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Germany’s Kaufland Launches Insect Burgers
German retailer Kaufland has added burgers that contain buffalo worms to its assortment. The burger patties are produced by the company Bold Foods and contain protein powder from buffalo worms...
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Herbal Essences and TerraCycle launch limited edition bottles made from 23 percent beach plastic
The partnership prepares to launch a US-wide take-back recycling program on World Ocean Day, June 8, 2019 Herbal Essences has teamed up with waste management innovation company TerraCycle to create...
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Slovenia Introduces Regulation To Limit Trans Fats In Food Items
Slovenia has implemented a new regulation that limits the amount of trans fats in food items sold in the country. The regulation forbids the sale of food containing more than...
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Mondelēz To Secure Cocoa Needs Through Cocoa Life Program By 2025
Mondelēz International has announced its commitment that, by 2025, the Cocoa Life sustainability programme will deliver 100% of the cocoa volume needed for the company’s chocolate brands. The news follows...
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New leader at Nestlé Hungária’s NESCAFE business branch
In April 2019, Izabela Wajnert took over the management of Nestlé Hungária’s Nescafé business branch. The new leader started her career at the company in 2001. In Poland, she worked...
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The new Pöttyös Cocoa Milk has arrived
Pöttyös has been present in Hungary for over fifty years, and during this half-century, everything was revolving around the tasty curd desserts. Now is the time to experience the unmatched...
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The business model of AliExpress is changing
One of China’s largest technology companies, the Alibaba Group, is changing its fastest growing business line, the business model of AliExpress, which operates an online retail marketplace. It is opening...
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Coop Netherlands Lowers Price Of Reusable Shopper Bag
In a bid to encourage customers to reduce the use of plastic bags, Coop Netherlands has announced plans to reduce the price of its large reusable shopper bag. It has...
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SPAR launched its webshop with a nearly one billion HUF development
SPAR Magyarország launched its webshop. The home delivery service is available in the capital and in 49 surrounding settlements. The development of more than 960 million forints will create almost...
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The British Chamber of Commerce has chosen a new management
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) has elected a new president, managing director and chairman. According to the company’s Wednesday announcement, President Duncan Graham, Managing Director of G&G...
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The first-quarter report of Henkel was published
The Düsseldorf-based household chemicals and cosmetics group reported that its first-quarter sales increased by a nominal 2.8 percent to 4.969 billion euros. Organic revenue after exchanging the rate effects and...
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Parasitec pestcontrol festival in Budapest
Parasitec Budapest 2019 will be held at HungExpo just minutes from the center of Budapest. The trade fair, which covers more than 1,700 square meters, will connect the main operators...
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GREEN BRANDS Academy: is sustainability a business?
GREEN BRANDS is an international, independent and autonomous brand evaluation organization dedicated to the promotion of environmental sustainability, with headquarters based in Veitsbronn (near Nuremberg) in Germany and offices in...
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Mars switches to wind energy in Mexico
FMCG global giant Mars has decided recently to use 100 per cent wind power for all its factory electricity in Mexico, sealing a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Mexican...
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The food industry group uses the Szentkirályi Magyarország brand name
The Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Ásványvíz Kft. uses the Szentkirályi Magyarország brand name in the future – Balogh Levente, president and owner of the Szenkirályi-Kékkúti Ásványvíz Kft. announced on Tuesday at a press...
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Soft drinks makers combine for new recycling initiative
Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe join consortium founded by Carbios, a green chemistry organisation and L’Oréal that aims to support the circular plastics economy and promote...
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The Szegedi Paprika of Rubin Csipedett won a Gold Ribbon
The Hungarian Gastronomy Association (MGE) gave Gold Ribbon Quality Certification to the Szegedi Paprika of Rubin Csipedett. There is no more prominent recognition in Hungary. One cannot compete for Gold...
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ICA plans to halve its food waste by 2025
The Swedish grocer ICA Gruppen has set itself a new goal regarding food waste. Essentially, it plans to cut food waste by half from its warehouses and stores in Sweden...
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Kürtőskalács Vigalom will be held in mid-May in Budapest
Six chimney cake booths await those interested as well as many other programs at the Kürtőskalács Vigalom (Chimney Cake Feast) event from 10 to 12 May in the playground of...
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Readings, concerts and walks await the guests on the Night of the Cafes
Around a hundred cultural programs, including readings, concerts and coffee culture walks await the guests at this year’s Night of the Cafes programs at thirty locations in Budapest on 17...
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The application period for Sirha Budapest has started!
Sirha Budapest, one of the most significant trade fairs for food, bakery-pastry, HoReCa, packaging industry and gastronomy in the CEE region will be organized again on 4-6 February 2020 in...
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AMC showcases a wide range of products, from salami to drinking straw
This year the Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) will be present at the PLMA trade show with a collective stand for the 13th time: 16 Hungarian companies will showcase their products...
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Edeka Collaborates With WWF To Reduce Private-Label Ecological Footprint
German retailer Edeka and environmental protection organisation WWF have published a progress report, to document the ways in which the retailer is reducing the ecological footprint of its private-label products....
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Lidl tests loyalty app in Germany
Discounter Lidl will be launching an app-based loyalty card in Germany, after a successful trial in four other countries. The Lidl Plus scheme will be rolled out to customers in...
Read moreHundred knds of wines can be tasted at the Somogy Wine Festival
The Somogy Wine Festival offers about one hundred wines of sixteen producers. The festival will be held in Kaposvár for the third time between 13 and 16 June. Sixty percent...
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OMV starts summer with its own branded ice coffees
The season of weekend trips and cooling drinks has arrived at the beginning of May. OMV VIVA presents two new refreshing ice coffees in Cappuccino and Caffé Latte flavors that...
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Kaufland Introduces Lower-Carbohydrate Potatoes To Fresh Assortment
German retailer Kaufland is now offering a variety of potatoes with lower carbohydrates as part of its fresh assortment, to address consumer demand for lower-carb products. The new Coronada variety...
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