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For over a decade, a small-town barbecue and hotpot restaurant enjoyed a regular and content clientele, primarily consisting of employees from a neighboring industrial park. The eatery was particularly bustling over the weekends, basking in the laudatory…
Monkfruit sweetener brand Lakanto Australia has launched the No Sugar Added Tomato Ketchup and BBQ Sauce, offering a healthier alternative. According to the company, the sauces are naturally sweetened with Lakanto’s monkfruit sweetener, feature no artificial…
Restaurant chain operator Golden Gate saw its post-tax profit plunge 79.8 percent year-on-year to VND65 billion ($2.8 million) in 2020. It posted VND4.5 trillion in revenue, down 5 percent year-on-year, according to its financial statement. Golden Gate…
US chain Chili’s Grill & Bar has opened its first restaurant in Vietnam in partnership with local food-franchise operator Golden Gate Restaurant Group. Located at SC VivoCity mall in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, the new restaurant is the 1700th Chili’s…
Japanese “farm-to-table” restaurant group AP Company is expanding in Hong Kong with the local debut of its Bijin Nabe hot-pot brand. Named after the group’s signature “collagen-rich chicken ‘beauty stock’”, Bijin Nabe’s 2800sqft venue is now open at APM…
Weber Singapore will open a new store at No 4, Sixth Avenue. The US-based barbecue brand’s new store will showcase the full range of Weber’s cooking products including gas-, charcoal- and electric-powered grills. “Weber aims to create succulent moments that…
Among non-Vietnamese cuisine channels, BBQ and hotpot are leading eating out options, and establishments offering these are growing bigger. From last year’s fourth quarter to this year’s third quarter, these two segments have posted the strongest growth in…
Bengaluru-based restaurant chain Barbeque Nation Hospitality aims to raise about Rs700 crore (US$109 million) through an IPO. Draft documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India say the offer comprises a fresh issue of up to Rs200 crore as…
South Korean QSR chain Bulgogi Brothers has added Thailand to its growing Southeast Asian footprint, with its first store opened in the EmQuartier mall in central Bangkok. The barbecue restaurant chain has 42 restaurants worldwide – including seven in the…
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