AgencyChina is confident CBD skincare will be a big deal in China. Chinese skincare-obsessed consumers value CBD skincare’s soothing, anti-inflammatory effects.

Restaurant dining hasn’t fully recovered, with consumers eating out less and spending less time in restaurants per sitting. Against that backdrop, we see many opportunities for F&B players to augment the home cooking experience.

Sales momentum for low-calorie meal-replacement products continues as: (1) sedentary lifestyles become prevalent; (2) unrealistic beauty standards persist; and (3) consumers search for higher quality meal replacements.

LEGO, famous for its toy bricks, wins another major intellectual property lawsuit against LEPIN in China. China will continue strengthening its intellectual property regime and enforcement measures.

China is the world’s largest producer of cannabis, but previously didn’t have a specific regulatory architecture for end-consumer products with CBD. That’s now changing, paving the way for CBD-infused products to be manufactured and sold locally.

In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, China’s consumers are spending less time on the shopping process — but they’re spending more money on luxury and cosmetics than before, according to Chen Xiaodong, CEO of InTime. InTime has has 62 department stores in 33 Chinese cities.

A report from CLSA, surveying 2400 consumers from 24 Chinese cities, suggests trade tension between Australia and China hasn’t dampened Chinese consumers’ attitudes towards Australian products.

European entrants into China need to be aware that Chinese consumers don’t quite have the same understanding of ‘organic’ as customers in Europe. Although organic food imports to China have strong growth tailwinds, consumer education on organic propositions still has a long way to go.