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The Christmas Market was opened in Bratislava
The Christmas Market was opened in Bratislava was opened early Friday evening by turning on the decorative lighting on the common Christmas tree of Bratislava. The fair, which has been...
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Changing trends, changing products
In every industry it is a great challenge to be in line with the constantly changing trends. KALL Ingredients Kft.’s main goal is to become the leaders of innovation in...
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Coop Sweden To Introduce Paper Bags For Fruit And Vegetables
Coop Sweden has announced plans to replace single-use plastic bags for fruit and vegetables with paper bags by the spring of next year. The initiative will help the retailer to reduce the...
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Billa Launches Own-Brand Festive Food Range
Austrian supermarket chain Billa has launched a new range of own-brand food items for the festive season. Some of the products in Billa’s Christmas range include almond brittle gingerbread, cinnamon almonds, and...
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Coca-Cola to replace plastic shrink wrap with paper packaging across Europe
Coca-Cola and its European bottling partners will remove shrink wrap from its can multipacks, to be replaced with a €15m (£12.8m) investment into a paper-based packaging solution by the end...
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Auchan is participating in the Food Bank’s Christmas Fundraising Campaign with 23 stores this year
Beyond previous years, Auchan is participating in the Christmas Fundraising Campaign of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with 23 stores this year. In addition to the November joint action, the...
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This year’s Lidl cookbook is based on recipes from seven domestic celebrities
The latest, fifth volume of Lidl Hungary’s Successful Cookbook Series has been published – The Lidl Kitchen Introduces: The Chef Helps Again. With nearly 450,000 copies in the cookbook of...
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Revival in the world of industrial auctions
More and more large companies are deciding to sell their redundant industrial assets through online auctions. Kocsis Csaba, Managing Director of Intergavel The largest domestic player in the market, Intergavel...
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A Chinese company acquires stake in Rail Cargo Terminal-BILK Zrt.
The Ocean Rail Logistics S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Group, has acquired a more than 15 percent stake in the Rail Cargo Terminal-BILK Zrt., which is a Hungarian...
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A book of tales and a Discovery Game
Eszter Benedek, managing director of Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. revealed at the company’s marketing forum in Kecskemét that they will come out with a Discovery Game campaign in 2020 –...
Read moreAnalytics 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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