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Consumers dissatisfied with sustainability of retail delivery

Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released findings from its survey ‘Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity’, which examined consumer...

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The Nutri-Score story continues

As there is no professional forum for large-scale harmonisation in the field of front-of-pack (FOP) labelling of food products in Hungary, let’s summarise what happened in the past and what...

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Portugal’s Continente adds new insect-based products

The latest additions to Continente’s Portugal Bugs range are dehydrated and seasoned crickets. Shoppers can choose from crickets with sea salt, along with thyme and pepper, and tomato and oregano...

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Morrisons is the first to sell carbon neutral eggs

Morrisons has become the first supermarket to launch private label, carbon neutral eggs. Morrisons “planet-friendly eggs” come from the retail chain’s giant farms, where hens are fed a soya-free diet...

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Milk Product advice: new rules apply to Trappist cheese

With the increase in consumer awareness, there is an increasing social demand for high-quality food, as a result of which the Hungarian Food Book (MÉ) may soon be expanded with...

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Data and intuition

Trade Marketing Club (TMK) members met in Panificio il Basilico Restaurant and Bakery in Szentendre on 2 June. Ildikó Kátai, one of the club’s co-founders welcomed participants and introduced the...

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KSH: the increase in agricultural producer prices continued to accelerate in July

In July, the producer price of agricultural products was on average 50.7 percent higher than a year earlier, the rate of increase accelerated by 2.4 percentage points after June’s 2.9...

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The Ministry of Agriculture strongly supports the survival of small and medium-sized producers across the border

The Ministry of Agriculture constantly monitors the development of the fate of small and medium-sized producers across the border and supports their survival by all means, thereby ensuring the opportunity...

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For many grocers, tech investments aren’t yet paying off

Seventy-three percent of retailers say they’re continuing to invest in and experiment with technology to boost the shopping experience, according to a recent survey of retail executives conducted in the second quarter...

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Four fifths of Hungarian small businesses consider sustainable corporate operations to be important

Four fifths of domestic micro and small businesses consider sustainable corporate operations to be important; their main motivation is internal conviction, and not social expectation or some perceived advantage –...

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TakarékBank: foreign trade balance is significantly worse compared to last year

A significantly larger than expected deficit of 1,150 million euros occurred in foreign trade in July, following a deficit of 408 million euros in June. The euro value of exports...

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Meteorological Service: soil moisture is increasing

In the second half of last week, a lot of rain came mainly to the north-east and south-east of the country, which did not help the corn, but it still...

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The former managing director of Arukereső continues at MiniCRM

MiniCRM Zrt. has come a long way since its foundation in 2009. Over the past 13 years, the couple’s business has grown into a market leader in Hungary, with nearly...

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From now on, companies can also move freely within the EU

From September 1, not only individuals can move from Hungary to another EU member state, but also companies. Although you have to wait quite a few months at the border,...

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DP Drinks appointed new Exclusive Distributor of the Campari Group portfolio in Hungary

DP Drinks Hungary, a fully owned subsidiary of the DunaPro Group, has become the exclusive distributor of the premium alcohol brands of the Campari Group, with Aperol, the largest growing...

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Survey: Intoxication, social media drive online purchases

At least one major driver of consumer e-commerce behavior is largely out of retailers’ control. According to a new survey of over 1,000 regular online shoppers from personal finance membership group SoFi, a...

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This autumn could bring a serious milk crisis

The government has completely destroyed the sector due to market regulation, and the official limitation of the price of milk also helps the well-off who do not need it, say...

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Award for Sustainable Gastronomy

On 16 June a trade forum provided the setting for presenting the METRO Award for Sustainable Gastronomy for the first time. From now on every year winners will be announced...

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Red onion cultivation has ceased in Makó

The size of the red onion growing areas around Makó has dropped to a fraction in recent years. And this year’s drought also took away the benefits of the harvest,...

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Help during a crisis: the concept of fixed-price shopping has arrived

One of the world’s largest store chains, Carrefour, is introducing 30-euro “baskets” in its stores in Spain, reports Napi.hu. In almost every country, food prices are rising to higher and...

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The 7th K&H family companies excellence award was presented

Family companies have successfully overcome many crises since the regime change, thanks to the way of thinking that focuses on long-term planning, the retention of colleagues and customers, and continuous...

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Good news: the French mustard crisis is now over

Mustard has been missing from French department store shelves for months. There were stores where you couldn’t get any mustard at all, and there were stores where the amount you...

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Sustainability in every field of life

The 5R rule Dr Zoltán Fehér, conservation manager at WWF Magyarország: “The 5R rule (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot) explains what we should do in our daily lives for the...

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More online shopping services from Esselunga

Italian supermarket chain Esselunga has expanded its online shopping services and delivery options. New features include “Presto a casa”, with home delivery within 3 hours of ordering for purchases made through...

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According to the KSH, agricultural producer prices increased by 40 percent in the first half of the year

Agricultural producer prices increased by 40 percent in the first half of 2022, the prices of plant products and animals and animal products also increased significantly, by 44 percent and...

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Is it worth becoming a baker now? This is behind the increase in the price of bread

Based on recently published inflation data, bread cost 64% more in August this year than a year earlier. Everyone has experienced the increase in the price of bread and pastries,...

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It doesn’t get any fresher than this, the salads are grown next to the store using a revolutionary method!

BILLA became the first food retailer to test vertical farming in Austria. In collaboration with the Israeli agricultural technology company Vertical Field, the herbs and salads are grown in the...

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The KATA tightening took effect: the number of companies closing increased fourfold

In one month, more than 3,300 social enterprises initiated their liquidation, which is the second highest value of liquidation of all time, and four times the usual monthly values in...

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The competitiveness of paprika cultivation also depends on the innovation of technology

The past, present and expected future of paprika were discussed at the Agrár Hungarikum round table discussion in Kalocsá, XXXI. At a professional forum organized as part of the Paprika...

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The desire of Hungarians to travel abroad increased in the second quarter

Between April and June of this year, Hungarians traveled abroad 4.7 million times, 53 percent more than in the period affected by the epidemic a year earlier, but compared to...

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