AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFood Safety Shock (Taiwan): Central Union Oil’s cooking oil probe deepens as the company’s general manager and chairman get NT$20m bail over alleged benzo[a]pyrene contamination, with a recall ordered for affected edible products. Brand & Marketing (Korea/Global): HiteJinro names BTS’s V as JINRO’s first global ambassador, teeing up a worldwide soju campaign. Fast-Casual Expansion (US/Korea): Former Michelin fine-dining chef Jun Hee Park launches Roll Over Kimbap in Manhattan, betting on portable Korean kimbap with seven menu varieties. Beverage & Sustainability (Vietnam): Carlsberg Vietnam earns HR Asia Best Companies recognition for the fourth straight year and a VCCI Top 10 Green Enterprise honour. Agribusiness Investment (Vietnam): Thailand’s C.P. Group plans to expand high-tech agriculture and AI-powered production in Vietnam under the feed-farm-food model. Retail Food Inflation (Thailand): TPSO data shows price hikes across popular ready-to-eat meals, hitting urban workers as energy and transport costs keep rising. Industry Trade (China): interpack China 2026 rebrands and returns Nov 16–18 in Shanghai with 970 exhibitors and a food-and-beverage packaging machinery focus. Weather Disruption (Philippines/Taiwan/China): Typhoon Bavi drives evacuations and landslide deaths, with food and supply stocking reported in Taiwan’s hardest-hit areas.
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