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Müller enters the kefir category
Müller is about to shake up the flavoured dairy product market with its first ever kefir product, Müller Kefir Smoothie. Kefir sales are growing by 24 percent in the United...
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High-performance supplements made from discarded food waste
Founded in 2017, Nova Scotia-based Outcast aims to tackle food waste by diverting food from landfills. The company turns discarded fruit and vegetables into nutrient-dense food products. Outcast’s food upcycling technology rescues imperfect, surplus or out-of-date...
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Location-based marketing: Thoughts on geofencing
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed consumption habits and made the online world – and online marketing – more important. One of the latest tools is geofencing, which in the retail...
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Mastercard to remove magnetic stripe from cards
Mastercard has announced that in most markets their debit and credit cards won’t have a magnetic stripe from 2024. By 2033 the magnetic stripe will be gone from all Mastercard...
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Hungary’s first smart mall to open in September
Hungary’s first smart mall is waiting for shoppers with never before seen smart solutions from this September. Etele Plaza’s smartphone app can guide customers to the mall from their homes,...
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Young consumers: Digital and physical go hand in hand
In July Mastercard published the results of its Gen Z (18-24 years old consumers) survey that covered the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This reveals that young consumers are...
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Restaurant chain throws virtual Comic-Con afterparty to boost engagement
For the second consecutive year, San Diego Comic-Con had to take place virtually due to COVID-19. With such digitalisation, brands looked for ways to expand their platforms and engage with pop...
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Partners in recycling
Tetra Pak and Stora Enso have entered into a partnership to work towards a circular economy, and to make progress in the area of recycling in Central and Eastern Europe....
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Single-person electric planes to start flying in 2022
Japanese startup teTra aviation corp recently introduced its commercial Mk5 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The lightweight planes hold a single person and are powered by 32 vertical lift motors. Built with aluminium and reinforced carbon fibre, the...
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Danone introduces Nutri-Score in Hungary too
Supporting shoppers in making conscious consumption decisions, from July the packaging of Danone Krémtúró cottage cheese cream products feature Nutri-Score nutrition information. WHO, BEUC and the EU all recommend the...
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Confectionery industry reacts to challenges with innovating
Innovation work didn’t stop during the pandemic period either, on the contrary, it gained momentum – it was revealed at a press event of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers...
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A campaign to encourage the consumption of pork is launched
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) and the Association of Hungarian Meat Industry (Meat Association) will continue their campaign to promote the consumption of pork and...
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Biomarkers of powdery mildew infection in wheat have been identified by ATK researchers
The first reliable biomarkers of powdery mildew infection in wheat were identified by the research group of the Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH) Agricultural Science Research Center (ATK). In their...
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Two-thirds of employers do not trust their colleagues enough while working remotely
Only 35 percent of employers have full confidence in their telecommuting, while 39 percent believe their people don’t work as hard and efficiently at home as they do in the...
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The exhibition Hunting and Hunting Weapons in Hungary has opened
The exhibition Hunting and Hunting Weapons in Hungary was opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian Agricultural Museum. The exhibition is the first event of the cultural festival related to the...
Read moreThe ifo German business sentiment index deteriorated more significantly than expected in August
Analysts in the ifo economic research institute’s German business sentiment index deteriorated more significantly than analysts expected in August, marking a weakening for the second month in a row. In...
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(HU) Grill és chill a Szegedi Ifjúsági Napok-on az ALDI-val
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(HU) Tanszergyűjtő akciót szervez a Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat és a SPAR
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(HU) Tudatosabban készülnek a szülők az őszi iskolakezdésre
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(HU) Hamarosan zárul a K&H adományozási kampánya
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(HU) Több nőt érint a karantén-túlsúly, de a férfiak így is elhízottabbak
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(HU) Modern kenyér ősi gabonából – az ALDI-ban
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Chinese food retailer launches vending machines
Missfresh Ltd., a Chinese fresh food e-commerce and physical retail chain, recently deployed vending machines at more than 5,000 businesses in Beijing, such as offices, movie theaters, wedding studios and...
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Too Good To Go Launches New Campaign For Potatoes
Food waste prevention firm Too Good To Go is working with key players in Belgium to prevent 750,000 tonnes of potatoes from being wasted with the new campaign ‘SOS Patat:...
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Brazil Farmers Remove Dead Coffee Trees, Some Switching To Grains
Brazilian farmers who had coffee fields severely damaged a month ago by the worst frosts in 27 years have started taking out dead trees to make room for new plantings,...
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(HU) Szerda éjfélig még szavazhat kedvenc boltjára és boltláncára!
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Blokkk.com: SZÉP-cards are increasingly popular
In July 2021, the number of restaurants increased by 2% compared to the pre-epidemic period, in cash and for the first time in portions, jars, i.e. volumes. And in the...
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