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Eating for Each Other!
The Hungarian Food Bank Association started the Eating for Each Other programme – which is already 10 years old – to help those people who can’t buy enough food: between...
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Irish Distillers launch Virtual Irish Whiskey Academy
In its Midleton distillery Irish Distillers launched an interactive education programme on the secrets and crafts of Irish whiskey production, called Virtual Irish Whiskey Academy. During the 3-hour course international...
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Germany’s Delivery Hero buys stake in British company Deliveroo
Germany’s Delivery Hero has acquired a 5.09 percent stake in online food delivery rival Deliveroo. Thanks to this, the UK-based company’s share price reached a new height since listing on...
Read moreAldi Süd: Customers can now also pay with Alipay
In Germany Aldi Süd is the first retailer in the stores of which mobile payment methods include Alipay too. Alipay’s popular QR code payment makes both shopping and payment easier...
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All private label yogurts are now organic at Plus
Dutch retail chain Plus has changed its entire private label yogurt range to organic. To expand its organic offering, the retailer introduced its private label Biologisch PLUS and enlarged its...
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Levente Lendvai finished 2nd in Paris
On 25 September the 2020 and 2021 Chaine young chef world championships took place in Paris at the same time – the former had been postponed because of the pandemic....
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Stereotypes proved wrong
Kifli.hu had conducted a survey in August 2021 that proved three stereotypes wrong. The first one was that city dwellers are the biggest online shoppers: the survey has found that...
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Infarm to open second vertical farm in the United Kingdom
German vertical farming start-up Infarm will set up a 9,760m² vertical farm in the UK, which will supply retailers in the greater London area and across southern and central UK...
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Just Eat Takeaway to hire 1,500 new workers
Just Eat Takeaway has ambitious growth plans as it plans to hire 1,500 new workers in the next 12 months. In the United Kingdom the rapid delivery food market is...
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Lidl opens its first service station shop in Portugal
In August Lidl opened its first store in a motorway service area in Oeiras – close to Lisbon – on the A5 motorway. The new store has a floor space...
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Acceptance, empathy, diversity
This year Starbucks had several initiatives that raised awareness of the importance of accepting and supporting each other. Besides sustainable and eco-friendly solutions, in 2021 the coffeehouse chain celebrated openness...
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Knowing more about wine
‘Wine in hospitality’ is the title of the training programme of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ). Participants can learn from the best wine experts and sommeliers. There are now 10...
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Rohlik Group debuts in Munich
With the Knuspr.de platform Czech grocery delivery company Rohlik Group has launched its services in Munich – following their entry of the Hungarian and Austrian markets. The group offers food...
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Michelin stars at the Business Days conference
From this year Hungary already has 7 Michelin-starred restaurants: Babel, Borkonyha, Costes, Costes Downtown and Stand kept their stars, while Essência and Salt both earned one. At the 5-day Business...
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Metro Austria buys REWE Group’s AGM wholesale business
Metro Austria has acquired C&C Abholgroßmärkte GmbH (AGM), the logistics business of REWE Group that provides delivery service and operates 9 wholesale locations. Salzburg-based AGM has about 20,000 customers and...
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Refresco likely to buy three Coca-Cola production facilities in the USA
Bottling company Refresco has entered into an agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to buy three of its US factories. The deal sets out long-term agreements for contract manufacturing activities; the...
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Edeka rolls out new premium products
German retailer Edeka is preparing for the Christmas period by launching a new range of premium products. In September the retail chain is coming out with approximately 80 product specialities,...
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Mondelēz puts private label products in recyclable packaging
From August 2021 Mondelēz’s Dairylea (the leading processed cheese brand in the UK) and Philadelphia (the leading soft cheese brand in the UK and Ireland) products are marketed in recyclable...
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Valeo Foods to buy meat snacks company New World Foods Europe
Valeo Foods Group intends to acquire meat snacks producer New World Foods Europe (NWFE). NWFE operates production sites in York and Scotland and its portfolio includes brands such as Kings Elite...
Read moreAldi Portugal unveils beer made from leftover bread
Aldi Portugal has started selling Bread Beer: a beer made from unsold bread collected from the retailer’s stores. Brewer Aldeana has developed Beer Bread exclusively for Aldi – they replaced...
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REWE introduces self-driving kiosks
Following more than 200 test kilometres, German retailer REWE is launching its ‘Snack Mobil’ kiosk concept. Snack Mobil was developed by REWE digital and Vodafone, and it has been rolling...
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Beiersdorf’s Berlin factory to become climate-neutral by 2022
Berlin-based Beiersdorf Manufacturing GmbH is to switch to biomethane from 2022 and this – together with the use of green electricity – will reduce the location’s CO2 footprint by 99...
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SPAR Albania backs campaign to stop violence against children
SPAR Albania supports non-profit organisation World Vision in helping to raise awareness of violence towards children, for instance by unveiling an installation in Korça. In Albania 70 percent of children...
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Several brands of The Bountiful Company end up in Nestlé’s ownership
Nestlé has acquired many key brands of The Bountiful Company, including Nature’s Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex, Puritan’s Pride, Ester-C and Sundown. With the closing of the deal the brands are...
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Lidl Italia expands climate-neutral product selection
Lidl Italia has come out with more than 20 climate-neutral products. The discounter aims to make a positive impact on climate protection, the conservation of biodiversity and resources. Lidl’s full...
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Garmin Pay from K&H
At the end of September K&H was the first Hungarian bank to introduce the Garmin Pay smart watch payment solution for Mastercard and Maestro card holders. The bank’s customers need...
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Business Days 2021
At the biggest meeting of the FMCG trade, Trade magazin’s Business Days conference held in Tapolca on the fourth week of September, the first day was dedicated to the HoReCa...
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Single European electronic toll service to be introduced
The European Union (EU) introduced the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) system directive in 2004. With the EETS the EU wants to ensure the interoperability of toll systems in various...
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High-tech innovation from Oral-B
Oral-B has launched its latest innovation, Oral-B iO™ electric toothbrush in the Hungarian market too. P&G’s new oral care device is the result of 6 years of research in partnership...
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Keep Walking with Adrien Brody – Johnnie Walker campaign
Academy Award winner actor, Adrien Brody stars in the latest campaign of Johnnie Walker titled THE WALKERS. The campaign aims to make us aware of our common responsibility for the...
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