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New Future Lab concept at SIAL Paris
This year’s SIAL Paris programme has been made more exciting with the addition of a laboratory, a start-up programme and a virtual reality feature: between 21 and 25 October 2018...
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Campaign for responsible pet ownership
On 16 April Partner in Pet Food (PPF) launched a campaign for responsible pet ownership and saving pets. The campaign is called ‘HUF 1+1%’ and commercial director Ádám Szitai told that...
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QUALITY PACK wins innovation award
QUALITY PACK Zrt. started manufacturing aluminium drink cans in Szikszó one year ago. On 20 March the company won the EURO CanTech 2018 innovation award for its easy-open drink can....
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Nestlé moves on to full recycling
Nestlé wants to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 – the company announced on 10 April. ‘Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world...
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50-year-old OMNIA keeps going forward
One of Hungary’ most popular coffee brands, OMNIA organises a prize game to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Jacobs Douwe Egberts Hu Zrt. will draw no less than 3,000 prizes in the March-May period...
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Laundry detergent bottles from recycled plastic
Henkel has announced that they entered into a minimum 3-year partnership with the Waste Free Oceans foundation: plastic waste will be collected from oceans and rivers to make more than...
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Products with reduced salt content from Kométa
Kométa reduced the salt content of products marked with a blue label by 25 percent, but their taste has stayed the same – the company announced at a press conference...
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Facebook users selected the new Fanta flavour
No less than 32,000 Facebook users voted to decide which is going to be the new Fanta flavour: from the middle of March new, sugar-free Fanta Strawberry Kiwi Zero is...
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Mizse’s distributor is developing dynamically
Last year sales of Magyarvíz Kft. were three times bigger than the market average if the number of bottles sold is considered. The engine of growth was Mizse products, with their sales...
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Henkel Hungary: new business unit director
Lukáš Hájek has been appointed the new director of Henkel Hungary’s Laundry & Home Care business unit. Mr Hájek started working for Henkel in 2003 as senior key account manager in...
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Auchan opens new-concept store
Auchan Hungary realised a new store concept in Kőbánya, one that had already been tested in the USA and Western Europe. The ‘Auchan superstore’ offers a bigger selection of products than...
Read more344 organizations applied for the Tesco community support program
A total of 344 organizations from 61 districts have submitted their application for Tesco’s “You Choose We Help” program. This year, all organizations participating in the voting phase receive support,...
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Stars joined for the happiness of cats
What can be common in a beautiful presenter and a world class handball player? In general, not many, but Horváth Éva and Nagy László seem to be very similar in...
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Mangalica Festival in Debrecen
The mangalica festival has begun for the ninth time on the main square of Debrecen, the Kossuth square in front of the Reformed Great Church. Tóth Péter, president of the...
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The three-day celebration of the wine profession and the wine lovers ended in Budapest
During the three days of the VinCE Budapest Wine Show 2018, visitors could not only knew the best wines of the Hungarian wineries, but could also learn about the most...
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Offering solutions in packages
METRO Hungary was one of the most important participants at the Sirha 2018 trade show. We asked CEO Imre Horváth about their presence and plans. – Both the retail and the hospitality...
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New services centres in the NAK network
On 4 April NAK opened its modernised Bács-Kiskun County directorate in Kecskemét. NAK has approximately 40,000 members in the county, who will be able to manage their affairs in an ideal...
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Educational campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption
French cross-sector trade organisation Interfel and the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) launched a joint campaign, to make fruit and vegetable consumption more attractive to children and families in a...
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SPAR is investing 23 billion forints this year
The SPAR Magyarország is investing 23 billion forints for developments this year and has spent more than 2.1 billion this year in its modernization program. According to the commercial chain’s...
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Auchan expands its services in Hungary
Auchan is expanding its services in Hungary supporting a multi-channel online ordering store. At Thursday’s inauguration of the Auchan store in Kőbánya, Dominique Ducoux, CEO of Auchan Retail Magyarország announced...
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Szentkirályi is strengtening its team with one of the best known fashion designers in Hungary
One of the most successful designers of our country, Vágó Réka designed a supplement for the mineral water brand. In addition to the 1.5 liters of carbonated, non-carbonated and slightly...
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The innovator
Sándor Demján, one of the most important Hungarian businessmen of the last 40 years died at the end of March. He wasn’t only a member of the financial elite, but also...
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A record number of exhibitor at the Great Badacsony tasting
More than ever 35 Badacsonyi wineries are presenting more than 150 wines at the Great Badacsony tasting on Saturday at the New York Palace in Budapest, where 16 tourist service...
Read moreHungarian Product Packages for the families of 75,000 newborns
From March the families of 75,000 newborn babies will receive so-called Hungarian Product Packages for a 10-month period. The package will contain marketing material and products from the trademark-using SMEs. HUNGARIAN PRODUCT...
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Reál joins MNKSZ
With Reál Hungária becoming a member the Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ), the organisation became considerably stronger: the combined gross sales of members no amount to more than HUF 1,000...
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8th Tradition and Evolution Contest
Early April Szinergia Trade School’s Taverna Member School was the host of the qualifiers for the 7th Tradition and Evolution contest. Ten chefs qualified for the final, which takes place on...
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Shop! Global Awards winners
For the 8th time Shop! honoured the best POP displays, in-store promotions, shop design and product presentation solutions at the Global Shop trade fair in Chicago. There were 69 competition entries...
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This year’s first POPAI meeting
GfK was the host of this year’s first POPAI meeting. On 22 March the main topic was the returns made by POS materials and how to plan this. The first speaker was...
Read moreTesco’s annual results improved more than 25 percent, Central Europe performed well
Tesco’s annual results improved more than 25 percent in the 2017-2018 financial year. The Central European division of the company was particularly successful: the result of the regional Tesco network...
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