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The decline in Czech retail sales accelerated in October
In the Czech Republic, retail sales have been declining for six months. In October, this decrease accelerated to 9.4 percent year-on-year from 5.3 percent in September, the Czech Statistical Office...
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Lidl is introducing another food saving measure
Lidl Hungary launched “Save it! food rescue action, which further expands the range of measures taken to reduce food waste. It offers its customers fruits and vegetables that are no...
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Simple methods reduce food waste
Every year 14% of the food produced goes bad already before ending up on store shelves, and another 17% is thrown out by retailers and consumers. What is more, food...
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5+1 trends in the world of functional drinks
Supply chain issues, rising energy prices and labour shortage are all causing problems in the food and drink sector. Let’s see what long-term trends influence innovation work in the functional...
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The EU bans the marketing of products that contribute to deforestation and forest destruction
The European Parliament and the European Council, which brings together EU member states, would prevent the market distribution of products that contribute to deforestation and forest destruction by law, the...
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KSH: the number of guest nights decreased by 0.2 percent in October
In October, the number of guests increased by 3.2 percent, the number of guest nights decreased by 0.2 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, 856 thousand...
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PICK’s expertise creates a real difference between meat and meat
Expertise makes the difference between flesh and flesh. With this message, the PICK Fresh meat campaign was launched in November, which is an important milestone in the branding of the...
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Hungarian Bankholding joined the UN Responsible Banking Guidelines initiative
Hungarian Bankholding joined the global cooperation established by the United Nations (UN) and was one of the first domestic banks to sign the Responsible Banking Guidelines, the financial institution informed...
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Lidl achieves ‘new record’ market share
Lidl has achieved a new record market share of 7.4%, while Aldi remains the fastest growing retailer with sales up 24.4%, according to new data by Kantar. Lidl reported a...
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The inspection campaign supporting businesses advertising drone plant protection services has ended
In the past period, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) has assisted crop protection service companies with spraying drones with supportive on-site inspections in order to provide services to...
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DoorDash lays off 1,250 employees to rein in operating expenses
DoorDash is laying off 1,250 people in an effort to rein in costs, The company’s CEO Tony notes in a message sent to employees last week that the pandemic presented...
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The Hungarian energy startup is expanding in the USA
Allied Energy Corporation, listed on the OTC securities market and engaged in the leasing and production of oil and gas fields located in one of the richest regions of the...
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The range of collective claims enforcement is expanding in Hungary – should we prepare for a wave of consumer compensation?
According to the rationale of the bill, the amendment to the law primarily seeks to find a solution to the social phenomenon that, with the spread of digitalization and the...
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Hungarian customers avoid stores, turnover of retail stores increased by 0.6 percent in October
According to both raw and calendar-adjusted data, retail turnover increased by 0.6 percent in October compared to a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Monday. In October,...
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Matolcsy: the Hungarian economy is in a near-crisis situation, the price cap increases inflation
According to the president of the MNB, “the economic policy coherence of the government and the central bank has broken down – this costs a lot.” Matolcsy said that “the...
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The Etesd az Eszed school challenge was successfully concluded
The autumn challenge of the joint health education educational program of Nestlé Hungária and Okos Doboz ended in November. During the program, which this time was extended to the entire...
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67% of Hungarians spend less than HUF 30,000 for Christmas this year
The effect of inflation has a strong influence on the budget for gifts this year: 53% of those surveyed said that they will spend less on gifts this year than...
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Auchan gas stations still have fuel
Due to the difficult fuel situation, many motorists were unable to refuel on the first day of the week. It seems the situation is even better at Auchan gas stations....
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Tesco wants more female managers
Tesco published its Diversity Report for the second time in 2022. The purpose of the report is to summarize the company’s achievements and plans in relation to diversity and inclusion,...
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A sustainability incubator program was organized for young people
An incubator program on the topic of sustainability was organized for high school and university students with the support of the European Union, within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program,...
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Crisis here or there, the proportion and number of the hyper-rich continued to grow
In terms of growth rate, Europe overtakes the Asia and Pacific region in second place, while North America remained on the growth path. A global epidemic here, the economic difficulties...
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This winter’s seasonal control in the food chain has started
This year, December 5-18. ordered the winter seasonal food chain inspection by Dr. Márton Nobilis, State Secretary responsible for food industry and trade policy at the Ministry of Agriculture. During...
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Recycling-focused packaging designs
On 28 June 2022 the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) organised a conference, where Hungarian and international speakers talked about packaging designs with a recycling focus. CSAOSZ...
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The level of mechanization is a question of competitiveness in agriculture
While we are happy with the past successes of the agrarian farm, we are interested in the agricultural and food industry enterprises and producers being able to carry out efficient...
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How barriers towards plant-based food consumption
Dietary shifts towards more plant-based food consumption is a key element in climate-change mitigation. However, dietary changes in the direction of plant-based eating remains a challenge, both at individual and...
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The Croatian government decided to keep shops closed on Sundays
The Croatian government decided on Thursday to partially close shops on Sundays, Labor Minister Marin Piletic announced at the press conference following the cabinet meeting. The head of the ministry...
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The limestone chernozem in Herzeghalm became the soil of the year
The Ministry of Agriculture supports soil-conscious farming with all means, State Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development Zsolt Feldman announced on Monday, at the Hungarian soil 2022 professional conference. The...
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The French Baguette Has Received UNESCO Protection
The country’s iconic bread is officially part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” In February 2021, France’s then-Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot, had the unenviable task of determining which...
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According to the Minister of Agriculture, cross-border agriculture is needed
In the past 12 years, we have managed to overcome the borders separating our national parts with joint efforts and have been able to unite Hungarians again – Minister of...
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Rémy Cointreau launches circular distribution system to reduce glass waste in UK on-trade
Rémy Cointreau has become the first global brand to introduce a closed loop spirits distribution system in the UK through a partnership with ecoSpirits. The liqueur brand has taken its...
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