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QUALITY PACK wins innovation award
QUALITY PACK Zrt. started manufacturing aluminium drink cans in Szikszó one year ago. On 20 March the company won the EURO CanTech 2018 innovation award for its easy-open drink can....
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Nestlé moves on to full recycling
Nestlé wants to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 – the company announced on 10 April. ‘Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world...
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50-year-old OMNIA keeps going forward
One of Hungary’ most popular coffee brands, OMNIA organises a prize game to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Jacobs Douwe Egberts Hu Zrt. will draw no less than 3,000 prizes in the March-May period...
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Laundry detergent bottles from recycled plastic
Henkel has announced that they entered into a minimum 3-year partnership with the Waste Free Oceans foundation: plastic waste will be collected from oceans and rivers to make more than...
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Products with reduced salt content from Kométa
Kométa reduced the salt content of products marked with a blue label by 25 percent, but their taste has stayed the same – the company announced at a press conference...
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Facebook users selected the new Fanta flavour
No less than 32,000 Facebook users voted to decide which is going to be the new Fanta flavour: from the middle of March new, sugar-free Fanta Strawberry Kiwi Zero is...
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Mizse’s distributor is developing dynamically
Last year sales of Magyarvíz Kft. were three times bigger than the market average if the number of bottles sold is considered. The engine of growth was Mizse products, with their sales...
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Henkel Hungary: new business unit director
Lukáš Hájek has been appointed the new director of Henkel Hungary’s Laundry & Home Care business unit. Mr Hájek started working for Henkel in 2003 as senior key account manager in...
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Auchan opens new-concept store
Auchan Hungary realised a new store concept in Kőbánya, one that had already been tested in the USA and Western Europe. The ‘Auchan superstore’ offers a bigger selection of products than...
Read more344 organizations applied for the Tesco community support program
A total of 344 organizations from 61 districts have submitted their application for Tesco’s “You Choose We Help” program. This year, all organizations participating in the voting phase receive support,...
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Stars joined for the happiness of cats
What can be common in a beautiful presenter and a world class handball player? In general, not many, but Horváth Éva and Nagy László seem to be very similar in...
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New services centres in the NAK network
On 4 April NAK opened its modernised Bács-Kiskun County directorate in Kecskemét. NAK has approximately 40,000 members in the county, who will be able to manage their affairs in an ideal...
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Educational campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption
French cross-sector trade organisation Interfel and the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) launched a joint campaign, to make fruit and vegetable consumption more attractive to children and families in a...
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SPAR is investing 23 billion forints this year
The SPAR Magyarország is investing 23 billion forints for developments this year and has spent more than 2.1 billion this year in its modernization program. According to the commercial chain’s...
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Auchan expands its services in Hungary
Auchan is expanding its services in Hungary supporting a multi-channel online ordering store. At Thursday’s inauguration of the Auchan store in Kőbánya, Dominique Ducoux, CEO of Auchan Retail Magyarország announced...
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Szentkirályi is strengtening its team with one of the best known fashion designers in Hungary
One of the most successful designers of our country, Vágó Réka designed a supplement for the mineral water brand. In addition to the 1.5 liters of carbonated, non-carbonated and slightly...
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The innovator
Sándor Demján, one of the most important Hungarian businessmen of the last 40 years died at the end of March. He wasn’t only a member of the financial elite, but also...
Read moreHungarian Product Packages for the families of 75,000 newborns
From March the families of 75,000 newborn babies will receive so-called Hungarian Product Packages for a 10-month period. The package will contain marketing material and products from the trademark-using SMEs. HUNGARIAN PRODUCT...
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Reál joins MNKSZ
With Reál Hungária becoming a member the Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ), the organisation became considerably stronger: the combined gross sales of members no amount to more than HUF 1,000...
Read moreTesco’s annual results improved more than 25 percent, Central Europe performed well
Tesco’s annual results improved more than 25 percent in the 2017-2018 financial year. The Central European division of the company was particularly successful: the result of the regional Tesco network...
Read moreThe Margaret Island band wrote its latest summer song together with the fans of Theodora
The Margaret Island band wrote its latest summer song with the followers of Theodora mineral water’s Facebook page. The fans voted for the words that best reflect the mood of...
Read moreThe world’s largest brewery will produce its beers with an environmentally-friendly method
The world’s largest beer producer, the AB InBev will produce its products with an environmentally friendly way resulting in a 5 percent reduction in carbon emissions. The Belgian based company,...
Read moreIKEA is prepared for smaller living spaces
The largest furniture retailer in the world, the Swedish IKEA is preparing for a future where people will not only have a small wallet but also their living space. The...
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LG Electronics’ popularity skyrockets thanks to BTS
It was recently announced that BTS will now become the new face of LG smartphones, with them modeling premium smartphones that are scheduled to launch in the first half of...
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SPAR opens high-capacity sandwich and salad making facility
SPAR Hungary is selling fresh sandwiches and salads in more than 100 stores. The retail chain built a new production facility in Üllő, in order to be able to supply...
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A new website was launched to promote more conscious nutrition habits
A national, representative research has highlighted the fact that although the food composition, preservative, sugar, color and energy content are important for the Hungarian consumers, their knowledge base on purchasing...
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The turnover of Kométa was more than 43 billion forints in 2017
The turnover of Kométa was more than 43 billion forints in 2017. The investments of the meat factory in Kaposvár in the last 10 years amounted to 8 billion forints....
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Vodafone will help the international development of Hungarian small businesses through its international innovation
The digital transformation for small and medium-sized businesses is a major challenge across Europe. 60 percent of the domestic small and medium-sized businesses having a website and a few computers...
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Syngenta sells some of its seed business in India
The Swiss Syngenta sold a part of its seed business in India. Selling prices for the business were not disclosed – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The Indian Crystal Crop Protection announced today...
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