Blood orange Fanta from local sources

Blood orange Fanta from local sources

Coca-Cola’s new, limited edition ‘Fanta Aranciata Rossa Zero Zuccheri’, is made with ‘Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP’ locally-sourced red oranges. According to Coca-Cola, Fanta Aranciata Rossa represents a tribute to...

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Beiersdorf buys the Coppertone brand from Bayer

Beiersdorf buys the Coppertone business from Bayer; the price of Coppertone is USD 550 million. Founded in 1944, Coppertone was the first sun care brand launched in the USA. With the acquisition...

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Mondelēz International recognises planet-supporting startups

Mondelēz International’s global innovation and venture hub, SnackFutures, has honoured two startups for their ‘innovative snacking solutions to help support a healthier planet’ – it was announced at the Seeds & Chips...

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REWE starts selling uncpackaged organic fruits and vegetables

German retailer REWE has decided to remove plastic from select fruit and vegetable categories in 630 of its supermarkets, in a move that will reduce plastic usage by 60,000 kilograms a year....

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Postal services in Swiss Migros stores

Swiss retailer Migros and Swiss Post have entered into a partnership that will enable shoppers to send and receive parcels at around 300 selected Migros branches throughout Switzerland. This step also makes...

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Nespresso helps coffee farmers in a difficult situation

Nestlé’s Nespresso brand has launched ‘Reviving Origins’: it is a new programme aimed at restoring coffee farming in regions where it is under threat. Using its AAA Sustainable Quality programme, Nespresso is...

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Tesco competes with discounters via its Jack’s products

Tesco has started selling Jack’s branded products in its supermarkets for the first time, trying to compete with discounters Aldi and Lidl. Tesco has worked with its suppliers to produce...

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New Amazon Go store in New York

Amazon has expanded its checkout-free small store format in Manhattan. One month after Amazon Go’s debut in New York, the retailer has opened a store on Park Avenue. Next up...

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Algae-based skin care brand from Unilever

Unilever has agreed to buy skin care brand Tatcha, which makes creams using green tea, rice and algae, seeking to ride a wave of demand for Asian-influenced cosmetics. Tatcha was founded...

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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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Business Dinner 2019: Focusing on agriculture

Trade magazine and the Chain Bridge Club invited Minister of Agriculture Dr István Nagy and Bonafarm CEO Attila Csányi to the traditional end-of-May Business Dinner, where more than 60 food...

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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!

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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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