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Testing and evaluation
At the latest Szupermenta test the experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tested popular capsule coffees, altogether 24 espressos, from which 8 were decaf variants. More than...
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Sirha Business Café
At the Sirha Business Café stand a different topic will be in the limelight every day, with presentations and panel discussion on the programme. On the first day coffee will...
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More innovative products among green packaging solutions
As a result of #zerowaste movements and other environmental campaigns, the number of degradable and recyclable packaging designs is growing. The following three firms are regional BUNZL Group members. Silwell...
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New online grocery store to open
New online food store Kifli.hu opens in Budapest in December. The affiliate of Czech market leader rohlik.cz will list approximately 8,000 products, half of which are high-category or premium groceries....
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Pricing and promotions through the eyes of the consumer
Food prices are rising and shoppers are worried – reveals the latest Nielsen ‘Shopper Trends’ survey. Back in 2017 growing food prices was only the 6th biggest shopper concern, but...
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This is how the families of 25-34 year olds are shopping
Euromonitor International has published a report, titled ‘Millennial Parents: Transforming Family Life’. It contains the results of a global survey on the habits of Generation Y – 25-34 year old...
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The future is sustainable
Sustainability is one of the hottest topics all over the world and 2019 is the year when smart product manufacturers and retailers have tested really innovative things in their efforts...
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More than 30 billion forints for winemakers’ development projects
Within the framework of the Rural Development programme, HUF 35 billion has been granted as funding for winemakers. The plan of the Ministry of Agriculture is to promote the sales...
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Growing sales for laundry detergent capsules
In the first 9 months of 2019 the number of laundry detergent capsule buying households kept growing, and liquid/gel products also acquired new buyers. If we want to simplify things...
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Cosmetics industry: More money spent on advertising
Zenith’s Beauty Advertising Expenditure Forecasts reveal that the global cosmetics industry’s spending on advertising grew from the -1.2 percent in 2018 to 2.7 percent in 2019. What is more, beauty...
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Food prices up more than 5 percent
Consumer prices were 2.9 percent higher in October 2019 than in October 2018. Food prices jumped 5.4 percent. Pork’s price augmented the most, by 15.5 percent. The price of bread...
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Slower growth, but lower inflation too
Economic growth was 5.1 percent in Hungary in the first half of 2019. This growth rate was the fastest in the EU – three times faster than the average. The...
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Pig prices skyrocketed
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations forecasted in November that the world’s pork output would reduce by 8.5 percent to 110.5 million tons this year, in...
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Intensive fish farming has a stable future
Ferenc Lévai, CEO of Aranyponty Zrt. informed that cultivating fish in lakes is less profitable than other forms of farming, the rate is about 4-5 percent. The mains reason behind...
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Sirha Budapest 2020: The biggest Hungarian celebration of everything food
Our magazine asked Klára Tihanyi, exhibition director of Sirha Budapest 2020 about the food, baking and confectionery, HoReCa, packaging and gastronomy trade fair. ‘In 2018 about 300 exhibitors from 17...
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Restaurant or hotel guests can’t be satisfied if poor quality coffee is served
Hungarians drink every fifth cup of coffee in a café, bar or restaurant. According to a 2017 Nespresso survey, more than three quarters of restaurant-going Hungarians have a cup of...
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Innovation and sustainability are the keywords in the FMCG market
KNK PR & Média and Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft. organised the Agóra conference in the Etyek Film Park. In his keynote speech Róbert Zsigó, secretary of state responsible for food...
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Amazon offers grocery delivery at lower prices in Germany
Amazon announced that it would reduce the monthly membership fee for Fresh in Germany to EUR 7.99 from EUR 9.99, and will also cut the additional delivery fee for orders...
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Quality systems and markings in egg production
The essence of responsible food safety is that only such high quality eggs end up in the freezers of shoppers that have been monitored in each and every phase of...
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Coca-Cola rolls out new sparkling mineral water brand
Coca-Cola’s new sparkling water line, AHA will debut in the USA in the spring of 2020. Flavoured sparkling water has become a popular alternative for shoppers. In 2018 flavoured sparkling...
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Dino Polska opens more than 130 new stores in the first nine months of 2019
Polish grocer Dino Polska has opened around 138 new stores in the first nine months of its financial year. The retail chain launched 120 new stores in the same period of...
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Spar cuts sugar content of private label products in Croatia
Spar Croatia has modified the recipes of around 65 private label products to reduce their sugar content. In 2017 Spar launched a programme to cut sugar content in its private label...
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Online shopping is likely to beat physical stores this Christmas in Germany
For the first time, the majority of German consumers plan to buy presents online this Christmas – reveals a new survey conducted by Deloitte. According to the study, 67 percent...
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M&S: Private label wine selection to go vegan by 2022
M&S has announced plans to offer an entirely vegan-friendly private label wine range by the end of 2022. They are the first major retailer to make this pledge. M&S’s food...
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Spar Belarus opens new supermarket in Minsk
Spar Belarus has opened a new supermarket in the capital city of Minsk. The 500m² store is situated on the ground floor of a large apartment complex. In the new...
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Carrefour enters the market of Uzbekistan in 2020
French retail giant Carrefour plans to enter the market of Uzbekistan in 2020 in partnership with the Majid Al Futtaim Group. Over the next 2 years, Carrefour aims to open...
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Lidl: Charging points at 300 UK stores
Lidl has made a commitment to install rapid charging points for electric vehicles at more than 300 stores over the next 3 years. The project means a total investment of more than...
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Consumer protection authorities give good marks to online FMCG
On 31 October the consumer protection state secretariat of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology organised the latest event in the ‘Consumer Protection Friday’ programme series. This time the topic...
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