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Significant political tools help the modernization of the horticulture sector
The current challenges, including the drought and the drastically rising input prices, draw attention to the importance of developments that increase input efficiency and production security – said Sándor Farkas,...
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Metro Belgium to be acquired by foodservice competitor Sligro
Sligro is allowed to acquire Belgian wholesaler Metro, in combination with Van Zon. The verdict is in: the combination of Sligro and Van Zon has been approved as acquirers of...
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Coca-Cola Renews Partnership With FoodCloud And FareShare
Coca-Cola has announced that it has once again partnered with FoodCloud and FareShare for Christmas. The aim of this year’s initiative is to ‘redistribute over 143,000 meals across Ireland and...
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It is worthwhile to engage in sheep breeding, it will be in demand on the European market
There is a shortage of lamb meat on the European market and, according to forecasts, this will continue to be the case in the coming years; there will be a...
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Institute of Agricultural Economics: the agricultural machinery market continued to expand
Individual farms and social enterprises bought HUF 269.1 billion worth of new agricultural machinery and equipment in the first three quarters of this year, 69 percent more than a year...
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Brave new bread
Supply chain issues had a big influence on the milling industry in the last few years, and the Ukraine-Russia war caused a shock on the raw material supply side, as...
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(HU) Itt a 95%-os adókulcs: hatalmas különadó-emelésről döntött a kormány
The government imposed a 95 percent extra profit tax on Mol, the amendment to this decree was published in the Magyar Közlöny on Wednesday. The government amended its previous decree...
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Henkel fulfills children’s wishes
Henkel Hungary has been cooperating with the Csodalámpa Foundation for more than 5 years, this year the foundation won a grant of 10,000 euros with a tender from the company’s...
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Donations from Henkel fulfill big wishes
Henkel Hungary has been cooperating with the Miracle Lamp Foundation for more than 5 years in order to fulfill the wishes of seriously ill children. While in the past two...
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Safe care: What should we pay attention to when donating food?
During the Advent period, many people help to make the holidays more beautiful for their fellow humans with a more difficult fate by donating. Food donation is one of the...
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Sustainability: there is still a big gap between actions and intentions
Despite the economic difficulties, domestic medium and large companies consider sustainability important. The data for the second half of the year still show a weaker than average corporate commitment, even...
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Retail surtax and its background
Hungary’s government has imposed a surtax on 8 sectors, including retail trade, and they also increased the already existing taxes. Firms with a tax base below HUF 500m don’t have...
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(HU) Infláció mellett is jönnek az akciók
Promotions keep coming in spite of the inflation Lasting inflation and rising prices make shoppers even keener on price promotions. Retailers are in a difficult position, as sourcing prices change...
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New elements have been added to the Heineken campaign
A new perspective has been added to the Heineken 0.0 When You Drive Never Drink campaign, drawing attention to the fact that whatever form of transport we choose, we must...
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The potential inherent in millet must be exploited for the well-being of people and the environment
The UN dedicates the year 2023 to ramping up millet production, considering its nutritional benefits and resilience. As global food systems are increasingly challenged by feeding the growing world population,...
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FAO: Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’
The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ – driven by...
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248 enterprises participated in the MKIK’s sustainability entrepreneurship attitude formation program
The sub-program aimed at forming a sustainable entrepreneurial attitude has been concluded, in which 248 enterprises and 46 mentor companies participated; according to the plans, the program will continue –...
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We help the food security of countries in need with scholarships
“Our country provides important agricultural knowledge that can be used on a daily basis to food professionals in developing countries. The problems must be solved locally, and with this successful...
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The Poultry animal welfare subsidy can also be applied for with already existing flocks
The Ministry of Agriculture draws applicants’ attention to the fact that the VP3-14.1.4-22 Poultry animal welfare subsidy published on October 12, 2022 can also be applied for those flocks that...
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Croatia’s Studenac Acquires Toni Marketi Stores
Croatian retailer Studenac has announced the acquisition of the Toni Marketi chain, operated by Princeza Korina d.o.o., at the end of November 2022. The move will help Studenac strengthen its position...
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The time has come for farm transfer contracts in agriculture
A key question not only for agriculture, but for the entire Hungarian society and the countryside, is who will produce the food in the future – pointed out Zsolt Feldman,...
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KSH: Agricultural output value increased by 15 percent
The total output value of agriculture approached HUF 4,000 billion this year, which is 15 percent more than a year earlier. A 42 percent increase in prices contributed to the...
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PepsiCo opens oat testing lab in Cambridge
PepsiCo has opened its first oat testing lab in the UK, where expert crop researchers will test and analyse thousands of oat samples from regenerative agricultural trials. The lab, which...
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Carrefour, Goggo Network Unveil Autonomous Delivery Trial
French retailer Carrefour has teamed up with autonomous delivery provider Goggo Network to test autonomous delivery of Carrefour Drive orders for residents of Plateau de Saclay, south of Paris. According...
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Protecting the quality of our waters is a V4 priority
Sustainable water management must be established in the long term, which creates a livable future not only for citizens, but also for farmers – emphasized Anikó Juhász, the Deputy Secretary...
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A criminal organization dealing in vegetable and fruit trade cheated half a billion HUF in VAT
A criminal organization involved in the fruit and vegetable trade cheated half a billion forints in VAT, nineteen suspects are being investigated for budget fraud by the National Tax and...
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It’s official: the government lifted the gas price freeze last night
Two days after the oil sanctions that came into force on Monday, the government – at the suggestion of Mol – will end the gas price freeze, announced Gergely Gulyás,...
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This year we started shopping earlier for Christmas and are thinking more about options
We are in the Advent season, but in previous years this did not mean that people started buying Christmas presents – yet it seems that this year there are more...
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The price of two hundred thousand alu boxes go for the camping for disadvantaged children
From March of this year, consumers could also donate the price of returnable aluminum beverage cans to charity. Thanks to the initiative, 200,000 boxes were collected, which means more than...
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Fewer companies would provide a cafeteria with the salary
K&H conducted a survey among Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The research reveals that compared to the previous quarter, the proportion of companies that plan to give fringe benefits...
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