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Vajda-Papír’s sales increased by ten percent last year
The sales revenue of the Vajda-Papír group, which manufactures hygienic paper products, increased by ten percent to 52 billion HUF, its profit before tax and interest and depreciation (EBITDA) amounted...
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Auchan to receive prestigious awards
For the 13th time, Trade magazine’s “Most Successful Promotion of the Year” competition was held, and this year auchan Hungary was outstanding, as all three of its entries were placed...
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Amazon had sales income of €44bn in Europe in 2020 but paid no corporation tax
Despite lockdown surge the firm’s Luxembourg unit made a €1.2bn loss and therefore paid zero corporation tax. Fresh questions have been raised over Amazon’s tax planning after its latest corporate...
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SPAR’s grillproducts are increasingly popular
SPAR is looking forward to the barbecue season with an expanded range of goods. In addition to Spar’s own meat and beef products, as well as traditional iron discs and...
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Successful campaigns during the pandemic: Magyar Termék has taken gold and silver from the 2020 promotion competition
Two 2020 campaigns of Magyar Termék Nonprofit Ltd. have won prizes in the “Most Successful Promotion of the Year 2020” competition. Together with Tricky Communication, they applied for the “Hungarian...
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New design for XIXO ice teas
The brand XIXO* is the leading brand in the January-March 2021 piece sales, with a renewed packaging for quality ice teas. Members of the XIXO Ice Tea range are placed...
Read moreHome coffee consumption moderated the decline in illycaffe sales last year
Despite a significant increase in home coffee consumption and growth in retail sales, the sales revenue of the Italian coffee trading company illycaffe declined last year due to a decline...
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(HU) 110 százalékot hoztak a Magyar Vöröskereszt sajátmárkás termékei
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FrieslandCampina Hungária’s €14.3 million investment in Mátészalka brings growth and export opportunities
FrieslandCampina Hungária is making an innovative capacity-building investment of EUR 14.3 million with the support of the Hungarian Government, which will significantly increase the production capacity of the dairy plant...
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New product category available by Euronics nationwide
In April last year, the Garden and DIY product category appeared for the first time in euronics’ webshop. Seeing the outstanding success of online sales, the company decided to make...
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Tesco’s program to support communities goes on
More than 1,000 environmental building, education and skills development and healthy lifestyle initiatives, 280 million HUF support – Tesco Ön választ, mi segítünk helps you with the results of your...
Read moreFrieslandCampina is further expanding its factory in Mátészalka
The Dutch-owned FrieslandCampina Hungária Zrt. will further expand its dairy factory in Mátészalka. The government will provide HUF 900 million in support for the 5.1 billion HUF investment, Szijjártó Péter,...
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Underground rapper and fitness champion in Aldi’s new video
Over the past year, as a result of the epidemic and protective measures, shopping habits have changed considerably, and customer attitudes towards in-store shopping have clearly changed. Even during the...
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SPAR Magyarország: 8.7-percent growth in 2020
SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. came up with an excellent performance in the very challenging year of 2020: sales were up 8.7 percent at HUF 738.9 billion and by the end...
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Lifebuoy donation to OMSZ
Hand hygiene brand Lifebuoy – recently relaunched by Unilever in Europe and Hungary – donated more than HUF 4.5 million worth of 4,600 hand hygiene gels to the National Ambulance...
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Continente comes out with plant-based product range
Portuguese supermarket chain Continente has unveiled ‘Powered by Plants’, a new private label vegetarian product line. The product range consists of meat-free burgers, nuggets and meatballs made exclusively from vegetable protein....
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Svetofor launches new store format in Serbia
Russian hard discounter Svetofor has debuted with its second store format in Serbia, in the towns of Subotica and Kruševac. The Svetofor supermarket in Kruševac has a retail area of 1,150m²,...
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Lidl Italia introduces household products made of 95 percent recycled plastic
Lidl Italia’s first household products are made with 95 percent recycled plastic. The new range is made by PreZero, the environmental division of the Schwarz Group. PreZero is responsible for recovering...
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Barilla Group unveils Mulino Bianco pancakes in breakfast range
Italy’s Barilla Group has launched ready-to-eat pancakes under its Mulino Bianco bakery breakfast range. Mulino Bianco Pancakes are made with flour, sugar, eggs from free-range hens and 100-percent fresh Italian milk. The pancakes...
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Heineken to launch Pure Piraña in Europe too
Heineken plans to introduce its Pure Piraña hard seltzer to the European market this year. At first the brand will be available in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain,...
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Polish company Eurocash acquires stake in Arlehan
Polish retailer Eurocash has bought a 49-percent share in Arlehan, which operates over 100 stores in north-eastern Poland. At a later date Eurocash will acquire 1 more percent of Arlehan. Arlehan employs almost...
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Kifli-partnerships
With just a few clicks on the Kifli.hu website, customers can reach the more than 1,500 most popular products of BENU pharmacies online. This way shoppers don’t have to queue...
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Ocado to eliminate 27 tonnes of plastic waste a year from its private label range
Ocado is reviewing its private label product range. Ocado is revamping its 530-item product range to make its products and branding appear more appealing on screens. In addition to the...
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Carrefour Polska to sell imperfect apples and carrots
Carrefour Polska has announced that customers will be able to buy imperfect carrots and apples at reduced prices at specially marked stands in every Carrefour hyper- and supermarket in the country. The...
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Amazon opens second Just Walk Out store in London
Amazon has opened its second Just Walk Out store in London. The approximately 232m² shop is waiting for customers between 7.00 and 23.00 on every day of the week. The...
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Dutch retailer Jumbo tests smart shopping trolleys
Dutch retailer Jumbo trialled a smart shopping trolley featuring cameras, a touchscreen and artificial intelligence capabilities. The pilot projects assesses whether these innovations offer potential future added value for customers....
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Ferrero rolls out ice cream sticks in France
Italian company Ferrero has unveiled ice cream sticks in France in three varieties – Raffaello coconut ice cream in coconut-almond coating, and Ferrero Rocher in dark and classic variants. The...
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Italian company Enel sells green electricity to Kellogg
Enel – Europe’s biggest utility service provider – has agreed to sell 360 gigawatt hours of green power per year to Kellogg, to help the US food giant reach climate...
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Spar Austria’s new private label focuses on domestic produce
Spar Austria has announced the launch of a new private label range, showcasing local producers on the packaging – Spar Austria seeks to promote domestic agriculture this way. Five Austrian beekeepers will...
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Online marketplace Ozon opens new IT lab in St Petersburg
Online marketplace Ozon has announced the opening of a new IT lab in St Petersburg, where it plans to employ more than 300 developers and engineers. Ozon is the third most valuable...
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