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Fish consumption promotional campaign at the Farmer Expo in Debrecen!
The Fish Consumption Promotional Campaign appears with an own stand at the Farmer Expo in Debrecen, between 15-18 August, 2019. The Farmer Expo is one of Hungary’s leading international agricultural...
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Children in need receive a free school pack
Children from cumulatively disadvantaged families will receive a free pack of school supplies for school start-up – the state secretary for social affairs at the Ministry of Human Resources announced...
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Yannick Mooijman, new head of UPS’s Hungarian subsidiary
UPS today announced the appointment of Yannick Mooijman as the new Country Director for Operations in Hungary, Greece, Romania and Slovenia, where he will be responsible for UPS’s local operations,...
Read moreNo more IKEA catalogs in mailboxes
The IKEA furniture store chain no longer sends up-to-date paper-based advertising catalogs for environmental reasons – origo wrote. IKEA justifies the move by striving to be more environmentally friendly in...
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LG and Lumi to collaborate on AI smart home services
LG Electronics and Lumi United Technology will collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) smart home services, the companies have announced. The South Korean electronics maker is a global powerhouse in home...
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The Hungarian owner of Mcdonald’s opens his first new restaurant in Gödöllő
McDonald’s Corporation announced in February this year that it would fully transfer its ownership interest in the Hungarian company to Scheer Sándor, a Hungarian businessman. Under the management of the...
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Too busy to cook: British to spend US$12bn on takeout in 2019
The British public spend nearly eight times as many hours on their phones and watching TV than they do cooking, according to British lifestyle brand Mecca. Also, there is a...
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Nespresso Launches Bikes Made Of Recycled Coffee Capsules
Nespresso has partnered with Swedish bike brand Vélosophy to launch limited edition bikes made of recycled aluminium coffee capsules. The initiative demonstrates Nespresso and Vélosophy’s commitment to promoting a circular...
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Nike is entering the subscription business with a kids’ sneaker club
The No. 1 sneaker retailer in the U.S. is launching a subscription service for kids called Nike Adventure Club. It will allow parents to order shoes for their kids ages...
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Magazine: Tip and service fee
Károly Zerényi, a member of the body of representatives of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) has written a guide on the difference between a tip and a service fee,...
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KSH: the rise in agricultural producer prices accelerated further in June
In June, agricultural producer prices increased by an average 10.5 percent, compared to the average of the previous year. The annual increase in crop and horticultural products jumped from the...
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Three times as much mineral water is consumed as an average day
Hungarian supermarket chains sell three times as much mineral water in the heat of the day as on an average day – origo wrote after Világgazdaság. The magazine’s retail outlook,...
Read moreAutumn cereal seeds can become more expensive
The price of autumn cereal seed may increase slightly, among other things due to rising production costs – according to the forecast of the Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product...
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Magosz expects more than 600 tons of wheat to be donated to the Bread of the Hungarians program this year
So far, some 400 tons of wheat has been collected in Hungary under the Bread of the Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin program. The wheat was donated by farmers to...
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Fungal infections can kill Colombian bananas
Slowly, humanity seems reach an important juncture: either it is cultivating and consuming a new type of genetically modified banana, or it is giving up banana permanently – Index wrote....
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Giant Nutellas are sold in British stores
British hypermarkets sell a huge 1 kg of Nutella in limited quantities for a limited time – Origo wrote after Store Insider. British Nutella fans can be looking for a...
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Investor sentiment in the euro area is on a more than seven-year low
In August, the German and Eurozone Economic sentiment index of the Mannheim-based ZEW Economic Research Institute fell to a 7.5-year low – according to a survey released on Tuesday. ZEW’s...
Read moreConsumer prices in the United States have risen
Consumer prices in the United States rose slightly more than expected in July, but this is likely to alter little in the expectation that the Federal Reserve’s open market committee,...
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Food prices jumped at the European Parliament’s canteen
Officials have filed a formal complaint to the European Parliament in Brussels after experiencing an increase in canteen prices there – hvg.hu wrote after Politico. The price increase is 25...
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Expert: nutritional allergies are growing faster than the respiratory allergies
The number of people affected by nutritional allergies is growing faster than those with respiratory allergies – the chairman of the Association of Home Pediatricians told M1 news channel on...
Read moreThe ancestors of the pigs underwent a complete genetic change after their arrival into Europe
The ancestors of the pigs underwent a complete genetic change after their arrival into Europe – a British study found. According to archeological evidence, the ancestors of pigs were once...
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Sugar rooster in two minutes – Video of the Day
Sugar Blowing is an old tradition in Chengdu, China: from a piece of hot sugar to a rooster in 2 – 3 min....
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Tortoises Try Tiny Pancakes
The folks over at Buzzfeed put out this video of tortoises eating pancakes. It is really cute. To be honest, there’s not really much more to say about it other...
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The number of visitors in the baths in Budapest can set a record
The attendance of Hungarian baths is high, and the Bath Association and the Budapest Spa (BGYH) Zrt. expects record traffic in the baths of Budapest. On Monday, Boros László Attila,...
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Startups can profit the most from Brexit
According to Deloitte’s latest venture capital confidence survey in Central Europe, Brexit had a negative influence on investor confidence. Only 7 percent of respondents said they think things will take...
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Uber To Explore Grocery Delivery Service: Reports
Uber is exploring the option of including grocery delivery in its food delivery service Uber Eats, media reports suggest. As competition intensifies in the grocery delivery sector, the company will...
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Booming organics
The organics market is thriving in France. Traditional retailers are expanding their market shares at the expense of specialists by listing ever more organic products. Increasingly, they are also founding...
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Asda signs up its fridges to keep the UK warm this winter
Supermarket’s freezers will help power 8,500 homes by matching defrost times to blackouts or surges in demand Hundreds of Asda supermarket stores will help power the UK’s electricity system this...
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