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Diageo Agrees To Acquire Don Papa Rum
Spirits giant Diageo has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Don Papa Rum, a super-premium dark rum from the Philippines. The Johnnie Walker owner added that the...
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Britain’s Sainsbury’s Partners With Just Eat For Home Delivery
Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, has linked up with online meal ordering and delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway, to add faster home delivery for groceries across the country. Shoppers...
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The goal is to achieve sustainable plant protection
The agricultural government agrees with the implementation of sustainable plant protection, the reduction of the environmental burden, the mitigation of risks arising from the use of pesticides, stated Márton Nobilis,...
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Nestlé Tests Recyclable Paper Packaging For KitKat
Food giant Nestlé has introduced recyclable paper packaging for KitKat as part of a pilot project. The packaging will be available for a limited duration for its four-finger bar in...
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The government introduces the grain export notification obligation
In view of the grain market situation in Europe, the government has decided to phase out the export notification system introduced in March last year for grain and oil crops,...
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The Chamber of Agriculture urges the elimination of the food price cap
It is an unfavorable process that is contrary to the interests of Hungarian consumers and the national economy, that retail store chains – at the expense of Hungarian producers and...
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According to VOSZ, the end of price caps should be planned
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Tesco supports the Ecumenical Relief Organization with 70 million forints
For the thirteenth time, Tesco joined the Ecumenical Relief Organization’s Advent fundraiser, during which more than 57 million forints were collected for the benefit of the needy, and the supermarket...
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The food price increase for pensioners is 46.1 percent
The purchase value of pensions has reached a historically very low level, especially since the epidemic and the war. And it is an incomparably more difficult task to get through...
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There are countries where Lidl and Aldi raised their prices the most
The British magazine Which assessed how prices changed in December compared to the previous year in the country’s most popular retail chains, and – perhaps to some surprise – found...
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Balázs Győrffy, NAK president: Don’t fall for cheap imported food!
It is an unfavorable process that is contrary to the interests of Hungarian consumers and the national economy, that retail store chains – at the expense of Hungarian producers and...
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Nine students won K&H’s 2022 scholarship competition for sustainable agriculture
For the eighth time, K&H awarded young agricultural professionals who are researching new, innovative opportunities for environmental protection, circular economy, chemical reduction, and biodiversity conservation; this year, nine students won...
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Intimate hygiene: no compromises
Eszter Hegedűs, senior brand manager of Essity Hungary Kft. told our magazine that both value and volume sales grew in the intimate hygiene category, in the first nine months of...
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Canned food brands and their innovative products
Just like in other food categories, prices are rising in the canned vegetable market as well. András Szirbek, retail marketing and sales director of Bonduelle Central Europe Kft.: “Processed vegetables...
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It is being renewed, which is why the Nébih antibiotic use notification system has stopped
Evaluating last year’s experience, Nébih introduces several innovations in the antibiotic use reporting system. In accordance with the regulations, the veterinarians had to record the December reports on the interface...
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Carlsberg unveils Chinese New Year design
The Danish brewing giant has unveiled a limited edition packaging design to tie in with the forthcoming Year of the Rabbit. The design was created by illustrator Feifei Ruan. In...
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Precision technology is a prerequisite for efficient agriculture
In the field of agriculture, precision farming is the future, one of the conditions for efficiency. A farmer who neglects development and the application of new technologies will definitely fall...
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Molson Coors debuts nonalcoholic RTD cocktail line
Molson Coors has debuted its first nonalcoholic ready-to-drink cocktail line, Roxie, which aims to recreate the craft cocktail experience. With Roxie, Molson Coors is tapping into several trends that signal...
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SPAR Austria Offers 900 Trainee Positions In 2023
SPAR Austria has announced that it is offering 900 positions for trainees in 24 different areas in retail for the year 2023. After the training programme, the organisation offers trainees...
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Plant protection drone pilot training starts at the end of January in Szarvas
Plant protection drone pilot training will start on January 30 in Szarvas in cooperation with the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) and ABZ Drone Kft., the higher...
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The tripling of electricity prices reduced the companies’ electricity consumption by 6%
According to the data of the Hungarian Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Office, the price of electricity purchased by non-residential users on the free market in November 2022 was HUF...
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There is a big problem with Hungarian bread
There is serious confusion on the domestic grain market, is Hungarian bread still Hungarian? So far, more than 1.3 billion tons of grain and oilseeds of dubious quality – of...
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GVH is also investigating the legality of food price increases
Balázs Csaba Rigó, the president of the Economic Competition Office (GVH), announced that the GVH is planning an investigation in the area of food trade, but before that it started...
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A daily donation of one million from P&G in 2022
It provided material and product support worth more than HUF 367 million to Procter&Gamble’s partner organizations in Hungary in 2022. During its more than 30 years of domestic presence, the...
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GVH launched a competition law podcast series
The new podcast series of the Economic Competition Office (GVH) strengthens businesses’ knowledge of competition law and consumers’ conscious decisions with the latest topics, easy-to-understand analyzes and professional interesting facts....
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These are the marketing and communication pillars of 2023
Founded at the end of 2016 and operating as an exclusive professional community of the Hungarian Marketing Association, the Marketing Decision Makers Club summarizes for the seventh time this year...
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You can also apply for the “Protection of the Environment” award this year
“For the Protection of the Environment” Award 2022 is the award of the Association of Environmental Protection Services and Manufacturers, the professional recognition of the Hungarian environmental industry since 2001....
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Carrefour announces digital technology training for French employees
“Tous digital!” is the name of the digital technology training programme Carrefour has announced for its 85,000 French employees. The training course is part of the commitment that the retail group...
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Three global studies – one analysis
After two years of absence SIAL Paris, the biggest trade fair of the food industry returned between 15 and 19 October. The trade show was also a place where meetings...
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Nutritious soy-based meat substitute
Wageningen University and Unilever have implemented joint research. This has found that soybean meal, concentrate and isolate must be subjected to post-processing procedures to produce textured fibrous vegan meat, which...
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