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Tesco Changes Packaging Concepts for Cheese and Chicken

The British retail chain Tesco wants to use a new concept to save 260 tons of plastic per year on packaging for its own label hard cheeses. The packaging of...

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Coffee from the Reusable Bottle

The coffee roasting company Cofi Loco offers coffee beans in a reusable glass bottle via its own online store. From the beginning of December 2020, the reusable bottles will also...

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OK, Boomer: Survey highlights gulf between youngest and oldest consumers

Generation Z consumers are more concerned about the sustainability credentials of food and beverage products than Boomers, and find vegetarian and vegan products more appealing, new research shows. PR company...

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Podcast with Győrffy Balázs and Neubauer Katalin

Győrffy Balázs, President of the National Chamber of Agriculture and Neubauer Katalin, Secretary General of the Hungarian National Chamber of Commerce, talked about the commercial sector and the Christmas shopping...

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The Independent Trade Union of Commercial Workers proposes to rethink the time zone for the elderly

The Independent Trade Union of Commercial Workers is proposing to reconsider the two-hour protected shopping time zone for the elderly introduced after the coronavirus pandemic after December 11, as they...

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The MCS Vágóhíd Zrt. expects significantly better results and higher sales revenue than last year

It is expected that the MCS Vágóhíd Zrt. of Mohács, which is optimistic about the future, will close the year with a significantly better result and higher net sales than...

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A group of private investors has invested half a billion forints in online wine trading

A group of private investors will start online wine trading with an investment of almost half a billion forints – Váradi József announced on Monday at an online press conference...

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Save 2020 with a sandwich!

In Hungary, 2 million people live in deep poverty, including families, children, the elderly and the homeless. The COVID-19 pandemic made their daily food supply even more difficult. The Budapest...

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BioTechUSA donates 9 million HUF worth of protein slices to 4,500 needy people with the help of the Hungarian Food Bank

In order to save products that are no longer on the market but are still suitable for consumption, BioTechUSA has initiated a partnership agreement with the Hungarian Food Bank Association....

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Agroinform.hu: pine growers expect more restrained turnover this year

Pine growers expect more restrained turnover this year, according to the forecast of the Interprofessional Organization of Hungarian Ornamental Gardeners. Pine tree prices will be at a similar level as...

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IKEA expects strong year-end sales

In November, IKEA’s sales in Hungary increased by 5 percent, compared to November last year, and expectations are similar for December, the company said at MTI’s request. Online sales, which...

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After a month-long closure, stores opened in Austria

After tha shutdown lasts since November 17 aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic, stores opened on Monday and teaching began in the lower grades of schools in Austria. However, Chancellor...

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This year, shoppers are spending billions on toys at Christmas, according to a survey

Regio Játék estimates that the annual turnover of the Hungarian toy market may exceed 50 billion HUF, half of which, 25-27 billion HUF, will be realized in the month and...

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Retail sales declined in the Czech Republic

Retail sales in the Czech Republic fell 0.2 percent in October year-on-year. The monthly decline was 1.9 percent, the Czech Statistical Office announced in Prague. Turnover in manufactured goods fell,...

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Sentix’s eurozone investor sentiment index improved significantly in December

By December, hopes for the antiviral vaccine had improved investor sentiment in the euro area to the highest level since February, according to a survey by the economic research institute...

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Brands together – collaboration over competition

Born out of the crisis of the pandemic, the Mission Brand Alliance is looking to push consumers to other values-driven brands by banding together. The joint 20 brands are sending...

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Product donation to the Kiskunhalas Epidemiological Hospital

450 bottles of vitamin drinks were donated by the Akasztó-based R-Water Kft. to the Kiskunhalas Mobile Epidemiological Hospital, thus helping to strengthen the immune system of the employees of the...

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Rossmann is one of the world’s best employers

Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to compile our fourth-annual list of the World’s Best Employers. We surveyed 160,000 full-time and part-time workers from 58 countries working for businesses...

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Reál: Successful promotion with Hungarian Product

Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. organised a promotion campaign in REÁL stores between 2 and 27 September. Shoppers who purchased minimum two Cerbona Élelmiszergyártó Kft., Detki Keksz Édesipari Kft., Nádudvari Élelmiszer...

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Seventeen moments of spring

On the second day of the Business Days conference Tünde Turcsán, commercial director of GfK Hungária’s FMCG division gave an insight into the latest consumption trends and their practical manifestations...

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Magazine: Business Days 2020 – Our conference was not cancelled… Vol. 2

E-commerce, drugstores and discount supermarkets were the topics of the day’s first roundtable discussion. Changing consumption habits in the light of the pandemic   The ‘conductor’ of the morning concerts...

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Analysts: October retail sales fell short of expectations

Analysts interviewed by MTI were disappointed by the development of retail sales in October and are also seen as a bad sign for economic growth in the fourth quarter. According...

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A campaign has been launched to promote the consumption of pork

As the holidays approached, the Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) and the Interprofessional Organization and Product Council for Slaughter and Meat (VHT) launched a campaign to...

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Black Friday remained gray

While the November traffic that peaked in Black Friday in 2019 was a really noticeable upturn on the curves, this year the number of visitors to physical stores in November...

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AM: Hungary’s digital food industry strategy is under way

Under the Digital Welfare Program (Djp), Hungary’s Digital Food Industry Strategy (Dés) can be prepared for next February with the participation of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Ministry of...

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This is the only way to get the Hungarian food industry back on its feet

The need to renew Hungarian agriculture and the food industry is not a question. However, there are several ideas as to what are the biggest weaknesses in the sector and...

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Don’t take it easy

Nowadays, if you wanna go somewhere, all that was left was the store. And the holidays are coming. The government is scratching its head at what to do, but there...

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Analysis: The Hungarian M&A market may revive after July 2021

The Hungarian M&A market may recover after July 2021, the DLA Piper international law firm network told MTI on Friday after publishing its latest analysis of the impact of the...

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The Magyar tej brand is celebrating its anniversary with a comprehensive campaign

This year, the Magyar tej (Hungarian Milk) brand celebrates its 10th birthday. On this occasion the manufacturer Alföldi Tej Kft. has launched a comprehensive campaign. Ten years ago, Alföldi Tej...

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