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TIM State Secretary: the number of products with the eco-label is already close to 90,000

The increase in interest in environmentally friendly products is shown by the fact that the number of products with the eco-label is now close to 90,000 – the state secretary...

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Extra caution is justified: bird flu is once again spreading throughout Europe

From Portugal to Finland, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been detected in several European countries in recent weeks, which clearly proves that the disease continues to pose an...

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The Association of European Fertilizer Manufacturers is asking the EU for help due to high gas prices

According to Fertilizers Europe, much of European fertilizer production has been forced into temporary or complete shutdown due to exploding gas prices, which are more than 1,000% higher than a...

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The Ministry of Agriculture strengthens the system of food chain supervision

The past years have presented serious challenges to all segments of the food chain, to which we must respond, so in the future the supervision of food chain safety will...

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The amount of funds available for rural development has tripled

Thanks to the 80 percent domestic co-financing, compared to the previous EU cycle, the amount of resources available for rural development has tripled, to 4,265 billion in seven years, said...

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These are now the challenges of supply chain management in the food industry

The supply chain management area is of strategic importance to manufacturing companies in crisis situations. As Ukraine is one of The Most Important Agricultural Exporters in Europe, the ongoing war...

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FAO Food Price Index drops for the fifth consecutive month in August

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 138.0 points in August 2022, down 2.7 points (1.9 percent) from July, registering its fifth consecutive monthly decline. Despite the latest drop, the index remained...

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Sustainability: Commitments vs. reality

In Poland PwC’s ESG team published the results of a survey in mid-July, which can help to understand the Hungarian retail and consumer industry too. Half of Polish firms are...

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Mastercard: the start of school boosts retail traffic across Europe

According to Mastercard SpendingPulse™, which measures in-store and online retail sales, total retail sales are expected to increase in the first few weeks of back-to-school compared to last year –...

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EY & Oxford Analytica: this is how investors’ expectations become stricter

Money in green funds is growing, despite this, raising capital may become more and more difficult even for companies operating responsibly from an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) point...

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Tesco takes steps to save plastic

Tesco has stopped using wrapping on its private label, multipack juice cartons, water bottles and fizzy drinks, to achieve its sustainability goal of saving 45 million pieces of plastic a...

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Gfk: moderate growth is expected in the technical consumer goods market after the record year of 2021

Moderate growth is expected in the technical consumer goods market in 2022 after the record year in 2021 Demand has already slowed down in the first six months of 2022...

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The wine market is more price sensitive than ever

The Budavar wine festival will open soon, and there are more and more similar events across the country, for example the Sopron Harvest Days will start soon. How do wine...

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K&H: a significant part of Hungarians could only go without pay for 1 month

Although salaries have risen significantly in recent years, by more than 15 percent, the period that can be bridged without a salary has not increased. 30-59-year-olds could bridge an average...

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STAR Brodo broths

STAR Brodo Broths are ready-made, instantly edible, filtered and, skimmed broths/soups, which are made of quality raw ingredients (meat, vegetables) and free from preservatives, gluten and glutamate. Contact: Brodo Hungary Kft....

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On average, young people spend HUF 40,000 during a festival, beer is priced between HUF 400-500

More than half of young people go to festivals with parental funds, typically 1-2 times a year, on which they spend an average of HUF 39,312 each, according to research...

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August is the month of Hungarian products

In August nine Hungarian FMCG manufacturers took part in the Hungarian product month programme, which was organised by Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. Managing director Eszter Benedek explained that every year...

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Colgate-Palmolive takes over pet food plants from Red Collar Pet Foods

Colgate-Palmolive plans to pay USD 700m for three dry pet food manufacturing plants in the USA, currently owned by Red Collar Pet Foods. The factories are situated in South Carolina,...

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Magazine: Change is inevitable and urgent

According to data from the United Nations, from the food that is wasted globally 3 billon people could be fed. What makes the problem even worse is that 10% of...

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Minister of Economic Development: it’s time to put an end to price caps

The price caps fulfilled their role, but they are meant to deal with temporary difficulties, and now they are more and more expensive to maintain – said the minister responsible...

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Coca-Cola HBC Hungary became the exclusive domestic distributor of Bacardi-Martini products

Today, Coca-Cola HBC Hungary became the exclusive distributor in Hungary of certain premium alcohol brands of Bacardi-Martini, the world’s largest privately owned alcoholic beverage producer. Thus, starting in September, the...

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A kilo of pork could soon cost up to 4,000 HUF

The small producers of the pork sector are extremely disappointed, but the larger meat plants are not optimistic either. A significant increase in the current prices would be justified, as...

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A new package of measures was created to help the work of the wine industry

In recent years, we have found our way back to the heritage of the ancients, to the traditions of champagne production, and the Hungarian winemakers, who are always looking for...

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Fewer animals were sent to the slaughterhouse in the first half of the year

In the first half of this year, slaughterhouses in Hungary slaughtered 5.5 percent less cattle, 6.5 percent less pork, and 12.8 percent less poultry, according to a summary published on...

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Support options for soil-friendly farming within the framework of the new KAP

In the period of the new Common Agricultural Policy (KAP) until 2027, agriculture will receive three times as much resources as before, part of which must be used for soil...

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According to the Minister of Agriculture, every challenge proves the importance of agriculture and the food industry

Today’s global challenges prove that the importance of agriculture and the food industry is enormous, so it is a good decision to choose agriculture as a career, said the Minister...

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In the first half of the year, farmers bought 795,000 tons of fertilizer

In Hungary, in the first half of this year, distributors sold 795,000 tons of fertilizer to producers – read the summary published on the website of the Agrárközgazdasági Intézet (AKI)....

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Picking of the typical blue grape varieties of the Villány wine region has begun

The harvest of typical blue grape varieties has begun and is expected to end in the second half of October in the Villány wine region, where the quantity of the...

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The 31st Budapest Wine Festival will open soon – with the support of SPAR

In 30 years, it has become almost natural for many of us to say goodbye to the summer in a dignified way, in the framework of an unforgettable party. There...

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Inflation in the euro zone is at a record level, but still much lower than in Hungary

In the euro area, consumer prices rose by a record 9.1 percent in August compared to the same month of the previous year, the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, announced on...

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