Śnieżka Group: Paint market has returned to pre-pandemic levels

Śnieżka Group: Paint market has returned to pre-pandemic levels

A Śnieżka Csoport értékelése szerint az idei első félévben a festékpiac visszatért a koronavírus-járvány előtti működéséhez, emellett a prémiumtermékek iránti fokozott vásárlói érdeklődés tartósnak bizonyul mind Lengyelországban, mind Magyarországon. A...

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Swiss-Icelandic partnership launches the world’s largest CO2 extraction plant

Switzerland-based startup Climeworks, which specialises in carbon dioxide air capturing technology, has teamed up with Icelandic carbon storage firm Carbfix, to develop the world’s largest carbon-capturing plant. The plant has been in...

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Nestlé To Add Plant-Based Egg, Shrimp On Menu

Nestlé is launching plant-based substitutes for egg and shrimp that closely mirror the taste, nutrition and performance of the originals, the food group has said, extending its range in the...

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The year of opportunities and challenges in the oral care market

According to Boglárka Hering, GSK’s consumer healthcare brand manager, oral care product value sales were growing below the level of the inflation rate in the first six months of 2021,...

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Underwater parking garage for bicycles helps wildlife and pedestrians

Cycling is extremely popular in the Netherlands where there are more bikes than people. This is one reason why bicycle parking is at a premium and the country is in...

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Step by step

According to the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), even though single-use plastics are banned in hospitality units as of 1 July 2021, the authorities can still find these in...

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Antibranding

Today there are several brands that wish to stand out from the crowd by being simple. In the world of drinks there are also very simple designs communicating a craft...

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Still less beer sold than before the pandemic

Although Hungarian beer production has been increasing in 2021, the level of consumption was 4 percent lower than in the same period of 2019 – Dr Sándor Kántor, director of...

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Plastic cup out, paper cup in

In the vending machines of Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország 100-percent recyclable paper cups are gradually going to replace single-use plastic cups in the first quarter of 2022. The company has also...

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Growing wheat costs are a challenge for Barilla

Tight global wheat supplies and soaring raw material prices are posing a challenge for Italian pasta maker Barilla (established in 1877) – at the same time also exposing fragility in...

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Aldi’s Polish expansion

Aldi is planning to open seven stores in Poland in September, as it intends to have 200 units across the country by the end of the year. The discounter has...

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Foodpanda enters the Hungarian market

From the end of September NetPincér continues under the foodpanda name: it has become a member of the Delivery Hero group’s company. The owners have remained the same and customers...

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Swiss company Emmi to buy US feta cheese brand Athenos

Swiss dairy company Emmi has bought US feta cheese company Athenos from Lactalis Group for an undisclosed sum. This step will help Emmi to strengthen its position in the US...

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Somlói Juhfark Festival 2021

In October Tornai Winery hosted the Somlói Juhfark Festival for the 6th time in Somló. Participants had the chance to taste 28 wines from 17 wineries – all of them...

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Lidl Serbia promotes local products with new private label

Lidl Serbia has recently launched a new private label brand, S ljubavlju, domaće (With love, local), consisting of about 80 products made by local producers. Lidl says the new product range...

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International recognition for Hungarian chocolate

Bonbonier Csokoládé Manufaktúra’s pistachio, Peruvian chocolate and salted caramel chocolate won a star at this year’s Great Taste Awards. The company’s chocolatier Nóra Erdélyi told: the biggest task was finding...

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Czech retailer Albert introduces digital price tags in more stores

Until the end of the year Czech retailer Albert plans to introduce digital price tags in another ten stores. The retailer has already installed more than 500,000 electronic price tags...

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Bulgaria’s Fantastico Group opens new store and entertainment complex in Pernik

Bulgarian retailer Fantastico Group (established in 1991) has unveiled a new multi-use retail and entertainment complex in Pernik. The new 10,753m² complex opened in August and took 10 months to...

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Order and payment trends in the summer

In the summer the average Hungarian spent HUF 3,500 on breakfast delivered to their door, they ordered lunch for HUF 4,000 and supper for HUF 4,200 on average. The food...

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Polish beer brand Żubr helps Biebrza National Park

Żubr has started a long-term cooperation with the Biebrza National Park in order to reclaim the land on its territory – about ٤٠ percent of the park is now privately...

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San Benedetto is still the No.1 non-alcoholic beverage in Italy

For the sixth year in a row, Acqua Minerale San Benedetto is the biggest player in the Italian non-alcoholic drink market. Fully Italian-owned company San Benedetto had a 16.3-percent market...

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It is good to compete and it is good to win!

Krisztián Füredi, head confectioner of Hisztéria in Tápiószecső won two of the three big cake competitions this year. Rose of Beszterce was inspired by the classic dessert Gerbaud cake, while...

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Aldi introduces first TikTok campaign

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have debuted with their first campaign on social media platform TikTok, with the groups teaming up with a number of influencers – who have nearly...

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Russia’s Yandex enters Paris with its Yango Deli service

Yango Deli is the name of Yandex’s online grocery service which makes its European debut in Paris. Yango Deli starts with four dark stores – strategically located around Paris –...

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Lidl Portugal rolls out canned wine

Lidl Portugal has launched two Portuguese canned wine products under its Adega Mãe brand – a rosé and a white wine. The discounter senses growing consumer demand for products that...

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What makes an ice cream successful?

Gergő Fehér won Ice Cream of the Year with his creation Bíborka. The self-taught confectioner works with one colleague in Cafe One in Békéscsaba. He learned ice cream making at...

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Netto Marken: NutriScore label on private label products

German discounter Netto Marken-Discount is extending the Nutri-Score label to both organic and conventional private label products. Thanks to this, customers will be able make better choices in terms of...

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Lidl Italia commits to further reduction in plastic use

As part of the Schwarz Group’s REset Plastic strategy, Lidl Italia has pledged to take further steps to reduce plastic packaging. The discounter seeks to achieve an average of 20...

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Minibar Delivery and 7-Eleven offer new service together

7-Eleven and alcohol delivery service Minibar Delivery have joined forces for a new service: delivering beer and wine to homes in select markets. The service will first launch in 600...

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