Events

The future of fuel cards

At the end of May Shell held their ‘Make the Future Live’ event: a 4-day festival in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where the focus was on innovative ideas. The...

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Carrefour to expand home delivery in France

Carrefour is preparing to extend the coverage for its home delivery in its home market to all urban areas with more than 10,000 inhabitants by 2020. According to the reports...

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Gruppo VéGé Pledges To Tackle Food Waste With New App

Italy’s Gruppo VéGé has partnered with Last Minute Sotto Casa (LMSC) to launch a smartphone app to tackle food waste. LMSC is a portal that brings together, in real time,...

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Asda steps up partnership with Just Eat

Asda has announced an expansion of its partnership with Just Eat, as part of wider activity to bring new ideas to the customer experience. Through a new Express grocery delivery...

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Campaign to encourage sour cherry consumption

Hungary is a great power in the production of sour cherries, but the consumption of the extremely healthy fruit is low. The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) and the Agricultural Marketing...

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KKM: The Ministry of Agriculture of Japan has been discussing on Hungarian pig meat exports in Budapest

The Director of the Food Safety and Consumer Protection Office of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture discussed the delivery possibilities of Hungarian pork in Japan – the Ministry of Foreign...

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Nébih: an average Hungarian throws out six kilos of vegetables and fruits a year

An average of six kilograms of vegetables and fruits are thrown out annually by an average Hungarian – the head of the Department of Plant, Soil and Agri-Environment Protection of...

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Chamber of Agriculture: So far six thousand students participated in the From Home To Home campaign

Interactive lectures were held for six thousand primary and secondary school students so far, within the From Home To Home Campaign – the Zala County President of the National Agricultural...

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It is possible to breed cattle that emit less methane

It is possible to reduce the methane emissions of cattle according to scientists. The genetics of cattle have a strong effect on the composition of microorganisms in the rumen of...

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This year’s development budget for the farm development program doubles, compared to last year

The proportion within the total amount of the farm development program have been set so that the people living on the farms can get more resources than the local governments,...

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FAO Food Price Index steady in June

Global food prices declined marginally in June, as lower prices of dairy products and vegetable oils more than offset a significant jump in maize quotations, and are now very close...

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Customised glasses – made using 3D printing

Hoya and Materialise developed Yuniku, the world’s first 3D-tailored eyewear. The technology works as follows: the human face is scanned and based on this the perfect frame is designed and...

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Online shops to pay bigger fines

Ákos Kara, secretary of state responsible for infocommunication and consumer protection informed that the name of online shops that don’t comply with the regulations will be registered in an online...

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Spar Austria Introduces New Organic Biscuit Range

Spar Austria has launched a new range of organic biscuits in partnership with the Vienna-based start-up NUSSYY. The product does not contain added sugar or palm oil, and it is...

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Mobile app for unexpected raids by the authorities

A new application helps companies to prepare for raids by the authorities. Developed by law firm Baker McKenzie, free app ‘Dawn Raid’ provides clients experiencing a raid with real-time step-by-step...

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Coop Switzerland Replaces Plastic Tableware With Palm-Leaf Alternative

Coop Switzerland has introduced palm-leaf tableware and paper straws in 900 outlets in the country in a bid to reduce the use of plastics. The palm-leaf bowls and dishes are...

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Nestlé Launches Paper Packaging For Snack Bars

Global food giant Nestlé SA has developed new paper packaging for its YES! snack bars, a technology it hopes to scale up and extend to other confectionery products as it...

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Magazine: A terribly good season for insecticide and insect repellent makers

Combined sales of insecticides and insect repellents amounted to more than HUF 5.68 billion in 2018 – reported Nielsen. In comparison with 2017, sales skyrocketed, having grown by 37 percent....

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KSH: retail sales increased by three percent

According to the raw data, retail turnover in May increased by 3.0 percent and calendar effect adjusted it was 2.6 percent higher than in May 2018, according to the Central...

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The analysts of Takarékbank raised the forecast for this year’s GDP growth from 4.4 percent to 4.7 percent

Suppan Gergely, chief analyst of Takarékbank said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday that the analysts of Takarékbank raised their forecasts for this year’s growth from 4.4 percent...

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Budapest Bank: nearly third of the domestic SMEs plans to invest this year

The majority of SMEs expect growth in both revenue and profit this year – according to Budapest Bank’s survey conducted among 300 CEOs. Investments are planned by nearly one third...

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NAK: a critical agreement was reached for EU agriculture

After two decades of negotiations, the European Union and the Mercosur countries have decided on a comprehensive trade agreement that will create the world’s largest free trade area. The National...

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Plastic-free July has started

The Plastic-free July has begun, the aim of the initiative is to eliminate the use of disposable plastics – was said on M1 news channel and Kossuth Radio on Thursday....

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Six thousand fisherman soup, four thousand roast carp at the Tiszacsege fish soup festival

About six thousand fisherman soup, four thousand roast carp and a full day of cultural programs await the visitors on Saturday at the Tiszacsege fish soup festival, which is organized...

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Retail sales grew 7.2 percent in Romania, in the first five months of this year

In Romania, according to raw data, the volume of retail sales increased by 7.2 percent in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period of last...

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The first meat from whaling was expensive in Japan

The first meat from commercial whaling that was refurbished after thirty years was sold at a very high price at an auction in Japan. Fifteen thousand yen (40 thousand forints)...

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The EP adopted stricter consumer protection rules

At the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, more stringent consumer protection rules were adopted for online purchases. According to surveys, more than one third of the sites...

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Optimum Nutrition introduces vegan Nature Bites snack cakes

Glanbia-owned Optimum Nutrition has launched a new line of snack cakes in the US to offer consumers a source of non-dairy protein. The vegan Nature Bites feature a coating of...

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Heineken UK to add nutrition and calorie labels to cider packaging

Heineken UK will add nutritional information labelling to all its cider packaging in 2019 to let consumers easily find ingredients used in their drinks. The move will see brands such...

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Family Mart in Taiwan rolls out line of biodegradable tableware

As Taiwan officially implements new environmental policies for restaurants and other food vendors, the Family Mart convenience store chain is preparing to unveil a line of eco-friendly products for customers....

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