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Lifebuoy donation to OMSZ
Hand hygiene brand Lifebuoy – recently relaunched by Unilever in Europe and Hungary – donated more than HUF 4.5 million worth of 4,600 hand hygiene gels to the National Ambulance...
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In seven years 750 billion forints will go to food industry development
On 22 April Norbert Erdős, state secretary for food chain supervision at the Ministry of Agriculture, visited the CBA Logistics Centre in Alsónémedi. At the event he told that the...
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‘Let’s make tasty food healthier’
The slogan in the title basically tells everything about the direction to follow, but it depends on many things how much food companies can combine these two criteria. Last year...
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Continente comes out with plant-based product range
Portuguese supermarket chain Continente has unveiled ‘Powered by Plants’, a new private label vegetarian product line. The product range consists of meat-free burgers, nuggets and meatballs made exclusively from vegetable protein....
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Svetofor launches new store format in Serbia
Russian hard discounter Svetofor has debuted with its second store format in Serbia, in the towns of Subotica and Kruševac. The Svetofor supermarket in Kruševac has a retail area of 1,150m²,...
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Lidl Italia introduces household products made of 95 percent recycled plastic
Lidl Italia’s first household products are made with 95 percent recycled plastic. The new range is made by PreZero, the environmental division of the Schwarz Group. PreZero is responsible for recovering...
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Barilla Group unveils Mulino Bianco pancakes in breakfast range
Italy’s Barilla Group has launched ready-to-eat pancakes under its Mulino Bianco bakery breakfast range. Mulino Bianco Pancakes are made with flour, sugar, eggs from free-range hens and 100-percent fresh Italian milk. The pancakes...
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NAK: 17 June is Fruit and Vegetable Day
European Fresh Force is the name of the joint educational programme of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and the European Union. The initiative has been popularising fruit and vegetable...
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Heineken to launch Pure Piraña in Europe too
Heineken plans to introduce its Pure Piraña hard seltzer to the European market this year. At first the brand will be available in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain,...
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Polish company Eurocash acquires stake in Arlehan
Polish retailer Eurocash has bought a 49-percent share in Arlehan, which operates over 100 stores in north-eastern Poland. At a later date Eurocash will acquire 1 more percent of Arlehan. Arlehan employs almost...
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Kifli-partnerships
With just a few clicks on the Kifli.hu website, customers can reach the more than 1,500 most popular products of BENU pharmacies online. This way shoppers don’t have to queue...
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Ocado to eliminate 27 tonnes of plastic waste a year from its private label range
Ocado is reviewing its private label product range. Ocado is revamping its 530-item product range to make its products and branding appear more appealing on screens. In addition to the...
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Carrefour Polska to sell imperfect apples and carrots
Carrefour Polska has announced that customers will be able to buy imperfect carrots and apples at reduced prices at specially marked stands in every Carrefour hyper- and supermarket in the country. The...
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Amazon opens second Just Walk Out store in London
Amazon has opened its second Just Walk Out store in London. The approximately 232m² shop is waiting for customers between 7.00 and 23.00 on every day of the week. The...
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A donation to the frontline of the pandemic from Szentkirályi and PepsiCo
Szentkirályi Magyarország and PepsiCo have donated HUF 40 million to the National Ambulance Service and the Hungarian Interchurch Aid. Levente Balogh, president of Szentkirályi Magyarország told: last year they already...
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Dutch retailer Jumbo tests smart shopping trolleys
Dutch retailer Jumbo trialled a smart shopping trolley featuring cameras, a touchscreen and artificial intelligence capabilities. The pilot projects assesses whether these innovations offer potential future added value for customers....
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Coop becomes Sweden’s most sustainable brand
According to the Sustainable Brand Index 2021 survey, Coop has become Sweden’s most sustainable brand for the fourth time this year. Coop is owned by over 3.6 million members and it...
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Orkla’s Polish expansion
For an undisclosed sum Norway’s Orkla has bought Polish company Ambasador92, through its subsidiary PGD SP. z o. o. Ambasador92 operates in the sale and distribution of bakery and confectionery items in...
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Ferrero rolls out ice cream sticks in France
Italian company Ferrero has unveiled ice cream sticks in France in three varieties – Raffaello coconut ice cream in coconut-almond coating, and Ferrero Rocher in dark and classic variants. The...
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M&M’s Crispy
A new addition to our M&M’s product range: now besides the classic chocolate and hazelnut M&M’s, M&M’s Crispy can also be found on store shelves! The filling is surrounded by...
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Pouch format SHEBA in packs of 12
Tasty 85g pouch format Sheba in packs of 12, in the most optimal 4-pouch variant. The product is made of selected ingredients, without artificial colours or preservatives. Recommended for cats...
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Italian company Enel sells green electricity to Kellogg
Enel – Europe’s biggest utility service provider – has agreed to sell 360 gigawatt hours of green power per year to Kellogg, to help the US food giant reach climate...
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Spar Austria’s new private label focuses on domestic produce
Spar Austria has announced the launch of a new private label range, showcasing local producers on the packaging – Spar Austria seeks to promote domestic agriculture this way. Five Austrian beekeepers will...
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Online marketplace Ozon opens new IT lab in St Petersburg
Online marketplace Ozon has announced the opening of a new IT lab in St Petersburg, where it plans to employ more than 300 developers and engineers. Ozon is the third most valuable...
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Continente to eliminate 400 tonnes of plastic with new water bottles
Portuguese retail chain Continente will change the composition of its private label water bottles as part of its plastic reduction strategy. This step will help in eliminating 400 tonnes of virgin plastic...
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Amazon’s new Polish website launched
In early March online retailer Amazon’s new Polish website went live. This event marks a significant intensification of competition in Poland’s booming e-commerce sector. Amazon launched the site to better...
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Results of the ‘Inno d’Or – Innovation of the Year 2021’ competition announced
With the new competition, organiser Trade magazin seeks to reward value-creating innovations year after year, which satisfy relevant consumer needs, fit into existing trends or have been inspired by actual...
Read moreTesco intends to cut food waste with unwashed potatoes
Tesco has introduced unwashed potatoes to approximately 262 stores in the United Kingdom, in order to reduce food waste. Unwashed potatoes have a longer shelf life, because soil helps to block out...
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Diageo completes Chase Distillery deal
Spirits giant Diageo has completed the acquisition of Chase Distillery in the UK. The deal was given regulatory clearance in February 2021.This acquisition will see the addition of the award-winning Chase...
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