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Already 80 SPAR stores can drop off used cooking oil and fat
By the end of 2022, the number of used cooking oil collection points installed in the SPAR network will have roughly doubled across the country, so now eighty hypermarkets and...
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In the Czech Republic, retail sales decreased by 3.6 percent
Last year, retail sales in the Czech Republic fell by 3.6 percent compared to the previous year, the Czech Statistical Office announced on Tuesday in Prague. In 2021, retail trade...
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Hungary as a regional middle power – What do the numbers of the last decade show?
At the end of 2022, the vision of one of the Government’s advisers on Hungary’s strategy for the next decade was published. According to this: “The biggest strategic challenge facing...
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Magyar Bankholding: the MNB approved the implementation of the merger of Takarékbank Zrt. and MKB Bank Nyrt.
On Monday, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank authorized the final step in the merger schedule of Magyar Bankholding, whereby MKB Bank Nyrt. and Takarékbank Zrt. will merge on April 30 and...
Read moreTrends in logistics: micro fulfillment centers, IoT, 5G and integrated, automated solutions
The provisions caused by the corona virus epidemic accelerated the transition to online shopping, thereby changing shopping habits. The growth of online sales has resulted in an increase in intralogistics...
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Sustainable products will come to the fore at Auchan in the next two weeks
Thanks to its comprehensive sustainability strategy, Auchan Hungary is taking more and more powerful and effective steps for environmentally conscious operation. The company has set serious commitments for the coming...
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(HU) Kávékülönlegességekekkel készül a Nespresso Valentin-napra
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Nestlé Canada To Exit Frozen Meals And Pizza Business
Nestlé Canada has announced it will wind down and eventually exit its frozen meals and pizza business over the next six months in Canada. In a statement, Nestlé Canada said...
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Co-op partners with PayPal to offer more online payment options
Co-op has partnered with digital payment provider, PayPal to offer additional choice for shoppers when paying for groceries online. PayPal is now available as a payment opition for purchases of...
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Bird flu has appeared in another poultry farm in Hajdú-Bihar county
Protection and monitoring districts were designated by the animal health authority after the Nébih laboratory confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic bird flu virus in a Hajdú-Bihar county farm....
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KSH: The turnover of retail stores decreased by 3.9 percent in December
According to the raw data, the volume of retail trade turnover in December last year decreased by 4.8 percent, adjusted for the calendar effect, compared to the same period of...
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Tamás Tarpataki: pork consumption has increased in Hungary
In Hungary, pork consumption has increased recently, it has now reached 30 kilograms per person per year, and is in second place after the poultry sector – said Tamás Tarpataki,...
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Retail sales decreased in the euro area and the EU in December
Retail turnover in the euro area and the European Union decreased in December, both monthly and year-on-year. The statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, announced on Monday that in...
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György Raskó: after the price cap, the price of Trappist cheese may drop by up to HUF 1,000 per kilo
According to agricultural economist György Raskó, the price of Trappist cheese per kilo may drop by up to HUF 1,000 if the price cap is removed. In his interview with...
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ALDI is reducing the price of butter
ALDI Hungary has achieved lower purchase prices in the recent period, therefore, from Monday, February 6, 2023, it significantly reduced the price of the two most popular, internationally procured, 82...
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Henkel, CEWE, JYSK, Rossmann and DHL also help children living in extreme poverty
More than 6,300 people have already turned their attention to children living in deep poverty, for whom even tap water is a miracle. Last year, the adopters registered in the...
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Lidl is significantly reducing its meat product range, the thematic weeks are coming
Fewer meat products will be available in Lidl, and plant-based foods will be in their place in the discount chain’s offer. There will also be regular thematic weeks, which are...
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K&H: At Takarékláng, innovation is at the doorstep of Hungarian companies
In the past two years, there has been hardly any change in the already restrained innovation activity of Hungarian companies. Research and development, innovation and environmentally friendly investments are mostly...
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Retail turnover in Romania increased by 4.4 percent last year
According to raw data, the volume of retail sales in Romania increased by 4.4 percent last year compared to the year 2021, the Romanian National Statistics Institute announced on Monday....
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US campuses: more plant-based food
Aramark, the largest food company in the United States, has announced a commitment to significantly increase the number of plant-based options on its higher education menus by 2025. In partnership...
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BioTechUSA is launching a motivational video series for lifestyle change with its own employees
BioTechUSA launched a campaign called the best form of our life, as a responsible international company and the number one expert in the Hungarian fitness industry, to draw attention to...
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Interesting fact: there was a price cap on eggs 100 years ago, but it failed
RTL’s retro media watcher drew attention to an interesting coincidence: the government also ordered a price freeze on eggs in February 1923, but it did not last long. Indeed, on...
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MNB vice president: the number one “enemy” is inflation
In the current turbulent economic situation, inflation is the number one enemy for central banks worldwide – and especially in the region – said Mihály Patai, vice-president of the Magyar...
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BDO: Money laundering, terrorist financing: let’s avoid even the appearance of it!
A company that does not do everything to eliminate risks related to money laundering and terrorist financing risks a serious penalty of up to hundreds of millions of forints. The...
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Record sales at Euronics
Thanks to forward-looking inventory management, the establishment of a new warehouse that facilitates this, and careful planning, the Euronics Technical Department Store chain managed to overcome last year’s challenges. The...
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(HU) Megérkezett Magyarország első tisztán elektromos nyergesvontatója
On February 2, 2023, Waberer’s International Nyrt. took delivery of the country’s newest environmentally friendly truck, the locally zero-emission electric Volvo FH, in a ceremonial press conference. This is another...
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The first Apple Premium Partner store has arrived in Hungary
iSTYLE’s first Apple Premium Partner store awaits its customers in the Árkád shopping center in Budapest. The second Apple Premium Partner brand store in the Central and Eastern European region...
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Unilever halts Hellmann’s mayonnaise supplies to S.Africa as costs bite
Unilever has suspended sales of Hellmann’s mayonnaise to South Africa, the company and major retailers confirmed on Wednesday, due to the high cost of importing the product from the United...
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Mangalica, the connoisseur’s pig
In Hungary, pork consumption has increased recently, it has now reached 30 kilograms per person per year, and is in second place after the poultry sector – said Tamás Tarpataki,...
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Ed Sheeran posts viral canned wine TikTok
The Shape of You singer showed support for alternative packaging by sharing a humorous TikTok showing the lengths he was prepared to go to to protect his favourite wine. The...
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