Sarah ChenFinance
Indonesia’s Annual Inflation Eased to 3.23% in October
Food, beverages and tobacco drove the index higher with a 4.82% annual increase, adding 1.4 percentage points to consumer price growth.
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Wei ZhangFood
EU Trade Talks Put Thai Seed Rules and Farm Costs in Focus
Adopting the international plant treaty could raise domestic crop expenses by up to 1,000 baht per rai.
Wei ZhangGeneral
Coupang Partners with Sartori Cheese to Expand US Dairy Exports
The Wisconsin cheesemaker taps Rocket Fresh to reach South Korea’s market of 51 million consumers.
Wei ZhangFood
Huat Lai Launches Five Frozen Poultry Products Under Little Farmer Brand
The new processed meat line carries the Farm Goodness by Huat Lai tagline across Malaysian retail channels.
Wei ZhangFood
Hackers Raise Fridge Temperatures Across 400 French Supermarkets
Attackers forced cooling units to 50 degrees Celsius overnight, destroying tens of millions of euros in stock across major grocery chains.
Wei ZhangGeneral
Seven & I Targets Europe as Fourth Growth Pillar for 7-Eleven
President and CEO Steve Dacus confirmed the expansion plan to build scale after the retailer’s retreat from India.
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Hashi Market Takes 35,715 Square Feet of Former Amazon Fresh Space in Seattle
The Japanese grocer secured a 35,715-square-foot storefront on Aurora Avenue N following Amazon’s national retreat from physical grocery formats.
Sarah ChenGeneral
Indofood CBP Launches Two New POP Spageti Flavours in Indonesia
The Pizza Bolognese and Fried Chicken Carbonara mashups target younger consumers under the company’s New Taste, New Vibe campaign.
Minjun ParkFood
Indonesia Court Orders Mandatory Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels
The ruling requires BPOM and the Health Ministry to enforce color-coded sugar, salt and fat warnings on retail packaged groceries.
Maria SantosFood
Marley Spoon Expands Australian Menu to over 200 Items as Subscriber Numbers Slide
The meal kit operator is adding ready meals, breakfasts and snacks across Australia after losing 11,000 local subscribers in the first half of 2026.
Aiko TanakaFood
Bangladesh Pushes Fruit Importers to Open Credit Lines as Orange Prices Hit Tk 520
Weekly arrivals of imported sweet oranges dropped as low as 12 containers against a domestic requirement of 15 containers per day.
Minjun ParkFood
Japan Veers from Rice Shortage to Glut as Farmers Suffer Whiplash
The market swing follows emergency stockpile releases deployed last year to calm soaring consumer prices for the staple grain.
Sarah ChenFood
Mini-Supermarkets Challenge Southeast Asia’s Large Food Formats
Rural Thai towns like Duan Yai still see residents travel 10 kilometres to reach the nearest 7-Eleven in Bu Sung.
Sarah ChenFood
Chobani Enters Australia High-Protein Milk Category with Five Flavours
The dairy producer rolled out drinkable yogurts with up to 30 grams of fresh milk protein across two package sizes in Australia.
Rajiv MenonFood
Saeki Selva Holdings Begins Training for 100-Store Vietnam Push
The Japanese supermarket operator plans to fast-track Vietnamese employees into store management roles through training across both countries.
Rajiv MenonFood
Robinsons Retail Opens First Panglao Supermarket in Island Push
The Bohol store adds to a food network that generated 125.8 billion pesos in 2025 sales while holding just 81 stores across Visayas and Mindanao.
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