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World Food Day: For a fairer future where everyone has access to healthy food

Today’s global crises, the ongoing pandemic, conflicts, climate change, inflation and international tensions all have a serious impact on food safety. More than 800 million people are hungry worldwide, and...

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Autumn prize avalanche with trademarked products

Eszter Benedek, managing director of Hungarian Product Kft.: “Shoppers who purchase products bearing the Hungarian Product trademark can participate in exciting prize games this autumn. Our loyalty website, www.magyaranyero.hu serves...

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Chocolates in the spirit of caring

Last year was about premiumisation in the praline category, and this trend continued in early 2022 too. Lilla Kelemen, Nestlé Hungária Kft.’s brand manager – seasonal and gifting: “I think...

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The extreme drought further deepened the crisis in the fruit sector

The effect of this year’s historic drought was reflected in the condition of all fruit varieties. Among the fruits grown in the largest quantity, apples are expected to have the...

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Danone supports the needy with more than 3,000 products worth nearly half a million forints

On October 14, a donation convoy loaded with food passed through the historic downtown of Budapest on the occasion of World Food Day. Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

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Coop Denmark to increase renewable energy production

Coop Denmark has installed more solar panels across its operations as it seeks to lay the groundwork for its sustainability goal of becoming climate positive by 2030. The retailer has...

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Smart energy use, green solutions in SPAR stores

SPAR Hungary strives for environmental sustainability during the construction of its new stores and the modernization of previously built stores. Compared to the value of 2017, greenhouse gas emissions at...

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E-commerce companies are also suffering from the crisis

Drastic inflation, the rise in overhead costs and the uncertainty experienced by consumers soon had an impact on online retail as well: in September, 49 percent of e-commerce companies experienced...

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Promotions come with inflation, but careless traders can get into serious trouble this way

Persistently high inflation and rising prices make customers even more receptive to various promotions. However, in the changed market environment, traders must pay close attention to properly announcing discounts, as...

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Due to price increases, most parents prepare rather than buy their child’s school snacks

Almost half of the parents do not give their children pocket money at all, a third of them provide an amount of less than HUF 1,000 per day for food...

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Chambers of commerce also play a role in fine-tuning the SME support system

The transition to flat-rate taxation and the administration of flat-rate taxpayers will continue to be simplified, announced Finance Minister Mihály Varga at the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK)...

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Utility allowance of a quarter of a billion at Rossmann

In November and December, the drugstore chain provides financial support to all colleagues in two installments in the amount of HUF 70,000 to HUF 120,000. “In recent years and this...

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Tesco and Pret A Manger end cooperation

Tesco has ended its partnership with Pret A Manager after just over a year. The two parties announced the trial in May last year, with the first Pret A Manger...

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Századvég conference – István Nagy: strengthening the economy of the countryside is strengthening the whole of Hungary

Everything must be done to strengthen the economy of the countryside, because that is the strengthening of the whole of Hungary – said the Minister of Agriculture in his video...

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Plant-based food sales rise, but meat sales not affected

UK’s craving for meat is not affected by campaigns for plant-based alternatives, according to new research by the University of Surrey. The study looked at UK supermarket sales during the...

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SPAR Croatia Commences Construction Of New Logistics Centre

SPAR Croatia has commenced the first phase of construction of its new logistics centre in Donja Zdenčina, located in the municipality of Klinča Sela in Zagreb county. The retailer is...

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Leonidas moves to a bigger factory in Nivelles

Belgian chocolate producer Leonidas is moving all its production and its headquarters to Nivelles, south of Brussels. This should enable Leonidas further expansion and more R&D possibilities. Chocolates producer Leonidas...

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Knoppers Peanut Bar & Knoppers Coconut Bar

This year 2 new flavours are added to the Knoppers chocolate bar portfolio. Peanut cream and crispy peanut bits make Knoppers Peanut Bar irresistible, while the Knoppers Coconut Bar is...

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Advance payment for uniform applications begins

The advance payment of the increased amount related to this year’s uniform applications will begin on Monday, the Minister of Agriculture said at his Monday press conference in Budapest. István...

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The state forestry farms have increased their production capacities

There is huge interest in the Firewood Program, which in some regions is even multiple times the needs of previous years, which is why the production capacity has been increased,...

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Chamber of Agriculture: the ice damage removal system operated for 99 days during the protection season

In the defense season between April 15 and September 30, the national ice damage mitigation system operated by the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) had to be switched on for...

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Don’t order firewood from Facebook!

Due to the extremely high demand for firewood, fraudsters have also become more active. Thanks to the increased official controls, their space for maneuver on the official advertising platforms has...

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World novelty: Hungarian grass paper, which saves trees

The demand for grass paper is constantly increasing here, individual consumers and companies alike are showing great interest in the environmentally friendly alternative – this is what Cardex Európa Kft.,...

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The 2022 Sustainable Future awards were presented

The award ceremony for the 2022 Sustainable Future Award took place at the BCSDH Business Luncheon on October 13. The prize, created to recognize outstanding corporate and managerial performance for...

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The Etesd az Eszed school challenge is expanding to a national level

After last year’s successful trial, the joint health education training program of Nestlé Hungária and Okos Doboz was extended nationwide in October this year. In addition to students, schools and...

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According to the experts, the price is the main consideration when making purchases

Vanda Nebehaj, managing director of Mazuri Marketing, was a guest of Summa, where they discussed, among other things, current prices, customer behavior, and the healthy food market....

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Bean soup is no longer food for the poor, legumes are expensive

The brutal price increase is also clearly visible in the field of pulses, which were previously available cheaply. There is a product that costs twice as much this year as...

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Lidl and Aldi’s cosmetically defective products are highly salable

While retail chains are strengthening their own-brand product range, there is also a high demand for products with cosmetic defects. At Lidl and Aldi, damaged but whole fruit and vegetables...

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Interesting fact: these were the prices at Tesco 25 years ago

89 forints for bread, 57 for beer, 694 for a kilo of Trappist… all this can be seen from the Tesco discount newspaper from June 1997, which a user uploaded...

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The government is committed to global food security

For the Government of Hungary, food security is of strategic importance, and the fact that good quality food is on the table of the Hungarian people. On the occasion of...

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