Industry Developments

Concerns over the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, economic uncertainties in the US as well as a potential hard landing in China continue to cast a shadow over the near-term domestic... 2012-04-11

Malaysia-based beverage firm Dutch Lady Milk Industries reported strong growth in both revenue and earnings for the year ending December 2011. More noteworthy is the company's improvement... 2012-04-10

US coffee retail giant Starbucks has growing ambitions in the Chinese market. Starbucks is planning to stretch its presence beyond the major cities of China into third-tiered and fourth-tiered... 2012-04-10

Vietnamese food producer Kinh Do Corporation is likely to witness slower domestic demand in the coming quarters as global headwinds begin to weigh on consumer sentiment and prompt more... 2012-04-05

International expansion has long been a strategic priority for Japanese retailer Aeon. Aeon is accelerating its expansions across emerging markets such as Vietnam as it struggles to... 2012-04-04

Consumer goods investors looking to Indonesia will find a market steadily adopting consumerism. While per capita food consumption levels in Indonesia are relatively low, the country... 2012-04-02

Recent reports have suggested that Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Breweries Group (UB Group), is looking to divest a 13% stake in Indian brewer United Breweries (UB). Dutch brewer... 2012-04-02

Food safety issues have surfaced again in China. US fast-food giant McDonald's and French retailer Carrefour have allegedly sold expired chicken products in their Chinese stores. We... 2012-03-30

Our expectations that the Japanese consumer will maintain a conservative stance in 2012 suggest headwinds for Japanese consumer equities over the coming quarters. Weak asset prices... 2012-03-29

Tying well with our view that foreign consumer goods manufacturers will place a greater focus on developing their supply chains to put themselves in the best position to take advantage... 2012-03-28