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Coles has transformed its health foods section, moving products traditionally found in the category, such as fodmap-friendly soups, gluten-free cereals, oils and nut spreads to their respective mainstream aisles. The revamp has provided space for more than…
Meatpacker JBS USA paid the equivalent of $11 million ransom in a cyberattack that disrupted its North American and Australian operations, the company’s CEO has said in a statement. The subsidiary of Brazilian firm JBS SA halted cattle slaughtering at all of…
PepsiCo in the US has launched a digital kitchen called Pep’s Place to encourage consumers to experiment with matching foods with various Pepsi beverages. From this week, consumers can visit a dedicated website to select from eight Pepsi drinks and match them…
The “Impossible Burger”, featured plant-based ‘meat’ from Impossible Foods, can now be bought at all The Butchers Club locations in Hong Kong. To celebrate the launch of The Butchers Club Impossible Classic Burger, the two companies have commissioned local…
Amazon Japan is partnering with local supermarket operator Life Corp to sell fresh foods online. The project will commence in parts of Tokyo later this year and provide a range of produce to Amazon’s Prime Now subscribers in Japan, offering order times as…
Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics’; Stock Code 0636.HK) has expanded its food-related cold chain capability in mainland China through the establishment of Kerry Cold Chain Solution Ltd (‘Kerry Cold Chain’), to tap into the fast-growing…
US retail giant Walmart and tech company Google have collaborated on voice technology to assist customers with grocery shopping. Starting this month, Walmart Voice Order will allow consumers to order groceries through Google Assistant by saying, “Hey Google,…
Revenue fell by 6.3 per cent for lifestyle retailer CP Lotus Corporation for its first half, dipping by RMB337.1 million (US$50.5 million) to RMB4.9 billion. It says the decrease was mainly the result of a 9.1 per cent decline in same-store sales, cushioned…
Food self-sufficiency is expected to be realized in 2018, and there will be no imports in 2016, Vice President Jusuf Kalla asserted. “Food-sufficiency is expected to be realized within three years for which the efforts have started a year ago,” Kalla said…
Supply chain company YCH Group’s subsidiary YCH Indonesia has signed an agreement with a business unit of Sekar Group, one of Indonesia’s largest importers and distributors of food products. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pangan Lestari was inked…
Garrett Popcorn has opened its second store in Hong Kong at the Festival Walm Mall in Kowloon Tong. Lance Chody, Chairman and CEO of Garrett Popcorn Shops, said the shop complements its first store located at the IFC Mall shop. “We like to say that Garrett…
Motorists in Australia have celebrated cheaper petrol prices by going shopping. Pump prices have fallen to the lowest point in four years, giving consumers something to be cheerful about following a run of bad economic news. The Australian Retailers…
