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Martin’s Day wine festival in the Gellért Hotel
Building on the literary parody of Frigyes Karinthy, “So You Write” the Gellért Hotel’s ninth Martin’s Day Wine Festival awaits the public from Thursday to Sunday with hundreds of wines,...
Read moreHungary presents its innovative side at the second China International Import Expo
China’s audience will learn about the innovative side of Hungary at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) – Hendrich Balázs, CEO of the Hungarian Export Development Agency (HEPA) told...
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Ireland To Impose ‘Latte Levy’ By 2021 To Cut Plastic Waste
Ireland will impose a so-called latte levy on disposable coffee cups by 2021 in a bid to change consumer habits and cut the environmental impact from the use of single-use...
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Ornua Opens New Cheese Production Plant In Spain
Kerrygold parent Ornua has announced that it has opened a new cheese production facility in Ávila in Spain. The company invested €30 million in the 35,000-tonne mozzarella and pizza cheese...
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Coop Sweden To Relaunch Its Private-Label Brand, Xtra
Coop Sweden has announced plans to relaunch its low-cost, private-label brand, Xtra. The brand is a favourite for price-conscious consumers and offers around 250 everyday food and household products. As...
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Auchan organizes a charity campaign with a plush beaver
A plush beaver called Júlio, is now available in Auchan stores and has arrived on the shelves with an unusual mission. After purchasing each fluffy toy character, the supermarket chain...
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Four Spar supermarkets have been renewed for more than 1.8 billion HUF
The Spar Magyarország Kft. has upgraded one of its store in Budapest and three regional stores in Salgótarján, Makó and Cegléd, from more than 1.8 billion HUF, the company announced...
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“Smart” bread from Ceres
The number of manufacturers and distributors of smart foods in Hungary has been extended by another member. The Hungarian-owned regional networks of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County and five other counties will soon...
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The best Hungarian champagne of the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championship has been announced
The Grand Prix of the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) has been announced in London: among the only 14 national champions the Kreinbacher Estate in Somló was also...
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This year the Martin’s Day New Wine Festival will be held in the open air museum
The Martin’s Day New Wine Festival and Goose Feast will be held this year in the Szentendre Open Air Museum, where besides the St. Martin’s Day traditions, the figure of...
Read moreVarga Mihály: the government supports a capacity expansion investment in Jászberény
A new, automated warehouse center will be built from 1.4 billion HUF in Jászberény, and the government will support the capacity expansion investment of Szatmári Commercial and Service Ltd. with...
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Coca-Cola Reports Continued Strong Results in Third Quarter;
The Coca-Cola Company continued to execute on its key strategies in the third quarter, with strong revenue growth and value share gains globally. Reported net revenues grew 8% and organic...
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Intermarché Portugal To Test New Technology For Supply Chain Operations
Intermarché, a unit of French retail group Les Mousquetaires, is planning to implement a new technological solution from Zetes to improve the efficiency of its supply chain operations in Portugal....
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FrieslandCampina Introduces Recyclable Packaging For Cheese
Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina has announced that it has introduced fully-recyclable resealable packaging for cheese in Europe. The new packaging, which is also lighter than its previous version, will help...
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Pingo Doce Launches First Private-Label Fresh Milk In Portugal
Pingo Doce has become the first retail distribution chain in Portugal to launch private-label fresh milk, reports suggest. The product is available in lean and half-fat variants and comes in...
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This is what a decomposing fiberglass beer bottle will look like
Carlsberg will sell beer in a paper bottle, made mostly from sustainably produced wood fiber and it will be completely recyclable – origo wrote. Source: Carlsbergroup.com, origo The brewery also...
Read moreLidl to donate over 250,000 meals in the Christmas run-up
Lidl has pledged to donate over 250,000 meals to local charities and community groups Lidl has pledged to donate over 250,000 meals to local charities and community groupsbetween November 6...
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AXEREAL Acquires CARGILL’s Malt Business
AXEREAL, France’s largest grain cooperative, today announced the acquisition of CARGILL’s malt business on behalf of its subsidiary, BOORTMALT. This acquisition strengthens AXEREAL’s position globally, and makes BOORTMALT the world’s...
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M&S to make all own-label wine vegan by 2022
M&S has announced plans to an entirely vegan-friendly own-label wine range by the end of 2022, making the first major retailer to make this pledge. The retailer’s food division said...
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Lego is mulling a rental service as part of a sustainability push
Danish toy maker Lego will potentially introduce a brick rental option to address plastic waste. According to a Telegraph report, the firm has committed to making its bricks from sustainable...
Read moreTesco vows to remove 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging by end-2020
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) has pledged to remove one billion pieces of plastic packaging from products in its UK stores by the end of 2020, seeking to reduce its...
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The SPAR Partner Program has been successful for seven years
The department store’s successful and attractive business model already has 186 franchise stores, with annual sales of more than 47 billion forints and a livelihood for some 1,700 people. An...
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Mars: 3.5 Million Cocoa Plants, more than 270 thousand supported small growers, and 1 billion USD Investment for sustainable cocoa growing
Mars Wrigley, a 100-year-old manufacturer of popular chocolate bars and one of the world’s largest cocoa users, has announced the steps that will be taken for a sustainable cocoa supply...
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More than 1,000 types of Rossmann branded products are labeled “without microplastics”
This year, Rossmann’s new “without microplastics” product designation will be used on all self-branded cosmetics brands that do not contain microplastics. Most branded products did not contain microplastics even before...
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The Nespresso Winter Coffee Collection brings a Scandinavian lifestyle to your home
The special atmosphere of the northern regions inspired this year’s Nespresso Limited Edition coffees, which add a little magic to the traditional flavors. In the spirit of popular Scandinavian cultural...
Read moreBlues Kékfrankos 2016 has debuted – excellent vintage from Eger
The 2016 vintage Blues Kékfrankos bottles are already in the tasting room of the Kovács Nimród Winery, which, like the 2015 vintage, provides consumers with a high quality and unique...
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The Czech EPGC group acquired a 30 percent stake in Metro AG in Germany
The Czech EP Global Commerce (EPGC) investor group has acquired about thirty percent of Metro AG’s German retail chain. Owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and Slovak billionaire Patrick Tkac,...
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Amazon also undertakes a two-hour delivery to Prime’s subscribers
The US e-commerce company has announced that Prime subscribers can receive their food orders in as little as two hours if they qualify for service in one of the two...
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