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Magazine: Green products target conscious shopper groups
In the drug and beauty product category, the values that small, alternative organic, eco and natural brands represent are now more and more adopted by the product lines and sub-brands...
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Retailers are opening clinics
As retailers seek to make greater inroads into healthcare, many of them have unveiled aggressive plans to launch dozens — if not hundreds — of their own primary care clinics...
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Magazine: Good period for chocolate and wafer bars
Before the coronavirus pandemic and the measures to stop its spreading hit the impulse categories hard, chocolate and wafer bar sales had grown considerably. Last year value sales augmented by...
Read moreRising food prices
According to statistics, average annual inflation was only 2.9% in June, but food prices continued to rise far above average, with some products rising by more than 10-20%. GKI analysts...
Read moreBeer Association: Beer consumption fell significantly in the second quarter
The turnover of the five largest Hungarian brewers in the second quarter of this year decreased by ten percent to 1.8 million hectoliters compared to the same period in 2019...
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Nébih: it is no longer required to keep poultry captive
In a decision issued on 15 July, the national chief veterinarian revoked the order to keep poultry captive due to avian influenza, but captive feeding and watering will continue to...
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The producer market in Abaújszántó has opened
The producer market of Abaújszántó in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County has been completed, and the facility built in the city center for two hundred million forints was handed over on Friday. At...
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NAK: the melon season has arrived!
In recent days, the melon harvest has started all over the country, and the domestic watermelon will be available in shops and markets even in September. The average melon consumption...
Read moreNébih found the designations of origin for pork in order
The designations of origin of pork were found to be in order by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), and only a few cases had to be fined by...
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In-store attractions online
Jungle Jim’s International Market, which has offered several in-store attractions including cooking courses for 25 years, they had to close these because of the pandemic. Although they are not offering e-commerce,...
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Eighty-seven percent of Hungarian SMEs present on Facebook remained active during the pandemic
26 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) present on Facebook suspended their activities due to the coronavirus pandemic between January and May, but in some countries more than 50...
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Instead of sprinting, employees need to prepare for a marathon
In the first weeks of the virus outbreak, reconciling work and family responsibilities put more pressure on workers than ever before. Maximum appropriateness, a virtual desire to prove, and a...
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The expectations of large companies have fallen sharply
Large corporations were not yet as pessimistic about their next year as they were after the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The value of the K&H corporate growth index...
Read moreCredit insurance: coronavirus is causing the most serious crisis in the world economy in the last 40 years
The global economy is down 5.1 percent this year, among other things, according to Atradius’s credit insurance analysis. According to the study, global trade is down 15 percent. The GDP...
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Nielsen: nearly two billion forints against women’s hair
With a 12 percent increase in value and a 4 percent increase in volume, the turnover of female depilatories had a turnover of 1,615 million in domestic retail trade between...
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GKI: The workplace situation of employees in July 2020
GKI Zrt. conducted a representative population survey of 1,000 people in order to find out how employees work in the period following the coronavirus pandemic. While epidemiological restrictions were still...
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Nébih held a comprehensive inspection of fruit and vegetables in the Budapest markets
In the 16 largest markets in Budapest, 271 traders and primary producers were inspected by experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih). 110 warnings were imposed for minor...
Read moreSmaller wheat yields are expected in Tolna County
Compared to the previous years, 10 percent less winter wheat can be produced in Tolna County this year, but winter barley has grown more than last year, the Tolna County...
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WHC: companies resumed 40-60 percent of their previous production after the first wave of the pandemic
In recent weeks, a certain level of reorganization has already been felt in the domestic labor market following the first wave of the pandemic. On average, 40-60 percent of previous...
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Kavosz: companies have demanded 210 billion HUF from the Széchenyi Card crisis products so far
Since the launch of the new products of the Széchenyi Card program developed for crisis situations, from May 15, 2020, about 7,500 applications for state-subsidized loans have been received, of...
Read morePrices in German online retail stores did not include reduced VAT
Online retail stores in Germany hardly pass on reduced VAT to their customers as part of the business package, according to a survey conducted by the Idealo comparison portal for...
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FAO: Global food commodity prices drop further in April
World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand...
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Expanding cereal crop circles
2019 was a good year for cereal products, but we might be surprised if we take a closer look. For instance Levente Németh, marketing manager of Nestlé Hungária Kft. informed...
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From Wednesday, the country of origin must also be indicated for poultrymeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat offered from the counter.
From Wednesday, in the case of poultry, sheep and goat meat offered from the counter, the country of origin must also be indicated, and in the case of vegetables and...
Read moreFidelity European retail begins to recover, but luxury goods market lacks cash buyers
As Europe is slowly recovering from the restrictions caused by the pandemic, the first data show that retail, one of the most loss-making sectors, may be experiencing a resurgence in...
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Sally, the salad bar savior
The self-service salad bar stations were fresh spots in the supermarkets and catering units. Here, everyone could put together a salad to match their own tastes. As the pandemic forced...
Read moreMedium grain yield is expected in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county
Despite the extreme weather, medium yields are expected in autumn crops in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, which is the largest part of the sown area -the county president of the National Chamber...
Read moreDespite expectations, China’s foreign trade turnover increased in June
Contrary to the expectations, both Chinese exports and imports expanded in June as austerity measures taken due to the coronavirus pandemic were eased in more and more countries. According to...
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