Mar 30, 2020

Franchising updates for Southeast Asia (ASEAN)

Photo: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam This is an update to an earlier post that I did concerning the coronavirus…
Mar 26, 2020

Uniqlo Vietnam to open second store in Ho Chi Minh City

Uniqlo Vietnam is to open Ho Chi Minh’s second store this year despite the coronavirus outbreak. Located at SC Vivo City shopping mall…
Mar 20, 2020

Comment: It's time to strategise

As dine-in services come to a standstill, Asian Cuisine Co., Ltd and Exquisine System Co MD Trevor MacKenzie says restaurateurs…
Mar 16, 2020

JFC forges ahead with plan to put up Tim Ho Wan in China

Unfazed by the China-epicentered coronavirus pandemic, fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is moving forward with its expansion plan for…
Mar 09, 2020

The ‘accidental’ restaurateur

TREVOR MACKENZIE Managing Director, Asian Cuisine Co. Ltd. and Exquisine System Co. “Just what is Thai hospitality? It’s people who…
Mar 05, 2020

Blog: Coronavirus…life goes on in Asia.

  As I am sitting in a lounge at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and…