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SPAR Austria Launches Own-Brand ‘High Protein’ Range
Date: 2020-10-02 08:30:44
SPAR Austria has announced the launch of a range of high protein products under the SPAR quality brand. The ‘High Protein’ range includes skyrs, chocolate and vanilla drinks, caffè latte,...
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Walmart Sells Asda To Billionaire British Brothers And TDR For $8.8bn
Date: 2020-10-02 08:10:57
The British billionaire Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital have agreed to buy the British supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for an enterprise value of $8.8 billion and...
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Magazine: „Plastic led the way to the abrupt development of food safety”
Date: 2020-10-02 07:34:30
The Hungarian Association of Packaging and Material Handling (CSAOSZ) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The packaging industry contributes 1.6 per cent to the Hungarian GDP, produces a value of...
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Magazine: Instant payment to make a breakthrough
Date: 2020-10-02 07:06:56
At the end of July Sándor Nagy, the president of Ecommerce Hungary told at a webinar organised by Fintech Group that in one year 20 percent of online shops will...
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Mocca Negra is going strong
Date: 2020-10-01 17:49:05
Szentendre-based Mocca Negra Zrt. – they make Bravos coffees – is already led by the new generation: our magazine interviewed managing director, Péter Szabó Jr., his younger brother Balázs Szabó...
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PLMA news from Europe
Date: 2020-10-01 17:41:52
Auchan has started a major restructuring process, rethinking its hypermarket strategy and planning to use large floor space stores mainly as delivery and production centres. Carrefour has acquired the 172-store...
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MLBKT: the Purchasing Managers ’Index declined in September
Date: 2020-10-01 16:34:12
The purchasing managers’ index fell from 52.3 points in August to below 50 points, which separated growth from decline. In September, it was 48.8 points, which is significantly lower than...
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Aldi Süd to introduce reusable bread bags
Date: 2020-10-01 16:22:38
Aldi Süd has switched from paper bags to reusable bread bags in its shops. The breathable, washable and hygienic bread bags are made from organic cotton and are available for...
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Carrefour Polska tests cosmetics refill stations in its Warsaw store
Date: 2020-10-01 16:18:50
In association with the Polish cosmetics brand, Yope and the startup Swapp, Carrefour Polska tests cosmetics refill station in its Carrefour BIO store in Warsaw. Yope products if refilled will...
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Coop Lombardia opens first ever autism-friendly store in Monza
Date: 2020-10-01 16:09:24
With support of the EC, Coop Lombardia opens the first ever autism-friendly store in Monza in cooperation with two associations for the relatives of autistic people PizzAut and Alla3. The...
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Co-op-Pinga offers rapid zero-emission home delivery
Date: 2020-10-01 16:08:59
In a response to the ever-growing demand for home delivery, British Co-op tests zero-emission rapid delivery with Pinga. Pinga’s app will now list 500 Co-op products which are delivered within...
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Morrisons cuts the prices of 400 essential products
Date: 2020-10-01 16:04:28
On account of the recent recession and the resulting pressure on British households, Morrisons slashes the prices on 400 essential products by an average of 23 per cent. The price...
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Consumers continue stockpiling cheap products
Date: 2020-10-01 15:42:04
EY has made an international study with more than 14,000 participants, which reveals that 41 percent of people still don’t like to leave their homes and 45 percent stockpile the...
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Global trade of agricultural products doubled in 20 years
Date: 2020-10-01 15:21:55
According to FAO’s latest Report on the State of Agricultural Commodity Markets, the value of the global agri-food trade grew to USD 1.5 billion, i.e. more than doubled between 1995...
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GKI forecasts a 7-percent GDP drop for 2020
Date: 2020-10-01 15:08:11
After the 6.1 percent decrease in the GDP in the first half of 2020, for the second half of the year, GKI forecasts an 8 percent decline in the gross...
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Budapest Wine Festival Limited
Date: 2020-10-01 14:36:32
Budapest Wine Festival is 29 years old this year. Despite the pandemic, the organisers made it possible for a few hundred people to open the season in the company of...
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Sainsbury’s rewards fruit and vegetable purchases
Date: 2020-10-01 13:55:44
In its “Great Big Fruit and Veg Challenge”, Sainsbury’s urges customers to buy more fruits and vegetables by providing them in an app with targets customized to their shopping habits....
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Heineken switched to green energy in the Netherlands
Date: 2020-10-01 13:53:02
Striving to become climate-neutral by 2030, Heineken has been brewing beer for the Dutch market using 100 per cent green energy since July. The company considers green energy an indispensable...
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Unmanned digital supermarkets transform rural Sweden
Date: 2020-10-01 13:50:59
The Swedish supermarket startup, Lifvs opened 19 unmanned stores in villages and towns of Sweden where grocery stores shut down in the past decades. Lifevs plans to have bigger clusters...
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Lidl Plus app made available across Germany
Date: 2020-10-01 13:48:52
After a successful trial in which customers had access to instant prizes, digital recipes and other features, Lidl rolls out its Lidl Plus app in all its stores across Germany....
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Kraft Heinz set to sell parts of its cheese business to Groupe Lactalis
Date: 2020-10-01 13:44:45
For 3.2 billion dollars, Kraft Heinz Company sells parts of its cheese business to the US affiliate of Groupe Lactalis. The transaction is expected to close in the first half...
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Carrefour Poland introduces Click & Collect service for groceries
Date: 2020-10-01 13:41:44
Customers of Carrefour Poland may also opt for click&collect service when placing a grocery order on carrefour.pl site. The orders are picked by the staff of the store selected from...
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Tesco asks customers to weigh their food bins
Date: 2020-10-01 13:38:53
Coupling up with Hubbabb, Tesco launches a 6 week trial project aimed to make British households reduce the food waste of 6.6 million tons they produce a year. Shoppers are...
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Aldi tests click-and-collect service in the UK
Date: 2020-10-01 13:35:58
German discounter, Aldi trials click-and-collect service in the UK for the first time. When ordering, shoppers can reserve time slots for pick up in the nearest store, where they receive...
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Nestlé remains the most valuable food brand of the world
Date: 2020-10-01 13:32:10
According to the Brand Finance Food&Drink 2020 Report, Nestlé has retained the title of the world’s most valuable food brand after its brand value increased by 3 per cent. The...
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Co-op opens more than 65 new stores and creates 1000 new jobs
Date: 2020-10-01 13:28:54
As part of its expansion scheme, Co-op plans to open over three new or extended stores a week until December with over 100 additional sites receiving major refurbishment. The step...
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The great fermented pickle revelation
Date: 2020-10-01 13:24:26
Katherine Cohen, the owner of Elsie’s sandwich bar sells sandwiches made from fermented cucumbers instead of bread. What is more, sushi-like rolls made with fermented pickles are also available. //...
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Through the eyes of the researcher
Date: 2020-10-01 13:20:54
Dr. Gedeon Totth, head of the Marketing Department at the Budapest Business School and tutor of Borkollégium talked about the latest trends on the Hungarian wine market: A shift in...
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Home! Home!
Date: 2020-10-01 13:20:36
A recent survey by NetPincér says ordering breakfast has become popular in Hungary, together with the home delivery of alcoholic drinks in the evening period. Food orders have peaked again,...
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Nearly half of Hungarian websites aren’t secure
Date: 2020-10-01 13:18:18
Usernet has analysed more than 75,185 Hungarian websites and found that 34,000 of them aren’t secure. These are still using HTTP connection without any kind of encryption. Google checks whether...
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