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Food
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Vinamilk acquires majority stake in competitor

Vietnam’s biggest dairy company Vinamilk has acquired a majority stake in Moc Chau Milk, entrenching its market dominance. Vinamilk, formally Vietnam Dairy Products Jsc, has increased its ownership in GTNfoods from 43.17 percent to 75 percent, the dairy giant…

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Food
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One percent Vinamilk stake out of reach for Singaporean investors

Two Singaporean investors in Vinamilk have failed repeatedly to increase their stake in the dairy giant by one percent. In the latest instance, investment firm Platinum Victory has once again failed to increase its stake, Vinamilk said Monday. The…

vinamilk vietnam
Food
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Vietnam to begin export of milk to China

Vietnam will export milk for the first time to China in October to make up a shortfall there. China has given export permits to five Vietnamese companies — Vinamilk, TH True Milk, Moc Chau Milk, NutiFood, and Hanoimilk — Tong Xuan Chinh, deputy head of the…

Airasia Bubble Tea
Food
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Travellers Can Now Order Boba Milk Tea On AirAsia Flights

AirAsia Thailand recently introduced bubble milk tea in their in-flight menu – much to the delight of customers. There’s even a poster that says that passengers can now enjoy Boba milk tea 35,000 feet in the air. You’ve probably come across articles on how…

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Food
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GTN Foods rejects Vinamilk acquisition bid

Vinamilk’s bid to acquire a 49 percent stake in GTN Foods, which owns 51 percent of Moc Chau Milk, has been rejected. The board of GTN Foods passed a resolution turning down the public offer made by Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest dairy company. It would have…

Dairy Farm
Food
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Dairy Farm Group CEO says restructure will take some years

Dairy Farm Group has warned shareholders that its restructure will take five years to complete. “There are few ‘quick fixes’ and no ‘silver bullets’,” CEO Ian McLeod told shareholders in the company’s results filing last week. “Continuous improvement against…

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Food
2 min read

Vinamilk to open plant in Myanmar, its 2nd in Southeast Asia

Vietnam’s biggest dairy company plans to open a plant in Myanmar this year and is preparing to enter Indonesia and China. The Myanmar factory will be Vinamilk’s second in Southeast Asia after acquiring its first in Cambodia. It is in discussion for one joint…

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Startups
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Milkbasket India launches operations in Bengaluru

Milk delivery startup Milkbasket Wednesday said it plans to hire 2,500 people over the next two years and announced the launch of its services in Bengaluru. According to a report, the company said it will hire people to support the operations and growth in…

fonterra
Food
2 min read

Fonterra India appoints Ishmeet Singh CEO

Fonterra Future Dairy Pvt Ltd, a new joint venture between global dairy nutrition company Fonterra Co-operative Group and new age FMCG company Future Consumer Limited, announced the appointment of Ishmeet Singh as its CEO, effective from January 7, 2019.…

Bubble Tea
Food
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Ten Ren milk tea comes to Vietnam via franchise

Taiwanese milk tea brand Ten Ren to open first Vietnam store next month via a franchise agreement with The Coffee House. Nguyen Hai Ninh, co-founder and CEO of coffee chain, says Ten Ren will open 40 stores by the end of 2018. “At first, we will sell…

Vinamilk milk
Food
2 min read

Vinamilk tops most valuable firms list

Forbes Vietnam on Monday announced the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) topped the 40 most valuable companies in the country with a value of more than US$1.7 billion. This is the second time Vinamilk has reached the top in the Forbes…

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Food
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HSC estimates Vinamilk shares worth $6.70

According to HSC, Vinamilk’s shares are valued at VND152,000 ($6.7), higher than the current price of VND130,000 ($5.7). A representative from HSC, however, told that its price is only a forecast based on the price of raw milk and may change. Vinamilk owns…

Yakult
Food
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Yakult Indonesia still relies on imported milk for dairy drinks

Yakult Indonesia Persada, one of the major producers of fermented milk products, still relies on imported raw materials for its production in Indonesia. Yakult Indonesia vice president and director Hiroyuki Kawada said the company had to import ingredients…