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What causes food price increases and how long will they last? György Raskó speaks
The continuous rise in food prices is a global phenomenon that has been causing concern among consumers for more than a year. But how long will this process continue? Haszon.hu...
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Christmas Eve can be a holiday in commerce
In the next year, the number of days off around Christmas would increase according to a fresh draft decree, but it excludes retail employees who work tirelessly during the pre-holiday...
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Big trouble? A wave of store closures can come with the mandatory promotions
The introduction of the new mandatory promotion has caused concern among retailers, who say it could have serious consequences for the sector. Experts speaking to Pénzcentrum point out that this...
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Lidl will be the main sponsor of the Lidl Trek UCI WorldTour team
Lidl strengthens its commitment to cycling and becomes the main sponsor and strategic partner of the Lidl Trek UCI WorldTour team. The long-term partnership with one of the leading teams...
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The prices of the best quality wines rose sharply
The price increase of high-quality wines surpasses inflation and even the performance of the world’s largest stock exchanges. Investing in the wine market can be both a pleasure and a...
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KSH: investments decreased by 2.8 percent in the first quarter
The volume of investments in the first quarter of 2023 decreased by 2.8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, and compared to the previous quarter –...
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Plant-based food sales grew robustly in Europe last year
Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) has recently analysed plant-based food sales in 13 European countries. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2023/5 GFI Europe’s report came...
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Children’s Day the PENNY way: multi-million donation and voluntary help
On the occasion of Children’s Day, PENNY Hungary once again supported organizations that help disadvantaged children with a product and monetary donation worth several million forints. And its employees contributed...
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Consumer sentiment deteriorated slightly in the United States in May
Although the American consumer sentiment index of the Conference Board economic research institute deteriorated in May compared to the previous month, it was much less than expected. The Conference Board’s...
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RotaPack Zrt., which deals with packaging technology, was developed with support
RotaPack Zrt. developed its packaging technology with the help of more than 400 million forints in support in order to satisfy the constantly growing customer needs, the company informed MTI....
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Mars chocolates are getting a new look
Mars chocolates are renewed and in the future will be packaged in environmentally friendly paper. Manufacturer Mars plans to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable. The company is exploring...
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Hungary was also represented at the Italian MACFRUT event
MACFRUT is an important international event of the fruit-vegetable-spice sector, which took place for the 40th time this year in Rimini, Italy, between May 3rd and 5th. At the event,...
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There is serious potential in the medicinal plant sector
There is a high demand for Hungarian medicinal plants, and the sector has significant development potential – draw attention to the National Chamber of Agriculture and the Medicinal Plant Association...
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Top 25 global retailers thrive amidst challenges to post 7.1% YoY revenue growth in 2022, reveals GlobalData
Despite the challenges of high inflation rates, labor shortages, and disruptions in the supply chain, the top 25 publicly traded global retailers* achieved a remarkable year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth of...
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PepsiCo, UEFA Partner On Sustainability At UEFA Champions League Finals
Pepsico and UEFA have announced a partnership that aims to ensure the first ‘zero waste to landfill’ UEFA football finals by 2026, through its brands Pepsi, Lay’s, Doritos and Gatorade....
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MEDIA Central Group and ShopFully join forces to become Europe’s leading drive-to-store marketing platform for major retailers and brands
MEDIA Central Group, Europe’s largest specialist in shopper activation, has joined forces with ShopFully, the continent’s leading digital drive-to-store marketing technology platform. By combining MEDIA Central Group’s digital businesses, Offerista...
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The data can be submitted directly to the National Soil Database
Nébih’s new service has been launched, which enables laboratories performing soil tests to send data directly to the National Soil Database. The WSDL description of the updated WEB-API service is...
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Milk drinks: no need to panic!
In 2022 both the penetration and buying frequency decreased in the milk drink category. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2023/5 Viktória Főfainé Kiss, senior brand manager...
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In the United Kingdom Lidl expands its plant-based offering
In an attempt to meet the demands of vegan customers and focusing on the discounter chain’s long-term sustainability, Lidl is expanding its plant-based product selection. This article is available for...
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AKI: the total value of investments in the food industry increased by 9 percent last year
Based on preliminary data, the total value of investments in the food industry increased by 9 percent compared to last year in 2021 – reads the report published by the...
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K&H: thinking was completely transformed by inflation
The decisions of Hungarian customers in their 30s, 40s and 50s are now fundamentally influenced by inflation, partly they pay more attention to what they buy, partly they have reduced...
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Zwack increased its sales and profit in the 2022-2023 business year
In the 2022-2023 business year between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023, Zwack Unicum Nyrt. achieved gross sales of HUF 35.364 billion, which exceeded the previous year’s business year...
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In 2022, Euronics became the largest 100% Hungarian-owned online retailer
GKID has published the latest ranking list of online retailers with the largest turnover in Hungary. In 2022, a separate ranking of companies with 100% Hungarian background was prepared for...
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Beyond the mandatory: even more product categories, up to 60% discount in ALDI stores
ALDI is helping Hungarian consumers in their everyday life with new, larger promotions involving more products. From the beginning of June, the company will apply the discount to a total...
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New shop manager at Shell
From May 2023, Viktória Ozoróczy is the non-fuel retail manager of Shell Hungary Zrt. The new manager has been working in the Shell team for three years. Previously, he gained...
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Tesco helps families with more than what is required
From June 1, Tesco will supplement its discount system for customers with the sale items required by the decree. In the past period, the department store chain has continuously increased...
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One in three consumers regularly drinks decaffeinated coffee, according to an analysis
Last year, the value of the entire Hungarian coffee market exceeded HUF 77 billion, of which customers spent HUF 19 billion on capsule coffees, which is 9 percent more than...
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The British government is discussing the voluntary application of an upper food price limit with supermarkets
The British government is discussing the voluntary application of upper price limits for certain basic foods with supermarket chains in order to curb food price increases that have not been...
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Government spokesperson: the mandatory promotions in stores will start on June 1
On June 1, the mandatory promotions in stores will start, which means that people will be able to buy food much cheaper in twenty product categories, said the government spokesman...
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Hungarians’ favorite fruit beer is surprisingly sour
Open Brewers’ Day was held on May 20, during which Hungarian small-scale breweries opened as part of a national program. On the occasion of the event, the participants could vote...
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