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The euro area faces the most pessimistic investor sentiment of the past five years

Investor sentiment in the euro area fell to the lowest value of the past five years, according to a study released on Monday by the Sentix Economic Research Institute in...

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Lidl Germany: Reusable Net Bags Instead of Plastic

Discounter Lidl has announced that it will introduce reusable net bags for unpacked fruit and vegetables across all outlets in Germany. Starting 26 August, the new bags will be available...

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Tesco: Remove, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Tesco has announced the second phase of its ‘Remove, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ plan aimed at tackling excess packaging in private-label as well as branded products. As part of the...

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Labelling issue solved by Brewers of Europe

A few years ago, UNESCO added Belgian beer culture to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It highlighted how deeply this culture is embedded across Belgium’s towns and...

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Together Against Plastic Waste

A global alliance of plastic makers and consumer goods companies said on Tuesday it would prioritise much of its $1 billion (€900 million) funds to curb plastic waste in Southeast...

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Magazine: Mixed strategies to get satisfaction

‘Marketing and psychology’ was the title of the presentation László Mérő, professor of mathematics and psychology at ELTE in Budapest and Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, gave at the June meeting...

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Analysts: the rise in wages lays the foundations for retail sales growth

In July, after two months of modest growth, retail business turnover increased dynamically again. The double-digit wage growth predicting continued sustained growth in consumption and retail, thereby remaining an important...

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Nagy István: there is 60 percent higher production potential in Hungarian agriculture

Hungarian agriculture has 60 percent more production potential than today – the Minister of Agriculture said at the opening ceremony of the 32nd Bábolna Farmers’ Day on Thursday. Nagy István,...

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Wine festival at the Buda Castle during the weekend

A wine festival is held this weekend in the Buda Castle: around 160 wineries will be presented at the Buda Castle Wine Festival starting on Thursday. Nagy Gábor Tamás, Mayor...

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There are online advertisements that are welcomed by Hungarian consumers

NetADclick, an online advertising specialist, has surveyed the growing popularity of vegan cosmetics. Well-positioned, informative advertisements are even enjoyed by members of the group – according to a survey of...

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European Commission: VAT losses has been reducing in EU countries for years

The difference between the calculated and the actual amount of VAT collected has been decreasing for years, reaching 137 billion euros in EU countries in 2017 – the European Commission...

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Meat is very expensive in Switzerland

Switzerland is rich – but food costs almost 70 percent more than the EU average – privatbankar.hu wrote. Not to mention meat: its average price is 2.3 times the EU...

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Employment growth in the United States was stronger than expected in August

Employment growth in the United States was much stronger than expected in August – according to data released on Thursday by the ADP Labor Data Processing Institute. The Automatic Data...

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FAO: World food prices dip in August

Global food prices declined in August, driven by sharp falls in the prices of staple cereals and sugar, according to a report issued today by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

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Origami cranes: Nestlé Japan to switch out plastic for paper on KitKats

Nestlé Japan is replacing the plastic wrapping on its KitKat candy bars with paper in a bid to become one step closer to its commitment of 100 percent recyclable or...

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Amazon India Plans To Scrap Single-Use Plastic

Amazon.com Inc’s India unit plans to replace single-use plastic in its packaging by June 2020, the company said on Wednesday, the latest move by an ecommerce giant to weed out...

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Costa Coffee launches “commuter focused” store

Costa Coffee has launched its first ‘commuter-focused’ concept store in Lewisham, London.  The site is one of eight new mini-format stores opening in the city’s busiest rail stations over the...

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KSH: retail sales growth accelerated further

According to the raw data, retail sales grew 6.9 percent in July, while calendary effect adjusted by 6.4 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year, following the...

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Nébih: The summer seasonal food chain inspection ended with mixed experiences

The summer seasonal food chain inspection ended with mixed experiences: during the inspection of 4,307 establishments and nearly 12,000 products, more than 34 tonnes of food products were withdrawn and...

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Nébih: African swine fever infected area expanded further

The area infected with African swine fever (ASF) has been further expanded in Hungary, with measures primarily affecting game farmers, the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nebih) published on its...

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Mangalica meat is popular in Japan

Although the consumption of mangalica meat is increasing in Hungary, Hungarian mangalica meat is still more popular abroad than in Hungary – index quotes the communication of the National Association...

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One of the main goals of the government is to produce better products in the food industry with increasing processing

One of the government’s key goals is to produce better quality products in the food industry with ever-increasing processing – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM)...

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Plant health regulations will be tightened from December

The plant health regulations, which affect every traveler from abroad, will be tightened from 14 December – the National Food Chain Safety Authority’s (Nebih) draws attention on its website. The...

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Paprika Day for the eighth time

This year, the Hungarian Paprika Day will be held for the eighth time – agroinform.hu wrote. Date: September 4, 2019 Location: Horticultural Site of the KITE Zrt. in Derecske 4130...

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Romanian retail sales increased by seven percent

Romanian retail sales grew 7.1 percent in the first seven months of this year, compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian National Institute of Statistics announced...

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The Burgundy harvest begins earlier every year

The start of the Burgundy harvest of the past 664 years clearly indicates that the past 30 years have witnessed an unprecedented warming of the climate – index wrote. From...

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Retail sales in the euro area started weakly in the third quarter

Retail sales started weakly in the third quarter, but performance in July is not a cause for concern for household consumption. The European Union Bureau of Statistics (Eurostat) announced on...

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(HU) Rekordot döntött a Dior-divatházról szóló londoni kiállítás

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FAO: global food security is in danger

According to a study, the western world has an almost unbeatable appetite for crops such as avocado, coffee or citrus, which could endanger the world’s food security and the diversity...

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Heineken launches Australia’s first beer drive-thru

Beer giant Heineken is offering a unique tasting experience to Australian consumers with the launch of a Beer Drive Thru in Australia that doesn’t break any road rules. The innovative...

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