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Soaring cereal prices
According to PÁIR data from the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), on the fourth week of March wheat’s price (without VAT and transportation costs) was HUF 117.7 thousand/tonne, 59%...
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PLMA news – Private label meetings online and offline
PLMAGLOBAL On 28-31 March the PLMAGLOBAL Private Label Trade Show took place online. This can be the perfect addition to the events with physical presence: purchasing managers all over the...
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PLMA News in brief
COOP Sweden is experimenting with a new store format, called X:-tra, where the focus is on communicating ‘low prices every day’. The chain will start with 70 stores in 2022. Penny reported...
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Péter Küllői: “I am searching for the essential everywhere”
Péter Küllői believes that children shouldn’t be given money but opportunities, so that they will value what they create themselves. The philanthropist-businessman – who was the latest guest in the...
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Tesco helps local communities
In the tenth round of the ‘You choose, we help’ programme of Tesco, customers voted on various projects with more than 2.1 million tokens between 17 January and 13 February. Tesco will...
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Eight million kilograms of food for people in need
Food Bank already collects leftover food from 406 grocery stores and 132 food distributors. In 2021 the organisation saved 8 million kilograms of food, helping 250,000 people in need and...
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France cuts the nitrite content of processed meats
French parliament has approved a bill that seeks to gradually reduce the use of nitrite in cured meats. Plus the new act has ordered a review of the potential health...
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Indotek Group invests in ELO
On 24 March ELO (a holding owned by Auchan Retail Holding and New Immo Holding) signed a strategic partnership agreement with Indotek Group. According to this, Indotek acquires a 47% stake...
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Júlio and Júlia collect HUF 16m
Auchan Magyarország’s iconic plush beavers, Júlio and Júlia, collected HUF 16m for the 2nd Paediatric Clinic of Semmelweis University at the end of last year, as part of the retailer’s...
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Kindergarten director named as the first Fruit-Vegetable Hero
Balázs Győrffy, president of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) gave the main prize –100kg of fruit and vegetables, seed packs and children’s gardening tools – of the #FruitVegetableHero competition...
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Falusi Kosár and DoDo team up for the market entry of small famers
Start-up Falusi Kosár and artificial intelligence based delivery service provider DoDo have joined forces, to take the products of small farmers to city dwellers: orders placed in the online shop...
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New Rossmann commercial uses CGI technology
Rossmann has shot a special commercial, in which a ‘real’ centaur is walking around a Rossmann store, bringing the best promotions to the drugstore chain’s customers. The centaur is featured...
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Pepsi suppliers to switch to green energy
PepsiCo and Schneider Electric’s new initiative, pep+REnew seeks to provide the supplier partners of the soft drink maker with renewable energy. The first green energy buyer groups are likely to form...
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SPAR’s turnover neared HUF 800bn last year
In 2021 sales by SPAR Magyarország represented a value of HUF 791.8bn, having grown by 7.2% from the 2020 level – the retailer announced at a press conference on 24...
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Pick Szeged and University of Szeged complete joint project
The joint research and development project of Pick Szeged Zrt. and the University of Szeged – which the two parties launched back in 2017 – has come to an end....
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Kometa’s capacity expansion commences
Kometa 99 Zrt. has started doubling its production capacity. The development project has a budget of HUF 30.81bn, from which HUF 10.88bn is government funding. Once the project is completed,...
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Anuga HORIZON – another hybrid event by Koelnmesse
Koelnmesse is launching a new hybrid event, called Anuga HORIZON. The new trade show will examine solutions for future challenges facing the food and beverage industry. Building on the success...
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(HU) Nincs többé automatikus blokknyomtatás a svájci Coop üzletekben
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Lidl Plus app arrives in Serbia
Consumers are using the Lidl Plus app in more than 25 countries around the world. Lidl has now expanded its customer loyalty programme to Serbia, by launching the Lidl Plus...
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KSH: average gross earning in February was 546 thousand HUF
In February, the average gross earnings of full-time employees – enterprises employing at least 5 people, budgetary institutions and non-profit organizations significant for employment – were 546 thousand HUF, 31.7...
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Nagy István: agrarian stability is an issue
The events of the last few months confirm that agriculture is the decisive pillar of Hungarian economic and social stability, said Minister of Agriculture Nagy István at an Agrár Gala...
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Cofidis: the willingness of Hungarians to borrow has increased
Hungarians’ willingness to borrow has grown: 12 percent of those surveyed plan to take out a loan in the next year, up 5 percentage points from last August, according to...
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MATE and COOP have signed a cooperation agreement
In order to support the activities of the Hungarian food industry, the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE) and the COOP chain have signed a cooperation agreement, the...
Read moreThe increase in producers’ costs is behind the rise in dairy prices
In recent months, dairy prices have risen sharply. The increase in prices is due to the increase in the general costs of dairy farmers, as without the price increase the...
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Production resumed at Hungerit’s slaughterhouse
After last week’s fire, production started again at Hungerit’s slaughterhouse, the Hungerit Baromfifeldolgozó és Élelmiszeripari Zrt. told MTI on Tuesday. It was recalled that a fire broke out on the...
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Swiss watch exports grew 11.8 percent in March
Exports of Swiss watches in March rose 11.8 percent year-on-year to 2.092 billion francs, according to the Swiss Watch Industry Association (FHS). In February, annual growth was higher at 24.4...
Read moreIWH: Shutting down Russian gas supplies would cause a recession in Germany
Shutting down Russian gas supplies would push Germany into recession, but the effects would vary regionally, according to a study published Tuesday by the IWH Economic Research Institute. According to...
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Roland Berger: In a couple of years, peas could displace soy from the plant-based protein market
According to a recent study by Roland Berger, the market for alternative plant proteins will boom significantly over the next five years, but current production capacity is insufficient to meet...
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The new vintage of Villányi REDy has started
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The newest McDonald’s restaurant opens at the Venetian lounge
The city’s first 101st McDonald’s restaurant opened in Venice. The development of a modern restaurant next to the M7 motorway is in line with the company’s growth strategy, the two...
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