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Asahi on the hunt for overseas acquisitions
Asahi is looking for merger and acquisition opportunities in the US and overseas to quadruple overseas sales of its flagship Super Dry beer by 2030. The beverage giant took a...
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Sainsbury’s locks up booze in AI-enabled cabinets
Sainsbury’s has installed AI-enabled drinks cabinets in some of its stores in order to prevent shoplifters targeting expensive bottles of booze. The new self-locking ‘freedom case’ cabinets, which are made...
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Brussels must further reduce the administrative burden on farmers
Hungary has put forward a total of 45 proposals to the Belgian Presidency of the EU in order to reduce the administrative burdens of farmers, the strict regulations and the...
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Metro To Invest In Food Delivery Service Pro a Pro Spain
Wholesaler Metro plans to invest in Pro a Pro Spain as it seeks to expand its activities in food delivery services for the organised hospitality sector in the country. Wholesaler...
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The processing sales price of cut pork rose
According to the KSH data, Hungary’s live pig export decreased by 16 percent (32 thousand tons) in January-November 2023 compared to the amount in January-November 2022. The main partners were...
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Monster Green Zero
We expand our energy drink portfolio in 19 countries with the biggest Monster launch in 2 decades! It has been 20 years since we rolled out the iconic Monster Green,...
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The Jövő Store is opening again at the SIRHA Budapest exhibition! (Part 1)
March 5-7. at the SIRHA Budapest exhibition, the Future Store Innovations stand, organized by Trademagazin, is waiting for its visitors, covering nearly 800 square meters. Visit us, as we would...
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Customers feel worse: how will this improve consumption?
According to the latest monthly economic survey of GKI Gazdaságkutátó, residential consumer prospects have significantly deteriorated in Hungary, which may also challenge local economic growth plans. The decline in the...
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Magyar Nemzeti Bank: Price caps did not help curb food inflation
Based on a study by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), price caps did not reduce, but actually increased food inflation in the domestic market. During the period examined by the...
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SIRHA Budapest 2024 A HoReCa szektor legnagyobb hazai ünnepe
Március 5-én nyitja kapuit Közép-Kelet-Európa legjelentősebb nemzetközi élelmiszeripari és HoReCa szakkiállítása. A SIRHA Budapest már hatodik alkalommal várja a hazai és külföldi szakembereket a HUNGEXPO Budapest Kongresszusi és Kiállítási Központba!...
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Migros CoffeeB machines: a zero waste solution
The Swiss company Migros presented its latest coffee technology, the CoffeeB machine, which uses the promising coffee balls to take a revolutionary step against the significant waste problem of capsule...
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A Danone Magyarország megszerezte a világ egyik legjelentősebb társadalmi-fenntarthatósági minősítését
A Danone kelet-közép-európai régiójának valamennyi országa, azaz a magyar mellett a cég romániai, bulgáriai, csehországi és szlovákiai üzleti egységei is elnyerték a B Corp™ minősítést. A cikk a Trade magazin...
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Coca-Cola Creations K-Wave
K-pop – Korean pop music – is based on electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, R&B and other musical styles, and is considered a distinct musical genre. The new Creations targets...
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With the module on the cycle of energy, the series of educational materials presenting the circular economy of Coca-Cola Hungary’s #énjövőm platform continues
After the online course material presenting the basics of the circular economy and the water cycle, the educational module presenting the energy cycle has also become available on Coca-Cola Hungary’s...
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Apricots may become very expensive
As a result of the mild weather, apricots have begun to bloom in several places across the country, but gardeners are worried about the persistent frost, which could endanger this...
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Biedronka installs 15,000 self-service checkouts in Polish stores
Polish retailer Biedronka has installed 15,000 self-service checkouts in Poland, bringing the proportion of self-checkouts to 87% of the chain’s stores – there are now more than 3,000, with an...
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Unilever teams up with Perfect Day to develop lactose-free ice cream
The product will be sold under Unilever’s Breyers brand at retailers across the US. Unilever has partnered with US-based animal-free dairy producer Perfect Day to launch a new lactose-free ice...
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How retailers are leveraging AI chat
According to the 2024 Retail AI Chat Adoption Survey from conversational AI platform provider On, almost three in four (73%) surveyed C-suite executives from major U.S. retailers have already implemented AI chat...
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Russian discounter Mere relaunches as My price in Belgium
Active expansion in Serbia and the Baltics The Russian hard discounter Mere does not give up on Western Europe. After the no-frills operator in 2022 pulled the plug on its...
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Lidl Denmark Opens 150th Store
Lidl Denmark has announced that it has opened its 150th store in the country, in Østerbro. The new outlet is also Lidl Denmark’s first store in the Copenhagen municipality that...
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That’s why Shein is so successful
The Chinese Shein is only ten years old, but it has already become the world’s largest fast fashion clothing brand, surpassing the Spanish Zara and the Swedish H&M. With the...
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NAV: more than 25,000 liters of alcohol of unknown origin were seized by the tax inspectors in a distillery
The tax authorities seized more than 25,000 liters of alcohol of unknown origin in a distillery – the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) informed MTI on Monday. According to...
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Tens of thousands of fake products were seized by financial officers at a market in Józsefváros
In recent days, the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) raided the Józsefváros Golgota út market, where tens of thousands of fake products and printing plates were seized by the...
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In February, the economic index of GKI decreased by 3 points
According to a survey conducted by the GKI Gazdaságkutató – with the support of the EU – in February, business expectations changed only within the margin of error, but the...
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The exhibitors of Startup-Sziget are waiting for you!
Between March 5-7, startups will be in the spotlight for the first time at the SIRHA Budapest exhibition. The appearance, organized by Trade magazine and Lánchíd Klub, is supported this...
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In Hungary, approximately 20,000 businesses operate in the franchise system
According to estimates, more than 100,000 people are employed by franchise businesses in Hungary, which are characterized by the fact that they offer products or services connected to an established...
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Peppermint – the queen of herbs
Mint species have been used by mankind for more than two thousand years. Peppermint, on the other hand, has only been around for 250 years. However, nowadays this species has...
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More than three thousand people decided in favor of a healthy diet
Over the past 8 months, more than 3,000 adults have joined the Miből Mennyit Egyek program, supported by the Auchan Foundation, to receive free, personalized nutrition advice on a weekly...
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Coffee, tea, cocoa can be luxury products
The prices of coffee, tea and cocoa may rise significantly in the near future: the combined effect of climate change and geopolitical tensions poses a serious threat to our wallets...
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Danone expects a successful year 2024
The French food industry group, Danone, entered the new year with confidence and published encouraging forecasts for the coming period. Based on the results achieved during the previous year and...
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