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Italian discounter MD closes 2020 with more than 800 stores
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italian discounter MD has reported a strong year in terms of turnover and new store openings. MD’s performance is even more significant in...
Read moreAldi supports British suppliers with 3.5 billion pounds
Aldi supports its British suppliers by spending an extra GBP 3.5 billion on UK-produced food and drink in the next 5 years. The initiative will help over 1,000 small businesses...
Read moreBy the end of the century, economic well-being had improved in January
The economic index of both the population and companies shows a slightly negative mood, but both indicators have improved compared to the previous month, and pessimism is steadily declining –...
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Top 10 consumption trends in 2021
Adaptation and flexibility are the two main consumption trends of 2021. The pandemic has influenced all of the new trends, speeding up or bringing them to life. One thing is...
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Life, strength, health – and enjoyment
The first wave of the pandemic didn’t induce serious changes in the market of milk desserts and dairy snacks. We learned from Angéla Majthényi, Sole-Mizo Zrt.’s trade marketing manager that...
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The big winter fair slipped after the vaccination
Or to next winter. New rule: vaccination first, then the fair can come – blokkk.com wrote. January promotions are smaller and smaller. There is less action in stores after Christmas....
Read moreTakarékbank farmers are more optimistic, but a difficult year awaits livestock farmers
The expectations of agricultural participants have improved by the end of the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the previous quarter, but typically growers are optimistic and livestock farmers...
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Shop in January I just go in, come out
2021 started the way 2020 ended, and in early January we spent two and a half percent less in traditional stores – blokkk.com wrote. It makes a pre-epidemic shopping list:...
Read moreFidelity: Does reality justify optimism?
There has been no example of a year like 2020 since human memory.It proved that crises can strike at the most unexpected moment, and that none are as they were...
Read moreChina could be the largest economy in the world in this decade
China is currently the world’s second largest economy, but given global trends in GDP growth, it could be a world leader ahead of the United States in this decade –...
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Economic activity in the euro area weakened in January
In January, euro area economic activity declined more than expected, according to preliminary data from a survey of procurement managers at the IHS Markit Economic Research Institute in London. The...
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Consumer prices in Japan fell in December
In December, consumer prices in Japan fell more than expected and the annual average price was also lower than in the previous year. According to a report by the Tokyo...
Read moreEconomic sentiment in the Czech Republic deteriorated in January
Economic sentiment deteriorated in the Czech Republic in January, according to a report by the National Statistical Office on Monday. The economic sentiment index decreased to 87.3 points from the...
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Budweiser skips Super Bowl this year
Budweiser will not run an ad during the Super Bowl for the first time in 37 years. Instead, the AB InBev brand will reallocate its Super Bowl media investment to...
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Employers remain cautious about recruiting new workers
According to the ManpowerGroup’s Workforce Forecast, in the first half of 2021 Hungarian employers plan to increase their workforce by 3 percent on average. The company asked more than 500...
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Bioplastics: The raw material of the future
It was revealed at the 15th conference of European Bioplastics that the global bioplastics industry is growing fast. The market is expected to grow by 36 percent in the next...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index started the year with a noticable increase
KI’s economic sentiment index rose markedly in January. Although it reached its highest level since the start of the pandemic, it offset only just over half of its April fall....
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(HU) Durván felpörög a vállalati digitalizáció 2021-ben
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Magazine: It has never been truer: Cleanliness is next to healthiness!
Zsuzsa Petrikovics, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s brand manager reported to Trade magazin that the pandemic induced a 35-percent rise in cleaning product sales in 2020. She revealed that sales grew way...
Read more1457 companies received support in the National Food Crisis Management Program
In the National Food Crisis Management Program launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, 1,457 enterprises received support worth 6.8 billion HUF – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said on Friday...
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Contactless market in Dunakeszi
When most of the producers’ fairs closed during the first wave, Dunakeszi’s popular market switched to non-contact operation within a week. Photo: Horpáczi Dávid, Piqniq Budapest The Small Market operating...
Read moreWe can have a say in what food labels should look like
The European Commission has published calls for food labeling, nutrient profiling and review of the legislation on food contact materials (FCMs) on its consultation page on new EU policies and...
Read moreE-commerce is reducing the carbon footprint of retail, according to a study
Online shopping has an average of 36 percent lower CO2 emissions, compared to traditional commerce – Prologis, an industrial and logistics real estate company drew attention to a recent study....
Read moreThe food chain supervision fee must be paid by 31 January
The second installment of the food chain supervision fee related to the 2020 declaration must be paid by 31 January, the National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih) called attention in...
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AM: a joint statement was concluded at the 13th World Forum on Food and Agriculture
The 13th World Food and Agriculture Forum (GFFA), with the participation of ninety countries, concluded a joint statement. In the work which Hungary also took an active role, the Ministry...
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Palm oil at the peak of a decade
From chocolate to toothpaste, the price of palm oil used in almost every food or household item has risen to a peak of almost a decade, and prices seem to...
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Government debt as a share of GDP has increased in the euro area and the EU
The ratio of government debt to gross domestic product (GDP) increased by the end of the third quarter, compared to the quarter and a year earlier as a result of...
Read moreConsumer confidence in the EU deteriorated in January
In January, consumer confidence in the euro area and the European Union deteriorated, compared to December. According to a preliminary flash estimate published by the European Commission on Thursday, the...
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Kraft Heinz Canada asked people to draw ketchup
Heinz invites Canadians to submit a drawing of ketchup for the chance to win a limited-edition, customized Heinz Ketchup Bottle. The campaign was inspired by a global experiment in which...
Read moreEquilor: the Hungarian economy may expand by 4 percent this year
The Hungarian economy may expand by 4 percent this year after last year’s expected 6 percent decline, but there is a lot of uncertainty, according to the latest analysis by...
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