China’s duopoly food delivery market
China’s food delivery market is forecasted to exceed 941.74 billion RMB in 2022, making China the world’s biggest O2O (online to offline) food delivery market. Despite the enormous market size and growth, it has displayed, the O2O food delivery market is still far from fully saturated. As the market scale continues to grow rapidly, the […]
Saizeriya in China: how a Japanese chain of Italian food turned into a cult favorite
It has been roughly twenty years since the opening of Saizeriya’s (萨莉亚) very first restaurant in Shanghai in June 2003. By the end of 2021, the Japanese franchise has grown to a total number of over 1,553 outlets across the globe and more than 362 outlets in Mainland China, making it one of the most […]
The premium bakery market in China begins to trickle into lower-tier cities
China’s bakery sector has been expanding rapidly in recent years, underpinned by the country’s rising middle class, the ongoing Westernization of lifestyles and diets, and the increasing demand for convenient food. The baked goods market in China began to gain momentum in 1980 and boomed between 2000 and 2010. During this period, all kinds of foreign brands […]
Successful co-founders on how to scale a restaurant business in China by creating unique and adaptable restaurant brands: China Paradigm transcript #112 with Gennadii Bochkar and Chen Feng
Gennadii Bochkar and Chen Feng are co-founders of a chain of restaurant bars in China. Shanghai residents will be very familiar with some of their brands such as Bites & Brews, Blue Frog, Barbarian, and Nomad among others. Here, they offer insights into how to successfully scale a restaurant business in China. They don’t concentrate […]
China Paradigm transcript #99: Business management in a crisis workshop: Running a restaurant in Shanghai
Find here the China paradigm episode 99. In this interview, Cotton Ding, owner of Cotton’s restaurant and bar shares her success story in China and discusses the challenges of running a restaurant in Shanghai during the coronavirus outbreak. Full transcript below: Welcome to China Paradigm, the show powered by Daxue Consulting where we interview season […]
China Paradigm 112: Opening 8 Shanghai restaurants & clubs in 4 years based on data and tactful branding
Run Shanghai restaurants, bars & clubs Matthieu David interviews Gennadii Bochkar and Chen Feng (Fiona) partners and Co-founders at BIBIMI Group with 10 venues in Shanghai. Situated between the fast-casual and casual dining experiences, the BIBIMI group manages 10 venues successfully and planning to open new spots and even night clubs. But how do they […]
China Paradigm 103: Creating 5 iconic restaurants in 3 different Asian cities
Run restaurants in Asia Matthieu David interviews Philippe Ricard, Founder of La Creperie in Asia. The restaurant business in Asia and all around the world took a big hit with the coronavirus outbreak. But there are some places that can survive anything. La Creperie is a well-established brand in China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong because […]
China Paradigm 99: Meet the founder of the iconic 17 year old restaurant in Shanghai’s ex French concession
Matthieu David interviews Cotton Ding, Owner at Cottons restaurant and bar. The restaurant business is a tough business. That’s especially true when you run a restaurant in Shanghai, China. And more if we are talking about the last few months when people were under strict restrictions to socialize due to the coronavirus outbreak. How has […]
Podcast transcript #54: Everything you need to know about running a French restaurant business in China
Find here the full China paradigm episode 54. Learn more about Charles Carrard’s story running a French restaurant business in China in China and find all the details and additional links below. Full transcript below: Matthieu David: Hello everyone, I’m Matthieu David, the founder of Daxue consulting, a strategic market research company in China and […]
The fast-food market in China: How American brands have conquered the market
The fast-food market in China is on the rise IBIS’ report estimates that the fast food industry in China will generate $177.6 billion in 2019, up almost 8 percent from 2018. KFC came to China in 1987 and ushered in the fast food market. McDonalds and other western food restaurants soon followed seeing the potential […]