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Cif innovative at-home refill will remove 1.5 million plastic bottles from UK supermarkets
Today Unilever announces the launch of Cif ecorefill, the new at-home technology that allows consumers to refill and reuse their Cif spray bottles for life. This comes when UK demand...
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ALDI has installed an air filter into its warehouse which is unique in Hungary
The supermarket chain provides extremely clean air in its logistics center with air purification equipment that filters out about 80 percent of the dust. ALDI also has a logistics center...
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New Marketing Operations Manager at Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország
As of June 24, 2019, Palkó András is the new Marketing Operations Manager at Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország. He has worked in various managerial positions in the beer industry for about...
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Chocolate cucumber from America
When it comes to Asian flavors, the mix of sweet and sour flavors is not surprising, but we could not imagine a sour cucumber filled with sweet cocoa biscuits. However,...
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Waste-free cosmetic products can revolutionize the industry
Blueland introduces another plastic-free offer, while Lush has developed a carbon-dioxide positive packaging, and Maiiro has launched a plastic-conscious campaign – origo wrote after Sustainable Brands. Image: origo, shutterstock Blueland...
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SPAR: practical training for office staff
The retail chain invites employees of its headquarters to do one-day field work every year. In addition to building the community, decisions made at the headquarters are also supported by...
Read moreIKEA: Giant developments in China
The Swedish store chain IKEA has announced an annual increase in investment in the Chinese market – origo.hu wrote. The Swedish company is investing approximately 10 billion yuan, or about...
Read moreThe Zsoldos Pálinka Manufactory of Tiszaföldvár is planning to expand its capacity
The Zsoldos Pálinka Manufactory plans to expand its capacity due to growing orders – one of the owners of the company told MTI on Thursday. According to Nagy Tamás, the...
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Organic wines and delicious tapas await the guests at the Zelna Wine Bar and Vinoteka in Balatonfüred
The Zelna Wine Bar and Vinoteka awaits the guests with Art Deco interior, the most colorful wine selection in the wine region, and innovative cuisine, next to the Balatonfüred harbor....
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The Debrecen and the Szeged Plaza to be renewed
The Indotek Group will start renovating two new shopping centers at the same time: the modernization of both the Debrecen Plaza and Szeged Plaza will be completed by the end...
Read moreA new market hall was built in Mohács
A new market hall in a value of about 680 million HUF has been built in Mohács, on the site of the former Jókai Street Market – the mayor of...
Read moreThe price was not enough for Metro’s shareholders
Daniel Kretinsky Czech billionaire failed in his attempt to acquire majority ownership in the Metro group – piacesprofit.hu wrote. Kretinsky’s investment firm, EPGC, said on the Internet: “We assume that...
Read moreLidl is expanding its Hungarian products
Lidl Magyarország is further expanding the range of its own branded product line called Hungarian Treasures, which are products exclusively from Hungarian suppliers – origo wrote. Lidl Magyarország within the...
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ULINK: 12 times make up a dozen
ULINK members met for the 12th time on 5 June. The new Unilever office is very stylish and participants started gathering 1 hour before the programme’s start. We had a superb dinner,...
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Austria: Sales stagnation for discounters
In 2019 the combined market share of discount supermarket chains Aldi (called Hofer in Austria) and Lidl dropped to 26.1 percent – in 2018 their share was 26.6 percent. At the...
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Private labels keep growing this year
In April 2019 the sales growth of private label products was 0.7 percent in France, which was bigger than the 0.4-percent strengthening of manufacturer brands – reported the Private Label...
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Mercadona enters Portugal
Spanish retailer Mercadona might be bigger than the four retail chains that follow it in the ranking, but it must invest in new channels and markets to keep its position...
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X5 vs. Magnit: 1:0
Russian fruit and vegetable retailer Magnit keeps losing ground against rival company X5 Retail Group. The price of the company’s shares has reached an all-time low and CEO Olga Naumova...
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Diageo buys majority share in Seedlip
Diageo, the world’s largest spirits company has acquired a majority share in distilled non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip, as it seeks to serve a growing population of teetotallers in the UK....
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Campari in talks to buy French company Rhumantille
Italian drinks group Campari has started exclusive negotiations to acquire French firm Rhumantilles SAS, in an effort to strengthen its rum business and grow its market in France. Rhumantilles makes...
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Nestlé rolls out vegan coffee mixes
In the UK and Ireland food giant Nestlé has launched a new range of dairy-free Nescafé Gold lattes, developed from plant-based ingredients. The coffee mix range is available in three variants....
Read moreTesco to lay off 4,500 workers with Metro’s restructuring
British supermarket chain Tesco is cutting about 4,500 jobs from its Metro stores, in order to improve the efficiency of a format that is increasingly used by customers daily –...
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Lidl: reusable bags for fruits and vegetables
Lidl has announced that it has introduced reusable net bags for fruits and vegetables in all its 119 stores across Denmark. The initiative is expected to cut the consumption of...
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JusteBio products sold in Auchan stores in Portugal
French organic retailer JusteBio has announced that its products will be available in Auchan hypermarkets in Portugal. JusteBio entered Portugal in 2018, operating its own flagship store in Lisbon, where...
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FrieslandCampina to increase the number of GMO-free milk suppliers
FrieslandCampina has announced plans to increase the number of dairy farms supplying VLOG milk from 400 to more than 600. The decision follows a surge in demand in the German...
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App-based payment in 30 Co-op UK stores
British convenience retailer Co-op is to extend the trial of its app-based pay-in-aisle technology: 30 stores are planned to be enabled for shoppers to scan and pay with their mobile phones by...
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Carrefour opens ‘bee hotels’ in Poland
Carrefour Polska has opened its first bee hotels in Wroclaw. The bee shelters are placed on the roof of its hypermarket. Initiated in association with the company Pszczelarz Kozacki, the...
Read moreTesco to reduce the size of Polish hypermarkets
According to media reports, Tesco is planning to downsize its hypermarkets in Poland to so called ‘compact hypermarkets’. Tesco is making this move due to the strong performance of its...
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New BAT factory in Pécs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó was also present when British American Tobacco (BAT) opened their new production plant in Pécs. The new factory was built from more...
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