Aeon employs over 155,000 staff across a plethora of businesses ranging from General Merchandise, Supermarket and Drug stores, plus financial services and shopping centre developments. Although global retailers have been challenged to expand internationally (think of Tesco’s advance and retreat in the US, or Carrefour’s global pull back), Aeon has developed businesses in Hong Kong, […]
Unilever is not currently a stock market darling. In 2021 its shares fell 9% whilst the broader London market rose 11%. Compared to peers like Nestlé and J&J, Unilever’s stock price has underperformed significantly. For two consecutive years its pre-tax profits have fallen, Unilever also missed another key goal: 3-5% sales growth. There are growing
Not many people know that the Japanese breadcrumb category is worth around $350m. Breadcrumbs are an every day part of life and used to make batter for fried foods like Tonkasu and fish, they also coat many types of vegetable dishes. Panko as it’s called here, is a combination of the word ‘Pan’ (‘Le pain’,