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European Court of Auditors: The Union must increase the rate of recycling of plastic packagings
The European Union needs to increase the rate of recycling of plastic packagings, as there is a serious risk that it will not meet its targets for 2025 and 2030,...
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Amazon expands Fresh Grocery delivery service in the UK
Amazon has rolled out its Amazon Fresh service to new locations in the UK. Amazon Prime members outside of London and the South of England, can now order from tens...
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Aldi China opens eighth store
A new ALDI store opens in Shanghai in September. It is the retailer’s eighth store in two years. Situated on Hongguan Road, Hongkou District, the store carries about 1,000 SKUs...
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Smart seeds: Equinom accelerates breeding capabilities with new R&D center
Seed breeding company Equinom is advancing its breeding capabilities to provide novel seed-to-table solutions. The company has a new R&D center that houses all vital departments together – biochemistry, applications,...
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Magazine: Scandals in marketing
On 4 June 2020 Trade Marketing Club held its summer-opening grill party online. Although there was no barbecue and cake eating this time, participants had the opportunity to discuss the...
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Industrial goods shopkeepers are in trouble
More and more industrial goods shopkeepers are complaining that despite their average of about zero profits, shopkeepers, he has been a toddler since the second half of March. And looking...
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Egg Association: egg production this year may be similar to last year’s
According to forecasts, 1.1-1.2 billion eggs can be expected from domestically registered production this year as well, the secretary of the Hungarian Association of Egg Hybrid Breeders and Egg Producers...
Read moreAnalysts: the lack of foreign tourists can also be reflected in the decline in retail sales
The high base data of the previous year and the lack of foreign tourists were mainly reflected in the moderate decline in retail data in August, but the massive wage...
Read moreMinister of Agriculture: despite this year’s weaker production there will be enough honey for domestic consumption
There will be enough honey in Hungary this year. The honey production of about 10 thousand tons and reserves will cover the internal consumption despite the weaker results – Minister...
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Nearly three-quarters of Hungarians have been shopping in their local community since the spring quarantine period
According to a new study by Mastercard, every fourth (74%) customer in Europe is more likely to buy in their local community than a year ago. This ratio is 72%...
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Distinguished from digital education – Tesco Academy’s mobile phone training at any time can replace practical education
The changing work due to Industry 4.0 and the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic make full-fledged digital training increasingly essential. The Tesco Academy has therefore developed a virtual education...
Read moreCoca-Cola HBC: Hungary is committed to creating a more sustainable world
In 2019, the Coca-Cola HBC AG group announced a new growth strategy until 2025. The corporate strategy is based on five key pillars, each of which is essential for responsible,...
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The tradition will not be broken: The 35th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival will be held on October 10-11, 2020
On October 10-11, 2020, the area of ELTE’s Lágymányosi Campus will be populated again by many thousands of runners. During the two days, 11 distances and 9 starts await the...
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Changes in SPAR’s senior management
Bene Nikoletta was asked for the position of e-commerce manager of SPAR. She has been managing the marketing department since March 2014 and has been working for the company since...
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Chamber of Agriculture: the ice mitigation system prevented a lot of damage this year again
The national ice mitigation system prevented a lot of damage again this year: during the 169 days of this year’s defense period, which ended at the end of September, the...
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Sentix’s eurozone investor sentiment index deteriorated slightly in October
After five months of improvement, the Sentix Frankfurt Economic Research Institute’s eurozone investor sentiment index deteriorated slightly in October, signaling growing concerns about a jump in the number of people...
Read moreIn the first eight months, retail sales in Romania grew by 1.3 percent
In the first eight months of the year, the volume of Romanian retail sales increased by 1.3 percent, compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian National...
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Gen Z spending hits all-time low
According to the latest research by Piper Sandler, spending by U.S. Z-generation teens fell 9% from last year. They shop less, but they sell and buy more secondhand items. According...
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VPK Packaging: Dedicated to creating a better future
Since its foundation more than 85 years ago, VPK has never stopped growing. To realize our growth objectives, we count on the commitment and enthusiasm of more than 6.200 employees...
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A new platform for business sustainability
Strategic consulting on the topic of business sustainability will be launched under the name Business Sustainability Program, which can give a new impetus and a competitive advantage to Hungarian companies....
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Do we appreciate the future?
The pandemic showed the fundamental problems of our healthcare, education and food supply systems, but at the same time we could also experience how much cleaner the air and our...
Read morePlastic Pandemic: COVID-19 Trashed The Recycling Dream
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rush for plastic. From Wuhan to New York, demand for face shields, gloves, takeaway food containers and bubble wrap for online shopping has surged....
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Ambev Partners With Lemon Energia For Renewable Energy Project
Ambev, a subsidiary of AB InBev, has entered into a partnership with Lemon Energia for a project that aims to supply renewable energy to small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil...
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Coop Sweden Teams Up With Volta Greentech For Eco-Friendly Milk
Coop Sweden has announced that it has teamed up with Volta Greentech to test the effectiveness of a feed additive that reduces methane emissions from cows. The Swedish start-up claims that its...
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Will Santa’s bag be full of good things?
At the end of 2019 shoppers spent more money on more seasonal sweets than in the same period of 2018. We learned from Kitti Végh, Nestlé Hungária’s brand manager that...
Read moreKSH: the turnover of retail stores decreased by 0.7 percent in August
In August, according to the raw data, the turnover of retail stores decreased by 1.2 percent and calendar effect adjusted by 0.7 percent, compared to the same period of the...
Read moreOKSZ together for customers – ask the elderly to buy in the least crowded hours
For the Members of the National Trade Association, ALDI, AUCHAN, dm, EURONICS, FRESSNAP, IKEA, LIDL, METRO, MEDIA MARKT, MOL, OBI, PENNY MARKET, PRAKTIKER, ROSSMANN, SPAR, TESCO it remains particularly important...
Read moreAccording to a nationwide survey, we are tired of the events around the second wave of the virus
A national survey was conducted on the mask wearing habits of Hungarians and whether our shopping habits have changed since the outbreak of the virus. Every second Hungarian considers it...
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SIÓ-Eckes puts the Hungarian peach into position with startups as the first fruit juice production partner of NAK 2 – TechLab
Hungary’s leading fruit juice producer, as one of the large corporate partners of the 2nd NAK TechLab incubation program launched by the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and Design Terminal...
Read moreThe second wave of Coronavirus has not sped up e-commerce so far
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in September did not cause another leap in e-commerce traffic, according to the Olcsóbbat.hu price comparison portal. The demand for webshop products decreased...
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