Events
Five out of six families will not miss the festive fish this year either
Despite the 35-40 percent increase in the price of fish products, 84 percent of Hungarian families will not be missing fish from their festive table this year, according to a...
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Christmas logistics: how do we store the ingredients of the holiday meals correctly?
Crumbling shopping baskets are a typical element of pre-Christmas preparations. Everyone is trying to stock up before the winter break to fill the holiday table with sweet and savory delicacies....
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Barry Callebaut partners with Morocco’s Attelli
Chocolate-maker Barry Callebaut has started a long-term partnership with Attelli SARL, a sweets manufacturer and distributor located in Casablanca, Morocco. The partnership will make it possible for the company to better...
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Lower demand is now a bigger problem in certain sectors than labour shortage
In October GKI’s economic sentiment index has been decreasing for six months, but this time the plunge of the consumer confidence index wasn’t the main reason: the big drop in...
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Eight countries receive EU support for investments improving energy efficiency
The European Commission disbursed 4.11 billion euros (about HUF 1,652 billion) to modernize the energy systems of eight beneficiary countries, including Hungary, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy...
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Italian Hypermarkets Shrinking To Counter Falling Sales
Italian large-scale retailers are downsizing their hypermarkets, as sales increasingly shift towards discounters and the online channel. The standard model of a 15,000 square metre hypermarket, which dates back to...
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Diageo to produce net zero glass bottles by 2030
Diageo has plans to use a hydrogen-powered furnace to produce glass bottles for its Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Gordon’s and Tanqueray brands. The move, which sees Diageo partnering with glass manufacturer...
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Subsidies are constantly coming to the farmers
In the framework of the Rural Development Program, almost HUF 400 billion in subsidies were paid to farmers this year, said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy. The head of the...
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Finnish Consumers Named ‘Most Sustainable Shoppers’ In Europe
Finnish shoppers have been named the most sustainable in Europe, a study by Savoo has found, having seen a 20% decrease in their consumption footprint between 2010 and 2020. The...
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Brussels has accepted the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Program Plus
The adoption of the Hungarian Fish Farming Operative Program Plus represents the basis for the support and development of Hungarian fish farming in the coming years, as it provides a...
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Henkel: the local glue factory celebrated its 10th anniversary
Henkel’s Hungarian subsidiary celebrated several milestones this year. On the one hand, it has been 35 years since the international large company – open to the Eastern European market –...
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The unsold honey stocks are a big problem
Advertisements for the sale of entire colonies of bees appear more and more. Buyers pay barely HUF 1,500-1,600 for a kilo of honey, some don’t even buy acacia honey. There...
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Auchan customers collected 18 tons of donations for the Hungarian Red Cross
The Hungarian Red Cross and Auchan organized this year’s fundraiser on the first two weekends of December. During the charity campaign, non-perishable food and cleaning and hygiene products were the...
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Christmas Feast of Love: Thousands of families are counting on help in the current crisis
The Ételt az Életért Alapítvány, a charitable organization that carries out the humanitarian activities of Krishna believers, has been organizing food distributions in Hungary for 30 years, almost every day...
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Continente’s online service in Madeira
Portuguese retailer Continente has launched its online service in Madeira, enabling shoppers to purchase food online and have it delivered to their homes, paying a delivery fee. Shoppers can also choose...
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Wilk makes yogurt from milk created by cultivated cells
Wilk, an Israeli food tech company, developed the world’s first yogurt made with cultured milk fat. The new product, made with both traditional dairy products and dairy created by cultivated...
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The level of salary and the workplace community matter primarily when looking for a job
In its latest survey, Profession.hu examined the work and workplace-related attitudes and experiences of three generations currently active on the labor market. The level of pay, as well as a...
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Tante Fanny: wholemeal products in focus
Tante Fanny has rolled out fresh wholemeal pastry in Austria, where the brand will come out with more new wholemeal products in the future. In addition to the company’s 280g...
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The EU’s collective consumer protection litigation is approaching – but will this result in lawsuit-dumping?
Based on a 2020 European directive, new rules will enter into force in Hungary on June 25, 2023, which may bring significant changes in the field of collective consumer protection...
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Information about the electronic Farming Diary that helps farmers
In order to ensure adequate preparation time, in 2023, the management of the Farming Diary in electronic form will be included among the administrative tasks of the agricultural support system...
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We can also get direct access to EU subsidies
What do we mean when we talk about directly managed EU programs? What is special about these forms of support? What application areas are covered? How can successful and more...
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The celebration of plant-based eating
This November the METRO Gastro Academy hosted the Plant-Powered Perspectives business conference for the second time. Plant-Powered Perspectives focuses on monitoring the trends of and promoting plant-based eating. Plant-based food...
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The Ministry of Agriculture has published information on the duties of cattle, sheep and goat keepers for the submission of next year’s unified subsidy application
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Agriculture published information regarding the 2023 application for EU direct and rural development subsidies for cattle, sheep, and goat farmers. According to the announcement, the...
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Lidl Brings Food Waste ‘Rescue Bags’ To Switzerland
After successful implementation in other countries, Lidl has now introduced its ‘rette mich’ [‘Rescue Me’] bags in stores across Switzerland, as the retailer seeks to to fight food waste. The...
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Russia’s Ozon opens office in China to boost cross-border sales
Russian online retailer Ozon Holdings will open an office in Shenzhen in China, because they wish to boost cross-border sales. According to a statement by Ozon, it already has 10,000...
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Beiersdorf Acquires Majority Stake In Belgian Life-Science Firm S-Biomedic
Skin care giant Beiersdorf has acquired a majority stake in S-Biomedic NV, a Belgian life-science company involved in skin microbiome research. In 2018, Beiersdorf invested in S-Biomedic as part of...
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Dutch online liquor stores should stop using BNPL
The Dutch government wants online liquor stores to stop offering ‘buy now, pay later’ as a payment method. If they do not find alternative payment methods, the government will come...
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From January, the electronic spraying diary must be kept on the Nébih surface
The electronic spraying log is integrated into the Nébih electronic management log (e-GN) system. Starting January 1*, farmers with a total area of more than 10 hectares must keep an...
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We will go to the store more often in 2023, but we will spend less
Due to high inflation, customers will go shopping more often in 2023, but they will spend less on one occasion. Consumers will turn to cheaper brands and put fewer products...
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Inflation can set back the demand for meat products
Due to inflation, quality meat products are pushed into the background, and more and more shoddy products may appear on the market – including shoddy goods with different fanciful names...
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