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SuperValu introduces hydroponically grown microgreen mixes
Irish retailer SuperValu has launched two new hydroponically grown products in a move that makes it a first among retailers in Ireland. Hydroponic vertical farming is an innovative method that...
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Burger King opens plant-based restaurant in Spain
In partnership with the Unilever-owned The Vegetarian Butcher, Burger King Spain is only selling plant-based food in a Madrid restaurant for a month. Besides, Burger King is to introduce ‘Long...
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Morrisons sells organic wine from Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow has become the latest celebrity to enter the world of wine when his own brand made its retail debut. The Take That singer developed the range of organic...
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Majority of Co-op stores in Central England to stay closed on Boxing Day
Central England Co-op has decided to close the majority of its 244 food stores on Boxing Day. The retailer said this way employees can take a longer break from work,...
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HelloFresh enters the Italian market
The Italian market entry marks an important milestone in HelloFresh’s global expansion strategy. Italy is the second country where the company showed up in 2021, following Norway in the summer....
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Tesco and Gorillas team up to test 10-minute delivery service
Tesco is teaming up with the German ‘dark store’ delivery group Gorillas to test 10-minute deliveries from its shops. The trial starts in south London and will be expanded to...
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An Albert store in Prague invests in smart packaging system
An Albert outlet in Prague has teamed up with Czech company MIWA to install a smart packaging wall in a bid to cut down on packaging waste for dry goods. The...
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Plant-based hard-boiled eggs from Migros
Swiss retailer Migros has started selling plant-based hard-boiled eggs, under its ‘V-Love The Boiled’ brand which debuted in 2020. The egg is made in Switzerland by Migros subsidiary ELSA. V-Love...
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Analysts: retail started well in the fourth quarter
The higher-than-expected growth in retail sales in October marks an encouraging start to GDP growth in the fourth quarter, with the services sector remaining the only area to make a...
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Survey: 45.8 percent of Hungarians buy artificial pine for Christmas
In Hungary, 45.8 percent of respondents buy artificial pine for Christmas, 36 percent of respondents celebrate with cut, and 8.8 percent celebrate with replantable, globe pine, IKEA told MTI on...
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Ministry of Agriculture: 262 billion HUF advance was paid to the farmers until the end of November
During the almost a month and a half of the advance payment period, the Hungarian State Treasury paid about 262 billion HUF direct and rural development support to producers, and...
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The gingerbread exhibition will open in Vácrátót again this year
This year, one of the oldest gingerbread exhibitions in the country can be visited in Vácrátót, which can be seen in the church chapel between December 9 and 12, Mayor...
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Investor sentiment in the euro area deteriorated in December
Investor sentiment in the euro area deteriorated significantly in December, much more than expected, according to a survey by the Sentix Economic Research Institute in Frankfurt. The euro area investor...
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Young market analysts
The BGE KVIK team – Jázmin Éva Balog, Noura Boutchichite, Csenge Anna Molnár and Nguyen Phuong Thao – won the 2021 Central & Eastern Europe Student Market Study Competition. STR...
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Wolt has a new owner
US food delivery giant DoorDash has announced plans for the acquisition of Finnish food delivery start-up Wolt for a price of EUR 7 billion. Wolt was established in 2014 and...
Read moreRetail sales in the Czech Republic grew by 5.6 percent in October
Year-on-year, retail sales in the Czech Republic rose 5.6 percent in October after a 3.7 percent increase in September, the Czech statistical office announced in Prague on Monday. Contrary to...
Read moreIn Romania, retail sales grew by 11.1 percent in the first ten months
In Romania, the volume of retail sales increased by 11.1 percent in the first ten months of this year, compared to the same period last year, the Romanian National Statistics...
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Pro Gastronomia
Dr Dénes Sándor established the Pro Gastronomia award programme in 2018 and maximum four people can win the prize every year. The winners in 2021 are Dr János Gundel, retired...
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Together for the hospitality sector
Do something for the hospitality trade – participate in the guild’s exciting interest representing work! The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) is lobbying for the interests of the hospitality sector,...
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Book for event organisers
The second, revised edition of the book written by Tibor Mészáros and Zoltán Voleszák for event organisers (titled ‘Villásreggelitől a gálavacsoráig’) features even more content, including implementation plans and sample...
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(HU) Újabb termékkategória újrahasznosítható csomagolásban a Tescónál
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Zero-carb beer and other marvels
Anheuser-Busch has brewed the first zero-carb beer in the world. Bud Light Next is marketed from 2022 and the beer contains no carbohydrate, has 4 percent abv alcohol and its...
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Pálinka 2021
In 2019 the National Council of Pálinka first published a book with the most important information from the National Pálinka and Marc Pálinka Contest. Last year the publication came out...
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Winemaker of the year
This year Beáta Nyúlné Dr. Pühra, chief winemaker of Nyakas Winery has been named winemaker of the year. She started working at Nyakas Winery in 2000, where they grow grapes...
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The crème de la crème
There are only 5 European restaurants in the first 10 places on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 list – 2 are from South America, 1 is Central American and...
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Revitalising event organisation
The Hungarian Association of Event Organisers and Service Providers will host its Event Touch conference and trade exhibition on 24 February 2022. Event organisers will gather in the Hungexpo Congress...
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Hygiene and employee loyalty
According to the experts of hygiene product maker Essity, employee satisfaction can also depend on the quality of hand sanitisers: alcohol-free, skin-friendly natural hand sanitisers can contribute to well-being at...
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(HU) Wine&Spirit üzletet nyitott a Culinaris az alkoholos italok ínyenc kedvelőinek
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Hospitality from the outside
According to the ‘Gastro survey of the year – 2021’ by Mastercard and Piqniq Budapest, working in hospitality is attractive to those who aren’t active in the sector yet: 11...
Read more(HU) Csehországban jövőre több mint 7 százalékos infláció várható
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