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Research: Hungarian employees are mostly supportive of people with disabilities
Almost half of the majority of employees have already worked with people with disabilities and most of them have positive experiences with working together. More than half of these employees...
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EM: the National Environmental Protection Program ensures the improvement of the country’s environmental condition
The purpose of the 5th National Environmental Protection Program (NPP) is to improve Hungary’s environmental condition, to protect the health and quality of life of Hungarian families and communities, to...
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The promotion of domestic agricultural products is of prime importance
The system of protected names is the key tool within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (KAP) with which agricultural products with registered geographical indications can be legally protected...
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European shoppers are under pressure, but Christmas is a ray of hope
According to Nielsen IQ’s Shopper Trends Pulse report, for which more than 7,700 interviews were conducted in 8 European countries, 92% of consumers feel that grocery prices are rising. They...
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The willingness of the domestic workforce to move has increased significantly
According to this year’s Trenkwalder Mobility Index, 53 percent of employees are willing to move from their current place of residence: two-thirds of them are thinking of a domestic destination,...
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Santa Claus Is Coming To WhatsApp With New Carrefour Initiative
Carrefour has teamed up with WhatsApp to offer a solution whereby shoppers can purchase a range of Christmas items through the platform, via the Père Noël de Carrefour (Santa Claus...
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Significant political tools help the modernization of the horticulture sector
The current challenges, including the drought and the drastically rising input prices, draw attention to the importance of developments that increase input efficiency and production security – said Sándor Farkas,...
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Metro Belgium to be acquired by foodservice competitor Sligro
Sligro is allowed to acquire Belgian wholesaler Metro, in combination with Van Zon. The verdict is in: the combination of Sligro and Van Zon has been approved as acquirers of...
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Coca-Cola Renews Partnership With FoodCloud And FareShare
Coca-Cola has announced that it has once again partnered with FoodCloud and FareShare for Christmas. The aim of this year’s initiative is to ‘redistribute over 143,000 meals across Ireland and...
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It is worthwhile to engage in sheep breeding, it will be in demand on the European market
There is a shortage of lamb meat on the European market and, according to forecasts, this will continue to be the case in the coming years; there will be a...
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Institute of Agricultural Economics: the agricultural machinery market continued to expand
Individual farms and social enterprises bought HUF 269.1 billion worth of new agricultural machinery and equipment in the first three quarters of this year, 69 percent more than a year...
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Brave new bread
Supply chain issues had a big influence on the milling industry in the last few years, and the Ukraine-Russia war caused a shock on the raw material supply side, as...
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(HU) Itt a 95%-os adókulcs: hatalmas különadó-emelésről döntött a kormány
The government imposed a 95 percent extra profit tax on Mol, the amendment to this decree was published in the Magyar Közlöny on Wednesday. The government amended its previous decree...
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Safe care: What should we pay attention to when donating food?
During the Advent period, many people help to make the holidays more beautiful for their fellow humans with a more difficult fate by donating. Food donation is one of the...
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Retail surtax and its background
Hungary’s government has imposed a surtax on 8 sectors, including retail trade, and they also increased the already existing taxes. Firms with a tax base below HUF 500m don’t have...
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(HU) Infláció mellett is jönnek az akciók
Promotions keep coming in spite of the inflation Lasting inflation and rising prices make shoppers even keener on price promotions. Retailers are in a difficult position, as sourcing prices change...
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The potential inherent in millet must be exploited for the well-being of people and the environment
The UN dedicates the year 2023 to ramping up millet production, considering its nutritional benefits and resilience. As global food systems are increasingly challenged by feeding the growing world population,...
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FAO: Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’
The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ – driven by...
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248 enterprises participated in the MKIK’s sustainability entrepreneurship attitude formation program
The sub-program aimed at forming a sustainable entrepreneurial attitude has been concluded, in which 248 enterprises and 46 mentor companies participated; according to the plans, the program will continue –...
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We help the food security of countries in need with scholarships
“Our country provides important agricultural knowledge that can be used on a daily basis to food professionals in developing countries. The problems must be solved locally, and with this successful...
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The Poultry animal welfare subsidy can also be applied for with already existing flocks
The Ministry of Agriculture draws applicants’ attention to the fact that the VP3-14.1.4-22 Poultry animal welfare subsidy published on October 12, 2022 can also be applied for those flocks that...
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Croatia’s Studenac Acquires Toni Marketi Stores
Croatian retailer Studenac has announced the acquisition of the Toni Marketi chain, operated by Princeza Korina d.o.o., at the end of November 2022. The move will help Studenac strengthen its position...
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The time has come for farm transfer contracts in agriculture
A key question not only for agriculture, but for the entire Hungarian society and the countryside, is who will produce the food in the future – pointed out Zsolt Feldman,...
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KSH: Agricultural output value increased by 15 percent
The total output value of agriculture approached HUF 4,000 billion this year, which is 15 percent more than a year earlier. A 42 percent increase in prices contributed to the...
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Carrefour, Goggo Network Unveil Autonomous Delivery Trial
French retailer Carrefour has teamed up with autonomous delivery provider Goggo Network to test autonomous delivery of Carrefour Drive orders for residents of Plateau de Saclay, south of Paris. According...
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Protecting the quality of our waters is a V4 priority
Sustainable water management must be established in the long term, which creates a livable future not only for citizens, but also for farmers – emphasized Anikó Juhász, the Deputy Secretary...
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A criminal organization dealing in vegetable and fruit trade cheated half a billion HUF in VAT
A criminal organization involved in the fruit and vegetable trade cheated half a billion forints in VAT, nineteen suspects are being investigated for budget fraud by the National Tax and...
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It’s official: the government lifted the gas price freeze last night
Two days after the oil sanctions that came into force on Monday, the government – at the suggestion of Mol – will end the gas price freeze, announced Gergely Gulyás,...
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This year we started shopping earlier for Christmas and are thinking more about options
We are in the Advent season, but in previous years this did not mean that people started buying Christmas presents – yet it seems that this year there are more...
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Fewer companies would provide a cafeteria with the salary
K&H conducted a survey among Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The research reveals that compared to the previous quarter, the proportion of companies that plan to give fringe benefits...
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