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Two from three consumers expect a better shopping experience
According to The State of Customer Experience report of Genesys, consumers and business leaders are optimistic about how AI affects the customer experience: 64% of respondents believe AI will improve...
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An era ends, a new one begins – marketing leadership change at Eisberg
After two years, Judit Gál, the company’s marketing and communications manager, is leaving Eisberg, and her position will be taken over by Laura Spielmann from June 1. Laura Spielmann has...
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Cherries at a golden price, strawberries at a luxury price – why is fruit more expensive in Budapest than in Athens?
The Facebook page Vakmajom has highlighted shocking price differences in the markets of Budapest and Athens: the price of Hungarian cherries and strawberries is more than double that of Greek...
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KSH: The services foreign trade surplus was 2.2 billion euros in the first quarter
In the first quarter of 2025, exports of services in euros decreased by 3.6 percent and imports by 2.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The...
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IDEAAL™: the revolutionary superprotein – a competitive protein product from Hungary
A joint research and development project, three players, a special milk protein product – this is the recipe for IDEAAL™, the result of a one-of-a-kind collaboration. This article is available...
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The price fall in PENNY continues
PENNY Hungary continues to slash prices on basic household and hygiene products. Starting from May 30, the discount chain will reduce prices on nearly 40% of its chemical product range,...
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Changing tastes, growing challenges: the Hungarian potato sector in new directions
The restructuring of the market, the radical change in consumer habits, and the pressing issues of self-sufficiency dominated the professional conference of the National Potato Association and Product Council (OBTT)...
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Can Cuba go without rum? – Sugar shortage paralyzes the island’s iconic industry
Cuba’s rum industry is in deep crisis – not financial, not market, but raw material shortages. The state-run rum production has been pushed to the brink of a complete shutdown...
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Billion-dollar dividends, stable turnover of one trillion – this is how the National Tobacco Shop Supplier Ltd. performed in 2024
The National Tobacco Shop Supplier Ltd. (ODBE) has once again crossed the one thousand billion forint revenue threshold: the national tobacco supplier had a turnover of 1,123 billion forints in...
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Active Hungary State Secretariat: more than 600 adventure sports events in the 2025 calendar
This year, the State Secretariat for Active Hungary is providing support for more than 600 adventure sports events. The program helps sports event organizers who organize leisure events involving at...
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Heineken quenches its thirst for data management with artificial intelligence
Heineken Simplifies Data Analytics for Employees with SAP AI Solution. One of the world’s largest brewers has deployed its internal artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, “Hoppy,” to improve its business processes...
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NGM: the SZÉP card is a significant help for Hungarian families
The SZÉP card is a significant help to Hungarian families, with cardholders spending 14 percent more in April than a year earlier, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) announced on...
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Gorenje-Hisense celebrates its 75th anniversary in Hungary with above-average business results and exciting new products
Gorenje Magyarország Kft. celebrated its 75th anniversary with outstanding revenue and nearly 10% growth. At the anniversary press conference, Managing Director Norbert Füle presented the business results, followed by an...
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NAV notifies businesses about the food chain supervision fee declaration
The tax office expects about 70 thousand businesses to file their food chain supervision fee returns, and it is drawing the attention of those affected to the deadline of June...
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The foot-and-mouth disease epidemic is slowly ending, but a solution must be found to its economic effects
The foot-and-mouth disease epidemic affecting even-toed ungulates broke out in our country in March this year. We hope that the epidemiological experts have successfully stopped the further infection of the...
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Traveling standing up? It’s proven to be safe, but the low-cost carriers don’t want it
The debate over standing airplane seats has been reignited after the Italian company Aviointeriors’ Skyrider 2.0 saddle-like seat successfully passed the necessary safety tests. Although the concept has been known...
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Monthly affair, shared responsibility: by shopping at Tesco we can help those who cannot afford menstrual products
On May 28, World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Tesco drew attention to the fact that menstruation is one of the most natural processes in the world, yet for many girls and...
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Strategic goal is for Hungary to become self-sufficient in potato production
The Ministry of Agriculture (MA) considers strengthening domestic potato production, supporting farmers and achieving self-sufficiency to be of utmost importance, said Imre Hubai, the ministry’s state secretary responsible for agriculture,...
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Duopoly for weight loss – Eli Lilly overtakes Danish rival in consumer drug market
In the pharmaceutical industry, the market generally favors the first to enter a new segment. However, in the extremely fast-growing global market for anti-obesity drugs, it is now clear that...
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Information on the control of pesticide-free AKG
With regard to the regulation of the CAP ST Agri-environmental payments measure “It is prohibited to use pesticides in a 6-meter strip along the edges of the field.”, the Hungarian...
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The Hungarian Women’s Union’s ENAG project in the Hungarian-Serbian border region has reached its halfway point
Digital knowledge, practical training and cross-border cooperation: these are the foundations of the “Improving the Quality of Training for Agricultural Entrepreneurs” project led by the Hungarian Women’s Union, which aims...
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AI can bring more than the industrial revolution
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the global economy over the next decade could be comparable to the scale of industrialization in the 19th century, according to a recent...
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A cooperation agreement was concluded by the Chamber of Agriculture and the University of Agriculture
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) has concluded a cooperation agreement with the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) to promote the introduction of agricultural research new features...
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Employees crave inspiring spaces and community instead of bean bags and foosball tables
According to a recent study, 85 percent of people would rather return to the office from home office – but it doesn’t matter what kind. The future belongs to hybrid...
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Major trade unions warn of critical situation in Spanish agriculture
Major trade unions warned of the critical situation in Spanish agriculture on Friday, demanding urgent measures, including restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports. “Spanish agriculture cannot be a geopolitical bargaining chip....
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How does Nébih perform pathological resistance tests?
The experts of the office gave a presentation on resistance tests, pathogens that appear in early spring and infect cereal plants, and the possibilities of protection against them in Székkutas,...
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István Nagy: Hungary urges EU-level vaccination program due to spread of animal diseases
At the initiative of Hungary, the possibility of introducing EU-level active vaccination was also discussed in the European Union, which could be a solution to the animal diseases spreading across...
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German retail sales fell month-on-month in April
In Germany, retail sales fell by 1.1 percent in real terms in April on a monthly basis, after growing by 0.9 percent in March, the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis,...
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You have to wait until July for the honey-sweet Hungarian watermelon
The domestic melon season may start later than usual this year, the cool spring has caused serious headaches for farmers. Thanks to the production technology innovations implemented in recent years,...
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dm Rolls Out Reusable Displays Across Europe to Cut Waste and Emissions
German drugstore chain dm is introducing reusable product displays in over 2,100 stores in Germany and expanding the initiative to other European countries. The displays, supplied by pallet pooling provider...
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