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Lidl, Marks & Spencer The Big UK Christmas Winners: NIQ
Apart from discounter Lidl, Marks & Spencer was Britain’s fastest growing supermarket in the Christmas quarter, industry data from NIQ has shown. NIQ said M&S’s food sales on a value...
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Starbucks plans major expansion in India — to open one store every three days
Starbucks Corp. has its sights set on one of the world’s most tea-loving countries. Tata Starbucks, a 50-50 joint venture between Starbucks Corp. and Tata Consumer Products Limited, plans to...
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Ferrero Sees Italian Sales Increase, Driven By Nutella, Kinder
Confectionery giant Ferrero’s Commerciale Italia division, which is responsible for sales and distribution in the business’ home market of Italy, saw sales rise 6.7% to €1.7 billion in the year...
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Last year’s legislative proposals of the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy were successful
Legislation did not rest in the past year, the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) also took an active part in the development and amendment of legislation affecting agriculture and...
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(HU) Legyen ez a legfittebb éved!: A BioTechUSA a fogyasztóinak indított nemzetközi kihívással, Magyarországon pedig óriásplakát kampánnyal vág neki 2024-nek
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The anti-shrinkage regulation has already appeared in the gazette
According to the decree, starting in February, shops must draw the attention of customers if the packaging of the product has decreased, but not the price. From now on, you...
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Somewhere there is a flavour waiting for you!
According to analysts, the whisky category has been relatively stable in recent years – mainly owing to the performance of American and Irish whiskies – and is set to grow...
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Will beer become more expensive in 2024?
The developments in the small-scale beer market can provide good news for beer lovers, as the price reduction of malt and hops does not justify further price increases, a group...
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Future in the present
For the third time in November, METRO Gastro Academy was the host of the Plant-Powered Perspectives business conference. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2023/12-01 This year...
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Thousands of domestic companies and employees are affected by the cyber protection directive
The operation of thousands of domestic companies is being transformed by NIS2, which came into force this year, i.e. the revised EU cyber protection directive – points out EY. The...
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Slight improvement in the solvency of Hungarians due to lower inflation
According to research by Intrum and GKI, the small increase in Hungarian household solvency continued in the third quarter of 2023. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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The process that defines the agricultural existence of Europe is the protest of German farmers
The process that will determine the future agricultural existence of Europe is the protest of the German farmers – said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy on Wednesday on the current...
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Hungarian corn producers received six billion forints in compensation
A total of HUF 5.9 billion in compensation payments were made by the end of last year to mitigate the losses of Hungarian farmers who suffered damage as a result...
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YouGov completes the acquisition of GfK’s Consumer Panel Services
YouGov plc the international market research and data analytics group, is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of the Consumer Panel Services of GfK GmbH. CPS GfK is...
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Auchan Retail Rolls Out Healthcare Service In Portugal
Auchan Retail Portugal is seeking to shake up the healthcare landscape with the launch of Auchan Cuida, a new service that it is hoping will simplify and democratise access to...
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Coca-Cola HBC To Set Up A Charitable Foundation
Bottler Coca-Cola HBC is setting up a new foundation that seeks to support communities in the areas where it operates. The Coca-Cola HBC Foundation will focus on ‘critical areas’ of...
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The Hungarian delicacy cucumber has no equal
Especially if it’s officially high quality! The time has come for the king of pickles, the pickled cucumber loved by many of us, to enter the ring for the KMÉ trademark....
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Egészség és élvezet egy cukorkába zárva – Verbena Echinacea gyógynövényes cukorka
Elgondolkodtató, hogy manapság legtöbben a legapróbb panaszok előfordulása esetén is szinte azonnal gyógyszerek után nyúlunk, pedig a legnagyobb gyógyszertár maga a természet… A Verbena cukorkák kifejlesztését is a természet inspirálta....
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Moody’s: Central and Eastern European economies start the year with a stable outlook
Central and Eastern European economies will begin the year 2024 with a stable sovereign creditworthiness outlook, according to Moody’s Investors Service’s comprehensive assessment of the regional situation presented in London...
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Nincs mire felvágni
Az általános húspiaci helyzetet tükrözi vissza a párizsik és a felvágottak értékesítése: egy számjegyű volumencsökkenés, a diszkontok és a saját márkák előretörése, rúdáru-dominancia mellett a szeletelt variánsok népszerűsödése. Igaz, ez utóbbiban...
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Sugar is getting increasingly expensive
Due to the negative effects of climate change, the sugarcane harvest is decreasing worldwide, and a significant increase in sugar prices can be expected in the coming period. Several major...
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Flavored mineral water products are becoming more and more popular
The negative consequences of the economic fluctuations of the past period also affect the actors of the domestic mineral water industry. Due to runaway inflation and high energy prices, mineral...
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NGM economist: economic growth may exceed 4 percent this year
A balanced economic growth of over 4 percent can be achieved this year – said Gergely Suppan, the chief economist of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) on Tuesday on...
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NGM: economic stimulus programs are launched
The war and sanctions caused significant damage to the economy, and the weak European economy and thus overall weaker demand contributed negatively to the development of industrial performance. According to...
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The plastic content of bottled water is many times higher than previously thought
Bottled water, which many choose as a healthy alternative, may contain up to 100 times more micro- and nanoplastics than previously thought, according to a new study. The results were...
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CSR Hungary has been rewarding responsible businesses and organisations for more than fifteen years
At the end of October, the 16th edition of the CSR Hungary Award – the Hungarian Business Responsibility Award – took place in the Gundel Palace, on the evening of...
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Asda becomes first supermarket to price matching Aldi and Lidl
Asda has become the first supermarket to price match both Aldi and Lidl across hundreds of everyday products. The supermarket is price matching the discounters on 287 comparable grocery products...
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Forrester predicts a new online boom
Forrester anticipates significant growth in online retail spending in the largest European countries in the coming years. The American research firm expects an average annual growth of 9.2 percent. Forrester...
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Barilla To Send Fusilli To Space
Barilla’s pasta will embark on a cosmic journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the Italian...
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KSH: in November, retail turnover decreased by 5.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, while it increased by 0.8 percent compared to the previous month
In November 2023, the volume of retail sales decreased by 5.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, according to both raw and calendar-adjusted data. The volume...
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