Category: Food

Retail Asia26/02/2024
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Vietnam’s seafood exports rose by 64% year-on-year in January to nearly US$750 million, with shipments to China, the U.S. and the EU seeing sharp increases. Exports to China tripled, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said without providing specific figures. It said China, including Hong Kong, is Vietnam’s second biggest seafood market […]

Retail Asia20/02/2024
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Pepper prices rose in the central highlands and southern Vietnam 3.6% to VND86,000 ($3.50) per kilogram on Monday as sinking supply fuels higher demand, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association. Climbing prices were recorded in the central highlands provinces of Dak Lak and Dak Nong, as well as the southern provinces of Ba Ria – […]

Retail Asia14/02/2024
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Chinese coffee chain Cotti Coffee has made its Australian debut with a takeaway outlet in Sydney. The store, located in the Cabramatta neighbourhood, offers a wide range of beverage selections including rice milk, coconut, and grapefruit-infused coffee. Cotti Coffee, founded in October 2022 by former Luckin Coffee executives Charles Lu and Jenny Qian, currently has […]

Retail Asia14/02/2024
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According to Zulkifli Mustafa, a senior lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), up to 90% of honey available in Malaysia is not genuine. “The biggest challenge of the honey industry now is the presence of artificial honey, which reaches 90% in the market,” honey expert Mustafa was quoted. The fake product includes stingless bee honey. […]

Retail Asia13/02/2024
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PepsiCo has appointed Kyle Faulconer – its current CEO for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) – to a wider role, including responsibility for IndoChina Foods. Faulconer moved from the US in 2021 to join the company as its new leader in the ANZ market. According to Wern-Yuean Tan, chief commercial officer and CEO for Apac […]

Retail Asia12/02/2024
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Vietnam shipped 230,000 tonnes of coffee abroad in January, earning $623 million, up 61.6% in volume and 100.3% in value year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In the last days of the Year of the Cat, the average coffee price in the Central Highland provinces continued to increase compared to the […]

Retail Asia29/01/2024
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Drinkslogy Kirker Greer subsidiary Ukiyo Spirits has launched a new small-batch classic dry gin that celebrates Japanese flavours and fragrances. The range includes three variants: Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin, Ukiyo Blossom Gin , and Ukiyo Yuzu (citrus dry gin). Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin will be offered to on- and off-trade merchants in Australia, the UK and […]

Retail Asia29/01/2024
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Liquor company Pernod Ricard has launched Beefeater 0.0% to join its zero alcohol portfolio. Beefeater 0.0% is produced by adding the essence of Beefeater London Dry Gin’s recipe to the base, keeping the latter’s taste – minus the alcohol. “Beefeater 0.0% is our very first zero alcohol expression, which captures the energy of our timeless […]

Retail Asia24/01/2024
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According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, fruit and vegetable exports have risen by 89.2% this year to US$459 million due to a surge in demand from China. China has imported large volumes of durian, bananas and dragon fruit. Cold snaps in many places in that country have limited domestic banana supply since the […]

Retail Asia15/01/2024
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Vietnam’s rice exports soared to 8.13 million tons, valued at US$4.7 billion in 2023, setting a new national record, as per the General Department of Customs. This marked a 14.4% increase in volume and a 35.3% rise in value from the previous year, despite challenges from the El Nino weather pattern. The export surge is […]

Retail Asia09/01/2024
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While Vietnam’s pepper export volumes soared by 16.6% to 267,000 tons in 2023, the value dropped by 6% to US$912 million, according to the Vietnam Customs. The average export price of Vietnamese pepper, which constitutes 60% of global supply, dropped by 19.4% from the previous year, to US$3,420 per ton. Black pepper made up 71.2% […]

Retail Asia19/12/2023
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Vietnam has agreed with Thailand as well as the Philippines to strengthen rice export cooperation to ensure regional and global food security. The consensus was reached when Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin and Filipino President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit on Sunday […]


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