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Digitisation and experience: the future of the industry

IBM did a survey among product manufacturers, examining the effects of the latest technological innovations. According to 63 percent of respondents, the market competition isn’t taking place between companies any more:...

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Their own KitKat for the Japanese

Nestlé will build a new KitKat factory in Japan, to serve the growing demand for the product’s special versions (wasabi, green tea, etc.) that the Japanese love so much. Takuya...

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Seasonal products customised to retail channel needs

Chocolate figures are now made almost exclusively from real chocolate. Korinna Kozma, confectionery brand manager of Nestlé Hungária told our magazine that consumers are looking for new products too. Well-known brands mean...

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Industrial distributors are fighting for survival

Results of the 2017 UPS Industrial Buying Dynamics survey show that the opportunities created by e-buying are changing the European industrial value chain, and traditional distribution companies must work very...

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Szatmári Malom builds new production facility and launches new products

Szatmári Malom Kft. will start production in their fully modernised Szeged mill in September. From a several billion forint budget state-of-the-art technology has been installed, thanks to which the mill will be...

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2016 was the year of innovation and expansion for Auchan

In 2016 Auchan Retail Hungary realised gross sales of HUF 350.4-billion with their 19 hypermarkets and 18 petrol stations. Sales increased by 3.8 percent and the company strengthened its positions...

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Trendy summer food cooked at Gallicoop’s grill party

On 5 July Gallicoop Turkey Processing Zrt. introduced the latest roasting and serving trends at a grill party held in the garden of Pavillon de Paris. Invited journalists had the chance to...

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Henkel’s superb 2nd quarter

In the 2nd quarter of 2017 Henkel came up with a record performance: sales amounted to EUR 5,098 million and like-for-like nominal growth was 9.6 percent. Organic sales growth was 2.2...

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New stores in Romania

Kaufland Romania is testing a new concept, while Profi is planning to open new stores in Romania. Kaufland opened a kind of ‘open’ shopping centre in Bucharest: in the building...

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A beauty from the countryside: Austrian Spar store wins prize

A Spar Austria store in Schönberg has been honoured with the ‘Forum Land-Preis’ recognition. Every year a store that does a lot for the community where it works is rewarded...

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Fornetti Group’s new managing director

Since June 2017 Balthas Klein has been the managing director of Fornetti Group. Global baked goods company the Arzyta group acquired Fornetti in 2015 and since then Mr Klein has been responsible...

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Two gold stars for Gyulahús

Gyulahús Kft.’s successful innovations have been rewarded with two gold stars by the Brussels-based International Taste and Quality Institute: in 2015 Gyula sausage won, in 2016 Gyula salami earned two...

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Hungary might become the distribution centre for China’s container trade

In the last few months three Hungarian companies started railway container trading between China and Hungary. So far nearly 40 trains and approximately 1,400 containers have arrived at Hungary from...

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Penny Market signs 3-year sponsorship deal with FTC

Penny Market Kft., FTC Football Zrt. and Lagardere Sports Hungary Kft. (the company that operates the football club’s stadium, Groupama Aréna) have announced at a press conference in Groupama Aréna that the...

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Let’s show shoppers that world-class products are made in Hungary!

Eszter Benedek, managing director of HUNGARIAN PRODUCT Nonprofit Kft. is of the opinion that Hungarian product manufacturers need to join forces and show consumers that the Hungarian food industry makes...

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From Hungary to our homes

On 1 August the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) started a billboard and city light campaign to promote their ‘From Hungary to our homes’ programme. A Facebook page also exists with...

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Russian-size growth

Sales of X5, the biggest retail chain in Russia, increased by 27.7 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2017. Actual sales only augmented by 2 percent, but last year the...

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Hungary’s second biggest pasta factory built in Tiszakécske

Balogh Tészta Zrt.’s new production facility has been inaugurated in Tiszakécske. In the first phase the 8,500m² factory will produce and pack 2,250kg of pasta per hour. The development cost HUF 2.7...

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Great sales growth for Beiersdorf

In the first half of the year Nivea’s manufacturer reported a 3.3-percent organic sales growth. Beiersdorf’s sales amounted to EUR 3.51 billion and the nominal growth was 4.6 percent. In...

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Heidi Klum teams up with Lidl

Heidi Klum has designed a clothing line for Lidl. It is called ‘Esmara by Heidi Klum’ and will debut with the title ‘Heidi & The City’ at the New York Fashion...

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L’Oreal is the most equal employer

In the Equileap 2017 ranking – which tested how efficiently companies are working for equality between men and women at workplaces – L’Oreal finished first ahead of 3,000 other companies....

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INTERSPAR store modernised in Tatabánya

From a budget of more than HUF 2.5 billion SPAR Hungary modernises its INTERSPAR store in Tatabánya. Shoppers can return to the revamped hypermarket in early December. The modernised building will utilise...

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Hungarian National Trading House supports Sepsiszentgyörgy bakery

Sepsiszentgyörgy-based Diószegi Bakery has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH). The main goal of the agreement is to help the baking company acquire new markets...

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Nissin Foods: factory extension in Kecskemét

Early July Japanese instant food company Nissin Foods Kft. completed the EUR 33-million extension project of their production facility in Kecskemét. Koki Ando, the CEO of Nissin Foods Holding Co. Ltd. told at the...

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Cheaper hygiene products in the UK

Tesco will reduce the prices of women’s hygiene products in the UK. The retailer is going to cut the price of tampons, sanitary pads and similar products by 5 percent...

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Nádudvari Food’s expansion

Nádudvari Food Kft. was granted a HUF 553 million funding for their HUF 1.1-billion development project to modernise and expand their meat processing plant. The meat factory was extended and new production...

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Ambitious plans from Lavazza

Italian coffee company Lavazza wants to increase sales to EUR 2.2 billion by 2020. CEO Antonio Baravalle told that they will do many acquisitions to achieve this goal. Last year...

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New organic products from San Benedetto

San Benedetto has launched a new product line. 0.4-litre Organic Bio fruit drinks are available in apple, apricot and pear flavours; 0.5-litre Energade Bio sports drinks contain only organic sugar...

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HELL Group starts production in Hungary’s first aluminium drink can factory

On 30 June QUALITY PACK Zrt. – a member of HELL Group – started production in Hungary’s first aluminium drink can factory in Szikszó. The production facility is the result of a...

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Cooperation at a European level The European representatives of the grape and wine sector disapprove of the European Commission’s study on the new wine labelling regulation. Lobby organisations CEEV, Copa-Cogeca,...

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