Events
Consumer spendings in the United States rose slightly in August
Date: 2019-09-30 11:02:06
US consumers have made more savings and have just increased their spending in August, but rising incomes suggest that the tightness may not last long. The Washington Department of Commerce...
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McDonalds Store: Fast food giant reveals results of 10-day plastic-free trial
Date: 2019-09-30 08:50:41
In a bid to test new packaging solutions and recycling initiatives, McDonald’s opened the “Better McDonald’s Store” in the Mall of Berlin in the German capital from June 17-26, replacing...
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Global food retailers join coalition to slash rate of food waste
Date: 2019-09-30 08:30:12
This week, some of the world’s biggest food retailers announced their participation in 10x20x30, a global effort to halve food loss and waste by 2030. Under the initiative, founding partners...
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Illycaffe seeks U.S. retail partner to expand its coffee cafe network
Date: 2019-09-30 08:10:42
Premium coffee maker Illycaffe is ready to sell a stake in the Italian company to a strategic partner to help it boost its retail network, the family-owned group said on...
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Magazine: Generation Y is coming – and they want everything at once
Date: 2019-09-30 07:56:58
As the purchasing power of Generation Y – consumers born between 1980 and 1995 – is growing, various aspects of sustainability are becoming more and more important. So that FMCG companies...
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Kaufland To Introduce Aluminium Lids In ‘K-To Go’ Milkshakes
Date: 2019-09-27 15:00:03
German retailer Kaufland has announced plans to replace plastic lids from all ‘K-to go’ milkshakes with aluminium lids, beginning from October this year. In March 2019, the retailer replaced plastic...
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Rewe To Offer ‘Respeggt’ Free-Range Eggs In 1,350 Stores
Date: 2019-09-27 13:00:23
Germany’s Rewe Group has announced that it is to expand its ‘respeggt’-certified free-range eggs offering to 1,350 Rewe and Penny stores in Germany, starting today (23 September). Every year, around...
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KSH: full agricultural census next summer again
Date: 2019-09-27 11:45:31
Next summer, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) will conduct a full agricultural census. The aim of the Agricultural Census conducted every ten years is to give a realistic, objective picture...
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AM: Hungarian pálinka needs to be marketed at the world market
Date: 2019-09-27 11:42:34
It is an important goal to market the best Hungarian pálinkas in the world’s leading markets- Zsigó Róbert Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) said at the...
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The High Quality Food Trademark was awarded for the first time
Date: 2019-09-27 11:35:46
The High Quality Food (KMÉ) Trademark was awarded for the first time and the gold degree illustrated with a deer was awarded to seven companies producing sour cream on Friday...
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34,000 more have worked in the last three months than a year ago
Date: 2019-09-27 11:35:39
In June-August, 34,000 more people were employed than a year earlier, with the average number of employees rising to 4 million 517,000, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday....
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The agricultural ministry focuses on drought prevention tasks
Date: 2019-09-27 11:25:16
Instead of dealing with drought damage, after the damage happened, the focus should be on prevention-related tasks – emphasized Feldman Zsolt, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture at...
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EOS: Hungarians pay 78 percent of the bills on time
Date: 2019-09-27 11:18:11
78 percent of bills are paid on time by Hungarian clients, 18 percent are settled late and 4 percent are never paid at all, which is consistent with last year’s...
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Coffee festival at the Aquarium Club
Date: 2019-09-27 11:14:10
Tastings, shows, professional performances and a barista championship await the visitors to the Coffee Day 2019 on Saturday at the Aquarium Club. In late September, World Coffee Day is celebrated...
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China buys American agricultural products
Date: 2019-09-27 11:02:08
Chinese companies have bought agricultural products from the United States, and Beijing is in talks with Washington to prepare for the next round of bilateral trade talks in October –...
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Iceland: sustainability and innovation
Date: 2019-09-27 08:10:55
In its ongoing quest to be sustainable, Iceland has announced it is launching a plastic-free Christmas range. There will be around 30 products, including starters, mains and desserts. All of...
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The 79th OMÉK was opened in the spirit of rejuvenation and modernity
Date: 2019-09-26 11:58:33
The 79th National Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition and Fair (OMÉK.) awaits the visitors between 26-29 September 2019 with nearly 680 exhibitors on nearly forty thousand square meters to the...
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The Milk Product Council launches a TV campaign: Choose domestic and reduce your ecological footprint
Date: 2019-09-26 11:50:05
Hungarian milk and dairy products are known to be of high quality, yet, according to the calculations of the Milk Product Council, Hungary imports milk with about 12,000 trucks a...
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Mastercard: adventure gifts gaining popularity for Christmas
Date: 2019-09-26 11:14:21
According to a Mastercard’s survey, 8 percent of the Hungarians start Christmas shopping in September, with nearly one in two adults shopping for the holidays in November. This is due,...
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ITM: action against product presentations that were misleading the customers was successful
Date: 2019-09-26 11:10:54
Action against misleading product presentations was successful; As a result, the number of complaints has fallen to a fraction: only two were received, compared with an average monthly 43 in...
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GfK: German consumer sentiment index improved
Date: 2019-09-26 11:05:09
Instead of the expected stagnation, the Nuremberg-based GfK Economic Research Institute’s German consumer sentiment index rose slightly in October, while consumers’ willingness to buy and economic expectations improved, but their...
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GKI: Forecast for 2019-2020
Date: 2019-09-26 10:46:52
The Hungarian economy grew by 4.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, faster than expected. This was the highest growth rate in the EU. However, the slowdown, if...
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Co-op the 1st UK signatory of UN’s climate change campaign
Date: 2019-09-26 08:50:52
The Co-op has been unveiled as the first UK retailer to become a signatory of the UN’s Our Only Future campaign at its Climate Action Summit in New York. The...
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FMCG giants commit to restoring biodiversity at Climate Action Summit
Date: 2019-09-26 08:30:36
Leading FMCG companies including Nestlé, Kellogg Company, Danone, Mars and Unilever have formed a new coalition aimed at protecting and restoring biodiversity within their supply chains and product portfolios. The...
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Luxury ‘bespoke’ KitKat candy bar to be sold in the UK for up to $17 each
Date: 2019-09-26 08:10:23
Nestle is launching what it describes as luxury, hand-crafted KitKats in the U.K. market, with the custom-made chocolate bars set to cost up to 14 pounds ($17.40) each. The range,...
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Magazine: Sustainability in business and everyday life
Date: 2019-09-26 07:08:47
According to a recent online survey by Nielsen, consumers all over the world are the most concerned about air and water pollution. At a global level, 73 percent of consumers would...
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New brands testify the excellence and environmental friendliness of the products
Date: 2019-09-25 11:45:04
The Hungarian Product Nonprofit Ltd. has created new trademarks to certify product excellence and eco-friendliness, while Hungarian manufacturers can apply for the Excellent Product and Eco-labels – MTI announced on...
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Financial research may continue to hold the momentum of the economy next year
Date: 2019-09-25 11:40:02
According to the latest analysis of the Pénzügykutató Zrt., the momentum of the economy may continue next year, but the growth rate will decline from the 4.7 percent of this...
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Minister of Agriculture: farmers must be supported to be able to handle climate change well
Date: 2019-09-25 11:35:00
Minister of Agriculture Nagy István pointed out at the meeting of EU agriculture ministers that farmers should be protected and supported in order to be able to respond adequately to...
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The NAIK invites young agricultural researchers to apply
Date: 2019-09-25 11:15:58
The National Center for Agricultural Research and Innovation (NAIK) is announcing a call for PhD students and young researchers in the field of agriculture, known as the National Agricultural Talent...
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