Events
Ministry of Agriculture: Hungary regains freedom from foot-and-mouth disease
Date: 2025-09-15 10:30:31
Hungary has successfully curbed foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) thanks to the government’s measures, as a result of which the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has restored Hungary’s official free status...
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Serious product shortages can be expected
Date: 2025-09-15 10:23:15
Europe is facing a serious shortage of medicines in the autumn-winter season. Antibiotics for children, asthma drugs and drugs for treating mental illnesses are particularly affected, experts warn. The shelves...
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The future is already the present – employer branding in the spirit of sustainability
Date: 2025-09-15 10:14:05
Employer branding is no longer just an HR tool, but a strategic factor, according to the third Employer Branding Conference, held on 3 June 2025. This article is available for...
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AM: Hungary is at the forefront of agricultural digitalization
Date: 2025-09-15 10:00:52
The Hungarian agricultural sector is at the forefront of innovation and digitalization, as data-driven production, precision farming, robotics and weather-resistant production are now an integral part of the domestic agriculture...
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Budapest Coffee Week: the capital’s specialty coffee culture in the spotlight for a week
Date: 2025-09-15 09:58:57
Between September 22 and 28, coffee enthusiasts and the profession will take center stage in Budapest: Budapest Coffee Week will be held, showcasing the capital’s specialty coffee culture and gastronomic...
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Nestlé And Lactalis Announce Major Investments In Brazil
Date: 2025-09-15 09:44:49
Nestlé Brasil plans to invest BRL 1 billion (€157 million) by 2028 to upgrade and expand its instant coffee factory in Araras, state of São Paulo. This investment, the...
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Consumer demand for table grapes is growing significantly
Date: 2025-09-15 09:30:15
There is development potential in domestic table grape production. It tolerates weather effects somewhat better than other horticultural crops, and its consumption is also increasing. According to the overview of...
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PwC: Average holiday spend set to drop 5% this year — biggest decline in five years
Date: 2025-09-15 09:21:03
Cost concerns will be front and center this holiday season as many shoppers — particularly those belonging to Gen Z — pull back their spending amid economic uncertainty and rising...
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SPAR Netherlands expands convenience offering with smart parcel lockers
Date: 2025-09-15 09:05:07
SPAR Netherlands is enhancing its convenience proposition with the rollout of smart parcel lockers at an increasing number of stores across the country. In partnership with DHL, DPD, and Vinted...
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The 6th Bodrogi PET Cup has begun
Date: 2025-09-12 11:47:46
The 6th Bodrogi PET Cup kicked off on Friday morning. The competition will see six teams, one hundred and fifty competitors and a detachment of more than forty canoes clean...
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Shrinking candy bars: smaller packages await customers this Christmas
Date: 2025-09-12 11:31:11
This holiday season, shoppers will find smaller package sizes for several well-known Christmas candy brands on store shelves. The shrinkage is mainly due to the rising global prices of cocoa...
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A national consumer protection audit has been launched on redemption fees
Date: 2025-09-12 11:15:22
The National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) has launched a nationwide thematic investigation to monitor consumer protection practices in traditional and e-commerce from a sustainability perspective: the primary objective...
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KSH: industrial production decreased by 1.0 percent in July compared to the same period of the previous year, and expanded by 2.0 percent compared to the previous month
Date: 2025-09-12 11:05:44
In July 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 1.0 percent from a year earlier. The index adjusted for working days is the same as the unadjusted one, the...
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Inflation accelerated in Germany in August
Date: 2025-09-12 11:01:44
Annual inflation in Germany accelerated in August, but slowed on a monthly basis, according to final figures released by the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, on Friday. In August, consumer...
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Training and innovation: Széchenyi István University establishes joint venture with Agrofert Hungária
Date: 2025-09-12 11:00:42
Széchenyi István University, Uni Inno Zrt. and Agrofert Hungária Kft. recently signed a cooperation agreement, which aims to launch a joint venture, develop the external department of the Bábolna Campus,...
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eMAG sells its Hungarian warehouse – reorganization continues
Date: 2025-09-12 10:58:19
eMAG’s restructuring program in Hungary has reached a new stage: the company has closed its physical stores and is now also selling its logistics center in Dunaharaszti, in which it...
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The Hungarian Health Authority took action due to misleading health claims
Date: 2025-09-12 10:57:26
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched three competition supervision proceedings against companies selling food and dietary supplements, as it suspects that the companies are promoting their products with health...
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Nébih’s summer seasonal food chain inspection has been completed
Date: 2025-09-12 10:49:50
Under the coordination of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), government agencies and Nébih experts conducted more than 350 inspections during the summer seasonal inspection series between July 15...
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Hungarians won four gold medals at Europe’s largest professional competition
Date: 2025-09-12 10:49:49
Hungarians won four gold medals at Europe’s largest professional competition, the EuroSkills Herning 2025 championship, the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) informed MTI. According to the document, software...
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Inflation may accelerate in Croatia – vacations will become more expensive
Date: 2025-09-12 10:46:34
Croatia’s economic growth will remain relatively strong in 2025 and 2026, but according to the latest forecast of the Croatian National Bank (CNB), inflation could be higher than expected, while...
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Unemployment in OECD countries stagnated at 4.9 percent in July
Date: 2025-09-12 10:43:51
The unemployment rate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries was 4.9 percent in July, unchanged from the previous month, the organisation’s website says. Unemployment fell in...
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Emergency situation in Hungarian potato fields – where do producers go from here?
Date: 2025-09-12 10:30:37
Hungarian potato growers are working under increasing pressure: purchase prices are at rock bottom, the import flow seems unstoppable, and climate change is also a serious factor in all this....
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A national consumer protection audit has been launched on redemption fees.
Date: 2025-09-12 10:18:37
Despite the uncertainties of the US tariff policy and the European green transition, the prospects of the domestic tire industry are stable, and the future of the automotive industry is...
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JD.com’s attempt to enter the UK market fails
Date: 2025-09-12 10:03:44
Negotiations between Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com and Sainsbury’s over a potential acquisition of Argos have broken down. The second-largest British grocery chain announced in a statement on Sunday that the...
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Stricter rules needed to protect European rice production
Date: 2025-09-12 10:00:09
It is our common responsibility to preserve the safety, competitiveness and sustainability of European rice production, which is why stricter EU trade protection rules are needed, said István Nagy, Minister...
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Website speed, design, security key for online shoppers
Date: 2025-09-12 09:51:43
Online shoppers have several pet peeves that will stop them from making a purchase. That’s according to a new survey from retention marketing firm Clutch, which revealed that slow speeds,...
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Walmart To Launch First Stores In South Africa By Year-End
Date: 2025-09-12 09:36:05
US retailer Walmart will launch its first branded stores in South Africa this year, it said on Tuesday. According to ESM’s report, the move by Walmart, which already owns South...
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Hungarian farmers are not alone, they can still count on the government’s help
Date: 2025-09-12 09:30:34
Hungarian farmers are not alone, they can still count on the cooperation that the government provides in their interest with support schemes and other benefits – emphasized the State Secretary...
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Heineken’s Strongbow becomes first major alcohol brand to add NaviLens technology to packaging
Date: 2025-09-12 09:19:12
Heineken’s Strongbow cider has become the first major alcohol brand to incorporate NaviLens technology, designed to support visually impaired people, into its packaging. Strongbow’s cider products now feature a NaviLens...
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The European Parliament has adopted its position on the future of the EU’s agricultural policy
Date: 2025-09-12 09:00:19
MEPs want a bigger, separate agricultural budget after 2027, less bureaucracy for farmers and incentives to achieve environmental and social goals. The EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) should not be...
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