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ITM monitors compliance with grocery stops everywhere from convenience stores to hypermarkets

From February 1 to May, consumer protection staff from county and metropolitan government offices will monitor compliance with the food price stop in all parts of the country. Communication. Nationwide...

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KSH: foreign trade balance showed a deficit of 76 million euros in last November

In November last year, the value of exports in euros increased by 8.2 percent and imports by 15.7 percent year-on-year, the balance deteriorated by 682 million euros and showed a...

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Takarékbank: Hungarian food and agriculture is characterized by cautious confidence

Hungarian food and agriculture started the year with cautious confidence, the experts of the financial institution said in a background discussion at the analysts of Takarékbank and Magyar Bankholding in...

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German retail sales decreased

Last December, retail sales in Germany fell much more than expected due to the reintroduction of restrictive measures, according to a report by the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, on...

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Russia will increase its wheat production area to nearly 30 million hectares this year

In Russia, 29.535 million hectares of wheat will be sown this year, more than 818,000 hectares more than in 2021, Interfax news agency quoted the Ministry of Agriculture’s data. The...

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ALDI accepts SZÉP card in all its stores

ALDI has expanded the range of currencies it can use in its stores Hungary. According to the legal framework, between 1 February and 31 May 2022, food can now be...

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New Marketing Director at KOMETA

Vittorio Gatta took over as marketing director of kometa in Spain in early 2022. The Italian specialist has more than 20 years of experience in the international market, mainly from...

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Hungerit’s new breadcrumbs plant opened

Hungerit Zrt. supported the 2.1 billion HUF investment with HUF 1 billion at its szentes site. Due to the pandemic, the symbolic handover of the new plant took place at...

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Slight increase in January

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (BMI) seasonally adjusted for January is 50.7. Compared to previous Januarys, this year’s figure is below the long-term Average for January (52.9) and the average for...

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New CEO at Márka Üdítő

Zoltán Balog will be managing director of Brand Soft Drinks Ltd. from February 2022. The specialist joins the owners Pécskövi brothers, Gábor and Tibor at the head of the company....

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Allianz: The most valuable insurance brand in Europe

Allianz continues to be the world’s most valuable insurance brand, according to the 2021 Best Global Brands ranking, released by leading consultancy Interbrand today. Within the top 100 global brands,...

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UK to test biometric age verification

Innovative Technology Ltd., a provider of biometric solutions to estimate age, will participate in a U.K. government program piloting age verification technology for the retail sale of alcohol, according to...

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Plastic Bank Prevents 2bn Plastic Bottles From Entering The Ocean

Plastic Bank, a social enterprise aiming to change the global supply chain for recycled ocean-bound plastic, has announced that it has prevented 2 billion plastic bottles from entering the ocean....

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Carlsberg Marks Chinese New Year With Limited-Edition Packaging

Carlsberg has launched a limited edition packaging designed by renowned illustrator Victo Ngai to celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Tiger. Victo Ngai is a Forbes’ 30...

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Only for Sirha exhibitors: You can still apply for this year’s competition with the innovations of the last year and a half!

HUNGEXPO Zrt. and Trade magazine jointly organize the Sirha Budapest International Innovation Product Competition for the fifth time. The aim of the competition is to reward the best of the...

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OKSZ Secretary-General: retail sales to gain momentum in February

Retail sales could gain momentum in February due to rising incomes, one-time benefits and changes affecting trade, the secretary general of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) told MTI on Monday....

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Confidence in online shopping is growing

Online commerce has increased dramatically during the pandemic and there is no stopping it yet. After the outbreak of the pandemic, there was a noticeable increase in demand for webshops:...

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KSH: the price stop will start on Tuesday

The Central Statistical Office (KSH) published the average last October price of the seven basic foods affected by the price stop. From Tuesday to May 1, the government has introduced...

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The Gyermelyi Zrt. is building a new grain storage system.

The Gyermelyi Zrt. is building a 40,000-tonne grain storage system from about 3 billion HUF. Farkas Sándor, the parliamentary secretary of state of the Ministry of Agriculture, handed over the...

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The ízletes rizike became the mushroom of the year

The ízletes rizike became the mushroom of the year in a public vote on the website of the Hungarian Mycological Society, the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE)...

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MME: homemade beehives we can help the pollinating insects

The Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association (MME) encourages the placement of nature conservation equipments, “beehive hotels” or “wasp garages”, which help the reproduction of bees and wasps living alone....

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Euro area GDP grew in line with expectations in the fourth quarter

In line with market expectations, euro area gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3 percent from a quarter earlier in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a preliminary...

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ALDI introduces private label organic baby food

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Orsolya Mottl-Molnár becomes Director of Marketing and Commercial Marketing at HEINEKEN Hungária

From 1 February 2022, Orsolya Mottl-Molnár will continue her career as Marketing and Commercial Marketing Director. The specialist Started as a Top Horeca representative at the company in 2010, after...

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LG achieves record sales in 2021

LG Electronics Inc. (LG) continued its strong performance in 2021, achieving the highest annual revenues in its history with full-year sales of KRW 74.72 trillion (USD 63.16 billion). This increase...

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Olympic champion Liu starts first Winter Holy King Talent Program with brothers

The first winter edition of the Szent királyi Talent Program will be launched with the hungarian stars of short track speed skating, Liu Shaoang and Liu Shaolin Sándor. The program,...

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From now on, you can also pay in Auchan with a SZÉP card

From February, we can use our SZÉP card when buying food in all Auchan stores in the country. The OTP, K&H and MKB SZÉP cards are also accepted by the...

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From February, all SZÉP cards will be accepted when buying groceries in SPAR stores

From 1 February 2022, the sub-accounts of széchenyi rest card issuers (OTP, MKB, K&H, Edenred) can also be used for the purchase of food in spar, city spar and interspar...

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(HU) Eltűnnek bizonyos cigaretták a dohányboltokból

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Coop Sweden Announces New Store Format

Coop Sweden has launched a new store format, X:-tra – en del av Coop, that will focus on the pricing of every day goods, as well as its entire range. The...

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