From August, only biodegradable bags will be available in the fruit and vegetable sections of SPAR and INTERSPAR stores throughout the country, with the traditional single-use plastic bags phased out of the shops for good. In nine SPAR stores and one INTERSPAR store in Tatabánya, the new biodegradable bags, which are primarily used for packaging...
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Aug 1, 2022
450 fewer tonnes of plastic in SPAR stores
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Jul 19, 2022
45 SPAR stores to accept used cooking oil
SPAR has added an additional eleven used household oil collection stations around the country in June this year. This brings the total number of these stations close to fifty in SPAR hyper and supermarkets which is a convenient way for customers to return their used household oils which otherwise would pollute the environment but thanks...
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Jun 20, 2022
SPAR Supplier Academy provides valuable knowledge to domestic small enterprises
SPAR Hungary provides professional training to suppliers that are small Hungarian family businesses introducing their innovative, unique products to the shelves of the retail chain under the Regional Treasures or the Hungaricool By SPAR programme. SPAR Hungary is committed to supporting Hungarian farmers, family enterprises, domestic agriculture and processing industry – promoting Hungarian producers, products...
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Jun 20, 2022
SPAR Treasures of the Regions programme puts products from 24 Hungarian small enterprises on the shelves of company stores
From 12 May for 6 weeks, shoppers will be able to discover more than fifty new products from new suppliers in the Székesfehérvár and Zalaegerszeg regions in four INTERSPAR and eight SPAR stores in Budapest, where tastings will also be held to present the special quality food products produced in the region. When SPAR Hungary...
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Jun 20, 2022
Daikin Europe kicked off construction of its EMEA Development Center in Ghent and announces new investments in production site in Ostend
Brussels, 19 May 2022 – Today, Daikin Europe N.V. kicked off the construction works for its new EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Development Center building in Ghent, Belgium. This € 140 million investment will bring together all heat pump heating and refrigeration R&D activity in one central knowledge hub. At the same time, the...
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Jun 20, 2022
130 trees planted with the help of YBL students
We exhibited at YBL’s Professional Day on 14 April, but instead of investing in plastic pens, branded mugs, and fridge magnets that don’t last two minutes, we used the budget to plant a tree in the MyForest community forest on behalf of the students. Our initiative has been a huge success, and Hungary will soon have 130...
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Jun 20, 2022
BuildEXT: Hungarian company among top 10 BIM providers in Europe
BuildEXT Ltd. is the only company in the region to be included in Construction Tech Review magazine’s prestigious „TOP 10 BIM Solutions Providers in Europe 2022” industry ranking. The leading global construction industry magazine’s 2022 list places BuildEXT among leading building information modeling giants such as German ArchiCAD developer Nemetschek AG, BIM Facility, and Irish...
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Jun 20, 2022
100% recyclable KeelClipTM cardboard packaging replaces shrink foil on Coca-Cola aluminium can multipacks – Domestic plastic usage is reducing by 230 tons per year due to the new development
Budapest, 23 March 2022 – Coca-Cola Hungary has reached another milestone on the road to a World Without Waste: the company is replacing the previous shrink foil used for its multipacks of 4 and 6 aluminium cans, with the 100 percent recyclable and innovative KeelClipTM cardboard packaging technology. Instead of shrink foil, KeelClip™ technology uses...
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Jun 10, 2022
Shell: Steps Towards a Sustainable Future in Hungary Too
Shell aims to become a driving force for progress towards more and cleaner energy solutions also in Hungary, together with its customers and the society. Shell has recently taken several steps towards a sustainable future in our country. Among others, Shell Hungary zRt. announced in December 2021 that it had acquired the LNG filling station...
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May 23, 2022
84 fewer tonnes of plastic in SPAR logistics hubs
SPAR Hungary is reducing its plastic use by 84 tonnes per year with new packaging materials used in its logistics department. The company is also continually increasing the number of their biodegradable and compostable products, as well as products made of recyclable plastic. “One of the most important pillars of SPAR Hungary’s sustainability program is...
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May 19, 2022
Step advantage: urgent issues with wide-ranging cooperation in polymer technology
We are approaching our thirtieth anniversary, and during this time we have carried out hundreds of successful domestic and international research projects. We have made a similar number of developments that we have been able to incorporate into the products and processes of our industrial partners. As the latest project of the Bay Zoltán Research...
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May 19, 2022
Paper bags replace plastic in SPAR’s bakery sections from May
SPAR is taking another step towards its sustainability goals: from the 19th of May they will discontinue the use of 100% plastic wrapping and bags in their bakery sections and will switch to ones that are predominantly made of paper. “SPAR has been committed to reducing environmental waste and are constantly working to reduce the...
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