Distribution

Freshippo, Alibaba Group’s high-tech grocery chain has opened 12 stores in 8 cities across Mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou ahead of its planned IPO in the next 6 …

Chaffic, Australia’s innovative brand of bubble tea, is kicking off its overseas expansion with the opening of its first store at Westgate in Singapore. Chaffic has rapidly expanded across Western …

Canadian-based Cult Food Science Corp. has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Polygen Asia Pte Ltd to distribute its Noochies! Brand of pet foods to more than 50 …

Frozen Heart, the world’s first fried ice cream brand originating from Taiwan, is proud to announce its official launch in Singapore on 6 July. Its first store is located at  …

South Korea’s retail operators are expanding their presence in the rapidly growing Vietnamese market as they seek to tap the country’s growing middle income consumers who love Korean food, K-pop …

The ice cream shop business in Vietnam is facing stiff competition with new entrants challenging dominant players like Mixue and Trang Tien ice cream. New entrant from China, Cooler City, …

WinCommerce, the grocery retail arm of Masan Group, has reopened the WinMart Thang Long store in Hanoi’s Cau Giay district to be the first one with the experience store model. …

Oatly has partnered with Tim Hortons to launch a line of RTD oat-milk coffee in China, as it seeks to capture the growing number of Chinese consumers who are health-conscious …

Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand) Co, the distributor of Pepsi-Cola in Thailand, has recently launched its first Boss cafe in Siam Centre, Bangkok as it aims to promote the brand among …

Sandwich chain Subway has signed a franchising agreement to open nearly 4,000 restaurants in China over the next 20 years. The sandwich chain said that its deal with Shanghai Fu-Rui-Shi …

Leading Spanish frozen yoghurt brand llaollao has opened a total of 10 new stores in Indonesia, translating to a 77% increase in the number of stores since 2022. This was …

DKSH has recently been appointed as the official distributor for US-based Hill’s Pet Nutrition Asia Limited products, including its Prescription Diet and Science Diet lines for cats and dogs in …

Homegrown coffee brand Bo’s Coffee is aiming to increase the number of its stores to 150 this year. Bo’s Coffee Founder and CEO Steve D. Benitez said, “Last year we …

Convenience store chain operator, 7-Eleven is planning to open its 100th store in the country by end-2023. It also plans to open its first branch in Laos and add another …

Fruitas Holdings Inc., the country’s leading food and beverage community store and kiosk operator, has recently acquired Fly Kitchen Inc. to further expand its cloud kitchen business, Nube Kuxina. Fly …

Listed retailer Puregold Price Club Inc. is acquiring 14 DiviMart supermarkets to further expand its reach in Luzon. The agreement to acquire DiviMart from its owners will allow Puregold access …

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com plans to open retail grocery stores through the merger of its 7Fresh supermarket unit with other business lines such as its group-buying arm Pinpin. Beyond opening …

Malaysia’s leading bubble tea chain, Tealive has partnered with Nestle’s Milo for an exclusive menu called the ‘Coco Xtreme’ drink series. Coco Xtreme combines Milo’s unique choco-malty flavour and Tealive’s …

Delivery Hero, the world’s leading local delivery platform, has recently unveiled ‘bekal by foodpanda’, a new service that guarantees end-to-end halal deliveries for customers in Malaysia. This is the first …

Grocery retail prices in Hong Kong have surged 10% from pre-pandemic levels, while canned food is at least 30% more expensive, according to a survey conducted by the Consumer Council. …

Chinese retail giant Suning.Com has revised up its expected loss for 2022 to US$2.4 billion citing the more than US$600 million impairment loss at its Carrefour unit as one of …