Category: Food

Retail Asia14/10/2019
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Japanese bakery brand Croquant Chou Zakuzaku will open its first store in Singapore next month. The Croquant Chou Zakuzaku Singapore flagship store will take over its sister brand’s outlet Bake Cheese Tart at Ion Orchard. The new Japanese store will offer its first Croquant Chou, a crunchy stick-shaped cream puff filled with fresh cream, and […]

Retail Asia11/10/2019
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Vietnam will export milk for the first time to China in October to make up a shortfall there. China has given export permits to five Vietnamese companies — Vinamilk, TH True Milk, Moc Chau Milk, NutiFood, and Hanoimilk — Tong Xuan Chinh, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s department of livestock […]

Retail Asia10/10/2019
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Japanese tearoom chain Afternoon Tea Tearoom will open its first branch in Hong Kong this Saturday to offer a Japanese-style casual afternoon tea experience in a tourist hotspot. The tearoom is located in K11 Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui and offers sweets and a variety of foods such as sandwiches and pasta, plus selected teas […]

Retail Asia08/10/2019
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Leading FMCG companies including Nestlé, Kellogg Company, Danone, Mars and Unilever have formed a new coalition aimed at protecting and restoring biodiversity within their supply chains and product portfolios. The One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) initiative launched by Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday […]

Retail Asia08/10/2019
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Taiwanese bubble-tea chain Milksha has opened a flagship store in Melbourne, Australia. The store is the Milkshop brand’s first flagship in Australia. It operates 240 locations in several Asian countries. The brand is known for its use of fresh milk rather than creamer. “Those familiar with the Milksha brand know that it’s a premium bubble […]

Retail Asia07/10/2019
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A Dandelion Chocolate boutique has launched in a century-old house in Kyoto, Japan. Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar craft chocolatier that operates small-scale locations throughout the US and Japan. The San Francisco brand hired Fumihiko Sano Studio to create the 200sqm outlet’s design, which was shortlisted for this year’s Dezeen Awards. The two-storey interior in […]

Retail Asia07/10/2019
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Australian Mexican restaurant chain Mad Mex plans to expand into Asia, starting with its first Singapore restaurant this month. An inaugural Malaysian store is on track to open in December, and Indonesia and Thailand are also on the list. Mad Mex, which recently partnered with Singapore’s 4Fingers group, runs 70 restaurants in Australia and New […]

Retail Asia04/10/2019
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The first Wolfgang Puck Kitchen in Hong Kong has opened its doors. The founder of popular Hollywood eatery Spago is steadily rolling out a network of fast-casual dining concepts across the US and more recently internationally, with outlets in Singapore and Sydney. This month he has opened Wolfgang Puck Kitchen on level 5 of the […]

Retail Asia04/10/2019
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The Impossible Burger has made its worldwide debut in grocery stores at all 27 outlets of Gelson’s Markets in Southern California. Gelson’s Impossible Burger launch is the first time that the general public has been able to buy and experience the plant-based meat burger at home. The Impossible Burger is on menus in more than […]

Retail Asia03/10/2019
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Scandinavian lifestyle accessories label Squarestreet is presenting a new in-store coffee concept centered around the tradition of “fika” at its Sheung Wan boutique. “Fika” is a Swedish verb that describes the act of meeting to drink coffee while enjoying traditional pastries in any home or workplace in Sweden. It is an integral part of Swedish […]

Retail Asia02/10/2019
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Starbucks Japan has launched a new pen-shaped digital wallet called “Starbucks Touch The Pen” allowing customers to buy their coffee without taking out their wallets. The pen’s design resembles a drip coffee machine and comes in three colours – black, silver, and white. The new cashless-payment device is run by NFC (near-field communications) technology through […]

Retail Asia02/10/2019
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Forget Japan – you can now slurp noodles from cult favorite Ichiran Ramen right here in Singapore. The famous brand is operating a pop-up store from Oct 3 to Oct 20 in Takashimaya’s Japan Food Matsuri, an event marketing Japanese food products. Like its Japanese outlets, the noodle chain’s pop up store will feature Ichiran’s […]

Retail Asia01/10/2019
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Pizza retailer Domino’s has announced a renewable energy strategy that will see it roll-out solar power systems and energy controllers across all Domino’s stores across Australia. The strategy is aiming to reduce Domino’s operational impact on the environment, while reducing energy costs, in partnership with Construction, Supply & Service. Domino’s Australia and New Zealand chief […]

Retail Asia01/10/2019
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Japanese fluffy-pancake franchise Micasadeco & Cafe is launching its first flagship outside of Japan at Langham Place in Mong Kok. Opening on September 20 in an airy basement, Micasadeco & Cafe will be serving diners breakfast till dinner Monday through Sunday. Limited-edition tote bags will be presented to early diners in celebration of the Hong […]


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