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Carrefour wants to save loss-making hypermarkets with technology
More than half of the Carrefour hypermarkets in France are loss-making. The group is investing in mobile payment options and an Amazon Go variant to make shopping as easy as...
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Twice as many Aldi stores offer home delivery
Aldi is doubling the size of its partnership with Deliveroo expanding its rapid home delivery capabilities. In May Aldi allowed shoppers to purchase food online in the UK for the...
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Wholesalers and distributors were developing steadily last year
This year is the first that our wholesaler ranking also features distributors. In our magazine’s supplement, approximately 20 companies are talking about last year’s success stories and hardships. The wholesaler...
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Spirits in a can
Recently established US drink company Proof & Union has rolled out a product called Fullbar: premium vodka, whiskey and other spirits in 100ml aluminium can packaging. What is more, in...
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Penny introduces the Scan and Go system in 100 German stores
Rewe’s discounter chain Penny has rolled out its Scan and Go app at 100 stores. The new solution aims at easing and accelerating the payment process. Penny is the first...
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Without a plastic lid
Every year more than 8 million tons of waste ends up in the seas and nearly 5 percent of this are plastic cup lids. Only in New York 1.5 billion...
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International success for Hungarian craft gin
Opera Gin Budapest by Első Magyar Gin Manufaktúra finished 4th from 224 entries in the London Dry Gin category, in the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition in London. On...
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Reckitt Benckiser uses cleaning brands to enter into partnerships
Building on the strength of Lysol and Dettol brands, Reckitt Benckiser is seeking supply and sanitation deals with travel companies and hotels, as the coronavirus crisis makes hygiene a high priority. At the...
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Kaufland joins forces with Infarm for store-grown herbs
German retailer Kaufland has teamed up with the vertical farming company Infarm, as it aims to introduce fresh store-grown herbs in its stores. At first, Kaufland will offer the herbs in...
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Belgian style abbey beer from Hungary
In July the brewery of the Pannonhalma Archabbey debuted with the first beer of a four-product Belgian style abbey beer range (Blonde, Dubbel, Tripel, Quadrupel) that will come out in...
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Pilsner Urquell is building a microbrewery
Pilsner Urquell is building a microbrewery Pivovar Proud will be the name of the microbrewery that Pilsner Urquell is building. Construction works will be completed this autumn and next year...
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Tipsy tray
Tipsy tray is the name of a new product that is looking for investors at Kickstarter: thanks to the special design, the person who carries it is unlikely to spill...
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How do you have your coffee?
OMV has conducted a Hungarian coffee consumption survey with 2,000 respondents. It turned out that 45 percent drink espresso, long coffee is preferred by 19 percent and 17 percent drink...
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We need the meat experience
According to a US survey by Buyers Edge Platform with more than 20,000 restaurant goers, restaurant sales of meat alternatives increased by 87 percent in 2019. London-based Technavio forecasts that...
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Less waste: more profit
And the cook is happy – we can add to what is said in the title! In the spirit of sustainability, new website munch.hu seeks to sell those dishes at...
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The evolution of grilling equipment
The new generation of grilling equipment makes doing barbecues easier: these new trays and plates can also be used for serving the food. //...
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Product parcels for HoReCa units
In August the HoReCa and Event branch of the Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ) helped Covid-struck cafés, confectioneries, hotels and restaurants with product parcels donated by well-known brands. As part of...
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Johnnie Walker to be marketed in paper bottles
Diageo has created a paper-based bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The plastic-free bottle will enter the market with Johnnie Walker in early 2021. The innovation has sprung from...
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Promotions day with prizes and expert speakers
This year Trade magazin organised the ‘Most successful promotion of the year in 2019’ trade day online. There were nearly 100 participants, who could listen to exciting presentations too. In...
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The government supports the production of plastic substitute products
This year, the government will support the production of products replacing certain plastic products with 10 billion HUF, and has also decided to establish a domestic plastic science cluster –...
Read moreLidl reduced its prices
Lidl will lower the price of fresh pork by 100-150 forints per kilogram – napi.hu wrote. Hungarian Lidl will permanently reduce the consumer price of fresh Hungarian pork – the...
Read moreThe Trínium Alfa Kft. from Kiskunhalas won support for making craft beer.
The Trínium Alfa Fejlesztő, Kivitelező és Szolgáltató Kft. in Kiskunhalas has won more than one hundred million forints in support of the technology suitable for making craft beer, the managing...
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Get ready to start the school! with the “Mini Borjú párizsi” from Wiesbauer-Dunahús
Within a few weeks, hundreds of thousands of children and young people will return to school from their holidays. Therefore, it is important to decide. Wiesbauer-Dunahús recommends the “Mini Borjú...
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Opera Gin Budapest won gold
The Opera Gin Budapest of the Első Magyar Gin Manufaktúra (First Hungarian Gin Manufactory) won a gold medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition. The Opera Gin Budapest debuted...
Read moreMore than 1,900 tons of used cooking oil were collected by Mol
Mol has collected more than 1,900 tonnes of used cooking oil from the past nine years, which is used to make biofuels – the company said on Monday. According to...
Read moreYou can stay in your home office
With the partial revival of the economy, the expectations of companies have also improved this year, as according to K & H’s June survey, almost half of Hungarian small and...
Read moreGerman exports jumped
Germany’s exports jumped significantly in June, at double-digit rates, in June compared with the previous month, while imports rose less than expected, leaving both trade and current account surpluses higher...
Read moreChina’s exports grew in July in excess of expectations
China’s exports increased in July, far exceeding expectations, but imports declined. According to data released by the Chinese customs service on Friday, the dollar-denominated value of exports rose 7.2 percent...
Read moreAn illegal tobacco factory was liquidated in Spain
Illegal tobacco factories were closed, seven people were detained, six million cigarettes ready for sale and more than 72,000 euros (about 25 million forints) in cash were seized by the...
Read moreTourism in the Czech Republic declined in the second quarter
In the second quarter, 988 thousand guests stayed in tourist accommodation in the Czech Republic, which is an 82.9 percent decrease year-on-year, the Czech Statistical Office in Prague said. The...
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