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Lavazza to acquire Mars Drinks
With this move the Lavazza Group continues its international expansion in important markets (North America, Germany, the UK and France) and strengthens the Lavazza Office Coffee Service (OCS) and drinks...
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Coca-Cola monitors the market of cannabis drinks
As a response to claims made by a report published in the media that they are in talks with Canadian company Aurora Cannabis Inc., Coca-Cola has admitted to monitoring the...
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Carrefour pulls manufacturer brands from four stores
Carrefour removes the products of several manufacturer brands from the shelves of four stores in France. As part of the ‘Carrefour 2022’ transformation plan, the experiment tries to find out...
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Aldi USA: nationwide online delivery service
Aldi expanded its joint pilot programme with Instacart to offer online food delivery for more than 1,800 stores in 35 US states. In addition to this move, Aldi is investing...
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Amazon might be interested in Metro Real
Metro AG plans to sell its struggling hypermarket chain, Real, which consists of 282 stores and employs 34,000 people. Analysts say Metro can get EUR 1 billion if the deal...
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Alibaba to enter the Serbian market already this year
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to launch the Aliplay platform in Serbia already this year – revealed Serbia’s Minister of Trade. The minister already announced back in September 2017 that...
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Walmart targets city locations
Jet.com was acquired by Walmart two years ago. The company now offers a personalised shopping experience, a large selection of local and global brands, and three-hour delivery in New York....
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Auchan testing ‘Scan And Pay’ service in France
Auchan France is testing a digital service that would make it possible for shoppers to use their smartphones for scanning the barcodes of products and paying for them. The service...
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EU gives green light to the P&G-Merck deal
The EU decided that Procter & Gamble (P&G) buying Merck’s consumer health division for EUR 3.4 billion doesn’t break competition law. Thanks to the transaction vitamin brands such as Seven...
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Waitrose & Partners trying out a rapid delivery service
Waitrose & Partners launched the Waitrose Rapid Delivery service in London, offering same day and two-hour delivery to customers. In selected areas 20 products can be ordered from 1,500 for...
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Livestock feeding development project launched in Komárom
Solum Zrt. of Komárom and Adexgo Kft. of Balatonfüred invested HUF 555 million in developing a new animal health, reproductive biology and feeding system. They created an animal feed supplement...
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Gyermelyi builds new pasta factory
Gyermelyi Zrt.’s new pasta factory – built from HUF 7.2 billion – is already in use at the company’s premises. The Hungarian government financed the development project with HUF 2.4...
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A new era in the history of the Borsodi Brewery
This year, the Borsodi Brewery has started two major investments in Bőcs. Thanks to the development of the bottling and box filling line, the capacity of the plant is expected...
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Praktiker modernizes its stores
Praktiker reconsidered the operations of its business units: it unified its sortiment and emphasized the decor and furnishing product range at the 20 DIY stores. The renovation of the small-sized...
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Let’s turn each day into Christmas with Milka!
Sales by Mondelez in the seasonal segment grew above the average Seasonal confectionery products play a special role in the life of Mondelez, forming a stable pillar in the chocolate...
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Retail chain COOP honoured as an energy conscious company
The store modernisation efforts of the COOP Economic Group were rewarded with the Energy Conscious Company certification trademark. COOP received the prize at the 9th Virtual Power Station (VEP) award...
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The happy winner of the METRO prize wiining game received his car
The main prize of METRO’s “Winning Weeks” prize winning game, the FIAT TIPO Kombi 1.4 16V Easy, was handed over on 18 September 2018 to the lucky winner, Sztanek Kriszián,...
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New Chief Executive Officer at HEINEKEN Hungária
Geert Swaanenburg will be the new Chief Executive Officer of HEINEKEN Hungária from 1 November 2018. The new Chief Executive Officer arrives to the leadership of HEINEKEN Hungária with decades...
Read moreBlockchain technology in commerce
INVITATION The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Chamber of Commerce III. Trade, Trade Service Department invites you to attend the Blockchain Technology in Commerce? conference within the KAMARA DAYS...
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The Chimney Cake Festival brings special sweets
The Kürtõskalács Festival (Chimney Cake Festival) is featuring special sweets again: the visitors of the three-day program of the sixth edition of the festival will enjoy the traditional tastes in...
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Another 150,000 households can order online from Tesco
From 1 October, the dwellers of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hajdúszoboszló and Hajdúböszörmény can carry out their shopping online on the website of Tesco, anywhere and anytime, or through their smartphones. Tesco...
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Budapest will be the guest of honor of this year’s Csabai Sausage Festival
Budapest will be the guest of honor of this year’s Csabai Sausage Festival and Thailand as the international guest will present its traditional cuisine between 19 and 22 October in...
Read moreGO PINK! – ALDI is joining forces with its partners against breast cancer again this year
Prevention, screening, self-examination – the ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. has been involved in the fight against breast cancer for years and will join with its partners to do more for...
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The Design Special Edition of S. Pellegrino mineral water has arrived to Hungary
S. Pellegrino presented its Design Special Edition this spring at the Milan Design Week. The project’s professional partner is Giulio Cappellini, a renowned Italian architect and talent researcher. The consumers...
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More than fifteen thousand guests are awaited for the chestnut days during the weekend
More than fifteen thousand people are awaited on Saturday and Sunday for the chestnut days in Velem – the Mayor of Velem, Vas County said on Wednesday. Szél Józsefné said:...
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Maize and paprika days in Ópusztaszer
The traditional approaches to the area-like processing of maize and spice pepper can be visited by those who visit the Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park on Saturday – Kodácz Csengele,...
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Rechargeable coffee cups at OMV
Instead of disposable paper cups we can drink coffee from rechargeable porcelain cups from October at the OMV VIVA filling stations. The unique cup does not only protect the environment,...
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The Penny Market received a sustainability certificate
In recognition of its sustainability and energy-related aspirations, the Penny Market Hungary Ltd. has been awarded with the ISO 50001 certification, so from now the international standard is applied in...
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