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Szeged restricts pub opening hours – caterers protest
The general assembly of the city of Szeged has decided: from mid-April, the opening hours of restaurants will be limited to 11 p.m. by default. The aim of the measure...
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Billa Bulgaria To Invest €31m In 2025, Open 13 New Stores
Billa Bulgaria invested over BGN 100 million (€51 million) in 2024, including BGN 44 million (€23 million) in a new logistics base near Stara Zagora and nearly BGN 60 million...
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Self-service kiosk market to grow by $13.28b by 2029
The global self-service kiosk market is projected to grow by $13.28b between 2025 and 2029, according to a report by Technavio. The market is expected to expand at a compound...
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Gránit Fund Management strengthens with new marketing and communications manager
From February 2025, Attila Csonka will manage the marketing, communication and sales support activities of Gránit Alapkezelő. Attila Csonka joined Gránit Alapkezelő in May 2024 as a senior marketing manager,...
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Hungarian Sausage Culture: Traditions, Recipes, and Specialties
Blood or liver, rice or bread, rich or simple – everyone has their own preference when it comes to hurka, but one thing is certain: this traditional Hungarian delicacy is...
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Skoda produced 4.2 percent more cars in 2024 than the previous year
Skoda Auto produced more than 925,000 vehicles worldwide in 2024, an increase of 4.2 percent compared to the previous year, Porsche Hungaria, the Hungarian importer of Volkswagen Group brands, informed...
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Kraft Heinz working on Plasmon baby-food sale
Kraft Heinz has hired advisers to work on the potential sale of Italy-based baby-food business Plasmon, Just Food understands. The company has appointed investment bank Houlihan Lokey to assist the...
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(HU) Új tag a VakVarjú étteremcsaládban: megnyílt a VarjúVár a Várkert Bazárban
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Let’s Harrow It – Video of the Day
But not just any way! Fantastic idea – human creativity, without AI help....
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Quadratisch, demokratisch, gut – Picture of the day
Go vote – says a democratic chocolate. We will know on Monday morning whether it is bitter or milk…...
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Is domestic tobacco retail in trouble?
Price hikes have eroded the domestic market’s price advantage over retail prices in neighbouring countries. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Whereas in previous years shopping...
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Selective shopping
Selective shopping is the latest trend and all the signs indicate that it will continue to determine how and where shoppers spend their money in domestic chain stores in 2025....
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Informed choices and targeted solutions
According to Euromonitor’s Global Consumer Trends 2025 report, consumer behaviour is fundamentally shaped by the rising cost of living, the need for sustainability and expectations of physical and mental well-being....
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CSR Hungary: awards for the best
For the 17th time the Hungarian Business Responsibility Award, the CSR Hungary Award was presented to the winners in the Gundel Palace on 15 November 2024. This article is available...
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PwC Global CEO Survey: replanning in progress
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Commenting on the survey of 4,701 CEOs in 109 countries, conducted between 1 October and 8 November 2024, Mohamed Kande,...
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This year’s payments market trends according to Mastercard: AI, digitalisation, mobile wallets and tokenisation
According to Mastercard’s experts, the following 10 factors will determine payment trends in 2025: This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. 1. Fighting AI fraud with AI:...
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LG develops special digital displays
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled its latest digital display innovations at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show in Barcelona, on 4-7 February. This article is available for reading in...
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Logistics sector still ahead of a sustainability shift
In the logistics sector the need for sustainability is becoming more urgent, but 2025 may still bring only partial progress. “Technological and economic conditions haven’t yet reached a level that...
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Sodexo to open nearly 100 convenience stores on US college campuses by 2026
Sodexo has set a goal of opening around 100 Food Hive stores on college campuses across the United States by 2026. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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Lidl partners with Olympic athlete to expand its protein range in Ireland
Lidl Ireland has teamed up with Olympian and two-time European champion David Gillick to expand its high-protein range. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. In 2025...
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Losing shelf space
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. In 2024 the Hungarian pálinka market was characterised by different challenges, points out Krisztina Páll, brand manager of Dunapro. Inflation...
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Traditions and reimagined recipes
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Ágnes Szűts, marketing manager of KOTÁNYI Hungária Kft. tells Trade magazin that the spice market got 3% bigger in the...
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A fragile balance
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Gábor Bokros, marketing director of Gyermelyi Zrt. reports that after last year’s Easter period the demand for eggs dropped –...
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The VOSZ Barometer is low, but there are promising signs
VOSZ Barometer’s main indicator was down 5 percentage points at 47% in the 4th quarter of 2024 compared to the 3rd quarter of last year, which is the lowest value...
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The age of corporate empires?
Last year only 24,000 new companies were established in Hungary – a 6% drop from the previous year and an 18% plunge from 2022. This is the weakest performance in...
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Rising raw milk and cereal prices
According to AKI PÁIR data, the national average producer price of raw milk in Hungary was HUF 200.93/kg in December 2024. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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GKI business confidence index sinks to a 19-month low
In the first month of 2025 the slightly negative trend continued: according to the EU-supported survey of GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., the business and consumer outlooks worsened compared to December –...
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Veritas premium mineral water
Crystal clear Veritas premium mineral waters have a silky smooth taste, thanks to their unusually low sodium content. Veritas III, Veritas V, Veritas VII – we offer different carbonations for...
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Cerbona Rudi – in apricot, blueberry, lemon and raspberry flavours
Say hello to the latest products in the Cerbona Oats range, the new Rudis! The product isn’t just a snack but a lifestyle choice as well, which reflects the expectations...
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