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Vegan fashion in the UK

Clothes and accessories that are free of skin and all other animal ingredients are sold in the UK stores of Marks & Spencer, Zara and New Look – origo wrote...

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Increasing global and EU demand in the dairy market

There is a growing demand on the dairy market world-wide and in the European Union – the Director-General of the Agricultural Research Institute told on Tuesday, in Velence at the...

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M&S opts for glitter-free Christmas cards & wrap

Marks & Spencer has said it has removed glitter from its entire Christmas celebration range this year, in a bid to improve recyclability and reduce the impact of microplastics on...

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Walmart Pilots Pollinator Gardens at Stores in 3 States

Walmart Inc. revealed that it has planted 21 pollinator gardens at stores in Oregon, Washington state and North Carolina. The gardens are designed to beautify the stores’ outdoor grounds while...

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Female Founder Building A Plastic-Free Beauty Brand

A beauty and fashion photographer for more than two decades, Toler-Phillips had worked with celebs, models, and industry leaders. At heart, she says, she’s been an animal lover and environmentalist...

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GKI: How long can excessive economic growth last?

According to April-May data, the growth rate of the Hungarian economy started to slow down in the second quarter compared to the record high dynamism of the first quarter. However,...

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KSH: earnings continued to rise

In June, average gross earnings were 364,800 HUF, 10.6 percent higher than the year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) told MTI on Friday. According to the data of...

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Nagy István: strategic goal is to establish a domestic soybean processing plant

A domestic processing plant would serve the domestic preservation of the soy produced in Hungary and the whitening of the sector, therefore its establishment is a strategic goal – Nagy...

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Due to the start of school, the stores expect heavy traffic

Supermarkets are expecting heavy traffic this weekend; most families go shopping for school after August 20, and weekends through mid-September are particularly busy – department store chains told MTI. Auchan...

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Dreher gets a new variant

In spring, the Dreher variant family has been renewed in appearance and in ingredients, and Red Ale has also been added. Now another member of the brand’s portfolio is expanding:...

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According to a survey, 77 percent of Hungarian workers believe that their jobs are secure

77 percent of Hungarian workers believe their job position will be secure for at least five years, while 82 percent believe the company they will be operating within five years’...

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The programs of the Kiskunfélegyháza Goose Festival are extended every day

All eleven districts of Bács-Kiskun County will present their values at the Kiskunfélegyháza Goose Festival on 6 and 7 September in the framework of County Days. Kovács-Csonka Szilvia, director of...

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Plum days in Szarvas this year again

During the plum season the Szarvasi Plum Days are organized this year again. In addition to the culinary experience, the three-day event is open for visitors from 6 to 8...

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Foreign trade of services generated 2.3 billion euros in the second quarter

Exports of services in euros grew by 1.4 percent and imports by 1.8 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter of last year. Assets...

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Oracle: One-third of the consumers are immediately distracted by a brand because of a bad experience

More than a third of consumers will immediately lose track of a brand when it comes to bad experiences – according to Oracle’s new survey. According to the survey, 88...

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Retail sales decreased in Germany

Retail sales in Germany fell more than expected, and at the strongest pace of this year, in July compared to the previous month – as another sign that Europe’s largest...

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Consumer spending in the United States rose sharply in July

Consumer spending in the United States rose sharply in July, which may ease the fears of a recession in the financial markets, but consumption growth is unlikely to be sustained...

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A Brexit test is being held for freighters on the French-British border

“Brexit test” on freight vehicles takes place in the northern French port city of Calais on the French-British border – French budget minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Friday. The two-month...

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Shoppers like mobile messaging apps

According to a recent study conducted by Kenshoo in the UK and France, 51 percent of messaging app users thinks reading messages is faster than verbal communication. 48 percent of...

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World food prices slide marginally in July

Global food commodity prices saw a slight decline in July, led by lower prices for some cereals, dairy and sugar, more than offsetting firmer prices for meat and oils. The...

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K Group To Introduce Carbon Footprint Calculator For Food Items

Finland’s K Group has announced that it is to add a new feature to its K-Ostokset tool that will show customers the carbon footprint of their food purchases. The K-Ostokset tool is...

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Generation Z has two faces

A study conducted by IBM and the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that the so-called Generation Z – consumers born in the 1990s and early 2000s – will consist of...

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Best of both worlds: Coca-Cola US water brand to launch plant-based rPET HybridBottle

Coca-Cola bottled water brand DASANI has announced a series of landmark sustainability moves, including the introduction of the HybridBottle. The HybridBottle is Coca-Cola’s first US pack to be made with...

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Norwegians Shopping In Sweden More, Spending Less In Home Market

Norwegian consumers are crossing the border into Sweden more often, while also spending less in domestic supermarkets, new data has found. The data, from Statistics Norway, found that in the...

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Nielsen: gluten-free life for 80 billion a year

Gluten-free foods accounted for 4 percent of the total value-added domestic retail trade turnover between July 2018 and June 2019, which amounts to nearly 80 billion HUF. Among other things,...

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Nagy István: agriculture will be able to produce more safely and competitively next year

The expanding agriculture budget will allow safer and more competitive production in 2019, the agriculture minister said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. Nagy István stressed that from...

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The turnover of the packaging industry increased

The packaging industry had a turnover of about 630 billion HUF in the Hungarian market last year, an increase of nearly 9 percent, compared to the base year of 2017...

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The Catch it! mobile application encourages fish consumption

The Ministry Agriculture has introduced the “Catch it!” campaign, a mobile application that users can download for free – the Agricultural Marketing Center told MTI. Downloaders of the app can...

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Investments increased by 18.8 percent in the second quarter

In the second quarter, the dynamic expansion of national investments continued throughout the year. The volume of developments was 18.8 percent above last year’s level of 16.2 percent – the...

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New and renewed SPAR supermarkets in the Danube Plaza and in Tatabánya

At the end of August, two up-to-date stores were opened in the chain. As part of the company’s modernization program, supermarkets are waiting for shoppers in a comfortable environment with...

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