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Lidl sells 31 million Hungarian wines annually for 13 billion forints
For the sixth time, Lidl Magyarország organized the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary, which was opened by Magyar Levente, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The aim of the...
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The Hungarian Food Bank Association delivered about 221 tons of food to the needy
The Hungarian Food Bank Association delivered about 221 tons, 790 thousand canned food to the disadvantaged families last year. In the process of food rescue, the role of food producers...
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NAK: rainy weather helps to sow rape, but made sunflower harvesting difficult
The rainy weather of the past few days has helped the sowing of winter rape, but it has made the harvesting of sunflower somewhat difficult – the National Department President...
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Students are very entrepreneurial
Four out of five university students would start their own businesses, most of them for self-realization – according to a survey by the Budapest Metropolitan University (METU). According to the...
Read moreParis and four other French cities banned the use of pesticides on their territory
In addition to five French cities, Paris, Lille, Nantes, Grenoble and Clermont-Ferrand announced simultaneously on Thursday that they will ban pesticides in their area, hoping to force parliament to change...
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China’s largest ancient distillery has been discovered
The ruins of China’s largest ancient distillery to date have been uncovered in Anhui province in the east of the country – the Xinhua State News Agency reported. The remains...
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Auchan helps Hungarian products to reach the market
“Auchan is constantly looking for ways to provide more reliable and quality local goods to its Hungarian customers. The company has several programs, and is increasingly cooperating with Hungarian Product...
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Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország has become the most attractive FMCG workplace in Hungary again
Once again, Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország became the first among companies operating in the FMCG sector in the Randstad Employer Brand Survey. The company is not only the most attractive but...
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Tesco home delivery to be launched in Kecskemét
Tesco home delivery starts in October in Kecskemét and its surroundings. The supermarket chain will serve the approximately 215,000 people who live here with 25 new employees. With the expansion...
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POPAI celebrates Hungarian victory
The Shop! Global Awards were handed over at the GlobalShop International POP Show in the United States on 26 June. Winners were announced in 16 categories, for the first time...
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SPAR introduces environmentally friendly vegetables and fruit bags
After successful testing, SPAR Magyarország is now making reusable vegetable and fruit storage bags available throughout its network. With reusable packaging, the company wants to encourage its customers to be...
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Gallicoop won Value and Quality Award
The Gallicoop Classical turkey breast product has been awarded a Value and Quality Grand Prize in Parliament. During the ceremony, excellent Hungarian products and services were awarded. Garai András head...
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Economic growth in the euro area and the EU slowed in the second quarter
Economic growth slowed in the European Union and the euro area in the second quarter. According to revised but not yet definitive data, Hungary achieved the highest economic growth in...
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Fresh (meat) in the market
This May Auchan and MCS Vágóhíd Zrt. – the manufacturer of PICK Fresh meat products – started a special cooperation, backing the sales of these premium meats with POS activities for...
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Magazine: Simple mechanisms, useful prizes
As part of the ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ competition, Kantar-Hoffmann and Trade magazin do a consumer survey every year, getting 32 direct consumer feedbacks on the entries and...
Read moreKSH: consumer prices rose by 3.1 percent in August
In August, consumer prices rose by an average of 3.1 percent year-on-year, down 0.1 percent from July – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The annual rate of...
Read moreEquilor: the Hungarian economy is stable
The fundamentals of the Hungarian economy continue to be favorable, although GDP growth may slow down, but it will remain vigorous this year – according to the latest analysis of...
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The Balatoni Halgazdálkodási Nonprofit Zrt. expanded its activities
The activities of the Balatoni Halgazdálkodási Nonprofit Zrt. (Balaton Fishery Nonprofit Ltd.) will be strengthened with an additional 1,300 hectares of pond farms, which will enable the company to perform...
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V4: do not cut EU subsidies!
Representatives of the Parliamentary Committees for European Affairs of the Visegrád Countries called the 20 percent cut in EU funding for the next seven-year budget cycle unacceptable at their meeting...
Read moreThe work of veterinarians is also very important in the field of food safety
Veterinary medicine and food chain safety are already facing challenges that will require new ideas from veterinary students – Zsigó Róbert, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said...
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BILK has built a new warehouse base for MediaMarkt
The BILK Logisztikai Nyrt. has built a new warehouse base of more than 20,000 square meters for MediaMarkt. According to information released on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange...
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The tax and customs department seized fake perfumes and shoes
The finance officers of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) seized 24 million HUF worth fake perfumes and 132 pairs of fake shoes on the M1 motorway – the...
Read moreGerman exports increased
Contrary to expectations, the value of Germany’s exports did not fall but increased in July, with a stable third-quarter launch indicating that the largest economy in the euro area could...
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Jack Ma leaves Alibaba
Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba, China’s largest online retailer, leaves the company on Tuesday. Known as the face of the company, Jack Ma spoke about his retirement plans...
Read moreGlobal sales of smartphones continue to decline this year
Global sales of smartphones have fallen for the third consecutive year – according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) IT and telecommunications market research firm. According to IDC, 0.4 percent...
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The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today
– claims Mars, one of the world’s biggest confectionary, food and pet food producers, through their new Purpose statement. The new statement is integrated in the daily life of Mars...
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Shoppers looking for a drill need holes
Extreme Digital and SD4Good organised a two-day forum in Budapest for digital transformation experts on 6-7 June. The Shop Experience Design Sprint focused on finding new ways, business models and...
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BS Plastic: Leaders in sustainability
Sustainability has become part of our everyday life. According to data from Plastics Europe, 25.8 million tons of plastic waste is produced in Europe per year, from which less than 30...
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Trendy black coffees
Judit Hellinger, Tchibo Budapest Kft.’s trade marketing manager informed our magazine that the improving economic situation and higher salaries had entailed a 7-percent sales growth in the Hungarian coffee market....
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