Indonesia

Indonesian mass grocery retail (MGR) player Indomaret, which operates supermarkets, recently unveiled big ambitions for Indonesia as it plans to open around 1,000 outlets in 2012 and... 2012-02-03

The demand positives of growing health awareness, organised retail proliferation and sector investments will keep the Indonesian soft drinks sector on a strong footing for future growth.... 2012-01-30

As an ageing population weighs on the growth prospects of the Japanese mass grocery retail (MGR) sector, local convenience store retailer FamilyMart plans to open around 600 outlets... 2012-01-27

Despite witnessing robust growth of 6.2% on compound annual average growth terms between 2005 and 2011, the Indonesian confectionery market remains relatively fragmented. However, the... 2012-01-13

US fast-food chain operator Burger King plans to set up more stores in Indonesia as it looks to further consolidate its presence in this high-growth market. While we see merit behind... 2012-01-11

In line with our expectations that the limited growth prospects in Singapore will prompt local supermarket retailer Sheng Siong Group to expand abroad, it is reportedly planning to... 2011-12-06

Trans-Asian brewer Asia Pacific Breweries (APB)' full-year prospects look fairly promising after it reported strong earnings and sales growth for the financial year ending September... 2011-11-22

Valuations for the Jakarta Consumer Goods Index are at extremes, and we maintain our view that a significant retracement in the index would be required before attractive entry levels... 2011-11-18

With a population of only 6.2mn, the Laotian beer market remains relatively small when compared with regional economies such as Indonesia and Vietnam. Although per capita beer consumption... 2011-11-14

As affluence grows, consumers across the high-growth emerging markets (EMs) such as China and Brazil are quickly developing an appetite for higher-value coffee products. Indonesia is... 2011-11-09