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Reál opened a modern supermarket last year
Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft. operates approximately 1,500 stores from which more than 300 work in a franchise system. All of the eight member companies serve as regional centres. Reál convenience stores bigger than...
Read moreKSH: the Hungarian economy grew by five percent in the first quarter
According to the raw data, Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.3 percent. According to the seasonally and calendar effect adjusted and balanced data the Hungarian gross domestic product...
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Tesco wants to be a role model
Zsolt Pártos, operations director of Tesco Hungary told us that they would like to be a role model for everyone with Tesco’s CSR programme: the food saving programme is already...
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Responsible innovations from Lidl
Lidl has 180 stores and employs more than 5,000 people in Hungary. The retailer pays special attention to working with Hungarian suppliers, and thanks to this almost 60 percent of the...
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CBA: Development can’t stop
In 2018 CBA’s Príma network strengthened further and the company continued turning the franchise system into a real service provider franchise. CBA president Vilmos Lázár told that they had launched...
Read moreKSH: agricultural data collecting started in case of individual farms
Agricultural data collection began on Wednesday; the survey, which lasts until June 15, concerns 484 settlements in the country. The aim of the action is to explore the economic activity...
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Auchan anniversary, combined with a strategic renewal
In 2018 Auchan celebrated 20 years in Hungary. Dominique Ducoux, CEO of Auchan Retail Magyarország told that they had opened new supermarkets and superstores, and today Auchan is already waiting...
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Green Brands brand marketing
Independent international brand marketing organisation Green Brands started its Hungarian training programme with two ‘Academies’ in April and May. Ákos Kozák, the first speaker at the April event made an...
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Nespresso coffee machines are already available in Auchan
Another milestone has arrived in the life of Nespresso. The brand has expanded its range of collaborative partners with the convenience of customers, so Nespresso is waiting the customers in...
Read moreTesco develops the financial awareness of its staff
Tesco launched a national campaign called “Financial Practices” for its staff. In May, in cooperation with the Hungarian National Bank, the Ministry of Finance and the State Audit Office, they...
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FruitVeB: rainy weather was good for horticultural crops
The rainy weather of the past few weeks has been good for outdoor horticultural crops, but rain also increases the risk of infections – FruitVeB explains in its latest report...
Read moreEcfin: growth forecast for Hungary
The European Commission has improved Hungary’s economic growth forecast for 2019 and 2020 in its spring forecast, but warned that there were more and more signs of overheating in the...
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The quality of public catering can be enhanced with high quality ingredients
It is an important goal to prepare healthy and safe foods mainly from local and bio-based ingredients in public catering, which quantitatively and qualitatively meet the physiological needs of the...
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Colorants over limit were found in candy for children
More than permitted quinoline yellow and unlabeled tartrazine dyes were detected by the Slovak authorities in a tongue coloring candy intended for children. The National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih)...
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Employment in the euro area increased more than expected
Employment in the euro area increased more than expected in the first quarter, compared to a year before – according to data reported by the European Union Statistical Office (Eurostat)...
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SPAR: progress in every area
SPAR Magyarország closed 2018 with an almost 10-percent sales increase. The company invested HUF 32 billion in building 6 new stores and modernising another 17 last year. Sales of the franchise...
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Even nicer stores and better sales results from Rossmann
Last year Rossmann celebrated 25 years in Hungary. Our magazine interviewed managing director László Flórián. Which were the most important events and results for Rossmann in 2018? – Obviously the main...
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dm: focusing on the loyalty programme and the online channel
Sales by dm Kft. jumped nearly 8 percent in the first half of the 2019 financial year with a turnover of EUR 172.586 million. Marketing and PR manager Roland Kanyó informed...
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Randstad Employer Brand Research 2019 – Will there be enough workers in retail trade and in the FMCG sector?
Várkert Bazár hosted the event where the results of the Randstad Employer Brand Research were presented for the sixth time. Jacques van den Broek, global CEO of Randstad was also...
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The future workplace: how to automate intelligently
Automation is now a key pillar of any digital transformation program. But what process and functions should you automate first? And how do you make sure that it’s roles, not...
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For DACHSER, sustainability is a must
DACHSER is committed to sustainable corporate policies which this family-owned enterprise pursues with great commitment and consciousness of its responsibilities. As a central pillar of DACHSER’s corporate philosophy and value...
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Free From Plastics Packaging Exhibition and Conference 2019 Comes To Barcelona
Free From Plastics Packaging 2019, Europe’s most focused exhibition on plastic-free and plastic alternatives in packaging, will be held on 28 and 29 May in Barcelona. Aimed at attracting European...
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Lidl Introduces New Water SKU To Support Aid Agency
Discounter Lidl is launching a new mineral water under the name ‘Dein Wasserspender’ (Your Water Dispenser) in order to support the aid organisation ‘SOS Kinderdorf e.V.’ (SOS Children’s Village). For...
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Coop Switzerland Expands Gluten And Lactose-Free Baked Goods Range
Swiss retailer Coop has added new products to its gluten and lactose-free baked goods range. The assortment includes a number of different flours, millet flakes, baking mixtures and several baking...
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Megacities: Giant cities where we live
In 10 years’ time there will be 38 megacities on planet Earth. By 2030 about 60 percent of the planet’s population will be living in cities – reveals a study...
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GfK has analysed the European retail sector
GfK’s ‘European retail in 2019’ study analyses trends and developments in 32 European countries, and it makes sales forecasts for 2019, serving as a kind of handbook for decision-makers in...
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Good start of the year, but uncertainty follows
Various international growth forecasts predict a slowdown in the European Union in 2019. As for Hungary, a 3.5-percent GDP growth is likely after last year’s plus 4.9 percent. In the...
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Poultry meat export gains momentum
According to the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), in April the European Commission published a short-term forecast that says: in 2019 the EU’s beef production will represent a volume...
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Chamber of Agriculture: the Hungarian food industry supplies more than ten million people
Currently, the Hungarian food industry is serving more than ten million people, but with technological and other developments, it could provide reliable, healthy food to as many as twenty million...
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