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Starbucks sells these meatless meats in China
Starbucks begins marketing Beyond Meat products in China, according to CNBC. The American coffee chain is putting meat substitutes on its menu in the world’s second largest economy as part...
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Spar cuts down its plastic ewaste by another 25 percent
Spar is keen to cut down on the production of plastic waste, so the retailer hast started selling private label mineral water in lighter PET bottles and packaging various apples...
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Auchan supports health care workers, too
Auchan would like to thank the National Ambulance Service for its hard work. Health care workers receive fresh fruit at the ambulance stations on a daily basis and Auchan has...
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ÖMKI: time to re-consider global food supplies
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(HU) Innováció: új glutén- és laktózmentes pékáru az ALDI-ban
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Thousands of UK pubs will go under without bailout, industry warns
Thousands of pubs will close for good unless they are granted a special bailout, the industry trade body has warned, after the government said pubs would be among the last...
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Amazon to launch ultra-fast delivery service in UK
Amazon is reportedly retrofitting nine of its existing depots in order to handle fresh produce and fulfil grocery orders within hours. The service is said to be a merging of...
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Shoppers Resume Stockpiling As UK Govt Extends Lockdown, Study Finds
Shoppers in the UK resorted to a second wave of stockpiling in the week ended 19 April after the government extended the lockdown, according to latest data from Edge by...
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Brand dilemma – quarantine or activity?
At first glance, a fast-rotating daily articles market suffers the least from the coronavirus situation. Foot-traffic has increased in certain categories. Completely new and even hitherto rejected customers in other...
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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on...
Read moreAM: the country’s food supply is ensured
The country’s food supply is ensured, the Ministry of Agriculture is in constant contact with the actors of the food supply chain – Zsigó Róbert, Secretary of State responsible for...
Read moreNAK: calls on retail chains to choose Hungarian foods!
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) calls on retail chains to give preference to Hungarian food, otherwise the public body will initiate a restriction to eliminate their market advantage after...
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Fresh Hungarian strawberries will be available from NAK this weekend
Fresh Hungarian strawberries will be available from the weekend at markets, greengrocers and department stores, and domestic yields are expected to last until mid-June, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)...
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MNB: only solution is lending now
The only rational solution on the part of banks in the current epidemic situation is lending, Nagy Márton, Vice President of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) said at the Portfolio’s...
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New types of recruitment methods at Penny Market
Pénzcentrum regularly conducts interviews with HR managers of the largest Hungarian employers. Penny Market was approached in the early days of the pandemic to answer how their labor needs have...
Read moreThe turnover of pesticides exceeded 100 billion HUF last year
More than 26,000 tons of pesticides were sold in Hungary last year, reaching a net sales of 104.5 billion HUF, which was 4.7 percent higher than the previous year’s revenue...
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SIÓ-Eckes will not raise the price of its products this year
SIÓ-Eckes, Hungary’s largest domestic fruit juice company, helps to color the meals of healthcare workers and hospital patients with juices rich in vitamins and fibers. In the coming period, the...
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Bravos supports healthcare workers as well
In these hard times, it is especially important to recognize whom and how we can help the most. It was obvious to the Mocca Negra Zrt., producer and distributor of...
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Auchan warns of abuse
Abusers using Auchan’s name are asking consumers for money and credit card details – the chain announced in a statement on Tuesday. Fake notifications promise a mobile phone as a...
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Coca-Cola: Coronavirus will have its effect felt in 2nd quarter results
Coca-Cola has published its latest figures, and the company’s revenue and adjusted profit have also been better than previously expected, but the company expects the pandemic could significantly reverse the...
Read moreThe Ministry of Agriculture has initiated the proclamation of a period of permanent water shortage
The Ministry of Agriculture has initiated the announcement of the period of permanent water shortage at the Ministry of the Interior, Nagy István, head of the ministry told MTI. The...
Read moreOktoberfest to be cancelled this year
This year’s Oktoberfest, the famous German beer festival, will be cancelled – the Bavarian prime minister announced on Tuesday – 444.hu wrote after Deutsche Welle. Although the pandemic-stricken Germany bans...
Read moreMobile monitoring apps are coming soon
Several European countries are working to develop an application to monitor the spread of the coronavirus epidemic – hvg.hu wrote. First, China began monitoring citizens – and the spread of...
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Employment in the European Union rose to a historic high last year
Employment in the European Union reached a historic high, with seventeen of the twenty-seven Member States reaching their national 2020 target last year – according to data released by the...
Read moreEuropean Commission: new rules on mutual recognition of goods have entered into force
New rules on the mutual recognition of goods legally marketed in another EU country have come into force, making it faster, simpler and easier for companies, especially small and medium-sized...
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Six hungarian hospitals receive meal replacement milkshakes
The brand Turbo Diéta invited its consumers to a charity collaboration, within the compass of which 6 Hungarian hospitals receive meal replacement milkshakes. Morever, in five hospitals, a total of...
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Vajna Tímea’s donut shop has closed
Vajna Tímea’s donut shop has closed in Budapest – 24.hu wrote. Employees have been laid off and stores closed. Image: forbes.hu – Dear guests! We are sorry, but our store...
Read moreTo what extent shops obey rules?
Róbert Zsigó, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, also spoke at the press conference of the Operational Staff on Tuesday. He said that the coronavirus epidemic posed serious challenges...
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Nielsen: Covid-19 Concerns Are a Likely Tipping Point for Local Brand Growth
Never mind national pride, opting for locally produced products may fast become a necessity for retailers and consumers concerned about products originating from countries where novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread....
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