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Tesco, OLIO Partnership Saves Millions Of Meals From Wastage
A partnership between Tesco and food sharing app OLIO in the UK has saved more than five million meals from wastage in the past year, the retailer has said. In August...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index continued to rise in August
After its big jump in April, GKI’s economic sentiment index was slowly rising in the sum-mer months. According to a survey conducted by GKI with the support of the EU,...
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KSH: the number of employees was 4.7 million in July
In July, the average monthly number of employees aged 15-74 was 4,704,000, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday. The figure is 12,000 more than in the previous month...
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The Eger Bull’s Blood Festival has opened
After the coronavirus pandemic, Hungarian vineyards and wineries need government assistance, which deserved support even in difficult times, and the Minister of Agriculture said at the opening of the 25th...
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The Bodri Pincészet Borászati Kft. from Szekszárd developed a grape disease forecasting and decision support system.
Much more targeted plant protection than before can be achieved thanks to the grape disease forecasting and decision support system developed by Bodri Pincészet Borászati Kft. (Bodri Kft.) from 343...
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The Hungarian melon is sufficient and of high quality
The Hungarian melon is of high quality. The production area has slightly decreased due to the pandemic, but its yield has increased, so it has plenty of access to the...
Read moreDecades low consumer sentiment in the United States
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index for August in the United States is at a decade low. According to final data released on Friday, the University of Michigan consumer...
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(HU) Felkerült az i-re a pont, Red Dot díjat kapott a Mizo Art Coffee
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(HU) Továbbra is lendületben az online piac: erős első félévet zártak a hazai webáruházak
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Britain To Increase Contactless Payment Limit To £100 In October
Banks will start rolling out the new £100 ($137) spending limit for contactless payments from 15 October, Britain’s banking industry body UK Finance said on Friday. Contactless payments surged during...
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Fleets of microcars could become another public transport option
Navigating tightly packed city streets just got a lot easier with the introduction of the Squad car. Created by The Netherlands-based Squad Mobility sustainable transport company, the Squad car is...
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An automated ‘sea combine’ for harvesting seaweed at scale
Indian company Sea6 Energy has developed an easier way to farm seaweed, using an automated “sea combine”. The start-up has established a series of floating seaweed farms off the coast of Bali,...
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American Streaky Bacon
Ready-to-eat premium fried bacon for hamburgers, sandwiches and salads. Fried without added fat. There are 8-10 slices in a single-serve pack. Contact: Tamási-Hús Kft....
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New Globus Vital products
Globus Vital products are made without salt and sugar, with the addition of just a little water that is necessary for steaming. There are no additives or preservatives, just the...
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Twix White
New innovation in 2021: Twix White is an extension of the existing Twix chocolate bars portfolio. White chocolate is in trend and many consumers love white chocolate, which is also...
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Zewa Jumbo large-sized kitchen roll Decor
Zewa Jumbo 325-sheet large-sized kitchen roll is now also available with colour patterns. Thanks to its size, the product is very practical as it provides long-lasting cleanness. You can use...
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Nature Box Power Shot
The most intensive Nature Box care formula so far! Intensive care for damaged and stressed hair with 5 times more cold pressed oil*. 99 percent of ingredients are natural and the packaging...
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Douwe Egberts OMNIA 3in1 speciality
Douwe Egberts OMNIA has been in the market for 50 years, providing consumers with high quality coffee that offers fresh and intense taste. Thanks to the 3in1 format, the product...
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Lucullus Ground Coriander 15 g, Lucullus ardamom 7 g
In 2021 two new products were added to the Lucullus ‘Special Product Range’. Cardamom is widely used in Indian, Arab and African cuisine. It can add flavour not only to...
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Festive treats with behind-the-scene secrets
Hungary’s flour market doesn’t depend on end-of-years sales, mainly because of the level of industrial flour utilisation. In retail trade demand is growing for small-sized and special flours. Sales of...
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Unilever’s factory modernised with environmental considerations in mind
Unilever Magyarország Kft. completed the first round of modernisation at its Nyírbátor factory, where drug products are made. The company invested HUF 5 billion in the project that expanded the...
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HelloFresh to enter the Norwegian market
Meal kit company HelloFresh SE is entering the Norwegian market. Following the group’s successful launches in Sweden and Denmark, the Norwegian market – with approximately 2.5 million households – offers...
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Lucart doubles storage capacity and introduces innovative palletising robots
In July Lucart Kft.’s new, nearly 4,600m² warehouse opened, doubling the company’s storage capacity to approximately 10,000 pallets. The company also installed innovative palletising robots in its Nyergesújfalu facility. Managing...
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Refresco likely to buy German company Hansa-Heemann
Bottling firm Refresco has concluded an agreement to buy family-owned German mineral water and carbonated soft drinks company, Hansa-Heemann. The acquisition forms part of Refresco’s buy-and-build strategy, which seeks to consolidate...
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Altria Group plans to sell wine business for 1.2 billion dollars
Altria Group Inc wants to sell its Ste. Michelle Wine Estates business to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for USD 1.2 billion, because the tobacco company seeks to concentrate its...
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Lidl to put animal welfare label on sausages
German discounter Lidl is putting animal welfare labels on sausages sold under its private-label Metzgerfrisch. The label indicates the level of animal husbandry standards in the supply chain and helps...
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Wine chocolate, bubbly chocolate and medical sweets
All over the world people celebrated World Chocolate Day on 7 July. On this occasion the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office collected the most interesting chocolate-related patents from the last 125...
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Poland’s Żabka launches new parcel service
Polish retailer Żabka is introducing a new service: customers can drop a parcel at a Żabka store addressed to an individual for pick up. Users only need to submit a...
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Nébih completes study on the double standards in food quality
By analysing more than 300 products, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) compared 117 product pairs and trios between 2018 and 2021. The goal of the EU-funded project was to...
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Continente unveils soups without added salt
Portuguese retailer Continente has expanded its Equilíbrio soup range to include products without added salt, colourings or preservatives. The soups are produced in Portugal, using quality fresh vegetables and extra...
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