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Ideas that recycle plastic as electricity and building materials received the top prize in a startup competition
Prometheus 42, which converts plastic into electricity, and Moseanic, which makes alternative architectural material from pieces of plastic in the sea, won the top prize in the competition to close...
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Bolt Market Commences Operations In Croatia
Talinn-based grocery delivery service Bolt Market has started operations in Croatia, as part of an effort to expand its activities across Europe, according to media reports. To avail of the...
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Lidl France Set To Develop Store Made Entirely Of Wood
Lidl France has started construction on a supermarket made entirely from wood, alongside CBI, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction. Located in Épinal, in the Vosges department, the ‘Bois de France’...
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Dr Ágnes Fábián: ‘Make a mark in the world’
She is not afraid of anything, she is dedicated and humble in her work and respects the people around her. On 6, December, Dr Ágnes Fábián, president of Branded Goods...
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Hungarians have barely recovered from the recession
Half of Hungarians are no worse off than before the epidemic, according to the Intrum payments report (ECPR). However, household savings have deteriorated and there is concern that many people...
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Ferrero, Red Bull and the rest: family businesses are extremely successful
While they’ve faced some major challenges during the past two years, family-owned enterprises have demonstrated their resilience while creating jobs and opportunities that give their communities hope of a better...
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Most people obtain christmas presents online by card
The population spends more than HUF 61,000 on Christmas presents this year– this is revealed by the market research carried out by Magyar Bankholding. In 2021, almost 40 per cent...
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Intrum: the ability of the Hungarian population to pay bills has improved in the last one year
The Hungarian population’s ability to pay bills has improved in the past year: 27.8 percent of Hungarians said they could not pay at least one bill on time in the...
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Pix VR Training Kft. has developed a virtual education system developed for agricultural vocational training institutions
Pix VR Training Kft. has developed a virtual system for the training and use of work and power machines for agricultural training institutions – the company informed MTI. According to...
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Nagy István: new elements were added to the Collection of Hungaricums and the Hungarian Depository
The Collection of Hungaricums and the Hungarian Treasury have been expanded with new elements, Minister of Agriculture Nagy István announced at a press conference following Tuesday’s meeting of the Hungaricum...
Read moreEconomic sentiment in Germany deteriorated in December
The ZEW Economic Research Institute’s sentiment index in Germany deteriorated less than expected, according to a survey published on Tuesday. In the ZEW survey, the December economic sentiment index in...
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Euro area GDP grew at the same rate as in the second quarter
According to expectations, euro area gross domestic product grew at the same rate as in the second quarter, according to a report by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office. Eurostat...
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Főtaxi goes on with its tree planting program in the busiest parts of the Budapest
In cooperation with the 10 million Tree Foundations, the MainTaxi continues its tree planting program, which has been running for several years, this time focusing specifically on Budapest’s busiest areas....
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Hungarian Maltese Charity Service gathers for ambulance
During the Christmas season, the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and OMV Hungária are launching a charitable campaign again: donation cards can be purchased at the filling stations to support the...
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EU regulations defining the new Common Agricultural Policy have been published
As a result of a three-and-a-half year series of negotiations, on 6 December 2021, the EU Regulation on the CAP Strategic Plan, which is a reform package, and the EU...
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Companies are in full swing to erase Fordist models
As part of a comprehensive study, specialists have created a so-called control simulator in the form of a playful psychological test, where they illustrate and analyse the effects of the...
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Delhaize Belgium Launches Locally Grown Tea
Delhaize Belgium has announced that it has launched locally grown tea offered by the brand LocalTea. The tea, grown and picked in Belgium and exclusive to Dehaize, will help the...
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Fluctuating costs in the logistics industry, time is a key issue
Worldwide, there are constantly changing costs in the logistics industry, and warehouse costs continue to rise year on year as the industry becomes more competitive. Rising costs are forcing companies...
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Nestlé Supports Pilot European Re-skilling Project
Nestlé is joining the Portuguese government, civil society, and business partners in a re-skilling pilot project to tackle unemployment. The initiative is the first under the Reskilling 4 Employment (R4E)...
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Shoppers Buy More Fruit And Vegetables On Promotion, IGD Trial Shows
The portion of fruit and vegetables sold increased by 78% when available at a reduced price, initial data from a trial conducted in Sainsbury’s by the IGD has revealed. IGD...
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Arla Foods Ingredients Unveils ‘Revolutionary’ Dairy Technology
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a new technology that it says will unlock infinite innovation possibilities for the dairy sector. The technology, which the company describes as ‘revolutionary’, separates milk...
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SPAR Trials Delivery Robot At Erasmus University Rotterdam
SPAR has commenced a six-month pilot programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam, which will see a delivery robot supply products from its on-campus SPAR University outlet. The delivery robot, dubbed ‘Rosie’,...
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SIG To Purchase ‘Real-Time’ Wind Energy In Germany
Packaging firm SIG has agreed to acquire ‘real-time’ wind energy for its production sites in Germany. Under the power purchase agreement, electricity from two wind turbines located in Beppen, near...
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Sir David Attenborough’s speech at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow: ‘Our motivation should not be fear, but hope.’
Between 31 October and 12 November the United Nations held its climate change conference in Glasgow, where one of the speakers was naturalist Sir David Attenborough. In his speech he...
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Europe’s Day in Commerce: For each other and for the shoppers!
The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) organised a programme to celebrate Europe’s Day in Commerce for the 17th time. From the Ministry for Innovation and Technology Péter Cserenyés,...
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Medve Emental, Edam and Gouda hard cheese
Medve has entered the hard cheese segment with its naturally lactose-free novelties, which can be tasty ingredients of your breakfast sandwiches or the main meal of your lunch or dinner....
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VIWA BrainBoost ZERO
VIWA BrainBoost ZERO for preserving your mental freshness! Zero calorie, still soft drink in mango-lime-lychee flavour combination, sweetened with stevia, containing 75mg Ginkgo Biloba and 75mg green tea extract per...
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News in brief
Rapid delivery service Frichti, who deliver in just 15 minutes, rolled out a 120 SKU private label range, called Frichti Everyday. Drugstore chain Superdrug gave its B Skin private label beauty products an...
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December’s PLMA Trade Show postponed
Once again the PLMA ‘World of Private Label’ trade show has been put off – the organisers announced on 15 November. Formerly the trade fair was planned to be held...
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Hungarian purchasing power represents 51 percent of the European average
In 2021 European consumers are to spend approximately EUR 10,200 billion on food, utilities, services, etc. The per capita purchasing power is EUR 15,055, which means that the average purchasing...
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