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Coop Sweden To Introduce Paper Bags For Fruit And Vegetables

Coop Sweden has announced plans to replace single-use plastic bags for fruit and vegetables with paper bags by the spring of next year. The initiative will help the retailer to reduce the...

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Billa Launches Own-Brand Festive Food Range

Austrian supermarket chain Billa has launched a new range of own-brand food items for the festive season. Some of the products in Billa’s Christmas range include almond brittle gingerbread, cinnamon almonds, and...

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Coca-Cola to replace plastic shrink wrap with paper packaging across Europe

Coca-Cola and its European bottling partners will remove shrink wrap from its can multipacks, to be replaced with a €15m (£12.8m) investment into a paper-based packaging solution by the end...

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Magazine: The changing face of retail

Trafik.hu coordinates the purchasing and sales work of 100 National Tobacco Shops. Data from the company reveals that these units are playing an ever-bigger role in Hungary’s FMCG retail. According...

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(HU) Mini panettone az ALDI kínálatában

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Kozák Ákos at Business Days

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KSH: agricultural producer prices increased more than expenditure in the first three quarters of the year

In the first three quarters, agricultural producer prices increased more than input prices, the former increased by 5.8 percent and the latter by 4.2 percent, compared to the same period...

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The OECD has improved its GDP growth forecast for Hungary for 2019 and 2020

GDP growth is slowing compared to last year, but Hungary’s economic growth this year and next year will be faster than previously expected, according to the latest OECD forecast released...

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National Council of Mountains Villages: 4.2 million tons of grapes were produced this year

About 4.2 million tons of grapes were grown this year, yielding 2.9 to 3.1 million hectoliters of wine – Brazsil Dávid, secretary general of the National Council of Mountains Villages...

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There are many misconceptions about beef farming and beef consumption

There is more public uncertainty about beef rearing and beef consumption. It is not true that 15,000 liters of water is needed to produce one kilogram of beef, nor can...

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Auchan is participating in the Food Bank’s Christmas Fundraising Campaign with 23 stores this year

Beyond previous years, Auchan is participating in the Christmas Fundraising Campaign of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with 23 stores this year. In addition to the November joint action, the...

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This year’s Lidl cookbook is based on recipes from seven domestic celebrities

The latest, fifth volume of Lidl Hungary’s Successful Cookbook Series has been published – The Lidl Kitchen Introduces: The Chef Helps Again. With nearly 450,000 copies in the cookbook of...

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The Night of Modern Factories has doubled the number of its visitors

This year’s third edition of the Modern Factory Night program series interested more than ever visitors. The event, organized on 15 November 2019 attracted 5,300 visitors who get a first-hand...

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Nébih: 100 of the 104 pigs at an animal fair in Szekszárd had no certificate

The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nebih) inspected an animal fair right on the spot in Szekszárd at the end of last week. The inspectors found out that 100 of...

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Revival in the world of industrial auctions

More and more large companies are deciding to sell their redundant industrial assets through online auctions. Kocsis Csaba, Managing Director of Intergavel The largest domestic player in the market, Intergavel...

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Hungarian startups introduced themselves in Asia

Three Hungarian startups were introduced in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta at local fintech summits thanks to a collaboration between the Startup Campus and the Hungarian Export Development Agency (HEPA)...

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A Chinese company acquires stake in Rail Cargo Terminal-BILK Zrt.

The Ocean Rail Logistics S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Group, has acquired a more than 15 percent stake in the Rail Cargo Terminal-BILK Zrt., which is a Hungarian...

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Slow growth in Swiss exports of watches

Switzerland’s watch exports slowed significantly in October, year-on-year, partly due to its nearly one-third drop in sales in one of its main markets, Hong Kong. According to data from the...

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A book of tales and a Discovery Game

Eszter Benedek, managing director of Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. revealed at the company’s marketing forum in Kecskemét that they will come out with a Discovery Game campaign in 2020 –...

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Analytics Experience 2019: making analytics real

There is a lot of hype and jargon surrounding analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Yet put simply data holds the key: when used properly, your data can set your organisation...

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Rewe Introduces Own-Brand Shower Gel, Soaps In Recycled Packaging

Germany’s Rewe Group has announced that its private-label soap and shower gel brand Today is now available in packaging made of 100% recycled materials. The products will be available in...

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Kroger Partners With Europe’s Infarm For In-Store Fresh Produce

US retailer Kroger has partnered with Europe’s vertical farming company, Infarm, to offer a range of store-grown fresh produce in its outlets across North America. In total, the retailer plans...

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Coop Netherlands Introduces ‘Beter Leven’ Certified Chicken Products

Coop Netherlands has announced that all its own-brand chicken meat products have acquired the ‘Beter Leven’ quality mark. All private-label chicken meat products sold in Coop outlets now have at...

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Magazine: ‘A waste-free economy is still a long way away’

Miklós Nagy, secretary general of the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) talked to our magazine about changing trends and the efforts to improve waste utilisation technologies. In...

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KSH: crop and livestock performance increased last year

The volume of crop production increased by 0.9 percent and livestock production by 6.3 percent, compared to last year – according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). According to the...

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Thirteen EU Member States have supported Hungarian apiculture proposals

Thirteen EU Member States supported Hungarian proposals to strengthen the beekeeping sector at a meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday – the Ministry of Agriculture (MTI) told...

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The 15th birthday campaign of Lidl Hungary was a great success

Lidl Hungary is 15 years old. During the one-month campaign launched to mark the anniversary of the store chain, shoppers uploaded nearly four million codes. Among the participants of the...

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Ministry of Agriculture launches a 12 million euros wine promotion program

The Ministry of Agriculture is launching a 12 million euros wine promotion program to support the sale of Hungarian wines – Feldman Zsolt, Minister of State of the Ministry of...

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This year the Hungarian Food Bank organizes Christmas collection in more than 200 stores

For three days, from Friday to Sunday, the Hungarian Food Bank Association awaits the food donations of the population in about 120 settlements and more than 200 stores nationwide. The...

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