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Chicken is getting more expensive, eggs are getting more expensive – this is what awaits Hungarian consumers now
A significant price increase has taken place on the domestic poultry market in recent months, according to a recent report by the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI). The producer price...
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2025 brought an unpredictable season to the stone fruit market
The 2025 stone fruit season is characterised by contrasting trends worldwide: while in some countries the decline in yields and the rise in prices are causing challenges, in others the...
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#MatchaTok is taking over: Japanese green tea powder has become the new favorite on social media
The #MatchaTok trend that started on TikTok has taken the world by storm: the Japanese green tea powder, or matcha, is being reinterpreted in the form of drinks and creative...
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Consumer protection has reached a new level: AECRA helps without legal action
The European Consumers’ Rights and Advocacy Association (AECRA) is successfully handling more and more consumer cases. According to the NGO’s latest report, they have taken action against numerous consumer and...
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K&H: the momentum of the service sector somewhat offsets the stagnation of industry
“The GKI’s newly published business climate index has decreased by 2 points since the last measurement. In a sectoral breakdown, service providers expect an improvement of 3.6 percent – this...
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Smart Summer Eating: What to Eat in a Heatwave
Summer is the season of leisure, holidays, and outdoor fun—but high temperatures don’t just affect how we feel; they also influence how we should eat. The Hungarian Dietetic Association (MDOSZ)...
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The Rubber Duck Craze: A Timeless Trend Loved by Millennials and Collectors Alike
The world is changing faster and faster, but one thing is constant: the popularity of the yellow rubber duck is unbroken. The Duck World chain of stores is a worldwide...
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A special biscuit made from lentils, vegan and gluten-free, has been developed at Semmelweis University
A new, plant-based, gluten-free biscuit has come into the spotlight thanks to Semmelweis University, which could be a promising alternative not only for those with food intolerances, but also for...
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ESET: Cybercriminals use psychological manipulation to trap users in order to obtain data
Cybercriminals use social engineering to trick users into giving them information. According to ESET’s latest cyber threat report, for example, the ClickFix malware, which attacks with fake error messages, is...
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Slovenia sees increase in tourist arrivals in first six months of the year
In the first six months of the year, 2.8 million tourists visited Slovenia and spent 6.9 million guest nights, an 8.4 percent increase in the number of guests and 7.7...
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Müller invests in UK dairy plant
Müller plans to invest in a liquid milk and milk powders plant in the UK the German group bought last year with the acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy, which Müller...
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Carrefour sells Italian branch to NewPrinces Group
Carrefour has entered into a binding agreement with NewPrinces Group with a view to selling all its activities in Italy. The food retailer announced this in the margins of strong...
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Fair trade grows by 11% in Germany
Fair trade sales in Germany rose by 11% in 2024 to €2.6 billion, according to the Forum Fairer Handel’s annual press conference. Coffee and chocolate drove much of the growth...
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Does food become more expensive because it passes through too many hands? – Tamás Éder spoke about supply chains and the illusion of “shortening”
Many people believe that food prices could be cut if products were transported from the farm to the table through fewer actors. The concept of a shorter supply chain is...
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“This is a political product” – The Secretary General of the Hungarian National Confederation of Trade Unions spoke about the margin freeze and the retail crisis
It cannot be justified professionally, but it can remain – this is how the current situation of the margin stop can be summarized, which Katalin Neubauer, Secretary General of the...
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FAO recognizes young farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting nominations for the Young Farmers of Europe and Central Asia Award. The initiative aims to celebrate and support...
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Choking hazard pacifiers and toxic raincoats: EU investigates flood of Temu and Shein products
Pacifiers that can cause choking, sunglasses without UV filters, cosmetics containing banned chemicals – these are just a few examples of the problematic products that have entered the European Union...
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Cocoa processing in Europe is falling
The volume of cocoa processing in Germany fell significantly in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data from the German Confectionery Industry Association (BDSI). German processing companies ground...
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WWF: World Overconsumption Day has arrived earlier than ever before
In 2025, Earth Hour Day has arrived earlier than ever before – more than a week earlier than last year. The trend is worrying: humanity is increasingly using up the...
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Companies are recruiting more cautiously now than they planned at the beginning of the year
The average number of applicants remains particularly high in the Hungarian labor market, but in the second quarter of 2025, the overall number of applicants decreased by 2.6% compared to...
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Finland’s Fazer presses ahead with new chocolate factory
“The investment of approximately €400m is the largest in Fazer’s history and is also significant from a Finnish food industry perspective,” CEO Christoph Vitzthum said Fazer has decided to move...
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Lidl to introduce digital deposit receitps in Germany
From August 4, 2025, Lidl will introduce digital bottle deposit receipts across all its stores in Germany. With the new system, customers can automatically store the refund amount for returned...
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Complex support program helps livestock farms affected by foot-and-mouth disease
By developing a complex support program, the Ministry of Agriculture is helping livestock farms affected by foot-and-mouth disease restart and maintain their activities. The scheme consists of additional elements in...
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Agrometeorology: Plants are waiting for precipitation
The poor weather of the past week has not been good for plant development, with the exception of the western, northwestern and northeastern parts of the country, the area affected...
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The GKI business climate index decreased slightly in July
According to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. – supported by the EU – consumers’ outlook did not change in July compared to June, but the business sector became...
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We are using up the Earth’s resources today, and there is something deeply embedded in this that we don’t even think about.
This year, July 24th is global Overshoot Day, or Overconsumption Day – the date when humanity will have used up all of the Earth’s natural resources for this year. In...
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The price of bread is rising unstoppably – and with it everything from the bakery
Bread is a staple on the table of Hungarian families, yet fewer and fewer people can afford to buy it in the usual quantity and quality. The rise in the...
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The Grimace Shake, already popular in America, will finally be available here
On July 24, one of McDonald’s most unique shakes, the Grimace Shake, will be introduced in Hungary. The characterful drink, which already has a huge fan base in the United...
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Olympic sailor Jonatán Vadnai promotes Lake Balaton
Olympic sailor Jonatán Vadnai will take part in the four-season sports and experience-oriented promotion of Lake Balaton – the athlete, the Hungarian Sailing Association and VisitBalaton365 Nonprofit Kft. announced on...
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NKFH: a quarter of the inspected refrigerators had problems with compliance with energy labeling rules
This spring, government agencies under the control of the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) checked compliance with energy labeling rules for refrigerators, freezers and wine coolers, and a...
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