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Albert Heijn’s new food waste prevention programme
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn expects to save 4.5 million kilograms of food by launching a new in-store food waste prevention programme, called AH Overblijver. This features products with an approaching expiration...
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Cactus switches to more sustainable communication
Luxemburg-based retailer Cactus has announced a new, more sustainable marketing and communications strategy. From 1 September the new strategy will see the retailer announce more promotions through the Cactus app,...
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Shopify rolls out a new POS hardware
In an effort to take on PayPal and Square’s solutions on its mission to elbow into the bricks-and-mortar retail sector, Shopify has unveiled a new point-of-sale (PoS) technology. The new...
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Italian chocolate brand Pernigotti ends up at JP Morgan
Italian chocolate brand Pernigotti has been acquired by JP Morgan Asset Management, for an undisclosed sum. It was in 2018 that Pernigotti decided to cease production in its factory, which...
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Gorillas adds new private label products
In an attempt to become more profitable, quick commerce giant Gorilla has announced the expansion of its Gorillas Premium and Gorillas Daily private label ranges, The launch of the two...
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Carrefour stores sell vegetable-based beer in Poland
Carrefour Polska has launched a vegetable beer range in Poland, which it claims is a first of its kind in the country. Sourced from Nook Brewery, the vegan beer is...
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Nestlé: Vegan KitKat becomes available across Europe
Nestlé plans to introduce the vegan version of KitKat across Europe, following a successful pilot in the UK and some other countries. KitKat V is made in Hamburg and it...
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These changes are needed in retail to succeed
In one of Deloitte’s latest studies on the prospects of the retail sector, published in 2022, the authors analyze the opportunities and challenges facing the industry based on various international...
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Morrisons launches planet-friendly eggs
Morrisons is the first supermarket to launch a line of carbon-neutral eggs, as part of the retailer’s pledge to be directly supplied by zero emission British farms by 2030. The...
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The amount of salt and sugar in LIDL products continues to decrease
As a responsible company, Lidl Hungary is committed to promoting healthy nutrition, as evidenced by its commitment in 2019, according to which it will reduce the added salt and sugar...
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The effects of climate change are unquestionable
According to the monthly tracking research What Worries the World by Ipsos, only 10% of Hungarians were of the opinion in the last six months that climate change was one...
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With its new campaign, Nespresso protects coffee from the effects of climate change
In The Empty cup campaign starring George Clooney, Nespresso highlights the risk climate change poses to coffee-growing communities and reaffirms the brand’s long-term commitment to preserving the world’s best coffees...
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KSH: in July, the shortfall in foreign trade was 1.3 billion euros
In July, the value of exports expressed in euros increased by 12.8 percent and imports by 24.1 percent compared to a year earlier, the deficit increased by 1.123 billion euros...
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Half of the employees in the private sector are dissatisfied with their salary
The effects of economic difficulties on the labor market are only gradually and delayed. 49 percent of employees working for companies are dissatisfied with their salary, and 52 percent plan...
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This is how much a food courier can earn now, after the kata
A TikTok user posting under the name “bringasfutarbp” says that while a skilled food courier earned up to 600,000 in the spring, his salary is now roughly 70-80,000 HUF less...
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A Hungarian company can build the most modern waste treatment plant in the Balkans
An exemplary innovation project is being launched in the Serbian border town, within the framework of which hydrogen fuel can be made from discarded diapers. Waste management is one of...
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KFC tests vegan chicken nuggets
Back in 2019 KFC had introduced its plant-based vegan chicken burger in the United Kingdom, which soon became very popular. A bit later KFC started testing vegan chicken burgers and...
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The SPAR Action Plan helps you save
With foresight, knowingly, using promotions, loyalty cards and coupons well, we can save significant amounts. The SPAR Action Plan helps with this. “We always try to provide our customers with...
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Hungarian manager named Danone’s HR director in Central and Eastern Europe
Boglárka Szentpétery joined the Danone team in Central and Eastern Europe as HR director. She oversees the company’s HR activities and strategies in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and...
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A turnaround is expected in the labor market, but its extent is not yet visible
This summer, companies scaled back the intensity of their recruitment, but there is still no noticeable change in the labor market. There were fewer job advertisements this year in the...
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The National Restaurant Week starts between October 6 and 16
Almost 130 restaurants joined this fall’s large-scale gastronomic event, the 11-day National Restaurant Week. Every year, the National Restaurant Week, held in spring and autumn, is a huge success. It...
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The vicious circle of food waste and climate change can be broken with simple solutions
Food. We produce it, harvest it, process it, pack it, transport it, distribute it, give it away, make it, and then throw it away. Every year, 14% of the food...
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Marco Rossi now gains momentum from the Fresh Corner
Marco Rossi became the brand ambassador of Fresh Corner, who will strengthen his coffee chain, which is present in about a thousand locations in the region, from the end of...
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The P&G ECO Habits was launched with the participation of thousands of children environmental education program
The aim of environmental education is to promote environmentally conscious behaviour, responsible living for the environment, and to preserve and maintain the harmony of nature, including human society. Education and...
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HELL launched a special alubox collection campaign
In October, several tram stops in Budapest will be transformed into a special box collection point equipped with a counter, thus directing attention to the beneficial properties of aluminum cans...
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Get a grant of up to HUF 15 million for your idea now and compete with plastic!
Applications are open for the Startup Plastic Surgery program, which for the third time provides support to startups looking for solutions to the environmental and health challenges caused by plastic....
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Matusz-Vad acquired a 70% share in FrissHal Kft
The Matusz CsBVK company group operates in three countries, Hungary, Austria (Gastro Genius GmbH) and Slovakia (Gastro Genius Sro), where it supplies a total of 8,000 restaurants and catering establishments...
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PENNY strengthens its offer with the best of domestic wineries
PENNY strengthens its wine offering with products from award-winning domestic wineries. The renewed assortment is now continuously available on the shelves of all Hungarian stores of the department store chain....
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The profit of Nestlé Hungária decreased in the first half of the year
In addition to increasing turnover, the profit of Nestlé Hungária fell to 1.483 billion forints in the first half of the year from 1.975 billion forints last year – read...
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SPAR’s non-food products are delivered to your home
You can no longer only buy food in the SPAR Online shop, but thanks to a HUF 150 million investment, you can now conveniently order technical items, toys, garden and...
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