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Analytics Experience 2019: making analytics real
There is a lot of hype and jargon surrounding analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Yet put simply data holds the key: when used properly, your data can set your organisation...
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Rewe Introduces Own-Brand Shower Gel, Soaps In Recycled Packaging
Germany’s Rewe Group has announced that its private-label soap and shower gel brand Today is now available in packaging made of 100% recycled materials. The products will be available in...
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Kroger Partners With Europe’s Infarm For In-Store Fresh Produce
US retailer Kroger has partnered with Europe’s vertical farming company, Infarm, to offer a range of store-grown fresh produce in its outlets across North America. In total, the retailer plans...
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Coop Netherlands Introduces ‘Beter Leven’ Certified Chicken Products
Coop Netherlands has announced that all its own-brand chicken meat products have acquired the ‘Beter Leven’ quality mark. All private-label chicken meat products sold in Coop outlets now have at...
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The 15th birthday campaign of Lidl Hungary was a great success
Lidl Hungary is 15 years old. During the one-month campaign launched to mark the anniversary of the store chain, shoppers uploaded nearly four million codes. Among the participants of the...
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This year the Hungarian Food Bank organizes Christmas collection in more than 200 stores
For three days, from Friday to Sunday, the Hungarian Food Bank Association awaits the food donations of the population in about 120 settlements and more than 200 stores nationwide. The...
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POPAI winners in 2019
At the POP Awards ceremony of the Hungarian POPAI Awards, 12 entries received prestigious awards in four categories. The results were announced on 14 November 2019 as part of the...
Read moreLidl opened its stores in Hungary fifteen years ago
Lidl Magyarország which celebrates its 15th anniversary today, has become one of the fastest growing retail chains in the domestic FMCG sector over the last decade and a half. In...
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Sága entered the market with an E-number-free sausage
Sága Foods is the first among the large domestic manufacturers to offer customers an E-number-free sausage. The Füstli Natural, which is free of many allergens, does not use E-labeled food...
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The dm won Trust Award
Dm received the Trust Award at the Premiere Gala Event of the Figyelő TOP200 2019 publication. The performance of Hungary’s market-leading company was evaluated on the basis of quantitative and...
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At Advent, each Coca-Cola cap can serve a bowl of food
Coca-Cola, the Hungarian Red Cross and Street Kitchen are launching a joint charity campaign. Eating a delicious food and drink is much more than a meal – it can give...
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Henkel Q3 results reported
Henkel’s German household chemicals and cosmetics group’s operating result and profit declined in the third quarter, with almost unchanged sales revenue. According to a report published on the company’s website,...
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McDonald’s is testing innovative packaging and recycling solutions across Europe
McDonald’s announced the launch of its comprehensive waste reduction program in Brussels. As part of this, the company is taking initiatives across Europe to replace or reduce plastic packaging and...
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Intermarché Portugal Introduces PorSi Private Label Brand
Intermarché Portugal has launched PorSi, a new, exclusive private label brand. The hypermarket chain is investing €6 million in the new brand, comprising more than 1,000 SKUs, with both food...
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Nespresso Introduces Curbside Programme To Recycle Coffee Capsules
New Yorkers can now recycle their Nespresso coffee capsules and other lightweight aluminium items through a new curbside programme in the city. The programme will facilitate the recovery of Nespresso...
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Sprite Switches To Clear PET Bottles In Southeast Asia
The Coca-Cola Company has announced that Sprite will switch to clear PET bottles in Southeast Asia. The shift from the iconic green bottle will boost collection and recycling, the beverage...
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More innovative products among green packaging solutions
As a result of #zerowaste movements and other environmental campaigns, the number of degradable and recyclable packaging designs is growing. The following three firms are regional BUNZL Group members. Silwell...
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New online grocery store to open
New online food store Kifli.hu opens in Budapest in December. The affiliate of Czech market leader rohlik.cz will list approximately 8,000 products, half of which are high-category or premium groceries....
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Sirha Budapest 2020: The biggest Hungarian celebration of everything food
Our magazine asked Klára Tihanyi, exhibition director of Sirha Budapest 2020 about the food, baking and confectionery, HoReCa, packaging and gastronomy trade fair. ‘In 2018 about 300 exhibitors from 17...
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Quality systems and markings in egg production
The essence of responsible food safety is that only such high quality eggs end up in the freezers of shoppers that have been monitored in each and every phase of...
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Once again two campaigns from Hungarian Product next year
This autumn Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. came out with two new trademarks, Product of Excellence and the ECOlogical Product label. Managing director Eszter Bendedek reckons their most important task in...
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The smart bread market has continued to expand
From November, more than two thousand franchise-based domestic bakery companies have been supplying smart foods – the CEO of the Hajdúsági Sütödés Zrt. told MTI. According to Szakács Tamás, foods...
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Starbucks: Hungarians vote for sustainable solutions
As the holiday season approaches, the Starbucks limited edition red reusable glasses will be available again. Customers can ask for coffee into their own cup in all the domestic shops...
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Auchan assists Hungarian products
Yann Oudeard, product director of Auchan Retail Magyarország told at the company’s trade forum – where the representative of nearly 50 Hungarian Product trademark users were present – that they...
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Tesco’s time-travelling Christmas advert will celebrate its 100th anniversary
Tesco has unveiled its 2019 Christmas advertising campaign by sending one of its delivery drivers back in time to celebrate the Big 4 giant’s 100th anniversary. The grocer said its...
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Coca-Cola looks at establishing plastic recycling plant in Australia
Beverage maker Coca-Cola Amatil is looking to establish a major recycled processing plant in Australia with French company Veolia as the drinks giant seeks alternatives to importing recycled plastic for...
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Retail Gazette Loves: The Co-op donates £125,000 to children’s charity
Pledges included a ride on a steam train, an overnight stay at a zoo and Disneyland trip. This month the Co-op donated £125,000 to a children’s charity dedicated to brightening...
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Ecommerce Hungary’s next Meetup
The Ecommerce Hungary Meetup series is for merchants, digital communications and online sales stakeholders. Each month, the series focus on a topic with valuable professional presentations and roundtable discussions. The...
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Bordeaux November Great Tasting – Cabernets and Merlots in Budapest
Hungarian and foreign wines made from the world-famous Bordeaux grape varieties: cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and merlot await visitors to the Great Bordeaux Tasting, where the guests can taste more...
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