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Tourists spend more carefully this year
Compared to preliminary expectations, the resumption of tourism in the world after the first waves of the coronavirus epidemic was faster, the UN tourism organization stated in its report published...
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Three Hungarian non-profit organizations are supported by the Global Community Impact Grant program of the Starbucks Foundation
The organizations were nominated by Hungarian Starbucks partners, who will receive a total of nearly twenty million HUF donations, which will be used to implement projects that help the needy....
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Profession.hu: job seekers face increasing competition
The number of applications for advertised jobs increased in all counties of Hungary in the fourth quarter of last year, the national average was 34 percent, compared to the same...
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Countless changes and new elements have appeared in the new Common Agricultural Policy (KAP)
The last webinar of Agroinform.hu was about the use of the HUF 5,000 billion budget and the emerging new system of agricultural subsidies. The summary below focuses on the main...
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Annual inflation for food and soft drinks rose to 16.8 per cent in Britain last month
British annual inflation slowed somewhat, but was still above 10 percent, close to its four-decade record in December. According to analysts, however, the turnaround in British inflationary dynamics has already...
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Insect larvae against fungal waste
Bio-Fungi Kft. and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) have teamed up for a special cooperation. As part of this, they used insect larvae to recycle large...
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Meteorology: more and more areas are covered by water in crops
The soil can no longer absorb the rainfall that has fallen in recent days, so a serious flood wave has started on several rivers and inland water is appearing on...
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Diageo Agrees To Acquire Don Papa Rum
Spirits giant Diageo has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Don Papa Rum, a super-premium dark rum from the Philippines. The Johnnie Walker owner added that the...
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Britain’s Sainsbury’s Partners With Just Eat For Home Delivery
Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, has linked up with online meal ordering and delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway, to add faster home delivery for groceries across the country. Shoppers...
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The goal is to achieve sustainable plant protection
The agricultural government agrees with the implementation of sustainable plant protection, the reduction of the environmental burden, the mitigation of risks arising from the use of pesticides, stated Márton Nobilis,...
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Nestlé Tests Recyclable Paper Packaging For KitKat
Food giant Nestlé has introduced recyclable paper packaging for KitKat as part of a pilot project. The packaging will be available for a limited duration for its four-finger bar in...
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The government introduces the grain export notification obligation
In view of the grain market situation in Europe, the government has decided to phase out the export notification system introduced in March last year for grain and oil crops,...
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The Chamber of Agriculture urges the elimination of the food price cap
It is an unfavorable process that is contrary to the interests of Hungarian consumers and the national economy, that retail store chains – at the expense of Hungarian producers and...
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According to VOSZ, the end of price caps should be planned
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Tesco supports the Ecumenical Relief Organization with 70 million forints
For the thirteenth time, Tesco joined the Ecumenical Relief Organization’s Advent fundraiser, during which more than 57 million forints were collected for the benefit of the needy, and the supermarket...
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The food price increase for pensioners is 46.1 percent
The purchase value of pensions has reached a historically very low level, especially since the epidemic and the war. And it is an incomparably more difficult task to get through...
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Péter Klekner, managing director of Kifli.hu: You have to endure when sacrifices have to be made during this period
A common problem in domestic stores is that price-fixed chicken and eggs are available with limited stock or none at all. The advice is already spreading in the press that...
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There are countries where Lidl and Aldi raised their prices the most
The British magazine Which assessed how prices changed in December compared to the previous year in the country’s most popular retail chains, and – perhaps to some surprise – found...
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Balázs Győrffy, NAK president: Don’t fall for cheap imported food!
It is an unfavorable process that is contrary to the interests of Hungarian consumers and the national economy, that retail store chains – at the expense of Hungarian producers and...
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Nine students won K&H’s 2022 scholarship competition for sustainable agriculture
For the eighth time, K&H awarded young agricultural professionals who are researching new, innovative opportunities for environmental protection, circular economy, chemical reduction, and biodiversity conservation; this year, nine students won...
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Intimate hygiene: no compromises
Eszter Hegedűs, senior brand manager of Essity Hungary Kft. told our magazine that both value and volume sales grew in the intimate hygiene category, in the first nine months of...
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Canned food brands and their innovative products
Just like in other food categories, prices are rising in the canned vegetable market as well. András Szirbek, retail marketing and sales director of Bonduelle Central Europe Kft.: “Processed vegetables...
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Buffet carts have raised the price of their products by an average of 30 percent in the past year
Businesses operating buffet carts typically purchase raw materials from small factories and primary producers, the price of which has increased by 100-120 percent in the past year, and in response...
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It is being renewed, which is why the Nébih antibiotic use notification system has stopped
Evaluating last year’s experience, Nébih introduces several innovations in the antibiotic use reporting system. In accordance with the regulations, the veterinarians had to record the December reports on the interface...
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Carlsberg unveils Chinese New Year design
The Danish brewing giant has unveiled a limited edition packaging design to tie in with the forthcoming Year of the Rabbit. The design was created by illustrator Feifei Ruan. In...
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Precision technology is a prerequisite for efficient agriculture
In the field of agriculture, precision farming is the future, one of the conditions for efficiency. A farmer who neglects development and the application of new technologies will definitely fall...
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Molson Coors debuts nonalcoholic RTD cocktail line
Molson Coors has debuted its first nonalcoholic ready-to-drink cocktail line, Roxie, which aims to recreate the craft cocktail experience. With Roxie, Molson Coors is tapping into several trends that signal...
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SPAR Austria Offers 900 Trainee Positions In 2023
SPAR Austria has announced that it is offering 900 positions for trainees in 24 different areas in retail for the year 2023. After the training programme, the organisation offers trainees...
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Plant protection drone pilot training starts at the end of January in Szarvas
Plant protection drone pilot training will start on January 30 in Szarvas in cooperation with the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) and ABZ Drone Kft., the higher...
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The tripling of electricity prices reduced the companies’ electricity consumption by 6%
According to the data of the Hungarian Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Office, the price of electricity purchased by non-residential users on the free market in November 2022 was HUF...
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