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Uniform information on margin-stopped products is coming – mandatory sign in all affected stores
New regulations regarding the margin freeze will come into effect on March 29: according to a newly published government decree, all affected stores must inform customers with a mandatory sign...
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Gyulahús Kft. – Combining tradition and excellent quality
Gyulahús Kft. was founded in 2013 and has been 100% owned by the Gyula city government ever since. Over the past few years, the company has closed every financial year...
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Declining number of companies, slowing closures – where is the Hungarian entrepreneurial sector heading?
The number of partnerships has already decreased by more than 2,000 this year. Although the GKI business confidence index showed an improvement, the number of businesses does not yet reflect...
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Viktor Orbán: retail chains made huge profits on food, we had to intervene
Retail chains have made huge profits on food. We had to intervene, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video posted on the Hungarian government’s Facebook page on Sunday. He...
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The Food Rescue Center is helping again!
The Food Rescue Center Nonprofit Ltd. (ÉMK) is launching this year’s Easter Food Donation Charity Campaign, within the framework of which donations are being accepted for members of the National...
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The Cup Revolution success story continues under the name RevoUnion
Hungary’s leading reuse system, Cup Revolution, continues its operations with a new name and location, an expanded product portfolio and international expansion. With the RevoUnion umbrella brand, the company aims...
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Voting with our wallets – do boycotts still work in a consumer society?
In recent years, news about consumer boycotts has been popping up again and again: political involvement, international conflicts, or even the content of an advertising campaign is enough for tens...
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Primary producers may be excluded from VAT refunds
Although the government would start refunding food VAT for pensioners this year, several experts warn that primary producers and their customers could be left out of the system – writes...
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Margin freeze here or there – has Hungarian shopping become cheaper? A test of prices in three countries
In the spring of 2024, the Hungarian government introduced another measure to curb inflation: a mark-up cap came into effect on 30 basic foodstuffs, the maximum mark-up of which was...
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K&H: under 100 thousand forints or over 2 million
Young people have an average of 669 thousand forints in reserves, and according to detailed data, many would only be able to live on their accumulated reserves for a very...
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Carlsberg is once again the official beer of UEFA national team tournaments
Carlsberg has signed a long-term partnership agreement with UEFA to become the Official Beer of UEFA national team competitions. As part of the partnership, Carlsberg will receive exclusive distribution rights...
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New rules in agriculture: the producer protection package is coming – what does this mean in practice?
On January 1, 2025, the agricultural sector’s new legislative package, the producer protection package, entered into force, aiming to protect agricultural producers and make contractual relations between market participants more...
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New call aims to develop short supply chains
A new tender has been launched to support the development and establishment of short supply chains (REL) with a budget of 1.6 billion forints, and applications for support will be...
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Many Hungarian-owned stores are also in trouble due to the one billion markup limit
“Close.” – this is how the manager of a rural franchise store answered the question of what he could do in the shadow of the newly introduced margin freeze. And...
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State-owned supermarket chain launches in Bulgaria – with only local products, low margins
A new era is beginning in Bulgaria’s food retail sector: the Bulgarian state is preparing to establish a chain of its own supermarkets, which will exclusively sell products from local...
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Despite global challenges, SMEs are still looking for breakthrough points in 2025
According to economic forecasts for 2025, businesses will face a number of challenges: high interest rates, inflationary pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain disruptions will all make it difficult to...
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Nébih: Official measures have been introduced in Hungary due to the foot-and-mouth disease in Slovakia
The national chief veterinarian has introduced official measures after foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was identified in Slovakia near the Hungarian border, the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) told MTI...
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Nébih: Official measures were introduced in Hungary due
The national chief veterinarian has introduced official measures after a sticky mouth and nail pain (RSZKF) virus was identified in Slovakia near the Hungarian border, the National Food Chain Safety...
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Slowing recovery, new challenges: where is the Hungarian labor market headed?
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) has published favorable labor market data for May: the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent, and the number of employed people increased. According to...
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A fruit vaccine day is organized in several parts of the country on the day of Hungarian fruit landscapes
Set wood, not others! The Fruit Day is organized in March and April in several parts of the country in connection with the Hungarian Fruit Landscape Day; Anyone at the...
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Miklós Süth: We’re not too overwhelmingly with sticky mouth and nail pain epidemic
We are not overwhelmingly with the difficulty of sticky mouth and nail pain, but it is hoped that the depressions of the epidemic will not need to be tightened in...
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AM: Food production cannot be separated from soil
Artificial meat is a thing, and we insist on the production of food to the land because it means our traditions and our culture, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture,...
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Agroinform.hu: This year they also produce vegetables in half a million small gardens for their own purposes
This year they produce vegetables in half a million small gardens for their own purposes, according to a survey by agroinform.hu, on Friday. According to a survey by the specialist...
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Bejgli of the Year 2024
2024 was the fifth year that the craft union organised the Bejgli of the Year competition for confectioneries, restaurants and artisan bakeries. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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The milk market has changed little
According to AKI Páir, the average price of the raw milk in Hungary was 208.55 HUF/kilogram in February 2025. With a 0.02 percentage point deterioration of fat content, stagnation of...
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In the southern part of Slovakia, the occurrence of mouth and nail pain has been confirmed in several breeds
In Slovakia’s two southern districts, in the districts of Komárom and Dunajská Streda, three cattle breeds have been confirmed in three cattle cultures, Slovak Minister Richard Takác said on Friday....
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Agrometeorology: Continuing soils early spring recharge
Precipitation in several waves will irrigate land until the middle of next week, and the early spring recharge of soils will continue, according to Hungaromet Zrt. It was written that...
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Unilever To Offload Plant-Based Meat Brand The Vegetarian Butcher
Unilever has announced that it has received a binding offer from Vivera to acquire its plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher. The offer from Vivera is subject to customary closing...
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Disease of a sticky mouth and nail pain has been found in Slovakia
The Slovak authority identified a sticky mouth and nail pain (RSKF) virus. There are three colonies near the Hungarian border in the outbreak of the epidemic. The national chief veterinarian...
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Müller expands its Swiss store network
Müller is investing €28.3 million in its expansion in Switzerland, opening nine new stores and expanding four existing stores. As a result, the retailer’s sales area will increase by 10,500...
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