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The economic sentiment in the euro area and in the EU deteriorated in September
More than expected, the economic sentiment in the euro area deteriorated to near its five-year low in September, according to the survey of the European commission. The Economic Sentiment Indicator...
Read moreConsumer spendings in the United States rose slightly in August
US consumers have made more savings and have just increased their spending in August, but rising incomes suggest that the tightness may not last long. The Washington Department of Commerce...
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McDonalds Store: Fast food giant reveals results of 10-day plastic-free trial
In a bid to test new packaging solutions and recycling initiatives, McDonald’s opened the “Better McDonald’s Store” in the Mall of Berlin in the German capital from June 17-26, replacing...
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Global food retailers join coalition to slash rate of food waste
This week, some of the world’s biggest food retailers announced their participation in 10x20x30, a global effort to halve food loss and waste by 2030. Under the initiative, founding partners...
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Illycaffe seeks U.S. retail partner to expand its coffee cafe network
Premium coffee maker Illycaffe is ready to sell a stake in the Italian company to a strategic partner to help it boost its retail network, the family-owned group said on...
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Magazine: Generation Y is coming – and they want everything at once
As the purchasing power of Generation Y – consumers born between 1980 and 1995 – is growing, various aspects of sustainability are becoming more and more important. So that FMCG companies...
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Kaufland To Introduce Aluminium Lids In ‘K-To Go’ Milkshakes
German retailer Kaufland has announced plans to replace plastic lids from all ‘K-to go’ milkshakes with aluminium lids, beginning from October this year. In March 2019, the retailer replaced plastic...
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Rewe To Offer ‘Respeggt’ Free-Range Eggs In 1,350 Stores
Germany’s Rewe Group has announced that it is to expand its ‘respeggt’-certified free-range eggs offering to 1,350 Rewe and Penny stores in Germany, starting today (23 September). Every year, around...
Read moreKSH: full agricultural census next summer again
Next summer, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) will conduct a full agricultural census. The aim of the Agricultural Census conducted every ten years is to give a realistic, objective picture...
Read moreAM: Hungarian pálinka needs to be marketed at the world market
It is an important goal to market the best Hungarian pálinkas in the world’s leading markets- Zsigó Róbert Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) said at the...
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Alföld Milk is renewing its “Magyar” brand and launching an intensive product launch campaign
Alföld Milk expands its offering with a new product: it introduces a cheese produced in the newly opened Debrecen plant into the Hungarian food market under the company’s “Magyar” (Hungarian)...
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The High Quality Food Trademark was awarded for the first time
The High Quality Food (KMÉ) Trademark was awarded for the first time and the gold degree illustrated with a deer was awarded to seven companies producing sour cream on Friday...
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34,000 more have worked in the last three months than a year ago
In June-August, 34,000 more people were employed than a year earlier, with the average number of employees rising to 4 million 517,000, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday....
Read moreThe agricultural ministry focuses on drought prevention tasks
Instead of dealing with drought damage, after the damage happened, the focus should be on prevention-related tasks – emphasized Feldman Zsolt, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture at...
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EOS: Hungarians pay 78 percent of the bills on time
78 percent of bills are paid on time by Hungarian clients, 18 percent are settled late and 4 percent are never paid at all, which is consistent with last year’s...
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Coca-Cola wants to break into the European mineral water market
In the wake of Smartwater’s mineral water, the US giant cola maker has just launched the Aquarius brand in France – origo wrote. Coca-Cola is now marketing a new drink...
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The custom made KitKat chocolate is popular
Nestlé sells handmade, luxury KitKat chocolates in Great Britain. A piece of custom-made chocolates costs 14 pounds – origo wrote, after CNBC. Luxury chocolates can be purchased at the KitKat...
Read moreCoffee festival at the Aquarium Club
Tastings, shows, professional performances and a barista championship await the visitors to the Coffee Day 2019 on Saturday at the Aquarium Club. In late September, World Coffee Day is celebrated...
Read moreChina buys American agricultural products
Chinese companies have bought agricultural products from the United States, and Beijing is in talks with Washington to prepare for the next round of bilateral trade talks in October –...
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Iceland: sustainability and innovation
In its ongoing quest to be sustainable, Iceland has announced it is launching a plastic-free Christmas range. There will be around 30 products, including starters, mains and desserts. All of...
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Magazine: Tasty holidays!
Market players in the spice category are preparing for the end-of-year holiday season with great fervour. This is the time of the year when families diverge from the routine dishes eaten...
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The 79th OMÉK was opened in the spirit of rejuvenation and modernity
The 79th National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK.) awaits the visitors between 26-29 September 2019 with nearly 680 exhibitors on nearly forty thousand square meters to the...
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The Milk Product Council launches a TV campaign: Choose domestic and reduce your ecological footprint
Hungarian milk and dairy products are known to be of high quality, yet, according to the calculations of the Milk Product Council, Hungary imports milk with about 12,000 trucks a...
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Tesco, Nestlé: 1 + 1 is now much more than 2
Between September 26 and October 9, Nestlé and Tesco are teaming up to combat food waste. During the campaign period, Nestlé will offer 1 percent of the value of products...
Read moreThe Takarék Group expands its independent agricultural business to a nationwide network
The Takarék Group expands its independent agricultural business to a nationwide network, introducing new products and a new service model to serve its customers to help grow domestic agriculture –...
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More than three thousand schoolchildren have received a pack of school supplies in the Auchan charity
Following last year’s successful initiative, Auchan gathered more than twice as many school supplies in September this year as part of its ation for the National Association for Large Families...
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Mastercard: adventure gifts gaining popularity for Christmas
According to a Mastercard’s survey, 8 percent of the Hungarians start Christmas shopping in September, with nearly one in two adults shopping for the holidays in November. This is due,...
Read moreITM: action against product presentations that were misleading the customers was successful
Action against misleading product presentations was successful; As a result, the number of complaints has fallen to a fraction: only two were received, compared with an average monthly 43 in...
Read moreGfK: German consumer sentiment index improved
Instead of the expected stagnation, the Nuremberg-based GfK Economic Research Institute’s German consumer sentiment index rose slightly in October, while consumers’ willingness to buy and economic expectations improved, but their...
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GKI: Forecast for 2019-2020
The Hungarian economy grew by 4.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, faster than expected. This was the highest growth rate in the EU. However, the slowdown, if...
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