A free exhibition at the British Library, supported by Blick Rothenberg, explores the active role Chinese communities have played in British society in the 300 years since the first recorded Chinese person arrived in the UK up until the present day, writes CBBC’s Juliette Pitt Tracing back the origins, exploits and stories of the British Chinese community, who can trace their heritage to regions across East and Southeast Asia, ‘Chinese …
From functional foods to plant-based milks, Andrew Cameron, Head of Insights and Strategy at The Silk Initiative, tells RedFern Digital about the current trends in the food and beverage market in China, and what new brands entering the market need to know What general developmental trends are you seeing in the food and beverage category in China? One trend I’d like to discuss is the growth of functional foods and …
From plant-based Beyond Meat to Hey Tea and Gong Cha’s trendy bubble teas, Chinese consumers continue to look for novel and healthy experiences from food and drink products, and UK brands need to do their research before entering the market, writes Sandra Weiss from RedFern Digital Since the outbreak of Covid-19, there have been several shifts in consumer behaviour and preference in China’s food and drink market. This article looks …
From KFC’s tea-only spin off brand to HeyTea’s new product based on a popular historical drama, recent developments in China’s ice cream, energy drink and bubble tea markets show the importance of integrating Chinese cultural elements into your products. Qing Na from Dao Insights explores three key summer trends It is getting harder to tickle the taste buds of Chinese consumers due to their rapidly-changing preferences and the lightning-fast pace …
Alcohol has shaped Chinese culture for thousands of years, influencing art, philosophy, politics and tradition. Recently, alcohol consumption has been tied to changing political and economic conditions, with young Chinese consumers increasingly willing to try drinks such as whisky, beer and wine Whilst baijiu (a strong colourless liquor usually distilled from sorghum) remains the favourite tipple for many Chinese drinkers, sales are declining as the younger generation continue to associate …
Kristina Koehler-Coluccia from Woodburn Accountants & Advisors examines how changes to the Individual Income Tax Law (IIT) will affect earnings for foreign professionals living and working in China A series of expatriate allowances and tax exemptions that had long been aimed at attracting foreign talent to China will no longer be valid starting 1 January 2022. This will directly impact the taxable income of foreigners working in the region. According …
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)’s new order on imported overseas products comes into effect on January 1, 2022. In order to meet the new policy requirements, overseas food brands will need to make hasty adjustments to their product packaging – is there time? And could cross border e-commerce channels be the answer? Frank Ren of RedFern Digital explains Once the administration of Order No.248 (hereinafter referred to …
Demand for seafood in China has risen in recent years not only due to the growing middle class, but the popularity of short videos and live streams promoting it, writes Elijah Cao of RedFern Digital In 2009, Chinese consumers only made up 1% of the exports of Boston lobster from Canada or the US. Fast forward ten years to 2019, and the export volume had grown to 30%. Despite demand …
This International Women’s day, companies from Pantene to Net-A-Porter chose to make a bold statement on behalf of Chinese women – and the response has been phenomenal. Dao Insights highlights 5 of the best Another International Women’s Day has been and gone, although we can’t help but feel like this one has been the most significant yet – especially for China. Only in recent years have Chinese women begun to …
Covid-19 has brought dramatic changes to Chinese society and its consumers; and while the spread of the epidemic may be controlled quickly through strict social distancing policies, the hit to COVID-19 on China’s consumer sectors, including food and drink, is especially huge. Ran Guo and Huang Yun examine the current food and drink sector landscape in China as well as some of the emerging consumer trends in the sector. As …