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IKEA understands Prince Harry and Princess Meghan
Ikea posted an ad on Instagram in response to the decision of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry – origo wrote after Express.co.uk. Ikea, clearly the winner of the Millennium, posted...
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‘Only one thing is constant in life: change’
Detki Keksz, the biggest Hungarian-owned biscuit company in the country sells more than 10,000 tons of products to millions of households every year. Our magazine asked managing director Péter Koósa...
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Magazine: Which trade shows to choose in 2020?
Szilvia Máté, managing director of BD-Expo Kft. recommends the following trade shows: EuroShop – 16-20 February 2020, Düsseldorf EuroShop is the No.1 retail trade show in the world, it is...
Read moreHalf a million children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products in school programs this year
Hundreds of thousands of children will receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products through school milk, school fruit and school vegetables programs. The government will spend a total of 7.81...
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Hungary awaits the visitors to the Berlin International Green Week with artisanal delicacies and heritage preservation programs
The International Green Week in Berlin is not only one of the largest agricultural, food and horticultural consumer fairs in Europe, but also a major agricultural policy meeting place –...
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Tesco customers can vote for 40 million HUF support
The “You Choose We Help” program starts in the Tesco stores on 20 January. The supermarket chain has announced a tender program for local communities, which Tesco customers can now...
Read moreBisnode: the number of Hungarian companies reduced further last year
More than 5 percent more companies were founded and 3.6 percent fewer companies were lost last year, but that was not enough to reverse the decline in the number of...
Read moreNagy István said in Berlin that the efficiency of agriculture worldwide need to be increased to feed a growing population
The efficiency of agricultural production needs to be further improved to secure food supplies as the world’s population grows, but resources continue to dwindle – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture...
Read moreThere is a growing demand for homemade pálinka
Initiatives to produce certain quantities of concentrated beverages exempt from tax could be on the agenda again in the relevant forums of the European Union – Tállai András, Minister of...
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Profession.hu: the number of job applicants has increased
According to the summary statistics of the Profession.hu job portal from its own database, the number of applicants for professional work increased the most last year. Profession.hu said in a...
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According to MNB, fuel prices increased inflation
Várhegyi Judit (MNB) explained high inflation in December with the low base effect of fuel prices a year before. According to a report released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
Read moreThe IMF has further worsened its global economic outlook
The IMF has further downgraded its forecast for global growth this year and next year, and revised downwards its GDP growth estimate for 2019, as revised by the International Monetary...
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KPMG: McDonalds raised Hungarian GDP by 153.4 billion HUF over 5 years
According to the KPMG’s impact study, McDonald’s total GDP impact in Hungary reached 153.4 billion HUF between 2014 and 2018. Between 2009 and 2018, the company and its franchisees paid...
Read moreDutch agricultural exports set a record thanks to increased sales of flowers and pork
According to data from the Dutch Central Statistics Office and the Wageningen Economic Research Center, agricultural exports in the Netherlands set a new record last year, growing by 4.6 percent...
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Are remote workers actually working?
When it comes to answering the question “Are remote workers actually working?” it’s easy to hear some skepticism behind the text. “Working from home” often comes with its own set...
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Nestlé To Invest CHF 2bn In Sustainable Packaging Solutions
Nestlé has announced that it is to invest up to CHF 2 billion (€1.86 billion) in developing sustainable packaging solutions that will help the company to switch to food-grade recycled...
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Sustainable toothpaste packaging design that thinks outside the box – literally!
An academic project gave birth to Coolpaste – the eco-friendly alter ego of our trusty old toothpaste. The aim was to develop a sustainable packaging design for toothpaste in a...
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Asda picks Middleton Leeds store to launch sustainability concept
From May, Asda’s Middleton store in Leeds will become the first Asda store where shoppers can fill up their own containers of products. Asda has unveiled plans to launch its...
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Magazine: Growing water consumption, dropping waste production
In 2018 the mineral water segment sold 1,260 million litres of bottled mineral water, which represents more than 50 percent of total non-alcoholic drink sales. According to Istvánné Bikfalvi, secretary...
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Trade magazin announces another competition – for a more sustainable future!
Who, what products, services or companies could be the symbols of sustainability in 2020? compete on Your own behalf, or by recommending a colleague or acquaintance if you have done...
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Future Store at Sirha Budapest again
The Future Store will be organized again by the Trade magazin at the Sirha Budapest 2020 Food and Horeca Trade Fair. Trade trends will be presented alongside three trading concepts...
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The Milk Product Board has launched its school education road show again
With the name ‘We’ve got milk at home’, the Milk Product Board launched its school education campaign to promote the consumption of milk and to show the positive physiological effects...
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Nielsen: sales of slimming products jumps in January
Sales of slimming products jumped by two digits in January: from December 2018 to January 2019, sales increased nearly 50 percent and 30+ percent, according to Nielsen’s scanned database of...
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SPAR reduces the use of plastic with decomposes flower pots
Another green initiative of the supermarket chain is to offer its customers ornamental plants in fully biodegradable and compostable containers from January 2020. the eco-friendly flower pots significantly reduce the...
Read moreSMEs expect export growth
More than half of European SMEs engaged in export business expect more turnover. Nearly third of them expect employment growth and one in two expect an increase in market share....
Read moreAM: generation change in agriculture may give a new impetus
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) would encourage young farmers to take a more active role, partly through the vocational school network of the ministry and through support from the Rural...
Read moreHalf a million children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products in school programs this year
Hundreds of thousands of children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products through the School Milk and School Fruit and School Vegetable programs, which the government spends a total of...
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Euro area inflation reached a six-month high in December
In December, euro area inflation reached a six-month high, according to a Friday publication by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. According to Eurostat’s final figures, the annual consumer price increase...
Read moreConsumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated slightly in January
Consumer sentiment in the United States slightly worsened in January, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data released on Friday, the consumer...
Read moreRecord quantities of counterfeit cigarettes were seized by the Belgian customs authorities
126 million counterfeit cigarettes have been seized by the Belgian customs authorities in Antwerp since the beginning of the year – the Belgian customs authorities announced on Friday. According to...
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