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Retail sales in the United States increased in March
Retail sales in the United States became better than expected in March – according to a report of the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce in Washington. In March,...
Read moreThe BDPST Group builds a five-star hotel in downtown
The BDPST Group real estate developer received the building permit in the neighborhood of Vörösmarty Square, a complex of building blocks covering the Mahart and Futura houses. According to the...
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This year, the majority of the employees decided to give SZÉP card and cash
Although the majority of employers have retained the cafeteria items offered in the previous year, the SZÉP card has become a priority because of its tax advantage, and the cash...
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The Hungarian candy consumers are increasingly demanding
Over the past year, the value of sold seasonal sweets increased by 10 percent, compared to growth expectations of 2-3 percent. This year, confectioners expect a further increase in the...
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10-11 percent of the annual egg quantity is sold in the weeks before Easter
The average annual consumption of Easter eggs is around 270-280 million pieces, which is 10-11 percent of the annual consumption – the Agricultural Products Secretary of the Poultry Product Council...
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GfK: we spend more on vegetables and fruits
GfK Hungária’s report on consumption of fruit and vegetables has been completed based on a Household Panel Research with the participation of 2000 people and an online survey of 1,000...
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Spar Spain Launches Nutrition App To Promote Healthy Eating
Spar Spain has announced that it has launched a new nutrition app – Spar, saber elegir (Spar, know what to choose) – to help customers make conscious choices about the...
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Metro grocery stores to permit reusable containers in effort to cut waste
Metro grocery chain will allow customers across Quebec to bring reusable containers for the purchase of fresh products, facing increasing consumer concern about single-use plastics. The grocery and drug store company announced Monday that beginning April 22, customers will be...
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EU support for farmers should be in line with the environmental requirements
The agricultural sector should also contribute to environmental protection and the fight against climate change, but a proper balance needs to be found between the environmental ambition level of the...
Read moreIn one year, Erste grew its loan portfolio to SMEs by 27 percent
The rapid growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continues. The loan portfolio granted to them by Erste Bank grew by 27 percent in one year and exceeded 200 billion...
Read moreAM: high-quality vocational training is the basis for the competitiveness of Hungarian agriculture
In addition to the modernization of agriculture, high-quality vocational training is the basis for the competitiveness of Hungarian agriculture. The Agrár Szakma Sztár (Agri Profession Star) Festival, which promotes the...
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Ördög Nóra has become the ambassador of the Ooops! brand
The new advertising films of Vajda-Papír bring the “For All Cases” slogan of Ooops! into life. The campaign is made by ti:me Agency. This year’s 20-year-old Vajda Papír is now...
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Communities wishing to evolve have won at the InnoMax Award
This year, the Invitech InnoMax Award focused on supporting the innovation efforts of nonprofit organizations. Among the winners of the application of the infocommunication company was the design of an...
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The Royalsekt Cooperative Winery expands its capacity
The Royalsekt Champagne, Wine, Soft Drink Producer Co-operative Winery Zrt. is expanding its capacity from the 277 million HUF grants of the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (GINOP) and...
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Pepco brings twenty-seven billion forints to Hungary
Pepco is investing nearly 27.2 billion forints in logistics in Hungary to serve all the countries of the region from Gyál, Pest county – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said...
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Starbucks investing in regional solar farms to support stores
Starbucks Coffee Company is upping its investments in renewable energy via a new model. The café giant developed two solar farms which provide enough energy for the equivalent of 360...
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The ZEW German and Euro-zone economic sentiment index is at its one-year peak
The economic sentiment index has risen to the highest level of the past one year in Germany and in the euro area – according to the report of the Mannheim-based...
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Henkel achieves good organic sales growth with strong earnings, profitability and cash flow
Sales at 19.9 billion euros: impacted by negative currency effects of 1.1 billion euros; organic growth +2.4% Increase in operating profit (EBIT)1: +1.0% to 3,496 million euros Further EBIT margin1...
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The state will build a four star hotel in Zalaegerszeg
A four-star hotel with state investment will be built in Zalaegerszeg, the city received almost two hundred million forints to obtain plans and permits from the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ)...
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What you can eat in the world for the price of a cheeseburger? – Video of the day
From taiyaki to pav bhaji to pan-fried pork buns, experience these different types of $1 street food around the world – POV style!...
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Magazine: They check before they spread
Butters, margarines, butter, cheese and sandwich spreads are competing with each other for a place on the dinner table. The two biggest categories are butter and margarine – the average prices...
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Coop Switzerland Acknowledged by WWF
Retailer and wholesaler Coop Switzerland has improved in almost all areas of the WWF’s environmental rating, compared to the last time a rating was taken, in 2015. “We are very...
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AM: less serious violations of the law and less fines in the spring food control
There were fewer serious infringements and the number of fines decreased as well during the seasonal food controls. The quality of the products under control has improved – the Ministry...
Read moreTakarékbank has raised its GDP growth forecast for 2019 and 2020
Takarékbank has raised its GDP growth forecast for 2019 from 4.2 percent to 4.4 percent and raised its GDP growth forecast for 2020 from 3.5 percent to 3.6 percent –...
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Hungarians spent more than 26,000 HUF per head on food at Easter last May
Hungarians spent 4 percent more than the average monthly spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages last month – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Monday. Of the most popular...
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Lidl Italia Opens Store With ‘Urban Garden’ In Turin
Lidl Italia has opened its first store with an ‘urban garden’, managed by an NGO that develops cooperation and social inclusion projects for people in need. The store, located in...
Read moreMKIK is also joining the collection of signatures against the reduction of agricultural subsidies
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) joins the National Agrarian Chamber of Commerce (NAK) and the Hungarian Farmers’ Association (Magosz) in the signature collection against the reduction of...
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More than half of the Hungarians pay in cash according to a survey
Cash is still popular in Hungary, as more than half of people pay on a daily basis pay with cash – according to a representative survey of Intrum’s debt management....
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