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Szamos: Success story from around the kitchen table
Nearly 100 years of traditions, 500 employees and 22 confectioneries: Szamos is a family enterprise where the 2nd and the 3rd generations work in close cooperation. Our magazine interviewed Gabriella...
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Double-digit sales growth for grocery stores in March
In March 2020 like-for-like retail volume sales grew by 4.4 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 3.5 percent – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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Food prices grew further in April
Consumer prices were 2.4 percent higher in April 2020 than in April 2019. Food prices grew by 8.7 percent. Pork’s price augmented the most, by 28.9 percent. The price of...
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Plastic packaging: About the main culprit from the trade’s perspective
Basically no day goes by without an article about the negative environmental impact of plastics. At the same time, the opinion of the packaging trade is hardly publicised about this....
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AM: Hungary requests the introduction of exceptional EU support measures in the poultry, pig and dairy sectors
At a video conference of EU agriculture ministers on Wednesday, Hungary requested the introduction of additional EU support measures to address the crisis situation caused by the coronavirus epidemic in...
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Because of the coronavirus, we eat more fruits and vegetables
People consume more fruit and vegetables, but also less ready meals, amid restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the University of Antwerp found in its survey carried out in 11...
Read moreGOSZ: wheat prices are rising
Demand in the grain market has pushed up the price of the old crop, while this year’s cereal crop is being negatively affected by water shortages, so interest in the...
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Retail debt continued to grow
According to the MNB’s data, the coronavirus did not discourage borrowing, as the loan portfolio of both households and companies expanded – Privátbankár.hu wrote. Somewhat surprisingly, the retail loan portfolio...
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Meghódítják a gasztrovilágot a génbankból kiszabadított ritka paradicsomok
Borbás Marcsi, Havas Dóra (Lila Füge) gasztroblogger, a Dining Guide Év Ifjú Séftehetsége díj tavalyi győztese, Farkas Richárd és Vajda József pék is kiáll az elfeledett tájfajták mellett. More informations:...
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Two thousand servings of game meat were donated to the staff of the South Pest Central Hospital
Two thousand servings of game meat were donated to the staff of the South Pest Central Hospital, which cares for coronavirus patients. The chilled, ready-to-cook venison products were delivered on...
Read moreCredit insurer: the pandemic causes a brutal wave of bankruptcies in the global economy
Despite rescue packages in individual countries, the number of bankruptcies is growing at a record rate worldwide, among other things, according to Atradius’ credit insurance analysis. According to the study,...
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The delivery of postal items outside Europe has slowed down and become more expensive
The delivery of postal items outside Europe has slowed down and become significantly more expensive due to the coronavirus epidemic – Panulin Ildikó, a spokesperson for Magyar Posta Zrt. told...
Read moreITM recommends banning additional disposable plastic products
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) would ban the marketing of disposable plastic beverage glasses and light and very light, including biodegradable plastic carrier bags in Hungary from January...
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Global retail spend predicted drop is nearly 550 billion USD
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...
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First coronaproof McDonald’s in Arnhem
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation. We have received news from the Benelux...
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RetailZoom: Private Label on the rise in Domestic Chains
Although the extraordinary surge in stock-up syndrome experienced in the midst of March has been smoothed by the end of the month, Local Chain shops have been successful in keeping...
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Disposable plastics are really over in Hungary next year
It has been known for a year now that from 2021, the distribution of certain disposable plastics should be banned in Hungary as well. All of this was finally accompanied...
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Google has released the Hungarian data: how do Hungarians move during the coronavirus epidemic?
Following the April summary, Google also released its Community Mobility Report in May, which shows changes in user traffic to places visited by users, such as grocery stores and parks,...
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Varga Mihály: Hungarian companies are planning to invest more than 300 billion HUF
In the next three years, an investment worth 315 billion HUF can be realized in Hungary within the framework of large-scale investment support, Varga Mihály announced in a video statement...
Read moreKSH: a significant number of sole proprietorships suspended this spring
More than five times as many sole proprietorships ceased their activities until May as in the same period of previous years, according to a summary released by the Central Statistical...
Read moreNébih: the deadline for the mandatory conclusion of contracts related to the purchase of cherries is approaching
Large sour cherry buyers must sign a contract for at least 60 percent of the total purchase until Friday – the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) points out on...
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The national emergency fish stocking is over
The nationwide, extraordinary fish stocking in state-owned fishing waters has been completed; In 18 days, 1177 tons of carp were placed in 324 fishing waters, organized by the Hungarian National...
Read moreNébih: more than 15,000 hectares of plantations was hit by spring frost damage
More than 15,000 hectares of damage was caused to plantations by nationwide spring frost. Damage after April 1 can still be reported until May 15, the National Food Chain Safety...
Read moreFBAMSZ: it is recommended to apply for agricultural insurance premium support until Friday
It is recommended to apply for agricultural insurance premium support until Friday, because after that the amount of support will be reduced by 1 percent per working day as a...
Read moreMorawiecki proposes 10 percent increase in agricultural policy funds to EU leaders
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposed a 10 percent increase in common budgetary resources for EU Member States’ agricultural policies, including environment and climate protection, in a letter to EU...
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More and more traditional markets and local producer markets are now open
According to a survey by the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), following previous closures, more than 75% of traditional markets and 65% of local producer markets are now open. For...
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Harbours are full with Asian goods
So many fashion items were crowded in the port containers that they could no longer put them where. Since they cannot sell them, they may destroy them. In large ports,...
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Magazine: Mild but strict solutions against the insect invasion
There has been a sales growth in the market of insecticides and insect repellents recently, due to the invasion of various insects. For instance last June-July a mosquito invasion occurred....
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In the beauty industry, SMS is of strategic importance
The use of SMS text messaging for marketing purposes is not new. Yet it is becoming more and more popular in the world of cosmetics. With clever catches, it serves...
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