Vietnam's snack culture, trends and insights
An interview about snack culture and trends with Simon Crowther, Associate Director and Head of Marketing at Mondelez Kinh Do.
Vietnamese Homegrown Brand Pizza 4P’s Opens First International Branch in Cambodia
Vietnamese homegrown brand Pizza 4P’s has officially opened its first international branch and flagship outlet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This will be the popular pizza chain’s 23rd outlet since its inception in 2011.
Vietnam’s Leading Tastemakers Create Recipe e-Book to Raise Funds for Charity
The e-book includes recipes that run the gamut from starters, mains, desserts and cocktails contributed by tastemakers such as Julien Perraudin from Quince Saigon, Peter Cuong Franklin from Anan Saigon and Stephanie Aubriot from Maison Marou Saigon.
Benoit Leloup Joins THE BRIX Saigon as Executive Chef - Announces New Tasting and Inaugural Delivery Menu
Previously at The Renaissance Riverside Hotel in Saigon, Benoit Leloup will pioneer the launch of THE BRIX’s inaugural delivery menu as well its reopening tasting menu featuring new dishes.
An Insight into Vietnam’s Food Delivery Market and its Role in the Country’s Road to Recovery
An interview about Vietnam’s food delivery market and the road to recovery for Vietnam’s F&B industry with Jason Chu, Head of Merchant Business Development at BAEMIN, a Delivery Hero subsidiary and one of Vietnam’s leading food delivery companies.
Nhau Nhau debuts in Asia’s 50 Best Discovery List alongside eleven food and drink spots in Ho Chi Minh City
Not long after Anăn Saigon claimed the 39th spot on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, its liquid counterpart cum rooftop bar, Nhau Nhau (loosely translated into ‘drink drink’) debuts in Asia’s 50 Best Discovery List.
Jacob’s Creek new tagline ‘A Wine Worth Sharing’ calls on drinkers to reconnect with friends and loved ones
Award-winning Australian heritage brand Jacob’s Creek highlights the social dimension of wine in its new tagline ‘A drop worth sharing’. The tagline calls to drinkers to reconnect with friends and loved ones in today’s increasingly disconnected world.
ShopeeFood (ex-NowFood) to be officially launched in Vietnam on August 18
ShopeeFood will officially be launching in Vietnam this month via a rebranding of NowFood – a food delivery platform run by local tech firm Foody Corporation that Sea Group acquired for US$64 million in 2017.
Lacaph Coffee launches BiA-fermented coffee in collaboration with Heart of Darkness Brewery
Lacàph Coffee launches BiA-Fermented Coffee in collaboration with Heart of Darkness Brewery, marking the first of its limited edition experimental coffee lab series.
Chickita Flame Grilled Chicken Restaurant Spreads Its Wings to Franchise Globally
Vietnam-born Chickita is the first Asian inspired flame-grilled chicken restaurant concept. Now, it has formalised its colourful concept into a go-to-market franchise business, ready for global expansion.
No Delivery? No Problem: How These 6 Food and Beverage Businesses in Vietnam Pivoted During The Pandemic
From restrictions on dine-in, delivery and takeouts with only basic essentials and grocery items given the pass, many restaurants have had to shut their doors (temporarily) while others pivoted. Here are five F&B businesses that have successfully pivoted during these uncertain times.
Four Pillars Gin appoints two new trade managers in international markets; Focuses on establishing strongholds in North Asia
This follows a 178% growth in export markets during 2020, and two consecutive years of being awarded the IWSC International Gin Producer of the Year (2019 and 2020).
KAMEREO, Vietnam’s First Tech-Powered B2B Food Sourcing Platform, Bags $4.6 Million In Series A Funding
The new funding will be used to hire new team members and expand to other states in Vietnam, build a new Warehouse Management System and tech improvements.
A lot To Be Proud Of: Gay founder-brewers in Vietnam launch Rainbow Bundle to support Queer Community
To celebrate Pride Month, gay founder-brewers in Vietnam create ‘Rainbow Beer Bundle’ to support Hanoi Queer Community.
Serving up the future: Saigon restaurateurs discuss F&B tech opportunities and challenges
I speak with some of the city’s most notable and long-standing restaurateurs to find out how they’re leveraging technology to sustain and grow their business, the challenges they face during adoption and what they want F&B tech (new and existing) in Vietnam to know.
A new pathway for Vietnamese students to enter Switzerland’s finest culinary school
Q.uriosity Culinary Academy and Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a new pathway for Vietnamese students to enter Switzerland’s finest culinary school.
Interview with Tien Tiep, Founder of Ne Cocktail Bar: Vietnam’s Best Bar
Interview with Pham Tien Tiep, Founder of Ne Cocktail Bar on being Vietnam’s Best Bar, Pho Cocktails and Hanoi’s Bar Industry.
What’s brewin’? An insight into Vietnam’s booming craft beer culture
An interview with Oliver Woods, founder of Beer Asia and craft beer consultant about all things craft beer culture, growth and trends in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Vietnam’s Mekong Capital invests in Marou Chocolate, fuels expansion and concept scale-up
The investment from MEF IV will help to facilitate Marou Chocolate’s plan to further expand its international footprint as well as scale up existing concepts.
How Marou put Vietnam on the world’s chocolate map
Following Mekong Capital’s investment in the chocolate brand, homegrown Vietnamese chocolate brand plans Asian expansion including Singapore and Japan.