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On the threshold of a paradigm shift in food supply – Food policy analyst Réka Szöllősi was the guest at the September meeting of Chain Bridge Club
First Réka Szöllősi told in her retrospective that consumer protection aspects increasingly replaced technological and food safety standards in the European Union between 2004 and 2010: salt reduction, trans-fats, public...
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BMI: Deepening contraction in October
The seasonally adjusted October value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI): 47.6. Compared with the previous October values, this year’s value is lower than the long-term average for this month...
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GKI: The need for competitiveness reforms in the EU and Hungary’s role in the changes
The European Union faces significant competitive challenges, needing reforms as outlined in the Draghi report. Key areas for improvement include promoting innovation, boosting digital transformation, enhancing energy efficiency, reforming the...
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Together, Nestlé and Tesco collected HUF 13 million for Magyar Élélmiszerbank
In the spring charity campaign realized by Nestlé and Tesco, the two companies supported the work of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with 13 million forints, the organization said in...
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The Etesd az Eszed school challenge, which educates on the basics of a sustainable lifestyle, is starting again!
Nestlé for Healthier Kids and Okos Doboz’s gap-filling joint health education initiative, the Etesd az Eszed program, has been helping children learn the basics of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle...
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The country is divided into two camps – is quick-frozen fried meat better fried in oil or without oil?
8 out of 10 Hungarians consume quick-frozen, breaded meats available in stores. The majority of them (78%) believe that the popularity of these products mainly lies in the ease and...
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The winners of the Lidl food heroes competition have been announced
Lidl Hungary’s Food Heroes competition, organized by the discount chain for upper elementary school students on the occasion of World Food Waste Day, has ended successfully. More than 1,000 entries...
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The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service plays a major role in food rescue
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service plays a major role in food rescue, and out of the six charitable organizations participating in the program, the Maltese have delivered the largest amount...
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Caffè Vergnano and Félegyházi Családi Pékség are developing breakfast culture in a HUF 280 billion market
Caffè Vergnano, the premium Italian coffee brand exclusively distributed by Coca-Cola HBC Hungary, and Félegyházi Family Bakery held a joint press event at the Budapart Piknikség in Budapest as part...
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Will plastic pollution triple? – the latest compilation of Körkörös.hu
Although plastic pollution is already one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, global plastic production is increasing every year, just as the number of plastics entering the...
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NFFT and BCSDH hosted a European delegation
What European-level collaborations can help European and domestic companies to achieve their climate goals and climate adaptation? What partnerships can promote the domestic fulfillment of the sustainability objectives of the...
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Farmers’ organizations hope that consumers will also join the agricultural petition
The farmers’ organizations hope that they will be able to rally not only the farming community, but also the consumers to the online petition launched against the transformation of the...
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The new GHG emission values of grain and oil crop cultivation were recognized
In 2023, the European Commission asked the member states to submit newly calculated regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission values (NUTS2 values) related to the sustainable production of arable crops used...
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Measuring the out-of-home viewership can mean an increase in ratings and an improvement in quality
In the summer of 2024, the test project of Atmedia, Scores Group, Gemius and G-Meter out of home (OOH), i.e. measuring TV viewership outside the home, was successfully completed –...
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The real estate developers prepared a sustainability recommendation
In order to reduce the built-in energy capacity requirements of office and commercial buildings, the Real Estate Developers’ Round Association (IFK), which brings together the largest real estate developers in...
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Employers who don’t offer hybrid work may lose two-thirds of talent
Companies that don’t offer hybrid work opportunities may be missing out on top graduate talent, according to new research from the International Workplace Group. The study of more than 1,000...
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Horticultural propagating materials in focus: Nébih control at three locations
Specialists from the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), the county government offices and the NAV conducted inspections of autumn propagating material in the settlements of Győr, Újfehértó and Iregszemcse...
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Zalando and OpenAI deepen cooperation
Zalando is back on track: in the second quarter both sales and profits increased. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/10 The future may bring greater use...
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Future Yettel stores were presented
In Budapest, Belgrade and Sofia, they showed how the Yettel stores of the future will be transformed. The new concept not only reinterprets the time spent in the store, but...
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Weerts Logistics handed over a smart hall with environmentally conscious technological solutions in Vecsés
Weerts Logistics Park (WLP), with a Belgian-Hungarian ownership background, handed over an almost 40,000 square meter sustainable production hall in Vecsés to the Canadian Magna International, one of the world’s...
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Egg prices remain lower than a year ago
According to data from the European Commission, the packing point price of table eggs in the EU was 212 euros/100 kilograms in the first forty-three weeks of 2024, which decreased...
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Greek EU Commissioner-designate: transport and tourism are fundamental pillars of sustainable prosperity and competitiveness
Europe needs a new plan for sustainable prosperity and competitiveness, the development of transport and tourism are fundamental pillars to achieve both – said Apósztolosz Dzidzikósstasz, the Commissioner-designate responsible for...
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At peace with nature
The protection of our natural capital, the habitats and species of our planet is a strategic issue, to this end the participants of the 16th Biodiversity Summit (COP16) adopted the...
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Alibaba introduces seller protection program in Europe
With Trade Assurance, Alibaba introduces what it calls a new standard for safe and transparent digital B2B trade in Europe. The service portfolio is initially available for businesses in France,...
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Aldi underscores its price leadership
Aldi moves first to permanently reduce prices for olive oil in Germany. The discounter is the reference points for essential food prices in Germany, but rivals Lidl and Kaufland are...
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Absolut Vodka’s Distillery Reaches Fossil-Free Milestone
Absolut Vodka’s net-carbon neutral distillery – one of the most energy efficient in the world – is now powered solely by renewable energy sources. The company announced that its distillery...
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Hungarian agricultural exports increased dynamically in the first half of the year
The measures taken to renew the Hungarian agriculture and food industry and the developments implemented have reached their goal, they continued to expand, and agricultural exports exceeded last year’s value...
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Auchan cuts costs and jobs
Auchan‘s management is taking out the hatchet: the loss-making French food retailer is to cut nearly 2,400 jobs, close ten unprofitable stores and discontinue its home delivery business. Auchan announced...
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Lidl is recalling meat products
Gazda Csemege Hús Kft. is recalling the Mangalica 270g product of Hazánk Kincsei Szárazkolbász due to the possible presence of salmonella. The product is also available in Lidl stores, so...
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A unique precision soil scanning procedure was presented in Europe
Soil is one of the most important production “tools” in agriculture, whose nutrient supply, biological health, appropriate structure and water retention capacity determine the success of production. Syngenta is introducing...
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