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Retail turnover increased in the euro area and stagnated in the EU in May on a monthly basis
Retail sales increased in May in the euro zone and stagnated in the European Union in a monthly comparison. The statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, announced on Wednesday...
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Agroinform.hu: the expanding sales of agricultural machinery indicates improved efficiency
The efficiency of production is improved by the fact that farmers in Hungary bought much more tractors than last year in the first half of the year – agroinform.hu told...
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More than one million untaxed cigarettes and potency-enhancing pills were seized by the tax inspectors
The tax inspectors found more than one million untaxed cigarettes, lots of Elf Bar, Heets, cut tobacco, potency-enhancing pills and drug-suspicious substances during a large-scale operation in the capital, the...
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K&H: The optimism of the SME sector is slowly running out
The expectations of SMEs for the next year decreased further based on the results of the second quarter of the K&H SME Confidence Index 2022. The indicator currently stands at...
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This year’s melon season promises to be good
The 2022 melon season officially starts this week. Although domestically grown cantaloupe can be found on the shelves for a month now, the picking of wild cantaloupe and cantaloupe really...
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You can also see how difficult this season is on the autumn rye seed
The expected average yield of autumn ears of corn intended for seed shows an extremely large deviation in each part of the country, but is everywhere below the average. There...
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Regional types of vanilla are crucial to developing flavorful concepts and NPD, say suppliers
Vanilla extracts continue to have a strong hold on the F&B industry as one of the most requested and price volatile ingredients globally. As such, supply chains for vanilla stretch...
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The public finances may lose billions in tax revenue – the shortage of drivers is severe
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The Ministry of Agriculture supports producers with all possible means in mitigating drought damage
By the end of June, the size of the areas affected by the drought damage notification exceeded 300,000 hectares, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy announced on his social media page....
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Mineral water is washing the category’s boundaries away
András Palkó, marketing director of Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország informed our magazine that mineral water value sales were up a moderate 2% in retail in 2021; volume sales dropped 1.8% from...
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BASF may shut down due to the gas crisis
The already terrible famine in the world is increasing, due, among other things, to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The possible shutdown of the chemical company BASF threatens with a shortage of...
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Food industry saved 250 million meals from going to waste in 2021 in UK
The food industry contributed to the redistribution of over 106,000 tonnes of surplus food – or the equivalent to 253 million meals, worth more than £330m – in 2021. Wrap...
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Magazine: Digital trend analysis
Norbert Madar, lead consultant of GKID Research & Consulting (formerly called GKI Digital) analysed the latest digital trends for our magazine. In 2020 and 2021 online retail was growing rapidly,...
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New marketing manager at Intersnack Hungary
Adrien Sófalvi will perform the duties of marketing manager at the manufacturer of Chio and Pom Bär products from the second quarter. Petra Korda, the previous marketing manager, continues to...
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Growth hunger and inflation uncertainty at European companies
More than 70 percent of Hungarian business leaders expect payment problems to increase due to rising inflation and interest rate hikes. At the same time, domestic entrepreneurs feel much stronger...
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TIM: the demand for environmentally conscious products is increasing
More and more people in the consumer society are choosing an environmentally conscious lifestyle, making appropriate decisions more and more often, all of which results in an increasing demand for...
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The EP approved the introduction of the euro in Croatia
At its plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament supported Croatia joining the Eurozone as the twentieth country on January 1, the EU Parliament announced on Tuesday. According to the...
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Economic performance growth in the euro area slowed down in June
The growth of the economic performance of the euro zone slowed down in June, according to the final data of the purchasing manager index of the S&P Global economic research...
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A campaign is launched to promote summer pork consumption
The Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Marketing Center and the Hungarian Meat Industry Association are promoting the consumption of pork in their summer barbecue campaign. The aim of the campaign,...
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K&H: a spectacular border crossing is taking place in Hungarian stores: over a hundred thousand
K&H crossed a line: in May, the number of people paying with smart devices was over 100,000, which is almost three times the number of a year earlier. As a...
Read moreThe grain stuck in Ukraine can be brought out via the Danube
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New manager at the head of the Nestlé Hungária plants in Szerencs and Diósgyőr
After nearly six years of Hélène Kovalevsky’s management, Lidia Wrońska takes over the management of Nestlé Hungária’s factories in Szerencs and Díosgyőr. Lidia Wrońska comes to Hungary from Nestlé’s Fawdon...
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New elderberry Cappy lemonade for warmer days
In the summer heat, everyone likes a few refreshing sips. In such a case, who could resist the eternal classic lemonade? Cappy continues to favor citrus flavor fans this summer,...
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Complete peace of mind during your vacation: tools to keep your home safe
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Changing POS tools and new technologies
The biggest companies are putting new innovative products on the market every month, which they say are the “future of retail” – these can be software products, payment methods, and...
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LG has received the Det Norske Veritas safety robot control certificate
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As the only Hungarian red wine, Vili Papa won gold at the world’s most prestigious wine competition
The Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) is the world’s largest and most prestigious wine competition, accompanied by unparalleled global interest. Therefore, it is a particularly remarkable result that in 2022,...
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Digital services: epoch-making regulation for the safety of the online space
In order to create a fairer business environment and greater choice, the proposal for a regulation on digital markets imposes obligations on giant platforms acting as “gatekeepers” (i.e. almost unavoidable...
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The turnover of gold bars and jewelry doubled
The turnover of gold bars for investment purposes doubled in the first half of the year at BÁV Zálog. By June, sales exceeded HUF one billion. The popularity of gold...
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Magazine: 2022 will be the year of uncertainty
Stronger private labels in Hungarian-owned retail chains 2021 was about the dominance of Hungarian-owned retail chains. This was the first year when all of them were able to increase value...
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