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 […]
The O2O food delivery market in China 2019 | Daxue Consulting
Transformation of eating habits in China Getting takeout food is a relatively recent phenomenon in the country. The trend started with foreign fast food franchises such as McDonald’s in the 1990s. Homegrown local restaurants, such as noodle houses and those offering regional specialties, followed suit. But it was not until the rise of online food […]
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 | Daxue Consulting
Fast food market in China “China’s demand for fast food will continue to grow at 10 percent by 2025” is what the latest Research and Market’s “fast food industry in China” report is forecasting. The fast food market in China is on the rise IBIS’ report estimates that the fast food industry in China will […]
AI in the Food and Beverage industry in China: the future of dining starts today | Daxue Consulting
Advances in technology and artificial intelligence have made many things possible in China, especially on-demand food ordering. The use of AI in the food and beverage industry in China allows players to save time in the production phase in order to focus on more creative solutions and research. Now robots can be found in restaurants […]