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Two-thirds of Greek hotels are threatened with bankruptcy
Greek tourism could be hit hard by the coronavirus, according to a recent study, more than half of Greek hotel owners fear of bankruptcy – portfolio.hu wrote. 65 percent of...
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(HU) Mire érdemes figyelni alapanyag és étel rendelésekor a járvány idején
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Read moreAn increase in the delivery fee for U.S. food couriers is being investigated
Worldwide food orders have skyrocketed due to the epidemic, but the situation appears to have been abused by some providers. In the U.S., lawsuits are being filed against GrubHub, DoorDash,...
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(HU) A kereskedőknek most kell kezdeni előkészíteni a méltányossági kérelmeket
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Morrisons gives NHS staff 10% discount for 12 weeks
Morrisons has announced a 10 per cent discount on shopping for all NHS staff for 12 weeks to support the UK’s frontline health care workers through the Covid-19 pandemic. Morrisons...
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Co-op hopes to raise £30m for people hit by Covid-19 lockdown
The Co-op hopes to raise £30m to help those hardest hit by the coronavirus lockdown by allowing members to donate their unspent shopping reward points to a new support fund...
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Pasta maker Barilla funds cell therapy research for coronavirus
The Barilla family, which owns the pasta maker of the same name, has donated $500,000 to U.S. non-profit association “The Cure Alliance” to fund research on a COVID-19 therapy based...
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Permanent closure of 15,000 retail stores expected in the USA
Among the main topics of US news channels and television shows is the CPG sector, the food industry and the grocery retail. NBC Nightly News Broadcast also showcased the self-sacrifice...
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No change in the panic-index when it comes to the pandemic
According to the NMS Market Research National Pandemic Alarm, focusing on the changes within Central- and Eastern Europe, there is no change in terms of panic in Hungary, though we...
Read moreThere will be a band for the special retail tax
In Tuesday’s Hungarian Gazette, the government promulgated a decree on a special tax on retail chains. The special tax will be banded, you have to pay over 500 million HUF...
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The dairy sector has also been hit by the effects of the epidemic
The dairy sector was also hit by the coronavirus this week. These days, product councils and professional organizations in North America and the British Isles have called on farmers to...
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Another major decision to support agriculture
Until the end of June, employers, like other economic sectors, will be exempted from paying public charges on their employees in the sectors most affected by forced downtime due to...
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Nébih help local producers with advertising space
The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) would like to help connect local producers and their potential buyers with an advertising space Zsigó Róbert, Secretary...
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Pork from Mohács is constantly available in the shops
Despite the difficulties arising from the current epidemiological situation, the MCS Vágóhíd Zrt. will do its utmost to continue to serve its partners and domestic consumers with quality pork. In...
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Production does not stop at P&G’s domestic plants
Measures caused by the coronavirus not only affect the life of the SME sector, but also affect the operations of many large companies. In the exceptionally difficult situation that has...
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Eisberg has also started home delivery of fruit and vegetables
Since the appearance of the coronavirus epidemic in Hungary, there has been a huge demand for home delivery. Eisberg now corresponds to this. The company, in cooperation with the VEGS...
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Hungarian poultry has been banned in Mexico
Mexico has banned the import of day-old poultry and hatching eggs from Bács-Kiskun county after the laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) identified the bird flu virus...
Read moreThe breeding sow animal welfare support program can continue after 2021 with unchanged conditions
Hungary is one of the few countries that provides subsidies to encourage livestock farmers to ensure animal welfare conditions on their farms that go beyond the strict animal welfare conditions...
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The Hungarian Food Book has been expanded
The legislators supplemented the FVM Decree 1BB52/2009 (XI.12) with Annex 41 on smoked paprika. This was done by Decree 8/2020 of the Minister of Agriculture, promulgated on 25 March, which...
Read moreStores smaller than 400 square meters have opened in Austria
The first step towards normalcy has been taken. Austria’s measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic have been effective, so stores smaller than 400 square meters have been reopened – Austrian...
Read moreMass agricultural employment of redundant workers is an illusion
Seasonal agricultural work is not a realistic alternative for the majority of Hungarian employees laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary or Western Europe – Trenkwalder’s analysis shows....
Read moreConsumer sentiment decreased in the United States
Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated to an unprecedented extent and even more than expected in April as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic – according to a...
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McDonald’s in Hungary say thanks for the sacrificial work of doctors and nurses with donations
The restaurants help healthcare workers in several hospitals in Budapest and the countryside in times of crisis. In a national emergency following the coronavirus, domestic McDonald’s restaurants are helping to...
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Pápai Hús supports those in need during the pandemic
Pápai hús Ltd. is helping those who are in the hardest position doe to the coronavirus pandemic. For Easter, the company, in cooperation with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service, offered...
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UN: global foodschains in danger due to the crisis
The human food chain is under continued threat from an alarming increase in the number of outbreaks of transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases (including aquatic and forest pests...
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Auchan and Carrefour sign landmark Declaration with UNI to tackle Covid-19
UNI Global Union, Auchan Retail and Carrefour Group have signed a joint declaration on the implementation of good business practice in response to the health crisis caused by the Covid-19...
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Amazon building COVID-19 test lab for workers
Company wants to regularly test Amazon workers who increasingly feel panicked Amazon is building a lab to test its workers for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. It’s...
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Wonderduck offers help
The famous Wonderduck-POP group inspires marketplayers to co-operate and work together to help protect the employees of smaller shops in this difficult era of crisis. In co-operation with PMW Hungária...
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