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Costa Coffee to be launched in Hungary next year

Coca-Cola HBC plans to roll out its Costa Coffee product in at last 10 countries in 2020 – and one of these markets is Hungary. Zoran Bogdanovic, CEO of Coca-Cola HBC...

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Intermarché’s expansion in Portugal

France-based Les Mousquetaires has announced a large-scale expansion plan for its Intermarché stores in Portugal. The retailer plans to invest EUR 200 million in opening 105 stores by 2023. EUR...

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7-Eleven introduces mobile checkout

After testing mobile self-checkout with employees at its own store, 7-Eleven launched the service in several Dallas locations in 2018 to get customer feedback for further fine-tuning. Customers at 7-Eleven in New...

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Target and Disney partner for a special in-store experience

Target will open about 65 in-store Disney stores in the next two years as part of a new partnership between the two companies. The first 25 of the shop-in-shop concepts will...

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No-checkout store concept arrives in Switzerland

Swiss company Valora and Migrolino follow the path of Amazon Go, testing a new store concept in Switzerland. This spring Valora opened its automated mini-store at the main train station...

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In the service of value and quality – for the second time

The Value and Quality Awards were presented to those products, companies and services that want to be ‘the best among the good ones’. Currently the Value and Quality Award is...

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Sixty applicants won the Value and Quality Award in 2019

On 10 September the award ceremony of the Value and Quality Award took place in the building of the Hungarian Parliament for the second time. This year 67 entries by...

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Coop Rally visited food companies in East Hungary this year

This year the Coop Rally’s more than 300 participants visited 8 destinations (meat and dairy plants, a soft drink company, a winery, COOP stores and a fresh product logistics centre)...

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A community food stand opens on thousand square meters

The Agricultural Marketing Center has been promoting Hungarian food in the form of community appearance at countless foreign exhibitions for decades. As this year’s OMÉK focuses on the food industry...

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Thirty-five wineries and 50 programs at the Villányi Red Wine Festival

Thirty-five wineries and nearly fifty gastronomic, cultural and pop music programs await the visitors to the Villányi Red Wine Festival, which will be organized for the 32nd time between October...

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A feed plant was opened in Somogy County

The Hungarian economy is growing fastest in the European Union today – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at the inauguration of the 3.1 billion HUF worth feed production plant...

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A record number of Hungarian companies presented themselves at the Agromalim trade show in Arad

The CED Central European Economic Development Network Nonprofit Ltd. has presented a record number debuting opportunities of its twenty-two Hungarian partners at the Agromalim Agro-Food Trade Fair in Arad, held...

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Wine Festival 2019

Budapest Wine Festival opened its gates to wine lovers for the 28th time in September. Visitors got the chance to taste several thousand wines of more than 160 Hungarian and...

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A work of art

EKI Creative Kft. has unveiled its latest in-store display. It was developed for Paco Rabanne cosmetics and according to key account manager Péter Eckert, it is almost a work of art, as...

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So that a little wind doesn’t turn into a hurricane

Retail magazine iXtenso has interviewed Alexander De Ruiter, the CEO of Dutch consultancy firm OBI4wan. He talked about how to manage a worsening reputation and negative consumer reviews. In his view...

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Hungary’s biggest wine exporter

Lidl Hungary has organised the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary for the sixth time. The event’s goal is to promote Hungarian wines in Europe and facilitate their market entry. In 2018...

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The 40th National Wine Competition

This year the National Wine Competition was organised for the 40th time, with the Kunság wine region as the host. The National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) organised the competition,...

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Lidl introduces a unique, eco-friendly textile collection

Thanks to its innovative power, Lidl introduces a unique collection of textiles that meet the strict criteria of the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ (C2C) Gold and Silver Certification. The biodegradable...

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The Harvest Days of Szekszárd have begun

The Harvest Days of Szekszárd have begun, with Varga Judit, Minister of Justice, inaugurating the series of programs on Friday. The head of the ministry, as the patron of the...

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Honey festival in Kaposvár

Half a hundred beekeepers offer their products at the Kaposvár Honey Festival, which will be held on Friday and Saturday in Somogy County. Mészáros János, president of the Zselic Beekeepers’...

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A perfect example for circular economy: Corrugated packaging

Sustainability is in the DNA of VPK Packaging Group. One of the spearheads is our well thought-out waste management strategy. Reducing waste at all our plants leads to significant environmental benefits. In...

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Nestlé inaugurates packaging research institute, first-of-its-kind in the food industry

Nestlé today officially inaugurated the Institute of Packaging Sciences, the first-of-its-kind in the food industry. The new Institute enables Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and environmentally...

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Growing number of environmentally conscious SPAR customers every year

As part of the company’s environmental protection programme, SPAR Hungary only makes two kinds of plastic shopping bags available to shoppers, while customers can choose from many eco-friendly bags. The...

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Hungarian Order of Merit Knight Cross was awarded to the leaders of the Coop chain

On behalf of the President of the Republic Áder János, Dr. Palkovics László, Minister of Innovation and Technology handed over Hungarian Order of Merit Knight Cross to Pekó László, Chief...

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Lidl sells 31 million Hungarian wines annually for 13 billion forints

For the sixth time, Lidl Magyarország organized the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary, which was opened by Magyar Levente, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The aim of the...

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Wine feast again in Szeged

The Bor tér (Wine Square) wine festival offers a variety of programs for the locals and tourists arriving to the city – the managing director of the Szegedi Városkép és...

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The BÉT50 Summit of Hungarian Medium-sized Enterprises will be held again this year

The Budapest Stock Exchange will host the BÉT50 (BSE50) conference for the executives of Hungarian medium and large companies this year – the director of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT)...

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This is how the FoodTruck Show-winning mangalica burger is made

The 10th Food Truck Show was created with the fascination of Hungarian food, with a special focus on mangalica meat. This year, the BazsaLicom Foodtruck won the NoSalty Professional Award...

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Sephora opens new ‘phygital’ store

Sephora opens its new digital-first flagship store at the IFC Mall, Hong Kong. The new 4,200 sq.ft store offers a number of digital touch points, such as the Sephora Virtual...

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Primark promises not to raise prices

Primark’s parent company AB Foods has pledged not to increase prices despite seeing costs jump due to Brexit. AB Foods finance director John Bason told PA that the company take...

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