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The Joy of Giving! fundraising campaign has started.
The Joy of Giving! fundraising campaign has started: every donation makes Christmas more beautiful for someone in need The Joy of Giving! Christmas campaign of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service...
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Eisberg starts 2025 with a renewed look, more conveniently accessible salads and a social campaign
The name Eisberg has been associated with health in Hungary for more than three decades, but it now goes far beyond this: with continuous product innovation and active social engagement,...
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Plastic-free Christmas: the time for conscious shopping has come
As the holidays approach, shoppers are bombarded with a wealth of choices on store shelves and online. However, Christmas gift shopping often generates huge amounts of plastic waste, which causes...
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SPAR opens state-of-the-art logistics centre in Croatia
On 9 October SPAR opened a new logistics centre in Donja Zdenčina, near Zagreb, in Croatia. The 75,000m² centre represents a significant step forward in supplying 140 SPAR and INTERSPAR...
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Responsible inspections in the winter season too
Seasonal markets and advent fairs in the winter remain popular with consumers. In each segment of the food chain – including production, HoReCa and retail trade – ensuring food safety...
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Törley Sparkling Wine Cellar: green innovation and sustainability
Törley Sparkling Wine Cellar is introducing a new sustainability strategy, aiming to get half of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 and to achieve total carbon neutrality by 2040....
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Big steps forward in Gyöngyös
With the financial support of Procter & Gamble, the renovation of two temporary homes in Gyöngyös has been completed. P&G and four of its brands – Oral-B, Head & Shoulders,...
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Alensa opens its first store in Hungary
Alensa Optika, which operates more than 40 online stores in 31 countries, and now offers its premium quality eyewear and contact lenses in a brick-and-mortar store offering various digital solutions...
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Aldi to donate more than 2,000 Christmas lunches this festive season
Aldi will donate over 2,000 Christmas lunches to those in low-income areas across the UK through its partnership with redistributor of surplus food and household goods Company Shop Group. The...
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Lidl Reaches 700 Stores In Spain
Discounter Lidl has simultaneously opened seven new stores in Spain, bringing its total number of supermarkets in the country to 700. This expansion, involving an investment of €45 million and...
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Heineken joint venture set to build Dubai’s first commercial brewery
A Heineken joint venture plans to build the Gulf’s first major commercial brewery in Dubai, the metropolitan city where glitzy bars and restaurants attract millions of tourists each year. Sirocco,...
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Energy consumption reduction in commercial refrigeration
A feasibility study was prepared for the EPTA XTE system installed in the Auchan Maglód Hypermarket. Epta – an independent global player and the leading group of companies specializing in...
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Péter Benő Banai: the Hungarian economy is on a sustainable growth path
The Hungarian economy can set itself on a sustainable growth path in the coming years, said the State Secretary for Public Finance of the Ministry of Finance (PM) on Friday...
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KSH: industrial producer prices in October exceeded those a year earlier by 2.6 percent and the previous month by 1.0 percent
In October, industrial producer prices were 2.6 percent higher on average than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices decreased by 0.5 percent, while export sales prices were 4.1 percent higher...
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The popularity of chocolate Santas remains unbroken
Tradition and innovation are both present in the Santa Claus Day and Christmas candy markets. While the older generation is looking for nostalgic flavors, the young are increasingly open to...
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Foreign trade surplus in services was 3.5 billion euros in the third quarter
In the third quarter of 2024, exports of services in euros exceeded the same period of the previous year by 4.2 percent and imports by 1.9 percent. The surplus was...
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PM: Moody’s continues to recommend Hungary for investment
Moody’s continues to recommend Hungary for investment, but due to the uncertain international environment and political disputes in Brussels, it has changed the outlook for the debt rating from stable...
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“Turkey money” doesn’t always come in the form of banknotes
Companies focus primarily on employee retention and secondarily on future motivation when determining year-end bonuses. The issue of year-end bonuses is a hot topic for all employees and employers, and...
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Let’s eat as many domestic nuts as possible!
The season of walnut cakes has arrived. It is no coincidence that the demand for the essential ingredient for Christmas bagels, zserbó and hókifli increases at the end of the...
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There is some good news about savings
Although middle-aged people have enough savings for seven months on average, 33 percent of them could only support themselves for one month if they had no income, K&H reported based...
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43 tons of donations in the joint campaign of PENNY and the Hungarian Red Cross
The festive fundraising campaign of PENNY Hungary and the Hungarian Red Cross was successfully completed this year as well. On November 15 and 16, thanks to customers in nearly 160...
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Three SPAR supermarkets have been renovated and made more energy efficient, with a total investment of HUF 736 million
SPAR Hungary has invested a total of HUF 736 million in the modernization of its stores in Miskolc, Sopron and Tatabánya. The company’s own developments have renewed the interiors of...
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K&H: Many people find their shoes too tight
Although middle-aged people have enough savings for seven months on average, 33 percent of them could only support themselves for one month if they had no income, K&H reported based...
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Gábor Zacher runs in downtown Budapest dressed as Santa Claus
The organizer Budapest Sports Office has already received the thousands of Santa suits in which the crowd of costumed runners will set off from Fővám Square in Budapest towards the...
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Fish prices do not increase in Hungary at Christmas – despite the summer heat, there is no problem with supply
Despite the summer heat and rising grain prices, there is good news from Hungarian fish farmers: this Christmas the price of fish will not increase, and buyers will be able...
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Retail sales in Russia slowed, but industrial production growth accelerated, unemployment at record low
Russia’s retail sales slowed in October, while industrial production growth accelerated and unemployment hit a historic low. Retail sales growth slowed to 4.8 percent in October, down from 6.5 percent...
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Innovation and knowledge transfer also play a significant role in increasing sustainability
It is necessary to spread modern technologies and sustainable practices in agriculture to address environmental challenges. This also helps the long-term competitiveness of the sector. The National Environment, Water Management...
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Hungarian cycling publication wins prestigious award
The largest domestic cycling promotion organization, the Hungarian Cycling Club, won 1st place in Content Development with its educational programs in the European Adult Education Platform competition. The publication can...
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Nébih: labeling errors found in liver creams inspection
A total of 37 liver creams were tested in the Supermint program by experts from the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), who identified labeling problems in 13 products, but...
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Well-used artificial intelligence saves us time and money
The Christmas season can be joyful, but it can also be financially stressful. Spending on gifts, festive meals and travel can easily exceed your budget if you don’t plan carefully....
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