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Brand tuning for 2025 – the kind of communication that is expected today
According to the VML Future 100 report, 2025 is no longer be about who speaks the loudest, but who can truly connect. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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Position statement of the Hungarian Shopping Centers Association regarding the amendment to the regulation on commercial real estate
The draft amendment to Government Decree No. 143/2018 (VIII. 13.), known as the “plázastop” regulation, has been published. The proposal affects the rules governing the occupancy of commercial properties—including retail...
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Movement around the mall stop: the regulation regulating the retail real estate market may be amended
A draft amendment has been published for Hungary’s Government Decree 143/2018 (VIII. 13.), commonly known as the “plázastop” regulation. The proposed changes could significantly impact the use of commercial properties—including...
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SPAR was full of linguine and fish menus – these are the product innovations that were awarded in 2025
SPAR has recently been awarded two new professional awards. The developments that won the “Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year 2025” award have raised quality and customer experience to...
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Liz Truss: We need to return to more realistic trade
We need to return to more realistic trade based on agreements between countries, said Liz Truss, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, at the Budapest Global Dialogue event in...
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K&H: Hungarian economy could grow by 2.5-3 percent next year
Based on the current, uncertain outlook, after the 0.5 percent growth expected this year, an acceleration can be expected in 2026. All this may be accompanied by an annual average...
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Last year, 1.7 million hectoliters of wine were consumed in Hungary
Last year, a total of 1.7 million hectoliters of wine were consumed in Hungary, an average of 17.1 liters per capita, said Péter Gál, Head of Department at the Ministry...
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The NKFH imposed a fine of almost 3 million forints during the national strawberry inspection
The National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) has concluded its four-week nationwide strawberry inspection. According to the inspections covering the entire commercial range, every tenth product had a problem;...
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Hungary takes another step towards Turkish food exports
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) has become a full member of the Association of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry – MKIK announced to MTI on Monday....
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Corn producers affected by last year’s drought can soon submit their applications
An extraordinary amount of more than 16 million euros in forints is available to smaller, more economically vulnerable corn producers affected by last year’s severe drought. Up to 56 thousand...
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Consumer price growth in Spain slowed to a seven-month low in May
In Spain, annual consumer price inflation fell to 2.0 percent in May, the lowest since October last year, from 2.2 percent in April, according to final data from the Spanish...
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Broken down into flavours
Nearly 20% annual growth in both value and volume – something any food category would be happy to match. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/6-7. Last...
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China’s industrial production and retail sales continued to grow in May
China’s industrial output continued to grow in May, but at the slowest pace in six months, while retail sales posted the biggest gain in 15 months, the National Bureau of...
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Fire breaks out at Kometa meat factory in Kaposvár, no one injured
A fire broke out in a service room of the Kometa meat plant in Kaposvár early Monday morning. According to the Disaster Management Authority, thanks to the quick intervention of...
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Two-thirds of the unified applications were submitted by farmers with the help of the National Chamber of Agriculture
The village economists of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) actively contributed to the submission of unified applications this year as well. NAK specialists helped submit 102,048 applications, or 66...
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Future wildlife management is based on innovative knowledge
Sustainable wildlife management is a fundamental requirement today, which requires high-quality training and modern educational institutions – said Péter Zambó, State Secretary for Forests and Land Affairs of the Ministry...
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Belgian beer exports decline again in 2024
Total export volumes dropped 3.4% in 2024 to 14.5m hectolitres, according to the industry association Belgian Brewers. Belgium’s brewing sector saw beer volumes drop again last year, both at home...
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Carrefour seeks buyer for Italian branch
Carrefour is considering leaving Italy: the retailer is said to be holding discreet talks with European retailers about a sale of its operations in the country. Among others, Lidl, Esselunga...
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Payment of Agro-ecological Program subsidies is progressing well
Payment of Agro-ecological Program subsidies is progressing well, 91 percent of farmers have already received the requested amount in full – said the State Secretary for Agricultural and Rural Development...
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Lavazza Considering Merger with Dallmayr – A European coffee giant may be in the making
Italian coffee group Lavazza is reportedly exploring a merger with German coffee company Dallmayr, according to Corriere della Sera. The potential merger would create a coffee powerhouse with annual revenues...
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Japan is open to the import of Hungarian agricultural products
It is in our country’s fundamental interest that meat exports to Japan resume and that Hungarian food raw materials appear even more widely in the Far Eastern country, said István...
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A third of the population is still looking for ways to eat healthier, and only one in four Hungarians eats consciously
Nutrition is not only the foundation of proper bodily functions, but also plays a critical role in our mental and cognitive health, as well as in the effective operation of...
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A year of responses: this is how poultry industry players responded to the challenges in 2024
The year 2024 was a turning point for the domestic poultry industry: companies applied dramatically different strategies to deal with economic pressure and market uncertainty. While some successfully increased their...
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This is how we can protect ourselves against inflation: these are now the cheapest products in stores
While we can still find products on store shelves that are still at their peak levels after the price explosion, there are more and more goods whose prices have dropped...
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The first Sustainable Packaging Forum took place
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Are Hungarian green peas running out? The production of one of the most important staple foods is in crisis
Increasingly expensive input materials, decreasing cultivated area, falling purchase prices and increasingly extreme weather: the combined effect of these factors has pushed domestic green pea production into crisis. According to...
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General merchandise stores are booming: TEDi exploded, Pepco tripled profits
The domestic general merchandise store market continued to expand in 2024, with Pepco, KiK and TEDi dominating the field. Each of the three discount chains increased its sales revenue, but...
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On Innovation Day we presented the Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year 2025 awards
This year marked the 5th edition of Trade magazin’s Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year competition. The award ceremony was accompanied by a conference: Innovation Day took place in Lurdy Ház...
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Brand Finance: Porsche is the world’s leading luxury and premium brand for the eighth year in a row
German car brand Porsche has been the world’s top luxury and premium brand for the eighth year running, according to the annual report by British market research and business consultancy...
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Not just a summer hit: ice tea all year round
Ice tea sales have developed well recently: in 2024 volume sales exceeded the previous year’s level by 7%, while value sales increased by 9%. This article is available for reading...
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