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The government is supporting the expansion of the Chocolate Factory in Szerencs with 282 million HUF
The government is supporting the nearly 600 million HUF investment of the Szerencsi Bonbon Kft. with 282 million HUF, which will save 130 jobs in the settlement of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county,...
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Unilever invests 1 billion euros in a clean future to remove petrochemicals from its cleaning and detergents by 2030
The 1 billion euros investment of the Clean Future program will completely remove fossil chemicals from Unilever’s cleaning and detergents by 2030, creating new opportunities to reduce CO2 emissions. This...
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The Csaba Sausage Festival will be cancelled
In the light of the events and epidemiological data of recent weeks, the organizers decided not to hold the 24th Csaba Sausage Festival at the originally announced date, between October...
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Alibaba would expand in Europe
The coronavirus couldn’t pull the carpet under the feet of Asian online shopkeepers. One Chinese dealer selling electric bicycles, He Chong, revealed that sales in May rose 1,600 percent over...
Read moreThe EU and China have signed an agreement on the protection of European geographical indications
The European Union and China have signed an agreement to protect hundreds of European geographical indications (geographical indications and designations of origin) and hundreds of Chinese geographical indications in the...
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Christmas is coming sooner in American stores this year
Most American department store chains plan to start the Christmas shopping season much earlier than usual this year so that there will be fewer pople in stores at the same...
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Lay’s ‘Smiles’ campaign reloaded
Lay’s ‘Smiles’ packaging returns with its third iteration, now as counterpoint to masked and unhappy faces. Lay’s potato chips, which is PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay unit, is bringing back its limited-run “Smiles”...
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Americans develop automated farms
A newly established scientific institute is looking for the answer to the question of how automated the agriculture of the future can be. The AIFARMS Institute will primarily study the...
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A 28-year-old has sold his birthday whisky collection to buy a house
A 28-year-old has sold a collection of whisky given to him each year by his father as a birthday present, for 44,000 pounds (57,363 USD), in order to buy his...
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More green and health-conscious measures from ALDI
By 2025 ALDI will only use 100-percent recyclable packaging with private label products. ALDI continues to cut down on its plastic use: after stopping to sell single-use plastics such as...
Read moreCsúcson a magyar e-kereskedelem, mégis az elhagyott kosarak országa vagyunk
The coronavirus has really exploded web commerce in Hungary as well, yet more than half (58%) of the nearly 3.5 million online shoppers are frustrated by shopping in the digital...
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Magazine: Whole bean coffee in the spotlight
Although coffee sales did slow down a bit in 2019 if compared with the years before that, the sales growth was still 5-6 percent. The premiumisation trend continued: capsule and...
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Hot food in the second Amazon Go grocery store
Amazon opened second Go Grocery store in Redmond. The online giant is also claiming a place in the physical space, as it has opened Amazon Go, Go Grocery and latest Fresh...
Read moreThe Hungarian meat industry is calling for solidarity against the expected dumping of pigs from Germany
The Association of Hungarian Meat Industry urges retail chains not to buy and sell pork at unrealistically low prices, even if German pork appears on the European market at dumped...
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Nielsen: This is an advertising space
The following analysis examines the changes associated with television advertising. The first 35 whole weeks of the period 2019 and 2020 were studied. This corresponds to the first eight months...
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Retail indebtedness is growing
Sales of loans fell, but repayments were also lower in the second quarter, with barely a third of personal loans being paid in than in the first quarter – napi.hu...
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Three Hungarian private equity fund managers bought Gallicoop Zrt.
The Gallicoop Zrt. was acquired by three Hungarian private equity fund managers, bringing the company’s 100 percent stake to Takarék, Béta and Status Food Private Equity Fund – Csák Gyula,...
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Talentis Agro can be expanded with another company
Talentis Agro Zrt., which belongs to the Mészáros Group, has made an irrevocable takeover bid for the purchase of Szarvasi Agrár Zrt. and the Szarvasi Agrár Zrt. which also includes...
Read morePeople living from agriculture can tax more easily
By renewing the regulations on family farms and primary producers, the government would simplify the tax environment for farmers and increase the tax exemption thresholds, the agriculture minister said at...
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Seed Association: seed production did not stop during the pandemic
In recent months, Hungarian seed production has been operating smoothly due to pandemiological measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Seed Association’s Interprofessional Organization and Product Council told MTI on...
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The PET Cup, which was held for the first time in Bodrog, has started
Starting from Sárospatak, the first PET Cup in Bodrog started on Thursday. The participants will clean the river from waste from Sárospatak to Tokaj. Photo: MTI / Vajda János At...
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The big fair in Debrecen to be cancelled
Due to the public health situation following the spread of the coronavirus, the big fair in Debrecen will be cancelled this autumn – the city public space inspectorate told MTI...
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A unique initiative to help premature babies
For many years, Pampers Hungary has been uniquely supporting the care of premature babies in Hungary by providing free diapers for the care of them free of charge. Now anyone...
Read moreConsumer prices fell in August on a monthly basis in Germany
In August, inflation in Germany was in line with expectations, meaning that consumer prices fell on a monthly basis and remained unchanged on an annual basis. According to data posted...
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Trend-driven stationery category
According to Ico Zrt.’s modern trade director Tünde Sztankovicsné Kiss, stationery and office supplies sales increased thanks to the country’s improving economic situation. From Ico Zrt.’s business lines retail performed...
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Pringles Unveils New Recyclable Paper Packaging Format
Snack brand Pringles has unveiled a new recyclable paper tube, which the Kellogg-owned business says forms part of its commitment to ensuring all of its packaging is 100% reusable, recyclable...
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Molson Coors To Roll Out Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Molson Coors has announced plans to introduce a new range of non-alcoholic beverages in partnership with L.A. Libations. The move is part of the company’s efforts to expand its product...
Read moreMinister of Agriculture: commercial chains should continue to procure Hungarian pork!
The Minister of Agriculture calls on the commercial chains to maintain the procurement of Hungarian pork after the outbreak of swine fever in Germany, the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) told...
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207 pioneering innovations and businesses received 60 million euros from the EIT’s crisis management initiative
As part of the EU’s efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology has announced the results of the EIT’s Crisis Response Initiative: 60 million...
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The last Food Truck Show of the year on Margaret Island
Instead of Kincsem Park, the September Food Truck Show will be held on Margaret Island from 18 to 20 September. Horse and greyhound racing will be missed, but the rolling...
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