Tag: plant

Retail Asia18/07/2023
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Levi’s new jean is an example of how the food industry is setting fashion trends. The San Francisco-based brand unveiled the first 501 jeans made with at least 97 percent plant-based materials. Levi’s said the jeans “are an indication of what the industry could look like in the years ahead given the push to minimize synthetic materials derived from […]

Retail Asia17/11/2022
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Hyundai Motor has inaugurated its second plant in Vietnam with a capacity of 100,000 automobiles per year. Covering an area of over 50 hectares in the northern Ninh Binh Province, the new plant will turn out eco-friendly and fuel-saving vehicles, said Thanh Cong chairman Nguyen Anh Tuan. Hyundai entered the Vietnamese market in 2009 through […]

Retail Asia29/06/2021
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In a crazy incident, a Tesla owner was fined with a parking ticket at a GM plant in Wentzville in the US. Apparently, the parking ticket was issued as the attendant thought the vehicle was not an American car. In many American factories, they have dedicated parking lots for brand-owned vehicles, foreign vehicles and made-in-America […]

Retail Asia16/06/2021
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Food company +Plant has launched a chicken nugget made of 50-per-cent chicken and 50-per-cent plant protein. The hybrid chicken nuggets are gluten-free, additive-free, and carry a four-star health rating. +Plant is part of The Positively Good Co, which aims to “bridge the gap and be the gateway” for people wanting to consume less meat and […]

Retail Asia08/06/2021
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Robert Bosch opened a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) chip plant in Germany on Monday, a record investment by the leading automotive supplier as it stakes a claim to equipping the latest electric and self-driving cars. The plant, located in a semiconductor hub near Dresden, opens as the automotive industry battles a global chip shortage, […]

Retail Asia02/06/2021
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Tyson Foods, the largest meat processor in the US, says it plans to launch plant-based products in Asia Pacific, including Australia. A range of three products will go on sale in Malaysia imminently under the First Pride brand – frozen Bites, Nuggets and Strips made with regionally sourced ingredients including bamboo fibre, soy protein and […]

Retail Asia19/04/2021
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HCMC-based energy firm Trungnam Group Friday has put its wind power plant in central Ninh Thuan Province into operation, considered the country’s largest to date. The plant, which spreads over an area of 900 hectares in Thuan Bac District, has 45 turbines with a total capacity of 151.95 megawatts that costs VND4 trillion ($173.4 million), […]

Retail Asia09/09/2020
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Starbucks has rolled out a new plant-based menu in selected Asia-Pacific markets. The brand has added two new seasonal plant-based beverages – Oatmilk Cocoa Macchiato and Almondmilk Hazelnut Latte. The beverage range will be available across eight markets: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The new options will remain part […]

Retail Asia16/04/2020
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Toyota Motor  on Monday said it plans to restart limited production at vehicle plants in France and Poland from April 22 after closing them due to the Automakers make a push to reopen plants. Global automakers reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic are accelerating efforts to restart factories from Wuhan to Maranello to Michigan, using safety […]

Retail Asia25/03/2020
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BMW Group India has announced a number of measures to restrict employee movement during the novel coronavirus pandemic that’s swept the globe. The automaker has announced that it will be closing the Chennai-based manufacturing facility with immediate effect until March 31, 2020, while employees at The National Sales Company and BMW India Financial Services will work […]

Retail Asia08/08/2019
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A Ford plant that produced transmissions in southwestern France shut down for good on Wednesday after the carmaker brushed aside efforts save some operations at the facility that had employed up to 3,600 people. The factory in Blanquefort, outside Bordeaux, was scheduled to close on July 31 but “people arrived this morning and were told to […]

Retail Asia02/08/2019
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The plant-based meat market will rise from US$150 million in 2018 to over US$320 million by 2025, according to a 2019 Global Market Insights, Inc. report. Consumers are wanting more meat alternatives, such as those based on wheat, soy, pea, lentils or oats, as awareness about the health benefits of plant based options rises. Consumers […]


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