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Thousands of participants are expected to the Lidl Lake Balaton Cross-swimming contest
one of Hungary’s best-known mass sports events, the Lake Balaton Cross-swimming contest, will be organized for the 37th time, on 29 June. The organizers await thousands of participants this year....
Read moreThe Asian throne cities are coming
Traditionally, the world’s leading cities are in an increasingly difficult position as they try to maintain their global competitiveness. The 2019 Global Cities Report (compiled by the AT Kearney Consulting...
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Amazon stops delivering food
Amazon has shut down its food delivery service after four years that Prime customers could use – origo wrote after CNBC. A small part of Amazon’s employees are affected by...
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Women check out food labels but most of them don”t quite get it
In the vast majority of households (91 percent), women make family shoppings. The most important aspects they are lookiong for are health in the first place, then comes price, and...
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L’Oréal goes on with sustainability
Shortly after Earth Day, L’Oréal publishes its 2018 Sharing Beauty with Allsustainability programme Progress report which highlights significant progress specifically regarding commitments to fight climate change. Low carbon growth: a...
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European Fraich Fantasy
Last year Hungarian families tasted more than 3,000kg of fruits and vegetables as part of the European Fraich Fantasy programme. The joint campaign of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)...
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Tetra Pak is ‘doing more with less’ for sustainability
As consumers become increasingly aware of the need to preserve and protect the world’s resources, producers are expected to embed sustainability objectives and use future-friendly solutions, which produce more but...
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Waste-Not Kitchen Creates Change
The Waste-Not Kitchen has created a range of nourishing soups that provide a practical solution to reducing food waste and feeding those in need. Each soup is filled with NZ-raised...
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Nestle may extend plant-based burger partnership with McDonald’s
Nestle could expand its plant-based burger sales partnership with fast food chain McDonald’s beyond Germany and is also looking for other partners, the Swiss food giant’s head said on Tuesday....
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Magazine: Hungarians are now doing their daily shopping in discount supermarkets too
Discount supermarkets continue their conquest in 2019. What is more, the process has reached a new phase in European markets: these stores are transforming into some kind of service provider,...
Read moreMNB: inflation stagnated, with the core indicators rising
In May, the average increase in consumer prices stagnated, inflation was 3.9 percent in April, while core inflation rose – according to the Hungarian National Bank’s (MNB) analysis – published...
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Kényelmi termék és üzemanyag kiskereskedelmi kiválósági díjat kapott a Shell
Innovációiért és a kényelmi termékek kiskereskedelme terén elért növekedéséért ismerte el tegnap a Shell kiskereskedelmi üzletágát a kiskereskedelmi üzletek érdekképviseletét ellátó szervezet, a NACS. A nem hagyományos kényelmi termékek forgalmazói...
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The solvency of Hungarian households is peaking according to the indicator of Intrum
The solvency of Hungarian households in the first quarter of this year has reached a higher level than ever before, and further improvement is expected – according to the joint...
Read moreKSH: four-month export surplus is over two billion euros
In the first four months of the year, the trade surplus became 2.081 billion euros as an 5.3 percent increase occured in the value of exports in euro and 7.4...
Read moreJúlius 1-jével új korszak köszönt a hazai vállalatokra
Teljesen átalakíthatja a cégek forrásbevonási szerkezetét a napokon belül induló Növekedési Kötvényprogram (NKP) – hívta fel rá a figyelmet Lóga Máté, a Magyar Nemzeti Bank főosztályvezetője az EY konferenciáján. Az...
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A média és a divat vonzza a legtöbb hazai Instagram követőt
A májusban elindult iStory.hu weboldal ismét közzétette a legtöbb követővel rendelkező hazai Instagram márkaoldalak toplistáját. A június elsejei követőszámokkal frissített Magyar Insta Brandlista alapján a média és a divat érdekli...
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Millions of cardiovascular deaths can be caused by low fruit and vegetable intake
Millions of deaths in the world can be caused by cardiovascular diseases each year, which may be due to the low intake of vegetables and fruits. The first results of...
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HENT: most of the consumers continue to trust pharmacies
The vast majority of customers remain confident in pharmacies, and the risk of counterfeiting is the most frequent objection to online ordering – according to a report of the National...
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Az Amazon a világ legértékesebb márkája
A tavalyi harmadik helyről az élre ugrott az Amazon a világ legértékesebb márkáinak a listáján. A Kantar Millward Brown médiapiaci kutatóvállalat “Brandz Top 100” felmérése szerint az Amazon értéke 302,1...
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Quarterly GDP growth accelerated in the euro area and the EU in the first quarter
On quarterly basis, GDP growth accelerated in both the euro area and the EU, based on a report published by the European Union Statistical Office, Eurostat, on Thursday. The quarterly...
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Mars is one of the best companies to work for
Mars, Incorporated has been recognized as one of the best workplaces in various Great Place To Work awards and lists. Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE have recognized Mars, Incorporated...
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Plastic Straws, Bags No More; Canada Aims To Clean Up Its Act
Canada plans to ban some single-use plastics like straws, bags and cutlery by early 2021 to reduce waste and litter and protect the world’s oceans, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau...
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European Spirit-Makers Agree To Calorie Content Labels
Europe’s spirit-makers recently announced plans to list the number of calories and ingredients in spirit drinks, as businesses and regulators step up efforts to cater to healthier lifestyles. Alcoholic beverages...
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Namibia: Coca-Cola Launches N$5.7 Million Solar Power System in Windhoek
Coca Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has recently installed 1740 solar panels and nine solar inverters worth over N$5.7 million on the roof of the Coca-Cola Namibia Bottling Company. The factory...
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Magazine: Retail panorama 2018
The biggest change in Hungarian retail trade last year was discount supermarkets becoming the No.1 channel. This was the result of long-term processes and changes in different consumption trends. Hungarian...
Read moreOKSZ: families spent nearly 20 thousand billion HUF last year on consumption
Last year, the consumption spendings of families was close to 20,000 billion HUF, while consumption in Hungary pulls the power of the economy to a great extent, and this trend...
Read moreA small proportion of customers understand the terms on the food labels according to a survey
Nearly half of the customers watch the food labels, but barely one tenth fully understands the information contained on them, according to a recent study by the Federation of Responsible...
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World Food Day: new challenges
World Food Day is being organized for the first time on June . One of the most important prerequisites for food safety is the regular laboratory testing of products, but...
Read moreALDI won Superbrands for the fifth time
After 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, ALDI Hungary won the Superbrands Award again that is awarded by the Superbrands Hungary Expert Committee. The Superbrands trademark symbolizes high-quality brands for the...
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