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Magazine: No stopping for chocolate tablets!
The Hungarian chocolate market is developing dynamically: sales were up 11 percent in 2019 in comparison with 2018. In the same period chocolate tablet sales ‘only’ grew by 6 percent....
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The government is helping agricultural and food businesses with additional support of 25 billion HUF
In addition to the currently available forms of support, the Ministry of Agriculture announces several support schemes that help farmers, producer organizations and food industry companies to manage the economic...
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The country ate healthier during the quarantine
Nine out of ten Hungarians cooked at home during the quarantine, the country eats more regularly than before. Homemade cooked food starred Many people have consciously paid attention to healthy...
Read moreMagosz: the proportion of Hungarian food must be increased
The goal is to increase the proportion of Hungarian food used in all areas, because this is how Hungarian agriculture can gain a competitive advantage – Jakab István, president of...
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European ‘farm to fork’ and biodiversity strategy unacceptable for the Chamber of Agriculture
The European Commission has published its Farm to Fork strategy for the transition to a sustainable agriculture and food industry, as part of the European Green Deal, and the Biodiversity...
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Farmers are preparing for the Farmer Expo
After many interested telephone calls, encouragements, thorough deliberations and lengthy consultations, it was decided that the V-Trade Kiállítások Kft. (V-Trade Exhibitions Ltd.) will organize the 29th Farmer Expo from 18...
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Research: telecommuting remains with us after the easenings
Hungarian companies are cautious about reopening their offices, and most managers want to incorporate the telecommuting solutions introduced during the pandemic and proven since then, according to a recent survey...
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Here are the April unemployment figures
The number of registered jobseekers increased to more than 330,000 by April 20. Half of them do not receive any cash benefits – nepszava.hu wrote. In April, more than 72,000...
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The manufacturer of Pöttyös Túró Rudi gives 228 new tablets to schoolchildren
The manufacturer of Pöttyös Túró Rudi gives 228 new tablets to schoolchildren in need. FrieslandCampina Hungária wants to help disadvantaged families where children are left out of digital education due...
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Nearly 3.5 million HUF will be available to protect store employees
More than twice the value of the protective equipment originally offered was accumulated at the initiative of the Wonderduck-POP group of companies. The goal is to protect the employees and...
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The euro area recession eased somewhat in May
It turned out better than expected from the previous month, but the measure of economic activity, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in the euro area, continues to point to a...
Read moreThe U.S. economy performed less than expected in May
The U.S. economy performed less than expected in May from the previous month, according to a survey by the London-based financial and economic data provider IHS Markit. U.S. private companies...
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Majorty expects severe impact on current business
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...
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The potato market in Hungary is expanding
The area sown to field potatoes will increase by more than a fifth this year compared to last year, but longer-term expansion – in order to achieve self-sufficiency – would...
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(HU) Megszűnik a rendkívüli jogrend, új törvény jön Magyarországon
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Procter & Gamble: 24 pallets feminine hygiene product for UNICEF Hungary
Since the outbreak, Procter & Gamble has been helping the global, national, and local levels. During the week, 24 pallets, more than forty thousand packages of feminine hygiene products were...
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(HU) Kik a legbefolyásosabb hazai szakmai influencerek a Facebookon?
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European wine consumption is declining
According to forecasts, wine consumption in the European Union will decrease by about 8 percent this season due to the coronavirus epidemic – we read on blog.syngenta.hu. The closure of...
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FAO makes gains in the fight against Desert Locusts in East Africa and Yemen but threat of a food security crisis remains
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today that significant gains had been made in the fight against the desert locust...
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Rural small shops are in big trouble
Rural small shops are in big trouble even without the coronavirus crisis, but just during the curfew, it became clear how important it is for these shops to continue to...
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There is a lot of trouble in almost every food sector
The coronavirus epidemic has affected the entire European agriculture and food industry. Almost every day there is news about which sector is in a difficult or sometimes downright critical situation,...
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Frozen Food, Alcohol Remain High On Purchase List As COVID-19 Epidemic Continues
Sales remain elevated for the Frozen Food and Alcohol segments, while non-food categories are seeing softer growth than in weeks past, according to the latest edition of the IRI COVID-19...
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Lidl prepares to launch grocery ecommerce in Poland
Lidl Poland is planning to launch a new grocery ecommerce service. No launch date has been communicated yet, but it is expected to happen in 2020, with test phase start...
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Surge In Demand For Online Grocery Likely To Continue, Study Finds
A surge in demand for online grocery services is likely to continue beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, a UK study has found. According to the HIM & MCA Insight UK Recovery...
Read moreStakes are high in the dairy market in the coming weeks
The demand for dairy products jumped during the panic purchases while important customers, restaurants, hotels and schools fell out in a short time – index wrote. The immediate milk price...
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The Hungarian Marketing Association strengthens its professional representation with a new presidency
This year, the thirty-year-old, patinated Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ) not only professes, but also practices, that the role of the marketing profession is to keep the economy moving, to support...
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More than ten thousand tonnes of plastics will have to be replaced next year, according to the interests of the packaging industry
On an annual basis, more than ten thousand tons of products may be affected by the imminent ban on single-use plastics in Hungary, the National Association for Packaging and Material...
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LEGO, Samsung and Audi are the most attractive domestic employers
Unusually, the results of Randstad Employer Brand Research, the world’s largest independent employer brand research, were presented in an online presentation and the Hungarian winners of the Randstad Award were...
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