Scotland makes period products free

Scotland makes period products free

Scotland is the first to offer tampons, sanitary pads and other menstrual products free of charge. Period products are now free to anyone in Scotland who needs them, nearly two...

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Ecuadorian banana exports decrease as a result of Russia-Ukraine war

The war between Russia and Ukraine has put extra pressure on already strained global logistics with a lack of containers and high input prices being amongst some of the factors...

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The Italian apple crop has started to be harvested, a 5% higher yield is expected for the continent’s second largest apple producer

The Italian apple harvest season has begun with the harvesting of early varieties such as Gala. Coldiretti, the largest Italian association representing producers, expects a total of more than 2.1...

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The largest cargo ship in the world so far, the Ever Alot, has arrived in Rotterdam, which is really huge!

The monster started from the Chinese shipyard and has already arrived in the port of Rotterdam. It will only be a monopoly in sea shipping for a while, because soon...

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On the onion front, the mood has heated up

The situation is quite hot not only in the fields, but also on the onion market.. – In the last few weeks, there was a reasonable balance between supply and...

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Lidl is the largest domestic retail chain based on revenue and profit

The dynamic revenue growth of German discount chains continued last year on the Hungarian market, but almost all major players were able to increase their sales – it is clear...

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There are still many, but fewer and fewer new sole proprietors

30 percent fewer sole proprietors than usual and the value of starting a company at a multi-year low in July 2022. The summer and the tax changes depressed the spirit...

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With new support options, AM will focus on encouraging water-retaining management practices in the future

For the new agricultural support period starting in 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture planned new and more effective tools to encourage agricultural producers to use water-conserving management practices, but it...

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Henkel significantly increases sales, drives strategic agenda and raises sales guidance for 2022

In the first half of 2022, Henkel increased Group sales to around 10.9 billion euros. This corresponds to significant organic sales growth of +8.9 percent. This positive development was driven...

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The USA faces tomato sauce shortage

California is one of the world’s largest producers of tomatoes, and with current drought conditions in the state, the USA is facing significant shortages. The industry that usually grows around...

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A lot of apple juice is coming from Turkey… or from China?

According to data from the customs authorities, the volume of apple concentrate exports to Poland from Turkey has increased by leaps and bounds. However, the producers suspect that the Turkish...

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Low-calorie sweetener could promote microbiome health

A new low-calorie sweetener made from mogrosides and galactooligosaccharides may offer the same effects as artificial sweeteners with none of the negative consequences such as increased appetite or weight gain...

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Only robot cash registers will soon be available at one of the domestic supermarket chains

The first units appeared last year, and by next year all Decathlon stores will have exclusively self-service cash registers – and all this thanks to a Hungarian IT company, Laurel....

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End of the farmland? A few more decades and a significant part of Hungary could become a forested steppe

Hungary is threatened with drought in the coming decades if climate change is not stopped, ELTE researchers told MTI on Tuesday. In their study, due to increasingly stronger climate change,...

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Many gas stations in Hungary are affected by the government’s unexpected announcement

The government will continue to support small gas stations, for this purpose it has set aside HUF 18.5 billion – said the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture responsible...

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Grocery boosts Walmart sales, but profits fall on inflation in Q2

Walmart posted a better-than-expected performance for the second quarter, with companywide revenue and earnings beating analyst estimates. Market share gains in food categories, “strong” private label sales and higher-than-average tickets...

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MKVM is 56 years old

On August 20, the Hungarian Trade and Catering Industry Museum celebrates its 56th birthday. This year’s MKVM commemorative medal will be presented as part of the birthday event. The MKVM...

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There is a huge price explosion in Hungarian accommodation

Holiday habits have changed a lot in recent years due to the pandemic, only one thing is constant: Hungarians are still particularly price-sensitive, i.e. the price of accommodation has the...

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Lidl and Aldi second only to Tesco for UK market share

Discount supermarkets Lidl and Aldi are currently second only to Tesco for UK market share, with a combined share of 16.1%, according to the latest Kantar data. Lidl and Aldi have...

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Information or advertising idea? – The picture of the day

The owner must have been asked many times…...

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Scenes from the life of bananas – Video of the day

Creative, witty, fun – the protagonist is the banana!...

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SPAR Opens Its First Supermarket In Latvia

Retail giant SPAR has opened its first supermarket in Latvia in the city of Saldus, 120 kilometres west of Riga. In 2021, SPAR International granted a licence to operate the brand in...

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Hungary is now free of bird flu, but thousands of poultry were slaughtered again in the Netherlands

All 5,000 laying hens were killed in the Dutch egg-producing farm where bird flu infection was identified in the morning hours, and the poultry stocks of seven other farms located...

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Polish and Serbian fruit growers do not want to leave plums on the trees

Due to low fruit prices, fruit growers are faced with a dilemma: should they continue harvesting or should they stop? It is easy to say that this should be done,...

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According to AM, the significantly higher grape prices than last year are justified

The estimates for the low grape harvest and the grape price forecasts awaiting the approval of the wine regions justify significantly higher grape prices than last year during this year’s...

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According to the state secretary responsible for forests, logging will still take place within a regulated framework

Even after the amendment of the decree on the regulation of logging, experts from forestry, the nature conservation authority and the national parks will control all logging in the same...

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Agricultural producer prices in Germany slowed down in June

Agricultural producer prices in Germany rose by 1.9 percent less than the previous month, by 33.9 percent, according to the Monday report of the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis. In...

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K&H: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict affects the operation of almost all large Hungarian companies

Fewer and fewer large domestic companies expect the end of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict this year, even though the international situation is very decisive for them in terms of their...

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Starting school: notebooks and drawing sheets will be 30-50 percent more expensive

The 2022/23 academic year will start in two weeks. Back-to-school sales have already started in stores, and parents have a long list of what they still need to buy for...

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It is important to pay attention to the dangers of must gas

The Ministry of Technology and Industry (TIM) draws attention to the dangers of must gas in a post uploaded to its Facebook page on Sunday. They indicated that, since the...

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