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China buys American agricultural products
Chinese companies have bought agricultural products from the United States, and Beijing is in talks with Washington to prepare for the next round of bilateral trade talks in October –...
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Iceland: sustainability and innovation
In its ongoing quest to be sustainable, Iceland has announced it is launching a plastic-free Christmas range. There will be around 30 products, including starters, mains and desserts. All of...
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Magazine: Tasty holidays!
Market players in the spice category are preparing for the end-of-year holiday season with great fervour. This is the time of the year when families diverge from the routine dishes eaten...
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The 79th OMÉK was opened in the spirit of rejuvenation and modernity
The 79th National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK.) awaits the visitors between 26-29 September 2019 with nearly 680 exhibitors on nearly forty thousand square meters to the...
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The Milk Product Council launches a TV campaign: Choose domestic and reduce your ecological footprint
Hungarian milk and dairy products are known to be of high quality, yet, according to the calculations of the Milk Product Council, Hungary imports milk with about 12,000 trucks a...
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Tesco, Nestlé: 1 + 1 is now much more than 2
Between September 26 and October 9, Nestlé and Tesco are teaming up to combat food waste. During the campaign period, Nestlé will offer 1 percent of the value of products...
Read moreThe Takarék Group expands its independent agricultural business to a nationwide network
The Takarék Group expands its independent agricultural business to a nationwide network, introducing new products and a new service model to serve its customers to help grow domestic agriculture –...
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More than three thousand schoolchildren have received a pack of school supplies in the Auchan charity
Following last year’s successful initiative, Auchan gathered more than twice as many school supplies in September this year as part of its ation for the National Association for Large Families...
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Mastercard: adventure gifts gaining popularity for Christmas
According to a Mastercard’s survey, 8 percent of the Hungarians start Christmas shopping in September, with nearly one in two adults shopping for the holidays in November. This is due,...
Read moreITM: action against product presentations that were misleading the customers was successful
Action against misleading product presentations was successful; As a result, the number of complaints has fallen to a fraction: only two were received, compared with an average monthly 43 in...
Read moreGfK: German consumer sentiment index improved
Instead of the expected stagnation, the Nuremberg-based GfK Economic Research Institute’s German consumer sentiment index rose slightly in October, while consumers’ willingness to buy and economic expectations improved, but their...
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GKI: Forecast for 2019-2020
The Hungarian economy grew by 4.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, faster than expected. This was the highest growth rate in the EU. However, the slowdown, if...
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Hello Food: New ready meal available in Hungarian retail trade
Due to the socio-demographic changes of recent years, convenience foods that can be prepared in a microwave oven have appeared on store shelves. Europe Gastro Kft. (a member of the GASZTVITÁL group...
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Co-op the 1st UK signatory of UN’s climate change campaign
The Co-op has been unveiled as the first UK retailer to become a signatory of the UN’s Our Only Future campaign at its Climate Action Summit in New York. The...
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FMCG giants commit to restoring biodiversity at Climate Action Summit
Leading FMCG companies including Nestlé, Kellogg Company, Danone, Mars and Unilever have formed a new coalition aimed at protecting and restoring biodiversity within their supply chains and product portfolios. The...
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Luxury ‘bespoke’ KitKat candy bar to be sold in the UK for up to $17 each
Nestle is launching what it describes as luxury, hand-crafted KitKats in the U.K. market, with the custom-made chocolate bars set to cost up to 14 pounds ($17.40) each. The range,...
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Magazine: Sustainability in business and everyday life
According to a recent online survey by Nielsen, consumers all over the world are the most concerned about air and water pollution. At a global level, 73 percent of consumers would...
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New brands testify the excellence and environmental friendliness of the products
The Hungarian Product Nonprofit Ltd. has created new trademarks to certify product excellence and eco-friendliness, while Hungarian manufacturers can apply for the Excellent Product and Eco-labels – MTI announced on...
Read moreFinancial research may continue to hold the momentum of the economy next year
According to the latest analysis of the Pénzügykutató Zrt., the momentum of the economy may continue next year, but the growth rate will decline from the 4.7 percent of this...
Read moreMinister of Agriculture: farmers must be supported to be able to handle climate change well
Minister of Agriculture Nagy István pointed out at the meeting of EU agriculture ministers that farmers should be protected and supported in order to be able to respond adequately to...
Read moreThe NAIK invites young agricultural researchers to apply
The National Center for Agricultural Research and Innovation (NAIK) is announcing a call for PhD students and young researchers in the field of agriculture, known as the National Agricultural Talent...
Read moreWine Filter St. Michael’s Feast in Ópusztaszer
Honey-sweet Hungarian grapes, freshly pressed musts, cultural programs and presentations of traditional crafts await those who visit the Wine Filter St. Michael’s Feast on Saturday at the Ópusztaszer National Historical...
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Employment Service: the number of job seekers fall in August
The number of jobseekers dropped by 2.4 percent in August, compared to the same period of the previous year and by 1.1 percent, compared to July. At the end of...
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The success story of a family
Kunság-Szesz Zrt. is 25 years old in 2019. László Nagy, CEO of the Kiskőrös-based family business – one of Hungary’s biggest spirits company – answered our questions. How would you define the...
Read moreThe government will continue to take action to exempt the distillation of pálinka
The government is taking action in every forum of the European Union (EU) to re-exempt the production of pálinka – Tállai András told Magyar Nemzet. The parliamentary Minister of State...
Read moreConsumer confidence in the United States deteriorated more than expected in September
Consumer confidence in the United States decreased in September, much more than analysts had expected. The Conference Board Economic Research Institute said on Tuesday that the consumer confidence index fell...
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New industrial site to be built in Medgyesegyháza from almost half a billion forints
About eight hectares of new industrial space will be created in the inner city of Medgyesegyháza – the Medgyesegyháza Industrial Park Investment and Development Nonprofit Ltd. announced on Tuesday. Within...
Read moreIKEA is approaching its energy goals
By the end of this year, IKEA is expected to exceed its renewable energy target of producing as much energy as it consumes – origo wrote after reuters. By the...
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China’s JD.com adds more bricks-and-mortar stores to supply chain to speed up deliveries
Online shopping giant JD.com is targeting delivery times of as little as 30 minutes across China by using various offline retail outlets, including Walmart, to directly get products to customers....
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Coca-Cola To Introduce Cardboard Packaging For Multipack Cans
Coca-Cola has announced that it is to replace plastic shrink-wrap from multipack beverage cans in Great Britain with cardboard packaging in the next 18 months. The new packaging will be...
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