Tag "Metro"
The future has already begun – thoughts on Innovation Day
How will innovations shape the future of retail and the food industry? We searched for answers to this question at the Innovation Day conference held on 15 May at Lurdy...
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How do you have your coffee, shaken or stirred?
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/5. According to Ákos Bősze, HoReCa business development executive of METRO, the strengthening cocktail and coffee syrup trend is coming from...
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Elite bubbles
The market of mixers – high-end tonics, colas, ginger beers and similar carbonated drinks –started flourishing in recent years. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/5. Mixers...
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Metro Partners With Multicedi In Italy, Makro Expands In Spain
Italian wholesalers Metro Italia and Multicedi have partnered to support the HoReCa sector in Southern Italy, namely in the Campania and Molise regions. In a first for Metro, its...
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Constant own-brand growth at METRO
Already 5 countries with sales share of more than 30%. METRO’s strategic focus on own brands is having an increasingly clear effect and has continued at the beginning of the...
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There is no such thing as cheap coffee anymore
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. “The purchase price of Arabica coffee beans increased by 19% and the price of Robusta soared by 45% between January...
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Everything is well if it starts well
Serving breakfast any time of the day is becoming an option in a growing proportion of the catering industry. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/2-3. Traditional...
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Year of the Snake – expectations of the culinary sector
Chinese astrology expects life-changing events and great transformations in the Year of the Snake, in which it is worth paying attention to hidden opportunities. What is the restaurant world facing...
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ISM 2025: Sweet Euphoria, With Full Halls, Good Business, And A Top Atmosphere
ISM, in Cologne, confirmed its position as the leading worldwide trade fair of a flourishing sweet-and-snack industry from 2 to 5 February 2025. The event impressively demonstrated that the industry is...
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The search for the Free Chef of the Year continues for the seventh time
This year, the METRO Gastro Academy will once again host the Chef of the Year competition, which will be held in amateur and professional categories. What is new is that...
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Hungarian Retailers Unite for Charity During the Holiday Season
Seven major Hungarian food retail chains—Aldi, Auchan, Lidl, Penny, SPAR, Tesco, and Metro—are continuing their tradition of supporting those in need during the holiday season. Through donations of food, clothing,...
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Market knowledge, networking and marketing
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/11 Márió Spáda, wine category specialist of METRO: “Looking at the main trends, the premium quality is booming, while sales of...
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Metro Opens New Logistics Centre In Serbia
German wholesaler Metro Cash and Carry has opened a new 15,000-square-metre distribution centre in VGP Park Belgrade, Dobanovci, in Serbia. The facility, built to Metro’s specifications and leased by the...
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Supplier and buyer goals align, but challenges and plans vary by channel – We were learning together (Business Days 2024 Part 1)
From Tuesday the students of the FMCG Open University had the chance to dive into the science of retail trade. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/11...
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Challenges of the HoReCa market do not disappear, they only change – We were learning together (Business Days 2024 Part 1)
Almost 1,100 “students” enrolled at the FMCG Open University, to learn from the best professors from different departments of the FMCG sector at the Trade Campus, in Hotel Pelion in...
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With moderate optimism
Ákos Bősze, HoReCa business development executive of METRO presented the results of the wholesaler’s 1,000-respdonent survey at the Business Days conference. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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The Hungarian Food Bank Association’s Christmas campaign starts on Friday
From Friday to Sunday, as part of the Food Bank’s traditional Christmas campaign, a total of 6,500 volunteers will collect non-perishable food donations for the needy at more locations than...
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The transformed Kecskemét METRO shifts to a higher gear
The 30-year-old wholesale complex project aimed at renewing the entire chain of stores ended this year with the transformation of the METRO store in Kecskemét. The success of the investment...
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Hello METRO, HelloPay!
Starting in July, the popular HelloPay integrated catering system – which has been a success at numerous festivals and catering venues – is available for purchase from METRO and from...
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METRO is celebrating 30 years of existence in Hungary
Together with its partners and colleagues, METRO celebrated the 30th anniversary of its existence in Hungary at Millenár on October 24, 2024. Nearly 700 people from METRO’s network of tens...
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Sobriety speaking
The segment of low-alcohol and no-alcohol (no-low) beverages is still small and limited, but it is growing quite fast. No-low drinks are more and more popular and in Hungary this...
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Historic Hungarian victory at the World Youth Chef Championship
The Chaine World Youth Chef Championship, also known as the precursor to the Bocuse d’Or, aims to support the development of young culinary talents and compete internationally. The finals at...
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Chaine World Youth Chef Championship in Budapest
After 2015, the Chaine World Junior Chef Championship will be held again in Hungary, which is rightly considered the anteroom of the Bocuse d’Or. The details of the competition were...
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(HU) Norvég top séf a METRO Gasztroakadémián
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METRO conquers the Lake Balaton region
At the beginning of the summer the sales team of METRO’s delivery business swept through the shores of Lake Balaton like a hurricane: in a single day they visited more...
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This is how the shops will be open on the long weekend of August 20
August 20th falls on a Tuesday this year, which means that this holiday will also be a public holiday, so most shops will be closed. Below is a summary of...
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Cocktail painters
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/6-7 Tímea Tulkán, own brand manager of METRO: “Syrup sales have increased by almost 50%, since the end of the pandemic...
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Lunch is waiting on the shelf
A new generation of modern semi-prepared foods and ready meals is emerging, and manufacturers are responding quickly to new demands in healthy eating, sustainability, alternative proteins and exploring foreign cuisines....
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Metro Italia Expands In Sardinia With Olbia Store Plans
Wholesaler Metro Italia has announced plans to open its third store in Sardinia in the spring of 2025, catering to the booming tourism and hospitality industry in the region. The...
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Metro AG reports 7.2% sales growth in the second quarter
Metro AG reported a 7.2% sales growth in the second quarter of its financial year, with all business segments and channels contributing to this growth. This article is available for...
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