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Billionaires muscle in on convenience store king’s domain
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/10/2023
» Some of Thailand’s wealthiest tycoons are looking to muscle in on the convenience-store sector, betting that a shift in consumer preferences for buying less but shopping more often will fuel demand for years to come.
Seafood giant Thai Union bets on plant-based future
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/03/2021
» Thai Union Group Plc, the world's largest canned tuna producer, is targeting 5% annual growth for the next five years to reach 160 billion baht by 2025, betting on alternative proteins and food supplements, its top executive said on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s richest man bets $2bn to sell cars to US
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2019
» HANOI: The billionaire behind six-month-old Vietnamese auto startup VinFast plans a feat even Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor Co couldn’t pull off during their early days: sell a car in the US.
Google stranglehold on search pushes companies into dead zones
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/10/2019
» LONDON: “Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.”
Entrepreneur is trying to cure Hong Kong’s meat addiction
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/06/2017
» HONG KONG -- David Yeung believes that meat is the new tobacco. But the long-time vegetarian and practicing Buddhist won’t try to get you to stop eating meat. He just wants you to consider eating less.
Japan's budget furniture king discounted his way to a fortune
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2017
» TOKYO -- Embarrassed by the recall of thousands of kitchenware pots after they appeared to leak lead when heated, Japan’s discount-furniture king, Akio Nitori, took an unusual step. He hired a team of auto industry engineers to revamp his quality assurance and testing division.
DeVere, firm targetting UK expats, said to face SEC probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2017
» NEW YORK -- Wherever there are British expats with money, there’s a DeVere Group office not far away. And in many of those places, the company’s aggressive sales tactics or high fees have drawn the attention of regulators.
African beauty under L'Oreal's microscope
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 13/03/2017
» L'Oreal SA is trying to find out what African women want, and then make money from it.
'Slavery' labels sought for US goods
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2015
» Jarring words could end up on candy bar wrappers, packages of frozen shrimp and even cans of cat food originating in Thailand if some California lawyers get their way.
Slavery labels sought for US goods
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/12/2015
» NEW YORK — “This item may be the product of slave labour.”