Grocery, F&B chains and the changing appetites of Asian consumers.
US-based Buffalo Wild Wings opened its first restaurant in the Philippines on Thursday, (January 29). The new restaurant at Capitol Commons in Pasig City is the first of several to open in the Southeast Asian country, joining more than 1070 Buffalo Wild Wings…
A Hawaiian coffee concept already popular in Tokyo has now made its debut in Korea. Lanai Cafe is a Hawaiian Kona Coffee shop serving coffee, pancakes, desserts and drinks. Kona is ranked as one of the world’s top three coffee beans alongside Jamaican Blue…
German tech company Wirecard has teamed up with an Indonesian bank to roll out new point-of-sale technology for Carrefour Indonesia. Wirecard, with its Indonesian subsidiary PT Prima Vista Solusi and Bank Mega have joined forces to support Carrefour Indonesia…
Lovingly carved into a handsome thick timber bench at the new Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room in Seattle is a Victor Hugo quote: “There is nothing like a dream to create the future”. It serves as a mantra for this ambitious ultra flagship, meant to…
Listed Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), the local licensee of 7-Eleven Convenience Stores, will boost its capital spend this year by 50 per cent to expand its network. The company says it ended 2014 with 1282 stores – 273 more than at the same time a year…
Goubuli, a renowned Chinese restaurant chain known for its steamed stuffed buns, said they sealed a deal with Gloria Jean’s Coffees to operate the Australian brand in China. Tianjin Senyongtai Food and Beverage Co, a subsidiary wholly owned by the Goubuli…
Indonesians looking to buy a cold beer from one of the country’s ubiquitous minimarts come the end of the month will soon find themselves out of luck. Trade Minister Rahmat Gobel has reportedly signed a regulation that will ban small, modern retail chains…
Hooters of America has signed an extensive development agreement to open 30 new Hooters QSR restaurant locations throughout Southeast Asia over the next six years. After introducing the concept to Thailand with the opening of Hooters Phuket, international…
An Australian sushi restaurant chain has opened its first outlet in Hong Kong. And now Wasabi Warriors plans more stores in the city, along with expansion into the Philippines in February and Dubai later in the year. Hong Kong ‘Business Warrior’ Elga Wong…
Starbucks has appointed Kevin Johnson as president and chief operating officer effective 1 March. Johnson, who has been a Starbucks board member since 2009, will lead the company’s global operating businesses across the Americas, EMEA (Europe Middle East and…
Haagen-Dazs has launched a new line of coffee at its stores in China to capture a piece of the country’s quickly growing coffee market. The introduction of the “rainbow latte”, a mix of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and illy coffee, served in uniquely designed…
Tony Roma’s has opened its first restaurant in Myanmar. The ribs and steak centric restaurant is located in the country’s former capital city of Yangon, the commercial center and largest city in the country, with a population of more than 5 million. Romacorp,…
Pizza Hut Thailand plans to double its store network within five years. In an exclusive interview with The Nation newspaper, the new GM of Pizza Hut Thailand, Sabina Rizvi, says the company has a five year strategic plan to double its current 97-strong…
Retail Food Group has partnered with a Chinese company to establish a joint venture. RFG has signed a joint venture with Tian Jin Sen Yong Tai (TJSYT) to take the Gloria Jean’s Coffees and It’s A Grind Brand System to China. TJSYT already operates two Gloria…
China’s urban consumers, prodded perhaps by a series of food-safety scandals, are becoming much more picky about what they eat. They are increasingly willing to pay a premium for imported products and are being drawn in larger numbers to retailers that…
Discount retailer Aldi Australia has vowed to maintain pricing pressure on rivals in the AUD85 billion (USD69.58b) grocery market, after increasing sales by 13 percent in 2014, outpacing food and liquor sales growth at Coles and Woolworths almost three-fold.…
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