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Used cooking oil can also be dispensed selectively at ALDI
ALDI is introducing another green solution in Hungary. Thanks to the agreement concluded with the Biofilter Környezetvédelmi Zrt., it will be possible to collect used cooking oil at some designated...
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Hungarian Red Cross: disinfectant is one of the most useful gifts this Christmas
It is also worth supporting the Hungarian Red Cross with a disinfectant and a mask this Christmas, as this is one of the largest unexpected editions for the humanitarian organization...
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The Hungarian Red Cross’s food collection campaign in mid-December was successful
For the first time this year, the Hungarian Red Cross, in cooperation with PENNY Market, organized a large-scale, long-lasting food and hygiene product collection weekend in the supermarket chain’s 125...
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Amway masks for you and for them
Amway in Hungary helps the small patients of the Bókay Children’s Clinic with an unusual initiative. The company introduced a new product, disposable masks, in November, doubling the proceeds from...
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Nestlé supports the renovation of a children’s hospital
The rooms, corridors, common areas and water blocks of the Children’s Rehabilitation Department of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Central Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital will also be renewed next summer...
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Magyar Posta: this year’s Christmas package season is stronger than before
This year’s Christmas package season is stronger than in previous years, the number of packages is significantly higher than a year ago – Magyar Posta told MTI. The announcement reminds...
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Not everything green that looks like – GVH helps with legitimate advertising
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has published a so-called A “Green Marketing” brochure to support businesses in developing good advertising practices for environmental friendliness and sustainability. In recent years, there...
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Companies may be suspected of antitrust infringements even if they do not communicate with each other
Companies may be suspected of antitrust infringements even if they do not communicate with each other – was said at an online event organized by the Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce...
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Laboratory results: The fiber content of poppy and walnut is remarkably high
We still don’t know everything about dietary fiber, although their beneficial physiological effect is almost immeasurably complex – Soltész Erzsébet dietitian says, who, together with an independent laboratory in Hungary,...
Read moreRetail sales in the United States declined more significantly than expected in November
In the United States, retail sales declined more than expected in November on a monthly comparision. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau announced on Wednesday that the seasonally and...
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A year-end corporate gift can easily become a nightmare
A Christmas gift received from a company or a business partner can be a very serious complication. It’s just a seemingly simple question of what can be given and what...
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(HU) Ne csak a fenyőfa, legyen az egész karácsony zöld!
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Tesco Expands Plant-Based Christmas Centrepiece Offering
UK retailer Tesco has announced that it has expanded its private-label, plant-based offering for Christmas showstopper dishes this year. The retailer has ‘nearly doubled’ its plant-based Christmas showstoppers to ten...
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Doc Morris commercial: Hearts ‘broken’ by touching Christmas ad – VIDEO
A tear-jerker Christmas ad is going viral around the world. The two-minute commercial follows a grandfather who, isolated by the coronavirus pandemic, starts his own solo fitness quest with nothing...
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When Satan met a girl named 2020… the disaster has begun… VIDEO
Still wondering why this year has been like hell? Well, no more guessing!...
Read moreGKI expects a more moderate 6 percent decline in GDP this year
Based on favorable third-quarter data, the decline in the fourth quarter will reduce the rate from the previous 9 percent to 7 percent and the annual GDP decline from 7...
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From 1 January, information obligations for eggs will be stricter
Information obligations regarding eggs are being tightened – penzcentrum.hu wrote based on the Wednesday issue of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny). The changes published are: From 1 January 2021, in...
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Hungarian households throw away more than half a million forints a year
Proper storage of foods that require refrigeration could save up to 600,000 forints a year, according to Samsung’s European research. • Research shows that appropriate refrigerated storage of certain foods,...
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The concept of the butcher shop was rethought by the Pápai Hús Kft.
The Pápai Hús Kft. opened a four-hundred-square-meter new butcher shop before the holidays, and as one of the largest suppliers of cod meat to domestic stores, it also wants to...
Read moreTakarékbank: strong customer authentication extends online shopping by a few seconds
When shopping online with a credit card, all credit institutions must introduce strong customer authentication from 1 January 2021, in line with EU legislation – Takarékbank drew attention on Tuesday,...
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Tesco: 128 tons of food and a 15 million HUF donation in a single weekend
The Hungarian Food Bank Association organized its usual Christmas long-term food collection campaign even in extraordinary circumstances caused by the virus situation, which, like in previous years, was joined by...
Read moreThe role of online commerce data assets is being investigated by the competition authority
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is launching a market analysis to explore how the data assets of online retailers are created and what role it plays in competition between online...
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Hungary’s tax system has become even more competitive
The competitiveness of the Hungarian tax system among OECD countries has further strengthened. In this year’s ranking of the Tax Competition, which evaluates the members of the international economic organization,...
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The Lego factory in Nyíregyháza will establish a solar panel park
The Lego factory in Nyíregyháza plans to establish a solar panel park in the area next to the production department. The solar panels are expected to be installed next summer,...
Read moreThe largest sustainability event in Central Europe will be held in Budapest next year
The largest sustainability event in Central Europe will be held in Budapest next year, starting on November 29, at Hungexpo. Joó István, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign...
Read morePig production in China may be recovered by the first half of next year
Pork production in China may be recovered in the first half of next year, according to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture – the Xinhua Chinese State News Agency reported. The...
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House of Rituals – flagship store in Amsterdam
Dutch beauty brand Rituals celebrates its 20th anniversary with its first-ever flagship, evolving to a lifestyle brand with complementary product categories and experiences. On the Retail Enviroments site published by...
Read moreIfo has restrained its German growth forecast for next year
Due to the second outbreak of pandemic protection, the ifo economic research institute in Munich. restrained its GDP growth forecast for Germany next year in its winter economic forecast. Due...
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Márka-experience for young consumers
The Márka soft drink brand goes back to 1973, but 100-percent Hungarian owned Márka Üdítőgyártó Kft. only started production in 2007. The company makes more than 70 different soft drinks...
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Mars Food To Launch Recyclable Microwavable Rice Pouch
Mars Food has announced plans to launch recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic (PP) packaging for its microwavable rice pouches in 2021. The new packaging will allow Mars Food to retain the shape,...
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