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Eating habits will be assessed again
Date: 2019-09-20 11:20:02
Hungarian eating habits will be assessed again as part of the European Population Health Survey – the head of department of the National Institute for Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYÉI) said....
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Huge Hungarian success at the international beer competition
Date: 2019-09-20 11:13:22
Like last year, the Soproni Óvatos Duhaj beers achieved outstanding results at the International Beer Challange, one of the most famous beer competitions in the world. After the bronze medal...
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An agricultural logistics center and a cold store were handed over Nemesvámos
Date: 2019-09-20 11:13:10
An agricultural logistics center and a cold store have been handed over in Nemesvámos, Veszprém county. The investment cost 274 million HUF. At the handover ceremony on Friday, Sövényházi Balázs,...
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Bookline became the Trader of the Year
Date: 2019-09-20 11:11:35
This year, Bookline won the grand prize of the Trader of the Year competition, sponsored by Mastercard. In the categories, in addition to the bookstore, Budapest Park, the event venue...
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National togetherness is the theme of Hungary’s Food 2020 Cooking Contest, which will be open until 5 January
Date: 2019-09-20 11:11:31
Each of these dishes must consist of up to five elements and must contain three ingredients (red peppers, cottage cheese, green vegetables or green spice) which give the colors of...
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Cabbage festival in Vecsés
Date: 2019-09-20 11:11:15
The nineteenth Vecsés Cabbage Festival to be held this weekend. According to the organizers, at the event the visitors can see the largest cabbage in the country, take part in...
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British merchants began to stock up Christmas drinks
Date: 2019-09-20 11:03:51
Traders in the United Kingdom began to stock up on Christmas alcohol stocks earlier this year, as there is still much uncertainty about whether the UK will leave the EU...
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Consumer confidence in the euro area improved in September
Date: 2019-09-20 11:03:19
Consumer confidence in the euro area and in the European Union improved in September, according to a survey by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)....
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Swiss watch exports increased
Date: 2019-09-20 11:00:09
Switzerland’s watch exports grew in August on a yearly basis, at a similar rate to July. The Swiss watchmaking association announced that its August exports amounted to 1.522 billion francs,...
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Albert Heijn Adds New Payment Service For Home Deliveries
Date: 2019-09-20 08:50:37
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn has announced that it has added a new smartphone-based payment service for home deliveries. The service, which the retailer claims is a first of its kind...
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Plus Introduces Climate-Neutral, Traceable Bananas
Date: 2019-09-20 08:30:06
Dutch retailer Plus has announced that it has introduced fully traceable, climate-neutral bananas. The retailer partnered with supplier Fyffes and technology company, SIM to implement blockchain mapping on its banana...
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Lidl Belgium Launches ‘Super Fair’ Private-Label Chocolates
Date: 2019-09-20 08:10:06
Lidl Belgium has launched ‘Way to Go’, a new range of ‘super fair’, private-label chocolate SKUs that offer Ghanaian cocoa farmers an extra premium above the Fairtrade price. Priced at...
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Magazin: Figurák díszlépésben
Date: 2019-09-20 07:00:22
A fizetőképes kereslet nevéhez méltóan egyre többet fizet év végén a szezonális édességekért. A piacon a kakaóbevonós mikulások és konzum szaloncukrok csillaga már korábban leáldozott. Immár a speciálisabb, hozzáadott értékkel...
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Public Procurement Authority: last year 7 percent of all public procurement was linked to the agricultural sector
Date: 2019-09-19 11:25:15
Almost 7 percent of all public procurement last year was attributable to the agricultural sector – Rigó Csaba Balázs, President of the Public Procurement Authority told M1 news channel. The...
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Organic food sales in Tesco increased by third
Date: 2019-09-19 11:20:31
Autumn is back, and slowly we are back to our usual routine. We bid farewell to the waterfront scones, corn, ice cream and paid more attention to a full meal....
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The agricultural machinery market continued to expand in the first half of the year
Date: 2019-09-19 11:20:24
After the record of previous years, the agricultural machinery market continued to expand in Hungary in the first half of the year; farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs bought new machinery for...
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A professional meeting to promote co-operation in the food industry started in Budapest
Date: 2019-09-19 11:19:53
An international technical meeting to promote food industry cooperation will be held in Budapest. At the two-day event, which started on Thursday, 105 professionals from 14 countries are taking part...
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Penny Market distributes the most Hungarian Product-branded private label products
Date: 2019-09-19 11:18:25
The Penny Market was awarded at the Hungarian Product Merchant of Excellence award ceremony: the international supermarket chain received a special prize for the distribution of most Hungarian-branded private label...
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The food remaining at OMÉK is used for charitable purposes
Date: 2019-09-19 11:15:00
The food, which remains at the end of the 79th National Exhibition and Fair for Agricultural and Food Industry (OMÉK), will be used for charitable purposes – the organizers told...
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The OECD has downgraded its global economic growth forecast
Date: 2019-09-19 11:08:44
The OECD has lowered its earlier forecast of growth in the world economy this year to the lowest level since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, due to growing trade conflicts...
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AB InBev Brewery issues shares in Hong Kong
Date: 2019-09-19 11:08:34
The world’s largest brewer plans to involve 5 billion USD capital through a Hong Kong share issue – origo wrote. However, AB InBev has significantly modified its earlier vision, but...
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Nébih: high levels of formaldehyde dissolution from a Chinese coffee mug were measured
Date: 2019-09-19 11:08:13
The Polish authority measured high levels of formaldehyde dissolution from a Chinese cup of melamine-containing bamboo fiber. The product was also shipped to Hungary. The National Food Chain Safety Authority...
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Amazon focuses on smaller cities
Date: 2019-09-19 11:07:32
Smaller cities will be the targets of the one-week campaign for Amazon online retail giant’s Indian subsidiary. The campaign to be launched on 29 September – origo wrote. The company...
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Unilever uses electricity from renewable sources
Date: 2019-09-19 11:07:15
Unilever’s factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centers, warehouses and distribution centers on all five continents now use only renewable electricity – the company told MTI on Thursday. According to the...
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For the first time in ten years, IATA has seen a decline in air freight worldwide
Date: 2019-09-19 11:05:11
“For the first time in ten years, the volume of air cargo worldwide will decline this year, with significant yield reductions, but the industry is flexible enough to survive this...
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METRO urges partners to operate sustainably
Date: 2019-09-19 10:57:04
According to a forecast by the UN’s Economic and Social Affairs Department, the Earth’s population will be 9.7 billion by 2050 and it will go above 11 billion by the...
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At LG Future Talk Powered by IFA, LG Shows How AI Can Make Anywhere Feel Like Home
Date: 2019-09-19 10:17:20
At a panel talk event to kick off IFA 2019 in Berlin, Dr. I.P. Park, president and Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics, shared the company’s vision for an AI-powered...
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Retail sales growth accelerated in the Czech Republic
Date: 2019-09-19 10:02:59
In July, retail sales growth in the Czech Republic accelerated to seven percent. In June, the figure was 4.8 percent – the Czech Statistical Office announced in Prague on Thursday....
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Magazin: Amikor igenis számít a külső…
Date: 2019-09-19 07:35:07
Bár alig ért véget a nyár, és az év végi ünnepi időszak még távolinak tűnik, a gyártók és forgalmazók már javában készülnek a karácsonyra hagyományos és trendi ajándékcsomagjaikkal. Kínálatukat a...
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Unusual taste combinations and innovative product ideas among the bests of the SPAR-Hungaricool product innovation competition
Date: 2019-09-18 11:25:58
In a new initiative unique to the Hungarian retail industry, the supermarket chain, with the professional support of the Agricultural Marketing Center, sought out the best domestic food industry innovations...
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