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Metro fights hunger
Metro Group has announced starting a partnership with the World Food Programme, a UN organisation that works for ending hunger around the world. Metro would like to help the organisation’s...
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Aldi for sustainable coffee production
Aldi Germany has defined and published binding targets for its coffee purchasing policies. In addition to this, the discount store chain has promised to increase its share of private label...
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New Loft Offices opened in Óbuda
With the last works completed in July, the new office building ”Buda Loft Offices” is ready to welcome its new tenants. The offices with its industrial feeling are especially very...
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This year, 66 products and services earned the right to use the certification mark of the Hungarian Quality Product Award
A total of 66 products of 60 companies received the recognitions of the 19th Hungarian Quality Product Award Competition in the Upper House Hall of the Hungarian Parliament on September...
Read moreNine award-winning Hungarian wines to debut at Tesco’s Central European wine festival
Tesco exported 20 000 bottles of award-winning Hungarian wines for its September wine festival to its Czech, Polish and Slovakian department stores. The wines won “Best Buy” recognition at the...
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Nespresso: periodic Mini Boutiques to be opened in the autumn-winter period
In September, Nespresso opens three new periodical Mini Boutiques in Budapest. Based on the experience of previous years, the consumers can get their favorite coffee capsules more convenient, and faster,...
Read moreThe Révész-Nyírlog Kft. builds a logistics warehouse in Nyíregyháza from almost 8 billion HUF
The Révész-Nyírlog Logistics, Trading and Services Kft. builds a logistics warehouse in Nyíregyháza with a net 7.8 billion HUF cost, using state support as well. The more than 52 thousand...
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Young Leaders to compete again
Last year’s Young Director of the Year tender – that was announced for the first time – surpassed all expectations in interest, so the announcers are optimistic regarding the number...
Read moreTesco takes a step towards the wellness sector
Tesco has started cooperating with health and well-being product specialist Holland & Barrett. A Holland & Barrett pilot store has already opened in the Tesco Extra in Dudley (United Kingdom)....
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Private label products in danger
In Europe the market share of private label (PL) products is shrinking by 0.6 percent every year – pointed out a study by market analyst company IRI. PL products are...
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San Benedetto is Italy’s market leader
San Benedetto has become Italy’s market leader in the soft drink category. Last year the company’s share from total sales was 15.1 percent, 1.1 percent bigger than before. Not only...
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Coca-Cola performs well in the USA
In the second quarter of 2016 Coca-Cola Co.’s sales dropped 5.1 percent, by USD 11.5 billion. All regions performed worse than before, with the exception of North America, where sales...
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Penny Market: a smart solution for 20 years
Discount store chain Penny Market is owned by German group REWE, which employs 330,000 people in 20 European countries and operates more than 15,000 stores. Penny Market is 20 years...
Read moreAbout thirty wineries and fifty programs are waiting the visitors of the Villány Red Wine Festival
About thirty renowned wineries and fifty cultural and music programs are offered to the participants of the Villány Red Wine Festival, which will take place for the 27th time between...
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COOP’s new head of purchasing
As of 1 August 2016 Attila Szabó is the new head of purchasing at CO-OP Hungary Zrt. 39-year-old Mr Szabó has many years of experience in the FMCG sector. He...
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Unilever keeps going forward
In the second quarter of 2016 Unilever performed better than originally expected. Bloomberg had forecasted a 4.5-perncent growth but sales expanded by 4.7 percent. Although sales slowed down a little,...
Read moreTest run starts in October in the slaughterhouse of Mohács
Test run starts in October in the slaughterhouse of Mohács carried out with a more than 21 billion HUF investment. The slaughterhouse is expected to start normal production in early...
Read moreThe 27th Budafok Champagne and Wine Festival opens its gates on Saturday
The 27th Budafok Champagne and Wine Festival opens its gates on Saturday. Gulyás Gergely, vice president of the National Assembly, responsible for law creation, in his welcoming speech told that...
Read morePlum Days in Szarvas
The Plum Days in Szarvas will be held between September 9 and 11. The main purpose of the event is to promote the plum of the city of Szarvas and...
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Catfish stew festival in Tiszacsege
A catfish stew festival was held on Saturday in Tiszacsege, Hajdú-Bihar county. 111 teams have entered to the fourth edition of the catfish stew-cooking competition, who had to cook catfish...
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METRO food donations worth more than one billion forints
METRO and the Hungarian Food Bank have been cooperating for 5 years. Since 2012 METRO Hungary donated more than HUF 1 billion worth of food to the charity, from which...
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New MARTINI bottles make their Hungarian debut
On 27 July – in the period when the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix takes place – MARTINI introduced their new bottle design in Budapest. The 150-year-old iconic Italian drink...
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Theodora expands its portfolio
Theodora came out with new still natural mineral waters this summer. The Theodora Kereki still product line’s new pink member is a reaction to the demand for soft mineral waters...
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The Dairy Product Board and the ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. have signed an agreement
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. – after becoming a member of the Product Board in April 2016 – signed a cooperation agreement today with the Dairy Interprofessional Organisation and Product...
Read moreStrategic cooperation between the Tesco and Waberer’s
The Tesco and Waberer's-Szemerey today announced a strategic cooperation in which the Waberer's-Szemerey will carry out the freight transport tasks of the chain in the future in Hungary. The long-term...
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Rolling buffets in Budapest
As the summer festival season is finished, the best rolling buffets of the Hungarian street food sector will roll in Budapest. The Food Truck Show that will be held this...
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Coca-Cola collaborating to Replenish Water Use
In 2015, the Coca-Cola system (the Company and our bottling partners) achieved our goal to replenish all of the water we use in our global sales volume – Coca-Cola products...
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Maggi products made with Hungarian paprika
In 2015 Nestlé used 109 tons of seasoning paprika made by Hungarian farmers in the production of Maggi products. Last year more than 600 tons of products were made with...
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HEINEKEN Hungária: Gábor Zab is the new marketing director
From July 2016 Gábor Zab is the new marketing director of HEINEKEN Hungária Zrt. Mr Zab had worked for SAB Miller Dreher Brewery and Pepsi Hungary before he was appointed...
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Rossmann installs utility bill payment terminals
Hungarian Post Zrt. A nd Rossmann Hungary have joined forces to set up utility bill payment terminals in 25 drugstores until the end of September. Bills can be paid using...
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