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DS Smith Profit Jumps 15% On E-Commerce Boost
UK-based packaging group DS Smith Plc reported a 15% jump in first-half operating profit on Thursday, bolstered by growing demand from online retailers and cost savings from its acquisition of...
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M&S rolls out urban farming scheme in 7 London stores
Marks & Spencer has rolled out the first phase of its in-store urban farming trial to seven locations in London as part of its new partnership with Infarm. The retailer used...
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Ahold Delhaize dives into cashierless checkout — no app needed
Ahold Delhaize is testing grab-and-go technology. The supermarket giant opened a “digital” store under its Albert Heijn banner at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The store will be open for a...
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(HU) Ismét a Sziget lett a legjobb külföldi fesztivál a UK Festival Awardson
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The first Rossmann store in Hungary has been renewed in Debrecen
1993 was an ideal year for business investment. After the change of regime, the market opened up, and Western companies began to take an interest in the untouched “Eastern bloc”....
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SPAR’s first Snack Box Day was organized
Nearly two hundred applications have been submitted to the SPAR Snack Box Program. The primary goal of the campaign was for parents to familiarize their children to the basics of...
Read moreAgricultural organizations in Central and Eastern Europe have been discussing the future of the CAP
Agricultural organizations of the Three Seas Region held their next meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Polish, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Slovak experts discussed the future of EU’s agricultural policy....
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The issue of Baromfi-Coop bonds was a great success
In November, the Baromfi-Coop (Poultry Coop) bonds was issued under the National Bank’s Hungary’s Growth Bond Program (NKP). The transaction is outstanding in several respects in the history of the...
Read moreEighty exhibitors from six countries participate in the Advent Wine Salon in Pécs
About eighty exhibitors from six countries will participate with two hundred wines in the Pécs Wine Bar gastronomy and wine magazine’s annual wine-company event, the Advent Wine Salon that will...
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Dr. Vámosi-Nagy Szabolcs received a Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Vámosi-Nagy Szabolcs, the renowned lawyer of Vámosi-Nagy Ernst & Young Law Firm, was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the IV. Wolters Kluwer Lawyer Awards Gala. The expert...
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Russia Restricts Imports From Seven Beef Plants In Argentina And Paraguay
Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog will impose restrictions on beef supplies to Russia from five plants in Argentina and two plants in Paraguay starting from 18 December, it said on Wednesday,...
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Reckitt Benckiser Opens Science And Innovation Centre In Hull
British household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser has inaugurated a state-of-the-art science and innovation centre in Hull as part of its £200 million (€235.7 million) investment in the UK. The innovation...
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Magazine: Focusing on the customer experience
The Retailer of the Year competition has been organised again this year, courtesy of Mastercard. Offering good customer experience to shoppers is becoming increasingly important for market players. In 2019...
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New research of Tesco says Christmas is more colorful than 30 years ago
Most Hungarians adhere to the Christmas traditions. However, some holiday consumer habits have changed in many respects since the change of regime. For example people nowadays are eating more, paying...
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2020 will be the year of football at HEINEKEN Hungária
HEINEKEN dominates football events in 2020! The new beer partner of the country’s newest and biggest adventure arena is HEINEKEN Hungária, so visitors of all ages can drink the Soproni...
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Coca-Cola Magyarország reduces the weight of its plastic bottles by 4 percent again
After a 4 percent reduction in bottle weight in 2018, Coca-Cola Magyarország will reduce the amount of plastic used again by 4 percent in 2020. As a result of the...
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P&G Joins TerraCycle’s Loop – an Environmentally Friendly and Convenient E-Shopping Platform – With 11 Household Brands
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced the introduction of reusable, refillable packaging on some of its most popular products as part of a new effort that aims to...
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(HU) Széles gluténmentes kínálat az ALDI-ban – karácsonykor is
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1 + 1 has become 8 million HUF
Nestlé and Tesco support the work of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with a total of 8.1 million HUF thanks to their cooperation in the autumn. As part of its...
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A food and nutrition supplementing plant is being built in Nagykálló, Szabolcs
The Kiskertészek Zöldség- és Gyümölcstermelői Kft. is building a food and nutrition supplement plant in Nagykálló, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, laying the foundation stone of the more than 437 million HUF EU-funded...
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A meeting of winemakers with an inauguration and award ceremony in Somló
The Tornai Winery has been hosting the András’s Day Wine Master Meeting at the end of November every year, since 2002. At the meeting, which is a conference of science...
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Mars commits to its ‘Sustainable in a Generation’ strategy
Mars has announced that it is changing its approach to sustainability one year on from outlining its ‘Sustainable in a Generation’ plan. The company has announced that its actions are...
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Ikea is helping to redesign simulated Mars habitats
Ikea believes its approach to making small spaces more liveable applies even on other planets: The company has been working with an Earth-based research facility that is meant to mimic...
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Kroger going ‘dark’ — with kitchens
The Kroger Co. is entering the meal-delivery business via a fast-growing new trend. The nation’s largest supermarket retailer launched a partnership with ClusterTruck, a software platform that powers delivery-only kitchens. (Delivery-only...
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Valio Aiming To Develop Carbon-Neutral Dairy By 2035
Finnish dairy firm Valio has said that it is aiming to develop a carbon-neutral dairy structure by 2035. The move will both combat climate change and also provide food manufacturers...
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Reusable silicone covers at INTERSPAR stores
The company is taking another important step in protecting our environment. From now on, the company does not put a plastic lid on top of the metal sealing foil in...
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Hungarian company enters the US market with meat substitute vegan products
Using Hungarian plant protein sources and unique ingredients, the Hungarian Plantcraft Innovációs Kft. has developed a soy, gluten and additive-free cold cut product line with the help of X-Ventures Gamma...
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The poultry processing plant of Her-Csi Hús Kft. was handed over
34 billion HUF of the more than 150 billion HUF support granted so far under the Rural Development Program was allocated to the meat processing sector – the Minister of...
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Juhász Csaba manages the Czech subsidiary of Glencore Agriculture
From October 2019, Juhász Csaba, Managing Director of the Hungarian Glencore Agriculture Group, also manages the Czech subsidiary. Photo: glencore.hu It has recently been announced that Juhász Csaba, who has...
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