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Henkel joins The Climate Pledge by Amazon and Global Optimism
Henkel reinforces its commitment to climate protection and joins The Climate Pledge, an international cross-industry commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism. As a signatory, Henkel commits to achieve net-zero...
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Rollable Like a Tube
Beiersdorf reports a breakthrough in bottles for Nivea body lotion: a new packaging design uses 50 percent less plastic. The bottle can be rolled up, similar to a toothpaste tube,...
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Aldi UK To Introduce Fully Recyclable Packaging For Own-Brand Cereals
Aldi UK has announced plans to introduce 100% recyclable packaging for its private label cereals by the end of this year. The move will see the retailer replace the plastic...
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Spar Austria Introduces Palm Oil Free Christmas Cookies
Spar Austria has announced that it has rolled out a new range of private label Christmas cookies that are free from palm oil. The range also includes vanilla croissants, spicy...
Read moreMagazine: Wieners and frankfurters: A developing category
Wieners and frankfurters still have the biggest share in the meat product category, 14 percent in value and 20 percent in volume. Data by Pick Szeged reveal that volume sales...
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Poultry industry in the shadow of COVID
Consumer habits are transforming and the supply chain as well. The pandemic speeds up the process. Demand is shifting towards processed products. Photo: Magánarchívum “While the coronavirusa pandemic affects all...
Read moreHungarians are drinking more wine since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic
Hungarians have been consuming more wine since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and typically do so at home, according to an online survey conducted in October and November 2020...
Read moreVendors trust that customers to keep time zones
Vendors are confident that customers will comply with the new regulation designating time bands, which was introduced to protect against the coronavirus pandemic – Magyar Nemzet wrote on Tuesday. According...
Read moreFood Bank organizes Christmas fundraising in more than 250 stores nationwide to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on those in need
In 2020, in order to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 and help the festive period, the Hungarian Food Bank Association will organize its Christmas Donation Collection this year as well....
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The two-hour time zone clashes with the 19-hour close
And 6.4 million shoppers clashes with 1.9 million in bypassing the time zone when the younger one has to adapt – blokkk.com wrote. It’s a question of when to set...
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The Chef Still Helps! Starring Lidl’s chef and star guests
Lidl Kitchen presents: The latest, sixth volume of Lidl Hungary’s successful cookbook series, titled The Chef Still Helps, has been published. The chain’s cookbook, available in nearly 500,000 copies, holds...
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Varga Mihály: the operational body adopted a six-point financial package
Building on the proposals of the Hungarian Banking Association and the Ministry, the operational body adopted six measures on Tuesday, all of which make financial management simpler, cheaper and faster,...
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The second wave of COVID-19 can easily cause burnout
With the second wave of the pandemic, not only will the number of illnesses increase, but the mental state of office workers may also worsen. Because of the uncertainty, fear...
Read moreAM extends the commitment period of several rural development calls by one year
Due to the length of the legislative procedure for the Common Agricultural Policy after 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture (AM extended the commitment period of three calls for proposals by...
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New store openings in Russia
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the development of the Retail, the FMCG sector and the instore industry. According...
Read moreThe pandemic has multiplied cyber attacks
The number of cyber attacks has risen by nearly 300 percent during the coronavirus pandemic – was said at EY’s online digital market protection event. Hackers can ruin the reputation...
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In November, economic performance in the euro area declined
The economic performance of the euro area declined in November after stagnation in October. According to preliminary data from a survey by the IHS Markit Institute for Economic Research published...
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The turnover of cut flowers defeated the coronavirus
Kenyan cut flower exporters could close a good year, despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic has also caused a number of difficulties for traders in the African country –...
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A Biden-Harris sweep is best for economy, says Fidelity International
A sweeping victory for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in November’s US election plus Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress would be the best outcome for the US economy...
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Aldi Italia Introduces Innovative Food Packaging
Aldi Italia has rolled out an innovative food packaging made of ‘Social Plastic‘ in cooperation with Carton Pack and the Plastic Bank. The initiative aims to help the retailer to...
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Carrefour Spain Reformulates Recipes Of Own-Brand Vegetable Drinks
Carrefour Spain has announced that it has reformulated the recipes of vegetable drinks sold under its private-label brand Carrefour Sensation. The new recipes are suitable for vegans and are enriched...
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Dutch To Ban Cigarette Sales In Supermarkets From 2024
The Netherlands will ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in supermarkets from 2024 in a drive to get more people to give up smoking, the government said....
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Not really a fruitful year
Sió-Eckes Kft. experienced growing value and volume sales in the first quarter of 2020 in the fruit juice, nectar and drink (FJND) market, but marketing manager Anita Pusztai added that...
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AM has launched a campaign to promote the High Quality Food brand scheme
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM), together with the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) and the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC), promotes quality with a state guarantee. The campaign to promote...
Read moreThe shopping time zone for people over 65 is back
Another measure to slow down the pandemic and protect the elderly will come into force: the shopping bar for the elderly will be reintroduced from Tuesday – the Government Information...
Read moreTesco: 45 million HUF for community development and pandemic control
In September this year, Tesco announced for the eighth time its “Your Choose, We Help” community application program. A record number of applications were received at the call of the...
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The number of stores has decreased, but not by that much
Despite market difficulties, the decline in the number of stores did not jump in the first half of 2020 compared to previous years. Although the number of outlets decreased by...
Read moreNMHH: Hungarians used their phones and Internet more as a result of the coronavirus
Call traffic increased by about one-sixth and Internet traffic by one-third in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the number of SMS fell by a...
Read moreThe agricultural organizations in Central and Eastern Europe have taken a position on the new Common Agricultural Policy in a statement
The agricultural chambers of the Visegrád countries, including the National Chamber of Agriculture and Economy, the Czech Agricultural Association and the Romanian Association for Agriculture and Cooperation have formulated their...
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A meat-free diet may be associated with an increased risk of fractures
Followers of a meat-free diet may face a higher risk of fractures, especially hip fractures, according to a new, largest study on the subject to date. The connection may be...
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