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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...
Read moreNew 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...
Read moreFornetti 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...
Read moreHungary 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...
Read morePenny 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...
Read moreFrom 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...
Read moreRussian-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...
Read moreHungary’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...
Read moreHeidi 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...
Read moreL’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....
Read moreINTERSPAR 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...
Read moreHungarian 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...
Read moreNissin 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...
Read moreCheaper 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...
Read moreNádudvari 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...
Read moreAmbitious 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...
Read moreNew 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...
Read moreTesco supports food banks at a European level
Tesco supports the Hungarian Food Bank Association with more than HUF 7.7 million worth of donations. As part of the retailer’s Europe-wide initiative, 1 percent of sales from products involved in...
Read morePrestigious international recognition for Óvatos Duhaj
At this year’s International Beer Challenge Soproni Brewery’s Óvatos Duhaj IPA, an unfiltered ale that is brewed with top-fermenting yeast, won a bronze medal in the ‘flavour’ category. Senior brand manager...
Read moreHELL 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,...
Read moreHEINEKEN Hungária brews the Fradi beer
From August HEINEKEN Hungária makes the official beer of football club Ferencváros. Fradi beer returns to the club’s online shops, CBA stores and 1,000 retailer partners of the brewery in bottle...
Read moreMAF: more responsibility should be taken
A study conducted by the Hungarian Donors Forum (MAF) and IMEDIA Kft. has revealed that more and more Hungarian companies start CSR projects, but these activities are still implemented in...
Read moreAnastacia designs clothes for ALDI
US singer Anastacia has designed an exciting collection of clothes for ALDI. From 14 September these special fashion items will be available in all Hungarian ALDI stores. The singer has told: the...
Read moreLarge growth from Bonduelle
In the 2016-2017 fiscal year Bonduelle reported a 2.7-percent organic sales growth, with value sales reaching EUR 2,288 million. 55.8 percent of total sales is realised in Europe and the...
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