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Metro grocery stores to permit reusable containers in effort to cut waste
Metro grocery chain will allow customers across Quebec to bring reusable containers for the purchase of fresh products, facing increasing consumer concern about single-use plastics. The grocery and drug store company announced Monday that beginning April 22, customers will be...
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Ördög Nóra has become the ambassador of the Ooops! brand
The new advertising films of Vajda-Papír bring the “For All Cases” slogan of Ooops! into life. The campaign is made by ti:me Agency. This year’s 20-year-old Vajda Papír is now...
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Communities wishing to evolve have won at the InnoMax Award
This year, the Invitech InnoMax Award focused on supporting the innovation efforts of nonprofit organizations. Among the winners of the application of the infocommunication company was the design of an...
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The Royalsekt Cooperative Winery expands its capacity
The Royalsekt Champagne, Wine, Soft Drink Producer Co-operative Winery Zrt. is expanding its capacity from the 277 million HUF grants of the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (GINOP) and...
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Pepco brings twenty-seven billion forints to Hungary
Pepco is investing nearly 27.2 billion forints in logistics in Hungary to serve all the countries of the region from Gyál, Pest county – the Minister of Foreign Affairs said...
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Starbucks investing in regional solar farms to support stores
Starbucks Coffee Company is upping its investments in renewable energy via a new model. The café giant developed two solar farms which provide enough energy for the equivalent of 360...
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Henkel achieves good organic sales growth with strong earnings, profitability and cash flow
Sales at 19.9 billion euros: impacted by negative currency effects of 1.1 billion euros; organic growth +2.4% Increase in operating profit (EBIT)1: +1.0% to 3,496 million euros Further EBIT margin1...
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Coop Switzerland Acknowledged by WWF
Retailer and wholesaler Coop Switzerland has improved in almost all areas of the WWF’s environmental rating, compared to the last time a rating was taken, in 2015. “We are very...
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Lidl Italia Opens Store With ‘Urban Garden’ In Turin
Lidl Italia has opened its first store with an ‘urban garden’, managed by an NGO that develops cooperation and social inclusion projects for people in need. The store, located in...
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The best known pálinka brand confirms its position
This year, the twelve-year-old pálinka house opens a new chapter: packaging is changing and the product portfolio is rationalized. One thing, however, still does not change: the high and constant...
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SPAR provides work for disadvantaged people
This year, the store chain provides a job to anouther autistic youth. A company that has long been committed to equal opportunities helps disabled people as well as colleagues with...
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Spring Cleaning in Hűvösvölgy in CIF way
Clean environment, happy people. CIF’s global cleaning program was launched from this simple recognition, in which community spaces and buildings can regain their former light. Their first project in Hungary...
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Lidl Invests €1.6m To Install Solar Panels In Belgian Distribution Centre
Discounter Lidl has announced that it has invested €1.6 million towards the installation of around 7,200 solar panels at its distribution centre in Sint-Niklaas in Belgium. The retailer will generate...
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Tesco trials removing plastic from 45 fruit and veg items
Good news for the planet – Tesco is removing the plastic packaging from some fruit and veg products. The retailer has cut out most of the plastic in the fruit...
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Aldi is testing self-service tills to make its famously speedy checkouts even quicker
The discounter is trialing self service checkouts to help speed up paying for your shopping. The discounter has only installed the machines in one store in Tamworth, but says that...
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SPAR has upgraded its two stores from over 750 million forints
SPAR has upgraded its store in Maglód and one store in Budapest from a total of approximately 752 million forints. The renowated department stores offer customers a modern look and...
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Auchan is preparing with a selection of carefully selected products and many novelties for Easter
According to Auchan’s experience, Hungarian consumers no longer believe that the decisive factor is the price: quality is growing every year, including during holidays. Thus, the supermarket chain offers high-quality...
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New leadership (new chapter) at ÖRT
The new president of ÖRT has become dr. Molnár Kálmán, Director of Legal and Corporate Relations at Unilever. Megyer Örs retired from the presidency after 21 years and continues to...
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Agricultural Professional Star Festival at the Hungexpo in Budapest
This year, for the first time, the Agricultural Profession Star Festival will be held between 15-16 April at the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center, while agricultural events will be presented in...
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A new cold store was inaugurated in Győr
The 100 percent Hungarian-owned Ice Solution Kft. has increased its capacity with a significant investment at the site of the Győr Industrial Park. The Ice Solution Kft. built a new...
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Woolworths becomes first supermarket globally to issue ‘green bonds’
Woolworths is taking steps to reduce its impact on the environment by becoming the first supermarket globally, and first retailer in Australia to issue Certified Green Bonds. The Bonds, certified...
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Coca-Cola zero Vanilla launched
For the first time in over a decade, Coca-Cola is unveiling a new flavor. Say hello to Orange Vanilla Coke and Orange Vanilla Coke Zero Sugar. The pair of new...
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Magazine: ‘E-commerce is making progress
In the middle of February president Sándor Nagy opened the year-starting conference of Ecommerce Hungary in the Öbölház event centre in Budapest. He talked to the more than 100 participants about...
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Nestlé Launches R&D Accelerator Programme For Product Innovation
Nestlé has announced the launch of an R&D accelerator programme to boost the development of innovative products and systems. It will bring together scientists from Nestlé, students, and start-ups, who...
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Lidl Introduces Mobile Payments In Portugal
Lidl has introduced a new payment option for its customers in Portugal, with shoppers now able to pay via the MB Way application. Using the technology, which is available in...
Read moreThe 20th Gyula Pálinka Festival has started
With the announcement of the commercial category of Brillante 2019 brand and distillery competition, the 20th Gyula Pálinka Festival started on Friday. The main prize was awarded to the Tuzsér...
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Agrarian companies appeared on a unified national stand at the AGRARIA exhibition
With the participation of Central European Economic Development Network Nonprofit Ltd., 14 companies have appeared at the AGRARIA exhibition focusing on the agricultural industry and related sectors this year. At...
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Coop Switzerland Launches Almond-Based Yoghurt Alternative
Coop Switzerland has introduced a new range of own-brand, almond-based preparations that offer an alternative to conventional dairy-based yoghurts. The lactose-free range, which is also low in sugar, is suitable for...
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Most parents spend thousands of forints on Easter gifts
One third of the Hungarian parents are expected to spend over 5,000 forints, a quarter of them 3,000-5,000, one fifth of them 2,000-3,000 forints for their child’s Easter this year...
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