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How much money do you lose by transporting air?
According to a global survey conducted by Forbes Insights and DS Smith, if packaging isn’t optimal, empty space is being transported together with the products – 34 percent of the...
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Spar Austria Launches Sugar-Free Soda Water
Spar Austria has launched a new range of own-brand, flavoured soda water that is free of sugar, artificial colours, and added sweeteners or sugar alternatives. The new range is available...
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Sainsbury’s To Install Water Bottle Refill Stands In Supermarkets
UK retailer Sainsbury’s has announced plans to install fresh water stands in 326 supermarkets in the UK. The refill stands, which will be available from August, will help in reducing...
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Unilever Introduces Wrapper-Less, Multipack Ice Cream In The UK
Unilever has announced that it has launched its first wrapper-less, multipack ice cream for the Solero Organic Peach range in the UK. The move is a part of a trial project,...
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Magazine: Common Agricultural Policy 2020: development, the new generation and worries
HG Media and Haszon Agrár Magazin organised a conference in May, titled ‘In focus: Common Agricultural Policy 2020’. Hungary’s agricultural output was 3.6 percent bigger in 2018 than in 2017...
Read moreThe turnover of soft drinks, beers and ice creams has increased significantly
The turnover of mineral waters, soft drinks, beers and ice creams has increased significantly in recent days – the commercial chains informed MTI. Fodor Attila, Communications Director of CBA Kereskedelmi...
Read moreThe harvest can begin at the end of June
The harvest of autumn-sown field crops can start as usual at the end of June, after Peter and Paul’s Day – Petőházi Tamás, National Class President of the National Agricultural...
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Borsodi Brewery would expand on foreign markets
Thanks to its investments, the Borsodi Sörgyár (Borsodi Brewery) can become a regional manufacturing center and can expand abroad. According to the company’s announcement published on Friday, the 12 million...
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The wines of the Parliament were chosen for the third time
The wines of the Parliament were chosen for the third time in eight categories: the best items of the competition will represent Hungary at the most important events of the...
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Have you ever heard about dry beer?
When describing wines, the word dry is familiar, but fewer people already know that there is a beer, with a taste, which can also be described this way. It is...
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The renewed Hableány Wine Center was handed over in Badacsony
The Hableány wine center was handed over in Badacsonytomaj. The 2300 square meters facility was renewed from 1 billion HUF. The building works primarily as a winemaking plant in the...
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AM: Morocco will be the honorary guest of the 79th OMÉK
Morocco will be the honorary guest of the 79th National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition (OMÉK), that will be held from 26 to 29 September, at the Hungexpo Budapest Fair...
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More than forty-five exhibitors at this year’s Debrecziner Gourmet Festival
More than forty-five exhibitors, including restaurants, confectioneries, small producers, will introduce themselves from Friday to Sunday at the 4th Debrecziner Gourmet Festival on the shore of Lake Békás, the organizers...
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The Hungarian Opera Gin was introduced in the homeland of Gin
The first craft gin of Hungary, the Opera Gin Budapest, was introduced today at one of the largest gin festivals in the world. The organizers of the Junipalooza in London...
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The opening of the 15th Lavender Week events in Tihany started with the opening of the lavender evaporator
The launch of the 15th Lavender Weeks started with the opening of the lavender evaporator in Tihany on Friday. The investment cost almost 180 million HUF. Tóth József, Managing Director...
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The EU adopted a regulation on market surveillance of unsafe goods
The Council of the European Union adopted a regulation strenghtening market surveillance protocol in order to introduce only safe products to the market – the EU Council said on Friday....
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The European economy is expanding next year
The European economy has been growing for the seventh year and is expected to grow further in 2020. The economies of all Member States are strengthening, despite less favorable conditions...
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MNKSZ: the interests of Hungarian retailers represented in the European Union
The Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ) represents the interests of 100-percent Hungarian-owned retailers. Combined sales revenue of the 260 members exceeds HUF 1,000 billion in a year. 70 percent of...
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More than Half of Consumers Would Pay More for Sustainable Products Designed to Be Reused or Recycled,
More than half of consumers said they would pay more for sustainable products designed to be reused or recycled, according to results of a survey from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The...
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Pingo Doce Uses Plastic From Oceans For Packaging
On World Ocean Day, Portuguese retailer Pingo Doce introduced a dishwashing detergent packed in a material that uses plastics from the ocean. The packaging of ‘Detergente Concentrado Oceano Ultra Pro’...
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Coca-Cola And Costa Unveil Ready-To-Drink Canned Coffee Range
Coco-Cola has unveiled a new range of Costa-branded, ready-to-drink, canned cold coffee range. The cola giant will first launch Costa Coffee Ready-To-Drink in Great Britain followed by China and Poland....
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Sainsbury’s Tests Reverse Vending Machine For Recycling
UK retailer Sainsbury’s is testing a reverse vending machine in its Lincoln Superstore which allows customers to return plastic bottles for recycling. The machine accepts bottles of up to 3...
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Discreet safety even ‘on those days’
Procter&Gamble’s experts reported to us that 2018 had brought a sales growth for the whole segment, and sales of P&G’s Always brand had elevated by two-digit numbers. Under the Always...
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A comprehensive salt reduction program was launched by SPAR
The store chain has long been committed to a healthy lifestyle. Another example of this is that, in parallel with the reduction of sugar in its own products, it produces...
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More than two billion HUF developments at Savencia’s Veszprém plant
The Savencia Fromage & Dairy Magyarország Zrt. carries out a more than two billion HUF worth development in it plant in Veszprém – the company told MTI. At the beginning...
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New leader at Unilever Magyarország and the Adriatic region
Alberto Di Leo has been appointed as the Managing Director for Unilever Magyarország and the Adriatic region, who will also be a member of the executive team for Eastern Europe....
Read moreFruitVeB: What we can expect from the sour cherry season
European sour cherry production and market positions. Four countries, mainly Poland, Hungary, Serbia and Germany, make up about 300-400 thousand tons of production in the sour cherry market. Germany’s production...
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SPAR announces a product innovation competition for domestically-made food
The Hungaricool SPAR Innovation Competition will be launched with the support of the Agrarian Marketing Center. For two months, SPAR, within its unique initiative will be looking for innovative, rich...
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The Market Night is about delicacies this year
The ingredients of high-end restaurants will be presented this year at the Market Night, where participants can also taste red bananas and black garlic. The latter is such a novelty...
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On the occasion of the World Day of Blood Donors, the Alföldi Tej and the Hungarian Red Cross encourages people with one million boxes of milk to donate blood
Every year, we celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) on 14 June. The World Day aims to thank blood donors for their donated blood donations, and draws attention to the...
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