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World’s Poultry Congress is launching today in Paris

World’s Poultry Congress opens today for participants at Paris and on the online platform. The WPC2022  professional programme is focusing especially on sustainability and innovation topics....

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European road transport prices break new records

Inflation, weakening demand, social instability and the war in Ukraine are leading to tumultuous developments in road freight prices, reveals the Ti / Upply / IRU Road Freight Rate Benchmark for Q2 2022. For the first...

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Smurfit Kappa Launches Sustainable District Heating Project

The Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Nettingsdorf, Austria, has launched a sustainable district heating project that will benefit 20,000 homes across three communities when completed. The Irish packaging firm outlined that the scheme...

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Quinoa may reverse and prevent prediabetes

Integrating quinoa as part of a regular diet may prevent the development of Type II diabetes because it helps control glucose changes, according to a study coming out of Spain....

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Aldi retains cheapest supermarket title in UK

Aldi has been declared the UK’s cheapest supermarket for the second successive month by consumer watchdog Which?, undercutting Lidl by a mere £1.38 in an average shop. Customers at Aldi...

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Cosmetics industry reimagines packaging for sustainability reasons

Cosmetic packaging is experiencing a shift toward more interactive and environmentally sustainable packaging solutions amid increasingly stringent legislative and consumer pressure. PackagingInsights explores the latest trends in cosmetics packaging with experts from...

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Raises Full-Year Revenue

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has said that it expects pro forma comparable revenue growth of 11% to 13% for the full year, up from its previous forecast of 8% to 10%. In...

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Beiersdorf Reports ‘Strong’ First Half, Consumer Sales Up 11.7%

Beiersdorf, the maker of Nivea, has reported a 10.5% increase in sales to €4.5 billion in the first half of its financial year, with its consumer business segment seeing sales up 11.7%....

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Flexitarian consumers driving innovation for meat and dairy alternatives

Innovation across the plant-based field is moving at warp speed, with companies experimenting with new ingredients, striving to meet the pillars of consumer demand: nutrition, taste, flavor and texture. With...

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German Non-Alcoholic Beer Production Sees 74% Growth Over Decade

Non-alcoholic beer production in Germany has increased by 74.1% in the past ten years, according to the latest data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The production volume was 236...

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US economy proves strong enough ‘to keep recession at bay’

Despite two consecutive quarters of decline, the U.S. economy still does not appear to be in a recession and remains unlikely to enter one this year, National Retail Federation chief economist...

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Let’s find out within a minute how many vitamins are in the vegetable or fruit

The vitamin content of vegetables and fruits is useful information for every farmer, as he lets them ripen or changes his care accordingly. Previously, a laboratory test was required to...

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Biodegradable silk could replace microplastics widely used in industrial products

Biodegradable silk could replace microplastics widely used in industrial products According to ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, an estimated 42,000 tonnes of microplastics are released into the environment each year as...

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Hungary’s Sugar-Free Cake is not only grandma’s favorite

The creation of the Virág Cukrászda és Kávéház in Szeged, made without added sugar, won the Sugar-Free Cake of Hungary competition, which is announced every year by the Egy Csepp...

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Would you have thought? It reduces food waste if there is no expiration date on the packaging!

The shelf life refers to the quality of the food and suggests when the taste and texture of the product will be optimal. But there is no need to rely...

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(HU) Széchenyi kártya: megy a Go, jön a Max

The Széchenyi Card Program MAX, a state-supported loan program aimed at promoting the competitiveness of the domestic SME sector and creating the conditions for its long-term growth, will be launched....

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Switzerland’s new underground logistics system aims for sustainability

Switzerland’s new Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) logistics system is the latest innovation in flexible transport for small-component goods. The CST system is a privately funded initiative aiming to create an...

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Morrisons is the first supermarket to launch carbon neutral eggs

Morrisons has become the first supermarket to launch its own range of carbon neutral eggs. The move is part of the Big 4 grocer’s commitment to be directly supplied by ‘zero emission’...

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Surprising numbers about bacon

There are few foods that we cannot live without. Bacon is definitely one of them. On the one hand, because of its fantastic taste, and on the other hand, because...

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Arabica coffe prices fall by the end of the year

Arabica coffee prices are forecast to end this year well below current levels and post an annual loss of 20% with the prospect of a larger Brazil crop next year...

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Companies would reduce their utility bills with solar panels, but it will not be easy

From now on, for every newly installed weather-dependent power plant unit, it is necessary to install equipment (aFRR equipment) capable of providing the so-called aFRR compensating regulation service and offering...

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Heineken Posts Strong First Half, Drops 2023 Margin Target

Heineken has posted higher-than-expected first-half earnings, as consumers bought more beer despite inflationary pressures, but the world’s second-largest brewer shelved its margin target for 2023 as costs spiked. The brewer of...

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Automation is pivotal to warehouse operations

Relentless eCommerce trends continue to put tremendous strain on distribution and fulfilment operations worldwide. A new Honeywell report reveals once-predictable consumer demand cycles centred around holidays and “peak seasons” have given way...

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The use of waterless products in personal care launches is increasing globally

The use of waterless products in personal care launches is increasing globally, featuring a + 157 year-over-year increase when comparing 2020 and 2021 launches. In 2021, the top category of...

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A revolutionary system for providing extra nutrients to plants is being developed in Hungary

TS Labor Kft. is developing a system for the extra nutrient supply of plants with EU support in cooperation with Pannónia Medicina Zrt. and the University of Szeged – the...

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Proposals have been received from Greenpeace to reduce plastic packaging in food stores

Greenpeace also prepared its publication for food stores in Hungarian, in which the green organization, referring primarily to British examples, formulates professional recommendations on how the disposable plastic packaging used...

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Grocers and food brands take older consumers for granted

In an opinion column for Advertising Age, Pamela Millman, associate director, Integrated Marketing at AARP Media, writes that the over-50 crowd buys 54 percent of all groceries in the U.S. and...

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One step ahead – AGÓRA Conference

Significant changes have accured recently in the world economy, affecting Hungarian companies too: inflation, energy prices, sustainability issues. The annual traditional conference of Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft. focuses on and...

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The Drought Emergency Task Force proposed a five-point action plan

As we wrote about earlier, a separate operative group will deal with the emergency due to the drought. Hungary is hit by a historic drought. The government and the Ministry...

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(HU) Agrárminisztérium: befejezéshez közelednek a nyári aratási munkák

Due to the high heat and the extreme drought, the harvest of the ears of corn was completed earlier this year. The yields of field crops fall short of the...

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