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Henkel significantly increases sales, drives strategic agenda and raises sales guidance for 2022
In the first half of 2022, Henkel increased Group sales to around 10.9 billion euros. This corresponds to significant organic sales growth of +8.9 percent. This positive development was driven...
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Only robot cash registers will soon be available at one of the domestic supermarket chains
The first units appeared last year, and by next year all Decathlon stores will have exclusively self-service cash registers – and all this thanks to a Hungarian IT company, Laurel....
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Many gas stations in Hungary are affected by the government’s unexpected announcement
The government will continue to support small gas stations, for this purpose it has set aside HUF 18.5 billion – said the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture responsible...
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A new flavour by Coca-Cola, specially for younsters
Coca-Cola is launching Dreamworld — the fourth and final of its Coca-Cola “Creations” flavors in 2022 — that the beverage giant says allows consumers to explore “what a dream tastes like.”...
Read moreJ&J To End Global Sales Of Talc-Based Baby Powder
Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer...
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According to a Costa Coffee survey, Hungarians vote for home-made iced coffee
In the heat of the summer, there is nothing better than a cup of iced coffee: whether it’s plain espresso freddo, iced coffee, frappe or an ice-cold cappuccino – according...
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No more OBI catalogs, that was it!
OBI follows Western European trends in Hungary as well, which is why it no longer publishes its paper-based catalog. In addition to the communication taken as a joke, the real...
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This year, Tesco and Mars are supporting the needy with HUF 2.5 million
Thanks to their collaboration, Mars and Tesco support the work of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with a total of HUF 2.5 million. As part of the charity campaign launched...
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Ryanair CEO says the era of €10 flights is over
The airline’s average fare would rise from around €40 (£33.75) last year to roughly €50 over the next five years, he told the BBC. But he says he believes people...
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This summer, PENNY is about to renovate nearly 30 of its stores across the country
PENNY’s large-scale store renovation and modernization project launched at the end of 2020 has been implemented in 73 stores this year, of course in line with last year’s rebranding of...
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Danone and several of its popular brands are once again winners of the Superbrands award
Danone, Actimel and Activia also won the Superbrands award, awarded for the eighteenth time this year, and Danone as a company also received the Business Superbrands award. The award is...
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New products at Lidl’s Hazánk Kincsei product family
Lidl’s Hazánk Kincsei product range is being expanded with high-quality vegetables and fruits from various regions of Hungary, among others, garlic from Makó, and hot peppers and tomatoes from Szentes...
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Corona Beer§s own eco-toursm island is worth visiting
Global beer giant Corona announced the grand opening of its namesake island today, a tropical eco-tourism paradise. Located just off the coast of Colombia, it is the first ever Blue...
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Aldi asks for ID from everyone purchasing alcohol
From now on, when buying alcoholic products, everyone will be asked for their identity card, even those who are visibly over the age of eighteen, hvg.hu pointed out. According to...
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Triple support for the Hungarian Food Bank
The joint charity program of Ben’s OriginalTM and the Hungarian Food Bank Association has come to an end. The fundraising campaign of the “Everybody has a place at the table”...
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Every fourth customer has used BNPL services in the last six months
More than a quarter of respondents have used BNPL services in the past six months, according to new research from Mastercard’s World Payments Advisory™ across more than 50 countries. For...
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Investor sentiment in the Eurozone improved less than expected in August
The Sentix economic research institute’s August euro zone investor sentiment index improved less than expected: the professionals interviewed proved to be less pessimistic about the expected developments, but the degree...
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Henkel strengthens strategic positioning with new corporate brand identity
Henkel has strategically evolved and redesigned its global corporate brand identity, together with MetaDesign, the brand consultancy of Publicis Groupe Germany. Henkel strengthens the strategic positioning of the corporate brand...
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UPS Healthcare has announced a major international acquisition
UPS announced plans to acquire Bomi Group, an industry-leading multinational healthcare logistics provider. The transaction will add temperature-controlled facilities in 14 countries and nearly 3,000 highly-skilled Bomi Group team members...
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Spanish ports can’t handle the load, how long will sea freight work?
The price of shipping by sea is getting cheaper, which is why the traffic in this field is increasing. Even if only temporarily, this means that the companies are overloading...
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This is the secret behind Kométa 99’s spectacular revenue growth last year
Last year, Kaposvár-based Kométa 99 increased its consolidated net sales by 7 percent to HUF 59.8 billion, the Italian family-owned meat processor announced in its annual report published on the...
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A supermarket offers dried and seasoned crickets
Portugal’s Continente is the first European retail chain to offer a complete line of insects. At present, the Portuguese Food Safety Authority accepts seven types of legume as food suitable...
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Intersnack and SPAR provide meals for the patients of the Heim Pál Children’s Hospital
The manufacturer of Chio and Pom Bär products and SPAR Hungary donated more than HUF 4.1 million to the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute. In the hospital, 600 portions of...
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The Coca-Cola Foundation works with WWF for a sustainable future
WWF – worldwide and in Hungary – works, among other things, to protect rivers and wetlands. From the source of the Danube to the delta, concrete steps are taken in...
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A new supermarket opened in the SPAR network
A new SPAR store opened in Szigetszentmiklós with an investment of more than eight hundred million forints, It’s a SPAR to Go unit, a modern sales area, energy-saving equipment with...
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Auchan is helping large families start school this year, too
On August 4, the National Association of Large Families (NOE) and Auchan will start their joint school supplies collection campaign. With the collection, which is already considered a tradition, they...
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Rossmann opened a new store in Budaörs
This is the third store of the drugstore chain, completely furnished according to the new German standard, in which reform foods and decor products are given more space, and in...
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Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület: in addition to Tesco, ALDI, METRO, Auchan, KFC, Lidl and PENNY have also become significant suppliers
In the first half of 2022, the Hungarian Food Bank Association saved and distributed 4 million kilograms of food to those in need. So far this year, 211,000 of our...
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New solutions are coming in the strategy of domestic companies
While the digital development of the economy and society is now in a critical place among the factors affecting the competitiveness of countries, our country usually only looks at the...
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This is how SPAR prepares for the start of school
SPAR Hungary offers a wide range of school supplies in INTERSPAR hypermarkets for the start of the school year in September, expecting an increasing sales volume this year. The company,...
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