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Chamber of Agriculture: less asparagus will be produced this year
There will be about 30 percent less asparagus to be grown this year, but even harvesting and selling will cause problems for growers due to labor problems and a shrinking...
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Minister of Agriculture buying flowers can save many jobs
In Szőlősgyörök, Somogy County on Tuesday, the Minister of Agriculture encouraged the population to buy flowers. Nagy István told reporters: this could save many jobs and make the environment more...
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Kinder Joy of moving The joy of moving program – even at home!
The Ferrero Group Kinder Joy of Moving – The Joy of Movement program in Hungary is encouraging regular schoolchildren to exercise regularly for the eighth time this school year. In...
Read moreSmaller shops could open in Slovakia
The easening of restrictions on the coronavirus epidemic have begun in Slovakia, where smaller shops and service providers were able to open on Wednesday as a first step. The number...
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Consumer confidence in the euro area deteriorated more than expected in April
Consumer confidence in the eurozone deteriorated more than analysts expected in April, according to a preliminary flash estimate released by the European Commission on Wednesday. In the euro area, the...
Read moreTwo-thirds decline at Heineken
Heineken sales declined in the first quarter due to pandemiological restrictions. Due to the expected further decline in sales, the company also canceled its annual profit plan – 444.hu wrote....
Read moreAlmost four million peolple work part-time in Germany
Nearly four million people work part-time in Germany due to the coronavirus epidemic – according to a survey released on Tuesday. Fourteen percent of the 7,600 employees surveyed by the...
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Henkel will reduce fossil-based virgin plastic by 50 percent
Henkel is stepping up its commitment for sustainability and has set further ambitious packaging targets for 2025 to promote a circular economy. By then, 100 percent of Henkel’s packaging will...
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Both adults ad children watch more tv
Among children, and in the morning, the time spent watching TV in Hungary increased the most as a result of the restrictive measures taken by the coronavirus epidemic, but the...
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Spar cuts down its plastic ewaste by another 25 percent
Spar is keen to cut down on the production of plastic waste, so the retailer hast started selling private label mineral water in lighter PET bottles and packaging various apples...
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Auchan supports health care workers, too
Auchan would like to thank the National Ambulance Service for its hard work. Health care workers receive fresh fruit at the ambulance stations on a daily basis and Auchan has...
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ÖMKI: time to re-consider global food supplies
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(HU) Innováció: új glutén- és laktózmentes pékáru az ALDI-ban
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Thousands of UK pubs will go under without bailout, industry warns
Thousands of pubs will close for good unless they are granted a special bailout, the industry trade body has warned, after the government said pubs would be among the last...
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Amazon to launch ultra-fast delivery service in UK
Amazon is reportedly retrofitting nine of its existing depots in order to handle fresh produce and fulfil grocery orders within hours. The service is said to be a merging of...
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Shoppers Resume Stockpiling As UK Govt Extends Lockdown, Study Finds
Shoppers in the UK resorted to a second wave of stockpiling in the week ended 19 April after the government extended the lockdown, according to latest data from Edge by...
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Brand dilemma – quarantine or activity?
At first glance, a fast-rotating daily articles market suffers the least from the coronavirus situation. Foot-traffic has increased in certain categories. Completely new and even hitherto rejected customers in other...
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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on...
Read moreAM: the country’s food supply is ensured
The country’s food supply is ensured, the Ministry of Agriculture is in constant contact with the actors of the food supply chain – Zsigó Róbert, Secretary of State responsible for...
Read moreNAK: calls on retail chains to choose Hungarian foods!
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) calls on retail chains to give preference to Hungarian food, otherwise the public body will initiate a restriction to eliminate their market advantage after...
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Fresh Hungarian strawberries will be available from NAK this weekend
Fresh Hungarian strawberries will be available from the weekend at markets, greengrocers and department stores, and domestic yields are expected to last until mid-June, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)...
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MNB: only solution is lending now
The only rational solution on the part of banks in the current epidemic situation is lending, Nagy Márton, Vice President of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) said at the Portfolio’s...
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New types of recruitment methods at Penny Market
Pénzcentrum regularly conducts interviews with HR managers of the largest Hungarian employers. Penny Market was approached in the early days of the pandemic to answer how their labor needs have...
Read moreThe turnover of pesticides exceeded 100 billion HUF last year
More than 26,000 tons of pesticides were sold in Hungary last year, reaching a net sales of 104.5 billion HUF, which was 4.7 percent higher than the previous year’s revenue...
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SIÓ-Eckes will not raise the price of its products this year
SIÓ-Eckes, Hungary’s largest domestic fruit juice company, helps to color the meals of healthcare workers and hospital patients with juices rich in vitamins and fibers. In the coming period, the...
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Bravos supports healthcare workers as well
In these hard times, it is especially important to recognize whom and how we can help the most. It was obvious to the Mocca Negra Zrt., producer and distributor of...
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Auchan warns of abuse
Abusers using Auchan’s name are asking consumers for money and credit card details – the chain announced in a statement on Tuesday. Fake notifications promise a mobile phone as a...
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Coca-Cola: Coronavirus will have its effect felt in 2nd quarter results
Coca-Cola has published its latest figures, and the company’s revenue and adjusted profit have also been better than previously expected, but the company expects the pandemic could significantly reverse the...
Read moreThe Ministry of Agriculture has initiated the proclamation of a period of permanent water shortage
The Ministry of Agriculture has initiated the announcement of the period of permanent water shortage at the Ministry of the Interior, Nagy István, head of the ministry told MTI. The...
Read moreOktoberfest to be cancelled this year
This year’s Oktoberfest, the famous German beer festival, will be cancelled – the Bavarian prime minister announced on Tuesday – 444.hu wrote after Deutsche Welle. Although the pandemic-stricken Germany bans...
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