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Behind Thread Scenes with Adam, Strategy Director & Partner

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  At Thread, we believe that it’s the people that you “work” with (both colleagues and clients) and the challenges you take on that make “work” exciting and worthwhile. We’ve put work in quotes because we also believe that if it feels like work, then you’re doing it wrong. There is a purpose to all […]

Three unexpected areas where branding agencies help with market entry

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By: Adam Thurland, Partner and Strategy Director   I recently discovered that my iphone could be used as a magnifying glass by changing a couple of settings, it got me thinking, I’ve spent all this money, what other benefits does it have. As a stakeholder in a company that is looking to enter China, you […]

ALDI Stores Open!

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Get the RMB29 ALDI sparkling wine ready, ALDI open’s its first two (yes two) retail stores in China today! It’s an especially exciting day for us as we’ve had to keep it secret since our first project behind closed doors back in 2016. After choosing their Chinese name and putting the pieces of local brand […]

China’s Changing Vegetarian and Vegan Market

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Thread Newsletter – April Edition More than a decade ago in Shanghai, your typical vegetarian options were probably a sad cheese sandwich, an over-priced bowl of lettuce with carrots and tomatoes, or a plain bowl of noodles. A vegan meal? It was almost impossible to get your hands on a decent one, but today – […]

Pigs, Pork and Peppa – Happy Chinese New Year!

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Thread Newsletter – Chinese New Year Edition     Read the full newsletter here and catch our top 10 new years predictions   Catch up on past newsletters Busy? Read our digest of this month’s F&B Insights and Trends on Sustainability  How China’s Vegetarian/Vegan Market is changing and why it matters Don’t miss another edition […]

Why Brand Purpose Matters in the Food & Beverage Industry

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More so than in any other industry, most food & beverage start-up businesses are created out of pure passion (a love of food in general, a famous family dish that deserves wider recognition, a vision to change peoples eating habits etc.), and most F&B entrepreneurs – whether consciously or not – have an intrinsic set […]

We Went Plastic Free For a Week! Here’s How Things Turned Out

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    It happened by chance, our office going plastic free for a week, but it brought about some interesting and positive changes to the office. The trigger for all of this began a couple weeks ago when our Account Manager Fion shared a story about The Final Straw, a collapsible reusable straw that fits […]

3 Trends Affecting Chinese Attitudes Towards Imported Food

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By: Adam Thurland, Director of Strategy at Thread Design     “Eating healthy is more essential these days” is the consensus amongst participants according to recent Thread insights. Great news for imported food brands in China? It turns out that it’s not that simple… It’s no secret that the availability and ability to purchase imported food products in […]