On the 1st, people lined up to shop and pay at a U.S. retailer Aldi store in Brooklyn “A box contains six ice cream cones, and it’s on sale for less than 1 dollar, approximately 1,400 Korean won. Where in New York can you eat at this price?” On the afternoon of the 1st, Zhenya Lereka, who was eating a strawberry-flavored ice cream she had purchased with her two daughters in front of the large retail store ALDI in Brooklyn, New York, made this comment while showing her receipt

Alibaba and 1688 Introduction The estimated value of the private label market was $742 billion in 2022 . The market is expected to reach $2049 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 10.8%. In 2023, 24.7% of all the unit sales were from private label brands. Private labelling products give you the opportunity to stand out from the competition and build healthy profit margins without needing to get into a fierce price war with generic, non-labeled products in the same category. Choos

Peru's agricultural exports reached US$9.809 billion between January and September 2025, a 21.4% increase compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). The rise was supported by higher export volumes and stronger prices. "The export sector is strengthened not only by a favorable international environment but also by a national export policy that has laid the foundations for the sustained growth of our export supply," M

(Hite Jinro) Fruit-flavored soju, which sells poorly in South Korea, is becoming a global hit with export sales expected to exceed 130 billion won ($91 million) this year. At Hite Jinro Co.’s Jinro Discovery Bar event held at Regent’s Park in London in June, fruit soju was the most popular item. “More than 10,000 people gathered to taste our fruit soju,” a company official said. The mellow taste and fruity aroma of the drink have lowered the “taste barrier” for foreign consum

Packages of "ramyeon," or instant noodles, are seen at a large discount store in central Seoul, Sept. 22. Yonhap Korea's exports of food and agro products surpassed the $10 billion mark in the shortest amount of time this year, industry data showed Wednesday. Total exports of agro-fisheries goods topped $10 billion as of Monday, more than two weeks earlier than the previous year, according to the data from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT). By destination, expo

Tindle Foods Plant-based meat company Tindle Foods is overhauling its business model, moving away from branded products to concentrate solely on private-label supply.  As part of this shift, the company will focus on European markets and sell its US operations.  In a statement, Tindle said it will channel its efforts into supplying unbranded plant-based proteins to “large” food manufacturers, supermarket chains and restaurant groups.  Outlining the change, Tindle said the str

7-STEP CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA, November 24, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- As global fashion and accessories brands continue to diversify their supply chains, the demand for private label messenger bags has seen notable growth. Companies across the United States, Europe, and Asia are expanding their collections with customizable, durable, and design-driven messenger bags that meet evolving consumer expectations. With cost-efficiency, manufacturing capacity, and technical exp

(Yonhap) South Korean consumers are increasingly turning to cheaper, private-label bakery products from major retailers and convenience stores amid soaring prices. According to sources from the retail industry on Monday, bakery sales at big-box chains Homeplus and Lotte Mart have each climbed about 10 percent this year, on the back of strong demand for their in-house brands, Mon Boulanger and Poongmiso. Sales of Mon Boulanger’s popular Alps salt bread, priced at 2,700 won ($1

Courtesy: TiNDLE Foods Plant-based meat company TiNDLE Foods is pivoting its business model to divest its US operations and focus on private-label products in Europe. Months after rolling out its vegan chicken in hundreds of Kroger stores, marking a ninefold increase in its retail footprint stateside, TiNDLE Foods is bidding adieu to the US. The plant-based meat company is shifting its business model away from branded offerings to exclusively focus on producing affordable pri

TESCO THE WHAT? AI-powered private-label manufacturing platform Keychain has launched in the UK with new investment from Tesco-backed W23 Global. THE DETAILS Keychain integrates product design, sourcing and compliance into one system and has indexed more than 500,000 UK products to help retailers replicate or improve existing formulations. The platform, already used by major US retailers and CPGs, now includes 2,000 UK manufacturers and has a waitlist of more than 1,000 brand

Bundles of instant noodles are displayed on the shelves of a large supermarket in Seoul Shrinking margins clash with gov't pressure to bring down prices Cost pressures are mounting across Korea's import-heavy food sector as the won continues to weaken against the dollar and domestic demand remains sluggish, industry officials said Wednesday. With the government pushing back against price hikes, manufacturers are squeezed between eroding margins and limited room to maneuver —

Aug. 12: Copper anodes are prepared in a furnace at the Glencore Canadian Copper refinery in Montreal, Canada The $270 billion global copper industry has reached an inflection point in 2025. The shift toward a green, electrified, digital future has vastly increased copper demand. The industry’s annual market value is expected to reach $370 billion due to demand for new infrastructure, electric vehicles and renewable energy. Yet the industry is currently facing a convergence o

Foreign nationals browse Korean food products on the streets of Myeong-dong, Seoul, on Oct. 20. (Yonhap) Korean food exports to Africa surged more than 70 percent in the first nine months of the year, emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets for K-food globally, data showed Monday. K-food exports to African countries reached $174.3 million in the January-September period, up 72 percent from a year earlier. Export volume also rose 45 percent to around 183,000 metric tons

November 05, 2025 SEJONG, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Last week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in South Korea served as an opportunity to further boost the country's exports of various agro-livestock products, such as beef and pork, in line with the growing popularity of Korean cuisine across the globe, the agriculture minister said Wednesday. Over the weekend, Seoul completed its sanitary negotiations to export beef and pork from cattle and pigs raised in the so

COFFEE prices have surged to unprecedented levels, yet for many in the industry, the biggest challenge is not simply the high cost of beans – it’s cash flow.  Green coffee now costs more than twice as much as it did a year ago, throwing budgets and financial planning into turmoil.  “The cost of coffee is always a financial challenge for the trade,” says William Hobby, founder and manager of Maverick Coffee Trading . “Not only is physical coffee now costing double – at a minim

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