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Tesco trials in-store avocado scanners to check ripeness
Tesco has begun testing in-store avocado scanners that allow shoppers to check the ripeness of the fruit before buying, in an effort to help customers plan usage and cut food...
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PepsiCo, Mars, ADM Team Up To Support Regenerative Agriculture In Poland
PepsiCo, Mars and ADM have joined forces to launch a regenerative agricultural programme in Poland that will support 24 farmers in adopting sustainable practices across their crop rotations. The initiative...
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Zala-Cereália reduces mortality of farmed turkeys through feed development
Turkey mortality is decreasing and their weight is increasing more even with less feed, as a result of the recently concluded joint feed development project of Zala-Cereália Kft. and HR-Pharma...
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Novo Nordisk: 9,000 jobs to be cut as part of restructuring
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk has cut its operating profit growth forecast for the second time in six weeks and announced major job cuts. The maker of drugs Wegovy and Ozempic is...
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OKSZ: Inflation no longer justifies maintaining the margin freeze
Based on the development of food prices, the current level of inflation does not justify maintaining the margin freeze, the National Trade Association (OKSZ) said, responding to the latest inflation...
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KSH: in August, consumer prices exceeded the values of the same month of the previous year by an average of 4.3 percent
In August 2025, consumer prices were 4.3 percent higher than a year earlier. Compared to July, prices remained unchanged on average, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Tuesday. In...
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István Madár: Inflation would be higher without price caps
In August, the consumer price index stood at 4.3 percent in Hungary, the same level as in July, according to fresh data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). The...
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K&H Analyst Commentary: No surprises, but risks still exist
Annual inflation may be 4.6 percent this year, and a slowdown is expected next year – this is how Dávid Németh, the chief analyst at K&H, assessed the latest inflation...
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NGM: Margin reduction extended, delivery of food vouchers continues
According to a statement from the Ministry of National Economy, the margin reduction has been extended until November 30, and the delivery of food vouchers worth 30 thousand forints continues....
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Inflation in the OECD slowed to 4.1 percent in July
The annual average increase in consumer prices in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) slowed to 4.1 percent in July this year from 4.2...
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Vodka – the new faces of colourless
Vodka is still the most popular spirit in Hungary. The category is dominated by domestic brands, but the owners of major international brands also play a big role in the...
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This is why it is worth buying domestic products
What is the difference between a domestic and a foreign product? How do we recognize that a product is imported? When can a product be labeled as domestic? We will...
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Brands under the Christmas tree
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9. Linda Takács, head of beauty and personal care at Unilever Magyarország Kft. cites NIQ data to tell: in the 2024...
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Packeta machines will be integrated into the Foxpost network
From autumn, the Packeta Z-BOX machines will be gradually integrated into the Foxpost network, writes mfor. From Monday, two types of devices will be available: the usual touchscreen machines will...
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Paprika Revue House opened full of flavor, rhythm and tradition
A new cultural and gastronomic highlight has opened in downtown Budapest: on September 1, the Paprika Revue House, Central Europe’s first and only folklore revue, welcomed its first guests. Located...
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BioTechUSA dispels misconceptions in September
For most people, September is about starting over after the summer, and a transition to a healthier lifestyle and returning to sports is a prominent part of this. That is...
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Siófok was the most popular destination this summer as well
Siófok proved to be the most popular domestic summer destination this year, similarly to last year, according to data from Szallas.hu. In a statement sent to MTI on Tuesday, the...
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AM: the government is helping Hungarian food producers with a 300 billion forint development program
In Coop’s corporate philosophy, social responsibility and commitment to the community are always given a high priority, in addition to the high quality of its food. In this spirit, the...
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New technology could revolutionize cocoa production
Nestlé researchers have developed a process that can produce chocolate raw materials from previously unused parts of the cocoa crop. The patented technology allows up to 30 percent more raw...
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2025 was another year of drought in Hungary
2025 was another year of drought in Hungary – despite the fact that there was more rainfall than in the infamous year 2022, the groundwater level continued to sink, the...
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Wage tension in the labor market: 6–9 percent increase received compared to workers’ expectations of 15 percent
This year, the majority of Hungarian companies managed to manage a wage increase of between 6 and 9 percent, while the wage growth expectations among employees were much higher, around...
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Péter Váli’s specialty is ready: Buda green sparkling wine aged on brooms for 6 years
The Váli Estate in Badacsonyörs, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and was voted the Most Beautiful Small Estate in Hungary, is delighting wine lovers with a unique...
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International leader arrives to lead MET
From January 1, 2026, Dutchman Huibert Vigeveno will be the CEO of the Swiss-based but Hungarian-rooted MET Group. The company’s current chief operating officer and main owner, Lakatos Benjamin, will...
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Small businesses suffer the most from the guest worker restrictions
This year’s tightening of the employment of guest workers has put Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises in a particularly difficult situation, Telex reported. The new regulation has capped the number...
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Consumer centricity is key to private label growth – PLMA Summit in Copenhagen
On 28–29 October 2025, Copenhagen will host the PLMA Annual Private Label Summit, focusing on one key question: what do today’s consumers expect, and how can private labels deliver? Organized...
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SIRHA Budapest again in 2026 – with the Hungarian Pizza Championship
On March 3, 2026, SIRHA Budapest, Central Europe’s largest food and HoReCa trade fair, will open its doors for the seventh time at the Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center....
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AM: our country opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
Hungary continues to oppose the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which threatens farmers’ livelihoods and food security, Minister István Nagy said at the informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Copenhagen on...
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István Nagy: Brussels’ budget plan would direct farmers’ money to Ukraine and ruin agriculture
Brussels’ budget plan would lead to a catastrophe, because while it would direct new substantial resources to Ukraine and the war, all farmers would receive less money, thus putting food...
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The Kraft Beer Festival starts on Thursday in the Dürer Garden
The Kraft Beer Festival starts on Thursday in the Dürer Garden, where you can meet the actors of the domestic and regional craft scene for four days. More than 25...
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Shell Energy and MVM CEEnergy sign strategic gas trading agreement
A ten-year gas trading agreement has been signed between Shell Energy Europe Limited (SEEL) and the Hungarian natural gas trading company, MVM CEEnergy Zrt. (MVM CEEnergy). The agreement is a...
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