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Food Inflation is Holding Up – Consumers Find Increasingly Difficult to Cope With

Food inflation remains extremely high and consumers are feeling the pain. They are making changes to their restaurant engagement as well as their grocery purchases, according to the August IRI...

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ALDI-inspired youthful dresses have arrived

A new clothing range is added to ALDI’s offer. The seasonal items feature the company’s iconic logo and everyone can find a fashionable outfit or footwear to suit their taste....

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High Cost of Living Prevents 65% of People to Adopt a More Sustainable Lifestyle

The cost-of-living crisis is making it harder for people to live more sustainably as 65% want to be mindful of the planet and the environment but say higher prices prevents...

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Nestlé To Develop Animal-Free Dairy Proteins

Food giant Nestlé has announced that it is exploring emerging technologies for the development of animal-free, protein-based dairy products. The company’s newly established US R+D Accelerator will pilot a new product from Perfect...

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SPAR Austria To Combat Food Waste With Digitalisation

Retailer SPAR Austria is aiming to minimise food waste in its stores through new methods, including increased digitalisation of the group’s inventory. In cooperation with  the company’s IT unit, Microsoft, and...

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“Buttery” bacteria discovered to convert sugar in plant-based drinks into natural flavor

Scientists at Denmark Technical University National Food Institute have discovered a new butter flavor to improve the taste of plant-based dairy. “We have been working with butter and fermented dairy products...

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How one Silicon Valley startup is using computer vision to make shopping frictionless

Silicon Valley startup AiFi (pronounced like “wi-fi”) is the driving force behind no fewer than 86 “computer-vision powered” autonomous stores in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. AiFi...

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Eggs may soon cost 100 HUF

Since the price of fodder is one of the biggest cost factors for livestock keepers, war and drought send the price of not only fodder, but also meat, eggs and...

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Japan’s Wholesale Inflation Hits 9% As Price Rises Broaden

Japan’s wholesale prices rose 9.0% in August from the previous year, matching the annual pace of growth in July, signalling that persistently high raw material costs continued to squeeze corporate...

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This is how SPAR responds to current consumer trends

They have little time for cooking, they prefer single, pre-packaged packages, they are health-conscious: they are the so-called “convenience customers”, for whom the team of SPAR and Street Kitchen now...

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UK Grocery Inflation Hit New High Of 12.4% In August, Says Kantar

Grocery inflation in the UK hit 12.4% in August, new data from Kantar has revealed, setting a new record for the British marketplace. In the 12 weeks to 4 September,...

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What about the future os paper cups in Hungary?

The EU directive on the reduction of the environmental impact of certain plastic products, known as “SUP”, has introduced a consumption reduction provision for beverage cups, with a measurable reduction...

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EU Spirits Exports Increase By 24% In 2021

EU spirits exports increased by 24% in 2021 compared with the preceding year to reach a value of €8.41 billion, according to spiritsEUROPE, which represents producers of alcoholic spirits at the...

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Consumers dissatisfied with sustainability of retail delivery

Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released findings from its survey ‘Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity’, which examined consumer...

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For many grocers, tech investments aren’t yet paying off

Seventy-three percent of retailers say they’re continuing to invest in and experiment with technology to boost the shopping experience, according to a recent survey of retail executives conducted in the second quarter...

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DP Drinks appointed new Exclusive Distributor of the Campari Group portfolio in Hungary

DP Drinks Hungary, a fully owned subsidiary of the DunaPro Group, has become the exclusive distributor of the premium alcohol brands of the Campari Group, with Aperol, the largest growing...

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Survey: Intoxication, social media drive online purchases

At least one major driver of consumer e-commerce behavior is largely out of retailers’ control. According to a new survey of over 1,000 regular online shoppers from personal finance membership group SoFi, a...

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UK sets restrictions on pork imports to protect pig industry against African swine fever

The UK has implemented strict guidelines on the import of pork and related products from the EU to mitigate the spread of African swine fever (ASF) within its borders. The...

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Pénzcentrum tested it: what used to be 5,700, now costs customers 10,000

Although the annual average inflation rate is 15.6 percent according to the latest data, there are plenty of products, especially food, whose prices have skyrocketed in comparison. Examples include pastry...

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Swiss Startup Innovation: Greenhouses that Produce their Own Energy

The Swiss federation of fruit and vegetable growers has set an ambitious goal of eliminating all fossil-fuel-based energy from its farming processes by 2040. This is no small feat, growing...

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EU report: this year was the hottest summer in Europe so far

This summer was the hottest in Europe’s history, record-breaking heat waves occurred on the continent, and forest fires ravaged the continent due to a drought not seen in centuries, the...

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Carrefour Unveils €30 Shopping Basket In Spain Following Price Cut Proposal

Carrefour is to sell Spanish consumers a basket of 30 basic goods for €30, the company has announced, days after Spain announced it was considering asking major retailers to offer special price packages to mitigate inflation....

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Heineken Aquires Control of Craft Brewery Beavertown

Heineken has taken full ownership of craft beer company Beavertown. As a result, Plant will step down CEO and take a new advisory role as part of the deal, which was...

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Millennial, Gen Z shoppers prefer D2C when buying from online international brands

When it comes to shopping online at an international retailer or brand the majority of Gen Z (60%) and millennials (63%) like to buy direct rather than on a marketplace...

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The dog of the State Fisheries Service, Bandita, is back in service

Bandita, the dog of the State Fisheries Service, successfully passed the exam requirements again. The four-legged fish guard and his dog handler both performed excellently in this year’s round of...

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Coca-Cola Named Ireland’s Biggest-Selling Brand For 18th Year In A Row

Coca-Cola has been named the biggest-selling brand in Ireland for a record 18th year in a row, according to the latest edition of the Checkout Top 100 Brands report, published by Checkout magazine in association with NielsenIQ. The...

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“Ultra-processed” foods studies link overconsumption with heart disease and bowel cancer

Two studies published by The BMJ have found a connection between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, bowel cancer and death. Meanwhile, an Italian study...

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The Ministry of Agriculture welcomes the MNB’s position regarding the agricultural loan moratorium

The Ministry of Agriculture draws the attention of farmers to the position of the Hungarian National Bank, which informs about the procedure for bank classification of loans in payment moratorium....

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9,600 students receive school supplies from Auchan’s collection

Classes have started everywhere this week, and the one-month collection of school supplies in Auchan stores ended on Sunday. The National Association of Large Families will use the donations to...

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