POKKA Sencha and Houjicha Japanese Green Tea in are now available in a convenient can format in Singapore. The 100% real brewed Japanese tea also scores an ‘A’ on the Nutri-Grade scale, which means the drinks correspond to the lowest sugar and saturated fat thresholds.
Coca-Cola Beverages in Malaysia has launched “What the Fanta” with the Southeast Asian country being one of the markets selected for the campaign. For those living in Malaysia, “What the Fanta” seems to be a novel concept because Coca-Cola has not launched this concept in the local market before.
This year’s “What the Fanta” is a purple mystery flavour soda with some describing it as having strawberries, lemon, and sour cherries mixed in.
For those who do not want to drink Fanta, they can experience the flavour through a limited-edition Slurpee at 7-Eleven.
Remember to scan the QR code to join the flavour hunt.
Unilever Malaysia has rolled out three new ice cream in the local market. The new Wall’s Mochi Musang King (50g) is made from 100% Musang King. Wall’s has in the past introduced Wall’s Mochi Durian Matcha and Wall’s Mochi Durian both in 2020. This time, the Mochi Musang King uses premium Musang King durian.
Unilever has introduced Wall’s Hokkaido Milk & Mochi ice cream, a delightful treat that combines the rich and creamy flavor of Hokkaido milk with a sweet and chewy mochi inclusion.
Moreover, the new Magnum Matcha Crumble is an East-meets-West ice cream with velvety smooth matcha ice cream coated with Magnum’s iconic thick cracking Belgian chocolate and crunchy Shortbread crumble.
Wall’s latest ice cream in Indonesia features the taste of double chocolate. Priced at IDR 5,000, Wall’s Feast Duo has crunchy peanuts for the extra mouthfeel.
Joyday, meanwhile, has three new ice cream products – Joyday Crunchy Cookies Cream, Joyday Choco Crunch (IDR 3,000) and Joyday Rocket Star.
Malaysia-based Bentoree has launched its latest one-minute fried rice and is ready-to-eat in various flavours. Bentoree is known for its nourishing soup, non-meat meals in bowl, herbal tea and RTD coffee.
Now you can enjoy Chinese Fried Rice, Tom Yum Fried Rice, Kampung Fried Rice and Korean Fried Rice anywhere and anytime.
Bentoree one-minute meals are available at Noko, Setiahub, Ninso, Mr Dollar and Ecoshop.
Buy other Bentoree’s products on Lazada.
Vietnam’s TH Group has launched TH true FOOD including dumplings, kimchi, tteokbokki (rice cakes), sausages and bacon as convenient kitchen solutions to help busy homemakers.
The company employs state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities at the TH Clean Processing Factory in Bac Ninh including using IQF to ensure the finished products can stay fresh longer without the use of preservatives.
The entry into the food segment expands the market and opens up new opportunities for TH to capture new markets.
PepsiCo has launched two new Cheetos snacks in Malaysia. Now you can enjoy the new light and airy Cheetos Puffs as well as the the addictive crunch of the Cheetos Crunchy with the Flamin Hot flavour.
Buy now on Shopee.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. have entered into a letter of intent with The Coca-Cola Company to purchase Coca-Cola Philippines in an acquisition worth USD 1.8 billion. Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines’ FY2022 revenue stood at around USD 1.7 billion with a PBT of USD 90 million. Upon the completion of the transaction, CCEP will hold a 60% stake, while Aboitiz will have the remaining 40%.
CCEP operates in 29 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines’ volume by category: cola (42%), flavours, mixers and energy (35%) and hydration (23%). According to Nielsen, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines has a sparkling value share of 69% in 2022 and 43% of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink (NARTD) value share.
The Philippines is the second largest market in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
Fonterra has recently launched Keju Anchor Cheddar (Anchor Cheddar Cheese) in Indonesia. Anchor, known for its butter, is now available in cheese to provide consumers with another choice. The demand for cheese is growing in Indonesia as consumers increasingly use cheese in various food and drinks.
Anchor Cheddar Cheese is described as milky and creamy and is made from milk from grass-fed cows. The cheese is available in 150g packs.
Central Retail, which owns the FamilyMart convenience store chain in Thailand, is rebranding some of the current FamilyMart stores into Tops Daily. However, iconic products like bento will still be sold. According to CRC’s latest data, the group operates 409 convenience stores in Thailand. Both Tops Daily and FamilyMart operate under the ‘proximity store’ concept with Tops Daily having a bigger outlet size.
It has been confirmed that FamilyMart is exiting the Thai market after its franchise agreement with local retailer Central Group ended in late May, as reported by Nikkei.
