acquired, with the official certificate of the Hungarian Competition Authority, one of the well-known topical skin-applicable product lines of Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Hungary,...
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Chocolate boxed assortments and educational toys are top of the list this Christmas holiday season
Boxed assortments and educational toys are expected to be the top sellers for the Christmas holiday season this year as consumers become more selective with purchases according to data analytics...
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Livestock production continues to grow
The weather in 2024 was very extreme, with a lack of precipitation in early spring, but significant rainfall in early summer, followed by a heat wave that lasted for weeks....
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Yakult to shut factory in China
Yakult plans to move the operations of the Shanghai factory to plants in Wuxi and Tianjin. Japan-based Yakult Honsha is closing a factory in China as part of changes to try...
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Romania’s AuGust Eyes Purchase Of 87 Stores From Ahold Delhaize
Romanian convenience store chain AuGust is negotiating to buy 87 Profi and Mega Image stores from Ahold Delhaize in Romania. The sale of the stores is a requirement placed by Romania’s...
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Most major grocery chains will keep their stores open until noon on December 24th
Most of the large grocery chains will keep their stores open on December 24th, stores will usually wait for customers until 12:00, but there may be exceptions, after which their...
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Viktor Orbán: Economic recovery and historic opportunities for 2025
On Friday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presented the Hungarian government’s economic goals for 2025 and the potential for a global turnaround in the world on Kossuth Radio. The Prime...
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Recognition of Consumer Protection Excellence: Honoring the Best of 2024
This year’s outstanding consumer protection officers and special award recipients were celebrated at a prestigious event, highlighting the importance of consumer-friendly practices across all sectors of commerce. At the award...
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The Joy of Giving! – SPAR stores collect non-perishable food for people in need
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and SPAR Hungary have launched a personal fundraising campaign today. As part of the 2024 Joy of Giving! initiative, more than 3,000 volunteers will receive...
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KSH: industrial production decreased by 0.2 percent in October
In October, the volume of industrial production fell by 0.2 percent, or 3.1 percent adjusted for working day effects, from a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in...
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