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Retail Asia14/09/2022

Many big companies have been investing trillions of dong (VND1 trillion= $41.67 million) in raising pigs, with the Vietnamese pork market estimated at $15 billion. According to a recent financial report by Thaiholdings Joint Stock Company, through its subsidiary Thaigroup, it has joined hands with third parties to invest VND600 billion in a pig raising […]

Retail Asia25/05/2022

Starbucks is selling its cold-pressed juice brand, as the company focuses on its coffee-drink business and improving its stores and relations with its cafe workers under interim Chief Executive Howard Schultz. Fresh-food maker Bolthouse Farms Inc. said it agreed to acquire Starbucks’s Evolution Fresh line of juices, which currently are sold in Starbucks cafes and supermarkets. Terms […]

Retail Asia06/12/2019

Premium Filipino ice-cream chain Carmen’s Best has opened its first overseas store in Singapore. The store, which held its soft opening on Monday at Capitol Singapore, offers fresh milk-based ice creams in flavors such as milk chocolate, butter pecan, and Sicilian-sourced pistachio. The brand is launching a Singapore-exclusive cheese flavored ice cream that contains chunks […]

Retail Asia07/05/2019

Dairy Farm Group-backed Yonghui Superstores is to boost its interest in Central Chinese regional supermarket chain, Zhongbai Holdings. According to a stock exchange filing in Shanghai, Yonghui is offering RMB8.10 per share to take its stake in the company from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. The deal is worth RMB559 million (US$83.3 million) and […]

Retail Asia07/08/2017

Dairy Farm International Holdings had solid profit growth in the first half despite lower sales in its supermarkets and hypermarkets, says chairman Ben Keswick. “While the rest of the year is expected to stay challenging for supermarket and hypermarket activities in Southeast Asia, the group’s other businesses continue to make steady progress.” Overall profits increased […]

Retail Asia23/06/2017

Farmers are growing more food than the population can eat due to a breakdown in communication. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) launched a new department on Wednesday aiming to “rescue” the country’s farm products. Despite its agricultural strengths, Vietnam simply isn’t consuming its own agro-products. Weak connections between farmers and traders and […]

Retail Asia12/04/2017

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Bolloré Logistics Korea recently installed an urban farm on its office rooftop building in Seoul, South Korea, as part of the Group’s initiative to promoting “Green Projects” and protecting biodiversity. Urban farming is a practice of growing your own food in the city, with limited space. Bolloré Logistics Korea has transformed the available rooftop space […]

Retail Asia13/02/2017

The farm is located in Naxineua village, Naxaithong district. It keeps a variety of animals, including goats, pigs, ducks, chicken, and fish, but its mainstay is ists herd of dairy cows. Farm Director Sengmany Yathotou told last week that they began in 2014 with 16 cows which they kept for the family’s use and tended […]

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Major firms spend big on pig farming

Starbucks sells its Evolution Fresh juice business

Filipino ice-cream Carmen’s Best opening in Singapore

Yonghui boosts stake in Chinese grocery Zhongbai

‘Solid’ profit growth for Dairy Farm International

Vietnam launches new agency to ‘rescue’ farm products

Bolloré Logistics Korea Installs an Urban Farm in the Center of Seoul

Lao Dairy Farm carves out healthy market niche