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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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Eggs should be fresh, intact and nice
Import’s role is significant Last year there was basically no Easter because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily this year the situation seems to be more predictable. We learned from Zoltán...
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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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Ups and downs in the Hungarian aquaculture sector
Fish farming is an important segment of Hungarian agriculture, where production is eco-friendly, characterised by low energy used and high product quality. Ferenc Lévai, spokesperson of the Hungarian Aquaculture and...
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New sales director at KOCH’s Torma Kft.
From January 2021 József Bacskai is the sales director of KOCH’s Torma Kft. Mr Bacskai earned a degree in food engineering at Corvinus University and has already worked for companies...
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2021 is finally here!!!
2020 was the Year of the Virus and we were really looking forward to its end. Let’s start the New Year now and hope for the best! Right now the...
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Aldi and Deliveroo remove grocery delivery fee in Ireland
Aldi Ireland and Deliveroo have removed the standard €4.99 grocery delivery fee until next month to encourage people to stay at home. Shoppers can order from over 400 Aldi products...
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PepsiCo doubles its climate goal and commits to carbon neutrality by 2040
PepsiCo announced plans to more than double its climate goal, and commits to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. Before reaching carbon neutrality by 2040, the manufacturer intends first to reduce...
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Mars UK invests £350m in its logistics network
Mars UK has announced a multi-year partnership with DHL that will see it invest £350m in its logistics network. According to Mars UK, the partnership will see the construction of...
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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 moreFraudsters send sms or emails on behalf of Aldi
Fraudsters are sending SMS or email notifications on behalf of Aldi about a package, prize or testing program coming from the retail chain, presumably for phishing purposes – the company...
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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Unilever would produce food in sea containers
Digital factories are currently being tested in the Netherlands, and it is planned to start producing a kind of liquid broth in a prototype from the end of January –...
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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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