
Tong Van
Tong Van was born and educated in Vietnam and travels around Southeast Asia frequently. A graduate of Ho Chi Minh City Law School majoring in Legal English, Van has been a content writer for several years. With Inside Retail Asia she has researched the Top 50 Innovative Retail Leaders in Hong Kong for three years running and writes news. Her retail interests include fashion, health & beauty and food.
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Dan Murphy’s boss to head M&S Food
Freudmann will sit on the executive committee and succeed Stuart Machin, who was appointed CEO of M&S last month.
Jun 20, 2022

Four Pillars launches alcohol-free gin
The range is modelled on Four Pillars' signature gins, Rare Dry Gin and Bloody Shiraz Gin.
Jun 10, 2022

LMG expands Harry Brown big box liquor store network
The expansion will take the number of big box liquor stores to nine, with more planned next year.
Jun 6, 2022

Liquor Emporium parent bought by Hairydog Group
Liquor Emporium parent company, S&P Liquor Group, has been acquired by e-commerce liquor company Hairydog Group for an u...
May 16, 2022

Treasury Wine Estates opens $165 million mega wine plant
The new wine plant is estimated to produce more than 100 million litres of wine annually.
May 11, 2022

Stolichnaya rebrands globally in tribute to Ukraine
The rebrand came after the group announced it would source all of its alcohol from Slovakia instead of Russia.
May 9, 2022

Arnott’s to resume manufacturing in New Zealand after 25 years
A multi-million-dollar manufacturing facility is under construction in West Auckland, scheduled to launch early next yea...
May 4, 2022

Harris Farm Markets commits to Canberra flagship store
Construction of the store will commence in the middle of this year.
May 4, 2022

Society Pass signs up to source WA agri-food products for Asia
CEO and founder of The GrowHub, Lester Chan, said the partnership is an extension of the company’s strategy to expand in...
Apr 26, 2022

Coles starts selling own-brand lines in Singapore grocery chain
The launch into FairPrice marks the Australian retailer’s first partnership in Singapore.
Apr 7, 2022

L’Occitane buys Australian skincare brand Grown Alchemist
The acquisition is part of L’Occitane’s plan to further broaden its health-conscious beauty portfolio, attracting influe...
Mar 28, 2022

Barry Callebaut expands NSW chocolate plant
The expansion, which covers an 11,000sqm site, comes at a time when the country sees a growing demand for high-quality c...
Mar 24, 2022

Skincare social enterprise Unlabelled wants Aussies to ‘be themselves’
All of its profit will be donated to charities that support tackling mental health issues and youth suicide in Australia...
Mar 23, 2022

7-Eleven to sell body scrub online made from coffee
Head of marketing communications at 7-Eleven, Adam Jacka, said 7-Eleven Coffee Body Scrub is an “innovative way” to show...
Mar 22, 2022

Farmer Jo heads to the US
“We always dreamed of one day taking our wee business to America, the home of granola and being able to fly the Aussie f...
Mar 16, 2022

Endeavour Group ramps up digital investment as sales near $1 billion
“For the first time, we are seeing more customers engaging with our brands via the website or app than in our brick-and-...
Mar 8, 2022

Amazon to close physical bookstores, focus on groceries
The company said it will remain focused on Whole Foods Markets and Amazon Fresh stores, and its cashier-less grocery mod...
Mar 3, 2022

Malaysian food co’s IPO will fund Australian expansion
Farm Fresh is looking to raise US$238 million in a Malaysian listing, and already has 30 investors confirmed.
Mar 1, 2022

The Iconic COO to take helm of Flybuys
Lee will succeed current CEO, John Merakovsky, who will depart in April.
Feb 16, 2022

OzHarvest to open eatery on prime Sydney restaurant strip
The kitchen will be co-run by renowned chef, Massimo Bottura, who is also behind the Food for Soul charity.
Feb 15, 2022