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Kohl’s closes discount stores
On 3 August Kohl’s Corp. will close its Off/Aisle by Kohl’s discount stores. It was in May 2015 that Kohl’s debuted the off-price format, which was designed to sell deeply discounted merchandise...
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Export success requires patience and perseverance
The Törley Sparkling Wine Cellar was the venue of the Agóra conference titled ‘Sales without Borders’, organised by KNK PR & Média for the Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. Participants were discussing...
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(HU) KERÜLJÖN A CSR ÉLVONALÁBA! – Pályázzon a CSR Hungary Díjra!
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Camera monitors pizza quality
Domino’s Pizza has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) quality control camera system – it has made its debut in Australia – to ensure every single slice of pizza is as...
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Mirbest Gastro Expo 2019
There was a special gastronomy-themed trade show in the BOK Hall in Budapest on 13-14 May. Mirbest Group – which has 11 member companies – organised a new-type trade event...
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Marketing ideas from a confectionery
A confectionery in Budaörs provides the service of sending an ice cream van to birthday parties and other children’s programmes. The van goes there free of charge minimum if 50...
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The Szekszárd wine region’s dominance
For the third time the wines of the Hungarian Parliament were selected – with blind tasting. In 8 categories 203 wines from 113 wineries were competing. Wineries from Szekszárd finished...
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Mad beers for breakfast
If you open a beer before 11:00, you can now say: I am just having breakfast! Why? Because US brewery Folksbier is brewing their Glow Up beer with leftover bagels...
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Brewhub in Spain
San Miguel, the brewing company with two thirds of the Spanish beer market, launched a so-called brewhub: a collaborative space where craft breweries from around the world can prepare their beer...
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Special bottles for the Eger wine region
Gergő Soltész, president of the Eger Wine Workshop has introduced the special bottle that was designed for the Eger wine region. The bottle was inspired by a design from the...
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Summer wine statistics
Social media users like to drink rosé in the summer, typically sweet or semi-sweet varieties. They have 300-400cl on average and the majority, 42.9 percent cast their vote on spritzer...
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European beer trends
Brewers of Europe has organised a forum in Antwerp, where the best experts in the world were discussing the present and future of beer and brewing. New technology, rediscovered and...
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What did we lose with László Benke?
László Benke, master chef/confectioner and world champion many times, has passed away just before his 71st birthday. He never became part of the culinary revolution of the last decade or...
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What do internet users order in a restaurant?
A joint survey by Bónusz Brigád and GKI Digital on the restaurant-going habits of internet-using Hungarians has revealed that the majority, 87 percent prefer Hungarian cuisine. They are willing to...
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A dream job: cook
This year Art Hotel in Szeged gave deaf person Zsolt Fehér the chance to study for cook in the hotel; formerly Szabolcs Kurucsai was the first person with impaired vision...
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The new INTERSPAR store in Tata satisfies all customer needs
SPAR Magyarország has opened its 34th hypermarket, which utilises the latest eco-friendly technological solutions. Then new 5,200m² store is situated at the place of the former Tata Athletics Club and...
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A win-win-win situation
Google’s ‘popular dishes’ function is good not only for guest, but also for the owners of eateries. This feature shows the most popular dishes of the bars and restaurants you...
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Which finger to bite?
After the European Parliament had given a green light to banning certain single-use plastic products from 2021, Indepack analysed the prices of plastic and eco-friendly products used in hospitality. The...
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Who would you nominate for the Gundel Award?
Anyone can be nominated for the Gundel Award of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) who has been active and successful in the hospitality business for more than 25 years,...
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Philosophy and creativity
Levente Koppány, sous chef of Salon restaurant has qualified for the regional final of the S.Pellegrino young chef world championship. There will be 134 young chefs from 50 countries competing...
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Digital – in the summer too
The last POPAI meeting before the summer break took place at the Unilever Hungary headquarters on 20 June. Customer marketing leader Tibor Veress was the host, and he gave an insight...
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An opportunity missed
Which is the place where the most decisions are made in a fashion store? In the fitting room! The website Inside Retail Asia published survey results in connection with this topic....
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The influence of executive branding on the results of a company
A recent survey (Weber Shandwick, in partnership with KRC Research, The CEO Reputation Premium: Gaining Advantage in the Engagement Era), conducted with the participation of 1,700 executives on executive branding...
Read moreSzázadvég: economic growth may even reach 5 percent
The Századvég Economic Research Co. has improved its growth expectations, and in favorable cases it is also not excluded that it will approach or even reach the 5 percent growth...
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The melon season starts with a smaller domestic supply
A larger amount of domestic melons are expected to be marketed from 1 July. The watermelon harvest can begin at the end of the week, early next week, so a...
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The agricultural chambers of the Visegrád countries want a simpler common agricultural policy
At the serial meeting of the Agrarian Chambers of the Visegrád Countries, the leaders of the organizations, made clear requests again on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
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SPAR received the highest quality certificate this year
The company successfully met the high expectations of the International Food Industry Logistics Division in 2019. Obtaining the certificate shows that, from the time of delivery of the goods to...
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Another ten companies are joining the Priority Export Partner Program
A further ten Hungarian companies join the priority export partnership program (kepp), in which nine companies are already involved – Szijjártó Péter, Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Monday at...
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Digital revolution in the warehouses
Zsuzsanna Niklós, sales, tender and marketing director of Schenker Kft. told Trade magazin that in line with increasing market and partner demand, they keep widening the range of dry and refrigerated...
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