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LG and Lumi to collaborate on AI smart home services
LG Electronics and Lumi United Technology will collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) smart home services, the companies have announced. The South Korean electronics maker is a global powerhouse in home...
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The Hungarian owner of Mcdonald’s opens his first new restaurant in Gödöllő
McDonald’s Corporation announced in February this year that it would fully transfer its ownership interest in the Hungarian company to Scheer Sándor, a Hungarian businessman. Under the management of the...
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Too busy to cook: British to spend US$12bn on takeout in 2019
The British public spend nearly eight times as many hours on their phones and watching TV than they do cooking, according to British lifestyle brand Mecca. Also, there is a...
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Nespresso Launches Bikes Made Of Recycled Coffee Capsules
Nespresso has partnered with Swedish bike brand Vélosophy to launch limited edition bikes made of recycled aluminium coffee capsules. The initiative demonstrates Nespresso and Vélosophy’s commitment to promoting a circular...
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Nike is entering the subscription business with a kids’ sneaker club
The No. 1 sneaker retailer in the U.S. is launching a subscription service for kids called Nike Adventure Club. It will allow parents to order shoes for their kids ages...
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KSH: the rise in agricultural producer prices accelerated further in June
In June, agricultural producer prices increased by an average 10.5 percent, compared to the average of the previous year. The annual increase in crop and horticultural products jumped from the...
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Three times as much mineral water is consumed as an average day
Hungarian supermarket chains sell three times as much mineral water in the heat of the day as on an average day – origo wrote after Világgazdaság. The magazine’s retail outlook,...
Read moreAutumn cereal seeds can become more expensive
The price of autumn cereal seed may increase slightly, among other things due to rising production costs – according to the forecast of the Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product...
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Magosz expects more than 600 tons of wheat to be donated to the Bread of the Hungarians program this year
So far, some 400 tons of wheat has been collected in Hungary under the Bread of the Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin program. The wheat was donated by farmers to...
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Fungal infections can kill Colombian bananas
Slowly, humanity seems reach an important juncture: either it is cultivating and consuming a new type of genetically modified banana, or it is giving up banana permanently – Index wrote....
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Giant Nutellas are sold in British stores
British hypermarkets sell a huge 1 kg of Nutella in limited quantities for a limited time – Origo wrote after Store Insider. British Nutella fans can be looking for a...
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Investor sentiment in the euro area is on a more than seven-year low
In August, the German and Eurozone Economic sentiment index of the Mannheim-based ZEW Economic Research Institute fell to a 7.5-year low – according to a survey released on Tuesday. ZEW’s...
Read moreConsumer prices in the United States have risen
Consumer prices in the United States rose slightly more than expected in July, but this is likely to alter little in the expectation that the Federal Reserve’s open market committee,...
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Food prices jumped at the European Parliament’s canteen
Officials have filed a formal complaint to the European Parliament in Brussels after experiencing an increase in canteen prices there – hvg.hu wrote after Politico. The price increase is 25...
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Expert: nutritional allergies are growing faster than the respiratory allergies
The number of people affected by nutritional allergies is growing faster than those with respiratory allergies – the chairman of the Association of Home Pediatricians told M1 news channel on...
Read moreThe ancestors of the pigs underwent a complete genetic change after their arrival into Europe
The ancestors of the pigs underwent a complete genetic change after their arrival into Europe – a British study found. According to archeological evidence, the ancestors of pigs were once...
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Startups can profit the most from Brexit
According to Deloitte’s latest venture capital confidence survey in Central Europe, Brexit had a negative influence on investor confidence. Only 7 percent of respondents said they think things will take...
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Uber To Explore Grocery Delivery Service: Reports
Uber is exploring the option of including grocery delivery in its food delivery service Uber Eats, media reports suggest. As competition intensifies in the grocery delivery sector, the company will...
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Booming organics
The organics market is thriving in France. Traditional retailers are expanding their market shares at the expense of specialists by listing ever more organic products. Increasingly, they are also founding...
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Asda signs up its fridges to keep the UK warm this winter
Supermarket’s freezers will help power 8,500 homes by matching defrost times to blackouts or surges in demand Hundreds of Asda supermarket stores will help power the UK’s electricity system this...
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Magazine: The retail market is changing in Germany too
The cooperatives Edeka and Rewe continue to be very strong and have seen continuous sales growth. Even though discounters account for an overall market share of above 30 percent and represent...
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The demand for higher quality products has made vegetables more expensive
Fórián Zoltán, Senior Agricultural Expert of the Erste Agricultural Competence Center told Világgazgaság about why vegetables have become more expensive this year – origo wrote. The increase in demand for...
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Harvesting began with the collection of Csabagyöngye
Harvesting of the earliest ripening grape, Csabagyöngye, began on Monday in Hungary and in the northern hemisphere – Varga Máté, managing director of the Varga Pincészet Kft. told in Ordacsehi,...
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Lidl offers locally baked organic bakery products
For the first time among the food retail chains, Lidl Hungary is offering its customers locally baked organic bakery products to help them make a more informed diet. The supermarket...
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The establishment and development of a NAK information bank would stabilize the onion sector
Hungarian onion growers would improve the export – import ratio and domestic security of supply, thus stabilizing the sector with onion information bank and technological advances, with the professional support...
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The Privát-Hús Kft. increased its capacity from 2 billion HUF
The Privát-Hús Kft. of Kaposvár has implemented a real estate and technology development recently. The investment of the 2 billion HUF complex serves the expansion of capacity – the company...
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Nébih: Baby food requires special attention in the summer heat
In the summer, efforts must be made to comply with hygienic kitchen rules, as bacteria favors fresh foods, making foodborne illnesses more common – the National Food Chain Safety Authority...
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August is strawless again!
For the third time, the Responsible Gastro Hero Foundation launched the Strawless August campaign. During the month, people are asked to pay close attention to avoid getting straws in their...
Read moreA ban on plastic bags is planned in Germany
Retail plastic bags are about to be banned in Germany, and the issue may be on the agenda of both chambers of the legislature -the German daily Bild am Sonntag...
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