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Coca-Cola: empty bottles and aluminum boxes are values even if they belong to the competitors!
The goal of all of us is to create a circular economy. However, this can only be done through joint efforts and if the packaging waste goes to the right...
Read moreHungarian live pork and meat exports fell
The volume of Hungarian live pork and pork exports fell last year, while prices fell significantly- agrarszektor.hu , wrote. The fall in prices has already been reflected in processors’ transfer...
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New CEO at the head of Cofidis Magyarország
Jean-François Rémy will take up the position of CEO of the Hungarian Branch of Cofidis from 1 December 2020. The specialist with international and Central European regional experience has been...
Read moreCorporate liquidations peaked in January
According to Opten, the level of liquidations peaked in January as a mixed-impact effect of the Covid pandemic, but the number of start-ups was also close to record, according to...
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“Equal Opportunities, Fairness” Rare Diseases Week 2021
There are millions of people worldwide with a rare and congenital disorder, and about 700,000 in Hungary. As more than half of those affected are newborns, infants and young children,...
Read moreIn Slovakia, shopkeepers, taxi drivers and inspectors are also vaccinated
The Slovak Ministry of Health has announced that from the weekend, vendors of grocery stores, taxi drivers, bus drivers and inspectors, as well as flight attendants will be able to...
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Strong partnerships are more important than ever
The pandemic is fundamentally changing the private label partnership. That’s the conclusion of a special industry panel of retailers and manufacturers conducted during PLMA’s virtual Annual Roundtable Conference. More than...
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MEKH: The use of new energy labels is mandatory from Monday
The use of the new energy labels on certain products of technical stores and in the product brochures of web stores is mandatory from Monday, the Hungarian Energy and Public...
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Walmart pushes zero waste efforts with ‘bagless’ pilot
In an effort to cut back on the use of disposable plastic bags, Walmart has started a “bagless” pilot in Vermont, according to a blog post on Monday from the...
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Essity Announces Partnership With WWF
Essity, the company behind the Cushelle brand, has announced a special partnership with WWF, pledging £150,000 to support the recovery of koalas impacted by the fires and their habitats. The partnership...
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Metro And Loop Launch Reusable Packaging Solution
Metro France has partnered with the Loop initiative to reduce single-use plastic packaging in stores. The partnership relies on Loop’s reuse deposit service, where the customer purchases and uses a product, but...
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Report from the boardroom (Part 1) – An interview with Rezső Rózsai, CEO of KPMG Hungary
In our new series Judit Szalóky Tóth, a Boyden Executive Search partner makes interviews with executives. This time she asks questions from Rezső Rózsai, CEO of KPMG Hungary. Mr Rózsai...
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KSH: real earnings grew by 6.2 percent in 2020
The average gross earnings of full-time employees were 449,400 HUF last December, 10.6 percent higher than a year earlier. In 2020, gross average earnings reached 403,600 HUF and net average...
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Gulyás: Restrictions will remain until March 15
The government will maintain the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic unchanged until March 15 – Gulyás Gergely, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said at the Government...
Read moreLidl gradually increases the proportion of sustainable cotton in its own branded textile products
Lidl has set a goal to procure cotton from 100% sustainable sources by the end of 2022. An important step towards achieving this goal is the partnership with the “Cotton...
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The Chamber of Agriculture is initiating the expansion of interest-free restart quick loan holders
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) is initiating the government to allow suppliers in difficulty due to restrictions on catering facilities to participate in the interest-free restart quick loan loan...
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Self scanning: dm helps to shop fast with a new service!
Independent, contactless and fast shopping? Dm introduced a new service at the end of 2020: with the help of an application, customers can scan the products themselves, then pack them...
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HELL ENERGY strengthens with vitamin drinks
HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. is expanding its offer with a new product category on the Hungarian and international markets. The DeLaVie and Fizzy non-carbonated and carbonated vitamin drinks of Swiss...
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The time for stakeholder capitalism has come
Following last year’s regional consultation, the members’ meeting of the Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) hosted Peter Bakker, President and CEO of WBCSD, who gave a presentation on...
Read moreA slaughterhouse in Pest county was closed by Nébih
Due to serious violations, the operation of a pig slaughterhouse in Pest County had to be suspended with immediate effect, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI on...
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Economic sentiment in the euro area and in the EU improved in February
Economic sentiment in the euro area improved better than expected in February, according to a report by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) on Thursday,...
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Amazon Fresh debuts its 10th store, 100th and 1000th ight come
The online giant has opened its 10th Fresh store in the U.S. on 25th Feb. 2021. The 45,000-square-foot store opens with an assortment of mainstream, local and private label grocery...
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Bisnode analysis: payment morale improved in Hungary in 2020
Payment morale in Hungary has improved, more bills were settled on time in 2020 than in 2019, Bisnode told MTI on Wednesday. They added that last year fewer companies issued...
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Analysts: base rate remained unchanged as expected
The market did not expect the central bank base rate to change, the decision of the Monetary Council of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) on Tuesday met analysts’ expectations, experts...
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A foreign plant can cover the sand steppes
Researchers at the Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Ecological Research Center of Eötvös Loránd University investigated the changes in the growth and seed yield and mass of the...
Read moreMcDonald’s straws on eBay
It caused a great deal of controversy when McDonald’s announced that it would replace its plastic straws with an environmentally friendly paper alternative. Following the news, some have filed a...
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Deloitte: women’s sports is a growing business in
The gap between revenues from men’s and women’s sports is narrowing, and while the latter is still far behind in this area, there is growing potential for sponsors and investors...
Read moreG20 exports and imports increased in the last quarter of last year
G20 exports and imports increased in the last quarter of last year. Third-quarter brought expansion while a significant decline was recorded in the first half of the year as a...
Read moreDestatis has improved its fourth quarter German GDP growth estimate
Destatis has improved its fourth-quarter GDP growth data for Germany from its first estimate in the second estimate released by the German federal statistical office Destatis on Wednesday. In the...
Read moreEconomic indicators have improved slightly in Austria
In Austria, economic indicators have improved somewhat due to a cautious opening two weeks ago after a full closure previously ordered due to the coronavirus pandemic – Finance Minister Gernot...
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