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One year on, close to 5 million pigs lost to Asia’s swine fever outbreak
Almost 5 million pigs in Asia have now died or been culled because of the spread of African swine fever (ASF), a contagious viral disease that affects domestic and wild...
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Cooling Flavors from Pepsi: refresh with the Ginger Sugar Free Coke
Would you like to refresh but don’t want to drink sugary soft drinks? Would you like to try a bolder taste? The Ginger flavored member of the Pepsi Sugar Free...
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Waberer has published its financial report
Waberer’s International Plc. closed the second quarter with a net loss of 9.1 million euros loss, after last year’s 100,000 euros loss. The company’s turnover is 172.7 million euros ,...
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FedEx broke up with Amazon
FedEx has announced that it will not renew its contract with Amazon, so they will not ship Amazon-ordered products to customers in the future – portfolio.hu wrote after The Wall...
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Mastercard buys an instant payment company
Mastercard acquires Nets, a company active in the immediate payment system market, for close to 3 billion euros – portfolio.hu wrote after Bloomberg. Mastercard acquires the Danish company Nets for...
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Walmart launches a streaming channel in India
Walmart is launching a new video streaming service in India through its Flipkart subsidiary, an attempt to entice customers from rival Amazon, which already has a streaming service that also...
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(HU) Idén két Grapoila olaj is tarolt a Great Tate versenyen
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Hungarian Slow food success in London
Slow Living Hungary has been a huge success at the UK Great Taste Awards – slowliving.hu wrote. The Fekedi Stifolder has become the world’s best & most successful salami producer...
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The after-tax profit of Zwack Unicum decreased
Zwack Unicum’s after-tax profit was 231 million HUF in the first quarter of the 2019-2020 financial year, 53.2 percent less than the 499 million HUF in the base period –...
Read moreThe tobacco industry has to prepare for significant changes according to the head of the BAT factory in Pécs
The growth of traditional tobacco products cannot be sustained, so the tobacco industry must prepare for significant changes – the Managing Director of the BAT (British American Tobacco) Pécs Tobacco...
Read moreThe British Tesco to be restructured
Britain’s largest retailer, Tesco, is redesigning its structure to respond to changing consumer habits – origo wrote after Reuters. Tesco in the UK, will cut some 4,500 jobs at its...
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An American company is exporting rice to China
In July 2019, the Sun Valley Rice of California signed a contract with a Chinese importer, making them the first American company to sell rice to the Asian country –...
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Tetra Pak becomes first carton packaging company to launch paper straws in Europe
Company will put its paper straw innovations into the public domain to encourage industry collaboration, and will also explore bio-degradable materials. Tetra Pak has today announced that customers have started...
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LG updates Apple-endorsed UltraFine 5K Display with iPad Pro support
LG has announced an updated version of its 27-inch UltraFine 5K Display, the monitor that Apple endorsed as the best option for the current generation of MacBook Pros but which...
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Watermelon: regular talks between the Chamber and Auchan
During the whole watermelon season, the National Chamber of Agriculture, the Association of Hungarian Melon Producers and the Auchan are in constant consultation. During the exchange of information, the store...
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The age of online marketplaces has arrived
Three and a half thousand sellers offer nearly 1.6 million products in Hungary’s largest marketplace, eMAG Marketplace. The supply will find its demand, as shoppers on the marketplace only last...
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Almost 8 million HUF has been gathered for the needy
The customers of Tesco and Mars donated a total of 7.7 million forints to the Hungarian Food Bank Association during the action took place between May 16 – May 30....
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The DS Smith Packaging Hungary Kft. started production of paper pallets
The DS Smith Packaging Hungary Kft., a developer of packaging materials, developed a paper pallet and a related product line, as well as the technology needed for its production from...
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Auchan organizes a collection of learning tools
The company is also organizing a national learning tools gathering at the Auchan stores this year between August 1 and September 11 in cooperation with the National Association of Large...
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35,000 festivalgoers chose the Lidl Fesztmarket
At this year’s EFOTT and Campus festivals, nearly thirty-five thousand festivalgoers chose the Lidl Fesztmarket, where the store chain offered its customers alternative products during the festival as part of...
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The DS Smith Packaging Hungary Kft. started production of paper pallets
The DS Smith Packaging Hungary Kft., a developer of packaging materials, developed a paper pallet and a related product line, as well as the technology needed for its production from...
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VPK Packaging Salonta is 10 years old
VPK Packaging has been present in the Romanian market for 10 years. On 17 May 2019 the company invited partners to Double Tree by Hilton in Oradea, to celebrate the anniversary. Dirk...
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UPS coming up with drones
The delivery giant is done experimenting and is petitioning the FAA for the right to launch revenue-generating drone flights without today’s restrictions. If UPS gets its way, it’ll be known...
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LG rolling out HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support
After initially slating a July 25 date to enable HomeKit and AirPlay 2 support for some of its 2019 TVs, LG has officially started rolling out software updates for its...
Read moreTesco: home delivery is getting more expensive
Tesco charges an additional 750 HUF in addition to the standard delivery fee for online orders below 10,000 HUF. The change will come into effect on August 1 – origo...
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LG with a record revenue
— LG Electronics Inc. (LG) today announced record second quarter and first half revenues with consolidated sales of KRW 15.63 trillion (USD 13.40 billion) and operating profit of KRW 652.3...
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In harmony with nature – in biscuit production too
Mondelez International expands its sustainability programme further: there are already 1,700 farmers from 7 European countries participating in the Harmony project. The company’s goal is to supply each of its European...
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