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M&S targets doubling of food business after Ocado deal

British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) is targeting a doubling of its 6 billion pound ($7.5 billion) food business, driven by its new joint venture with online supermarket Ocado. M&S...

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Albertsons acts to open online experience to all

Consumers with disabilities may soon find it easier to shop on websites and mobile apps associated with grocery conglomerate Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Cos. is launching an initiative to make its...

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MadeGood introduces allergy-friendly granola snack bar line

Canadian snack brand MadeGood has launched a new range of granola snack bars in the UK that are free from the most common allergens. The vegan and organic line is free...

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Magazine: Tracking: Credible data at every moment

It is an everyday phenomenon with logistics and parcel delivery companies that companies are unabele to keep track of delays. WebEye Telematics Zrt. has developed a system that increases efficiency...

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KSH: the price of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and food products is at the forefront in inflation

Consumer prices were on average 3.4 percent higher in June than a year before. Compared with May an average of 0.2 percent decrese in prices occured – the Central Statistical...

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More than a million people saw the Choose Domestic! video

The community pages of Hungarian Product Trademark Users have also benefited from the Choose Domestic! campaign. 1.2 million people watched the video on Youtube by the end of June. The...

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Exports grew stronger than imports

In May this year, a surplus of 678 million euros was recorded for product and foreign trade, 285 million euros more than in May of the previous year, the Central...

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Consumer protection associations: the majority of webshop are cooperating

The vast majority of Internet merchant companies have been cooperating according to experience, but consumers also need to pay attention to when shopping – the CEO of the National Association...

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Average yield is expected in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county

Average yields are expected in autumn sowing crops, which are the largest part of the sowing area, in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county – the county president of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK)...

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The 32nd Bábolna Farmer Days will be held at the beginning of September

The 32nd Bábolna Farmer Days will be held from 5 to 8 September, which will be one of the co-events of the 79th National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition and...

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The growth of retail sales decreased in the Czech Republic in May

In May, the retail sales growth in the Czech Republic dropped to 2.7 percent, while rose by 6.9 percent in April – the Czech Statistical Office announced on Tuesday in...

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Nébih: Fressnapf calls contaminated dog food back

Fressnapf calls back dog food contaminated with salmonella – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told referring to the chain store. According to the information published on the Nébih...

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McDonald’s home delivery service was launched in Budapest

McDonald’s also began delivering food – Index wrote. The G7 noticed in Netpincér’s hamburger section that McDonald’s home delivery service was launched. McDonald’s network in Hungary currently consists of 89...

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Raspberry Picking Robot

A new robot could help farmers pick up to 25,000 raspberries a day, according to Manufacturers Fieldwork Robotics. The robot was developed by Dr Martin Stoelen, a lecturer in robotics...

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Coles Launches Mum’s Sauce

Australian retailer Coles has launched Mum’s Sause to help raise money for sick children in hospitals across Australia. Fifty cents from each of Mum’s Sause Bolognese 500g jar sold will...

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Brazil Gets Its First ‘Healthy’ Supermarket

Super Saudavel, the first supermarket in Brazil to offer ‘healthy’ products selected by a team of nutritionists, has opened its doors to customers. The store is located in the Alto...

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Magazine: Technology brings major transformation to the Hungarian financial services market

At the end of April more than 400 experts gathered at the FinTechShow conference, where Hungary’s fintech strategy and the fintech programme of the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) were...

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Analysts: growth in retail sales is lower than expected

The slower than expected retail sales of May surprised the analysts. Most of them expect further downturns in the second half of the year, compared to what they saw in...

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There is plenty of Hungarian grain for export

Similarly to last year, five million tons of wheat production is expected in Hungary this year, and not only the supply of the country is secured, but there is also...

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AM: punishment for food counterfeiters to be tightened

According to the amendment of the law of the Parliament, the punishment of food counterfeiters is stricter and they can no longer hide behind other companies after the fraud –...

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Nagy István: to maintain the EU agricultural budget a joint action by the region is needed

The EU agricultural budget for the next seven years should not be reduced, even by increasing the contribution of individual countries, Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said on Friday in...

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The prosecutor’s office found an infringement at every checked webshop

In order to protect the rights of consumers, the prosecutor’s office examined the terms and conditions of sixteen webshops and found an illegal clause in each of them Szabó Ferenc,...

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AM: co-operation is essential in agriculture

Co-operation is essential in agriculture. It is important for farmers to recognize that being a member in a producer co-operation is not a risk, but a security – Feldman Zsolt,...

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A conciliation body is needed to make businesses ready for consumer protection

The experience of the first half of the year shows that it is necessary to prepare businesses for consumer protection in the 21st century – the Budapest Conciliation Body (BBT)...

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The National Soil Center has started

Another strong bastion was created with the launch of the National Soil Center (NFK), which serves the competitiveness of Hungarian agriculture and the transparency of the related activities – Nagy...

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Retail sales in the euro area were weaker than expected

Retail sales in the euro area were weaker than expected in May. In a monthly comparison, decline occurs for the second consecutive month in the volume of traffic as a...

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Szállás.hu bought a Czech tourist company

The Szállás.hu has acquired the Hotel.cz group of companies. The Hungarian accommodation intermediary company can increase its sales revenue by two-thirds, compared to last year. According to the announcement of...

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GKI: Business expectations fell sharply in June

After reaching its two-year low in April and an improvement in May, the GKI economic sentiment index fell to its level of early summer 2017. The deterioration in business expectations...

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LG Grants Use of Door-Ice Making Patents for Premium Refrigerators

LG Electronics (LG) is licensing its patented refrigerator door-ice making technology for use in refrigerators sold by GE Appliances, which Haier acquired in 2016. Terms were not disclosed. The license...

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The future of fuel cards

At the end of May Shell held their ‘Make the Future Live’ event: a 4-day festival in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where the focus was on innovative ideas. The...

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