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Zsendülés 2025: Horticultural Conference with Industry Decision-Makers
Szeged will host the jubilee X. Zsendülés Horticultural Conference, which will take place on February 27-28, 2025, welcoming professionals and decision-makers from the horticultural sector. The event aims to provide...
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Husqvarna and Liverpool’s unique global partnership opens new paths
Husqvarna is proud to be a partner of Liverpool Football Club, one of the world’s most iconic football clubs. As part of a multi-year global agreement, Husqvarna will become the...
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Phishing scammers are sending emails using the Wizz Air’s name
Phishing emails have been sent in Hungary in recent days using the name of Wizz Air, offering 10 euro vouchers on a website very similar to the airline’s – the...
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ISM 2025: Sweet Euphoria, With Full Halls, Good Business, And A Top Atmosphere
ISM, in Cologne, confirmed its position as the leading worldwide trade fair of a flourishing sweet-and-snack industry from 2 to 5 February 2025. The event impressively demonstrated that the industry is...
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The European organic market is on a growth path again, Hungary has moved into the first quarter of the global field with its organic area ratio
The latest statistics on the global development of organic farming are available. The statistical yearbook “The World of Organic Agriculture” was presented on 11 February 2025 at BIOFACH, the world’s...
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Change of leadership at the top of the Foxpost parcel delivery service
Following the sale of the Foxpost parcel delivery service last year, the company’s two founders, CEO Ádám Bengyel and Commercial Director Péter Lányfalvi, are leaving; Zoltán Radeczy, acting CEO of...
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Auchan contributed more than 1 billion forints to the well-being of domestic communities
Auchan Hungary provided various types of support to various groups of Hungarian society in 2024, totaling 1 billion 10 million forints. The majority of this came from donations of salvaged...
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Growth continues, MediaMarkt has found its way to the hearts of customers
MediaMarkt’s parent company, Ceconomy, saw significant growth in both turnover and profit in the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, despite the difficult economic situation, the group said in...
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Starbucks: expansion in the Middle East and China, layoffs in America
Starbucks has announced ambitious plans for the coming years: it will open an average of 100 new stores a year in the Middle East and plans a major expansion in...
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The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) fined the food ordering portal Foodora more than 35 million forints for deceiving consumers
Foodora deceived consumers, so the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) imposed a fine of more than 35 million forints on the operator of the food ordering portal – the authority announced...
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Husqvarna and Liverpool’s unique global partnership opens new paths
Husqvarna is proud to be a partner of Liverpool Football Club, one of the world’s most iconic football clubs. As part of a multi-year global agreement, Husqvarna will become the...
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Trade marketing is essential
If it’s Valentine’s Day, it’s “I love the trade marketing conference” for 22 years now. At its all-day online event, the Trade Marketing Club invited interested parties to an inspirational...
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There is trouble around the house of Mere
The Russian retail watchdog, Roskomnadzor, conducted a comprehensive inspection of Svetofor stores in January. Serious hygiene problems were found in one Moscow store: cockroaches, flies, food moths, garbage and expired...
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We can now give gifts through the Wolt app
New feature on Wolton: now we can also give gifts through the application. The service allows users to send personal gifts with just a few clicks that make moments truly...
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Playing in red light can also be a good program for Valentine’s Day
February is one of the most depressing months of the year for many. Short days, cold weather, gloomy skies and, most importantly, a lack of natural light can contribute to...
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A trend change among young people: Generation Z thinks differently about non-alcoholic drinks
The efforts made for responsible alcohol consumption seem to be paying off: according to the latest results of international research by HEINEKEN and the University of Oxford, the way consumers...
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SPAR also builds its employee community with its own events, which recognize excellence in the profession.
As an employer, SPAR places great importance on valuing its colleagues: it not only provides them with competitive income and fringe benefits, but also pays special attention to building a...
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3.3 million forints were raised in the 2024 campaign of OMV and the Maltese Charity Service
OMV Hungária and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service closed 2024 with another successful charity campaign, raising nearly 3.3 million forints to support the organization’s initiatives. The campaign asked customers to...
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IKEA’s new Mobile Collection Points bring the comfort of home closer
IKEA has taken another step to make its products more accessible to customers: Mobile Collection Points opened in six rural towns, Nyíregyháza, Eger, Békéscsaba, Szombathely, Sopron and Kaposvár, at the...
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Furmint February Big Tasting with more than eighty wineries
The public can experience more than two hundred Furmint wines from more than eighty wineries at the 15th Furmint February Grand Tasting on Thursday in Budapest, at the House of...
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Burger King has found the recipe for success – the fast food chain is back on a growth path
Burger King’s North American sales have rebounded after a six-month slump, helping boost parent company Restaurant Brands International (RBI)’s revenue. The company’s low-cost Whopper and extra-large sauces have been key...
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NAV: Romanian driver who was checked on the M43 highway hid hundreds of liters of alcohol among furniture
Several hundred liters of alcohol were hidden among the furniture by the Romanian driver who was checked by the tax inspectors of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) at...
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Romania’s largest food rescue platform merges with Munch, so you can now rescue food from nearly six thousand partners
After acquiring its Czech competitor, Munch is continuing its strategy in Romania. From February, Bonapp, founded in Bucharest, will continue to operate as a subsidiary of Munch, thanks to which...
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Hungarian rice and blue wheat flour are also featured on the Hungarian community stand at the Biofach exhibition
Europe’s largest organic trade fair, Biofach in Nuremberg, is back again. The event is one of the continent’s most significant organic food and cosmetics events, attracting around 35,000 professional visitors...
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Two-thirds of Valentine’s Day waste is not recyclable
In the European Union, more than 100,000 tonnes of waste are generated on a single Valentine’s Day, 70% of which comes from single-use packaging, plastic decorations and short-lived gifts, as...
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95 million in aid from Tesco employees and customers to those in need in one and a half months
The country’s largest fundraising team is supporting the Ecumenical Relief Organization’s year-round work to help those in need with HUF 95 million. The amount was raised from donation coupons sold...
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Wolt delivers more than 8,000 products from 73 SPAR stores in 40 Hungarian cities: Hungarians are already doing their weekly shopping online
Wolt is now taking care of our bulk shopping at store prices in 73 SPAR stores in Hungary, after the cooperation between the two companies, which began in the summer,...
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Bluebird strengthens its US operations with a new senior sales director
John McGinty will join BlueBird International as Senior Sales Director, USA, effective January 2025. The appointment marks a significant milestone in Bluebird’s international growth strategy, led by Balázs Réfi, the...
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András Tállai became the State Secretary responsible for the food economy and agricultural vocational training
With the appointment of András Tállai, a new leader will lead the food economics and agricultural vocational training sector. The experienced politician and economist has gained leadership experience in numerous...
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Chaos, indecision and uncertainty – this is why the opening of Mere in Hungary is delayed
The opening of the first store of the Russian discount chain Mere in Hungary has been delayed for more than half a year, and there is no guarantee that the...
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