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The Nutriment Company adds to acquisition spree with Easy-Barf
TNC said the Easy-Barf transaction gives it a “strong foothold” in France. The Nutriment Company (TNC) has notched up its eighth pet-food acquisition of the year with a deal for...
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Veresi Paradicsom Kft.’s 1.2 billion forint innovation project has been completed
A new chapter has opened in domestic strawberry production, after the 1.2 billion forint project launched three years ago under the consortium leadership of Veresi Paradicsom Kft. was successfully completed,...
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Colruyt rolls out hybrid meat in Belgium
Following Lidl and Albert Heijn, Colruyt Group has also added new meat products enriched with plant-based ingredients to the product selection available in its Okay and Colruyt Lowest Prices stores....
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ChatGPT is the new uncle: we trust AI answers more than Google
Google’s dominance in internet search seems to be weakening. Artificial intelligence, especially ChatGPT, has opened a new era: users are increasingly looking for summarized, personalized answers instead of links. Google’s...
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European Commission proposes €10.8 million in emergency aid to Hungarian farmers to mitigate damage caused by extreme weather
The European Commission is proposing €10.8 million (around 4.2 billion forints) in emergency aid to Hungarian farmers to mitigate damage caused by extreme weather, the Brussels-based body said on Friday....
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SPAR Croatia Unveils New SPAR City Format in Zagreb
SPAR Croatia has introduced a new store format, SPAR City, with its first location in Croatia opening at Jurišićeva 2a, in Zagreb. Situated in a two-storey neo-Renaissance building designed by...
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AM: government supports waterfowl farmers in preventing the bird flu epidemic
The Hungarian State Treasury has already disbursed 2.038 billion forints in state aid to the waterfowl sector to help protect against bird flu. Thanks to the government’s support, 105 affected...
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Onions have become significantly more expensive
According to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the onion harvest in Hungary has ranged between 50 and 73 thousand tons in the last five years. In 2024, 25...
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Morrisons launches ‘Morrisons Now’ for one-hour grocery delivery
Morrisons has launched a new rapid delivery service, ‘Morrisons Now’, allowing customers to order up to 30 grocery items for delivery in as little as one hour. The service, which...
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The number of brands represented by AutoWallis has increased to thirty with the addition of Lexus
In line with its strategic goals, AutoWallis is further strengthening its position in the automotive retail sector after reaching an agreement on the sale of Lexus. The region’s leading integrated...
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Nébih: Golden yellow grape disease has appeared in new wine regions
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has detected golden yellow grape disease in the Balatonfüred-Csopak and Eger wine regions, so the pathogen has already appeared in...
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Agrometeorology: Soaking rain is greatly needed
For the development of rapeseed and for the preparation of the soil for sowing winter cereals, soaking rain is greatly needed, especially in the southern part of the country, but...
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Inflation: stagnation instead of expected increase – 4.3% annual rate, 3.9% core inflation
The rate of inflation did not change in September: consumer prices exceeded the previous year by an average of 4.3%, while core inflation remained at 3.9%, according to a recent...
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Lidl Hungary received a prestigious professional recognition
Lidl Hungary has received a prestigious professional recognition: it won the Sustainable Future Award from the Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) in the Corporate Transformation category. This demonstrates...
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Spar expanded its store network with an investment of 1.7 billion forints
Spar Hungary has modernized three of its new stores, with a total of almost 1.7 billion forints spent on the renovation of the stores in Kőszeg, Esztergom and Törökszentmiklós. The...
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HEINEKEN Hungária’s “Net Zero Production” carbon reduction program won an award
The Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) has awarded HEINEKEN Hungária’s carbon reduction program with a Sustainability Award. The company received the award in the Business Solutions / Climate...
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Nestlé leaves Dairy Methane Action Alliance – continues methane reduction on its own track
Nestlé has announced that it will leave the Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA), founded in December 2023, while maintaining its 2050 net zero commitment and continuing to reduce methane emissions...
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Freedom24 Analysis: Klarna and Revolut Put Europe Back in the Game
A few years ago, the European tech sector was considered by many to be a second-tier sector. The failed IPO wave of 2022-2023 and the closed capital market window predicted...
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Sustainable holiday: The Body Shop gifts in fair trade packaging
The Body Shop’s mission is to build a greener, more conscious future for the beauty industry. The brand aims to become the first choice for those who value sustainability and...
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AI caught a thief in the first Hungarian hybrid smart store
At the end of May, Hungary’s first hybrid smart store opened in Szeged, which operates in a traditional way during the day and without staff at night. In the store,...
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K&H: every second employee struggles with stress, this is how we can protect ourselves against burnout
Two-thirds of Hungarian workers lack mental health at work, while workplace stress and constant overload are no longer a private problem, but a collective epidemic. October 10 is World Mental...
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Márton Nagy: consumer protection is a top priority for the government
At the national professional conference “United for Consumers”, the Ministry of National Economy presented the current tasks and measures of consumer protection. Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy highlighted: “consumer...
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The industrial park in Encs is being developed with eight hundred million forints
Basic infrastructure investments are being carried out with a non-refundable grant of eight hundred million forints, in addition to expanding logistics services, building a new building, and transforming the existing...
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Has the frost become an unexpected economic driving force at Lake Balaton?
Although it is autumn according to the calendar, more and more entrepreneurs in the Balaton region are rethinking the concept of seasonality. According to a recently launched video series, many...
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Lufthansa Systems Hungária is 30 years old: the IT company now employs more than 800 people
Lufthansa Systems and its Hungarian subsidiary, Lufthansa Systems Hungária, are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. The IT company, part of the Lufthansa Group, has been shaping the digital future...
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We are among the TOP5 exporters in Europe, with wheat and corn driving our exports
Hungary is one of the leaders in European grain exports. According to the analysis of Akcenta experts, in 2024 we sold grain abroad worth 1.93 billion euros (+14% year-on-year). Hungarian...
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NKFH: semolina was recalled from the market due to the presence of foreign matter
Müller Drogéria Magyarország Bt. has initiated a recall of the 500-gram Himmeltau Children’s Grits with Honey product they distribute due to a foreign substance found in it – the National...
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European Parliament votes in favor of “veggie burger ban”
Meat names for plant-based alternatives should be banned if the European Parliament has its way. But whether the ban on terms such as veggie burger and soy sausage will actually...
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Lidl GB To Invest £250m In Price Cuts
The UK arm of German discounter Lidl plans to invest £250 million (€287.9 million) in reducing the prices of everyday items, as it seeks to help shoppers save even more...
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The K&H digital financial assistant handles more and more cases independently
Kate, K&H’s artificial intelligence-based digital financial assistant, is increasingly handling more and more cases for customers as an integral part of the mobile bank – she can now handle 70...
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