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Coca-Cola HBC again named Europe’s most sustainable beverage company
The 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Index – a leading global benchmark for sustainability in business – has rated Coca-Cola HBC Europe’s most sustainable beverage company. This is the 6th time...
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Nestlé Health Science buys Persona
Nestlé’s Health Science division has acquired Persona, a Seattle-based personalised nutrition business. Persona was established in 2017 and it is one of the leaders in personalised health supplements. It takes...
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Superdrug advertises exclusive CBD products
Superdrug is promoting its range of CBD products through its Sunday Edit blog posts. The retailer has taken an active approach at educating shoppers about what CBD is and the...
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Philip Morris and Altria in merger negotiations
Marlboro maker Philip Morris International Inc. is in talks to reunite in a merger with Altria Group Inc., as the tobacco giants seek to pool resources in the fast growing...
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Kesko encourages shopping sustainably
Finland-based Kesko participated in the 10Days100Challenges initiative of three universities in Helsinki, allowing shoppers to track their climate impact. The initiative ran for 10 days and involved 100 students. They...
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Casino about to partner with Hema and Ikea
Casino Group continues to test cooperation with other retailers. Ikea and Casino have announced they will be testing Ikea click and collect points at Géant hypermarkets. The first 4 stores...
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New online shop with an FMCG profile
A new online FMCG shop called kifli.hu is to be launched this winter. The store will follow the ‘pure player’ model – there will be no physical stores. Kifli.hu will do...
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European organisations unite
Ecommerce Europe and the European Digital Commerce Association (EMOTA) announced in early September 2019 that they are joining forces: as of 1 January 2020 they continue under the aegis of...
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Going to the mall – online
German online shop OTTO and shopping centre operator ECE – which belong to the same group – have established a joint venture called Stocksquare, which connects physical stores with online...
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Tesco and Nestlé are helping together again
Between 26 September and 9 October Nestlé and Tesco teamed up once again to fight food waste. In this period Nestlé donated 1 percent from the price of each product...
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Coop executives decorated with Order of Merit
On 20 August László Pekó, chairman of the board of directors at Co-op Hungary Zrt. and CEO of Nyírzem Zrt., and László Tóth, CEO of Unió Coop Zrt. and member of the...
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Ceres wins silver medal at the 17th Euroregional Bread Festival
Dunakapu Square in Győr was the place where the 17th Euroregional Bread Festival took place on 8 September. Ceres Zrt.’s Ceres Rhodes Loaf finished 2nd in the bread category and was...
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Alföldi Tej opens cheese production plant
Dairy company Alföldi Tej Kft. has built a cheese production facility from HUF 15 billion in Debrecen. First only Trappist but later also Gouda cheese will be made in the new...
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Nestlé reduces greenhouse gas emission faster
Nestlé has announced that it will reduce its greenhouse gas emission to zero by 2050. The company wants to achieve this goal by putting several products on the market –...
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Coca-Cola HBC Europe continues to lead the way in sustainability
According to the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Coca-Cola HBC is the No.1 sustainably ran soft drink company in Europe. This is the sixth time in the last 7 years that...
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Unilever switches to renewable energy
Unilever has announced that the company is now only using renewable energy in all factories, warehouses, offices and research centres on all five continents. This achievement is the result of the...
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Costa Coffee to be launched in Hungary next year
Coca-Cola HBC plans to roll out its Costa Coffee product in at last 10 countries in 2020 – and one of these markets is Hungary. Zoran Bogdanovic, CEO of Coca-Cola HBC...
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Intermarché’s expansion in Portugal
France-based Les Mousquetaires has announced a large-scale expansion plan for its Intermarché stores in Portugal. The retailer plans to invest EUR 200 million in opening 105 stores by 2023. EUR...
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7-Eleven introduces mobile checkout
After testing mobile self-checkout with employees at its own store, 7-Eleven launched the service in several Dallas locations in 2018 to get customer feedback for further fine-tuning. Customers at 7-Eleven in New...
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Target and Disney partner for a special in-store experience
Target will open about 65 in-store Disney stores in the next two years as part of a new partnership between the two companies. The first 25 of the shop-in-shop concepts will...
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No-checkout store concept arrives in Switzerland
Swiss company Valora and Migrolino follow the path of Amazon Go, testing a new store concept in Switzerland. This spring Valora opened its automated mini-store at the main train station...
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Sixty applicants won the Value and Quality Award in 2019
On 10 September the award ceremony of the Value and Quality Award took place in the building of the Hungarian Parliament for the second time. This year 67 entries by...
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A feed plant was opened in Somogy County
The Hungarian economy is growing fastest in the European Union today – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at the inauguration of the 3.1 billion HUF worth feed production plant...
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A work of art
EKI Creative Kft. has unveiled its latest in-store display. It was developed for Paco Rabanne cosmetics and according to key account manager Péter Eckert, it is almost a work of art, as...
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So that a little wind doesn’t turn into a hurricane
Retail magazine iXtenso has interviewed Alexander De Ruiter, the CEO of Dutch consultancy firm OBI4wan. He talked about how to manage a worsening reputation and negative consumer reviews. In his view...
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Hungary’s biggest wine exporter
Lidl Hungary has organised the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary for the sixth time. The event’s goal is to promote Hungarian wines in Europe and facilitate their market entry. In 2018...
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Lidl introduces a unique, eco-friendly textile collection
Thanks to its innovative power, Lidl introduces a unique collection of textiles that meet the strict criteria of the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ (C2C) Gold and Silver Certification. The biodegradable...
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A perfect example for circular economy: Corrugated packaging
Sustainability is in the DNA of VPK Packaging Group. One of the spearheads is our well thought-out waste management strategy. Reducing waste at all our plants leads to significant environmental benefits. In...
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Nestlé inaugurates packaging research institute, first-of-its-kind in the food industry
Nestlé today officially inaugurated the Institute of Packaging Sciences, the first-of-its-kind in the food industry. The new Institute enables Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and environmentally...
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Growing number of environmentally conscious SPAR customers every year
As part of the company’s environmental protection programme, SPAR Hungary only makes two kinds of plastic shopping bags available to shoppers, while customers can choose from many eco-friendly bags. The...
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