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Coca-Cola HBC: Hungary is committed to creating a more sustainable world
In 2019, the Coca-Cola HBC AG group announced a new growth strategy until 2025. The corporate strategy is based on five key pillars, each of which is essential for responsible,...
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The tradition will not be broken: The 35th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival will be held on October 10-11, 2020
On October 10-11, 2020, the area of ELTE’s Lágymányosi Campus will be populated again by many thousands of runners. During the two days, 11 distances and 9 starts await the...
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Changes in SPAR’s senior management
Bene Nikoletta was asked for the position of e-commerce manager of SPAR. She has been managing the marketing department since March 2014 and has been working for the company since...
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Chamber of Agriculture: the ice mitigation system prevented a lot of damage this year again
The national ice mitigation system prevented a lot of damage again this year: during the 169 days of this year’s defense period, which ended at the end of September, the...
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Sentix’s eurozone investor sentiment index deteriorated slightly in October
After five months of improvement, the Sentix Frankfurt Economic Research Institute’s eurozone investor sentiment index deteriorated slightly in October, signaling growing concerns about a jump in the number of people...
Read moreIn the first eight months, retail sales in Romania grew by 1.3 percent
In the first eight months of the year, the volume of Romanian retail sales increased by 1.3 percent, compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian National...
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Gen Z spending hits all-time low
According to the latest research by Piper Sandler, spending by U.S. Z-generation teens fell 9% from last year. They shop less, but they sell and buy more secondhand items. According...
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VPK Packaging: Dedicated to creating a better future
Since its foundation more than 85 years ago, VPK has never stopped growing. To realize our growth objectives, we count on the commitment and enthusiasm of more than 6.200 employees...
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A new platform for business sustainability
Strategic consulting on the topic of business sustainability will be launched under the name Business Sustainability Program, which can give a new impetus and a competitive advantage to Hungarian companies....
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Do we appreciate the future?
The pandemic showed the fundamental problems of our healthcare, education and food supply systems, but at the same time we could also experience how much cleaner the air and our...
Read morePlastic Pandemic: COVID-19 Trashed The Recycling Dream
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rush for plastic. From Wuhan to New York, demand for face shields, gloves, takeaway food containers and bubble wrap for online shopping has surged....
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Ambev Partners With Lemon Energia For Renewable Energy Project
Ambev, a subsidiary of AB InBev, has entered into a partnership with Lemon Energia for a project that aims to supply renewable energy to small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil...
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Coop Sweden Teams Up With Volta Greentech For Eco-Friendly Milk
Coop Sweden has announced that it has teamed up with Volta Greentech to test the effectiveness of a feed additive that reduces methane emissions from cows. The Swedish start-up claims that its...
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Will Santa’s bag be full of good things?
At the end of 2019 shoppers spent more money on more seasonal sweets than in the same period of 2018. We learned from Kitti Végh, Nestlé Hungária’s brand manager that...
Read moreKSH: the turnover of retail stores decreased by 0.7 percent in August
In August, according to the raw data, the turnover of retail stores decreased by 1.2 percent and calendar effect adjusted by 0.7 percent, compared to the same period of the...
Read moreOKSZ together for customers – ask the elderly to buy in the least crowded hours
For the Members of the National Trade Association, ALDI, AUCHAN, dm, EURONICS, FRESSNAP, IKEA, LIDL, METRO, MEDIA MARKT, MOL, OBI, PENNY MARKET, PRAKTIKER, ROSSMANN, SPAR, TESCO it remains particularly important...
Read moreAccording to a nationwide survey, we are tired of the events around the second wave of the virus
A national survey was conducted on the mask wearing habits of Hungarians and whether our shopping habits have changed since the outbreak of the virus. Every second Hungarian considers it...
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SIÓ-Eckes puts the Hungarian peach into position with startups as the first fruit juice production partner of NAK 2 – TechLab
Hungary’s leading fruit juice producer, as one of the large corporate partners of the 2nd NAK TechLab incubation program launched by the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and Design Terminal...
Read moreThe second wave of Coronavirus has not sped up e-commerce so far
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in September did not cause another leap in e-commerce traffic, according to the Olcsóbbat.hu price comparison portal. The demand for webshop products decreased...
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Cabbage: natural vitamin bomb comes from domestic cultivation
The harvest of cabbage began in Hungary. In Hungary, cabbage rich in vitamins, fiber and minerals were grown on about 4,000 hectares of irrigated land this year. Thanks to the...
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WSZL will now launch a home delivery service for Telekom’s customers
Starting on 1 October, 2020, the portfolio of Waberer’s-Szemerey Logisztika Kft. will be expanded with a new service – the company responsible for 80 percent of the logistics tasks of...
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Innovative environmental investment at Vajda-Papír
Vajda-Papír, the market-leading manufacturer of hygienic paper products, is taking a significant step in further reducing its ecological footprint: their two new, rolled products – as a novelty on the...
Read moreAldi recalled the 180 gram plum Manner Puszedli product
Aldi Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. recalled some batches of the 180-gram plum product Manner puszedli (Powidl Knöpfe) because there is a risk of mold formation in them – the National Food...
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The volume of retail sales jumped in August in the euro area
The volume of retail sales in the euro area increased significantly, more than expected, in August. The European Union’s statistical office (Eurostat) said on Monday that seasonally adjusted data showed...
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Stability and reliability are the goals for Chef Market
Dr Richárd Andrejszki, the CEO of Chef Market told our magazine that 2019 was a superb year in the life of the company when the hard work is done in...
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Practical and stylish: Gift packs under the Christmas tree
Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s brand manager Lili Kovács told our magazine that the most important decision-making factors for shoppers when buying a Christmas gift pack are a stylish look, the right...
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Video ads drive sales
Video ads drive a 48% higher sales rate than static ads, making them an important promotional tool going into the USA holiday shopping season, according to a study by VidMob....
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Knowledgeable consumes, new oils
Shoppers know more and more about olive and other types of oils and they are open to trying new products. We learned from the representatives of companies active in the...
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Carvana brings ‘car vending machine’ to the Motor City
Detroit need not panic, the city’s new brick-and-glass structure is simply an automated fulfillment center for online car purchases. Carvana is opening a “car vending machine” in Novi, Michigan, a...
Read moreM&S Expands Project To Convert Surplus Baguettes To Garlic Bread
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced that it is extending its initiative to turn unsold fresh bakery loaves into frozen garlic bread to 200 stores as part of its...
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