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Vion scores high on animal welfare management and transparency
Dutch-headquartered meat processing giant has risen to level 2 on the international Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW). This ranking list analyzes the 150 largest food companies in the...
Read moreEU: climate change, urbanization and the demographic crisis are among the main global megatrends
The challenges posed by climate change, urbanization and the demographic crisis are among the most important global megatrends, which will inevitably and greatly affect the functioning of the world by...
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LG Electronics received 29 Red Dot Awards
LG Electronics received 29 Red Dot Awards, including two Best of the Best honors for its LG Signature Oled TV R and LG Signature bottom-freezer refrigerator. The Red Dot judges...
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Magazine: EuroCIS 2019: Self-checkouts in focus
In February Düsseldorf hosted the EurocCIS trade show: 13,000 visitors came from 94 countries to see the latest retail technology solutions. In Germany there are already 1,450 self-checkouts in 350 grocery...
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(HU) Last reminder: SignExpo + PPDexpo, 2019. április 9-11 BOK csarnok
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Nestlé Goes Vegan With Meat-Free Burger Range
Nestlé is launching a range of plant-based burgers on fast-growing vegan foods market. According to the retailer, vegan products could compete for taste with meat-containing burgers. Nestlé is trying to...
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FruitVeB: drought adversely affects the fruit and vegetable production areas
Drought has a negative impact on the fruit and vegetable production areas. Currently 120-160 millimeter rainfall is needed in the soil – Ledó Ferenc, President of the FruitVeB Inter-Professional Organization...
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ITM: Hungary is the third in Europe in the elimination of dangerous products
Hungary is at the forefront in the elimination of unsafe products because, thanks to its active consumer protection presence, last year it sent the third highest number of alerts to...
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The new vintage of REDy was introduced
The youthful, light, smiling community wine of the Villány wine region launched last year, conquered consumers with its first vintage, and were sold out months ago at most of the...
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The turnover of Magyarvíz Kft. grew last year
The turnover of the Magyarvíz Kft. grew last year: the company sold 368 million liters, 249.2 million bottles of mineral water in 2018, reaching a turnover of 8.878 billion forints...
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AM: the overwhelming majority of Hungarian poultry is kept well
The vast majority of Hungarian poultry is kept well, because most farmers keep animals in better condition than required by the regulations – the Minister of State of the Ministry...
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Tesco to launch plastic-free fresh produce trial
Tesco has launched a month-long trial to remove plastic packaging on a selection of its fruit and vegetables in the UK, in an effort to reduce plastic waste. Tesco announced...
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Duck and goose meat can be shipped to China again
The Chinese customs authority again authorizes imports of duck and goose meat products from Hungary, which was not possible since 2015 due to a ban on avian influenza in the...
Read moreOpten: the number of company foundations is on a five-year peak
More than 7,600 new companies were launched in Hungary in the first quarter – this has been the highest since the beginning of 2014, but the number of company cancellations...
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Economic activity in the euro area deteriorated less than expected in March
The economic activity of the euro area in March proved to be slower than in the previous month, but became more favorable than expected, according to the final purchasing manager...
Read moreRetail sales in the Czech Republic grew by over five percent
In February, retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 5.1 percent year-on-year. In January, this indicator stood at 4.9 percent – the Czech Statistical Office announced on Friday in...
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IKEA to serve self-grown salads
IKEA is preparing to serve lettuce in its own restaurants which are grown in high-tech containers outside its stores. As a pilot project, the world’s biggest furniture retailer starts serving...
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Beyoncé strengthens Adidas
The German sportswear company, Adidas, is working with the famous American singer to market shoes and clothing products, thus strengthening Adidas’s everyday clothing collection – origo wrote after Business of...
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Naturland offers the same quality with food products as with pharmaceuticals
Naturland Magyarország Kft. has created an R+D directorate and the company also teaches innovation management to those workers who do research and development work, so it isn’t surprising at all...
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Magazine: Food and drink at petrol stations
Since shopper demand is growing for quality foods, the operators of the biggest filling station chains are recruiting top chefs and using the best ingredients to prepare gourmet sandwiches, hot...
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(HU) Minden, ami promóció – hogy csinálják a legjobbak? – Szakmai nap és díjátadó
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Read moreAnalysts: wage outflow pulling retail sales
The increase in retail sales in February was fueled by wage outflows, and wages continue to rise this year as a result of labor shortages – analysts commented the data...
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SPAR reduces the sugar content in its own branded products with fifty tons
As a company committed to a healthy lifestyle, SPAR significantly reduces the amount of added sugar, even this year, among its own product line. In addition to its Less Sugar...
Read moreTesco: 171 stores, 47.5 million doses of donation
Tesco donates food surplus from 171 of its 204 stores in Hungary. The company is offering daily vegetables, fruits, bakery and durable food that are no longer available for sale...
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Nielsen: In the month of the coupon days, the sales revenue of decor cosmetics increases by 40 percent
In 2018, the Hungarians spent nearly 13 billion HUF on deco-cosmetics, while sales value increased by 7 percent and sales volume increased by 4 percent. The popular coupon days can...
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27 percent of Hungarian bottled wineexport was supplied by Lidl last year
More than 20.5 million bottles of Hungarian wines were sold by Lidl Magyarország in 2018, more than half of which was exported to overseas markets, which is about 27 percent...
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The first domestic Lindt store opens on 5 April
The Swiss premium chocolate producer Lindt & Sprüngli opens its first exclusive exclusive store in the Allee Shopping Center on 5 April in Budapest. image: chocolate.lindt.com As part of Lindt’s...
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Essity’s Lunch Holiday Promotion Campaign was awarded at Tissue World in Milan
Essity’ Tork brand has won the Tissue World Award, one of the most prestigious paper industry awards in the best hygiene paper product marketing strategy and the most energy efficient...
Read moreA man in Nyíregyháza made a tobacco shop from his kitchen
Smuggled cigarettes and spirits were found by the financiers of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) in a kitchen of a property in Nyiregyháza – the press officer of...
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Retail sales in the euro area grew more than expected in February
In February, retail trade in the euro area grew more than expected – according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office. In February, the volume of retail sales in the...
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