For anyone hoping that China would open up after 20th Party Congress, you will have to wait longer. Meanwhile a set of data is causing concerns in the trade as it estimates the country faces a RMB 300 billion alcohol glut. Read More
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From hot pot restaurants Haidilao to family eateries to Michelin-starred Chinese restaurants, bookings are full towards end of June to early July, but some caution it will take up to 3 months to return to pre-lockdown level. Read More
Seven bars in Hong Kong have joined Zero Waste Cocktail initiative, a global campaign launched by Flor de Caña rum brand in over 30 countries that targets to cut up to 15 tons of food waste by creating sustainable cocktails. Read More
Thailand will be lifting a 50-year-old alcohol ban that bans alcoholic beverage sales in the afternoon starting from July 1 in a hope to boost local tourism. Read More
Bar owners and operators in Hong Kong are dismayed after months of closure that it will have to wait until at least May for reopening, as industry leaders complain that the city's thousands of bars only operated for 6 days so far this year. Read More
Hong Kong's wine market rebounded with vengeance in 2021 but with the city imposing the toughest Covid curbs yet, will 2022 reverse all gains? Read More
Bars have been hit hard in mainland China and a new report estimates that about 6,000 bars in the country went out of business during the pandemic year.
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Allan Zeman said that about 35% of the city's bars had shut doors because of the pandemic and prolonged government ban on operation. Read More
Greene King, UK’s largest pub chain and brewer owned by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, will suspend operation at 79 of its locations, permanently … Read More
How did Japanese restaurants and bars manage to keep their business afloat during and after lockdown? Smart take-away policy using smaller bottling formats and promoting rare gems are some of the strategies that saved many businesses, writes Mari Yasuda. Read More