Events
Esselunga Trials New Promixity Store Format
Esselunga has opened its first experimental proximity store under the La Esse banner, reports suggest. Located in Corso Italia in Milan, the store spread across three levels houses around 2,500 products. It...
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The world’s largest collection of privately owned Scotch whiskey is auctioned
The world’s largest privately held collection of Scotch whiskeys is being auctioned for 7-8 million pounds (2.7 – 3.1 billion HUF). The collection consist of more than 3,900 bottles. Australian-based...
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Spar Austria Announces Plan To Expand Forecourt Business
Spar Austria has announced plans to launch 20 new Spar Express forecourt outlets across the country, over the next 14 months. The retailer has revised the layout of new Spar...
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Google has 100 reasons for consumers to shop this holiday season
Google continues to position itself as an e-commerce marketplace, adding a new list of trending holiday products. Known as Google Shopping 100, the list showcases products that have shown the...
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Carrefour Belgium Introduces Bags Made Of Ocean Waste
Carrefour Belgium has announced that it has introduced a new range of reusable and recyclable carrier bags derived from ocean waste. The new range includes three varieties – a tote...
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The 2019 Professional Awards of the Hungarian Sommelier Association were announced
This year the Hungarian Sommelier Association (Masosz) has awarded Par Excellence professional awards in five categories. The recognition given to Masosz’ membership votes will be given to domestic professionals who,...
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Colombia Launches Plan To Guarantee Sustainable Coffee Production
Colombia, the world’s top producer of washed arabica, has laid out what it called a road map to guarantee sustainable production of coffee for the next decade, with plans to increase quality...
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Netto Marken-Discount Introduces ‘Apeel’ Coated Avocados
German discounter Netto Marken-Discount has introduced avocados coated in an innovate layering that prolongs the shelf life of the product. The invisible coating, made of plant-based ingredients, has been developed...
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Grocery Sales In UK Slow As Shoppers Take Advantage Of Black Friday: Nielsen
Grocery sales slowed to +0.2% in the UK in the four weeks leading up to the start of December, as shoppers directed their spend towards Black Friday offers, according to...
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A Christmas market selling products made by people with disabilities was opened in Budapest
A Christmas market selling the products of development agencies run by DG Social and Child Protection, (ie products made by people with disabilities), was opened on Monday in the DG...
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DS Smith Profit Jumps 15% On E-Commerce Boost
UK-based packaging group DS Smith Plc reported a 15% jump in first-half operating profit on Thursday, bolstered by growing demand from online retailers and cost savings from its acquisition of...
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M&S rolls out urban farming scheme in 7 London stores
Marks & Spencer has rolled out the first phase of its in-store urban farming trial to seven locations in London as part of its new partnership with Infarm. The retailer used...
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Ahold Delhaize dives into cashierless checkout — no app needed
Ahold Delhaize is testing grab-and-go technology. The supermarket giant opened a “digital” store under its Albert Heijn banner at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The store will be open for a...
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(HU) Ismét a Sziget lett a legjobb külföldi fesztivál a UK Festival Awardson
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Read moreAgricultural organizations in Central and Eastern Europe have been discussing the future of the CAP
Agricultural organizations of the Three Seas Region held their next meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Polish, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Slovak experts discussed the future of EU’s agricultural policy....
Read moreEighty exhibitors from six countries participate in the Advent Wine Salon in Pécs
About eighty exhibitors from six countries will participate with two hundred wines in the Pécs Wine Bar gastronomy and wine magazine’s annual wine-company event, the Advent Wine Salon that will...
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Russia Restricts Imports From Seven Beef Plants In Argentina And Paraguay
Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog will impose restrictions on beef supplies to Russia from five plants in Argentina and two plants in Paraguay starting from 18 December, it said on Wednesday,...
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Reckitt Benckiser Opens Science And Innovation Centre In Hull
British household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has inaugurated a state-of-the-art science and innovation centre in Hull as part of its £200 million (€235.7 million) investment in the UK. The innovation...
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A meeting of winemakers with an inauguration and award ceremony in Somló
The Tornai Winery has been hosting the András’s Day Wine Master Meeting at the end of November every year, since 2002. At the meeting, which is a conference of science...
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Ikea is helping to redesign simulated Mars habitats
Ikea believes its approach to making small spaces more liveable applies even on other planets: The company has been working with an Earth-based research facility that is meant to mimic...
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Kroger going ‘dark’ — with kitchens
The Kroger Co. is entering the meal-delivery business via a fast-growing new trend. The nation’s largest supermarket retailer launched a partnership with ClusterTruck, a software platform that powers delivery-only kitchens. (Delivery-only...
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Valio Aiming To Develop Carbon-Neutral Dairy By 2035
Finnish dairy firm Valio has said that it is aiming to develop a carbon-neutral dairy structure by 2035. The move will both combat climate change and also provide food manufacturers...
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Nestlé Japan Launches KitKat In Chocolate Made Of Pure Cocoa
Nestlé Japan has launched KitKat Chocolatory Cacao Fruit Chocolate, a product that uses chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit. The wafer is coated with a 70% dark chocolate variant...
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Retail Gazette Loves: John Lewis & Waitrose host Christmas feasts for the vulnerable
Waitrose and John Lewis have invited over 1000 people across the country to enjoy a festive feast as part of its campaign to bring people together this Christmas. The UK’s largest food...
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Black Friday shoppers spend record $7.4 billion in second largest online sales day ever
Black Friday shoppers spent $7.4 billion online, the second largest Internet shopping day ever, according to data compiled by Adobe Analytics. The $7.4 billion marked the biggest sales day ever...
Read moreMore than thirty varieties of honey at the Gyula Honey and Gingerbread Festival
More than thirty varieties of honey can be tasted at the 12th Honey and Gingerbread Festival, which takes place from 6 to 8 December in Gyula, Békés county. Haász Ferenc,...
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Hungarian small entrepreneurs present themselves at the International Craft Trade Fair in Milan
About forty Hungarian exhibitors take part in the international handicraft fair in Milan, which runs until 8 December. Hungarian exhibitors showcase gastronomic specialties, leather and textile products, medicinal and cosmetic...
Read moreIt is important to increase the social recognition of agricultural workers
It is important to increase the social recognition of those who work in agriculture – Farkas Sándor, political secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture said at the Congress of the...
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Amazon expands free 1-day delivery on items
Amazon Prime members will get free one-day delivery on more than 10 million items this holiday season. The news comes on the heels of Amazon eliminating delivery fees on its Amazon Fresh...
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