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GSE Hungária: the largest logistic center in Hungary is under construction
The French Auchan chain’s logistics centre is under construction on the field of the Üllő Airport Logistics Center. The nearly 90,000 square meters complex is built by the GSE Hungária...
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SIG Combibloc Sets Target To Limit Global Warming To 1.5°C
Packaging company SIG Combibloc has announced that it has set a new climate target aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The ‘ambitious’ target places the company among an elite...
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Waitrose & Partners Launches ‘Love Your Gut’ Soups
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has launched a new range of private-label, gut-friendly soups under the brand Love Your Gut. The range has been developed by nutritionists, and presently...
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Instacart sees 2020 as ‘the year of grocery pickup’
Instacart is doubling down on click-and-collect online grocery service with an upgraded Instacart Pickup product and a nationwide rollout to retailers by the year’s end. Currently, Instacart Pickup is available...
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Spar Expands Presence In Spain
Spar has increased its presence in Spain with a series of new store openings and renovations undertaken by its partners, Líder Aliment, Fragadis, Grupo Upper, and Agrucan, in the last...
Read moreFor the sixth time this year, the Agriculture Personality of the Year awards will be presented
The Agriculture Personality of the Year awards will be handed over for the sixth time this year. There were more than 500 nominees in recent years – the executive director...
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“Plant-based seafood is the logical next step”: First European alternative fish company to start distribution next month
Plant-based foods are trending as consumers opt for healthy and sustainable food choices. Novish, a member of Foodvalley, specializes in 100 percent plant-based fish substitutes. According to the company, natural...
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Starbucks Vietnam opens new concept store at Ecopark
Starbucks Vietnam has opened a concept store at a new urban development called Ecopark in Hung Yen, near Hanoi, its 63rd store in the country. Located at the heart of...
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SPAR is committed to a sustainable future
SPAR plays an active and pioneering role in the future of the Earth. The company is now organizing these activities into a single framework, combining the areas of sustainable development...
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Master Good bought Sága
The Hungarian-owned Master Good Kft. bought 100 percent of the shares of the English-owned Sága Zrt. The purchase price was paid on Monday – Master Good informed MTI. According to...
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It is good to give, and to give together is even better – 15 million HUF support was collected for those in need with Coca-Cola caps
Sometimes we may doubt that there is altruistic support – but Coca-Cola’s recent campaign has proven that we can count on each other when it comes to good purpose. Late...
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Developing a Value Added Multifunctional Biopolymer Packaging System and Manufacturing Technology
Within the framework of the consortium, the DS Smith Packaging Hungary Kft., the University of Economics and the Polifoam Műanyagfeldolgozó Kft. (Polifoam Plastic Processing Ltd.) won a total of 552.21...
Read moreHat fiatalt díjazott az agrárkutatási központ a nemzeti agrártehetségek versenyén
Egyenként másfél millió forinttal három doktoranduszt és három fiatal kutatót díjazott a 2019 őszén meghirdetett agrártehetségek versenyén a Nemzeti Agrárkutatási és Innovációs Központ (NAIK) – mondta Gyuricza Csaba főigazgató hétfőn...
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January 15 is the application deadline for the Mastercard Infrastructure Development Program
On November 29, 2019, Mastercard launched its Infrastructure Development Program, which aims to provide a significant boost to the domestic debit card acceptance infrastructure. The program provides financial and professional...
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SHELL has also taken the first steps in the electric charger market in Central and Eastern Europe
Shell launches two novelties in the Central and Eastern European market for electric chargers. The company is launching its first fast charging station in Hungary in cooperation with IONITY, a...
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UPS: Continued Rapid Introduction of Services and Capabilities Supporting Customer Needs
UPS is moving quickly to introduce a wide range of innovative new services designed to extend our leadership position in developing technology solutions to help e-commerce and small and medium-sized...
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Rema 1000 Collaborates With Schulstad To Fight Food Waste
Rema 1000 has announced that it has joined forces with Danish bakery giant Schulstad to prevent food waste by encouraging customers to use leftover bread as an ingredient in their...
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Nestlé To Launch KitKat Gold In Europe
Nestlé has announced plans to roll out KitKat Gold across Europe and other selected countries throughout 2020. KitKat Gold is a combination of crispy wafer and smooth milk chocolate, topped...
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FrieslandCampina Adds €24m To Its Annual Sustainability Budget
FrieslandCampina has announced an additional annual investment of €24 million to improve sustainability practices in the dairy farms of its farmer members. The extra investment is in line with the...
Read moreAbundant grape harvest was predicted in Ópusztaszer
Abundant grape harvest was predicted by farmers of the surrounding mountain communities and the representatives of the Carpathian Basin wine orders at the St Vincent’s Day celebration in the Ópusztaszer...
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Food is already packed by robots at Walmart
Walmart on Wednesday unveiled its latest weapon in the battle against Amazon and Kroger for shoppers’ food spending: a grocery-picking robot – origo wrote after Business Insider. The machine, part...
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IKEA enters UK shopping centers market with London mall deal
IKEA’s shopping center business is spending 170 million pounds ($222 million) to buy and upgrade a London mall in its first foray into Britain, betting it can win over a...
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Coop Switzerland Launches Winter Drink In Three Flavours
Coop Switzerland has launched a new ginger-based winter beverage range under its private-label brand, Karma. The vegan drink is available in a 60-millilitre pack in three flavours – beetroot, ginger,...
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Frozen Food Company Iglo Launches ‘Green Cuisine’ In Germany
Frozen food company iglo has launched a new line of meat-alternatives in Germany under the label Green Cuisine. The assortment comprises nine items including four ready meals and five individual...
Read moreTesco has published its report
Tesco’s sales fell during the Christmas season. A report by the largest UK retail network in London on Thursday said the downturn particularly affected by Central European interests, mainly it...
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The agreement on the 2020 wage increase was born at SPAR
The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. and Trade Employees’ Trade Union (KASZ) agreed on wage development for 2020. Under the agreement, the SPAR Loyalty Program will continue to exist. What is...
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Georges Duboeuf dies aged 86
Georges Duboeuf, one of the great wine merchants of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 86. He was best known for turning the release of a little-known...
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Alibaba’s executives are patient
Despite the long preparation and the favorable offers Alibaba has not been successful in the old continent, but its executives are patient – Világgazdaság wrote. Despite its extremely favorable offer...
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UK Farm Bill To Be Introduced This Month
An agriculture bill is to be introduced in Britain’s parliament later this month as the country prepares to develop its own farm policy for the first time in decades, environment...
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Obeikan MDF Joins ‘Food Fellows’ Project
Spanish packaging company Obeikan MDF has joined the ‘Food Fellows’ project to fight food waste and devise sustainable solutions. The project is an initiative of the Harvest House in the...
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