Family-owned Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, announced the internal promotion of Vijay S. Subramaniam, 49, to Managing Director – Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa (AMEA). Effective immediately, Subramaniam is responsible for leading commercial operations in the region for the company’s portfolio of premium spirits. In his new role, Subramaniam […]
J. Walter Thompson Vietnam bagged a gold and a silver at the Transform Awards Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, the only agency from Vietnam this year to make the shortlist and win. This year’s Transform Awards Asia Pacific was held recently in Hong Kong. Transform awards recognize the best practice in global brand development work, with categories […]
Starbucks announced the introduction of Starbucks Teavana as a core offering in more than 6,200 stores across its 16 markets in the China and Asia Pacific region. A new brand for Starbucks in Asia, Starbucks Teavana Handcrafted Beverages and Full Leaf Tea Sachets are now available for the first time giving customers across Asia the […]
Imagine grabbing a tube of paint, dipping your brush in the black goop and gliding the brush across a canvas. Pretty normal, right? Now image that black goop is made entirely of air pollution emitted from vehicles across Asia, and you can actually use that polluted air to create a masterpiece. Tiger Beer, working alongside […]
Shazam has announced an innovative new partnership with Nestlé, set to significantly enhance the way marketers engage with consumers and consumers engage with brands. The partnership sees millions of Shazam-enabled KitKat bars distributed as part of their latest consumer promotion. The KitKat team are on the search for people to join ‘The Breakers Party’ and […]
VML has been appointed as Kellogg’s Asia Pacific regional marketing technology partner, following Kellogg’s competitive multi-agency pitch. VML will expand its current Kellogg relationship beyond Australia and North America to now additionally cover technology across the entire Asia Pacific region plus South Africa for digital and social campaigns. The pitch was led by VML Australia […]
Bacardi unveils its latest innovation – Tang – a revolutionary spirit distilled entirely from green tea leaves. Harnessing the magical properties of the quintessentially Chinese ingredient and blending it with finest spring water from France, Tang is a contemporary spirit with a truly unique and robust taste profile that delivers a brand new drinking experience. The name […]
Mondelez International announced plans to invest $190 million in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to establish the company’s largest manufacturing plant in Asia Pacific. The 134-acre multicategory food campus in Sri City will have annual capacity of 250,000 tons in the end state and will be the largest chocolate manufacturing plant in India. The […]
Want to get an added competitive edge in the push to look good on social media? JWT Singapore and Berocca have created the Berocca Social Booster widget to give young Singaporeans that extra edge on Facebook, putting them one step ahead amongst the hipsters and lead opinions on social media. Berocca Boost is a performance […]
Asia and the Pacific’s drive for food security has focused too narrowly on quantity, with a surge in obesity and still high levels of malnutrition in some countries highlighting the need for a new approach, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study. “Many developing countries in the region face the twin burdens of both […]