Events
Amazon to shutter three UK warehouses
Amazon is to shutter three UK warehouses and replace them with two new distribution centres. Sites in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock are slated for closure, and staff there will...
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7-Eleven Enters Israel, Opens First Store In Tel Aviv
Convenience chain 7-Eleven has opened its first store in Tel Aviv at the Dizengoff Centre Mall, marking its entry to Israel. Located in the country’s second-largest city and largest metropolitan...
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Bird flu has appeared in another area of Békés county
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a farm in Békés county that keeps about 2,000...
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The year starts with another brutal increase in food prices
The significant rise in food prices continues, according to Privátbankár’s Árkosár survey, an average family bulk purchase is already around HUF 36,000, i.e. an average family bulk purchase costs 41.3...
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Pork could soon be a luxury
Unfortunately, the year 2022 significantly weakened the pig sector, and they had to face several factors of price increases. Although he did not want to make predictions, he revealed this...
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The government has revealed when they would decide about food price caps
While László Parragh, the president of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), has already discussed the end of price caps in the past few days, the Ministry of...
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Beyond Meat’s plant-based steak available in more than 5,000 US stores
Beyond Meat officially launched its plant-based beef tips: Beyond Steak is available in more than 5,000 Kroger and Walmart stores nationwide, as well as some Albertsons and Ahold divisions. The...
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Hungarians crossing into Romania buy flour imported from Hungary
Many Hungarians work in Romania, and there are more and more people who cross over to Romania from the border towns to refuel or shop – in the latter case,...
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Per capita food waste was 127kg in the EU in 2020
According to the latest data from Eurostat, food waste was 127kg per person in the EU in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Households in the EU generated 55%...
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No clothes left dry…
According to Yvette Krubl, Procter&Gamble’s corporate communications manager in Central and Eastern Europe, laundry detergent volume sales stayed put in the July 2021-June 2022 period, while in value sales there...
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The number of guest nights increased by 7.8%
The number of guest nights increased by 7.8%, despite a rising base due to the revival of tourist traffic following the gradual lifting of restrictions against the epidemic two years...
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Nearly a third of domestic companies plan to reduce staff in the first quarter
In the first quarter of 2023, 32 percent of domestic employers plan to reduce their workforce, while only 22 percent predict expansion. According to ManpowerGroup’s Labor Market Forecast, published today,...
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According to KPMG, customers are increasingly aware of environmental and social responsibility
The pandemic has forced companies to examine their social responsibility and role – the environmental effects are also driving customers towards more conscious decisions. Systemic changes in consumer behavior were...
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Czech customers also put less food in the basket
Last November, retail sales in the Czech Republic decreased by 8.7 percent year-on-year. In October, this indicator was 9.9 percent, the Czech Statistical Office announced. The decline in retail sales...
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Permanent, non-FMCG winner at Display of the Year in 2022
This year’s last POPAI Hungary Association meeting was held in MOM Paulaner restaurant on 1 December. The Bonafarm trade marketing team was the host, who introduced the latest PICK and...
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The year 2023 of the construction industry will be about renovation at the company level
This year, almost every family is forced to rethink their household’s energy consumption. According to Wavin, due to rising prices and the uncertain economic situation, 2023 may be about energy...
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UK set to become world-leading lab-grown meat producer
The UK is set to become a world-leading developer of lab-grown meat as the sector is predicted to rapidly increase its market share within the food industry, research shows. Developing...
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The Best Retail Trade Shows To Visit In 2023
For many, 2022 was the year that saw a return to normality for the retail and consumer goods industry, as evidenced by the return of the bustling trade show calendar....
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Institute of Agricultural Economics: the export of agricultural products increased to 9.844 billion euros in the first three quarters
The value of exports of agricultural and food industry products increased to 9.844 billion euros and imports to 6.878 billion euros in the first three quarters of 2022, from exports...
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FrieslandCampina Ingredients expands beyond traditional dairy with microbial fermentation collaboration
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is harnessing Triplebar Bio’s specialized biotechnology capabilities to develop and scale up the production of cell-based proteins via precision fermentation. The alliance aims to develop innovative alternative protein...
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Discounters reap the rewards of 2022 inflation
Three major grocery discounters — Aldi, Lidl and Grocery Outlet — have continuously held their own as many traditional grocers struggled against pandemic pressures, supply chain disruptions and, most recently,...
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Stricter regulations regarding the sale of price-fixed foods will come into effect from Thursday
In accordance with the government decree published at the end of the year, shops must in some cases keep in stock up to twice the amount of officially priced products...
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This is what macroeconomic analysts think about the future of food price caps
While László Parragh spoke about the effects of the introduction of price stops, several analysts planted interesting seeds of thought on the topic. “The price caps must be removed as...
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György Raskó: The quality of potatoes with the price cap is the same as what we usually give to pigs
According to agricultural entrepreneur and economist György Raskó, the government did not count on the fact that the price caps will indirectly help the large food chains, but they will...
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Gyopáros Alpár: from Thursday, small shops in the village can apply to support their operating costs
Village small shops can apply for support for their operating costs from Thursday, the government commissioner responsible for the development of modern settlements told MTI on Wednesday. In his statement,...
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Educational and trade courses are becoming more and more popular
Based on a survey of 4,200 people by CourseGuru, those applying for courses today most often choose educational, educational, and commercial courses. The reason for this can be found, on...
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We have never paid so much with the K&H SZÉP card
2022 was a decisive year in the history of the SZÉP card. In addition to the interoperability between sub-accounts, the introduction of the option to purchase food greatly increased the...
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More and more K-Group customers choose private labels in Finland
More than half of K-Group customers (62%) in Finland say they plan to buy more of the store’s private label products amid rising costs – revealed the retailer’s K-Barometer survey....
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ApexGrupo buys popcorn brand Pop-Up
Snack maker ApexGrupo has acquired popcorn brand Pop Up from Grupo Bimbo for an undisclosed sum. Plus the company has also signed a long-term agreement for the exclusive distribution rights...
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Discounter chain Netto Marken rolls out Naturkind organic wheat flour
Germany’s Netto Marken-Discount has rolled out organic wheat flour under its Naturkind brand, as part of its efforts to support the “Agriculture for Biodiversity” (LfA) programme. The product, which features the LfA...
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