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Originality matters to 7 from 10 Hungarians
Pilsner Urquell’s Great Originality Test has revealed that 68 percent of Hungarian consumers would choose the original brand instead of a copy. According to the representative survey, the majority of...
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Hell shoots new commercial with Bruce Willis
In early March Hell Energy – one of the world’s most famous energy drink brands and market leader in Hungary – started shooting a new commercial with Bruce Willis in...
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Henkel wants to become climate neutral by 2040
Henkel has published its 29th sustainability report, which reveals that the company had increased the efficiency of its business operations by 56 percent by the end of 2019. For instance,...
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L’Oréal: New general manager for the region
As of 1 March, Brigitte Streller has been appointed general manager of L’Oréal’s operations in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. She leaves her position as general manager Adria-Balkan for...
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Heineken Hungária starts anniversary year with poster exhibition
Soproni Brewery is 125 years old this year and the beer company is celebrating with a poster exhibition, titled ‘Let’s pour a better world’. The exhibition started in Sopron on...
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Unilever: Every second manager is a woman
In Unilever’s management 50 percent of executives are now women. The company made the biggest progress in this domain in those business lines where women had been traditionally underrepresented: supply...
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Recyclable tube for vegan toothpaste from Colgate
Colgate launches its first vegan toothpaste in recyclable packaging. The new product is called Smile for Good and its packaging is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). As for the toothpaste,...
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Spring pork meat consumption campaign launched
Until August 2020 the Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Marketing Centre, the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Board and the Hungarian Meat Industry Federation are implementing a campaign...
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Month-level sales in a week: The impact a virus can make on our shopping habits
Data by dunnhumby reveal how the spreading of the coronavirus has changed the market of FMCG products. On the last week of February sales surged in several categories in Tesco...
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One third of Hungarian women don’t have money to spend freely
According to the global consumer confidence index of The Conference Board® and Nielsen, in Q4 2019 one third of Hungarian women had no money to spend freely and 25 percent...
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Retail trade is likely to perform the best this year
K&H’s latest SME confidence index reveals that the sales revenue of SMEs is about to grow by 8.3 percent in 2020, while their profit is expected to increase by 5.2...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index hits nadir in February
In February the GKI economic sentiment index stayed at the January level, so it was at its lowest point in the last 40 months. Business expectations worsened a little, while...
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More wine sold
NAIK AKI PÁIR data reveal that the production price of raw milk was HUF 107.84/kg in Hungary in February 2020. Raw milk’s export price was HUF 110.45/kg in the 2nd...
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(HU) Minimalizálható a munkaerőhiány problémája
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Read moreThe call of OKSZ for the safe shopping of the families
On 11 March, 2020, the Government announced the declaration of an emergency. The member companies of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) (ALDI, AUCHAN, LIDL, METRO, PENNY MARKET, SPAR, TESCO) continuously...
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The Soproni Brewery is 125 years old and faces a bright future
The Soproni Brewery is 125 years old. Continuous renewal and innovation is an integral part of the history of the Soproni Brewery – this is the message of the poster...
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Hungarian companies must open up to alternative forms of employment as soon as possible
Less than 4 percent of employees in Hungary can work from home. Moreover, across Europe, there are fewer people working part-time in our country. The proportion of self-employed workers and...
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Fight for what you believe in! – Coca-Cola messages on its new posters
Coca-Cola posters throughout the capital draw attention to the importance of freedom, equality, and values. From the beginning of 2020, 50 posters will be posted per month for a year...
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The Chatboss Team of Hungary is among the world’s most promising artificial intelligence startups
The Hungarian ChatBoss Team has been selected as one of the most promising artificial intelligence startups in the world to develop innovative business and dedicated HR chatbot solutions. The so-called....
Read moreRetail sales started well in the Czech Republic
In January, retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 4.9 percent year-on-year. In December, the figure was also 4.9 percent, the Czech Bureau of Statistics announced in Prague on...
Read moreEconomic growth in the OECD slowed down
The combined economic growth of the OECD member countries slowed in the fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) website,...
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Magazine: Chocolate rabbit sales are hopping
The late Easter and the growing purchasing power of consumers resulted in a very strong season in the market of chocolate figures last spring. Kitti Végh, brand manager of Nestlé...
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There has also been a lot of interest in online teamwork due to the coronavirus
Domestic companies are also serious about teleworking with their employees for possible precautionary measures against the spread of the corona virus. In order for such a situation to cause as...
Read moreALDI Utazás now refunds up to 100 percent of the cost of a canceled trip
ALDI Utazás now extends your previous 24-hour cancellation option. During the seasonal spring promotion, customers have the option of adding a 100 percent money back guarantee on their own in-car...
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What a company can do in the case of a breach of contract due to the coronavirus
The effect of the coronavirus on Hungarian trade is already significant. One of the most important issues for businesses is whether the coronavirus can be an adequate basis for failure...
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The Müller Magyarország Bt. recalls muesli slices
The Müller Magyarország Bt. has informed the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) that it is recalling the Hafervoll Flapjack muesli slices of different tastes based on manufacturer information because...
Read moreIrrigation development in the Hajdúhátság
EU and domestic sources start water management development in Hajdúhátság – agroinform.hu wrote. Kincses Dániel, deputy technical director of the Tiszántúl Water Directorate (TIVIZIG) said that for the development of...
Read moreChairman of Tesco says stay calm
Tesco does not expect to see anything more than short-term shortages of certain products as customers stockpile over coronavirus – John Allan, the chairmain of Britain’s biggest supermarket chain told...
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A fundraising program was launched for the disposal of the Tisza source area
Organizers and volunteers of the Tisza PET Cup have launched a community fundraising program for Francz Béla, who is currently using an old truck to fight waste pollution in the...
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