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KSH: earnings continued to rise
In June, average gross earnings were 364,800 HUF, 10.6 percent higher than the year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) told MTI on Friday. According to the data of...
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Nagy István: strategic goal is to establish a domestic soybean processing plant
A domestic processing plant would serve the domestic preservation of the soy produced in Hungary and the whitening of the sector, therefore its establishment is a strategic goal – Nagy...
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Due to the start of school, the stores expect heavy traffic
Supermarkets are expecting heavy traffic this weekend; most families go shopping for school after August 20, and weekends through mid-September are particularly busy – department store chains told MTI. Auchan...
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According to a survey, 77 percent of Hungarian workers believe that their jobs are secure
77 percent of Hungarian workers believe their job position will be secure for at least five years, while 82 percent believe the company they will be operating within five years’...
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The programs of the Kiskunfélegyháza Goose Festival are extended every day
All eleven districts of Bács-Kiskun County will present their values at the Kiskunfélegyháza Goose Festival on 6 and 7 September in the framework of County Days. Kovács-Csonka Szilvia, director of...
Read morePlum days in Szarvas this year again
During the plum season the Szarvasi Plum Days are organized this year again. In addition to the culinary experience, the three-day event is open for visitors from 6 to 8...
Read moreForeign trade of services generated 2.3 billion euros in the second quarter
Exports of services in euros grew by 1.4 percent and imports by 1.8 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter of last year. Assets...
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Oracle: One-third of the consumers are immediately distracted by a brand because of a bad experience
More than a third of consumers will immediately lose track of a brand when it comes to bad experiences – according to Oracle’s new survey. According to the survey, 88...
Read moreRetail sales decreased in Germany
Retail sales in Germany fell more than expected, and at the strongest pace of this year, in July compared to the previous month – as another sign that Europe’s largest...
Read moreConsumer spending in the United States rose sharply in July
Consumer spending in the United States rose sharply in July, which may ease the fears of a recession in the financial markets, but consumption growth is unlikely to be sustained...
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A Brexit test is being held for freighters on the French-British border
“Brexit test” on freight vehicles takes place in the northern French port city of Calais on the French-British border – French budget minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Friday. The two-month...
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Shoppers like mobile messaging apps
According to a recent study conducted by Kenshoo in the UK and France, 51 percent of messaging app users thinks reading messages is faster than verbal communication. 48 percent of...
Read moreWorld food prices slide marginally in July
Global food commodity prices saw a slight decline in July, led by lower prices for some cereals, dairy and sugar, more than offsetting firmer prices for meat and oils. The...
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K Group To Introduce Carbon Footprint Calculator For Food Items
Finland’s K Group has announced that it is to add a new feature to its K-Ostokset tool that will show customers the carbon footprint of their food purchases. The K-Ostokset tool is...
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Generation Z has two faces
A study conducted by IBM and the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that the so-called Generation Z – consumers born in the 1990s and early 2000s – will consist of...
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Best of both worlds: Coca-Cola US water brand to launch plant-based rPET HybridBottle
Coca-Cola bottled water brand DASANI has announced a series of landmark sustainability moves, including the introduction of the HybridBottle. The HybridBottle is Coca-Cola’s first US pack to be made with...
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Norwegians Shopping In Sweden More, Spending Less In Home Market
Norwegian consumers are crossing the border into Sweden more often, while also spending less in domestic supermarkets, new data has found. The data, from Statistics Norway, found that in the...
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Nielsen: gluten-free life for 80 billion a year
Gluten-free foods accounted for 4 percent of the total value-added domestic retail trade turnover between July 2018 and June 2019, which amounts to nearly 80 billion HUF. Among other things,...
Read moreNagy István: agriculture will be able to produce more safely and competitively next year
The expanding agriculture budget will allow safer and more competitive production in 2019, the agriculture minister said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. Nagy István stressed that from...
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The turnover of the packaging industry increased
The packaging industry had a turnover of about 630 billion HUF in the Hungarian market last year, an increase of nearly 9 percent, compared to the base year of 2017...
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The Catch it! mobile application encourages fish consumption
The Ministry Agriculture has introduced the “Catch it!” campaign, a mobile application that users can download for free – the Agricultural Marketing Center told MTI. Downloaders of the app can...
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Investments increased by 18.8 percent in the second quarter
In the second quarter, the dynamic expansion of national investments continued throughout the year. The volume of developments was 18.8 percent above last year’s level of 16.2 percent – the...
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The Nébih has prepared a guide to reduce food waste
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) compiled a guide to help prevent and reduce food waste. According to a statement, the guides can be downloaded for free for the...
Read moreGerman GDP decreased in the second quarter
German gross domestic product declined in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter – according to a communication released on Tuesday by Destatis, the German Federal Bureau of Statistics....
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The euro area economic sentiment index improved in August
Economic sentiment in the euro area improved in August, but worsened in the European Union, according to a report released by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial...
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Countdown to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 60%
Countdown has announced its target to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2030 vs its 2015 levels, published in the company’s 2019 Sustainability Report released today. In the last three years,...
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Aldi Suisse tests the Nutri-Score
Aldi is pinning its hopes on the Nutri-Score in Switzerland. The discounter wants to be the first retailer in the country to introduce the five-stage nutritional labeling system, starting from...
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McDonald’s expands McDelivery with new partnership
The fast-food giant is offering on-demand delivery from DoorDash at thousands of stores across the country. Following a successful 200-restaurant pilot launched in July 2019 in Houston, McDonald’s will offer...
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Agricultural output reached 2,720 billion HUF last year
Agricultural production has grown spectacularly in recent years, with output of the sector reaching 2,720 billion HUF in 2018 and only 1,686 billion HUF in 2010, making Hungary the strongest...
Read moreNagy István: Digital Agriculture Strategy means a change of era in agriculture
The development of Hungary’s Digital Agricultural Strategy (DAS) will mark a turning point, and the measures contained therein will promote the digitalisation of Hungarian agriculture and increase its competitiveness –...
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