The Business Times: Nutritious food sector has growth spurt

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• Nutritious food sector has growth spurt
• In economic crisis, businesses change their ad strategies
• Ministry reveals rural wish list
• FIEs reason with MOIT on their right to collect materials
• Starbucks revenues in Vietnam exceed target

Nutritious food sector has growth spurt Posted: 19 May 2013 09:04 PM PDT HCM CITY (VNS) — Despite the continued slowdown in the economy, Viet Nam’s nutrition industry saw robust growth in the last 12 months, with local consumers still rating health as a major concern behind the economy and job security, according to a recent report from market-research company Nielsen. The findings were released at a Nielsen’s [...]

In economic crisis, businesses change their ad strategies Posted: 19 May 2013 07:16 PM PDT Readers have got tired of ad pieces on print papers, while TV watchers would switch to other channels when they see ads. With 28 million users, the Internet has become a new potential ad channel. The participants at the workshop discussing the tendency in the communication and advertisement industries in Vietnam all agreed that advertising [...]

Ministry reveals rural wish list Posted: 19 May 2013 07:13 PM PDT The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called for more support from international communities to complete programmes for new rural development initiatives in localities Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said that priority should be given to six fields, including raising income for rural residents, improving their cultural and spiritual life, [...]

FIEs reason with MOIT on their right to collect materials Posted: 19 May 2013 07:10 PM PDT Foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have complained that they bear the discriminatory treatment when they are prohibited to purchase materials from farmers. FIEs put on tenterhooks The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in a newly released legal document, reaffirmed that foreign invested enterprises can buy Vietnamese goods for export, but they must not collect materials directly [...]

Starbucks revenues in Vietnam exceed target Posted: 19 May 2013 07:08 PM PDT The Starbucks Corporation, one of the world's leading coffee brands, has claimed initial success in Vietnam. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says revenues from the company's first Vietnamese outlet have surpassed expectations, although it has experienced a number of challenges to attract local consumers. The Wall Street Journal said  Vietnam— known for its nerve-jangling strong coffee, [...]

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