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Cashless trend catching on in Japan

Japan is taking steps toward becoming a cashless society, with all transactions paid in cash expected to decline from 76.2% in 2018 to 71.4% in 2022, according to data and...

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The Body Shop launches plastic recycling initiative

Portrait of a female waste-picker made from 1,500 recycled plastic items hand-collected by waste-pickers in Bengaluru, India. Beauty and body care retailer The Body Shop is stepping up its sustainability...

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Nike prepping footwear sizing feature for app, retail stores

Nike wants to make sure its customers buy footwear that fits and is prepping a Nike Fit functionality in its app and within physical store locations to make that happen....

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Magazine: More days, more sausages

Zoltán Szántó, senior product manager of PICK Szeged Zrt. told Trade magazine that the two biggest segments in the grill product market are grill sausages and meat prepared for the...

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(HU) Júniusban Visegrádon találkozik az Ecommerce szakma

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MNB: the six month increase of core inflation stopped in April

Seasonally adjusted annual core inflation remained unchanged in April, remained 3.8 percent as in the previous month, hence the increase of the indicator lasted for more than half a year...

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AM: 8.6 billion support HUF for breeding sows this year

In 2019, the government earmarked 8.6 billion forints for breeding sows and 10.5 billion forints for animal welfare in the budget – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said on Monday...

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Mazars: investors consider Central and Eastern Europe as a reliable target

Central and Eastern Europe is an attractive investment area in a global comparison, with Hungary closing a successful year in terms of transaction value – according to Mazars’ investment report....

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The integration of companies belonging to the Talentis Agro Zrt. has ended

The integration of the agricultural and food industry companies belonging to the Talentis Agro Zrt. has been completed. Csák Gyula CEO said at the opening press conference of the company...

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Two hundred and fifty kinds of beer specialties at the Downtown Beer Festival

Two hundred and fifty kinds of beer specialties can be enjoyed by the visitors from 5 to 10 June at the Downtown Beer Festival in the Szabadság Square in Budapest....

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Drenik Hungary Ltd’s investment in Szolnok creates hundreds of new jobs

One hundred and ten new jobs are created by the Serbian-owned paper production company Drenik Hungary Kft. MTI / János Mészáros Szijjártó Péter said that the government provides one billion...

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ITM: decisive steps are needed to reduce disposable plastic products

Decisive steps are needed to curb the use of disposable plastic products – the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) told MTI. The ministry emphasizes in its statement that they...

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NAV detected an illegal tobacco factory in Szabolcs county

Industry-scale manufactured, cut and dried tobacco products worth 25 million HUF were found in the illegally operating tobacco plant in one of the towns of Szabolcs, by the financial investigators...

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The Danubius Thermal Hotel in the Margaret Island has been renewed from three billion forints

The Danubius Thermal Hotel in the Margaret Island was rebuilt from three billion forints. The renewed restaurant of the largest spa-wellness hotel in the capital was handed over on Friday....

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How to give up smoking a cigar after dinner – Video of the day

Renowned pastry chef Amaury Guichon makes chocolate cigars. He even creates an ashy tip at the end of the cigar. See how legendary pastry chef Amaury Guichon makes chocolate cigars...

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(HU) Ismét a stílusos vidéki gasztronómia központja lesz Debrecen

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The rate of expansion of air passenger traffic has reached a nine-year low

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the growth rate of air passenger traffic declined to a nine year low to 3.1 percent in March, compared to the previous...

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Gulyás Gergely: Lake Velence can be the winner of the next decade’s tourism development

The winner of the next decade’s tourism development could be Lake Velence, according to the Minister leading the Prime Minister’s Office, who compared the area to an unused gold mine...

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Is there consolation in eating?

Emotional eating (or stress eating) is using food to make yourself feel better—eating to satisfy emotional needs, rather than to satisfy physical hunger. You might reach for a pint of...

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Amazon Go goes with cash in New York City

The first Amazon Go store in New York City opened for business this week and is taking cash as well as offering a cashierless checkout customer experience. The store is...

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IKEA pledges to use only renewable and recycled materials by 2030

IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, plans to use only renewable and recycled materials in its products by 2030. Currently, 60 percent of the IKEA range is based on renewable...

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Vivera expands meat alternative portfolio with new ‘bacon’ pieces

Meat alternatives manufacturer Vivera is launching 100% fat-free vegan ‘bacon’ pieces into Sainsbury’s stores in the UK. Vivera, which is based in the Netherlands, has aimed to create a product...

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Magazine: Practicality is more important than product looks

According to Réka Forgách, Essity Hungary Kft.’s Zewa brand manager, sales of household towels grew by 9.5 percent in 2018. Private label products are important in the paper towel category,...

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This year’s beer season started with premium beers

The Hungarian Beer Manufacturers Association and the Kraft Beer Association officially launched the 2019 beer season. Beer consumption has renaissance in our country. According to last year’s report, 70,000 hectoliters...

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In one year the price of potatoes and vegetables increased significantly

Portfolio.hu looked at the inflation data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) in March, highlighting the sharp rise in food prices. In the consumer basket of KSH, foods have a...

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IKSZ: the population collects beverage cartons with renewed vigor

The population selects beverage cartons with a renewed momentum. Following the stagnating results of recent years, the recollection of carton boxes of dairy and fruit soup which is a valuable...

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E.ON is setting up e-charging station in over one hundred ALDI stores

The set up of the network has begun. The first electric car filling station which was developed within the collaboration between ALDI and E.ON was handed over on Thursday in...

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Nearly half of the Hungarians are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly services

42 percent of Hungarians say that they are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products, most of them up to 10-30 percent more than for a traditional product. Although the...

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Kométa 55 tons less salt in a year

The Kométa significantly reduced the salt content of its products by nearly 70 percent, while the taste experience remained unchanged. Thanks to the salt reduction program, the food manufacturer has...

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