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Nearly 80% Of Spanish Consumers Believe Own-Brand Quality Has Improved, Aldi Says
Nearly four-fifths (80%) of Spanish consumers believe that the quality of own-brand products has seen considerable improvement in recent years, a new study has revealed. In terms of prices, own-brand...
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Carrefour Polska Launches New Pricing Policy For Essential Products
Carrefour Polska has initiated a new strategy, effective from March, to ensure that the prices of over 500 essential products match the lowest prices in major competing retail chains. Part...
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New applications have been published in the spirit of sustainable agriculture
European and Hungarian agricultural production practices are determined by EU green regulations – emphasized Zsolt Feldman, State Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, on Thursday, at a conference organized by...
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What impact could the margin freeze have? Will there be enough money to pay employees’ wages?
The government announced that from mid-March, the margins on thirty basic foodstuffs will not exceed 10 percent. The decision could affect up to a third of the turnover of large...
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This is how store margins are changing now that the government has decided
The government announced that it would limit the margins on thirty basic foodstuffs, after the latest data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH) showed that food inflation in February was...
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myPOS acquires IQOM, helping to spread digital payment innovation
IQOM, a leading provider of digital payment solutions in Hungary – and the former official reseller of myPOS – is proud to announce the acquisition by myPOS, one of the...
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The European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap guarantees EU food security
The European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap adopted in February will ensure the EU’s food security and sovereignty, said EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Safety Christophe Hansen in Strasbourg...
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The profitability of corn production also depends on the selection of hybrids and tillage
The success of Hungarian corn growers largely depends on the quantity and quality of the crop yield, which is influenced by the selection of the right hybrid and the correct...
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Kifli customers bought 40 percent more meat in one year
The demand for fish is constantly increasing, with the turnover of this category expanding by 27 percent in the past year, while sales of poultry and beef increased by nearly...
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Margin cap and information: the government will decide based on the experience of inspections
According to the Government Information Center, no decision has yet been made on whether mandatory information about the margin cap should be displayed in stores. The authorities will determine whether...
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Linux use for 25 years
Clean Center Kft. is celebrating 25 years of Linux-based system use this year, and it was also two and half decades ago that they introduced an in-house developed ERP system....
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New AI-based design tool
Alibaba International has launched Pic Copilot, an AI-based e-commerce design tool developed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3 The tool...
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Plant-based brands can’t compete without offering taste and quality
Ian Hepburn, marketing director of Flora Food Group has told in an interview: plant-based brands need to focus on taste and quality, otherwise they risk appealing to just a small...
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Lidl was the special grocery retailer partner of Veganuár™ 2025
Lidl Magyarország has joined the Veganuár™ 2025 initiative, which encourages people to try a plant-based diet. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3 With sustainability and health-conscious...
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Promotions taken in connection with sticky mouth and nail pain are effective
Hungarian epidemic measures are successful in the tummy mouth and nail pain virus, so EU countries can resolve their imports of imports against our country- said István Nagy. The Minister...
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Experts recommend regular vaccination against equine herpes
Experts at the University of Veterinary Medicine conference in Budapest on Wednesday recommend regular vaccination against equine herpes. The rector of the institution said that the disease has always existed, but...
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Coffee consumption declines in Germany in 2024
Total per capita consumption dropped nearly 2% in volumes to 163 litres, according to local trade body Deutscher Kaffeeverband. Coffee consumption dipped year-on-year in Germany last year, according to new...
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Kraft Heinz Expands Alfaro Manufacturing Plant In Spain
Kraft Heinz has completed a significant expansion of its Alfaro manufacturing plant in La Rioja, increasing the Spanish factory’s capacity by 50%. The project, which began a year and a...
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EU Commissioner: European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap guarantees EU food security
The agriculture and food roadmap adopted by the European Commission in February will ensure EU food security – and sovereignty, said Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Safety,...
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Aldi cuts back on wine packaging
The UK subsidiary of budget supermarket Aldi will cease to use capsules for its own-label bottles of wine which are sealed with cork. The change, which is due to be...
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Z-gen no longer uses mobile phones for more than just payments
The number and amount of smartphone payments at K&H is constantly increasing. This alternative is also becoming increasingly popular among young people. It is also important that today the mobile...
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KSH: industrial production decreased by 3.9 percent in January
In January 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 3.9 percent from a year earlier. The index adjusted for working days is the same as the unadjusted one. Production...
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Agrometeorology: Night frosts to return next week
Further heavy rain is expected until the end of the week, so the soil will continue to recharge, but next week a drier, arctic air mass will arrive and night...
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Accelerating inflation in Hungary: brutal food price hikes and measures of questionable effectiveness
Inflation in Hungary accelerated again in February 2025: consumer prices were 5.6% higher on average than a year earlier. The price increase particularly affected basic foodstuffs, with prices of several...
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Detailed regulations on margin stops have been published: who is affected and what products does it apply to?
The detailed regulations of the margin freeze introduced by the government have been published in the Hungarian Gazette, which will enter into force on March 17 and will be phased...
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NGM: the Council of the Elderly initiated the expansion of the range of products subject to VAT refunds
The Council of the Elderly has initiated the expansion of the range of products subject to VAT refunds, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) announced in a statement on Wednesday....
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Humanoid robot available in Hungary
From January the Unitree G1 AI-powered humanoid robot is available in the Hungarian market from Unitree Robotics. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. This model is...
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Analyst: Food pricing, which involves huge extra profits, must be brought within reasonable limits
Food pricing, which represents a huge extra profit for food retailers, must be kept within reasonable limits, and the 10 percent margin freeze announced by the Prime Minister can be...
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Hungarian premium foods are in the greatest demand in Japan
Agrármarketing Centrum organized a community appearance at one of the most important food and beverage trade fairs in the Pacific region. Foodex Japan is an event exclusively for the trade,...
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Solutions to soaring food prices: opposition proposals to reduce VAT and special taxes
In recent months, the debate over the drastic increase in food prices has intensified again, to which several opposition parties have responded with strong proposals. Momentum, DK and the Tisza...
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