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Coca-Cola Acquires Dairy Products Company Fairlife LLC
The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it has acquired 100% stake in Fairlife LLC, a Chicago-based manufacturer of value-added dairy products, for an undisclosed amount. Fairlife LLC commenced operations in...
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New leader at Nestlé Hungária’s HR department
From January 2020 Dúl Mária will take over the position of HR Director at Nestlé Hungária. After a successful career in finance and HR at the Schöller Ice Cream business...
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New chairman at Shell Hungary
From January 2020, Solti Andrea was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors, which is the highest position in the Royal Dutch Shell in Hungary. Former Chairman of the...
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Maxima Implements AI-Based Solutions In Grocery Retail
Lithuanian retail group Maxima has announced that it has implemented a number of AI-based solutions across its grocery stores for better customer experience. The new technology will also help in...
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Co-op targets online and vegan opportunities for 2020
Co-op, the major UK convenience retailer, has set out plans to extend its reach in online sales in 2020 as well as to enhance its product offer, with a new...
Read moreLidl Targeting 100 New Stores In France By 2022
Discounter Lidl is aiming to open 50 new stores a year in France by 2022, following its busiest year for new store openings in the country. Since 2012, Lidl has...
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Pizza and cabbage flavored lollipops to come
Archie McPhee has recently launched macaroni, sour cucumber, grilled chicken, mussels and charcoal-flavored lollipops. Now cabbage, ham, and pizza flavored lollipops to come – origo wrote after Store Insider. While...
Read moreMeat-free pork may be coming soon
US-based Impossible Foods is launching a new line of pork imitations with meat-free pork and sausages to win Asian consumers as the company focuses on international expansion this year –...
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Spar Italy Rolls Out New App For Better Retail Management
Spar Italy has introduced a new app in association with technology partner Aspiag Service for better retail management. The retailer has rolled out the .onRetail app in over 560 Despar,...
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Mars Accelerates Action to Tackle Climate Change With New #PledgeForPlanet Initiative
With the #PledgeForPlanet initiative, Mars announces fresh ambition to further cut emissions from its operations in line with the key aim of the Paris Agreement – to limit global warming...
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Lidl Ireland To Remove Cartoon Characters From Cereal Packaging
Lidl Ireland has announced plans to remove cartoon characters from the packaging of its own-brand cereals by the spring of this year. The retailer will replace cartoon characters from the...
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Aldi adds swathe of vegan NPD as Veganuary gets underway
Aldi has added a swathe of plant-based snacks across multiple categories Aldi has boosted its plant-based range with a massive influx of NPD for Veganuary. The discounter has this week...
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(HU) Január 15-ig pályázhatnak innovációikkal a SIRHA Budapest kiállítói
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Veganuary comes to Germany
UK-based organisation Veganuary gets active in Germany and has prompted some retail heavyweights such as Globus, dm and discounters to start vegan promotions. The times when the retail trade focused...
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Amazon considers opening stores in Germany
Amazon.com is considering opening stores in Germany, its second biggest market after the United States. Amazon already operates stores in the United States and Britain, including the Whole Foods grocery...
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(HU) ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA: javult a gazdasági helyzet 2019-ben Magyarországon
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Sales of the Jókenyér brand are growing by four percent each year
The Ludwig & Mentes Kft., manufacturer of the Jókenyér brand products, has sold an average of four percent more bakery products each year over the past 5 years, increasing the...
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A record amount of over 327 tons of food was donated by SPAR buyers to people in need
During the 23rd Donating is a Joy! Christmas fundraising campaign of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service and SPAR, the customers of the supermarket chain bought more than 327 tons of...
Read moreHungarian Wine Grand Prix 2019 – The wines of Szigliget and Villány were recognized
In the category of white wines, the 2015 Szigligeti Kabócás Riesling of the Szászi Birtok, among the red wines the Grande Selection 2015 of the Tiffán’s Winery won the Hungarian...
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The happy winner of the METRO “Birthday Winning Weeks” promotion could took over her car
The Dacia DusterEssential SCE 115 vehicle which is the main prize for the METRO “Birthday Winning Weeks” promotion was handed over to the lucky winner Haskó Ferencné on 19 December....
Read moreRegistration has begun for the Craft Beer Festival in Gyula
Registration has begun for the Central European Beer Awards 2020, which will take place at the Gyula Craft Beer Festival in early summer. The organizers are looking for the best...
Read moreIKEA terminates disposable plastic products soon
Disposable plastic products, including disposable plastic drinking straws, plates, glasses, cutlery and freezer bags are withdrawn from all IKEA markets from 1 January – IKEA told MTI. In the communication,...
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Standardised product selection and merchandising in Coop stores
The financial results of the Coop Economic Group and its stable, 10-12 percent market share show that they are reacting well to the constantly changing conditions of retail trade. 100-percent...
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Metro’s nine pillars of professionalism
Metro has been present in the Hungarian market for more than 25 years. CEO Imre Horváth has told they don’t only offer a product selection that meets top-level gastronomy needs,...
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Waitrose & Partners To Expand Its Vegan Range
Upmarket retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced plans to add more than 30 new vegan items to its private-label and branded product ranges. The new range, available in a new...
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Continente Opens First Supermarket With Plastic-Free Area
Sonae MC has opened its first supermarket in Portugal to adopt a single-use plastic free policy in its fruit and vegetable section. The policy has been rolled out in the...
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Waitrose Marks 10 Years Of Sustainable Tuna In Own-Brand Products
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it is 10 years since the retailer pledged to offer sustainably caught tuna for its private-label products. Waitrose also claimed that it is the...
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Venchi Introduces Smart Packaging For Chocolates
Italian gourmet chocolate manufacturer Venchi has secured €3.2 million in financing for its intelligent packaging project, media reports suggest. The financing, obtained from the Piedmont Region and Ministry of Economic...
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Tesco To Sell ‘Ugly’ Potatoes To Help Flood-Hit Farmers
UK retailer Tesco has announced that it has introduced potatoes sourced from the flood-hit farmers in the eastern region in collaboration with supplier Branston. The floods have resulted in lower...
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(HU) Díjmentes belépő a Sirha Budapest kiállításra
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