MALAYSIA – China is an important growth market for local halal food manufacturers that should be tapped into, says the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).
ASIA – The consumption of liquid dairy products (LDP) in the Asia Pacific region will grow by almost 45% to almost 200 billion litres by 2020, with India and China expected to account for more than a third of the world’s total LDP consumption, according to a new report from Tetra Pak.
CHINA – The total sales of consumer goods in Hefei, Anhui province, grew 18.5% in the first quarter to hit US$3.83 billion (RMB24.91 billion), according to the Bureau of Statistics of Hefei.