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German retailer Kaufland launches new hypermarket concept in Romania
German retailer Kaufland revamped its store on Soseaua Colentina in Bucharest and brought there a new concept of hypermarket that offers clients “a completely modernized shopping experience inspired by shopping...
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Bel Group Renews Partnership With WWF For Sustainable Dairy Farming
Bel Group, the maker of Babybel cheese, has announced that it has renewed its partnership with WWF France for a period of three years. The partnership will enable the organisations...
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Three Coca-Cola Brands To Incorporate 100% rPET Packaging
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced that its brands Honest, Glacéau Smartwater and Chaudfontaine will switch to packaging made of 100% recycled plastic in Europe. The move will reduce the...
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Magazine: Moscow: a place where we can learn a lot
At the end of March I flew to Moscow to visit the POPAI Russian Awards in-store display contest, and to participate in the POPAI meeting as president of the Hungarian...
Read moreAM: 435.7 billion forints have already been paid in the rural development program
In the rural development program (vp) 435.7 billion HUF was paid already to the applicants, 34.2 percent of the 1274.6 billion HUF commitment – the Minister of Agriculture informed on...
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Lidl Magyarország is a sevenfold Superbrands Prize winner
In 2019, Lidl Magyarország won one of the most important international brand evaluation awards, the Superbrands. The prestigious award has now been awarded for the seventh time by the store...
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From the end of June, a new support helps to keep skilled workers in agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) has developed a new support scheme for the poultry and pig sector. The applications for support can be submitted to the Hungarian State Treasury from...
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Try it before you buy it! Brands can be tested at the weekend at the BRAND TESTER Park
The speedy expansion of webshops made shopping more convenient and faster – whether it was clothes, food or services. The only downside is that we can’t try the products we...
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Coca-Cola: conscious design less stress, healthier life
How do we maintain our physical and mental health despite stress? How can we stay balanced in the rush of everyday life? The Coca-Cola Company asked two experts – psychologist...
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The real PI-water is already available in bottles
Elixina, the first bottled, retail PI water available in retail, was released on the market. It is based on high-quality, internationally recognized, award-winning mineral water, which is especially healthy due...
Read moreLondon analysts expect less global growth than expected
According to recent forecast of financial analysts from London, the Chinese-US trade conflict is worsening the investor climate in the global economy, and are expected to see slower global growth...
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The euro area trade surplus was higher than expected in April
In April, the European Union Statistical Office, Eurostat, reported a surplus that was lower than a year ago, but a larger than expected surplus occured in the euro area’s foreign...
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Pizza delivery in rolling handbags
Founded by former Google developers, Nuro has gathered a staggering 940 million USD capital from investors to bring Italian fast food to its customers in huge designer handbags rolling on...
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Inflation decreased in the EU
Inflation dropped to a one-year low in the euro area in May and consumer prices continued to fall across the EU – Eurostat announced on Tuesday, confirming the preliminary data...
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FAO: Food prices rise amid weak production outlook for maize
Global food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, pushed up by rising prices of cheese and maize due to adverse weather conditions. The FAO Food Price Index,...
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Colgate-Palmolive Designs Recyclable Toothpaste Tube
Colgate-Palmolive has announced that it has completed the design of a recyclable toothpaste tube that sets a new standard in the industry. The new tube was quick to receive recognition...
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Sustainability at centre of Coles’ refreshed strategy
Coles is aiming to become “Australia’s most sustainable supermarket” with a refreshed strategy focused on its online and own brand offerings. The supermarket will expand its own brand convenience and...
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Coop Norge’s Extra Opens 24-Hour, Self-Service Grocery Store
Coop Norge has announced that its low-cost chain Extra has launched the country’s first ‘unattended’ grocery store in Bogstadveien in Oslo. The store serves round the clock and operates as...
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Magazine: Little sugar, big taste
Two factors have a big influence on the market of home preserving supplies: the weather and the quantity of fruit harvested. Last year there was a cold and rainy spring,...
Read moreThe pace of agricultural producer price increases is barely moderating
In April, producer prices increased by 6.6 percent after a 7.0 percent increase in March and an average 8.0 percent increase of the first two months – according to the...
Read moreThe government expects economic growth of around 4 percent in the coming years
The government expects sustained high economic growth of around 4 percent in the coming years; the growth forecast for next year is 4.0 percent, while 4.1 percent for 2020, 4.2...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: the price of sour cherries may double
The price of sour cherries could double, compared last year due to spring droughts and high temperature fluctuations – the president of the the national horticultural and supplier department of...
Read moreKSH: The production of food, beverage and tobacco products grew by 11 percent
The growth rate of food, beverage and tobacco products accelerated: output in April increased by 10.9 percent year-on-year. The Central Statistical Office (KSH) registered a double-digit growth again after 15...
Read moreThe EU will increase the support of the beekeeping sector to 120 million euros
The European Commission will provide 120 million euros (38.6 billion HUF) to support the European Union beekeeping sector over the next three years. This funding represents an increase of 12...
Read moreITM: digital economy needs digitally skilled workers
The digital economy needs digitally skilled workers. To support this, the government has adopted a ministerial proposal on the development and introduction of a digital competence framework system – Pölöskei...
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Champagne June Great Tasting with two hundred champagnes of the world
With over 200 items from over 30 domestic and 60 foreign champagne houses and professional and master courses await the audience at the Champagne June Great Tasting (Pezsgő Június Nagykóstoló)...
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Drone war between Amazon and Walmart
The transformation of the retail sector shows well that the two giant companies, Walmart and Amazon are competing with each other for more drone patents – portfolio.hu wrote after Financial...
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Melon cubes from Japan
This year, the transportation of special cubic melons were launched from Zentsuji, Japan. Some local farmers produce these melons, which serve more as ornamental than as fruit – origo wrote...
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NAV seized 2200 counterfeit branded products
In one of the capital markets, the inspectors of NAV not only seized more than 2200 counterfeit branded products, but also found the false signal printing machine – index wrote....
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