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An honest story with coffeee – Video of the day
This will warm the iciest of hearts! This short, touching documentary video from The Nabob Coffee Co. follows a two Colombian coffee workers, Teofilo and Blanca, and explores their love...
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Countdown to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 60%
Countdown has announced its target to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2030 vs its 2015 levels, published in the company’s 2019 Sustainability Report released today. In the last three years,...
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Aldi Suisse tests the Nutri-Score
Aldi is pinning its hopes on the Nutri-Score in Switzerland. The discounter wants to be the first retailer in the country to introduce the five-stage nutritional labeling system, starting from...
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McDonald’s expands McDelivery with new partnership
The fast-food giant is offering on-demand delivery from DoorDash at thousands of stores across the country. Following a successful 200-restaurant pilot launched in July 2019 in Houston, McDonald’s will offer...
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Agricultural output reached 2,720 billion HUF last year
Agricultural production has grown spectacularly in recent years, with output of the sector reaching 2,720 billion HUF in 2018 and only 1,686 billion HUF in 2010, making Hungary the strongest...
Read moreNagy István: Digital Agriculture Strategy means a change of era in agriculture
The development of Hungary’s Digital Agricultural Strategy (DAS) will mark a turning point, and the measures contained therein will promote the digitalisation of Hungarian agriculture and increase its competitiveness –...
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ALDI has installed an air filter into its warehouse which is unique in Hungary
The supermarket chain provides extremely clean air in its logistics center with air purification equipment that filters out about 80 percent of the dust. ALDI also has a logistics center...
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The number of employees continued to increase
During the three-month period of May-July, the average number of employees was 4 million 518 thousand, 34 thousand, or 0.8 percent more than a year before. The employment rate of...
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New Marketing Operations Manager at Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország
As of June 24, 2019, Palkó András is the new Marketing Operations Manager at Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország. He has worked in various managerial positions in the beer industry for about...
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The Budapest Wine Festival is coming soon
For the 28th time, the Budapest Wine Festival awaits the guests who want to drink wine, want to relaxation and be entertained at one of the most spectacular venues of...
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A sustainable water future depends on saving water and reducing water pollution
The Earth’s population is growing drastically while we have been use the same amount of water since the planet was created. Therefore, in addition to sparing water use, it is...
Read moreGfK’s German consumer sentiment index stagnated
Instead of the expected decline, the Nuremberg-based GfK Economics Research Institute’s consumer sentiment index stagnated in September in Germany, while consumer income and economic expectations declined and willingness to buy...
Read moreConsumer confidence in the United States weakened slightly in August
Consumer confidence weakened slightly in August in the United States. The Conference Board nonprofit Economic Research Institute announced on Tuesday that the consumer confidence index has dropped from the 135.8...
Read moreMore than two thirds of the Czechs are satisfied with their standard of living
More than two-thirds, 68 percent, of the Czech population are more or less satisfied with their current standard of living, according to a July poll released in Prague on Wednesday....
Read moreWorldwide smartphone traffic has declined
Global smartphone sales decreased in the second quarter, according to the Gartner market research firm. According to Gartner’s records, global smartphone sales decreased by 1.7 percent in the second quarter...
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Chocolate cucumber from America
When it comes to Asian flavors, the mix of sweet and sour flavors is not surprising, but we could not imagine a sour cucumber filled with sweet cocoa biscuits. However,...
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The favourite cocktails of a 100 years in 2 minutes – Video of the day
Our MODE bartender, Adam Delaney is journeying through time with a specialty cocktail to mark each decade. He covers everything, from a 1920s champagne cocktail, to a Sex and the...
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Blurred lines between physical and digital shopping experiences
Global non-profit trade association SHOP! prepared a study on the most important retail trends of 2016. According to them, there are five important trends which shape the retail market today:...
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Pigeon grey is trendy
Bedrock Kft. distributes hair care product lines and among these we find Joanna – one of the biggest Polish cosmetics brands. Sales of the Joanna Naturia Color hair dye augmented...
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Next-generation ice cream: PureCircle launches stevia treats
Producer and innovator of stevia sweeteners PureCircle is launching an ice cream with no added sugar, set to debut at the end of the month in Chicago, US. The “gourmet”...
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Denmark’s Dagrofa Introduces Store Game To Train Spar Employees
Danish retail group Dagrofa has announced that it has introduced a digital store game for training employees in 51 Spar outlets. The company believes that gamification is a more effective...
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Barry Callebaut Opens Second Chocolate Factory In Indonesia
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has announced that chocolate manufacturing has commenced in its second manufacturing plant in Rancaekek in Indonesia. The new factory, located in the premises of Garudafood’s biscuit...
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A survey will begin on our wine consumption habits
The Borháló Borkereskedés (Wine Net Wine Shop) launches a comprehensive online survey on wine the purchasing and wine consumption habits of the Hungarian buyers called WE DRINK WINE TOGETHER 2019...
Read moreThis year the sweet corn crop may be lower than average
Due to extreme weather this year, sweet corn production may fall slightly short of the 500,000 tonne average of the recent years, while purchase prices are rising – according to...
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73 percent of working youth expect a pay raise in the next year, according to a survey
73 percent of working youth expect a salary increase next year. Their majority, 54 percent of them expect a rise under inflation and 19 percent a rise above inflation -according...
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NAV can block food vending machines if someone does not pay the surveillance fee
The tax authority can block the automatic monitoring unit (AFE) of food dispensers, the monitoring service of which is terminated by Magyar Posta – the National Tax and Customs Administration...
Read moreBeekeepers’ Association: beekeepers can apply for the support of the ministry by the end of August
By the end of August, beekeepers will be able to apply for 600 million worth of support from the agricultural ministry – the president of the National Hungarian Beekeeping Association...
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Employment Service: the number of jobseekers drop annually in July
The number of jobseekers declined by 3.7 percent in July compared to the same period of the previous year, and by 0.2 percent, compared to June. At the end of...
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All about lactose sensitivity
Have you ever felt uncomfortable drinking a large mug of milk coffee or eating a bowl of milk custard? You’re not alone! “In Hungary nearly the third of the adult...
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