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What makes procurement sustainable? An expert from Grant Thornton explains
The purchasing area and the purchasers are under increasing pressure in order to integrate sustainability criteria into purchases, support the transition to a circular economy, and the company’s carbon neutrality...
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K&H: tax-free saving has become more popular
The social contribution tax (socho), which was introduced in July, reduces the yield of many savings, so the long-term investment account (tbsz) is an even more attractive solution than before,...
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The population’s sense of inflation is decreasing, but still very high
According to the official inflation data, consumer prices rose by 12.2% in September compared to the same period of the previous year. Compared to this, according to a representative survey...
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Az ár győzött a tápérték felett
Folytatódik-e Magyarországon a tendencia, miszerint a magyar háztartások egyre tudatosabban és fenntarthatóságra törekedve vásárolnak? És vajon mennyire nyomja rá a bélyegét táplálkozási szokásainkra a jelenlegi inflációs környezet, amely Magyarországon a...
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Information from the Chamber of Agriculture helps you plan the autumn and next year’s sowing
Next year, farmers will no longer be exempt from the new EU regulations on crop rotation and the designation of non-productive areas, but they can find out about the changes...
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Carrefour Completes Acquisition Of Cora In Romania
Carrefour has completed the acquisition of all activities of the Cora brand in Romania. The deal will see Carrefour taking over 10 hypermarkets and nine convenience stores and integrating more...
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The autumn harvest in Békés county has ended
The autumn harvest in Békés county has ended. Farmers are unhappy because of the low purchase prices and the damage caused by overgrown pucks. The harvesting of sunflowers and...
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Germany: Ritter Sport launches new chocolate from January
The confectionery manufacturer Ritter wants to drive its business forward with a new product. It is to be a so-called large chocolate bar with very special contents, as Lebensmittel Zeitung...
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Polish Shoppers Turn To Store Brands To Save Costs, Study Finds
Most Polish consumers have changed their way of shopping for FMCG products and are turning to private labels to save money. Close to a half of consumers (47%) shopped at...
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Fertilizer sales prices decreased further 2023 VII-IX.
In the months of 2018, compared to the volume sold in the same period a year earlier, 66 percent more fertilizer was delivered to farmers. Within the product range, the turnover...
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FAO: International food prices stagnated in October
The international index for food prices ended October with a minimal – half a percent – decrease, only dairy products rose in price – reported the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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K&H: a good third of young Hungarians are satisfied with their lives
The index reflecting the mood of Hungarian youth has now dropped from 20 points measured at the beginning of the decade to 11 points, although there has been little change...
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Dumping of Egyptian and Chinese garlic is expected
Over the past few years, the amount of garlic produced in Hungary has decreased by a third. Meanwhile, garlic imports have multiplied, and last year we imported six times more...
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Hungarian participation in the “Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange” event in Brussels
AKI participated in the “Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange” (SoIKE) event organized by the European Commission and held in Brussels on October 27, 2023, within the framework of the...
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PepsiCo’s Doritos brand creates technology to ‘silence’ its crunch
The software, aimed at gamers annoyed by the sound from other players, used artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze more than 5,000 crunches. While PepsiCo’s Doritos chips are popular with...
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A soil moisture map was created using drones and artificial intelligence in Debrecen
Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen (DE) are developing a methodology for predicting soil moisture content. The procedure, carried out...
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Graphic tobacco-style warning labels on meat could cut consumption by 10%, study finds
A new study from Durham University, UK, indicates that graphic warning labels on meat products, similar to the ones found on cigarette packets, could not only influence consumer behavior toward...
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The new crop rotation and fallowing rules must also be taken into account when preparing next year’s sowing plans
The European Commission has recently made it clear: by 2024, it will not allow member states to provide their farmers with a temporary exemption from the new rules for crop...
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Carrefour France To Lease 37 Stores To Third-Party Operators
Carrefour France has announced plans to lease 37 of its stores, including 16 hypermarkets, to third-party operators next year, with the retailer remaining the owner thereof. The news was revealed...
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Support can be paid even after partial completion in the AÖP
This year, the Ministry of Agriculture will introduce the band payment system to be used in case of partial fulfillment of the practices undertaken in the Agro-ecological Program (AÖP). In...
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The seasonally adjusted October value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI): 50.5
The seasonally adjusted October value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI): 50.5. Compared with the previous October values, this year’s value is lower than the long-term average for this month...
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EY: the Government expects almost HUF 100 billion in additional budget revenue from the global minimum tax
The government submitted the proposal to amend the tax laws to the Parliament. A new research and development grant may come, the rules for energy efficiency and development tax relief...
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KSH: The volume of exports of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 0.2 percent, while the volume of imports decreased by 12 percent
In August, the product foreign trade surplus was 665 million euros, compared to July, the adjusted volume of exports decreased by 0.6 percent and that of imports by 1.6 percent,...
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Coca-Cola HBC Hungary has published its 2022 sustainability report
Coca-Cola HBC Hungary supports the corporate group’s sustainability goals published in 2018, and taking into account the UN’s sustainability agenda for the period up to 2030, as a leading company...
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MLSZKSZ: If this continues, there won’t be fewer trucks on the roads – the EU program for greening freight transport has failed
At the moment, the EU goal of diverting 30 percent of long-distance road transport to rail and water by 2030 seems unachievable. In the last four years, the performance of...
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This is how we can use the Barnum effect to convince customers
Why is it that we believe so much in horoscopes? Have you ever felt that the description of your horoscope fits you perfectly, as if it were personalized? And what...
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Companies can do well: the job market is highly active
The economic indicators turned out to be less favorable compared to the companies’ expectations last year, so this year they apparently held back the recruitment of workers, they are waiting:...
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Future-proof strategies discussed at the Agóra conference
August was a special month for Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft.: they not only organised the very successful Hungarian Product Month campaign, but also the 9th Agóra conference at the Rókusfalvy Estate...
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If we help each other, success will not be left behind!
For more than a decade, thousands of Hungarian farmers from here and across the border have been helping needy families year after year as part of the Bread of Magyars...
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Ahold Delhaize doubles presence in Romania
Ahold Delhaize is doubling its footprint in Romania with the acquisition of local player Profi Rom Food, a former part of the Louis Delhaize group. The Dutch retail group has...
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