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Less sugar, more ice cream? US review explores ways to reduce sugar in dairy
A new report by North Carolina State University (NC State) and the US National Dairy Council (NDC) is reviewing the options available to the dairy industry to reduce sugar in...
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Coca-Cola to make all small bottles from recycled plastic by end of 2019
Coca-Cola Australia and Coca-Cola Amatil have today committed to making 100 per cent of the beverage giant’s small bottles entirely from recycled plastic by the end of 2019. All small packages, 600ml...
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84% of companies plan to divest within the next two years
The intent to divest remains at record levels — 84% of companies plan to divest within the next two years, consistent with last year’s record of 87%. Despite uncertainty from...
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Magazine: Brands and risks
GfK has recently published a study that focuses on the risks in brands. For instance in the recent past Coca-Cola was facing the problem of soft drinks being criticised widely for...
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Egg prices are low despite Easter
Within the poultry sector, egg production is the least integrated, so it has the lowest interest-bearing ability, resulting in unusually low prices compared to the Easter period. Experts fear that...
Read moreGrain growers: there can be a major crop loss because of drought
The quality of autumn sowing is diminishing due to drought, and crop losses could be as high as 2-3 million tonnes – the president of the National Association of Cereal...
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The amount of the Hungarian ecological farming tender was raised threefold to 36 billion HUF
According to the most recent decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, the amount of the Hungarian ecological farming tender was raised threefold to 36 billion HUF. In addition, further steps...
Read moreNAK: drought can be avoided with artificial water supply
If the current water scarcity period in agriculture persists for a long time and there is not enough rainfall for a long time, drought can occur, but this can be...
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The EP has adopted a food safety rule
At its plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted new rules to enhance the reliability, transparency and objectivity of the Union’s food safety risk assessment process, so that future...
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The national ice-damage reduction system has become more efficient
It has been developed in several ways, making the national ice-reduction system – launched on Monday – more effective – Darabos Tamás, Director General of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK)...
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International portugieser muster and wine tastings are held in Pécs
An international muster and wine tasting will be held to promote the portugieser between 25 and 28 April in Pécs and Villány – the organizers told MTI. As they wrote...
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The Consulate General of Milan presents Italian export opportunities in three cities in Hungary
The Consulate General of Milan presents export development presentations on market opportunities in Italy for small and medium-sized enterprises in Győr, Kaposvár and Veszprém between 23 and 26 April 23-26...
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Inflation decreased in the euro area
In March, inflation in the euro area declined year on year, compared to the previous month, while the rate of consumer price increases remained unchanged across the EU – Eurostat...
Read moreRetail sales in the United States increased in March
Retail sales in the United States became better than expected in March – according to a report of the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce in Washington. In March,...
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The Hungarian candy consumers are increasingly demanding
Over the past year, the value of sold seasonal sweets increased by 10 percent, compared to growth expectations of 2-3 percent. This year, confectioners expect a further increase in the...
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10-11 percent of the annual egg quantity is sold in the weeks before Easter
The average annual consumption of Easter eggs is around 270-280 million pieces, which is 10-11 percent of the annual consumption – the Agricultural Products Secretary of the Poultry Product Council...
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GfK: we spend more on vegetables and fruits
GfK Hungária’s report on consumption of fruit and vegetables has been completed based on a Household Panel Research with the participation of 2000 people and an online survey of 1,000...
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Spar Spain Launches Nutrition App To Promote Healthy Eating
Spar Spain has announced that it has launched a new nutrition app – Spar, saber elegir (Spar, know what to choose) – to help customers make conscious choices about the...
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Metro grocery stores to permit reusable containers in effort to cut waste
Metro grocery chain will allow customers across Quebec to bring reusable containers for the purchase of fresh products, facing increasing consumer concern about single-use plastics. The grocery and drug store company announced Monday that beginning April 22, customers will be...
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EU support for farmers should be in line with the environmental requirements
The agricultural sector should also contribute to environmental protection and the fight against climate change, but a proper balance needs to be found between the environmental ambition level of the...
Read moreIn one year, Erste grew its loan portfolio to SMEs by 27 percent
The rapid growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continues. The loan portfolio granted to them by Erste Bank grew by 27 percent in one year and exceeded 200 billion...
Read moreAM: high-quality vocational training is the basis for the competitiveness of Hungarian agriculture
In addition to the modernization of agriculture, high-quality vocational training is the basis for the competitiveness of Hungarian agriculture. The Agrár Szakma Sztár (Agri Profession Star) Festival, which promotes the...
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Ördög Nóra has become the ambassador of the Ooops! brand
The new advertising films of Vajda-Papír bring the “For All Cases” slogan of Ooops! into life. The campaign is made by ti:me Agency. This year’s 20-year-old Vajda Papír is now...
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Communities wishing to evolve have won at the InnoMax Award
This year, the Invitech InnoMax Award focused on supporting the innovation efforts of nonprofit organizations. Among the winners of the application of the infocommunication company was the design of an...
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The Royalsekt Cooperative Winery expands its capacity
The Royalsekt Champagne, Wine, Soft Drink Producer Co-operative Winery Zrt. is expanding its capacity from the 277 million HUF grants of the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (GINOP) and...
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Pepco brings twenty-seven billion forints to Hungary
Pepco is investing nearly 27.2 billion forints in logistics in Hungary to serve all the countries of the region from Gyál, Pest county – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said...
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Starbucks investing in regional solar farms to support stores
Starbucks Coffee Company is upping its investments in renewable energy via a new model. The café giant developed two solar farms which provide enough energy for the equivalent of 360...
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The ZEW German and Euro-zone economic sentiment index is at its one-year peak
The economic sentiment index has risen to the highest level of the past one year in Germany and in the euro area – according to the report of the Mannheim-based...
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Henkel achieves good organic sales growth with strong earnings, profitability and cash flow
Sales at 19.9 billion euros: impacted by negative currency effects of 1.1 billion euros; organic growth +2.4% Increase in operating profit (EBIT)1: +1.0% to 3,496 million euros Further EBIT margin1...
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