Consumer goods

Vietnam’s condiment king Masan Consumer wants to spice things up in South-east Asia, China

The maker of household brands such as Chinsu, Nam Ngu and Omachi aims to double global revenue share in three years

Kailash Gupta, managing director of Generation Next Communications, says: "If you keep doing the same things that everyone else is doing, then you can’t really build a great business."
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Generation Next Communications adds value by always being on the hunt for ‘what’s next’

The five-time winner is now looking to tap AI to boost performance

Nivedita Venkateish founded the company after being laid off during the tech industry downturn in late 2022.

Singapore eldercare startup Aire eyes Malaysia expansion as revenue hits seven figures

Within two years, it has secured shelf space for its adult incontinence products in 100 outlets including FairPrice and Sheng Siong

Satyaki Banerjee, group CEO of Luxasia, wants the company to stay entrepreneurial and agile, while investing in transformation and technology.

Luxasia: The name behind big luxury brands’ presence in Apac, from Hermes to La Prairie

The distributor plans to expand its reach, adopt more technologies

Both high-end and mass-market retailers in China have suffered from sales slumps in categories spanning skincare to handbags and beer.

After China’s long retail downturn, CEOs see consumer spending coming back

Several North American and European companies have posted positive results in the Asian nation in recent weeks

The price of Koala’s March, chocolate-filled crackers sold by Lotte, has jumped by 70% since 2022, when a standard box shrank to 48 grams from 50 grams, according to Neage.jp.

Hidden inflation drives Japan consumers to price-tracking sites

Shoppers in the island nation are facing higher living costs for the first time since the burst of an asset bubble in the early 90s ushered in decades of deflation

Kraft Heinz’s separation into two – one focused on condiments like Heinz ketchup, the other on grocery food brands like hot dog maker Oscar Mayer

Big Food goes small: Kraft Heinz bets on simplicity to boost shares

Breakups aim for simpler, focused businesses with higher valuations

Kraft Heinz expects the tax-free spinoff to close in the second half of 2026.

Kraft Heinz to split into two companies in growth push

[CHICAGO] Kraft Heinz will split into two listed companies, one focused on groceries and the other on sauces and spreads, the US packaged foods maker said on Tuesday (Sep 2), seeking to jump-start gro...

People visit the exhibition 'Era of Uglies Has Arrived' by Alibaba's Taobao, Hangzhou, China, August 13, 2025.

China’s favourite ‘ugly’ products celebrated with exhibition

[HANGZHOU] From sandals inspired by cabbage leaves to a tower of misshapen cat pillows, a new exhibition in Hangzhou is celebrating the weirdest and most aesthetically unappealing products available f...

Consumer complaints for the beauty industry fell slightly to 558 for the first half of 2025, from 600 in the year-ago period.

Consumers lost S$108,000 in beauty industry prepayments for H1 2025; overall complaints down 19%: Case

Many beauty industry-related complaints involve consumers being pressured into signing high-value packages under unclear or exaggerated promises