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Tante Enso community smart stores conquer rural Germany
Tante Enso is Germany’s most expansive smart store operator in rural grocery retail. The hybrid format blends staffed service with 24/7 member access and digital self-checkout. Its unique community investment...
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Danone Restructures Production In Germany With Planned Closure Of Milk Factory
French dairy giant Danone has announced a restructuring of its production facilities in Germany, following extensive consultations. The company plans to close its Ochsenfurt milk production facility in the fourth quarter...
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Social media replaces search engines as key shopping, discovery tool
Platforms like TikTok and Douyin are growing rapidly. Nearly half of connected consumers began turning to social media first for product searches, services, and recommendations in 2024. According to a...
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Carrefour Belgium tests profitability of Reckon.ai’s smart vending machines
Carrefour Belgium has implemented its BuyBye micro-store format for the first time at the site of one of its hypermarkets, Retail Optimiser reports. Customers of the Carrefour store in the...
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Compensation to encourage the resumption of livestock farming once the threat has passed
The government’s priority goal is to stop the foot-and-mouth disease virus as soon as possible and to compensate affected farmers. After the eradication, once the threat has passed, it is...
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No new cases, cattle farms continue to be disinfected
There are no new cases, the fight against the foot-and-mouth disease virus continues – emphasized István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at a press conference following the meeting of the animal...
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Street food, without the street!
Our magazine interviewed Zoltán Horváth, president of the Hungarian Street Food Association. One of the main obstacles to the development of the genre is that mobile street food vendors aren’t...
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Fütyülős Sour Cherry 0,5 l
The latest taste experience from Fütyülős, Fütyülős Sour Cherry has arrived. Its sour and sweet zest captivates you from the first sip, while its deep burgundy colour awakens all your...
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Rossmann automates logistics centre in Poland with Körber
Rossmann is automating large parts of its distribution centre in the polish town of Pyskowice with solutions from Körber. Various automation technologies from the general contractor will be used in...
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Mini Country, huge new features – Mini Hungary is expanding for Easter!
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New dimensions of cleanliness
In Hungary liquid laundry detergents are dominant: currently they realise 66% of sales, with premium detergents accounting for 20% of sales and traditional detergents only having a 14% share. This...
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KSH: industrial production fell by 8.7 percent in February
In February 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 8.7 percent, or 8.0 percent adjusted for working days, compared to a year earlier. Production fell in all manufacturing sectors,...
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Agrometeorology: frosts to end on Saturday
In the first half of the week, there were hard frosts in many places, which caused significant damage to orchards. The risk of frost east of the Danube still exists...
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Top 10 airlines where in-flight dining is a gastronomic experience – Here is the ranking by Food & Wine
For years, “airplane food” was synonymous with mediocrity. But the world’s top airlines are challenging this cliché—especially in premium cabins. The Food & Wine magazine’s annual Global Tastemakers Awards has...
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These are Hungarian travelers’ favorite destinations for Easter
Ryanair – the leading low-cost airline in Europe and Hungary – has ranked the most popular foreign destinations among Hungarian passengers by analyzing booking data for the Easter period between...
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The labor loan portfolio is approaching the ten billion mark
Many thousands of people have applied for workers’ loans from K&H this year, and the disbursements are already in the thousands, the financial institution announced. In the case of workers’...
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OKSZ requests amendment to cash payment proposal
OKSZ requests amendment of cash payment proposal The National Trade Federation (OKSZ) requests the government to amend the draft law on the use of cash, because the draft would make...
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Rabbit meat is back in the spotlight: domestic consumption is booming, but exports remain the driving force
Since the 2000s, the structure of domestic rabbit farming has fundamentally changed: the classic backyard models have gradually been replaced by small-scale and then industrial-scale farms. As a result, the...
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(HU) Perwoll Renew All Light Colors finommosószer
Perwoll All Light Colors is a mild detergent for all light and white colours. It makes even fluffy fabrics smooth, helps to preserve colour intensity and renew faded colours, cleans...
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Coop Switzerland saves food with sustainable private label
Coop Switzerland’s new sustainable private label, Nice-to-Save-Food, focuses on using food by-products, relying on previously neglected raw materials such as oat bran and okara from tofu and soya milk production,...
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Music moves with you again with SPAR’s new JBL loyalty promotion
SPAR Hungary’s latest loyalty promotion started on April 10, 2025 and will run until June 22, in which customers can enjoy 30-44 percent off on JBL earphones and headphones that...
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Tenderness with every touch
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/4. Citing data from Statista, György Suha, marketing and PR manager of Caola Kozmetikai és Háztartás Vegyipari Zrt. informs: the value...
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We spend much less at Easter than at Christmas, but still 30% more than on a big shopping spree
Holiday seasons are usually always strong periods in retail, including Easter. Although we spend about 30% less than Christmas, we spend the same amount more than on an average large...
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NKFH-NAV: joint action to strengthen food safety and combat food counterfeiting
The National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) in cooperation with the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) participated in the international OPSON operation, organized by INTERPOL and EUROPOL in...
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Róbert Zsigó: after three weeks, basic foodstuffs are already 18.8 percent cheaper
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Uncertain future for the meat industry – rising prices, declining consumption and new challenges
The meat industry is going through a difficult period, and the outlook is not encouraging: while prices are rising, consumption is falling, and the rise of discount chains is putting...
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Less entrepreneurship, more difference – this is how the number of companies changed by county between 2022 and 2024
While the number of businesses decreased nationwide, completely different processes were taking place in the background in the Hungarian counties. Budapest lost its momentum spectacularly, while Győr-Moson-Sopron was even able...
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Easter deflation: Easter menu is 7.5% cheaper at ALDI
As Easter approaches, ALDI is reducing the prices of the most popular products on the festive table. A traditional Easter menu consisting of smoked ham, horseradish and savory bread is...
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Quality, sustainability, innovation: B+N Referencia Zrt. introduced a private label paper product line
B+N Referencia Zrt. has launched a private label paper product line under the HYGON brand. The launch of the production and use of private label hygiene paper products simultaneously helps...
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Easter shopping: demand may increase, in addition to ham, pistachio chocolate rabbits are also coming
Easter could bring strong sales in retail this year – according to Auchan, not only the festive atmosphere, but also the margin cap could stimulate the desire to buy. Classic...
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