Events
Central Europe’s largest insect protein production plant launched in Hungary
Hungary’s first industrial-scale insect protein plant began operations in Üllő in December 2024, where around 2 billion black soldier fly larvae are raised and processed in 12-day cycles. The industrial...
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Twenty-two out of a hundred Hungarians are afraid of humanoid robots
If someone has an extra 12–14 million forints, they can buy a humanoid robot in Hungary from January. But what do Hungarians think about this technology and artificial intelligence (AI)?...
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Survey: Every second company plans to expand its workforce this year
Most employers are confident that their financial and economic situation will improve or at least stagnate this year. More or less optimistic expectations are prompting every second employer to increase...
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Average gross earnings can be misleading: there are significant earnings inequalities in Hungary
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) regularly publishes the gross average earnings, but this data often does not reflect the real income situation, as it masks inequalities. The earnings data broken...
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The Hungarian Competition Authority draws attention to fraud related to holiday entitlements
In recent decades, fraud related to the secondary sale of holiday rights has been investigated in numerous proceedings, but despite continuous official action, these scams continue to pose a serious...
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NKFH: the closure of Chinese restaurants in the capital led to results, a national investigation has been ordered
The National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (NKFH) revealed serious food safety and hygiene irregularities during an official inspection of several Chinese restaurants in Budapest, due to which it ordered...
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Lieferando is eliminating its employee delivery-person positions in Austria
Lieferando is ending the employment of food delivery workers in Austria, marking a significant change in the Austrian food delivery market. According to Austrian media, the decision will not only...
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Sleep experts swear by this breathing technique to ‘calm the nervous system’
According to the Hungarian Sleep Association, 57% of Hungarians regularly wake up during the night and 44% have trouble falling asleep. Martin Seeley, MattressNextDay’s chief sleep expert, shared the secrets...
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Lactalis to invest $55m to expand dairy production in Brazil
The company is investing in two of its dairy plants in Paraná state. Lactalis is investing 313m reais ($55.3m) to expand its dairy production facilities in Brazil’s Paraná state. The...
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Maltese Universal Air launches flights from Debrecen to Leipzig and Malta
Maltese Universal Air will launch two return flights a week on the Debrecen-Leipzig and Debrecen-Malta routes from March 30, creating a direct connection between the cities, the press service of...
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Amazon Launches Online Store In Ireland
Amazon has launched its online store in Ireland, offering customers over 200 million products and a new Prime membership option for €6.99 a month, ESM reported. Amazon.ie will offer one-day...
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900 billion HUF may move out of PMÁPs this week
PMÁP week starts on March 20, during which the state treasury will pay 541.5 billion forints in interest and capital to PMÁP holders. But it must also be taken into...
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Hungarians Have Mixed Feelings About Humanoid Robots
From January, humanoid robots have been available in Hungary at prices ranging from 12 to 14 million forints. However, a recent international study shows that most Hungarians remain skeptical about...
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Economic growth may finally start this year
Primarily due to the recovery in consumption, the Hungarian economy may grow by 2 percent this year. With the economic recovery, inflation has also regained strength, and the average annual...
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EY research: consumer impression plays a key role in business success
Consumer perception plays a key role in business success, but most companies do not have a comprehensive strategy for this; lack of data is the biggest obstacle to Hungarian companies...
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BioTechUSA closed 2024 with record revenue, but growth rate slowed
The Hungarian-owned BioTechUSA group closed the year with a sales revenue of HUF 93.7 billion in 2024, which represents a 3.5 percent increase compared to the previous year. Although this...
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The workforce of large companies may decrease further
The downward trend in employment expectations of large company executives continued in the last quarter. According to the last quarter of 2024 data of the K&H Large Company Growth Index,...
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AM: food production cannot be separated from the land
Artificial meat is a fabrication, and we insist that food production be linked to the land, because this represents our traditions and culture – emphasized István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture,...
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François champagnes were present at one of the most prestigious wine competitions in the world
The François sparkling wine brand achieved brilliant success at one of the world’s most important professional competitions. At the Mundus Vini Spring Tasting wine competition in Germany, two excellent François...
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Domestic fish management data collection within a renewed framework
The project of the AKI Agricultural Economics Institute Nonprofit Limited Liability Company, supported by the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Programme Plus under the identification number MAHOP_PLUSZ-1.2.2-24-2024-00001, entitled “Development of the MAHOP...
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Margin freeze: significant price reduction for basic foods, but long-term effects questionable
The Hungarian government introduced a price margin cap on March 17, covering 30 basic food categories and affecting more than 1,000 products. The measure aims to curb inflation and ease...
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Artificial intelligence: back from the future
At the EuroCIS 2025 trade show retail companies can get first-hand information about the latest AI applications and the technical requirements for using them effectively. This article is available for...
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Artificial intelligence and statistical data assets: KSH and NAVÜ held a strategic meeting
The guest of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) was Dr. László Palkovics, the government commissioner responsible for artificial intelligence, who was received by Dr. Áron Kincses, the President of the...
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Food production cannot be separated from the land
Cultural meat is a fabrication, and we insist that food production be linked to the land, because this represents our traditions and culture – said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture....
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The MAHOP PLUSZ project, which develops fish management data collection, has been successfully completed
On January 31, 2025, the project “Development of the MAHOP PLUSZ DCF Fisheries Data Collection Framework” implemented by the AKI Institute of Agricultural Economics Nonprofit Ltd. was successfully completed, which...
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We are part of the largest agricultural development program since the change of regime
We are part of the largest agricultural and food industry development program since the change of regime – the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) stated on...
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K&H: young people can significantly reduce their digital overhead if they are aware
Today, digital overhead affects everyone to a greater or lesser extent, especially young people and students. Awareness in this area is particularly important, for example, taking advantage of discounts, which...
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Occupational Health: Still Mandatory and Employers’ Responsibility Greater Than Ever
In connection with the legislative changes that took place last year, many employers mistakenly concluded that they were no longer obliged to provide occupational health services. However, the truth is...
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China lifts ban on Argentine poultry imports
China has lifted its ban on poultry imports from Argentina, which it had imposed in March 2023 following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a shipment of...
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Nébih held a spring inspection of propagating material
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), the propagating material and plant health inspectors of the county government offices, and the experts of the National Tax Agency (NAV) held a...
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