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One of the biggest illegal online trading portals was terminated

One of the largest illegal online trading portals in the world was terminated and its suspected operators three German men were arrested. The Federal Criminal Office (BKA) and the German...

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Zalavíz Zrt. digitized its operations

The Zalavíz Zrt. digitized its operations. The company installed online communication devices and signaling instruments on its water network and water purification plants that support real-time data and accessibility to...

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The lowest number of smartphones was sold in this year’s first quarter in China of the past six years

In China, sales of smartphones dropped by three percent in the first quarter – according to Canalys market research firm. In the first quarter of this year, 88 million smartphones...

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In April, euro area inflation rose to a five months peak

In April, euro area inflation rose to over five-month highs in line with expectations, according to a report by the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, published on Friday. In April,...

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S.Pellegrino Young Chef: Palágyi Eszter is also judging at the international chefs competition

As the next stage of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef’s international chef competition, the organizers announced who will be members of the jury of international gastronomy icons. The selected jury members...

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Thousands of people are looking forward to this year’s Night of Cafés program

Six-eight thousand people are interested in this year’s Night of Cafés. This year, thirty coffees joined to the traditional event – Serfőző Krisztina, organizer of the Saturday program told M1...

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Free-from fresh meats? One step closer to healthy eating

In recent years consumers have become more conscious about what they are eating, and this trend had an impact on the meat industry too. With is premium meat products, Bonafarm...

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Magazine: Chercez la Customer

Cherchez la consumerThis year’s first meeting of the Trade Marketing Club was held on 4 April in the BKIK building.   Péter Szita was the first speaker who introduced the...

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Biometric payment in Bucharest

Carrefour Romania has announced that they are testing a biometric payment system in the Skanska supermarket in Bucharest. The new payment system has been installed at the store’s conventional and...

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Vámos György: retail sales are expanding at a huge pace

Since 2013, retail sales and retail consumption have been growing at a tremendous pace – Vámos György, Secretary General of the National Trade Association told Kossuth Radio. He explained that...

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Nielsen: we fight against aging for five billion a year

The market for facial skin care products is booming: Between April 2018 and March 2019, it generated a turnover of five billion forints, mostly in drugstores. In addition to the...

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The participants in the pig sector expect a relaxation of transport bans

The participants in the pig sector expect a relaxation of transport bans caused by the appearance of African swine fever (ASF) in Hungary. The regionalization agreement with Singapore is a...

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Food safety: growing confidence, incomplete knowledge

The population is increasingly trusting the food safety authority, but Nébih’s Knowledge Test has also revealed that there is still plenty of room for further information. Laboratorium.hu in its latest...

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KSH: export surplus is decreasing

In February, the value of exports in euro was 6.2 percent, imports were 7.3 percent higher than a year before. The foreign trade surplus became 816 million euros. It was...

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Metro’s online shop in Moscow

As part of a pilot project, the Metro chain and delivery service Instamart have launched an online store for Moscow. Customers from Moscow and several districts of the Moscow region...

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Analysts: wage increases are driven by labor shortages

First of all, labor shortages are driving wages up and strong growth can last until the favorable pace of economic growth persists – market analysts commented on the latest report...

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Self-Regulatory Summit in Paris

The leaders of the self-regulatory organizations of 24 countries and the leaders of the European and world organizations of the advertising industry discussed in Paris for three days. On the...

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Water use for extraordinary irrigation is already available

In order to prevent or mitigate agricultural damage due to the spring drought, the government has introduced the use of water for extraordinary irrigation purposes for farmers. The farmers need...

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Fiesta de Vino – Spanish Wine Festival in Budapest

Seventy Spanish wineries will represent themselves with more than three hundred wines on Friday at the Danube Palace at the Fiesta de Vino Spanish Wine Festival, where guests can also...

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#Don’t stay out: the national campaign of Always and Hungarian Red Cross aims to help girls living in deep poverty

The campaign of Always and Hungarian Red Cross has been launched, aimed at alleviating menstrual poverty affecting young girls. Always Outstandingly Supporting the Red Cross’s Work in Hungary. This year,...

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MLBKT: the purchasing manager index increased in April

The seasonally adjusted April value of the Purchasing Manager Index was 54.9 points, higher than the 52.5 in March, indicating that respondents reported about better processed than in the previous...

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Unilever North America ramps up its plastic reduction efforts

Unilever North America is implementing a three-part plan to accelerate and expand the company’s plastic waste reduction commitments in the region. The scheme aims to provide better choices for plastic...

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The declaration area for the 2019 food chain supervision fee is already available

The electronic declaration interface for the food chain supervision fee was opened on the website of the National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih). There is a possibility for food chain...

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SuperShop wins a MagyarBrands award!

The MagyarBrands programme rewards successful Hungarian brands. This year the jury of independent experts decided: SUPERSHOP IS AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS BRAND, one of the TOP Hungarian business brands! We are proud...

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Magazine: Exciting trade programmes at the ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ award ceremony

On 11 April the award ceremony of the ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ competition was held in Aquincum Hotel Budapest. FMCG companies were competing with 29 campaigns in 6...

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Local hero Profi expected to take market leadership in Romania

Despite strong market presence of Schwarz Group’s Kaufland hypermarkets and Lidl discounters, domestic minimarket operator Profi is forecasted to become the number one grocer in the country in 2023. In...

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Discounter Penny Introduces Reusable Nets for Fruit And Vegetables

German discounter Penny is trialling two different variants of reusable ‘nets’ for fruit and vegetable products, in order to reduce the amount of packaging used. The test will last for...

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Sainsbury’s-Owned Argos Opens First Self-Service Store In London

Argos has opened its first self-service store in a Sainsbury’s outlet, in Dulwich in south London, offering a checkout-free shopping experience to consumers. The retailer has installed ‘Pay@Browse’ areas that...

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Flexible packaging for the circular economy: Huhtamaki launches blueloop

Global food and drink packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has launched blueloop, a new range of recyclable, flexible packaging made of mono-material PP, PE and paper. The new range builds on the...

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The power of colours in selling products

The moment of truth: the shopper is standing in front of the shelves and makes a decision. Will it be your product that they put in their basket or your...

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