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Consumer sentiment is on a seven month peak in the United States
The December consumer sentiment is on a seven month peak in the United States, according to a study by the University of Michigan. Consumer sentiment improved to a much higher...
Read moreAnalysts: export growth is a positive surprise
Analysts interviewed by MTI saw the September increase in exports as a positive surprise, pointing out that this is in line with the rise in industrial production. The Central Statistical...
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Domestic goose production is also dominant at European level
In Hungary, demand for goose meat is focused around St. Martin’s Day and Christmas, so the goose industry is confident that the market may become more balanced in the coming...
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Russia Restricts Imports From Seven Beef Plants In Argentina And Paraguay
Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog will impose restrictions on beef supplies to Russia from five plants in Argentina and two plants in Paraguay starting from 18 December, it said on Wednesday,...
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Reckitt Benckiser Opens Science And Innovation Centre In Hull
British household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has inaugurated a state-of-the-art science and innovation centre in Hull as part of its £200 million (€235.7 million) investment in the UK. The innovation...
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Magazine: Focusing on the customer experience
The Retailer of the Year competition has been organised again this year, courtesy of Mastercard. Offering good customer experience to shoppers is becoming increasingly important for market players. In 2019...
Read moreKSH: Retail sales grew by 6.2 percent in October
In October, retail trade turnover was 6.2 percent higher than a year ago, according to both the raw and calendar-free data – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday....
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Nielsen: 450 tons of chocolate Santa Clauses in a value of two billion forints
Hungarian consumers bought eight and a half million chocolate Santa Clauses in a value of more than HUF 2 billion in November-December 2018. It is a 5 percent increase, compared...
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The products of the High Quality Food Trademark System represent high quality
The Hungarian government has been paying special attention to the quality and safety of food for years. For example, in 2017, the decision, known as the “20-point action plan”, came...
Read moreVOSZ: the shopping habits of Hungarians are changing
The spread of online shopping is transforming the purchasing habits of one or two monthly bulk purchases in Hungary over the last 20-25 years – the president of the National...
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New research of Tesco says Christmas is more colorful than 30 years ago
Most Hungarians adhere to the Christmas traditions. However, some holiday consumer habits have changed in many respects since the change of regime. For example people nowadays are eating more, paying...
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2020 will be the year of football at HEINEKEN Hungária
HEINEKEN dominates football events in 2020! The new beer partner of the country’s newest and biggest adventure arena is HEINEKEN Hungária, so visitors of all ages can drink the Soproni...
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Coca-Cola Magyarország reduces the weight of its plastic bottles by 4 percent again
After a 4 percent reduction in bottle weight in 2018, Coca-Cola Magyarország will reduce the amount of plastic used again by 4 percent in 2020. As a result of the...
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Consumers purchased from direct sellers for 60 billion HUF last year in Hungary
Hungarians are still looking to buy from direct sellers, with the sector closing at nearly 60 billion HUF last year, which is a 12 percent increase, compared to a year...
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Magyar Posta expanded its parcel processing areas
Magyar Posta has added another 5,500 square meters of additional two logistics logistics areas in the country to meet the ever-expanding parcel delivery needs – the Magyar Posta told MTI...
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Christmas – Domestic pine tree traffic amounts to 10-12 billion HUF annually
Every year, 2-2.2 million pines are sold in the country in a value of 10-12 billion forints – Boross Dávid, President of the Hungarian Horticultural Trade Association (Makert) told MTI....
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We are addicted to our habits: Wick surveyed drug selection habits around colds in the winter
During 2019, Wick conducted a consumer survey that sheds light on consumer behavior and factors that influence drug selection. Best practices for self-healing or pharmacist opinion are crucial in treating...
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Retail sales in the euro area declined in October
In October, retail sales in the euro area declined sharply in the highest amount of the past ten months – according to the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat. In October,...
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P&G Joins TerraCycle’s Loop – an Environmentally Friendly and Convenient E-Shopping Platform – With 11 Household Brands
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced the introduction of reusable, refillable packaging on some of its most popular products as part of a new effort that aims to...
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(HU) Széles gluténmentes kínálat az ALDI-ban – karácsonykor is
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Cofidis: Hugarians spend an average of 38,000 HUF for Christmas
Hungarians plan to spend an average of 38,000 forints this Christmas, according to the latest Cofidis loan monitor research. According to the statement sent to MTI on Wednesday, eight-tenths of...
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Conscious Consumers Association: less material approach and satisfaction can be teached
The Christmas spending fever could be overcome if people would less follow material values and the value shift could be learned – the conclusion of a year-long study that led...
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1 + 1 has become 8 million HUF
Nestlé and Tesco support the work of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with a total of 8.1 million HUF thanks to their cooperation in the autumn. As part of its...
Read moreEP’s professional committee wants more protection for bees than proposed before
In a resolution adopted on Tuesday by a European Parliament committee, the European Commission’s proposal on the protection of pollinating insects was considered inadequate. According to a resolution adopted by...
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A food and nutrition supplementing plant is being built in Nagykálló, Szabolcs
The Kiskertészek Zöldség- és Gyümölcstermelői Kft. is building a food and nutrition supplement plant in Nagykálló, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, laying the foundation stone of the more than 437 million HUF EU-funded...
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A meeting of winemakers with an inauguration and award ceremony in Somló
The Tornai Winery has been hosting the András’s Day Wine Master Meeting at the end of November every year, since 2002. At the meeting, which is a conference of science...
Read moreAgricultural Informatics Higher Education and Industrial Cooperation Center was established in Gödöllő
The Center for Agricultural Informatics and Industry Cooperation (AGIT FIEK) has been established by cooperation of corporate partners of the Szent István University and the National Research Development and Innovation...
Read moreJanuár közepéig lehet jelentkezni a kárpát-medencei Hungarikum vetélkedőre
Január közepéig jelentkezhetnek a Kárpát-medencei általános iskolák 7. és 8. osztályos, valamint a középfokú oktatási intézmények 9. osztályos diákjai és felkészítő tanáraik a Hungarikum vetélkedőre – közölte Lezsák Sándor, az...
Read moreKSH: fewer goods were transported for longer distances in the third quarter
Fewer goods were transported over longer distances in the third quarter, the road and rail freight performance declined while it grew on the Danube, according to the Central Statistical Offivce’s...
Read moreITM: the strengthening SMEs is a high priority
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) gives high priority to the strengthening of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – Szepesi Balázs, ITM Deputy Minister of State responsible for Economic...
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