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Tesco Hungary: Ten years ahead of the schedule set by the United Nations

They save a stunning amount of food and take it to the right places: our magazine asked Tesco Hungary’s community and CSR manager Adrienn Nagy-Peidl about the company’s results and...

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Nearly 15,000 kg of donations have already been raised in Tesco’s extraordinary food donation fundraising campaign

Almost 15,000 kg of food has already been donated by Tesco’s customers in the extraordinary summer long-term food collection campaign launched by the chain of stores and the Hungarian Food...

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Foodbank: a help to those in need

The difficulties caused by COVID-19 also affect the needy in Hungary in the long run. The protracted effects of the crisis are now being tackled together by government, the economy...

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P&G: more than 150 pallets of product donations in the past three months

The company donated health, hygiene, baby care and household products to domestic aid organizations in a value of almost 46 million HUF. Following the order of the coronavirus pandemic emergency,...

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Allianz helps the needy with 10 million HUF through the sustainability program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association

1.8 million tons of food surplus is generated in Hungary every year, while tens of thousands of deprived children live in the country. The Hungarian Food Bank Association finds and...

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Upfield supported those in need and volunteer helpers during the peak of the pandemic

At the beginning of May, Upfield Hungary offered another 1,500 cartons of margarine to the Hungarian Food Bank Association. This time, the company’s professional products have also been included in...

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Upfield donates margarine to the most vulnerable

More than 39,000 people in need received from the nearly 20 tons of margarine offered to the Hungarian Food Bank Association by Upfield Hungary on March 10. The dominant player...

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Bonduelle puts a smile on children’s face

The Hungarian Food Bank Association implemented a special campaign before Christmas in 2019. Within the framework of this, nearly 13,000 children in need received a gift box full of sweets,...

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The Food Bank rescued 11 thousand tonnes of food last year

About 11,000 tonnes of food were saved from destruction and delivered to the needy last year by the Hungarian Food Bank Association – the organization announced on Thursday. As reported,...

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Magazine: Food waste conference report

On 11 September the Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (KSZGYSZ)0 hosted a conference on food waste, with speakers from 10 different fields of the sector. The presentations had a connection...

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1 + 1 has become 8 million HUF

Nestlé and Tesco support the work of the Hungarian Food Bank Association with a total of 8.1 million HUF thanks to their cooperation in the autumn. As part of its...

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283 tons of durable food will help the needy as part of the Food Bank Christmas Fundraising Campaign

During the weekend action in more than 200 locations across 120 municipalities around the country, the Hungarian Food Bank Association collected about 283 tons of durable food with the help...

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This year the Hungarian Food Bank organizes Christmas collection in more than 200 stores

For three days, from Friday to Sunday, the Hungarian Food Bank Association awaits the food donations of the population in about 120 settlements and more than 200 stores nationwide. The...

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283 tons of long shelf life food for people in need

Between 22 and 24 November the Hungarian Food Bank Association’s 5,400 volunteers collected 283 tons of long shelf life food at 200 locations – Aldi, Auchan, Metro and Tesco stores...

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Magazine: Innovation, digitalisation and generation change: The 79th OMÉK

The 79th National Agriculture and Food Exhibition (OMÉK) attracted 85,000 visitors from 15 countries in 4 days. There were 680 exhibitors showcasing their products and services on almost 40,000m². At...

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More than 50 tonnes of food donation was transported through Budapest on World Food Day

More than fifty tons of food donations from 20 Hungarian and international companies for families in need have been transported through downtown Budapest by a truck convoy on Wednesday for...

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446 kilograms of food products were offered for charity by the exhibitors of the 79th OMÉK

This year, the 79th OMÉK exhibitors also collected food for the benefit of the Hungarian Food Bank Association. Participants of the National Agricultural and Food Exhibition and Fair, which closed...

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The food remaining at OMÉK is used for charitable purposes

The food, which remains at the end of the 79th National Exhibition and Fair for Agricultural and Food Industry (OMÉK), will be used for charitable purposes – the organizers told...

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790,000 cans of food for people in need

Bonduelle Central Europe Kft. and the Hungarian Food Bank Association donated 790,000 canned food products in the value of HUF 246 million to people in need.  The 221 tons of food...

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7.7 million forints donated to Food Bank

Thanks to the shoppers, Tesco and Mars collected HUF 7.7 million for the Hungarian Food Bank Association between 16 and 30 May. Shoppers could help by buying the designated Mars...

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Almost 8 million HUF has been gathered for the needy

The customers of Tesco and Mars donated a total of 7.7 million forints to the Hungarian Food Bank Association during the action took place between May 16 – May 30....

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“Today I also ate bananas because they were saved.”

In the first half of the year, the Hungarian Food Bank Association distributed more than 1,250,000 food packages. The amount of food surplus collected by the Food Bank continues to...

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More than 10,000 children receive a candy package on children’s day

The last Sunday of May is a children’s day, and the Hungarian Food Bank Association is preparing a special competition for this event. Not all children are fortunate enough to...

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Tesco and Mars launch action against food waste to support the Hungarian Food Bank Association

Food waste is an important issue for Tesco. Food waste is being reduced by the company’s daily activities and several programs. Examples include the support action from May 16 to...

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Magazine: Waste made useful by recycling

According to Norbert Höflinger, strategy director at HWD Recycling Kft., European waste processing companies are still unable to process the waste that got stuck on the continent after China’s waste...

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Tesco’s customers make Christmas more beautiful with nearly 200 tons of food

Tesco joined again to the Christmas Fundraiser Campaign of the Hungarian Food Bank Association this year. The customers this time contributed with a total of 490,000 doses of food. As...

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The Hungarian Food Bank organizes Christmas Fundraising between 23-25 November in more than 200 stores

The Hungarian Food Bank organizes organizes traditional Christmas Fundraising again in 2018. The food donations of the population are expected in more than 200 stores in nearly 120 settlements across...

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FAO: World Food Day coming up

he World Food Day 2018 (WFD) – marked each year on 16 October – highlights the need to step up efforts to end hunger as, globally, chronic hunger and malnutrition...

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Tesco doesn’t reject fruits and vegetables that don’t look so good

It was on 24 January 2017 that Tesco started selling so-called Perfectly Imperfect fruits and vegetables: the retailer also purchases those fruits and vegetables from suppliers which formerly didn’t meet...

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‘No Food Waste Event’ programme launched

Event catering is a special segment of the hospitality sector, where often too much food is available and some of it ends up as waste. With the coordination of the Hungarian...

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