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HelloFresh enters Sweden
German meal-kit provider HelloFresh is expanding into Scandinavia and has started to offer its service in Sweden, attracted by around 4.7 million households that could potentially be supplied. The Berlin-based...
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SPAR Express expanding in Austria
In partnership with petrol forecourt operator, Doppler Mineralöl, SPAR Austria will convert 15 Nah & Frischpunkt forecourt stores to its SPAR Express format. The expansion of this format builds on...
Read moreAnalysts: economic growth will slow down in the second half of the year
Economic growth will slow in the second half of the year, but may still be close to 4.5 percent throughout the year – analysts told MTI commented on Friday’s detailed...
Read moreKSH: services and investments contributed the most to the GDP growth in the second quarter
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.9 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period of last year, up 1.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the...
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Online cash registers were introduced five years ago
The first step in the fight against the black economy was to make the use of the online cash register mandatory from 1c September, 2014 – Izer Norbert Secretary of...
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Analysts: wages increased significantly in June
Wages increased significantly in June. The growth is mostly influenced by the continued strong demand for labor, analysts say. The Central Statistics Office announced on Friday that in June gross...
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Közel 2 milliárd forintot ad az EU a magyar iskolagyümölcs-, zöldség- és tejprogramokra
Magyarországon az iskolagyümölcs- és iskolazöldség-programot 3,73 millió euróval (1230 millió Ft), az iskolatejprogramot pedig 1,95 millió euróval (645 millió Ft) támogatja az Európai Unió, ami a 28 EU-tagállam viszonylatában a...
Read moreMLBKT: The Purchasing Manager Index rose in August
The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Manager Index (BMI) was 52.6 points in August, up from 51.2 in July, the Hungarian Logistics Purchasing and Inventory Company (MLBKT) announced on Monday. The rise...
Read moreVegan fashion in the UK
Clothes and accessories that are free of skin and all other animal ingredients are sold in the UK stores of Marks & Spencer, Zara and New Look – origo wrote...
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Increasing global and EU demand in the dairy market
There is a growing demand on the dairy market world-wide and in the European Union – the Director-General of the Agricultural Research Institute told on Tuesday, in Velence at the...
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M&S opts for glitter-free Christmas cards & wrap
Marks & Spencer has said it has removed glitter from its entire Christmas celebration range this year, in a bid to improve recyclability and reduce the impact of microplastics on...
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Walmart Pilots Pollinator Gardens at Stores in 3 States
Walmart Inc. revealed that it has planted 21 pollinator gardens at stores in Oregon, Washington state and North Carolina. The gardens are designed to beautify the stores’ outdoor grounds while...
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Female Founder Building A Plastic-Free Beauty Brand
A beauty and fashion photographer for more than two decades, Toler-Phillips had worked with celebs, models, and industry leaders. At heart, she says, she’s been an animal lover and environmentalist...
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GKI: How long can excessive economic growth last?
According to April-May data, the growth rate of the Hungarian economy started to slow down in the second quarter compared to the record high dynamism of the first quarter. However,...
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KSH: earnings continued to rise
In June, average gross earnings were 364,800 HUF, 10.6 percent higher than the year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) told MTI on Friday. According to the data of...
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Nagy István: strategic goal is to establish a domestic soybean processing plant
A domestic processing plant would serve the domestic preservation of the soy produced in Hungary and the whitening of the sector, therefore its establishment is a strategic goal – Nagy...
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Due to the start of school, the stores expect heavy traffic
Supermarkets are expecting heavy traffic this weekend; most families go shopping for school after August 20, and weekends through mid-September are particularly busy – department store chains told MTI. Auchan...
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According to a survey, 77 percent of Hungarian workers believe that their jobs are secure
77 percent of Hungarian workers believe their job position will be secure for at least five years, while 82 percent believe the company they will be operating within five years’...
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The programs of the Kiskunfélegyháza Goose Festival are extended every day
All eleven districts of Bács-Kiskun County will present their values at the Kiskunfélegyháza Goose Festival on 6 and 7 September in the framework of County Days. Kovács-Csonka Szilvia, director of...
Read morePlum days in Szarvas this year again
During the plum season the Szarvasi Plum Days are organized this year again. In addition to the culinary experience, the three-day event is open for visitors from 6 to 8...
Read moreForeign trade of services generated 2.3 billion euros in the second quarter
Exports of services in euros grew by 1.4 percent and imports by 1.8 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter of last year. Assets...
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Oracle: One-third of the consumers are immediately distracted by a brand because of a bad experience
More than a third of consumers will immediately lose track of a brand when it comes to bad experiences – according to Oracle’s new survey. According to the survey, 88...
Read moreRetail sales decreased in Germany
Retail sales in Germany fell more than expected, and at the strongest pace of this year, in July compared to the previous month – as another sign that Europe’s largest...
Read moreConsumer spending in the United States rose sharply in July
Consumer spending in the United States rose sharply in July, which may ease the fears of a recession in the financial markets, but consumption growth is unlikely to be sustained...
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A Brexit test is being held for freighters on the French-British border
“Brexit test” on freight vehicles takes place in the northern French port city of Calais on the French-British border – French budget minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Friday. The two-month...
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Shoppers like mobile messaging apps
According to a recent study conducted by Kenshoo in the UK and France, 51 percent of messaging app users thinks reading messages is faster than verbal communication. 48 percent of...
Read moreWorld food prices slide marginally in July
Global food commodity prices saw a slight decline in July, led by lower prices for some cereals, dairy and sugar, more than offsetting firmer prices for meat and oils. The...
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K Group To Introduce Carbon Footprint Calculator For Food Items
Finland’s K Group has announced that it is to add a new feature to its K-Ostokset tool that will show customers the carbon footprint of their food purchases. The K-Ostokset tool is...
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Generation Z has two faces
A study conducted by IBM and the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that the so-called Generation Z – consumers born in the 1990s and early 2000s – will consist of...
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Best of both worlds: Coca-Cola US water brand to launch plant-based rPET HybridBottle
Coca-Cola bottled water brand DASANI has announced a series of landmark sustainability moves, including the introduction of the HybridBottle. The HybridBottle is Coca-Cola’s first US pack to be made with...
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