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NAV seized more than 5.3 billion HUF worth untaxed cigarettes
Employees of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) seized a total of 2.8 million boxes of unsealed cigarettes at a port in Tolna County and a warehouse in Pest...
Read moreRecent research confirms that shoppers aren’t just looking for Black Friday deals on one single day
On behalf of the Euronics Technical Store Chain, reacty digital pollsters assessed the expectations of the Hungarian adult population regarding Black Friday promotions. According to the results of the research,...
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Kaufland introduces recycled plastic household products
In cooperation with PreZero, Schwarz Group member Kaufland has launched private label household products made from 100 percent recycled plastic. This move is part of the group’s REset Plastic strategy....
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Methodology for the rapid identification of food counterfeiting has been developed
The rapid identification of food counterfeits at Halker Kft. is in operation from January, the methodology was developed by the consortium led by the company as part of a 1.46...
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Money, flexibility, and a cool boss – this is what young workforce is after when choosing a workplace
According to PwC’s Employee Preference Survey, corporate culture and management have gained importance in the workplace choices of young people in the second year of Covid. The option of working...
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Stora Enso to concentrate on renewable materials
Packaging firm Stora Enso is going ahead on its journey of transformation into a renewable materials growth company. The company is restructuring its paper business because of the decline in...
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In October, prices increased by 6.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year
In October this year, consumer prices were on average 6.5 percent higher than a year before. Over the past year, the prices of fuels, spirits and tobacco have risen significantly....
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New Transportation and Distribution Supervisor at Dreher
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Read moreTotal gross output from agriculture rose 4.6 percent last year
The total gross output of agriculture exceeded 2.9 trillion HUF in 2020, which is a 4.6 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous year. According to the...
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Zwack Unicum’s sales increased by thirty-two percent
Zwack Unicum Plc.’s gross sales revenue amounted to 14.1 billion HUF in the first half of the 2021-2022 business year, which is 32 percent higher than in the same period...
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Coca-Cola Magyarország has developed a new, free educational platform
From the beginning of November, the #énjövőm (#my-future) program of Coca-Cola Magyarország will move to a new, free-to-use digital platform, the company told MTI on Tuesday. The materials on the...
Read moreZEW’s German investor sentiment index improved in November
Instead of the expected deterioration, the German investor sentiment index improved in November, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the ZEW Economic Research Institute. The sentiment index for...
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When your business steps up: 5 tips for business development
It is a huge challenge and often a new time in the life of SMEs when they turn to new markets, expand their activities or simply increase their customer base...
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SPAR urges everyone to get vaccinated
Spar Hungary, which employs 14,000 people, does not make coronavirus vaccination mandatory, but encourages each and every one of its employees to vaccinate as much as possible. The company also...
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These will be the 4 most important soft skills in the coming years
It is not only companies that develop the soft skills of employees in the form of trainings: there are already universities in Hungary where improving the “soft skills” of students...
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Finally we are competing together again
In October POPAI Hungary Association held a hybrid meeting at the Heineken headquarters in Budapest. Dániel Salem, Heineken’s national trade marketing manager gave a presentation about what sporting events mean...
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School year start around the world
Shop! has collected this year’s Back to School point of sale and shopper activations from 12 countries – the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Russia, Spain,...
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Black Friday: Traps and opportunities
LogiNet and Reacty Digital have organised a webinar to share their thoughts on the traps hidden in and the opportunities offered by Black Friday. Participants learned that in Hungary one...
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Péter Geszti: ‘We live in digital feudalism’
Trade magazin’s Business Podcast, Future Talks with Szilvia Krizsó continues In the latest episode of the Future Talks podcast Szilvia Krizsó’s guest was Péter Geszti. This article features parts...
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Z+D joins the Coop Group
On 1 January 2022 a new franchise member will join the Coop Group in the Western Transdanubia region: Z+D Nagykereskedelmi és Diszkont Kft. is going to be a regional centre...
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Kaufland Slovakia to supply primary schools with fresh fruits
Kaufland Slovakia will supply primary schools with fresh fruits and vegetables as part of its Fresh Headers project. The project will see the retailer distribute up to 2,900 kilograms of...
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Carrefour to trial subscription service
Until the end of the year Carrefour is testing a subscription service called Carrefour +, which allows customers to benefit from a 15-percent discount on products. The service costs EUR...
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Asda employs greengrocers in 150 stores
From October Asda will appoint specialist in-store greengrocers in 150 stores. The scheme is part of a GBP 9 million investment to expand its fruit and vegetables offering and focus...
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Pepsi celebrates the 50th anniversary of ‘Grease’ with limited edition drinks
Pepsi has put a new drink on the market under its Soda Shop range, in Cream Soda and Black Cherry variants – made with real sugar. For the launch of...
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Waitrose: Further bans on single-use plastic bags
Waitrose’s objective is to scrap 40 million single-use plastic bags per year by removing them from deliveries. Bags for life – which cost 10p – will also be discontinued in...
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Albert Heijn and BP expand cooperation in the Netherlands
Ahold-Delhaize group member Albert Heijn and mineral oil group BP are extending their cooperation: in the years to come AH-To-Go convenience stores will open at 100 service stations. There are...
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Pyaterochka and Coca-Cola come out with recycled streetwear range in Russia
Russian retailer Pyaterochka has teamed up with Coca-Cola in Russia to launch a limited-edition streetwear collection made of recycled Coca-Cola bottles and other recycled materials. With the collection the retailer...
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Birds Eye and BlueNalu team up to experiment with lab-grown seafood
Birds Eye – the largest frozen food group in Europe – has joined forces with US company BlueNalu to develop seafood products grown from cells in a laboratory rather than...
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Diageo invests in Japanese whiskey
Through Distill Ventures, Diageo has made a minority investment in Japan’s Komasa Kanosuke Distillery, a Kagoshima-based ultra-premium single-malt whiskey maker. The investment will back the next stage of the company’s...
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Ocado launches private label household and drug product range
Ocado Retail has rolled out a new range of private label household products, offering more than 70 household essentials – from bin liners and foil to laundry and household cleaning...
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