Category: Food

Retail Asia28/11/2019
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Pork prices have surged following the African swine flu outbreak in Vietnam, driving up prices of related food in supermarkets and restaurants. Over the last two months, the prices of pork products at many supermarkets and food stores in Ho Chi Minh City rose 5-25 percent. For instance, the price of pork sausages has risen […]

Retail Asia27/11/2019
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QSR chain KFC has extended its partnership with Menulog for three more years after seeing a strong response to its offer on the food delivery platform over the past 12 months. The agreement will see the chicken chain offering delivery in more suburban and regional areas as it brings more restaurants onto the platform. More […]

Retail Asia27/11/2019
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A second Starbucks signing store has opened in Malaysia, this one in the heart of Penang’s historical deaf community. The world’s fourth Starbucks signing store it is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to inclusion, accessibility and diversity. It employs six deaf and seven hearing employees fluent in Malaysian Sign Language, expanding career advancement opportunities […]

Retail Asia26/11/2019
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Dutch brewer Heineken sold over 5 million Sabeco shares Friday, bringing its stake in Vietnam’s biggest brewer Sabeco down to 4.32 percent. The shares, equivalent to an approximate 0.81 percent stake, were sold to buyers whose identities have not been disclosed via an agreement, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) reported. The sale was […]

Retail Asia25/11/2019
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Global Italian restaurant chain Pizza Express may be broken up as its Chinese parent Hony Capital resists attempts to negotiate the restructuring of more than £1.1 billion debt. According to Bloomberg, citing sources who asked not to be identified, investors who own 70 percent of the most senior-ranked bonds in Pizza Express have pledged to […]

Retail Asia22/11/2019
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Global coffee chain Starbucks today unveils a giant 35,000sqft Reserve Roastery outlet in Chicago, its largest store in the world to date. The five-story Starbucks Chicago store features a unique menu of Starbucks Reserve specialty coffee, boutique Milanese Princi bakery items, and an Arriviamo Bar featuring coffee cocktails Tributes to Chicago abound, including locally inspired […]

Retail Asia22/11/2019
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Filipino restaurant operator Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has signed a joint venture agreement with Dim Sum to operate Tim Ho Wan restaurants in China. JFC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Golden Plate will own 60 percent of the joint venture and Dim Sun will own the remaining 40 percent. The two companies have committed to invest US$13 million […]

Retail Asia21/11/2019
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Bali, a beloved destination for tourists and popular amongst Australians has been setting up the coffee scene with Starbucks opening its largest Southeast Asian location at 20,000 sq ft earlier this year. Now, Kyoto-based coffee chain % Arabica has announced plans to enter the Indonesian market with four new store locations by the end of […]

Retail Asia20/11/2019
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Luxury cognac brand Hennessy has partnered with Changi Airport and travel retailer DFS Group to launch an X.O pop-up store at Changi Airport. Located in Terminal 1’s departure transit hall, the pop up the airport’s biggest yet, spread across 150sqm. Hennessy says the pop-up is aimed at continuing the momentum from the latest X.O campaign […]

Retail Asia20/11/2019
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The first New Zealand Taco Bell store has opened in The Brickworks at New Lynn’s LynnMall, bringing the Mexican-inspired fast-food chain to local shores. Launching on Tuesday, the store features a mural paying homage to west Auckland designed in collaboration with local artist Natasha Vermeulen, and design agency Stanley St. General manager for Taco Bell […]

Retail Asia20/11/2019
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Yogurtland is to expand its retail network in Indonesia by opening four new outlets by the end of this month and plans to open more than 15 stores during the next three years. The expansion in Indonesia is the result of a partnership with Yogurtland Indonesia Global Mandiri, signed last June. The company opened the […]

Retail Asia20/11/2019
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Created in Nanjing, the brand now operates more than 500 outlets across the mainland since its first store debuted in June last year. Following The Whale Tea’s first foray into Southeast Asia, launching in Malaysia earlier this year, the brand opened its first two Singapore outlets, at Lot One Shoppers’ Mall and City Square Mall […]

Retail Asia19/11/2019
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London-based Bulldog has become the first-ever international skincare brand to maintain its Cruelty-Free International Leaping Bunny-approved status and be able to sell in Mainland China. Until now,  animal testing of cosmetics remains compulsory in China, however, Bulldog has been excluded from this, thanks to a Cruelty-Free Pilot Project, launched by animal protection and advocacy group […]

Retail Asia19/11/2019
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Hong Kong plant-based grocery shop and cafe Green Common will launch online on Tmall Global at the end of this month, during the marketplace’s Black Friday event. The grocer, known for its plant-based products, will be making its first appearance in Mainland China, offering a range of about 40 food items, including products from popular […]


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