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K&H: what are honeysuckle and oil radishes looking for in a bank?
The maintenance of natural diversity and the sustainability of plant cultivation are both supported by the initiative of the K&H Group, which provides green seeds in addition to the new...
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Iceland and Just Eat join forces for rapid delivery service
Just Eat Takeaway has entered into a new partnership with frozen food retailer Iceland, to offer 30-minute grocery delivery in the United Kingdom. The service is going to launch at...
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Representatives of FAO’s European and Central Asian member countries are holding a conference in Hungary
On May 4-5, 2023, Hungary will host the Informal Regional Consultation of the UN’s largest specialized organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), for the eighth time, which will be...
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A third of workers left companies last year
This is a slight increase compared to the fluctuation data of a year earlier. The emigration of white-collar workers rose to a historic level, at 19 percent. Fluctuation decreased only...
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Unilever Reports Double-Digit Sales Growth Amid Price Rises
Unilever beat its sales forecasts for the first quarter as another big rise in prices from the consumer goods firm triggered only a small dip in volumes. Unilever reported a...
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Secretary of State for Agriculture: the government views agriculture as a strategic sector
The foundations of Hungarian agriculture are stable, the measures of the past 13 years have made it clear that the government views Hungarian agriculture as a strategic sector – the...
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France’s Le Maire wants to break food price inflation “spiral” by autumn
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on May 3 that he would meet with retailers and suppliers next week to discuss ways to break the food price inflation “spiral” by...
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Carrefour buys Cora Romania from Louis Delhaize
Carrefour has acquired the eighteen Romanian Cora stores from Louis Delhaize. The two parties have reached an agreement today, Carrefour confirms to our editors. After a strategic review, Louis Delhaize...
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Bottle return
From 1 January 2024 a deposit-refund system (DRS) is introduced for every glass, aluminium and plastic drink container: shoppers will have to pay a 50-forint extra when buying a drink,...
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The Great Plains would need the rain in May
There has been no significant rainfall in the Great Plain for a long time, the upper layer of the soil here has already dried up, so the sown corn would...
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MGYOSZ labor market research
The National Association of Employers and Manufacturers is starting a large-scale program, the purpose of which is to assess the challenges and trends shaping the labor market in different regions...
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Aldi is recalling sausages due to suspected salmonella
Due to the possible presence of salmonella, Aldi Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. recalled the products “Delicious double sausage, 250 g and Paprikás, hot double sausage, 250 g” from the market –...
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Is it a question of money? – Video of the day
The giant green circles in the desert are not the work of strangers: the plans will help the United Arab Emirates reduce its dependence on food imports. Nice try!...
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Craft Conference: 2,000 participants from all over the world are expected
Today, the Craft Conference, organized by the Hungarian team of CraftHub, has grown into the region’s largest international professional festival dealing with software development and technological trends. The event will...
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Vegan slaughterhouse – Picture of the day
Have a human on your feet (or a local) to tell you if this image is set up. But still, still amazing! (Amazingly good.)...
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Baileys Colada
New limited edition Baileys Colada is the perfect indulgence, which puts the crown on summer moments. This smooth, rich texture Baileys specialty is the combination of irresistible Irish cream, sweet...
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CSR Hungary Summit Conference again
The next stop of the CSR Hungary conference series, entitled “Good brand, sustainable brand”, is coming on May 31, 2023, in the Ballroom of the Gundel Restaurant. In times of...
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Nébih: actors in the food chain industry can submit this year’s declaration on the supervision fee until May 31
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) draws attention to the fact that the deadline for reporting the supervision fee is May 31, the reporting interface is available in the...
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Barbecue season on a low flame
In a little more than a year and half, meat prices got 1.5 times bigger, and while the VAT on raw meat is just 5%, there is still a 27%...
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Special Hungarian tomato seedlings on the shelves of Lidl
From tomorrow, the Hungarian landscape variety, organic tomato seedlings of the Ecological Agricultural Research Institute will be available in the Lidl Hungary store network. The special Cegléd, Fadd, Máriapócs, and...
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MBH Bank is here: the largest merger in domestic banking history has been realized
On April 30, 2023, the merger of MKB Bank Nyrt. and Takarékbank Zrt. took place, and from May 1, the resulting credit institution will continue its activities under the name...
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Dél-100 Kft.: Without personality and good prices, there is no chance to compete with international chains
The commercial company Dél-100 Kft., which is still entirely in Hungarian hands, was founded between 1995-1997. István Dobi – currently one of the owners of the company – started the...
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Regional research was conducted on e-invoicing
At the initiative of the Hungarian office of the international business and tax consulting company Grant Thornton, a survey was prepared on the e-taxation practices of the neighboring countries. The...
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HBLF – EU Sokszínűségi hónap 2023
Breaking down prejudices and creating inclusive workplaces is the goal of the HBLF EU Diversity Month series of events, which this year was joined by many large domestic companies and...
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FAO: the number of severely hungry people has increased to 258 million, 58 countries are affected
The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a...
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Tesco’s Whoosh service is now available from 1,000 stores
Tesco’s rapid delivery service Whoosh was launched in May 2021, and it is now available from 1,000 Tesco Express stores in the United Kingdom. Originally Tesco’s objective was to offer...
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The Agricultural Marketing Center opens to the east
In addition to appearances at international exhibitions, since 2021 the Agricultural Marketing Center has also been helping agricultural and food industry companies enter the foreign market by organizing business meetings....
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EM Deputy State Secretary: the HungAIRy project aimed at improving air quality is halfway through
The HungAIRy LIFE integrated project aimed at improving air quality, launched in 2019, has reached its halfway point – said the Deputy State Secretary for Environmental Protection of the Ministry...
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Lidl satisfied with Latvian market entry
German discounter Lidl is satisfied with its first year in the Latvian market. Lidl opened 15 stores in the Baltic state on 7 October 2021. According to data from NielsenIQ,...
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CPG research: Even those who didn’t last year are saving today
Even Poles, Czechs and Slovaks spend more boldly than Hungarians – it was revealed from Publicis Groupe’s second annual regional survey*. The research examined one of the most frequently purchased...
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