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McDonald’s Cups Become Books
Cups become books: in the current Happy Meal promotion by McDonald’s Germany, the books are made of 40 percent recycled cup material. With this recycling pilot project, the company wants...
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Hungarian poultry can gain a new market
As the number of Muslim communities in Europe grows, new markets may open up for players in the Hungarian agri-food industry. In recent years, it has already been felt on...
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AM: The result of the Hungarian canning industry has increased to two and half fold since 2010
The result of the Hungarian canning industry has increased to two and half fold since 2010 and the export capacity of the sector has also strengthened, the state secretary of...
Read moreSzázadvég: corporate and retail sentiment had improved significantly
The Business Tendency Survey of the Századvég, measured an improving sense of economic activity among both the population and businesses. The value of the household economic index on the scale...
Read moreNébih warns of the payment of the food chain supervision fee
By the end of January, the second part of the 2021 food chain supervision fee will have to be paid, meaning that there is still a week left, the National...
Read moreThe coronavirus pandemic has pushed back the Czech economy
On an annual basis, the economic development of the Czech Republic decreased by two percentage points in 2021, from 88 percent to 86 percent, compared to the European Union average....
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Economic growth in the euro area rose to an 11-month low in January
Economic growth in the euro area slowed at a slightly slower pace than expected in January, with the preliminary rise in the Purchasing Managers’ Index at the IHS Markit in...
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(HU) AM-államtitkár: 2010 óta két és félszeresére nőtt a magyar konzervipar eredménye
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Generali awarded for its commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Generali has been awarded for its efforts to achieve the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The award, the Grand Prize for Sustainable Growth, was presented...
Read more(HU) A Covid előtti szinten a foglalások száma az ALDI UTAZÁSNÁL
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Which way are you going, dairy sector?
Hungarian dairy companies purchased 3 percent more cow’s milk in both 2019 and 2020, while in the first eight months of 2021 the like-for-like growth was 6.5 percent. In 2020...
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They bought one billion investment gold from BÁV last year
Last year, demand for investment gold blocks (BCA) in BÁV’s stores was much more buoyant than expected. The turnover in 2021 exceeded HUF 1 billion. “Annual revenues are only marginally below...
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URBAN Crispy wafers
Another milestone in the history of 40-year-old URBAN. Crispy wafers filled with 60% creamy milk and hazelnut cream, with 30 % crushed roasted Turkish nuts. This NEW, exciting and tasty...
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Companies recruited workers differently in 2021
At the end of the last quarter, 2021 was an unprecedented year for the labour market. A clearly visible, intense recruitment wave has been going through the country over the...
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Natural Branding: Plastic bans on fruit & veg shine light on laser-marking tech
Industry appetite for Natural Branding – a technology that lasers markings onto the surface of some fruits and vegetables – is gaining traction amid proliferating plastic packaging bans. Notably, France...
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Mondi announces net-zero by 2050 pledge after delivering “credible” plan
Mondi is targeting net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the UN’s Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The paper and packaging giant says it has waited to announce the plan to...
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Carrefour Invests In Four Polish Foodtech Startups
Four Polish startups in the foodtech sector have been awarded a grant from the Carrefour Foundation, the company has announced. The companies include Food Jack, KuMin.Sys, Nielone, and Yoush. Technology...
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Magazine: Key factors
During the coronavirus pandemic those winemakers suffered the biggest sales losses whose main partners were in the HoReCa sector or in event gastronomy. Those selling to retailers quickly adapted to...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index closed last year with a decline and started this one with an improvement
After the contraction in November and December, GKI’s economic sentiment index re-bounded in January 2022 to its November last year level. According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research...
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Takarékbank revised its growth forecast for last year and this year downwards
Macroeconomic analysts at Takarékbank and the Magyar Bankholding have downgraded their GDP forecast for 2021 to 6.9 percent from 8 percent and this year’s growth forecast to 6 percent from...
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Ministry of Agriculture: the renewal of the food industry is the basis of competitiveness
The goal of the Ministry of Agriculture is to modernize the entire Hungarian food industry, Nagy István, head of the ministry said in Csorna on Friday, according to a statement...
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A banana grown in Ethiopia could be the new superfood
Scientists say that the enset, a banana grown in Ethiopia, could be the new superfood and could provide a life-saving response to climate change, BBC News reported. According to a...
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Aldi opens its first till-free supermarket
Aldi has opened its first checkout-free supermarket where people can shop without having to scan a product. The grocer is operating a “trial” store in Greenwich, London, which allows customers...
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Red Bull Pilvaker is ten years old
Red Bull Pilvaker is ten years old. The modern team of performers and creators, who started out in homage to the heroes of the 1848 revolution, will be shown together...
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Consumer confidence in the euro area and the EU deteriorated minimally in January
The European Commission said on Friday that the value of the consumer confidence index in the eurozone, fell by 0.1 points to minus 8.5 points in January. Analysts expected a...
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The United States was the largest foreign market for Russian ice cream last year
The United States was the largest foreign market for Russian ice cream last year. From the Russian specialty product more was sold abroad last year than in 2020, according to...
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Hungarians launch Europe’s first blockchain-based neobank
Pénzügyi szolgáltatói engedélyt kapott az Európai Unió területén Európa első blokklánc alapú neobankja, a BENKER. A Litván Nemzeti Bank által felügyelt, magyar szakemberek által létrehozott neobank, a BENKER új világrendet...
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Digital agriculture requires digitally prepared farmers
Hungarian agriculture will only be able to remain internationally competitive if it adopts innovative technologies as soon as possible and is widely used by Hungarian farmers, Nagy István Minister of...
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Pandemics and rising input prices hit the poultry sector
The world’s poultry meat production has been developing dynamically in the last two decades, with an average annual growth rate of 5 percent. Experts predict that this trend will continue...
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Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Monitor reveals that pharmaceutical and banking companies and governments are now seen as more trustworthy
New data from the Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Monitor reveals that pharmaceutical and banking companies and governments are now seen as more trustworthy than they were three years ago. • Across...
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