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Coca-Cola increases revenue forecast as demand defies price hikes
Date: 2022-07-27 10:07:01
Coca-Cola’s second-quarter sales exceeded expectations as the company raised its full-year guidance, encouraged by buoyant demand of soda, despite higher prices. In its second quarter, the FMCG giant reported an 8%...
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Hell operated a special sub-box recycling installation at EFOTT
Date: 2022-07-27 09:55:41
One of the greatest sustainability challenges of our time is the recycling and recycling of packaging into the economy. A huge amount of packaging waste is also generated at summer...
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AMC: 11 Hungarian organic farmers present themselves at the world’s largest ecological exhibition
Date: 2022-07-27 09:39:52
At the Hungarian community stand of this year’s Biofach International Bio-Food and Bio-Goods Exhibition, 11 domestic organic farming companies will present themselves in Nuremberg – the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC)...
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The jubilee Upper Tisza PET Cup starts on Friday
Date: 2022-07-27 09:15:14
For the tenth time, a waste collection competition is organized in the Upper Tisza. The jubilee PET Cup (Felső-Tiszai PET Kupa) starts on Friday from Cigánd and lasts until August...
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Netrisk.hu: Travel insurance prices barely increased this summer
Date: 2022-07-27 09:03:30
Travel insurance premiums have barely risen: according to data from the Netrisk.hu insurance intermediary portal, the average daily premium for travel insurance sold in the first half of the summer...
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According to AM and Nébih, abuses related to firewood procurement may increase
Date: 2022-07-27 08:55:55
Wartime energy prices and European energy supply problems also affect Hungary, which is why abuses related to the purchase of firewood may increase – announced the Ministry of Agriculture (AM)...
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Nébih: gluten-free extruded bread was recalled by Abonett
Date: 2022-07-27 08:42:45
Abonett Kft. has recalled Abonett’s gluten-free extruded bread with vegetables product from the market due to aflatoxin content above the limit value – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih)...
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Hungarian Tourism Agency: The paper-based guestbook will be abolished
Date: 2022-07-27 08:15:50
The National Assembly voted in favour of a package of amendments to the law that will eliminate the use of paper-based guestbooks in the future, as requested by the profession....
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GKI: This is the ratio of recycling and the production of environmentally friendly products among domestic companies
Date: 2022-07-27 01:16:41
GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. examined the attitudes of domestic businesses regarding environmental awareness and the sustainability of the companies’ activities based on a representative survey of 964 businesses with more than...
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The IMF forecast is out: GDP growth could be 2.5% this year and 1.4% next year
Date: 2022-07-26 13:37:54
The International Monetary Fund revised its global growth forecast slightly downwards in a recent publication. The latest edition of the World Economic Outlook shows that the IMF does not expect...
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According to the vice president of the MNB, brutal inflation may stay with us until next summer
Date: 2022-07-26 13:09:34
Barnabás Virág explained the background of today’s interest rate hike in an online background discussion from three o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. As is well known, the Monetary Council raised the...
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The start of the school year is approaching: that’s why all Hungarians line up at Aldi, Lidl and Tesco
Date: 2022-07-26 12:57:40
Just over a month and the start of the school year is here. And even the biggest domestic store chains know this, so the dumping starts practically this week, the...
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People living in villages spend twice as much on washing and cleaning products as people living in Budapest
Date: 2022-07-26 12:10:44
the products available there. On average, we buy detergents and cleaning products every month, hair care products, body care products and decorative cosmetics every two months, but we go to...
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Unilever hikes prices by 11% in UK due to rising costs
Date: 2022-07-26 12:06:40
Unilever has increased prices for products including Marmite, Pot Noodle, Magnum and Dove soap by up to 11% as it battles with rising costs throughout the supply chain. The FMCG...
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Artificial photosynthesis could be the future of food
Date: 2022-07-26 11:49:23
Through photosynthesis, plants convert water, carbon dioxide, and energy from sunlight into sugars that they use to grow biomass. This process has been the basis of the food chain for...
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The deadline for payment of the food chain supervision fee expires this week
Date: 2022-07-26 11:22:30
The first installment of the 2022 food chain supervision fee must be paid to those concerned by July 31, the obligation can already be fulfilled online – the National Food...
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Even in Western Hungary, the corn situation is becoming more and more worrying
Date: 2022-07-26 11:22:28
Eastern Hungary has completely fallen on the corn front, and now there are more and more problems with sowing in the west – Petőházi Tamás, president of the National Association...
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Consumer sentiment worsened in the United States in July
Date: 2022-07-26 11:11:52
In the United States, the consumer sentiment index of the Conference Board economic research institute indicated an expected slowdown in economic growth in July to a greater extent than expected,...
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With 91% satisfaction, Rossmann is among the first in the online customer satisfaction circle
Date: 2022-07-26 10:51:49
Rossmann ranks first in terms of online customer satisfaction in the FMCG market, according to the GFK E-Grocery 2022 research. The drugstore chain with more than 235 stores in Hungary...
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The winner of the PENNY prize draw received one million
Date: 2022-07-26 10:28:14
During the joint prize campaign with Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft., the participants could win a valuable pair of headphones as a daily gift, and a smart watch as a weekly...
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One of the main dishes of the holiday’s table my be missing this year
Date: 2022-07-26 10:26:04
Duck is part of the Christmas menu for many people, but the avian influenza has decimated the domestic flock to such an extent that this poultry may become scarce. Last...
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This is how Dutch farmers reacted to the government’s plans
Date: 2022-07-26 10:10:49
Thousands of farmers gathered in central Holland on Wednesday 20 July to protest the Dutch government’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and thereby expropriate farms. They obstructed traffic on...
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DPA: the EU member states accepted a 15 percent reduction in gas consumption
Date: 2022-07-26 09:57:28
The German news agency DPA learned already in the morning that the EU member states have accepted the emergency plan, which is about reducing gas consumption. However, the official confirmation...
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Lufthansa has canceled more than a thousand flights
Date: 2022-07-26 09:46:55
On Tuesday, the German airline Lufthansa canceled more than a thousand flights at the Frankfurt and Munich airports due to the warning strike announced by the ver.di trade union for...
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UN World Food Programme Optimistic On Ukraine Grain Export Deal
Date: 2022-07-26 08:17:43
The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was optimistic about a UN-brokered deal to reopen Ukrainian ports for grain exports but warned the agreement alone will not solve the global...
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This is how you can save a lot on your electricity bill
Date: 2022-07-26 08:09:19
Those who use really energy-efficient refrigerators and washing machines have already been able to save up to tens of thousands of forints on their utility bills every year, and in...
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Renting out real estate is still the best-known source of passive income
Date: 2022-07-26 08:02:53
Repeating its previous research from 2017, Profession.hu conducted a representative survey of the Hungarian population on the prevalence of passive income and the motivations behind the activity. The results draw...
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K&H: inflation drives the plans of large companies
Date: 2022-07-25 11:55:29
Among the factors determining the one-year profitability plans of large domestic companies, inflation has become the most important, according to the K&H large company growth index. This has never happened...
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More and more companies are cutting back on production due to increasing energy prices
Date: 2022-07-25 11:50:48
Many industrial companies in Germany are reducing production in response to rising energy prices, reports Handelsblatt, referring to a survey published by the country’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)...
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Plant-based meat now cheaper than animal meat in Netherlands
Date: 2022-07-25 11:35:17
Plant-based meat alternatives have suddenly become cheaper than their conventional counterparts, according to new figures. Compiled by supermarket researcher Questionmark on behalf of the Dutch branch of food awareness organization ProVeg International, the...
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