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Food product tracking roadshow continues this autumn
From April 2018 until autumn food companies have the chance to learn about the tracking of food products. The Ministry of Agriculture and GS1 Hungary set up the National Food Tracking...
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Added value matters
Kaposvár-based meat company Kométa ’99 Zrt. manufactures artisan-quality products at industrial level. In 2017 their sales reached HUF 43 billion. In the last 10 years the company invested HUF 8 billion in development. Products...
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Sága’s renewal
Sága Foods Zrt. has given products a brand new packaging and logo – told Zsolt Keleti, CEO of the Sárvár-based company. This step forms part of the innovation and marketing strategy implemented...
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Boyden group’s new partner
Judit Szalókyné Tóth has joined the Hungarian office of Boyden Executive Search and Boyden’s global Consumer and Retail Practice Group as a partner. Ms Szalókyné Tóth has been working as a...
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Takács Géza remained the chairman of the Seed Alliance
Takács Géza remained the chairman of the Seed Alliance Interprofessional Organization and Product Board. Takács Géza started his career in 1974 at the seed plant of the Research Institute in...
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The message from Óvár: constant cheese quality
From the summer Óvártej Zrt.’s new production hall will ensure the constant good quality of products. Carlo Volpe, the CEO of the Mosonmagyaróvár-based cheese producer told: the new unit will have...
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The best conference and wellness hotels were awarded again this year
Six Hungarian conference and wellness hotels received the Aranynap (Gold Day) Award for their outstanding quality services in 2017; the award evaluating the whole year’s work of the hotels was...
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More than 8,000 sweets packs for children in need
This May the Hungarian Food Bank Association compiled more than 8,000 packs from sweets and other delicacies, which were distributed among children at various Children’s Day events via partner organisations. The...
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L’Oréal’s sustainability programme goes well
L’Oréal has published its annual sustainability report. The results of the ‘Sharing Beauty with All’ programme show that significant progress has been made in the domains of sustainable innovation and the...
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Pöttyös birthday prize game starts
On 7 May the prize game of the 50-year-old dairy snack Pöttyös started and it will last until 15 July. In ‘Every 5th product wins or contains a code to play!’...
Read moreA community café was opened by the diocese’s charity in Szombathely
Szombathely’s Diocese Charity opened a Fairplay café in Szombathely dealing with disadvantaged people. It will operate as a venue for community events – Tuczainé Régvári Marietta, director told MTI. By...
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11 pieces of joyful news from San Francisco – Video of the day
Matthew Accarrino’s food at San Francisco’s SPQR evokes the flavors of Italy kaleidoscoped through an array of other inspirations. In the 11-course tasting menu shown here, priced at $108 per...
Read moreAccenture creating AI tools that lighten your workload
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are beginning to make business processes more efficient. As the Equifax breach demonstrated, companies working with sensitive data are increasing targets for cyberattacks. To combat...
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New Sprite zero cucumber already in shops
Coca-Cola Hungary has prepared for the hot summer days with a new, refreshing flavour: Sprite zero cucumber contains no sugar. The product can already be found on store shelves all over...
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P&G’s volunteers help to build a home
Habitat for Humanity and P&G Hungary are building a new home for a family with four children, which has spent months in a shelter. P&G takes part in Habitat for Humanity’s...
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New products in the Caola portfolio
As of April Caola Zrt. is the exclusive Hungarian distributor of the products of London-based company Freestyle Cosmetics Ltd. The British company’s products are present in 28 countries. Caola’s sales and marketing...
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Auchan’s new logistics centre almost ready
The construction of the Goodman–Auchan building complex reached its highest point. GSE Hungária Kft. is building Hungary’s biggest logistics centre in Üllő: the complex will be 87,200m² large, with 20,000m² of warehouse...
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Developing markets are the engine of Henkel’s growth
In the first quarter of 2018 Henkel’s sales revenue reached EUR 4,835 million. Organic sales growth was 1.1 percent. The performance of the Adhesive Technologies business area was the strongest, with a...
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Changes in the Ministry of Agriculture
Dr István Nagy has been appointed the new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Mr Nagy will replace Sándor Fazekas in the ministerial seat. The new minister has been a member of...
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What challenges do modern filling stations need to face?
Having realised the changing face of customers needs, Shell will modernise the majority of their Hungarian petrol stations by 2020. Introducing the ‘deli by Shell’ brand also forms part of the...
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Billa opens 10 new stores in Bulgaria
Austrian supermarket chain Billa employs 4,500 people in Bulgaria. They plan to open 10 new supermarkets in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna. The chain expects a 9-10 percent sales increase from...
Read moreMcDonald’s: the first quarter surpassed expectations
Both sales revenue and profit were higher for McDonald’s in the first quarter of 2018 than analysts had expected. This result is even better in the light of the fact...
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Lidl’s expansion continues
German group Schwarz Gruppe, to which Lidl and Kaufland also belong, calculates with EUR 100-billion sales revenue and continues its expansion policy. In 2018 they plan to open 300-350 new...
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Carrefour introduces the blockchain technology in Europe
Launching the blockchain technology is an integral part of the retail chain’s restructuring plan, ‘Carrefour2022’. Blockchain is a secure digital database that can’t be falsified, in which all information sent...
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Nestlé – Starbucks cooperation
Swiss food giant Nestlé is paying USD 7.15 billion to Starbucks for the rights to sell their products worldwide. Among other products, Nestlé will sell Starbucks coffee capsules and instant...
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AI-driven promotion from Auchan
Auchan, in conjunction with UntieNots, will soon launch a personalised promotion that will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology. To enable it, loyalty card holders first have to take part in...
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ALDI’s first three discount gas stations were opened in Hungary
From now, discounted automatic refueling stations await the customers in the parking facilities of ALDI’s three Hungarian stores. ALDI’s discount fuel stations were opened in Budaörs, Szigetszentmiklós and Sopron. Customers...
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Unicum is prepared for the summer
Since 2010, Unicum delights the fans of the brand every year with limited bottle collection. After the recently debuted Unicum Plum Halott Pénz Bottle, the Unicum Football Bottle is already...
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Freshly ground coffee is the real thing
The Swiss JURA is a company with nearly 90 years of experience in premium automated coffee making machines. With the opening of its first Hungarian salon, the company used the...
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What makes the guest to spend more?
Tork’s latest European survey was looking for the answer, how restaurants can increase their turnover with innovative digital solutions. The online surfaces attract the guest, but local, in-house marketing tools...
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