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Sainsbury’s teamed up with online meal planning app Lollipop
Online meal planning app Lollipop allows meal plans to be created based on dietary requirements, for which it automatically generates a shopping list from the online catalogue of Sainsbury’s. In...
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Kaufland switches to 100 percent German pork
Demonstrating that Kaufland values sustainable German agriculture and supports long-term agreements with suppliers and subcontractors, the retailer switches to 100 percent German-origin pork in the future. Under its K-Wertschätze quality...
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Granarolo opened its second ‚Bottega’ concept-store in Bologna
In addition to Milan, Granarolo opened its second Bottega-style store in Bologna. The concept ‘Bottega’ refers to a traditional neighbourhood shop that sells the dairy firm’s products from new-generation fridges...
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Carrefour to experiment in Greece again
Ten years after it left Greece, Carrefour plans to make a new attempt in the Hellenic Republic through a local franchise partner, Retail & More. The first stores are expected...
Read moreAldi keeps an eye on animal welfare
Aldi Group announced that from 2024 on it will only sell cow milk from dairy farming technology level 3 and 4. Free-range and premium husbandry imply more roaming outdoors, fresh...
Read moreCheckout-free Shop&Go Aldi store in London
ALDI’s first checkout-free Shop&Go store opened in Greenwich, London. In the AiFi-enabled store, customers can shop without scanning a single product. The purchase of alcohol and other ‘Challenge25’ products is...
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No more virgin plastic in the crisp bags of PepsiCo Europe
By 2030 PepsiCo Europe will eliminate the use of virgin plastic in the packaging of its Walkers, Doritos and Lay’s branded products. Instead, the packaging’s recycled content will be derived...
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Coca-Cola and Constellation Brands launch spirits-based coctails
Constellation Brands and Coca-Cola Company teamed up to launch the Fresca brand. Together the companies will manufacture and distribute Fresca Mixed, a spirits-based RTD cocktail in the US. Fresca Mixed...
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Kaufland launches chewing gum with HeyMoritz
Kaufland partnered with Germany’s leading influencer HeyMoritz aka Moritz Schirdewahn to launch a new chewing gum range. The product will be available exclusively in Kaufland stores in three flavours. Through...
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Italy’s Bennet enhances digital presence
Italian supermarket chain, Bennet wants to better meet rapidly changing shopping habits, which is why it increases its presence in digital channels. To this end it launched a new website...
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Albert Heijn: Nutri-Score labels on private label products
Albert Heijn attaches Nutri-Score labels to further 6,000 PL products in their electronic price tags and shows the Nutri-Score logo next to the products on its website and in its...
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„Without Moo”:Ritter Sport introduces first vegan chocolate bar
Following a successful rollout in Germany, Ritter Sport introduces its first vegan chocolate,Without Moo in the UK. The product is currently available only online ahead of a potential grocery and...
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SPAR UK offers 100 percent vegan-friendly wines
SPAR UK made its entireprivate label wine range of over 70 products vegan-friendly as of January 2022. The range is available in more than 1,700 stores in England, Scotland and...
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New digital employer branding campaign from Henkel
Henkel is transforming its employer communication and launches a new career website plus an employer branding campaign, with the motto ‘Dare to make an impact?’. Henkel rolls out the campaign...
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Britvic Brasil plants trees
The soft drink company Britvic Brasil plants nearly 2,000 trees, each one of which represents an employee of the company. According to a promise, the forest will grow with the...
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Time to catch up
According to the European Commission’s Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), Hungary is ranked 26th in the European Union in the integration of digital technologies by businesses, and the country...
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K&H: Living our daily lives at the speed of light
5G then 6G, followed by quantum computers and blockchain technology – these can appear in our daily lives in the next few years, and then everything will speed up for...
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Kaufland to sell low-carb potatoes
nder the name ‘Linella’, Kaufland introduces potatoes with 30 percent less carbohydrates than normal potatoes. The innovation was made with Europlant Plant Breeding. The new potato type is grown in...
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Just Eat Takeaway shifts to lower gear
The growth of Just Eat Takeaway significantly slowed down in the fourth quarter of last year, which is why the company shifted to lower gear. Still, there’s no reason to...
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France: No more plastic wraps for fruits and vegetables
Under a legal rule that entered into force on 1 January, 2022, France bans plastic wrapping of fruits and vegetables. The rule is part of the French anti-waste law aimed...
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Carrefour Foundation invests in four Polish foodtech startups
Carrefour Foundation supports four Polish startups with a total amount of EUR 100,000. The companies working to reduce the environmental impact of nutrition may spend the money on product development,...
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Infarm to partner with Dutch online supermarket Crisp
The vertical farm company, Infarm partners with Dutch online supermarket Crisp for the sales of the entire range of its sustainable fresh herbs. The products will be supplied on demand...
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Nestlé’s plan to eliminate child labour
Nestlé announced plans to tackle the risks related to child labour repeatedly appearing in cocoa growing. The plan focuses on an innovative scheme aimed to ensure a higher income for...
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New marketing and trade marketing director at HEINEKEN Hungária
As of 1 February, Heineken Hungária’s marketing and trade marketing director is Orsolya Mottl-Molnár. She joined the company in 2010. In 2017-18, she worked as member of the HEINEKEN Global...
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New flavours in wines
A report by the National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) says that those who wish to invest in bottles of wine – especially in those made in the classic wine...
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Zewa moist toilet tissues BIG PACK
Zewa’s new moist toilet tissues are flushable in the toilet, because they are made of soft biodegradable fibres, which dissolve just as well as traditional toilet paper. The product is...
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Craft beer club
At the end of last year Hungarian beer lovers founded the Craft Beer Club. Members have to pay a monthly fee and for this they can participate in beer tasting...
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Alcohol-free products from the craft brewery
This January MONYO, one of Hungary’s biggest craft breweries, rolled out a maracuja-flavoured lemonade, and the beer company’s plans include coming out with alcohol-free beers too – for this they...
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We love champagne
Seasonality characterises Hungarian champagne consumption too, but the situation is better now than it was 30 or 40 years ago: nearly 60 percent of champagne sales are realised in the...
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ALDI’s used cooking collection scheme goes nationwide
ALDI Magyarország expands its cooperation with Biofilter Környezetvédelmi Zrt. and will collect used cooking oil all over Hungary. The two parties started working together on this project in December 2020...
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