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Upfield donates margarine to the most vulnerable
More than 39,000 people in need received from the nearly 20 tons of margarine offered to the Hungarian Food Bank Association by Upfield Hungary on March 10. The dominant player...
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New offerings from SAP: crisis management surveys for government and healthcare institutions, companies and universities
SAP makes crisis-responsive, pre-compiled, quick-to-deploy online surveys free, with a customer experience management solution called Qualtrics. The questionnaires cover several sectors and topics: government and health organizations to help inform...
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Exemption from customs duties and import duties on products imported to combat the epidemic
According to the decision of the European Commission, published on 3 April, importers imported goods into the European Union from a third country to fight the COVID-19 epidemic do not...
Read moreSeasonal agricultural workers are allowed to enter Germany with strict restrictions
The total ban on the coronavirus epidemic in March will be lifted and tens of thousands of foreign seasonal agricultural workers will still be allowed to enter Germany under strict...
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Tens of millions are at risk of famine in Africa
The coronavirus epidemic could exacerbate food insecurity in Africa. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) sais that up to 2.1 million people in the Sahel area could be left...
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The consumption of dog and cat meat in Shenzhen, South China is banned
Consumption of dog and cat meat was banned in Shenzhen, South China, after the Chinese government introduced a ban on wild game consumption and trade following the appearance of the...
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BLADE: An innovation by HEINEKEN at the SIRHA Budapest trade show
Heineken built it owns stand at the Sirha Budapest 2020 trade fair. This was the first time to do so in Hungary, and our magazine asked sales manager Ádám Mülhauser...
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Finnish E-Commerce On The Rise, Driven By Coronavirus
Finland is adopting e-commerce at a rapid pace, which is likely to be exacerbated by the current coronavirus epidemic, according to Kaupan Liitto, the Finnish Commerce Federation. However, the group...
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Polish Competition Authority Chief Seeks To Tackle Coronavirus-Related Price Increases
The president of UOKiK, the Polish competition authority, Tomasz Chróstny, has said that his office is doing what it can to combat “unjustified” food price increases relating to the coronavirus...
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Pasta Express from Italy
In addition to toilet paper, pasta has become a new currency in the Corona crisis. To prevent empty supermarket shelves, German discounter Aldi Süd has used special trains to import...
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Magazine: More exhibitors and visitors at this year’s Sirha trade show
International food and HoReCa trade show Sirha Budapest took place between 4 and 6 February 2020, and it was very successful from both professional and business perspectives. The venue was...
Read moreNAK prepared a food situation panorama
The food supply of the population is continuous and will continue to be continuous in the future. The National Chamber of Agriculture, based on information from 1 April, carried out...
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The Egg association does not expect price changes until Easter
Until Easter, egg prices will no longer change due to the coronavirus situation – the president of the Hungarian Egg Hybrid Breeders ‘and Egg Producers’ Association told Kossuth Radio on...
Read moreThe impact of coronavirus on online shopping
The effects of the coronavirus have also quickly emerged on the demand and supply side of the market in online commerce. Árukereső.hu, Hungary’s most visited product and price comparison site,...
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SPAR has upgraded one rural hypermarket and three supermarkets from about 3.3 billion HUF
The retail company has renovated its nearly 20-year-old INTERSPAR store in Dunaújváros and three supermarket stores in Szentendre, Nyírbátor and Tamási for a total of about 3.3 billion HUF. Opened...
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(HU) Kína után Moszkvában is bevezették a QR-kódos karantént. Itthon is kísérleteznek
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Read moreConcordia Public Warehouse: the pandemic does not impede grain transport
Despite the pandemiological situation and related measures, there is a continuous flow of goods in agriculture, and the storage of grain commodities is the usual practice during this time of...
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What food we can give to the children
Spending time at home will test the patience and creativity of parents. Everyday question, what food we should give to the little ones? Turkey meat can be a big favorite,...
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Nestlé offers 10 million Swiss francs and 12 tons of chocolate to help the fight against the coronavirus in Hungary and abroad
Nestlé Group is involved in several fronts to mitigate the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic: its Swiss-based parent company recently announced its support of 10 million Swiss francs to...
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NAK sees significant sales problems in the rabbit sector
96 percent of the domestically produced rabbit meat products are sold on European markets, but demand in some countries has fallen dramatically, according to an analysis conducted by the National...
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Healthy people and healthy planet. Our future depends on sustainable food production
While the survival of supply chains is now the key issue, we need to address the challenge of developing a sustainable food system that is essential to maintaining human and...
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Mastercard would also accelerate digital payment with infrastructure development program
The Mastercard Infrastructure Development Program can give digital payments a new boost, as Program Participants can make card payments available to merchants within 3-4 days. In many cases, you can...
Read moreA huge increase in German export of disinfectants
German disinfectant exports jumped 20 percent in January, compared to the average of the previous five years, according to a report of the Federal Bureau of Statistics, Destatis published on...
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World food prices drop in March
World food prices declined sharply in March, driven mostly by demand-side contractions linked to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in global oil prices due mostly to...
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FAO: Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming to halt the accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, care...
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Love in the Time of Cholera aka a warning from Mother Earth
The famous book by Gabriel Garcia Márquez has become topical from a different perspective recently. Perhaps the most important conclusion that can be drawn from it is there is only...
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MENY Supports Local Food Suppliers In Norway
Norwegian supermarket chain MENY has announced plans to help local food suppliers during the coronavirus crisis, amid fears that many could go bankrupt. The grocery industry normally accounts for just...
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German Vegetable Prices May Rise As Virus Disrupts Farms
German fruit and vegetable prices may increase following coronavirus-related travel bans that are preventing east Europeans from gathering harvests at domestic farms, the head of the country’s farming association DBV...
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Central Food Hall employs robot in coronavirus fight
Thai supermarket Central Food Hall has begun using UV-C Disinfection Robots to sterilise stores in a move to combat coronavirus transmission. The firm is the first supermarket in the region...
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RetailZoom:Exploding categories for the Domestic Chains
In our latest article we have shown how the outburst of the Corona Virus has completely changed consumer shopping habits in the Domestic Chains (and everywhere else) in just a...
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