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Kraft Heinz working on Plasmon baby-food sale
Kraft Heinz has hired advisers to work on the potential sale of Italy-based baby-food business Plasmon, Just Food understands. The company has appointed investment bank Houlihan Lokey to assist the...
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Is domestic tobacco retail in trouble?
Price hikes have eroded the domestic market’s price advantage over retail prices in neighbouring countries. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Whereas in previous years shopping...
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Selective shopping
Selective shopping is the latest trend and all the signs indicate that it will continue to determine how and where shoppers spend their money in domestic chain stores in 2025....
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Informed choices and targeted solutions
According to Euromonitor’s Global Consumer Trends 2025 report, consumer behaviour is fundamentally shaped by the rising cost of living, the need for sustainability and expectations of physical and mental well-being....
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CSR Hungary: awards for the best
For the 17th time the Hungarian Business Responsibility Award, the CSR Hungary Award was presented to the winners in the Gundel Palace on 15 November 2024. This article is available...
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PwC Global CEO Survey: replanning in progress
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Commenting on the survey of 4,701 CEOs in 109 countries, conducted between 1 October and 8 November 2024, Mohamed Kande,...
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This year’s payments market trends according to Mastercard: AI, digitalisation, mobile wallets and tokenisation
According to Mastercard’s experts, the following 10 factors will determine payment trends in 2025: This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. 1. Fighting AI fraud with AI:...
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LG develops special digital displays
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled its latest digital display innovations at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show in Barcelona, on 4-7 February. This article is available for reading in...
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Logistics sector still ahead of a sustainability shift
In the logistics sector the need for sustainability is becoming more urgent, but 2025 may still bring only partial progress. “Technological and economic conditions haven’t yet reached a level that...
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Sodexo to open nearly 100 convenience stores on US college campuses by 2026
Sodexo has set a goal of opening around 100 Food Hive stores on college campuses across the United States by 2026. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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Lidl partners with Olympic athlete to expand its protein range in Ireland
Lidl Ireland has teamed up with Olympian and two-time European champion David Gillick to expand its high-protein range. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. In 2025...
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The VOSZ Barometer is low, but there are promising signs
VOSZ Barometer’s main indicator was down 5 percentage points at 47% in the 4th quarter of 2024 compared to the 3rd quarter of last year, which is the lowest value...
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The age of corporate empires?
Last year only 24,000 new companies were established in Hungary – a 6% drop from the previous year and an 18% plunge from 2022. This is the weakest performance in...
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Rising raw milk and cereal prices
According to AKI PÁIR data, the national average producer price of raw milk in Hungary was HUF 200.93/kg in December 2024. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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GKI business confidence index sinks to a 19-month low
In the first month of 2025 the slightly negative trend continued: according to the EU-supported survey of GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., the business and consumer outlooks worsened compared to December –...
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Green communication only creates advantage if used the right way
At the end of January Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. hosted an educational forum, titled “Credibility in sustainability”, as part of the EduTime programme series. Hungarian Product’s goal is to pass...
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Learning done differently!
We all know that our life is one big learning process. It never ends and it doesn’t matter how old we are, we need to educate ourselves and remain open...
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A broad dialogue has been launched on the collection and processing of animal by-products
At the initiative of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), with the involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), a professional consultation was...
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Nébih: From 2025, food chain supervision fee returns must be submitted to the National Tax and Customs Administration
The 2025 food chain supervision fee returns must now be submitted to the National Tax and Customs Office, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI on Thursday. Detailed...
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The Agricultural Museum’s carnival programs are about sustainable nutrition.
The Agricultural Museum’s carnival program Little Farmers, Big Adventures aims to introduce children to sustainable lifestyles and nutrition, where children can experience how our various foods are prepared, what a...
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Fidelity Analyst Survey: China – where should investors look amid changes?
China faces a number of economic challenges – a struggling housing market, persistent deflationary risks, weak consumer demand and even the US looking to raise tariffs. But Fidelity International analysts...
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This year’s Most Inspiring Leader of the Year Award went to Richter’s leader
Based on the opinions of 252 Hungarian CEOs, PwC Hungary has awarded the Most Inspiring Leader of the Year Award for the third time. The award recognizes a Hungarian CEO...
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Bank360: Another interest rate hike is coming, the biggest battle for government bond money starts today
One inflation-tracking government bond matures today, three other series pay interest, and the interest rate on PMÁPs, which are losing their appeal from now on, will also be decided in...
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Telepathy and mind reading: the tax office’s new superpowers
“The tax office nowadays knows who is worth checking in a way that borders on magic and puts mentalists to shame, and it is increasingly sure-handed in selecting those taxpayers...
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Investing in improving our quality of life can be a smart decision
In the first quarter of this year, more than 800,000 Hungarian families will receive a significant amount of money through the payment of interest on maturing government securities. While many...
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Stricter sanctions, reduced administration – the EPR background rules have been amended
At the end of 2024, the legislative amendments announced in the Hungarian Gazette significantly transformed the existing regulations on extended producer responsibility (EPR) and product fees. The changes are multifaceted,...
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Changes in simplified employment from February
From 1 February 2025, the rules for simplified employment will be amended, and with them the amount of the public charge to be paid by the employer and the calculation...
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Colruyt Group launches plant-based private label Boni Plan’t
Belgian Colruyt Group wants to make plant-based food more accessible, adding a range of around 100 plant-based products in recognisable packaging under a new private label sub-brand. In addition to Boni Eco...
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A Taste Of History: Remembering Francesco Rivella, The ‘Father Of Nutella’
Ferrero chemist Francesco Rivella, often referred to as the ‘father of Nutella’, passed away on 14 February 2025 at the age of 97, according to media reports. Rivella was a...
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Colgate-Palmolive enters fresh pet food with Prime100 acquisition
Colgate chairman, president and CEO Noel Wallace described Prime100 as “a high-growth, profitable, fresh dog-food asset”. Colgate-Palmolive has agreed to acquire Australia-based Care TopCo, which owns the Prime100 fresh pet-food...
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