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Magyarvíz takes steps to protect the environment
Date: 2019-10-20 12:04:39
Lajosmizse-based Magyarvíz Kft. is one of the biggest players in the Hungarian mineral water market. The company has reduced the weight of PET bottles, so in comparison with 2017, 10-12...
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Smart malls are coming
Date: 2019-10-20 11:55:43
Between 2019 and 2020 about 4.4 million square metres of new mall floor space will be created in Central and Eastern Europe, which will answer the challenges of retail in...
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Gluten-free and vegan products available in OMV VIVA shops
Date: 2019-10-20 11:55:09
From October seven new private label, additive-free snacks can be found on the shelves of OMV VIVA filling station shops. The four snack mixes are made from organic ingredients only,...
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Consumers show interest in small neighbourhood shops
Date: 2019-10-20 11:48:36
A survey by Miutcánk – done with 850 internet users in early October in connection with the #ibuyitlocally campaign – points out that the majority of consumers, 95 percent like...
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GKI’s business confidence index hits a nadir
Date: 2019-10-20 11:40:41
In October the GKI business confidence index decreased less than the margin of error, still it hit an almost 3-year nadir. Business expectations have been worsening since the beginning of...
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Mastercard’s advisory division moves to Budapest
Date: 2019-10-20 11:37:21
Mastercard strategic consultancy business line, Mastercard Advisors brings one of its European centres to Budapest. As part of this move, the company plans to increase the number of advisors to...
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Coca-Cola plans to use bottles made of paper and waste collected from the seas
Date: 2019-10-20 11:37:18
As part of the World Without Waste initiative that the company announced last year, Coca-Cola has teamed up with Danish paper bottle start-up Paboco. Paboco’s goal is to be the...
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HUNGEXPO: Modernisation work has started
Date: 2019-10-20 11:37:16
On 30 September the revitalisation programme of Hungexpo ceremonially started. From HUF 55 billion exhibition halls A, B, D, G and F will be modernised by 2021, plus two new...
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More expensive oilseeds
Date: 2019-10-20 11:30:43
According to data from the National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NAIK), the average production price of raw milk was HUF 100.48/kg in Hungary in September 2019. The export price...
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SAP’s new head of communications
Date: 2019-10-20 11:28:37
Zsuzsa Halpert takes over the external and internal communication tasks of SAP, as integrated communication and PR specialist – in Hungary and five more countries in the South East Europe...
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Deufol builds factory in Debrecen with 1.4-billion-forint state funding
Date: 2019-10-20 11:28:35
German company Deufol is building one of Europe’s most modern packaging and logistics plants in Debrecen, from a budget of HUF 7 billion. The company has 90 premises in 11...
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South Korea’s favourite soft drink now sold in Hungarian shops too
Date: 2019-10-20 11:25:03
Milk-based carbonated soft drink Milkis was launched 30 years ago. The South Korean product is already very popular in Russia, and now it can also be found on the shelves...
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KitchenAid promotion in Spar stores
Date: 2019-10-20 11:23:32
US kitchen appliances brand KitchenAid’s products are available to SPAR customers between 10 October 2019 and 29 January 2020. Shoppers get a loyalty point for every HUF 1,000 spent and...
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Coca-Cola for a cleaner Tisza
Date: 2019-10-20 11:19:24
On 27 September 100 Coca-Cola Hungary workers collected more than 1.8 tons of waste from the river Tisza, as part of the PET Cup initiative. The 170 bags of rubbish...
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Aldi bans plastic shopping bags
Date: 2019-10-20 11:01:41
ALDI Hungary has banned plastic shopping bags, in the future biodegradable plastic bags, paper bags and multi-use shopping bags will be available to customers in ALDI stores. At the same...
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Investments for the community rewarded in four categories
Date: 2019-10-20 11:01:39
Effekteam has honoured what companies do for the environment or the community in four categories. Winners from the FMCG sector: Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. won with its food saving programme –...
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Carlsberg makes paper beer bottle
Date: 2019-10-20 10:52:55
Danish beer company Carlsberg has unveiled the first paper beer bottle in the world. The bottle is made of sustainable and recyclable wood fibres. The bottle forms part of Carlsberg’s...
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Confectionery association asks for support for SMEs
Date: 2019-10-20 10:50:00
The Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers has published a press release, which says that the Hungarian confectionery sector can only remain competitive and maintain its export performance if SMEs are...
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Life is fantastic without plastic!
Date: 2019-10-20 10:02:01
SPAR’s long-term objective is to stop using materials in the packaging of private label products that are difficult to recycle, and to only utilise just as much packaging material that...
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AM: The government is committed to safeguarding agricultural subsidies
Date: 2019-10-18 11:28:09
The Hungarian government is committed to maintaining EU subsidies for agriculture and transitional national subsidies after 2020 – the Deputy Minister of State said at the Jubilee Conference of the...
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Quality hops were grown in Kastélyosdombó
Date: 2019-10-18 11:25:14
Hops growers will be able to apply for a support of 6 millionHUF per hectares from mid-October. Healthy, high-quality hops were grown in Kastélyosdombó, where, at the initiative of HEINEKEN...
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ITM: the Hungarian multi-program encourages the most promising domestic SMEs
Date: 2019-10-18 11:25:08
The most promising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be encouraged by the Hungarian multi-program, which will receive more than 13 billion HUF non-refundable grants in the third part of...
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The Kossuth Prize winning Csík Zenekar is campaigning for food safety
Date: 2019-10-18 11:22:17
The Kossuth Prize winning Csík Zenekar is campaigning for food safety The members of the Kossuth Prize-winning Csík Zenekar. Vecsei H. Miklós, actor of Vígszínház, Grecsó Krisztián writer, poet and...
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The Minister of Agriculture negotiated about agricultural technology transfer knowledge with his Brazilian counterpart on Thursday
Date: 2019-10-18 11:20:04
Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture negotiated with his Brazilian partner about agricultural technology transfer knowledge – the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI. Fernando Silveira Camargo, Minister of the Brazilian Ministry...
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The role, benefits and future of exhibitions – priorities in the light of statistics
Date: 2019-10-18 11:19:11
The Agricultural and Food Marketing Section of the Hungarian Marketing Association dealt with thefuture role professional exhibitions and marketing communication, its possible purposes, its and effective exhibition work. Dr. Totth...
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KEH Director: The water crisis has begun
Date: 2019-10-18 11:18:07
The water crisis has begun; “A new world order is underway in which the unsustainable use of natural resources, including water has a great importance,” – Kőrösi Csaba, head of...
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A 3D printer supports trainings by in nearly fifty vocational training centers
Date: 2019-10-18 11:06:13
Thanks to a tender project, containing both domestic and EU subsidies of 44 vocational training centers under the supervision of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, which is based on...
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More than 1200 applications have been submitted to MVM’s smart furniture competition
Date: 2019-10-18 11:06:11
MVM’s tender for smart furniture was surrounded by great interest. The four smart furniture was awarded by a professional jury to an elementary school, a high school, a multifunctional educational...
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95 percent of baby foods in the United States are contaminated with heavy metals
Date: 2019-10-18 11:00:07
Most baby foods examined in the United States contained lead and other heavy metals. Of the 68 brands tested by Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), 95 percent of 168 baby...
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