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The Gulfood exhibition has been successful for the largest Hungarian exporter
The Gulfood exhibition in Dubai was held for the 23rd time this year. It is one of the biggest food events in the world. Between 18th and 22nd February, thousands...
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Soda and soft drink manufacturing plant was handed over in Tiszaigar
The API-GAR Social Co-operative handed over a soda and soft drink manufacturing plant on Wednesday, in Tiszaigar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. Eight people will be employed in the plant selected from public...
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SPAR’s herbal sandwich cream is the winner
The SPAR Veggie by NENI product line has been awarded with the Product of the Year 2018 title in the herbal sandwich cream category. The rationale for the prize is...
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ALDI was awarded in seven categories within the Product of the Year
Seven own-branded products and product families of the ALDI have won this Year’s Product Award, which was awarded on the basis of GfK Hungária’s public opinion poll inolving 2000 respondents....
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Lidl: more and more people against food waste
Seven buyers out of ten prefer to spend more money in a store that fights against food waste; 77 percent of them buy as much food as they will certainly...
Read moreAll you need to know about BRANDSTORM 2018
Brandstorm is L’Oréal’s very own innovation competition with over 60 countries competing, it’s evolved into a truly global competition over the last 25 years. The competition gives teams of three...
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Tastes and responsibility for a new, athletic generation!
“Kométa, as the responsible food producer, is a committed supporter of the right lifestyle. Taste is not only a passion for us, but also healthy lifestyle and the promotion of...
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“Oscar-winning” Hungarian popcorn was sent to Scarlett Johansson
The Caramoon butter caramel coated ball shaped popcorn is the unique product of Mogyi, which won its third international prize in Moscow. The new development of one of Europe’s largest...
Read moreZákány Zoltán has become the new Managing Director of the DanubeTruck Magyarország Kft.
In early February, Zákány Zoltán took over the managing director position at the DanubeTruck Magyarország Kft. With nearly two decades of professional experience in the commercial vehicle industry, his task...
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We’re heading south! The HOFER KG opens ALDI stores in Italy
With the launch of ALDI’s Italian operations, the ALDI SOUTH Group will be present in eleven countries in four continents. The co-ordination of the market entry and the support of...
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The Régió-Milk Co-operative has increased its revenue
The 31-member Régió-Milk, Milk Producer and Sales Co-operative has increased its revenue significantly. The Co-operative closed last year with a positive after tax profit as well. The chairman of the...
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Wine success in Japan
The Bodrogkeresztúr-based Dereszla winery has participated with four wines at the Sakura Wine Award wine competition in Japan. The Bodrogkeresztúr-based Dereszla winery won four gold medals with its wines –...
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The Hungarian Rubin Spicy Sunflower Oil Seed was chosen among the Top 11 innovations in Dubai
The GULFOOD Food Show was held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) between 17 and 21 February 2018, where the Rubin Szegedi Paprikafeldolgozó Kft. (Paprika Processing Ltd.) participated for the first...
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Magazine: Dreher Breweries is looking for new workers in an innovative fashion
Let’s get to know each other while having a glass of beer – this was the motto of the interactive and experience-based job fair that Dreher Breweries organised in November. There...
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Christmas in February!
The dm and the FIAT announced a joint prize winning game at Christmas. The winner could take her brand-new FIAT 500L car home in February. Almost four thousand and five...
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Alza can open future shops in Hungary
Alza opened a shop without a cashiers in Prague from nearly 200,000 Euros (about 62 million forints), which is open 24 hours a day – Magyar Nemzet Online wrote. The...
Read moreIKEA is expanding with small shops
Since the market turnaround in 2015, IKEA’s smaller retail stores, the so-called pop-up stores, have recently opened, most recently in Zurich, but there are several small stores in Canada, Norway,...
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An electric car is being developed by the mail order company
UPS announced on Friday that it will develop its own electric car, along with the well-known truck manufacturer Workhorse – origo wrote. First, fifty cars are being manufactured to replace...
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MNKH: thinking at a regional level
The Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) has realised that there is great economic potential in regional level cross-border cooperation in the Carpathian Basin. Our magazine asked CEO Zsanett Oláh about...
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Literary classics on Theodora mineral water bottles
From January poems by Károly Kisfaludy, János Garay and Gyula Krúdy are printed on the labels of Theodora mineral waters. Consumers selected the Lake Balaton-inspired lines by voting. At the same time...
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Special franchise system from the Hajdúsági Bakeries group
The Hajdúsági Bakeries group developed a special farmers’ market franchise system for expanding the distribution of the group’s ‘smart’ products, Vitajó breads. These products contain a special combination of vitamins and...
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Veolia acquires Bakonyi Power Plant in Ajka
Veolia Energia Magyarország Zrt. bought a 98-percent share in Bakonyi Power Plant Zrt. The goal of the new majority owner is to use as much biomass in energy production as possible, instead...
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Edenred recruited experienced managers last year
Ferenc Kaszab was appointed head of Edenred Magyarország Kft.’s place of acceptance partners group in January 2017. Mr Kaszab had worked for Allianz Hungária Zrt. before as a call centre analyst and...
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Henkel ranked high among ‘The World’s Most Admired Companies’
Henkel was ranked 4th in the Soaps and Cosmetics category of Fortune magazine’s ‘The World’s Most Admired Companies’ list for this year. Henkel’s position is two places better than it was last...
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NaturAqua sponsors hospital modernisation
The National Association for Premature Babies (KORE) and NaturAqua offered significant financial contributions for modernising the preterm birth units in the hospitals of Zalaegerszeg (Szent Rafael Hospital) and Pécs (Maternity...
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The szeretet.éhség campaign collected more than 60 million forints
Tesco was the strategic partner of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s Christmas campaign. As part of the szeretet.éhség (‘hungry.for love’) campaign, Tesco customers purchased 242,573 HUF 250 coupons between 13 November and...
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Lower prices in Lidl stores from January
From 1 January 2018 the VAT on pork and fish reduces from 27 to 5 percent. In practice this means 17 percent lower pork and fish consumer prices. Judit Tőzsér, Lidl Hungary’s...
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METRO reaches agreement with trade union on wage increase
In mid-December METRO Hungary’s management and the Trade Union of Commercial Employees (KASZ) had agreed on a wage increase programme, which became valid on 1 January 2018. As of this date...
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