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Brewer Carlsberg Nears Its Sustainability Targets
Carlsberg has reported ‘solid progress’ toward its sustainability goals, the brewer said in a statement. The Carlsberg Group’s ‘Together Towards ZERO’ programme’s sustainability targets are aimed at reducing the company’s...
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Spar Italia Uses Apps, Games To Enhance Shopping Experience
A number of Spar partners across Italy have rolled out mobile apps and games to enhance the shopping experience for customers. In the Northeast and Emilia-Romagna regions, Aspiag Service is...
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Starbucks improves customer experience with AI
Starbucks Corp. is seeing a number of benefits from deploying artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped hardware and analytics. The coffee giant plans to deploy 4,000 AI-enabled Mastrena II espresso makers during 2020,...
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Magazine: Programmes at Sirha Budapest
Bocuse d’Or Hungarian selection 5 February 2020 – Pavilion A, competition stage On the second day of Sirha Budapest it will be decided who is going to represent Hungary in...
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(HU) A legjobb eredménnyel a döntőbe jutott Veres István lett a Bocuse D’Or hazai döntőjének győztese
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Read moreKSH: retail sales increased by six percent last year
Retail sales grew by six percent in 2019, according to both raw and calendar-effect adjusted data, after the 6.7 percent of the previous year – the Central Statistical Office announced...
Read moreNielsen: we spent 2.5 trillion HUF in retail in 2019
Hungarians spent nearly 2,500 billion forints in 17,000 business units in 2019, which is a 7 percent increase, compared to the 2018 total annual sales. Sales volume increased by about...
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We can be successful with excellent domestic ingredients
It is important for us that the top performances of Hungarian gastronomy make everyday life more beautiful. Neither quality gastronomy, nor successful food industry can be imagined without high-quality, healthy...
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MNB: household debt increased by 15.6 percent in 2019
Households’ loans increased by 957 billion HUF from last year’s 338 billion HUF to 7,107 billion HUF at the end of last year. It is 15.6 percent higher than a...
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More than two hundred furmins at the Furmint February Grand Tasting
The visitors of the 11th Furmint February Grand Tasting can meet with one of the most important white grape varieties of the Carpathian Basin at the Hungarian Agricultural Museum on...
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Retail sales in the euro area declined unexpectedly
In December last year, retail trade volumes in the euro area fell more than expected. It is the largest decline since March 2008, and did not reach the expected growth...
Read moreConsumer price growth in Germany accelerated in January
Consumer prices in Germany rose at an accelerating pace in January, bringing inflation closer to the European Central Bank’s target, but the numbers are still not convincing enough for the...
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Cabbage is an additional component of the Hungarian final of the Bocuse d’Or
Cabbage has become an additional element of the Hungarian finals of the Bocuse d’Or Cooking Competition. The mandatory ingredients were drawn from five vegetables at the official opening of the...
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Hospitality 4.0: Sustainability and innovation help maximize hospitality and profit
Research has shown [1] that consumers are increasingly open to innovative and sustainable hygiene solutions, and that their application can contribute to the competitiveness of the hospitality industry. The new...
Read moreForty-five buffets and six specialty beer machines await visitors to the Puskás Arena
Budapest is preparing for unprecedented sports events and concerts in 2020. In addition to the four matches of the European Football Championship, the newly opened Puskás Arena, with a capacity...
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Dancing pudings – Video of the day
Jenny van Sommer is a still life photographer who worked alongside Bompas & Parr to create the rather odd video you see below. Called Jelly Roles, the project i based...
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Tourism in Tiszaroff is being developed from more than 350 million HUF
Fishing tourism in Tiszaroff, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County will be developed from more than 350 million HUF from domestic sources, and construction is scheduled to begin in early summer and lasts until...
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Aldi opens £64m East Midlands distribution centre
Aldi has just opened its newest and largest distribution centre in Sawley, Derbyshire, supplying over 80 stores and providing jobs for more 400 local residents. The £64 million site, which...
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Is the planet approaching “peak fish”? Not so fast, study says
Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of fish being captured in the wild has levelled off and aquaculture’s previously explosive growth...
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Alibaba-backed fund to build HQ in Saudi ‘media city’
Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with a fund linked to China’s Alibaba to build a new headquarters in a “media city” in the kingdom’s capital. The minister, Prince Badr...
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Starbucks Delivers: 33 new markets added
Starbucks Coffee Co. is now offering its Starbucks Delivers on-demand delivery service to 49 markets in 29 U.S. states. The coffee giant plans to expand delivery to nearly all U.S....
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Magazine: International Food and HoReCa trade show
Sirha Budapest is the most important regional event for the representatives of the food, baking and confectionery industry, the HoReCa sector, and the world of packaging and gastronomy. Last time...
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(HU) Átadták a Sirha Budapest Innovációs díjakat
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AM: Hungary received 360 billion HUF in support of the food industry development between 2014 and 2020
The Hungarian food industry received more than 360 billion HUF in support between 2014 and 2020, and the next seven-year development plan of the agricultural ministry will pave the way...
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Lidl Magyarország and Aldi will both increase salaries this year
Lidl Magyarország will spend 7.3 billion forints and Aldi 2.5 billion forints for salary increases this year – the companies told MTI on Tuesday. Over the past two years, Lidl...
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Three quarters of the households do not feel financially stronger despite real wage growth
In a survey sent to MTI on Tuesday, GKI notes that between 2014 and 2019, nominal earnings increased by more than 60 percent and real earnings by almost 50 percent....
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Sustainability is also rewarded at the Bocuse d’Or Budapest Finals
The Hungarian final of the Bocuse d’Or Cooking Competition will take place on 5 February, where it will be decided who among the six finalists will represent our country in...
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All detergents tested by ITM were compliant
All 19 detergents that have undergone consumer protection testing by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology’s (ITM) chemical laboratory have met the specifications. According to an ITM announcement published on...
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The profit and sales of Zwack Unicum decreased
Zwack Unicum Plc.’s first-quarter after-tax profit for the first three quarters of the 2019-2020 fiscal year was 1,964 billion HUF, 41.2 percent lower than the 3,340 billion HUF basis the...
Read moreSufficient quantities of spring cereal seed this year
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product Board announces a net price of 105 thousand HUF for spring barley and spring oats II grade reproductive seeds. According to the organization,...
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