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Italian Sofidel to acquire Hakle

The shares and brands of German toilet tissue manufacturer Hakle Markenhaus GmbH, which became insolvent in September 2022 due to the energy crisis, could soon be owned by Italian family...

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The international crop price index has been in decline for a year

With the March result, the index of international food prices has been falling for 12 months, thanks to the low world market prices of cereals and vegetable oils, the Food...

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Columbus grill basket – Video of the da

We’ve seen a lot of handy grilling tools over the years, but this easy-to-use tube basket is a true Columbus egg....

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Beautiful and smart! – The picture of the day

Introducing a futuristic coffee maker: the Meticulous is a barista-inspired device designed for the most discerning (and wealthy) and reportedly produces the best cafe quality. It is equipped with a...

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NAV found untaxed cigarettes and brandy in the possession of a Bulgarian driver near Nagylak

The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) reported to MTI on Tuesday that the employees of the NAV found cigarettes without Hungarian seal hidden in zip-lock bags and smuggled brandy...

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FAO: Global food prices fell in March

According to data published on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday, the overall price index was 126.9 points in March, which...

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Circana: retailers have launched fewer new products in recent years

Due to the pandemic and the war, the retailers are on the safe side, they do not dare to come up with new products for the time being. It’s true...

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An oversupply and a new plant disease threaten this year’s tomatoes

Hungarian growers have no experience with the bacterium Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum yet, according to Nébih, its spread can lead to a 100% crop loss, while earlier concerns of oversupply were also...

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Community and partnership

These two answers proved to be the biggest winners in the quiz game organised at the marketing forum of Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. Participants had to answer the question: What...

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KSH: turnover of retail stores decreased by 10.1 percent in February

In February 2023, according to raw and calendar-adjusted data, the volume of retail trade decreased by 10.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical...

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Retail sales in Romania increased by 3.9 percent in the first two months

In the first two months, according to raw data, the volume of Romanian retail trade increased by 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year, the Romanian National Statistics...

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Retail sales in the Czech Republic also decreased in February

On an annual basis, retail turnover in the Czech Republic also decreased in February, the rate of decrease was 6.4 percent, lower than January’s revised 6.8 percent. In a monthly...

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Walmart to increase the number of its health centre locations in 2024

Walmart will open 28 new healthcare centres in the United States next year; the first ones will be in Missouri and Arizona. By the end of 2024, the nation’s largest...

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ARANYCIPÓ Premium Bread

ARANYCIPÓ Premium Bread can already be found in ALDI’s large selection of bakery items, in three different versions. The yogurt, linseed and potato variants of this rye bread are excellent...

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Germany’s REWE and Montenegro’s Voli plan to buy Slovenia’s Tuš

Tuš is Slovenia’s fourth biggest grocery retailer and now two retail chains have plans for acquiring it. One of the potential buyers is Montenegrin retail chain Voli, the largest employer...

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Waitrose turn surplus food into animal feed

Waitrose has a new initiative to turn surplus food unfit for human consumption into animal feed, contributing to the reduction of food waste. This will take the form of a...

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Alnatura: home delivery in Germany

Several hundred Alnatura organic products are now available via the Flaschenpost online shop and home delivery service too – announced the Darmstadt-based organic product retailer. At the start of the...

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Garage beer mixes

Our unbelievably flavoursome new Garage beer mixes, Hard Lemon and Hard Strawberry offer instant refreshment. The stylish bottles have special design that calls attention to Garage in the shops, making...

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German, Italian, Dutch, French, Irish, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese and Turkish winners at the European Private Label Awards

Altogether 16 retailers from 9 European countries have been named as the winners at the 2023 European Private Label Awards, which celebrate excellence in private label product innovation. The competition...

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Agroforum: due to the mild winter, fungal infection threatens the wheat and barley stocks

The causative agents of some fungal diseases – cereal powdery mildew and septoria leaf spot – remained intact due to the mild weather of the past winter, so they may...

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A kilo of foiled strawberries is expected to be around HUF 7,000

Although the price of Greek strawberries is currently around HUF 1,700, and a kilo of less ripe Hungarian strawberries ranges between HUF 2-3 thousand, we already know that foil strawberries...

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Wines from seven countries at the ninth Portugieser World Championship

Portugieser, i.e. blue port grape variety and the wines made from it are an integral part of Central European wine culture, even though they exist in the shadow of world...

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Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association: HUF 450-500 ice creams are coming

The industry expects a good ice cream season despite the fact that confectioners are planning a 10-15 percent increase during the season, so the price of a scoop of ice...

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Tegut To Acquire Organic Supermarket Chain Basic

German food retailer Tegut has announced plans to take over organic supermarket chain, basic, which it claims has run into ‘financial difficulties.’ Basic has over 19 outlets and employs approximately...

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Fanta is ‘bold not boring’ with first ever brand identity

Fanta has ensured its new look is “bold not boring” as it introduces its first ever global brand identity, created by Jones Knowles Ritchie, the design-led creative company to bring...

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Jennifer Lopez launches Delola Spritzes

Hollywood actress, singer and dancer Jennifer Lopez has launched a range of premium spirit-based ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails named Delola. The RTD cocktails, which are gluten free, low in calories and...

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Many farmers reported spring frost damage in their plantations

So far in the 2023 damage mitigation year, producers have reported spring frost damage to an area covering more than 400 hectares, this number will definitely increase significantly due to...

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Survey: Wizz Air flights departed from British airports with the longest delays last year

According to a survey prepared on the basis of data from the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and presented on Monday, the Wizz Air airline’s flights took off from Great...

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Starbucks’ olive oil innovation has received mixed reception

The novelty was launched in Italy in February, is now also available in the United States, and according to the original plans, will be released worldwide. Starbucks had high hopes...

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New measures to curb grain dumping in Ukraine

Our country is introducing new measures and will even more strictly control the Ukrainian grain coming from Ukraine on the solidarity river, so that it can actually reach the original...

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