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Huggies gets rid of plastic
In the next five years, Huggies’ wet wipes will completely remove environmentally harmful plastics from their packaging – origo wrote after Independent. The baby and baby care company identifies itself...
Read moreNAV seized smuggled cigarettes
11 million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes were discovered by the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) ‘s financiers near Tiszaadony – the official spokesman of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Tax and...
Read moreThe ifo German business sentiment index did not change in October
The business sentiment index of the Ifo Economic Research Institute in Germany remained unchanged in October, indicating the stabilization of Europe’s largest economy after the decline of recent months. The...
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Here are the most well-known luxury brands
The Interbrand Marketing Consulting Company released its 2019 Global Brand List. The luxury industry and the retail sector are the fastest growing sectors for the second consecutive year, with an...
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They make their way out of asphalt mixed with PET bottles in Los Angeles
By mixing recycled plastic bottles with chewed up asphalt, the new process repaves a road without adding any new asphalt—and makes it from a material that lasts longer – origo...
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Merkur Extends Its Range of Regional Foods from Salzburg
Austrial retailer Merkur has increased the range of locally-produced food in its offering. For exampla, since the beginning of 2019, Merkur has sold around 500,000 products that are produced in...
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Smurfit Kappa Unveils Plan For Beverage Carton Recycling Plant
Smurfit Kappa has announced that it plans to set up the first beverage carton recycling plant in the Netherlands in association with HVC and Bluemats. The new facility will be equipped to...
Read moreMagazine: Tesco: Big box-type hypermarkets are about to disappear in Poland
Tesco is decreasing the size of 60 its large floor space hypermarkets in Poland, but other retailers are also changing the size of stores. Since 2014 Tesco has closed almost...
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Negative turnaround on the housing market while the confidence in the business real estate sector is unbroken
In October of 2019, the GKI real estate indices for Budapest and Hungary stood at 7 and 8 points respectively. Budapest index decreased by 6 points, the national index went...
Read moreVámos György: retail sales have been growing for six years
Retail sales in Hungary have been growing steadily since 2013, but the real expansion started in 2014 – origo wrote. Since then, the sector has been growing at an annual...
Read moreWe spent one hundred and fifty billion forints on beer last year
Leading manufacturers sold 76,000 hectoliters more beer in Hungary in 2018. The sales of the highest category premium beers increased the most, by 24 percent, compared to the previous year...
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Last year we exported almost 19,000 tons of sausages
Hungary exported 18,000 900 tons of sausages to 45 countries last year, making Hungary the 12th in the world, Szijjártó Péter, Minister of Foreign Affairs said at the 23rd Békéscsaba...
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Research institute: raw milk producer prices increased in September
The national average producer price per kilogram of raw milk was 100.48 HUF in September; with an improvement in protein and fat content and a 1 percent increase in the...
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A strong confidence characterizes the SME sector
There is a good mood in the SME sector. The K&H SME confidence index, which shows the expectations of companies, is now 15 points after a slight decrease of 2...
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Pike, perch and German bass compete for the fish of the year title
Pike, perch and German bass are competing for the fish of the year title, the Hungarian Fish Society told MTI on Sunday. According to the communication, a vote has begun...
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Nébih: no contaminated infant milk powder came to Hungary
No contaminated infant milk powder came to Hungary – the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) told MTI on Friday. The European Union’s Food and Feed Safety Alert System (RASFF)...
Read moreEuropean logistics professionals also rely on human expertise and technology
Industrial research at Coyote Logistics highlights the challenges facing European carriers and transport companies. Fragmentation of road freight transport is increasing in Europe – almost half of the hauliers work...
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Amazon’s exchange rate declined, due to disappointing flash report
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, fell 8 percent in its post-close e-commerce trading following a third-quarter flash report released Thursday. While the technology giant’s revenue of 69.98 billion USD...
Read moreGfK’s German consumer sentiment index deteriorated
The GfK Nuremberg Economic Research Institute’s consumer sentiment index in Germany fell slightly more than expected, to a three-year low, and consumers’ willingness to buy and their economic and income...
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We know wines better than before
Our magazine has asked some of the wine market’s top representatives about consumer preferences, the role retail chains play in the world of Hungarian wines and the importance of wine...
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Tesco to launch Finest pop-up eateries
Tesco is planning to launch a number of Finest branded eateries in the run-up to Christmas, according to reports in The Grocer. The temporary shops will open for four to six...
Read moreSchwarz Group Invests In Artificial Intelligence
Schwarz Group, the parent company of Lidl and Kaufland, has invested in a new artificial intelligence platform alongside the Deutsche Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI, German Research Centre for Artificial...
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Five new Spar China stores open
Grocery-retailer Spar China has launched five new supermarkets. The Dutch-headquartered international franchise business has opened two stores in Shandong and three in Guangdong, both Chinese provinces, and bring the chain’s...
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Magazine: Microfibre cloth is the new star in cleaning
According to the experts of Freudenberg Háztartási Cikkek Bt., shopper basket value is growing in the category of household cleaners. Marketing manager Edit Oláh called our attention to the fact...
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(HU) Újrafelhasználható és menő – az ALDI poharait mindenki imádni fogja
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100 first brand posts on the seven years old Instagram
Instagram celebrates its ninth birthday in October 2010, launching its world conquest. By the way, iStory.hu examined when and with what success the first Instagram brand pages with the most...
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The contamination of fishponds was examined
In every field, Hungary ‘s first comprehensive survey of fish pond contamination, organic and inorganic pollutants in fish, the effects of processing and transportation, and microbiological risks has brought positive...
Read moreHungary’s competitiveness improved
Hungary is one place ahead of last year, ranking 52nd in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 Competitiveness Ranking, confirming that Hungary’s economic policy is on the right track, while...
Read moreAn agreement has been concluded between the Takarék Group and the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Fund
A strategic agreement has been signed between Takarékbank Zrt. and the Agricultural Business Credit Guarantee Fund (AVHGA) to improve access to credit for agricultural and food companies – the financial...
Read moreThe EP asks the European Commission for a new proposal to protect bees
MEPs adopted a resolution on Wednesday calling for greater protection of bees and calling on the European Commission to draft a new proposal after Member States say they have loosened...
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