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Carrefour buys stake in Halal chain
French retail chain Carrefour has acquired a 10% stake in Hmarket, which specialises in halal products and operates stores in France and Belgium. With this EUR 10m investment Carrefour wishes...
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PLMA 2025: private labels draw on the power of surprise
Surprise is more important than price – this was the main message of the 2025 Amsterdam PLMA International World of Private Label Trade Show. For retailers the strategic importance of...
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Private Label Sales Rose By 11.6% In Sweden Last Year
Sales of private-label products rose by 11.6% in Sweden last year, with their sales value rising from SEK 89 billion (€8.0 billion) in 2023 to SEK 99 billion (€8.9 billion)...
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NKFH: crayfish tails contaminated with metal fragments have been recalled from circulation
Crayfish tails contaminated with metal fragments have been recalled from the market, the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) told MTI on Wednesday. Based on a notification received through...
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Growth on a changing market
Once again domestic wholesale trade demonstrated its flexibility and ability to renew itself in the past year. The market environment is simultaneously defined by changing consumer habits, economic uncertainty and...
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Drought caused the most damage in 2024
The weather in 2024 was similar to that of 2022 in terms of precipitation and average temperature, as a result of which drought was again the most typical type of...
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Tedi aims to open forty stores in Spain before May
Tedi presented its revamped store concept at the La Vega shopping center (Madrid), celebrating ten years of presence in Spain. The chain aims to open forty additional stores in the...
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Kaufland’s online marketplace has also been launched in France and Italy
German e-commerce giant Kaufland launched its online marketplace in France in August and in Italy on 2 September, bringing the number of countries in which the platform is present to...
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PepsiCo splashes into dirty soda with new Mountain Dew flavor
Dirty Mountain Dew Cream Soda, set for a nationwide rollout next year, is one of the first efforts to bring the trend from restaurants to retail stores. PepsiCo is entering...
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Lidl extends sponsorship deal with UEFA
Lidl will remain the official sponsor of the Europa League and Conference League for the 2025-2026 season. According to the discounter chain, the partnership is paying off: the Nielsen Global...
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Gergely Pálmai: the vocational training system offers a career path for everyone
The vocational training system offers everyone a career path, from catch-up to talent management – stated the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation responsible for vocational...
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Purina supports marine life restoration in the United Kingdom
Pet food manufacturer Purina has partnered with Oyster Heaven to support a large-scale oyster reef restoration project off the coast of North Norfolk. The objective is to reintroduce at least...
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The Ministry of Agriculture supports the preservation of native animals
From the end of September, the Hungarian State Treasury began assessing applications received for the in situ support for native animals. This will be followed by the prompt transfer of...
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(HU) Továbbra is száguldanak az élelmiszeripari árak
In August 2025, industrial producer prices exceeded the previous year’s average by 2.3 percent. Domestic sales prices increased by 0.9 percent and export sales prices by 3.0 percent compared to...
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Another wave of food price increases could come due to EPR fees
The rise in food prices is not only driven by raw material and energy costs: the government’s increased waste management fees (EPR fees) are also placing an increasing burden on...
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KSH: in August, the foreign trade surplus for goods was 557 million euros, while imports were 4.1 percent lower than in the same period of the previous year
In August, the goods trade surplus was 557 million euros, the balance improved by 263 million euros compared to a year earlier. The volume of exports was 4.4 percent and...
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More than 600 tons of plastic waste can be saved annually
The latest survey of the Hungarian Logistics Service Centers Association (MLSZKSZ) on the packaging habits of the logistics market shows that sustainable packaging solutions are becoming increasingly important in the...
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A net, not a network: the art of networking
Trade Marketing Club organised its summer event entitled “The Art of Networking”, which featured two high-profile speakers, András Avidor, president of BNI Global Hungary and Sándor Baja, managing director of...
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Retail sales in Germany slow down in August
Retail sales in Germany slowed in August month-on-month, while annual growth slowed, the German statistics office Destatis reported on Tuesday. Retail sales fell by 0.2 percent in real terms in...
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Family distilleries in the face of market pressure – the everyday life of a pálinka distillery in Zala
Pálinka brewing is a tradition and a passion in Hungary, but it is also an increasingly difficult business. Tamás István Péter-Proczeller and his wife work in their own family distillery...
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The sugar beet sector can move in a positive direction by improving production conditions
Although the domestic sugar beet cultivation area has decreased significantly in recent years, there has been no decline in the quantity produced due to the increase in sectoral commitment and...
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K&H: middle-aged people would retire at 57, but can expect to do so at 69 – savings have decreased
The average savings of middle-aged people have decreased to 1.8 million forints, according to the results of the K&H Sure Future survey for the second quarter of 2025. On average,...
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Plants reimagined
The role of plants in food is transforming: they are no longer just ingredients, but central elements of products, according to a study summarising industry trends by Innova Market Insights....
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Support for fisheries control and monitoring is a priority project
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has launched a large-scale digitalization program as part of the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Program Plus (MAHOP Plusz). The project entitled “Support for Fisheries...
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The Animal Welfare Regulation is now open for comment
The European Commission is continuing its review of animal welfare legislation. By reviewing the regulations, the EU aims to improve the welfare of farm animals and modernise regulations, including, among...
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High school students are being taught about the risks of counterfeiting
Last year, our country joined the ‘Authenticities’ project launched by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) with the city of Pécs, which builds on the power of individuals and...
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Domestic poultry meat imports fell by a third
According to European Commission data, the Union’s (EU27) poultry meat exports decreased by 3 percent to 853 thousand tons between January and May 2025 compared to the same period of...
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Wild boar culling begins in Croatia due to African swine fever
A wild boar culling campaign will be launched in Osijek-Baranja, Vukovar-Serremseg and partly in Bród-Szávamente counties until November 1st in the fight against African swine fever (ASF), the Croatian Ministry...
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Who are the best domestic employers? An important competition has begun
Companies can now enter the Caring Workplace of the Year Award 2025 competition, which evaluates how companies care about the well-being of their employees. The recognition will be given to...
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E-cigarettes, coffee, energy drinks – what do our teeth “say”?
More and more domestic and international research is highlighting that everyday habits – such as coffee consumption, energy drinks and e-cigarette use – have a significant impact on oral health:...
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