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Euronics: renewal this year and record sales last year
Sales of 100-percent Hungarian-owned company Euronics were up 20 percent last year and exceeded HUF 74 billion. After-tax performance increased by even more, 25 percent. Sales by the Euronics online shops...
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Shell wins retail excellence award
The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS) recognised the work of Shell’s retail branch for its innovations and their growth in trading in convenience products. Shell’s retail network covers...
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Logistics at the highest level
SPAR Hungary’s high-level storage and goods transport processes have been audited by independent certification specialist Quality Austria: both the Üllő and the Bicske logistics centres were granted the High Level...
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SPAR starts comprehensive salt reduction programme
SPAR has launched a programme for manufacturing, selling and popularising products – various baked goods and breads, cold cuts and meat products – with a reduced salt content. Head of...
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MARS is one of the best international workplaces in Europe
It was announced at the Great Place To Work® award ceremony in Stockholm on 5 June 2019 that Mars is the sixth best workplace in Europe. Mars was honoured at...
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SPAR Regnum meat processing plant is certified to be excellent
Regnum Meat Processing Plant and Training Centre successfully passed the ISO 22000:2005 review audit and officially qualifies as ‘excellent’. SPAR’s own meat plant is situated in Bicske and it is...
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L’Oréal’s transformation continues
L’Oréal has published its annual sustainability report. Thanks to the ‘Sharing Beauty With All’ programme, the company’s CO2 emission decreased by 77 percent between 2005 and 2018, while the level of...
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New cold cut from Wiesbauer-Dunahús
Cold cut Krakowska has already been a success in German-speaking countries, and now Wiesbauer-Dunahús brings an improved, premium version to the Hungarian market. Krakowska Deluxe is made from selected 1st-class...
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KMV and PepsiCo’s joint venture: acquisition in Serbia
Karlovarské minerální vody (KMV) and PepsiCo Inc. is buying Serbian mineral water and soft drink company Knjaz Miloš through a joint venture. The acquisition involves buying the production facilities and the...
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Bloggers riding their bikes to visit trademark users
Hungarian Product is launching a social media campaign, called ‘Hungary on Two Wheels’, which popularises the products using the trademark. As part of this initiative, in July two young bloggers...
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Beyond Burger: only in Lidl stores in Germany
Beyond Meat’s worldwide success, a vegan burger called Beyond Burger has been available to German consumers since 29 May. It is exclusive to Lidl stores but only as a promotional...
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Coles offers new health food range at affordable prices
Australian supermarket chain Coles is branching out into the booming health foods industry with a new brand: the 28 products target clean-eating consumers. Coles says more than 40 percent of...
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Blood orange Fanta from local sources
Coca-Cola’s new, limited edition ‘Fanta Aranciata Rossa Zero Zuccheri’, is made with ‘Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP’ locally-sourced red oranges. According to Coca-Cola, Fanta Aranciata Rossa represents a tribute to...
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Beiersdorf buys the Coppertone brand from Bayer
Beiersdorf buys the Coppertone business from Bayer; the price of Coppertone is USD 550 million. Founded in 1944, Coppertone was the first sun care brand launched in the USA. With the acquisition...
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Mondelēz International recognises planet-supporting startups
Mondelēz International’s global innovation and venture hub, SnackFutures, has honoured two startups for their ‘innovative snacking solutions to help support a healthier planet’ – it was announced at the Seeds & Chips...
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REWE starts selling uncpackaged organic fruits and vegetables
German retailer REWE has decided to remove plastic from select fruit and vegetable categories in 630 of its supermarkets, in a move that will reduce plastic usage by 60,000 kilograms a year....
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Postal services in Swiss Migros stores
Swiss retailer Migros and Swiss Post have entered into a partnership that will enable shoppers to send and receive parcels at around 300 selected Migros branches throughout Switzerland. This step also makes...
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Nespresso helps coffee farmers in a difficult situation
Nestlé’s Nespresso brand has launched ‘Reviving Origins’: it is a new programme aimed at restoring coffee farming in regions where it is under threat. Using its AAA Sustainable Quality programme, Nespresso is...
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Tesco competes with discounters via its Jack’s products
Tesco has started selling Jack’s branded products in its supermarkets for the first time, trying to compete with discounters Aldi and Lidl. Tesco has worked with its suppliers to produce...
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New Amazon Go store in New York
Amazon has expanded its checkout-free small store format in Manhattan. One month after Amazon Go’s debut in New York, the retailer has opened a store on Park Avenue. Next up...
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Algae-based skin care brand from Unilever
Unilever has agreed to buy skin care brand Tatcha, which makes creams using green tea, rice and algae, seeking to ride a wave of demand for Asian-influenced cosmetics. Tatcha was founded...
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Kohl’s closes discount stores
On 3 August Kohl’s Corp. will close its Off/Aisle by Kohl’s discount stores. It was in May 2015 that Kohl’s debuted the off-price format, which was designed to sell deeply discounted merchandise...
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Camera monitors pizza quality
Domino’s Pizza has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) quality control camera system – it has made its debut in Australia – to ensure every single slice of pizza is as...
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Mirbest Gastro Expo 2019
There was a special gastronomy-themed trade show in the BOK Hall in Budapest on 13-14 May. Mirbest Group – which has 11 member companies – organised a new-type trade event...
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Marketing ideas from a confectionery
A confectionery in Budaörs provides the service of sending an ice cream van to birthday parties and other children’s programmes. The van goes there free of charge minimum if 50...
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The Szekszárd wine region’s dominance
For the third time the wines of the Hungarian Parliament were selected – with blind tasting. In 8 categories 203 wines from 113 wineries were competing. Wineries from Szekszárd finished...
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Mad beers for breakfast
If you open a beer before 11:00, you can now say: I am just having breakfast! Why? Because US brewery Folksbier is brewing their Glow Up beer with leftover bagels...
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Brewhub in Spain
San Miguel, the brewing company with two thirds of the Spanish beer market, launched a so-called brewhub: a collaborative space where craft breweries from around the world can prepare their beer...
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Special bottles for the Eger wine region
Gergő Soltész, president of the Eger Wine Workshop has introduced the special bottle that was designed for the Eger wine region. The bottle was inspired by a design from the...
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Summer wine statistics
Social media users like to drink rosé in the summer, typically sweet or semi-sweet varieties. They have 300-400cl on average and the majority, 42.9 percent cast their vote on spritzer...
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