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Fighting those extra kilos with salads
In May Eisberg started its Salad Month initiative for the first time, calling attention to the importance of a diverse and balanced diet. Eisberg urges consumers to regularly have as...
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Lead Ventures joined Recart
Recart in Budapest has so far generated more than $200 million in additional revenue for its customers. The mobile marketing platform helps thousands of webshops by, among other things, analyzing...
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P&G closes first half of 2021 with nearly $50 million donation
Procter&gamble continued its donation programme to alleviate the situation caused by the Covid-19 epidemic in 2021 and has so far helped local organizations and communities in Hungary with nearly HUF...
Read moreAM: The Hegykő parsley root also received EU protection
The name Hegykő parsley root (Hegykői petrezselyemgyökér) has been granted EU protection by the European Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI on Thursday. As a result of the Ministry...
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METRO keeps up with the needs of healthy lifestyle followers
Health-conscious lifestyles are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. In Europe, the number of people who buy products for healthy lifestyles has increased by 35% in recent years. This trend has been...
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Johnnie Walker Celebrates 200 Years Of Progress
2020 marks 200 years since John Walker, first threw open the doors to a grocer’s shop in Scotland and began a journey that has led Johnnie Walker to being the...
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Coop Switzerland Introduces Organic Ingredients For In-Store Coffee
Coop Switzerland has announced that it is switching to organic ingredients for coffee machines at its supermarkets and restaurants. Coffee, milk, cream and sugar offered at its coffee machines are...
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Fraunhofer Institute fights food waste through active packaging innovation project
Fraunhofer Institute’s Process Engineering and Packaging IVV division is reporting progress in its international project to develop packaging solutions effective against food waste. Food retailers discard up to half of...
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Birchbox launches refillable beauty brand Re.fil
As refillable beauty solutions gain traction — from Love Beauty and Planet’s refillable hair care products at Target to Loop’s partnership with Ulta to create reusable containers — Birchbox is...
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These single-use plastics must be gone by 1 July
From 1 July, certain single-use plastic products will be prohibited from being placed on the market, according to a government decree published in the Hungarian Gazette. The legislation also lists...
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Brutal product fee increase coming in July
From 1 July, the product fee for plastic bags used in shops will increase brutally, at the same time as the government decree aimed at transience of the so-called SUP...
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Blokkk.com: Household consumption expenditure fell by 3.8%
Family spending in the first quarter of 2021 dragged the economy down, not slightly. Household consumption expenditure decreased by 3.8%. The wallets couldn’t have opened up because the storefronts were...
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We shop differently, we spend less, we live differently because of the epidemic
The willingness to spend has plummeted, the sense of savings has increased, and contactless has become the most characteristic expression of the epidemiological period – across Europe, payment, shopping habits...
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Applications for the renewal of smaller livestock farms can be submitted
Applications for the development of smaller livestock farms can be submitted until July 22. The amount available for support is 30 billion HUF – Minister of Agriculture Nagy István announced...
Read moreAM: call for proposals to support the renewal of horticultural plants has been issued
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) announced a tender for the renewal of horticultural plants with a budget of 50 billion HUF, Nagy István, head of the ministry said in the...
Read moreRetail sales in Germany declined more than expected in April
Retail sales in Germany fell more than expected from the previous month and grew less on an annual basis in April, according to the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis. In...
Read moreThe market capitalization of the world’s 100 largest companies rose 48 percent
The market capitalization of the world’s 100 leading listed companies rose to a record high of 31.7 trillion USD in the year to end-March, according to a PwC Global Top...
Read moreConsumer price inflation accelerated in April in OECD countries
In the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.3 percent in April from 2.4 percent year-on-year in March. In February,...
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This is the world of Lake Balaton with the eyes of contemporary graphic designers
Ten acclaimed Hungarian graphic designers have produced postcards from five of the most popular locations on the north and south shores of Lake Balaton at the request of Dreher. Free...
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Ocean Cleanup and Coca-Cola reach global agreement to clean up rivers and oceans
As the first global partner, The Coca-Cola Company joined the river water program of The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit organization that protects the purity of natural waters. The unique collaboration...
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Two-and-a-half tonnes of flour were bought for those in need in the yeast operation
In one month, 2,557 people took the opportunity to buy their own flour and yeast to feed those in need. In the action of budafoki yeast company, consumers were able...
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Felix ketchup without added sugar 1,4 kg
The well-known Felix ketchup taste with 60 % less calories.* This popular, no added sugar ketchup is marketed in economical 1.4kg size. It contains no preservatives or flavour enhancers, and...
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The king of pancakes isn’t the only one with kids on the Kids menu
On Sunday we celebrated children’s day in hungary, on the subject of which creppy pancake house surprised the little ones with the latest special for children....
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OMV opens this summer with fishburger and mangalica feast
With gourmet sandwiches based on hungarian flavours, refreshing salads and light desserts, OMV VIVA Gourmet Selection will be renewed on 1st June. The latest products evoke classic Hungarian flavours with...
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Analysts: surprise with first-quarter detailed GDP data
Analysts interviewed by MTI are looking for an explanation for the surprisingly positive developments from the details of the upwardly revised first-quarter GDP data. In its second estimate released on...
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AM: another six products won the HÍR trademark
Another six products won the HÍR (NEWS) trademark. The goal of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) is that more and more products, take advantage of the opportunities offered by protection...
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Survey: 14% of companies are operated by women in Hungary
In Hungary, the number of companies with purely female owners has increased in the last 10 years, but they still represent only about 14 percent of the total Hungarian company...
Read moreNagy István: agricultural policy is committed to the development of milk production and processing
Hungarian agricultural policy is committed to the development of domestic milk production and milk processing, for which it will provide more resources than ever before this year, the Minister of...
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New leader at NESCAFÉ Hungary
From 1 June, Anna Roche will take over the nescafé business of Nestlé Hungária, who has previously achieved considerable success as Business Manager of Nescafé Dolce Gusto in France. Anna...
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Applications for the renewal of smaller livestock holdings may be submitted
István Nagy, who also handed over the supporting documents of the tender for the modernisation of livestock holdings in Békés County, explained that applications could be made for the construction...
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