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Trenkwalder: The average hourly wage of manual workers will exceed 2,100 forints by the end of 2024
Date: 2025-01-21 10:25:57
The average gross hourly wage of skilled and trained workers performing manual labor was HUF 2,130 by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, a 9.1 percent increase compared...
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Small and medium-sized businesses will receive great support this year
Date: 2025-01-21 10:18:44
The Hungarian government is supporting small and medium-sized entrepreneurs to an unprecedented extent this year, announced Tamás Menczer, a Fidesz-KDNP member of parliament, on Tuesday at the opening of the...
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New CEO at iCentre
Date: 2025-01-21 10:12:44
Csaba Gyarmati will take over the CEO duties of iCentre from January 20, 2025. In his new position, the manager with extensive experience in the trade of Apple products will...
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Surprising things discovered about diet pills
Date: 2025-01-21 10:01:03
A comprehensive study involving two million people has revealed that popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy do not only help with weight loss, but can also have...
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Grocery Content on TikTok is Trending
Date: 2025-01-21 09:50:17
As a powerful marketing tool for businesses across industries, including grocery retailers, the TikTok’s short form engaging videos appeal especially to younger audiences, providing a big opportunity for retailers to...
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Heineken Contributes Close To €5bn To Spanish Economy
Date: 2025-01-21 09:13:58
Heineken contributed €4.84 billion to the Spanish economy in 2023, equating to 0.3% of the national GDP, a new report prepared by PwC for Heineken España has found – ESM...
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Edeka launches new advertising network in two thousand stores
Date: 2025-01-21 09:08:39
One of Germany’s leading grocery chains, Edeka, has launched its new nationwide advertising network embracing more than 3,500 digital screens in 2,000 stores. Advertisers will be able to run their...
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Poultry farms can only be repopulated and repopulated under strict conditions following the avian influenza epidemic
Date: 2025-01-21 09:00:52
The authority will soon lift the restrictions imposed due to the avian influenza epidemic that has been ongoing since October 2024 throughout the country. After that, poultry farms can be...
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The VOSZ Barometer is low, but the outlook is encouraging
Date: 2025-01-20 14:08:42
The main indicator of the VOSZ Barometer, launched two years ago, fell to a record low in the last quarter of 2024. During a background discussion presenting the results of...
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The difficulties of the chocolate market: price increases, sustainability challenges and new trends
Date: 2025-01-20 14:04:01
Chocolate has long been one of the most popular sweets, but the global chocolate market is currently facing serious challenges. Rising raw material prices, rising production costs, and sustainability issues...
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A new Era in waste management: stricter rules for EPR and DRS systems
Date: 2025-01-20 13:30:27
Starting in April 2025, a new era will begin in waste management in Hungary. Under the EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) system, companies will face stricter obligations, with significant fines imposed...
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Tourism and energy: New impetus for Southern Europe
Date: 2025-01-20 12:32:25
The concept of the “global North” and the “global South” has long played a decisive role in international economic thinking, separating economically developed and developing countries. However, in recent years,...
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There is a significant demand for free products
Date: 2025-01-20 12:19:23
Consumer demand for gluten-free products is growing worldwide, but manufacturers of such goods must comply with a number of strict regulations. In addition to food processors, professional education of traders...
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Borsodi tripled its ranking – it received the Best Employer rating in 2025 as well
Date: 2025-01-20 11:53:01
Borsodi Brewery has received the Best Employer certificate in Hungary for the third time this year. Borsodi Brewery’s parent company, Molson Coors, has also received the Best Employer award in...
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Microbiome 2 – how does the food industry come into the picture?
Date: 2025-01-20 11:47:38
Following on from the previous article “Microbiome 1 – elements of a super-organism”, it is very important to link theory to practice, since it is microbes that are involved in...
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Tesco gives away HUF 57 million worth of tokens to its customers
Date: 2025-01-20 11:46:54
Between January 20 and February 16, Tesco stores will be offering tokens worth up to several hundred thousand forints after purchases. Customers can use these tokens to decide how much...
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ProVeg: Lidl Germany offers the best prices for vegan products
Date: 2025-01-20 11:43:37
According to a recent survey by ProVeg, Lidl’s basket of plant-based cold cuts, sausages, meatballs, fish sticks, fresh cheese and yogurt, sliced cheese, cooking cream, milk, pizza and breaded slices...
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Lidl strengthens its international commitment to conscious nutrition with WWF
Date: 2025-01-20 11:43:22
Lidl is further strengthening its commitment to conscious nutrition by aligning its product range even more closely with the Planetary Health Diet (PHD)[1] by 2050. By 2030, Lidl will increase...
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Banning ‘forever chemicals’: EU moves to restrict PFASs
Date: 2025-01-20 11:41:49
The European Commission is planning to introduce a new proposal aimed at a broad ban on the use of so-called “perfluoroalkyl substances” (PFAS) in consumer products. The measure aims to...
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Serious crisis in Hungarian beekeeping: profitability of the sector at rock bottom
Date: 2025-01-20 11:37:50
The Kaposvár beekeepers’ meeting painted a gloomy picture of the situation in Hungarian beekeeping. The president of the National Hungarian Beekeeping Association, Péter Bross, reported that inflation had doubled in...
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Törley Alcohol-Free Rosé Receives Prestigious International Award
Date: 2025-01-20 11:35:55
Alcohol-free Törley has achieved another feat. The rosé version won a gold medal at the Drinks Business, Global Low and No Alcohol Wine Masters 2024 competition in London. The Global...
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Significant community engagement and support from P&G in 2024
Date: 2025-01-20 11:34:14
January 2025 – Procter&Gamble Hungary supported its domestic partner organizations with product and financial donations worth more than 182 million forints in 2024. In addition to financial and in-kind support,...
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Routine is not enough: global transformation and local adaptation!
Date: 2025-01-20 10:57:53
The Marketing Decision Makers Club, founded at the end of 2016 and operating as an exclusive professional community of the Hungarian Marketing Association, is summarizing for the ninth time what...
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AI for increasing customer loyalty
Date: 2025-01-20 10:48:43
According to a recent survey, companies in the retail sector are increasingly using AI technology to strengthen customer loyalty. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01. Every...
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Chinese retailers see AI as the future of boosting sales
Date: 2025-01-20 10:48:26
According to a new survey by Bain & Company, the Chinese e-commerce sector is increasingly adopting AI technology to improve efficiency and boost sales. This article is available for reading...
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Márton Nagy: Liszt Ferenc International Airport had a record year in 2024
Date: 2025-01-20 10:30:36
Last year, the Liszt Ferenc International Airport handled more than 17.5 million passengers, which is its best performance ever, said Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy on his Facebook page....
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OPUS TITANS for the third time for the energy of the future
Date: 2025-01-20 10:26:49
The OPUS ENERGETIKA Group is announcing the OPUS TITÁNOK competition for the third time in 2025 in order to promote energy awareness and expand the knowledge of young people. In...
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LG CEO unveils company’s 2025 competitiveness and growth strategy
Date: 2025-01-20 10:20:26
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One of the most common food colorings has been banned
Date: 2025-01-20 10:00:02
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday banned the widely used, carcinogenic food coloring Red Dye 3 from foods, icings, candy and pharmaceuticals. The decision was based on...
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The growth in the German organic food market is unbroken
Date: 2025-01-20 09:54:09
According to a report by the German Farmers’ Association (DBV), the German organic food market may have grown by more than 5% in 2024, signalling the sector’s recovery from the...
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