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Czech Agriculture Minister: Soldiers to strengthen border controls on trucks due to foot-and-mouth disease from Wednesday

There is no need to declare a state of emergency in South Moravia due to the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Slovakia and Hungary, but soldiers will help control and disinfect...

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SHEIN invests $70m to empower supply chain partners by 2028

It also invested $7.5M in Southern China factory upgrades. SHEIN is investing $70m in its Supplier Community Empowerment Program (SCEP) by 2028 to improve manufacturing facilities and worker conditions. So...

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Unilever acquires personal care brand Wild

Unilever today announced it has acquired the personal care brand Wild. This marks another step in the optimisation of Unilever’s portfolio towards premium and high growth spaces as part of...

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Prices of both light and heavy lambs have also increased

According to the short-term forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), global sheepmeat production was 17 million tonnes in 2024, unchanged from the previous year....

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Walmart to make $6 billion investment in Mexico; adding 1,500 stores by 2030

Walmart Inc. is making a big investment to expand its presence south of the border. Walmart de México y Centroamérica (Walmex) plans to invest more than $6 billion in Mexico in 2025...

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Germany remains our most important agricultural foreign trade partner

Hungary conducted 87 percent of its agricultural foreign trade turnover with EU countries in 2024. The share of the old member states was 47.6 percent, and that of the new...

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Márton Nagy: Retail turnover growth is currently in the 4-5 percent range

This year is the year of economic breakthrough, with growth above 3 percent in the second half of 2025, and a dynamic expansion of GDP expected in the following years,...

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Food industry sales prices rose by 6.1 percent

In February 2025, industrial producer prices exceeded those of the previous year by an average of 8.2 percent. Domestic sales prices exceeded the values ​​of February of the previous year...

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Real wages are rising, confidence is growing, retail sales are increasing

The dynamic increase in wages continued in January, Sándor Czomba, the State Secretary responsible for employment policy at the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), stated in his statement on Monday....

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German retail sales increase in February

German retail sales grew in February, instead of stagnating, as analysts had expected, the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, said in a report released on Monday. German retail sales grew...

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The economic sentiment index deteriorated in the EU and the euro area in March, but improved in Hungary

The economic sentiment index in the euro area and the European Union deteriorated in March compared to the previous month, while it improved in Hungary, according to a survey by...

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A scientifically proven method for dietary treatment of bloating: What does the FODMAP diet do?

FODMAP is not a fad diet, but a clinically proven, effective dietary method that can alleviate the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by up to 74-86%, the Hungarian Dietitians’...

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KSH: the foreign trade surplus in goods was 1.1 billion euros in February

The foreign trade surplus in goods was 1.1 billion euros in February; the adjusted volume of exports was 0.9 percent, while imports were 0.1 percent lower than in January, the...

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Upside-down products in German stores – strange shopping movement spreads across Europe

More and more German supermarkets are seeing strangely placed items: cans, chocolates, cream cheeses are upside down on the shelves. At first, shoppers may suspect that they are being sloppy,...

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H-Vend Service Kft. has developed drink and food vending machines using digital technology.

H-Vend Service Kft. from Szeged has developed drink and food vending machines that use digital technology, can be managed remotely, and can be controlled without touching, with EU support, said...

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Sustainable feed for the agriculture of the future – protein-rich feed made from black soldier fly larvae at Öregtögy Farm

A new, environmentally friendly solution has appeared in Hungarian agriculture: one of Hungary’s first Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larva-based feed production plants has been launched at Öregtölgy Farm. The sustainable...

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AM: Ministry of Agriculture and University of Debrecen sign strategic cooperation agreement

The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) and the University of Debrecen have signed a strategic cooperation agreement – the ministry told MTI on Thursday. According to the information, at the signing...

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52% German online retailers are dissatisfied

A majority of German ecommerce businesses are not happy with how the industry is performing. Only 6 percent of online sellers are ‘very satisfied’, which is the lowest that has...

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Lidl Opens New Logistics Centre In Portugal, Expands In Romania

German supermarket chain Lidl has opened a new €115-million logistics centre in Loures, Portugal. The 54,000 square metre facility boasts a 44,000 pallet storage capacity, 111 loading docks, and can...

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Czech Republic tightens foot-and-mouth disease protection measures

In the Czech Republic, no cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been detected so far, but given the nearby epicenter of the severe epidemic in Slovakia, the Czech authorities are tightening...

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Diageo to push Johnnie Walker Black Ruby into more markets

After a pilot in a handful of cities last year, Diageo is rolling out the “fruit-forward whisky” further. Diageo is to take the “fruit-forward” Johnnie Walker Black Ruby whisky into...

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István Nagy: agricultural enterprises affected by foot-and-mouth disease will receive further assistance

The government is creating an opportunity for farmers affected by foot-and-mouth disease to receive financial support from the Wage Guarantee Fund, announced István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, in a statement...

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The measures due to the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic have been amended and supplemented

The national chief veterinarian will introduce new measures and modify existing ones from March 30 in order to curb the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) epidemic. Among other things, the organization of...

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Agricultural enterprises affected by foot-and-mouth disease will receive additional assistance

The government is creating an opportunity for farmers affected by foot-and-mouth disease to receive financial support from the Wage Guarantee Fund, announced Minister of Agriculture István Nagy. The Minister drew...

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SHOP! Ideation

At the time of going to press, it was announced that SHOP! USA & Canada’s annual SHOP! Ideation Conference & Retail Challenge will take place on 20-21 October in Providence,...

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Gordon Ramsay partners with Flora

World-famous chef Gordon Ramsay has entered into a partnership with the Flora Food Group, which markets its plant-based butter alternatives under the Rama brand name in the UK. This article...

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Duckweed could be the next superfood

Duckweed has been declared fit for human consumption by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and could soon be available on the European food market, as a sustainable and nutrient-rich...

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Turnaround in the domestic potato market: production up, prices down

In 2024 the volume of domestic crop production was down 11%, but the quantity of potatoes grown increased by 3.7%, breaking the negative trend of recent years. This article is...

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Plant-based foods and meat-like names

The French Supreme Court’s decision to allow manufacturers of plant-based meat substitutes to continue to use terms familiar to the meat industry such as “steak”, “sausage, “bacon” or “hamburger” should...

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Mosa Meat to enter the European market with cultured beef fat

Dutch company Mosa Meat has submitted an application to the European Commission (EC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for the marketing of beef fat cultivated in bioreactors. This...

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