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Exports and consumption driven the German economy in the third quarter
Contrary to gloomy forecasts, the German economy expanded in the third quarter. According to the second estimate released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (Destatis) on Friday, recession was avoided...
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FAO: Empowering farmers through innovation is key for sustainable development
It is fundamental to support smallholder and family farmers by enhancing their access to innovation for sustainable food systems and to foster sustainable development, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said today....
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Magazine: So many good things
The praline category continues its good performance, with sales growing about the confectionery market’s average. We learned from Orsolya Elek, brand manager of Storck Hungária that value sales had...
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Weekday is using robotics to create “custom-made” jeans unique to your body shape
Weekday is using robotics to create custom-made jeans for its customers, scanning shoppers’ bodies to determine the perfect fit. H&M’s subsidiary Weekday invited 100 customers to take part in its...
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Morrisons launches scheme to sell £10 worth of food past its best before date in £3 food box
Morrisons is to start using the food waste app Too Good to Go, which will help customers purchase products as part of a new discount box scheme. The supermarket will...
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Walmart China to open 500 new stores
US retailer Walmart is planning to launch 500 new outlets in China within five to seven years. The expansion will more than double the firm’s presence in the territory in...
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The price of winter salami increased significantly
In a single week, a big price increase was recorded in the domestic stores in case of winter salami – mfor.hu wrote after the Market Price Information System of the...
Read moreNagy István: beekeepers will receive 25 percent more support from 2020
As part of the national apiculture program, beekeepers will receive 25 percent more funding from 2020 – Nagy István Minister of Agriculture said in Gödöllő on Sunday. At the 11th...
Read moreAM Minister of State: agricultural productivity and profitability need to be increased
The performance of Hungarian agriculture has increased significantly in recent years, but there is still a significant lag in productivity and profitability – the Parliamentary Minister of State of the...
Read moreGoVolcanic – World Meeting of Volcanic Wines in Budapest
The wines of more than forty Hungarian and international wine cellars operating on volcanic sites, as well as lectures and masterclasses by several domestic and foreign wine experts await the...
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A business is making steaks without meat using a 3D printer
An Israeli startup that produces food using 3D printing technology promises the same quality, or even indistinguishable, plant-based meat steak – origo wrote after Bloomberg. Redefine Meat founders were motivated...
Read moreBiometric fingerprint reader on credit cards
Swiss-based payment technology firm Cornèrcard, Gemalto and Visa have developed a credit card that already has a biometric fingerprint reader – origo wrote. As stated on Cornèrcard’s official website, “With...
Read moreBusiness sentiment in Germany improved slightly in November
As expected, business sentiment in Germany improved moderately in November, according to a survey conducted by the University of Munich’s Ifo Economic Research Institute. Ifo’s November business sentiment index increased...
Read moreRecord growth in European smartphone sales in the tirrd quarter
The European smartphone market achieved the highest 8 percent third-quarter sales growth in its history – according to a survey by market research firm Canalys. With its eight percent growth,...
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Amazon opens pop-up store on China’s Pinduoduo until year-end
Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it will open a pop-up store on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo Inc that will run until the end of December and carry a selection of...
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Boots Introduces Compostable Pharmacy Bags
British health and beauty retailer Boots has started to replace plastic pharmacy bags with compostable bags, the Retail Gazette reports. By March 2020, the retailer aims to replace around 10...
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Smurfit Kappa Unveils Sustainable Packaging For Multipack Beverages
Smurfit Kappa has introduced a range of sustainable packaging alternatives to replace single-use plastics in bundling beverage cans and bottles. The new corrugated packaging options offered by the company are...
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Magazine: What an experience!
Mastercard has prepared a customer experience study in connection with the Retailer of the Year 2019 award. The company wanted to find out what Hungarian retailers can do to win...
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New markets may open up for Hungarian poultry, according to the head of the product board
New markets may open up for Hungarian chicken and turkey farmers in Europe, so the sector needs to be developed from EU and state sources – the President and CEO...
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Consume fish during the Advent period
A marketing campaign to promote fish consumption awaits the visitors to the Advent Feast at the Basilica at St Stephen’s Square in December. The marketing campaign offers visual cuisine, recipes,...
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Soil prices continued to increase last year
Agricultural and forestry land prices increased by 11 percent last year, land rents increased by 6.5 percent. Farmland sales totaled 72,000 hectares, nearly the same as last year. Last year,...
Read moreThis year, love boxes are being collected in Nagykanizsa
Like in the past three years, this year, schools, companies, institutions and churches are organizing love boxes for children in need in Nagykanizsa, and organizers are expecting three to four...
Read moreThe Christmas Market was opened in Bratislava
The Christmas Market was opened in Bratislava was opened early Friday evening by turning on the decorative lighting on the common Christmas tree of Bratislava. The fair, which has been...
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The United States is the best for female entrepreneurs
The United States slightly overtook last year’s top-ranked New Zealand in Mastercard’s 2019 lineup, which ranked what is the best country for female entrepreneur in the world – origo wrote...
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