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In March, GKI’s economic sentiment index approached its highest level since the start of the pandemic measured in January
After a modest decline in February, GKI’s economic sentiment index rose to a lesser ex-tent in March. However, it approached its otherwise fairly low top level since the start of...
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More pigs, fewer cattle and chickens were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in Hungary last year
According to the analysis of the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), 6 percent less cattle, 2 percent more pigs and 2 percent less poultry were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in Hungary...
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Businesses renting out shops in shopping malls are having serious problem
Fewer and fewer Hungarian fashion and other retail and catering businesses operating in shopping malls are able to pay rents – the Association of Tenants’ Interests (BBÉE) called attention in...
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The production value of the domestic food industry increased by eight percent
Despite the special ordeals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the domestic food industry remained strong. Its production value increased by eight percent last year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
Read moreIt matters in which store we buy in
It does matter in which store you shop in Hungary. You can grab 1,000 forints here and there, but if all this happens online, you will have to reckon with...
Read moreThe expectations of Hungarian consumers guide ALDI’s purchasing policy
Since entering the Hungarian market, ALDI has been striving to obtain as many products as possible from Hungary. Since the beginning, many vegetables and fruits, dairy products and cod have...
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Ördög Nóra’s vlog shows how they helped 130 families in need by working as a courier
910 durable food packages were delivered with the help of the Maltese Charity Service as part of the ‘Love on Four Wheels’ partnership, for which a vlog was also created....
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Extreme weather causes hundreds of millions of damage every year
The increasingly hectic weather in Hungarian agriculture has caused serious headaches in recent years. In addition, extreme natural phenomena no longer destroy not only from spring to autumn, but almost...
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Since the outbreak, 17 million disinfectants have been produced by the largest domestic manufacturer
During the year of the pandemic, 4 million liters of disinfectant were produced in Florin Zrt.’s factory in Szeged, and 17 million products were delivered to hospitals, public institutions, schools...
Read moreBKIK will release half of the membership fee
The Chamber may reduce membership fees by 50 percent by submitting an application. They ask that those involved give this money together, which can help other businesses – hvg.hu, wrote....
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HR before a new future – it’s time to level up!
COVID-19 has created an unprecedented opportunity for human resource management to break out of its previous role as an “administrator” and take the initiative. The pandemic situation has increased the...
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Food-delivery by Taxi at Spar available again
In view of the ever-expanding demand, the taxi shopping amenities of the department store chain and the Main Taxi Group will be available again this year. During the coronavirus pandemic,...
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Mrthane emissions of cattle can be drastically reduced with seaweed-fortified feed
Eighty-two percent less methane was emitted by cattle that received small amounts of seaweed-enriched feed for five months, a new study found. The results, published in the journal Plos One,...
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New creative director at Walmart
Walmart is elevating its fashion reputation. The retailer announced that it named acclaimed fashion designer Brandon Maxwell as creative director for Free Assembly and Scoop. Maxwell, who founded his own luxury...
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A quarter of a billion forints worth of fake clothes and perfumes were seized by NAV
Two hundred and fifty million forints worth of counterfeit clothes and perfumes were seized by the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) in Budapes – a spokesman for the authority...
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The leading food companies called on the union
One of the important issues of today is that the agricultural and animal husbandry methods to be both environmentally and ethically sustainable. To this end, leading food companies have recently...
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Mars Wrigley Foundation Celebrates 2021 World Oral Health Day with more than $1.5 million in Grant Donations
To celebrate World Oral Health Day on March 20 and put Mars Wrigley’s Better Moments, More Smiles purpose in action, the Mars Wrigley Foundation announced $1.5 million in grant funding to provide oral care treatment and...
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(HU) Nestlé: cukor helyett újrafeldolgozott kakaógyümölcs
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Spar Teams Up With Gander To Combat Food Waste
Spar International has teamed up with digital platform Gander to step up food waste reduction measures. It is another milestone for both companies and will see the use of digital...
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Nomad Foods Teams Up With WWF To Promote Sustainable Agriculture
Frozen food giant Nomad Foods has entered into a partnership with WWF to find agricultural solutions to what it describes as the ‘triple challenge’ of feeding a growing global population...
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Magazine: Makeup or face mask?
According to Beatrix Palincsár, sales and marketing director of Dovex Kft., 2020 brought a decline in demand for decorative cosmetics due to the pandemic. Face mask wearing, working from home...
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A slight increase in disinfectant orders at retail chains
As a result of the epidemiological tightening announced two weeks ago, the order of disinfectants in retail chains increased slightly, but this amount is much lower than a year ago...
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In 2020, SPAR Magyarország supported important social issues with more than 186 million HUF
Throughout its thirty-year history in Hungary, active participation in Hungarian social life and selfless partnership have always been important to the company. SPAR is actively involved in making everyday life...
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PM: 800 million HUF food industry development was implemented in Komárom
A food industry development of 800 million HUF was implemented in Komárom, the Ministry of Finance (PM) told MTI on Thursday. The pandemic situation also pointed out that a strong...
Read moreThe Ministry of Agriculture puts the operation of non-state laboratories on a uniform basis
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) regulates the conditions for the licensing, registration and operation of non-governmental laboratories in a separate decree – AM informed MTI. The new regulation also imposes...
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At the beginning of the year, the number of starting jobs increased
The number of advertised starting jobs decreased throughout the last year, the signs of improvement began to appear around November-December, this trend persisted in the first months of 2021 as...
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Intrum the youngest and oldest have been hit hardest by the crisis
Young people and the finances of retirees were hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis in the fourth quarter of last year, while nearly a tenth of young people were able...
Read moreThe European Commission’s consumer survey shows the effects of the pandemic and the increase in environmental awareness
The European Commission surveyed consumer experiences in 23 economic sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. European consumers are ordering more online and trying to shop locally as often as possible. In...
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More ham purchased these days
Even though domestic producers of meat products have been hit hard by the epidemic, the increase in retail sales has been able to partially offset losses in 2020. Among other...
Read moreZEW’s German economic sentiment index for March improved better than expected
The ZEW Economic Research Institute’s economic sentiment index in Germany improved more than expected in March. According to a monthly survey by the ZEW Institute for Economic Research (ZEW –...
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