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The 6th Bodrogi PET Cup has begun
Date: 2025-09-12 11:47:46
The 6th Bodrogi PET Cup kicked off on Friday morning. The competition will see six teams, one hundred and fifty competitors and a detachment of more than forty canoes clean...
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Shrinking candy bars: smaller packages await customers this Christmas
Date: 2025-09-12 11:31:11
This holiday season, shoppers will find smaller package sizes for several well-known Christmas candy brands on store shelves. The shrinkage is mainly due to the rising global prices of cocoa...
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Kik would strengthen its position by closing loss-making stores
Date: 2025-09-12 11:24:24
The Germany-based textile discount chain Kik has announced that, in order to strengthen its competitiveness, it may close unprofitable stores in the future. At the same time, the company promises...
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Supermence in Buda schools: less waste, more experience during lunch break
Date: 2025-09-12 11:15:48
The “Supermenza” program was launched in the municipal schools of District 1 in the fall, fundamentally transforming the usual practice of public catering. In the new system, children can decide...
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A national consumer protection audit has been launched on redemption fees
Date: 2025-09-12 11:15:22
The National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) has launched a nationwide thematic investigation to monitor consumer protection practices in traditional and e-commerce from a sustainability perspective: the primary objective...
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New Happy Meal rule after scandal
Date: 2025-09-12 11:07:52
Following the summer’s Pokémon Happy Meal frenzy, which led to fights, food waste, and mass resales, McDonald’s Japan has tightened its purchasing rules. The new measures aim to prevent bulk...
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KSH: industrial production decreased by 1.0 percent in July compared to the same period of the previous year, and expanded by 2.0 percent compared to the previous month
Date: 2025-09-12 11:05:44
In July 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 1.0 percent from a year earlier. The index adjusted for working days is the same as the unadjusted one, the...
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Inflation accelerated in Germany in August
Date: 2025-09-12 11:01:44
Annual inflation in Germany accelerated in August, but slowed on a monthly basis, according to final figures released by the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, on Friday. In August, consumer...
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Training and innovation: Széchenyi István University establishes joint venture with Agrofert Hungária
Date: 2025-09-12 11:00:42
Széchenyi István University, Uni Inno Zrt. and Agrofert Hungária Kft. recently signed a cooperation agreement, which aims to launch a joint venture, develop the external department of the Bábolna Campus,...
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eMAG sells its Hungarian warehouse – reorganization continues
Date: 2025-09-12 10:58:19
eMAG’s restructuring program in Hungary has reached a new stage: the company has closed its physical stores and is now also selling its logistics center in Dunaharaszti, in which it...
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The Hungarian Health Authority took action due to misleading health claims
Date: 2025-09-12 10:57:26
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched three competition supervision proceedings against companies selling food and dietary supplements, as it suspects that the companies are promoting their products with health...
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Scandal over Ukrainian eggs
Date: 2025-09-12 10:56:20
In France, there has been a major outcry after several supermarket chains were selling eggs imported from Ukraine, which the French egg industry association CNPO has found to contain banned...
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Nébih’s summer seasonal food chain inspection has been completed
Date: 2025-09-12 10:49:50
Under the coordination of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), government agencies and Nébih experts conducted more than 350 inspections during the summer seasonal inspection series between July 15...
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Hungarians won four gold medals at Europe’s largest professional competition
Date: 2025-09-12 10:49:49
Hungarians won four gold medals at Europe’s largest professional competition, the EuroSkills Herning 2025 championship, the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) informed MTI. According to the document, software...
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Inflation may accelerate in Croatia – vacations will become more expensive
Date: 2025-09-12 10:46:34
Croatia’s economic growth will remain relatively strong in 2025 and 2026, but according to the latest forecast of the Croatian National Bank (CNB), inflation could be higher than expected, while...
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TikTok fever in Budapest: young people line up for QQ Express Asian stores
Date: 2025-09-12 10:45:21
A new player has burst onto the capital’s retail market: the QQ Express chain of stores is conquering the TikTok generation with exotic Asian snacks, drinks and ramen cooked on...
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Unemployment in OECD countries stagnated at 4.9 percent in July
Date: 2025-09-12 10:43:51
The unemployment rate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries was 4.9 percent in July, unchanged from the previous month, the organisation’s website says. Unemployment fell in...
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Emergency situation in Hungarian potato fields – where do producers go from here?
Date: 2025-09-12 10:30:37
Hungarian potato growers are working under increasing pressure: purchase prices are at rock bottom, the import flow seems unstoppable, and climate change is also a serious factor in all this....
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A national consumer protection audit has been launched on redemption fees.
Date: 2025-09-12 10:18:37
Despite the uncertainties of the US tariff policy and the European green transition, the prospects of the domestic tire industry are stable, and the future of the automotive industry is...
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JD.com’s attempt to enter the UK market fails
Date: 2025-09-12 10:03:44
Negotiations between Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com and Sainsbury’s over a potential acquisition of Argos have broken down. The second-largest British grocery chain announced in a statement on Sunday that the...
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Stricter rules needed to protect European rice production
Date: 2025-09-12 10:00:09
It is our common responsibility to preserve the safety, competitiveness and sustainability of European rice production, which is why stricter EU trade protection rules are needed, said István Nagy, Minister...
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Website speed, design, security key for online shoppers
Date: 2025-09-12 09:51:43
Online shoppers have several pet peeves that will stop them from making a purchase. That’s according to a new survey from retention marketing firm Clutch, which revealed that slow speeds,...
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Walmart To Launch First Stores In South Africa By Year-End
Date: 2025-09-12 09:36:05
US retailer Walmart will launch its first branded stores in South Africa this year, it said on Tuesday. According to ESM’s report, the move by Walmart, which already owns South...
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Hungarian farmers are not alone, they can still count on the government’s help
Date: 2025-09-12 09:30:34
Hungarian farmers are not alone, they can still count on the cooperation that the government provides in their interest with support schemes and other benefits – emphasized the State Secretary...
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Heineken’s Strongbow becomes first major alcohol brand to add NaviLens technology to packaging
Date: 2025-09-12 09:19:12
Heineken’s Strongbow cider has become the first major alcohol brand to incorporate NaviLens technology, designed to support visually impaired people, into its packaging. Strongbow’s cider products now feature a NaviLens...
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The European Parliament has adopted its position on the future of the EU’s agricultural policy
Date: 2025-09-12 09:00:19
MEPs want a bigger, separate agricultural budget after 2027, less bureaucracy for farmers and incentives to achieve environmental and social goals. The EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) should not be...
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The awards for this year’s Value and Quality Grand Prize competition have been presented
Date: 2025-09-11 13:25:19
Thirty-four applicants with forty entries – including two cross-border businesses – received the Value and Quality Grand Prize recognition this year, with the awards presented on Thursday in the Parliament....
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Gergely Gulyás: anything can happen regarding the margin stop
Date: 2025-09-11 13:20:02
Anything can happen with the margin freeze, emphasized Gergely Gulyás, the Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office, at Thursday’s government briefing. According to the Minister, the measure has...
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Attractive audience programs await visitors to the 82nd OMÉK
Date: 2025-09-11 13:18:42
The country’s largest agricultural and food industry event, the National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK), will open its doors again at Hungexpó between September 18 and 21,...
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This year’s Coop Rally ended in Siófok
Date: 2025-09-11 13:05:25
The team of Metsa Tissue Hungary Kft. won the 19th Coop Rally, with the closing award ceremony held on Wednesday evening in Siófok. As part of the professional program promoting...
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