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Tesco sells laundry detergent pods in recyclable cardboard packaging
Tesco is replacing its plastic laundry pod tubs with recyclable cardboard packs in an effort to cut down on plastic waste. The FSC certified box has more than 90% recycled...
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Albert Heijn won’t fly in fruit and vegetables anymore
In line with its pledge made last year, Albert Heijn won’t fly in fresh fruit and vegetables from June 2023 – these will only be transported by sea containers or...
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The Ministry of Agriculture supports organic farming
The Ministry of Agriculture treats the preservation of biological diversity and, in this connection, the support of organic farming as a matter of utmost importance. Our future depends on whether...
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SPAR: nearly 60 tonnes less plastic film used per year
SPAR will save minimum 59 tonnes of plastic film every year, by covering some of the goods they deliver to stores with multiuse roll tarp. At the end of December...
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In Germany, the increase in wholesale prices slowed significantly in March
In Germany, the increase in wholesale prices slowed sharply in March, the German statistical office, Destatis, announced on Friday. In March, wholesale prices increased by 2 percent compared to March...
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7-Eleven To Explore The German Market
Convenience chain 7-Eleven is reportedly planning to enter the German market, according to media reports. Master franchisor of the 7-Eleven brand worldwide, 7-Eleven International LLC, which itself is owned by...
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The agriculture ministers of Central European countries are once again taking joint action against Ukrainian imports
The agriculture ministers of the Central European member states suffering from Ukrainian imports discussed the need to limit the duty-free status of Ukrainian agricultural products. There is complete agreement that...
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Danone Expands In Poland With Promedica Acquisition
French foods group Danone has bought Promedica, a Polish company specialising in care services for patients at home, as it expands in the profitable Specialised Nutrition market, a source familiar...
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Gen Z shoppers are less agreeable to the opinions of others
Strategic marketing consultancy Sooth released a number of interesting statistics about Gen Z consumer behavioral drivers obtained by applying AI-driven psychographic models to data sourced from surveys, social conversation and...
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An important deadline is approaching for growers and distributors of grape propagating material
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) draws the attention of those involved in the production and distribution of grape propagating material to the fact that they must declare their...
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Nearly a third of those working at home solve more tasks than in the office
According to one of the largest professional networking social platforms, by the end of the most difficult period of the pandemic, the number of remote work opportunities published by them...
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What happened in the last 15 months?
The online meeting of the Trade Marketing Klub ” First-hand information from market researchers”, traditionally organized in April, dealt with the trends of the consumer goods market. The increase in...
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KSH: the production of food, beverages and tobacco products was 13.6 percent lower than a year earlier
In February of this year, the volume of industrial production was 4.6 percent lower than a year earlier; the index cleaned of the working day effect is the same as...
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The K&H sustainability index increased
K&H’s sustainability index increased by two points to 40 points, K&H announced based on its latest survey. According to the survey, the Hungarian corporate sector is open and sensitive to...
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The 10 Million Trees Foundation started its planting program in Zala in April
The 10 Million Trees Foundation started its planting program in April with 2,500 native tree seedlings planted in Bezeréd, Zala county. According to the organization’s announcement sent to MTI, a...
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Romanian inflation slowed to 14.5 percent in March
Annual inflation in Romania decreased to 14.5 percent in March from 15.5 percent in February, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced on Thursday. Compared to February, consumer prices rose...
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Annual inflation in the Czech Republic dropped to 15 percent in March, but food and soft drinks continued to rise in price
Annual inflation in the Czech Republic dropped to 15 percent in March from 16.7 percent in February, the Czech Statistical Office announced on Thursday in Prague. Inflation in the Czech...
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Márton Nagy consulted with the heads of the product councils
Today, Minister of Economic Development Márton Nagy received in his office the heads of major product councils representing the producers, processors and traders who produce the most important consumer products...
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It is extremely important to preserve Hungarian values
Our national values define our Hungarian identity at the local and county level and cross national borders to unite Hungarians living abroad with the motherland – said Zsolt V. Németh,...
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Temporary rules for the introduction and movement of poultry have been published
Due to the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the national chief veterinarian has ordered new epidemic prevention measures starting from March 24, 2023 until withdrawn. In the non-restricted areas...
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Inflation slowed down in Germany in March
Inflation in Germany slowed significantly in March on an annual basis, the German statistical office, Destatis, announced on Thursday as final data. In March, the annual consumer price index dropped...
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It was suggested that the reduced VAT rate should be extended to all staple foods
The reduced VAT rate must be extended to each basic food item, said the spokesperson of the Democratic Coalition at his online press conference on Thursday. Olga Kálmán spoke about...
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Useful information about the electronic Farming logbook that helps producers provide data
Farmers with a total area of more than 10 hectares are already well aware that since January 1, they have to keep up-to-date the insecticide treatments carried out in field...
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TikTok generates $5.5 million from in-app purchases daily in Q1, 2023
TikTok has grown to emerge as a social media cultural phenomenon with increasing popularity, despite the app facing uncertainty over its business operations in other markets. The popularity has seen...
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The AM extended the tenders for irrigation development
The Ministry of Agriculture has once again extended the extremely successful calls for tenders called “Development of the agricultural water management sector” and “Support for the cooperation of irrigation communities”...
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Walmart accounts for the most U.S. grocery dollars, Aldi tops for value
Walmart accounts for the most U.S. grocery dollars, almost twice that of Kroger. That’s one of the findings of MarketForce’s “US Grocery Benchmark Study: Consumer Experiences & Competitive Benchmarks,” which...
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BrewDog to give away up to 100,000 pints in new Tough Mudder and Spartan partnership
BrewDog has partnered with world leading obstacle course brands Tough Mudder and Spartan to be onboarded as the Official Finisher Drink for the 2023 and 2024 race seasons. The partnership...
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Agrometeorology: no significant frost is expected, abundant precipitation is expected
There is no need to expect significant frost damaging the orchards, and there is a prospect of abundant precipitation, the National Meteorological Service wrote in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday....
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SHELL expanded its LNG filling station network
On April 13, Shell Hungary zRt. opened its first LNG filling station in Hungary. The facility is located in Szigetszentmiklós at the 19 kilometer section of the M0 ring road...
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K&H: 2022 was the year of confrontation
The management of medium-sized and large domestic companies has an open and sensitive approach to the issue of sustainability, but few actions follow their words. K&H’s sustainability index points out...
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