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African swine fever: Another 25,000 animals are killed in Romania
The Romanian authorities have decided to destroy another 25,000 pigs after the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) detected the African swine fever (ASF) virus on a pig farm...
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Private Label Today
First published in 1998, PLMA’s International Private Label Yearbook now covers trends in more than 7,000 product categories. According to Nielsen retailer brands sustained their market share position above 30%,...
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We love to spend money following influencers
A fifth of Hungarians believe in the products or services offered by opinion leaders, according to a recent survey of opinion leaders. According to the Cofidis Credit Monitor, most of...
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Optimism for SMEs strengthens, but investment is still cautiously planned
The negative impact of the epidemic appears to be slowly easing among domestic SMEs, as the number of people whose turnover has decreased compared to the second wave has decreased,...
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Ministry of Agriculture: Tenders worth hundreds of billions of forints are published
The renewable rural, renewable agricultural programme will give the Hungarian agriculture and food industry a historic development opportunity, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture....
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Ministry of Agriculture: by purchasing Hungarian products, we support local economy
By purchasing Hungarian products, we support the prosperity of thousands of Hungarian families and contribute to the protection of jobs in Hungary, to the recovery and development of the Hungarian...
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NAK: reform of the Common Agricultural Policy may be risky
Without a comprehensive impact assessment, the chambers of agriculture of the V4+ countries consider the finalisation of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and the ‘Farm to Table’ and...
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Nestlé tests its paper packaging in Hungary
By 2025, 100% of Nestlé’ packaging materials will be recyclable or reusable. As an important step, from April the company will also launch one of its most popular brands, NESCAFÉ...
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dm launches environmental-friently product family
Dm’s goal is to provide its customers with sustainable alternatives to everyday choices and to set an example for others as a pioneer in the trade: assortment favours products produced...
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Tesco introduces 100% recyclable packaging product category
Tesco’s private label homewares will now be placed on shelves in 100 per cent recyclable packaging at the same price. Green and white products with a recyclability logo are another...
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Visa Introduces AI-Powered Innovations for Smarter Payments
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced VisaNet +AI, a suite of AI-powered services that address long-standing challenges and pain points for banks, merchants and consumers—including delays and confusion with managing...
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Laboratory advice for safe opening
Ensuring the flow of water, cleaning and descaling of fittings, continuous air exchange and microbiological testing: among other things, these may be necessary for commercial accommodation to reopen safely. With...
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(HU) Szauter Zsolt az eMAG és az Extreme Digital új marketingvezetője
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McDonald’s restaurant chain signs contract with K-pop star BTS
On 19 April, McDonald’s restaurant chain announced that it had entered into international cooperation with bts, a K-pop band that is hugely popular in Hungary, and that from the end...
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Award Winner of the „Az év legsikeresebb promóciója 2020” Competition
‘New ideas and successful promotional solutions’ One day: An abundance of promotion ideas and an award ceremony. If we must only name three things why it is worth coming to...
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(HU) Miért alszunk rosszabbul, amióta home office-ban dolgozunk?
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ÖKOINDUSTRIA2021 – Let’s be greener together!
The future is green or none at all: with the spring comes the biggest ÖKOINDUSTRIA. We look forward to a 3-day virtual expo and a full-fledged online conference (roundtable discussions,...
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Takarékbank: a strong GDP growth of 6.6 percent may come this year
Gross domestic product (GDP) may grow strongly by 6.6 percent this year, and GDP may reach pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter – Suppan Gergely, senior analyst at Takarékbank, told...
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Nébih’s inspection found problems in nine out of twenty-three pepper seeds
Twenty-three “fillable” sweet pepper seeds were examined by experts. Two products have problems with germination, and seven have initiated a consumer protection procedure with the involvement of the competent partner...
Read moreAM: the plantation tender has been published
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoD) is announcing a tender with fifteen billion forints in the framework of the Rural Development Program to support plantation and medicinal plant production, Minister of...
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A Hungarian wine won a gold medal at the Eurasian Wine and Spirits Competition
a Hungarian wine won a gold medal at the Eurasian Wine and Distillation Competition (EAWSC) in Moscow. The competition was held in cooperation with the International Organization of Vine and...
Read moreAfrican swine fever can be spread by insects
According to researchers from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj- Napoca, insects can also spread African swine fever. Mediafax news agency reports that researchers from the...
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Buda’s largest shopping centre opens with thousands of square metres of green space
Colourful plant covers, ornamental grasses, shrubs and cool shade trees are covering nearly 4,000 square metres at Etele Plaza, which opens in September this year. The façade of Buda’s largest...
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Neutrogena and Old Spice build internal content studios
Experiments like internal studios speak to how marketers are working quickly to devise methods of engaging consumers and growing brand trust that step beyond traditional advertising. As people seek ad-free...
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Fidelity: China resurgence leads the way
During the 2008 global financial crisis, China unleashed a huge stimulus package and was very much deemed to be leading the global economy out of the situation. But that led...
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Electrolux research: we wash clothes as if there was no climate change
Nearly two thirds of Europeans (63%) continue to wash at 40°C or higher, despite over a decade of being encouraged to wash clothes at 30°C or lower, according to a...
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A Rediscovered Forgotten Species Brews Promise For Coffee’s Future
In dense tropical forests in Sierra Leone, scientists have rediscovered a coffee species not seen in the wild in decades – a plant they say may help secure the future...
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Experts see an increase in the price of meat as inevitable
The rise in feed prices worldwide has put livestock farmers in a difficult position, with rising meat prices inevitable, said representatives of producer organizations and agricultural companies attending the Portfolio’s...
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The job market developed favorably in the first quarter
The job market indicators of the first quarter of 2021 developed favorably, compared to the same period of 2020, but the rising job advertisement numbers of the fourth quarter of...
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All Nestlé packaging materials will be recyclable
100 percent of Nestlé’s packaging materials will be recyclable by 2025 – the company told MTI on Tuesday. From April, the company will launch a limited number of test paper-based...
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