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Coca-Cola Launches Limited-Edition Dark Fanta For Halloween
Cola-Cola has announced that it has launched a new limited-edition blood orange flavoured Fanta for Halloween in the UK. Fanta Dark Orange is jet black in colour and the bottle...
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Coop Switzerland Launches Private-Label Sustainable Toothbrush
Coop Switzerland has launched a new line of own-brand toothbrushes made of renewable raw materials, branded as Naturaline. The product is available in soft and medium versions. The handle of...
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Aldi Introduces ‘Grüner Knopf’ Seal For Textile Supply Chain
Discounter Aldi has announced that it has introduced the ‘Grüner Knopf’ (Green Button) seal to label sustainable textile. Presently, the retailer is offering baby tights and baby socks made of fabric...
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Magazine: Simple mechanisms, useful prizes
As part of the ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ competition, Kantar-Hoffmann and Trade magazin do a consumer survey every year, getting 32 direct consumer feedbacks on the entries and...
Read moreKSH: consumer prices rose by 3.1 percent in August
In August, consumer prices rose by an average of 3.1 percent year-on-year, down 0.1 percent from July – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The annual rate of...
Read moreEquilor: the Hungarian economy is stable
The fundamentals of the Hungarian economy continue to be favorable, although GDP growth may slow down, but it will remain vigorous this year – according to the latest analysis of...
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The Balatoni Halgazdálkodási Nonprofit Zrt. expanded its activities
The activities of the Balatoni Halgazdálkodási Nonprofit Zrt. (Balaton Fishery Nonprofit Ltd.) will be strengthened with an additional 1,300 hectares of pond farms, which will enable the company to perform...
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V4: do not cut EU subsidies!
Representatives of the Parliamentary Committees for European Affairs of the Visegrád Countries called the 20 percent cut in EU funding for the next seven-year budget cycle unacceptable at their meeting...
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GREEN BRANDS Academy IV. How a company can reduce its environmental footprint
Day after day, news come from around the world about the unfortunate effects of climate change: Arctic heat waves, equatorial snow, fires and floods all around the world. Everyone needs...
Read moreThe work of veterinarians is also very important in the field of food safety
Veterinary medicine and food chain safety are already facing challenges that will require new ideas from veterinary students – Zsigó Róbert, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said...
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BILK has built a new warehouse base for MediaMarkt
The BILK Logisztikai Nyrt. has built a new warehouse base of more than 20,000 square meters for MediaMarkt. According to information released on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange...
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The tax and customs department seized fake perfumes and shoes
The finance officers of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) seized 24 million HUF worth fake perfumes and 132 pairs of fake shoes on the M1 motorway – the...
Read moreGerman exports increased
Contrary to expectations, the value of Germany’s exports did not fall but increased in July, with a stable third-quarter launch indicating that the largest economy in the euro area could...
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Jack Ma leaves Alibaba
Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba, China’s largest online retailer, leaves the company on Tuesday. Known as the face of the company, Jack Ma spoke about his retirement plans...
Read moreGlobal sales of smartphones continue to decline this year
Global sales of smartphones have fallen for the third consecutive year – according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) IT and telecommunications market research firm. According to IDC, 0.4 percent...
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The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today
– claims Mars, one of the world’s biggest confectionary, food and pet food producers, through their new Purpose statement. The new statement is integrated in the daily life of Mars...
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Shoppers looking for a drill need holes
Extreme Digital and SD4Good organised a two-day forum in Budapest for digital transformation experts on 6-7 June. The Shop Experience Design Sprint focused on finding new ways, business models and...
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BS Plastic: Leaders in sustainability
Sustainability has become part of our everyday life. According to data from Plastics Europe, 25.8 million tons of plastic waste is produced in Europe per year, from which less than 30...
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Trendy black coffees
Judit Hellinger, Tchibo Budapest Kft.’s trade marketing manager informed our magazine that the improving economic situation and higher salaries had entailed a 7-percent sales growth in the Hungarian coffee market....
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You can enjoy STARBUCKS coffee in your home
From September a new iconic brand will be part of Nestlé Hungária’s coffee portfolio 1 September 2019 will be a historic day in the life of Nestlé Hungária Kft., because...
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Albert Heijn Tests ‘Grab And Go’ Digital Store
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn has announced that it is testing a mobile digital store designed to offer customers a ‘grab and go’ experience. Customers can access the store by using their debit...
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Netto Marken-Discount To Switch To Unpackaged Cucumbers
German discounter Netto Marken-Discount has announced that it is to only sell unpackaged cucumbers from mid-September onwards. As a result, all conventional and organic cucumbers will be sold packaging-free in 4,260 Netto...
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Magazine: Nobody knows how far the 24th hour is
More and more companies, especially large firms with the necessary financial resources, realise that sustainability isn’t only important for their prestige, but it is also profitable in the long run. Many...
Read moreGKI: online retail sales over 200 billion HUF in the first half of this year
According to a joint survey of GKI Digital and Árukereső.hu, the retail sales of this year increased by 16.4 percent, compared to the first half of last year. This year...
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This year’s school milk and fruit program is secured
The school milk and fruit program is secured again this year, the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said in a press conference in Budapest on Monday. Feldman...
Read moreNagy István: agriculture provided more than half of the national economy’s foreign trade surplus in the first half of the year
The Hungarian agricultural economy has undergone spectacular development in recent years, and its productivity and profitability have also increased significantly. Thanks to this, every year it makes a significant contribution...
Read moreCoface: the Central and Eastern European GDP may expand by 3.6 percent this year and 3.2 percent next year
GDP in Central and Eastern Europe is growing at a slower rate than last year, with GDP rising 3.6 percent this year and 3.2 percent next year – according to...
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Milk Product Councils: the costs of dairy farmers are increasing
The Intergovernmental Organization for Milk and Product Council has repeatedly stressed the importance of resolving the tensions between dairy farmers and retailers. In the domestic context, the increasing inflation and...
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Contemporary artists redesigned Dreher’s historic posters
Domestic graphic designers, fine artists and hobbyists have rethought the art deco and constructivist-modernist posters of the 165-year-old Dreher Brewery. Out of more than 300 entries, the jury has announced...
Read moreAn illegal pálinka maker was found in Baranya
Hundreds of liters of distillate and thousands of liters of mash, as well as high-volume pálinka making machines were found by the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) in an...
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