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Nielsen: túró rudi is the most popular chilled dairy snack
Hungarian consumers bought chilled dairy snacks for more than HUF 38 billion between August 2017 and July 2018 – sales were up 11 percent. This means that more than 14,000...
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Every third Hungarian is an impulse buyer
According to the results of a survey conducted by Generali, one third of Hungarians regularly buy something that they don’t really need. Impulse buying is most characteristic of Budapest dwellers,...
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Multigenerational workplaces are becoming popular all over the world
According to the Randstad Workmonitor report about the 2nd quarter of the year, multigenerational workplaces are popular worldwide. This is also true for Hungary, as 4 from 5 respondents work...
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Fairytale-like Nespresso commercial
Nespresso’s latest commercial debuted in more than 30 countries all over the world in mid-October. In this George Clooney, the brand’s ambassador is dressed in armour, saving a medieval kingdom...
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APA brewed in Sopron
Soproni Óvatos Duhaj has added an American Pale Ale (APA) beer to its portfolio. Soproni Óvatos Duhaj APA combines the creativity of craft breweries with the great experience of major...
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Pro Turismo
On 16 October the Pro Turismo prizes were presented at the Turizmus Summit. From the restaurant and culinary world the following people were honoured with the prestigious prize: creative chef...
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Euroskills 2018
EuroSkills 2018 took place in Budapest at the end of September. Young cooks came from 24 European countries and Hungary’s Friderika Spekova (Borkonyha) finished 18th, while among waiters Viktória Bernadett...
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This autumn models advertise soft drinks on billboards
Coca-Cola Hungary has selected fashion models in an open casting from nearly 2,000 applicants, who will be the faces of the soft drink company’s autumn campaign. Communications director Judit Szűcs...
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Revamped ClubSmart offers roadside assistance too
Shall makes travelling by car simpler and more carefree with the new ClubSmart loyalty programme. By using the new smartphone format ClubSmart card, drivers can feel safer on the roads...
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New point collecting promotion from SPAR
Stylish, top-quality ZWILLING coffee and tea drinking accessories can be bought at reduced prices in SPAR Hungary stores. As part of the new point collecting campaign that was launched on...
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New corporate affairs director for Dreher
Ibolya Szabó joined the team of Dreher Breweries Zrt. in September as corporate affairs director. Formerly Ms Szabó was the head of Magyar Telekom internal communications team. She has a...
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Barnängen: product launch and charity project
Swedish skin care brand Barnängen launched a charity project: between 1 October 2018 and 31 March 2019 from the price of every Barnängen product sold in Rossmann, DM, Müller and...
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Cage eggs: let the consumers decide!
When the Visegrád Four (V4) countries and the representatives of Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania and Romania met in Prague last time, the agri-food chambers of the V4 countries declared that those...
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Penny Market appoints new CEO
From 1 October Florian Jens Naegele is the CEO of Penny Market Magyarország Kft. The new CEO is responsible for the following areas: sales, procurement, expansion, marketing, construction, revision, quality...
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New ambulance is the result of cooperation
Thanks to Budapest Bank, Orbico Hungary and Shell Hungary’s joint charity initiative, on 2 October 2018 a new ambulance was bought for the vehicle fleet of the Peter Cerny Ambulance...
Read more150,000 more households can order online from Tesco
From 1 October shoppers living in Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hajdúszoboszló and Hajdúböszörmény can enjoy the benefits of shopping online on the Tesco website. Together with the Budapest, Szeged, Győr, Veszprém and...
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Rondo: modernisation in a sustainable fashion
Rondo Corrugated Board Kft. invests HUF 70 million in modernising its Masterflex flexo printing machine. The company manufactures modern and environmentally friendly corrugated board packaging solutions for the food, electronics...
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Borsodi ends the year with an 8-million euro investment
This autumn 45-year-old Borsodi Brewery started a large-scale development project: the new bottle and can filling line will increase the Bőcs brewery’s production capacity by 700,000 hectolitres to 2.5 million...
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Beauty stories celebrated by dm
It was in Brody Studios of Budapest that dm celebrated the 1st birthday of the beauty stories website szépségsztorik.hu. Popular bloggers and lucky shoppers immersed themselves in the special world...
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Naturaqua helps in premature baby care
In the Perinatal Intensive Care Centre (PIC) of the Petz Aladár Hospital in Győr several pieces of furniture and equipment make the daily life of premature babies and their parents...
Read moreTesco keeps training workers
Tesco trains and educates workers at the retailer’s own Tesco Academy. This year they already invested more than HUF 100 million in teaching employees. In 2018 no less than 2,843...
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This year brought 15 percent higher wheat price
In August 2018 agricultural production prices were 6 percent higher in comparison with the level of August 2017 – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). This situation was the result...
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Retail sales jumped 6.3 percent in August
In August 2018 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 6.3 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 6.8 percent – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Food and...
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GKI raises growth forecast
In Q2 2018 economic growth was 4.8 percent in Hungary – this was the fastest quarterly growth rate since 2005. Hungary’s GDP grew twice as fast as the European Union’s...
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Booming cattle trade between Hungary and Turkey
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) revealed that in January-July 2018 Hungary’s cattle export was 26,000 tons (no real change from...
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Hungarian shoppers rely on opinion in social media and purchase family products
When buying a new product, one fifth of Hungarian consumers purchase something that can be used by the whole family. It is interesting that about one third of Hungarian consumers...
Read moreTesco doesn’t reject fruits and vegetables that don’t look so good
It was on 24 January 2017 that Tesco started selling so-called Perfectly Imperfect fruits and vegetables: the retailer also purchases those fruits and vegetables from suppliers which formerly didn’t meet...
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Sweet bread for the newborn
Fumu is a pastry characteristic of Hetés, a village in Zala County. It is made for weddings and when a baby is born. The sweet bread is made with walnut,...
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Jumbo pop-up store pays tribute to Max Verstappen
Jumbo Foodmarkt opened a pop-up store in Groningen that pays tribute to Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen. The concept is based around a Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car, plus...
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More fresh products under Eroski’s own brand
Spanish supermarket chain Eroski has had more than 500 fresh ‘Eroski Natur’ private label products, and now they will add more fresh products to the selection. All of these products...
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