From January to August 2024, the import and export of agricultural products in China saw a year-on-year increase of 15% in net grain imports

Sun, 09/29/2024 - 19:11
screenshot of import and export of agricultural products
import and export of agricultural products
From January to August, the import and export volume of agricultural products was 211.78 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%.
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广东华南粮食交易中心 | 农业农村部农业贸易促进中心

Just in: Miniso will become the largest shareholder of Yonghui Supermarket

Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:31
Miniso and Yonghui
Miniso and Yonghui websites (screenshot)
Ye Guofu, chairman of MINISO, said that China's offline supermarkets are facing a structural opportunity that only comes once every 20 years. MINISO, Sam's Club and Costco are specialty retailers. He was impressed after seeing the first store that Henan Pangdonglai helped Yonghui to renovate. Sales after the renovation were booming.
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零售圈 | 澎湃新闻 | miniso.com | yonghui.com.cn

Haidilao's "Little Hi Love Fried Chicken": New Trend of Light Luxury Fried Chicken 40-50 yuan

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 15:19
Haidilao
Haidilao menu
The products include fried chicken, snacks, and beverages. Little Hi Love Fried Chicken will open stores in multiple cities such as Little Hi Love Fried Chicken plans to open stores in cities such as Tianjin, Wuxi, and Shijiazhuang
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红餐网

Buffet is revolutionizing the catering industry, is it a trend or a trap?

Sun, 09/22/2024 - 21:51
Self service hotpot
Self service hotpot
Self service hotpot of more than 30 yuan per meal, self service fast food of more than 10 yuan per meal, as well as self service desserts, self service barbecue, self service spicy hot pot, etc., various forms of buffets are emerging in batches, capturing the hearts of consumers.
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职业餐饮网

Meat imports in August 2024: 200,000 tons of pork, 41,000 tons of poultry, and 230,000 tons of beef

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 21:29
From January to August, the cumulative import of meat (including offal) was 4.4 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.9%, and the total import value was 108.98 billion yuan, which was still in a downward state year-on-year, down 19.2%.
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新牧网 | 海关总署 | 世安通贸易

Wine imports in August increased by 11.6%, France returned to the top of the month, while Australia declined month-on-month

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 21:22
In terms of country, among the TOP 10 import sources in August, the volume and value of bottled wine imports from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa both increased
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葡萄酒商业观察