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Gösser Spritz display from Hungary wins two POP world titles
This year a Hungarian Gösser Spritz display – the winner of the Hungarian POPAI Awards 2024 competition in the Permanent Installation category – became world champion in two categories at...
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Almost all eligible farmers have received area- and animal-based subsidies
By the end of June, the Hungarian State Treasury had paid out approximately HUF 767.6 billion to almost 157,000 farmers. This is an amount 11 billion HUF higher than the...
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Delivery Platforms Important For 83% Of Businesses
Eighty-three percent of merchants view delivery platforms as essential to the success and efficiency of their businesses, according to a new study conducted by Finnish food delivery firm Wolt. Eighty...
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Valeo Foods Group buys Italian panettone maker Melegatti 1894
The acquisition is the second Valeo Foods Group has announced in Italy in a matter of weeks. Valeo Foods Group has announced another acquisition, snapping up Melegatti 1894, an Italian...
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Mosquito control consortium denies that mosquito control is harmful to the fetus
It is not true that the chemical used in chemical mosquito control in Hungary is harmful to the fetus, the leaders of the mosquito control consortium commissioned by the disaster...
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Croatia’s Studenac Obtains €300m Financing Package
Croatian retailer Studenac has secured €300 million in funding to support growth and refinance existing loans. The funds, arranged by Bank Pekao S.A. as the coordinator, have been approved by...
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MATE to build a demonstration garden for plant production and animal husbandry in Gödöllő
The Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE) is building a demonstration garden and an experimental farm on the Szent István Campus in Gödöllő, announced Balázs Hankó, Minister for...
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This is how Hungarians eat lunch – we are still a meat-eating nation
A recent domestic study revealed how Hungarian food culture has (not) changed in the 21st century. The survey clearly revealed that meat is still an integral part of meals and...
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NKFH: database launched on smaller packaging
Consumers can find out about products whose packaging has been reduced from an easily accessible, reliable and continuously updated source, from the database, the launch of which was announced by...
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Temu attacks: the online discount giant would also break into the European food market
After cheap electronics and clothing, the Chinese online marketplace Temu is now targeting the European food market, writes Telex, following Bild. According to the German newspaper, the platform is significantly...
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Reshaped and flavored: what lies behind meat products?
Whether it’s hot dogs, Parisian sausages or dinosaur-shaped meat patties, reshaped meat products have been on store shelves for a long time. But whose interests does this practice serve –...
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Pensioner purchasing power: interest group proposes cash instead of vouchers
Pensioners to receive food vouchers worth 30,000 forints in autumn – Pensioners’ Parliament welcomes the support, but criticizes the implementation and distribution of the amount. According to the Government’s decision,...
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K&H: Smartphone payments approaching 1,400 billion forints
Nearly 1.4 trillion forints, 173 million transactions: this is the balance sheet of three years of smart device payments at K&H. The number and turnover of digital payments is increasing...
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MOHOSZ: Lake Balaton is the first in the catch ranking of Hungarian waters
Anglers caught 633 tons of fish from Lake Balaton last year, although the quantity was 9.8 percent lower than the 2023 value, but the lake still maintained its leading position...
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After a low point, a turnaround may occur in the subsidized housing loan market
After a decline since last spring, the Otthon Start Program could bring about a turnaround in the market for subsidized housing loans. The reason for this is that fewer conditions...
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Where the heart of retail is beating
MarketPlace, the biggest annual event of Shop! Association – the parent organisation of POPAI Magyarország – took place in Charlotte (USA) on 8-10 April 2025. This article is available for...
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More and more retailers support communicating with AI
According to a recent survey by the German EHI Retail Institute, in the German-speaking world AI use in the communication of retail companies doubled in the last two years. This...
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A watershed year in viticulture: this is how winemakers are fighting the drought
The lack of precipitation is now critical for vineyards in the post-flowering stage: where there is no rain, producers can expect severe crop losses and capital destruction. The year 2025...
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Beautiful but dangerous: why not bring a plant from your vacation?
The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa poses a serious threat to Hungary’s flora, which can easily be brought into our country even with a sprout brought home from a vacation abroad. The...
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America uses sterile flies to protect itself against the flesh-eating parasite – Mexican animal exports have stopped again
The United States has again suspended live animal imports from Mexico after a resurgence of a parasitic fly infestation near its southern border. The pathogen has already caused massive damage...
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Ecological water replenishment has begun on the Ős-Sárvíz River
Ecological water replenishment has begun on the Szedres section of the Ős-Sárvíz River, 100 l/minute, a total of 80 thousand cubic meters of fresh water is being supplied to the...
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Schwarz Produktion eyes move for German honey maker Göbber
Schwarz Produktion, part of the Schwarz Group that owns retailers Lidl and Kaufland, plans to acquire German jam and honey producer, the Göbber Group. The deal, which is subject to...
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Four plant protection products have received emergency authorization to control locusts
In Hungary, due to the extremely hot and dry summer weather in recent years, the mass proliferation and damage caused by various species of locusts (Moroccan, Italian, migratory locusts) has...
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Glovo Upgrades App To Offer Personalised Experiences
Glovo is revamping its app to offer more personalised experiences and smarter product discovery, featuring a new AI-powered gifting feature. The company is redesigning its homepage to be more adaptive,...
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Arla invests 59.4 mEUR in expanding cream cheese capacities
Arla Foods announced a new investment of 59.4 mEUR in expanding the cream cheese capacity in Holstebro Dairy, Denmark to address global cream cheese growth. The world demand for cream...
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Agrometeorology: Drought eased nationwide, ended in large areas
Due to the precipitation that fell in the first half of the week, the drought eased nationwide, ended in large areas, and vegetation refreshed – HungaroMet Zrt. wrote in its...
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Extreme summer, record heat: this is how chain stores are reacting to the heat
Budapest has never experienced such a high temperature as this summer: a new heat record of 36.2 degrees Celsius was set, and heat alerts followed one another across the country....
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Draft decree on food vouchers for pensioners completed
The draft government decree on a 30,000-forint food voucher for pensioners has been completed, the parliamentary state secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) announced on his Facebook...
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K&H: Middle-aged people perceive inflation to be much more severe than the actual data shows
The inflation perception of middle-aged Hungarians continues to far exceed the value in official statistics, according to the K&H Sure Future survey. According to the latest data, in May 2025,...
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