Events
A new set of employee values is taking shape – or what does a “good workplace” mean today?
Randstad’s Workmonitor 2025 provides a comprehensive picture of how employees’ relationship with work is shifting – globally and in Hungary. Based on the opinions of over 26,000 employees, the report...
Read more
Eurozone GDP growth faster than expected in the first quarter
Eurozone gross domestic product (GDP) grew more than expected in the first quarter, according to a preliminary report released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on Wednesday....
Read more
Eurozone manufacturing activity improved in April, but still shows weak performance
The pace of decline in eurozone manufacturing activity slowed to its slowest pace in 32 months in April, according to the purchasing managers’ index (BMI) from S&P Global and HCOB...
Read more
Competition Authority guidance for the fashion and textile industry on sustainability and eco-labelling
The international network of consumer protection authorities around the world has issued an open letter of advice to the fashion and textile industry players to promote the transparency of “sustainability...
Read more
When buying cleaning equipment, value for money is more important than brand and reliability, according to a survey
Value for money is the most important consideration among Hungarians when purchasing household cleaning equipment. This is the primary consideration for half of those surveyed. When purchasing such equipment, efficiency...
Read more
New TikTok craze in stores: Angel Hair chocolate is coming to Lidl
After Dubai chocolate, another sweet sensation is brewing on social media – Angel Hair chocolate, Pénzcentrum discovered. The spectacular and extra sweet confection will also appear on the shelves of...
Read more
The Croatian government adopted a resolution on new price measures
The Croatian government adopted a new price measure on Friday to increase consumer protection and transparency, Economy Minister Ante Susnjar announced after a cabinet meeting. The minister stressed that retailers...
Read more
The board of directors has been renewed at KAVOSZ Business Development Co. Ltd. – Tamás Rátkai became the president
The board of directors of KAVOSZ, the financial enterprise dealing with direct lending, KAVOSZ Vállalkozásjesztelsezi Zrt., has been renewed, and the new management consists of Jenő Radetzky, László Krisán and...
Read more
Government price controls once again
Citing high food inflation, the government has introduced a new price control measure: from 17 March retailer’s margins on 30 basic foodstuffs can’t exceed 10%, calculated on the basis of...
Read more
Food offering is attracting more and more shoppers to drugstores in Germany
Buying groceries in drugstores continues to gain importance. According to a recent study by market research company Mafowerk, 42 per cent of customers visit drugstores mainly because of the food...
Read more
Asahi Unveils Japan’s First Yeast-Derived Milk Alternative
Asahi Group Japan has introduced a new product, LIKE MILK, which is marketed as Japan’s first yeast-derived non-animal milk. The product, which uses the company’s proprietary yeast technology, is designed...
Read more
Gránit Bank grew above the sector average in 2024
Continuing the trend of previous years, Gránit Bank achieved growth exceeding the sector average in 2024. The balance sheet total increased 3.5 times more than the banking sector average, and...
Read more
Renewed Board of Directors supports AKKO Invest’s further growth
AKKO Invest held its annual general meeting, where shareholders, in addition to electing new members of the Board of Directors, approved the company’s 2024 report. The company’s owners also decided...
Read more
Agrometeorology: May rain is badly needed
The soil is dry in large areas of the Great Plain and the Lesser Plain, which is why it is extremely difficult to sow seeds; although more or less precipitation...
Read more
Help for young farmers: almost 5,300 applicants receive support
The government continues to work to ensure that farmers receive payments due for their 2024 applications as soon as possible. As a result, the final payment of the supplementary support...
Read more
Information report on spring agricultural work
The winter of 2024–2025 was – similarly to previous years – warmer than the multi-year average, but did not reach the record warm level of the winter of 2023, which...
Read more
Beekeepers receive 5.8 billion forints of animal welfare support annually
The participants in one of the smallest and most important sectors of agriculture also receive preferential application opportunities and almost six billion forints of bee animal welfare support. The ministry,...
Read more
SPAR Slovenia supports sustainable shopping
SPAR Slovenia encourages eco-friendly practices as part of its sustainability strategy. In their recent initiative, ‘What Circulates, Connects Us’, they highlight the benefits of using returnable glass packaging and the...
Read more
Support for suckler cow farmers to arrive earlier this year
The government is taking another step to help livestock farmers who have found themselves in a difficult situation due to the direct or indirect effects of the foot-and-mouth disease virus....
Read more
Circana: Households shop with nearly 40 retailers annually
The average U.S. household shops at a wide variety of retailers annually, according to new data. Circana’s latest Complete Consumer research reveals that households visit 39 unique retailers each year,...
Read more
Nothing can hinder the protection against foot-and-mouth disease
There can be no obstacle to the protection against the dangers caused by foot-and-mouth disease, neither in terms of financial resources nor in terms of human resources – said István...
Read more
HELL ENERGY also reacted to the new rule regarding energy drinks
According to the decision of the Hungarian Parliament, a law in Hungary now prohibits the purchase of energy drinks by those under the age of 18. Only four countries in...
Read more
In the Shadow of a Tariff War – Will American Protectionism Upend the Global Economy?
The trade conflict between the United States and China, which has been going on for years, has entered a new phase, warned economist Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy, former president of the Budapest...
Read more
The National Trade Association recommends the elimination of margin squeeze
The Hungarian National Trade Federation (OKSZ) is proposing the elimination of margin reduction; the organization does not consider the inclusion of household and cleaning products in the measure to be...
Read more
It will be decided in the second half of May whether the margin reduction will remain in place
When the government introduced the margin reduction, it decided to maintain it until May 31, so we will evaluate and decide in the second half of May whether to continue...
Read more
KSH: food industry sales prices increased by 6.2 percent
In March 2025, industrial producer prices were 7.3 percent higher on average than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices were 4.7 percent higher and export sales prices were 8.6 percent...
Read more
EY: Brand loyalty is on the decline – almost only the price-value ratio matters
Consumers around the world are concerned about the rising cost of living, which is having a dramatic impact on their purchasing habits, according to EY’s latest international survey of more...
Read more
New rules for the sale of energy drinks: banned for children, remains safe for adults
New regulations came into effect in Hungary at the end of April regarding the sale of energy drinks: it is now prohibited for those under 18 to purchase these products....
Read more
(HU) Új korszak a hajápolásban – Japán örökségre épít a megújult Syoss
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
Read more
Has competitiveness taken precedence over sustainability in the EU?
The European Union’s sustainability (ESG) objectives have been a high priority in recent years. The aim of sustainability regulations is to ensure that companies take environmental and social impacts into...
Read more