--- title: "News Flash | Q3 Reports of 12 Food Companies Released; Unilever Expands into Micro-Business; Arla Debuts New Products at Sugar & Wine Fair; Mondelez Launches New Côte d'Or Chocolate; Taodou Foods Declares Bankruptcy..." description: "This issue covers the Q3 2018 financial reports of 12 listed food companies, showing overall positive performance. It also reports on Mondelez's new Côte d'Or dark chocolate, Arla's new organic milk at the Sugar & Wine Fair, Unilever's entry into micro-business channels, and Taodou Foods' bankruptcy." author: "New Distribution" publisher: "New Distribution" email: "zhaobo258@gmail.com" telephone: "+8615854817671" published: "2018-10-25" language: "en" canonical: "https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/news-flash-q3-reports-of-12-food-companies-released-unilever-expands-int-3225841c/" markdown: "https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/news-flash-q3-reports-of-12-food-companies-released-unilever-expands-int-3225841c.md" original_source: "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mQChl6T6AVGpxl19urUwyQ" translation: "https://xinjignxiao.com/zh/articles/%E5%BF%AB%E8%AE%AF-12%E5%AE%B6%E9%A3%9F%E4%BC%81%E4%B8%89%E5%AD%A3%E6%8A%A5%E5%87%BA%E7%82%89%E6%8A%A2%E5%85%88%E7%9C%8B-%E8%81%94%E5%90%88%E5%88%A9%E5%8D%8E%E5%B8%83%E5%B1%80%E5%BE%AE%E5%95%86-%E7%88%B1%E6%B0%8F%E6%99%A8%E6%9B%A6%E6%90%BA%E6%96%B0%E5%93%81%E4%BA%AE%E7%9B%B8%E7%B3%96%E9%85%92%E4%BC%9A-%E4%BA%BF%E6%BB%8B%E6%8E%A8%E9%87%91%E8%B1%A1%E5%B7%A7%E5%85%8B%E5%8A%9B%E6%96%B0%E5%93%81-%E6%B7%98%E8%B1%86%E9%A3%9F%E5%93%81%E5%AE%A3%E5%91%8A%E7%A0%B4%E4%BA%A7-3225841c.md" attribution: "New Distribution — https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/news-flash-q3-reports-of-12-food-companies-released-unilever-expands-int-3225841c/" usage_policy: "https://xinjignxiao.com/ai-policy.txt" --- # News Flash | Q3 Reports of 12 Food Companies Released; Unilever Expands into Micro-Business; Arla Debuts New Products at Sugar & Wine Fair; Mondelez Launches New Côte d'Or Chocolate; Taodou Foods Declares Bankruptcy... > This issue covers the Q3 2018 financial reports of 12 listed food companies, showing overall positive performance. It also reports on Mondelez's new Côte d'Or dark chocolate, Arla's new organic milk at the Sugar & Wine Fair, Unilever's entry into micro-business channels, and Taodou Foods' bankruptcy. Today's Headlines **1. Q3 Reports of 12 Food Companies Including Xiangpiaopiao, Fuling, and Kedi Show Positive Performance!** ▲▲▲ As October comes to an end, listed food companies have begun to release their Q3 reports in a flurry. As of last night, 12 food and beverage companies including Xiangpiaopiao, Fuling Zhacai, and Kedi Dairy have published their 2018 Q3 reports. Here are the details: Company | Revenue (100 million RMB) | YoY Growth | Net Profit (100 million RMB) | YoY Growth Haoxiangni | 35.62 | 26.80% | 1.08 | 22.23% Taoli Bread | 35.24 | 19.26% | 4.63 | 29.27% Keming Noodle | 19.99 | 25.08% | 0.02 | 66.87% Beingmate | 18.10 | -9.81% | 0.28 | 107.30% Xiangpiaopiao | 16.80 | 25.34% | 0.84 | 2.65% Chengde Lulu | 16.74 | 7.30% | 3.50 | 9.76% Fuling Zhacai | 15.45 | 25.94% | 5.23 | 72.16% Hengshun Vinegar | 12.36 | 10.83% | 2.18 | 50.69% Tianrun Dairy | 11.05 | 21.25% | 1.04 | 20.83% Kedi Dairy | 9.17 | 6.81% | 1.08 | 4.70% Haixin Food | 7.29 | 20.90% | 0.27 | 206.43% Bairun | 0.09 | 6.14% | 1.30 | 11.52% Among the 12 listed food companies, all achieved net profit growth in the first three quarters, with 11 achieving both revenue and net profit growth. Companies such as Haoxiangni, Taoli Bread, Keming Noodle, Fuling Zhacai, Hengshun Vinegar, and Haixin Food saw double-digit growth in both revenue and net profit. This indicates that the overall operating performance of listed food companies in Q3 this year has been relatively good. **2. Mondelez Launches New Côte d'Or Dark Chocolate** ▲▲▲ Recently, Mondelez China launched a new chocolate product – Côte d'Or dark chocolate. Speaking of Côte d'Or chocolate, its reputation is no less than that of Milka chocolate. As is well known, Belgium is famous for its chocolate production, and Côte d'Or, introduced by Mondelez China, is one of its representative brands. Côte d'Or is a well-known Belgian chocolate brand with a long history. Côte d'Or is most famous for its dark chocolate products, and this time Mondelez China has launched a dark chocolate product. The new Côte d'Or dark chocolate is available in a gift box packaging, with a specification of 480g per box, and the product inside is individually wrapped. The packaging prominently features the "golden elephant" image, with a red background and a majestic golden elephant in the center, which is the brand image of Côte d'Or. Currently, the new Côte d'Or dark chocolate gift box is available on Mondelez China's Tmall official flagship store, with a regular price of 138 yuan per box, and a promotional price of 99.9 yuan per box launched recently. It is reported that the product does not contain cocoa butter substitutes, is positioned in the mid-to-high-end market, and will bring delicious enjoyment to consumers who love dark chocolate and pursue the original flavor of chocolate. **3. Fortune's Future 50 Companies List Released; The Only Chinese Food Company Selected Is...** ▲▲▲ The Fortune Global 500 list has become a weather vane in the business world, and being on it is the goal of many companies and the ultimate dream of countless entrepreneurs. However, since its inception in 1955, only 60 companies were still on the list in 2017. That is, less than 12% of companies can withstand the test of time, and the vast majority stay on the list for no more than 50 years. This year, they expanded their selection scope globally, evaluating more than 1,000 large listed companies worldwide, with the entry threshold being annual sales of $10 billion or a market value of $20 billion. Monster Beverage from the US and Haitian Flavoring & Food from China entered the 2018 Future 50 as representatives of food and beverage companies. **Fortune Future 50 Companies Full List** **4. Century-Old Brand Arla Debuts New Products at Sugar & Wine Fair** ▲▲▲ Arla has been in the Chinese market for many years, mainly focusing on online channels, and has grown to become the fourth-largest imported dairy brand on the internet, performing particularly well on mainstream platforms such as JD.com and Suning. It is reported that "attacking" offline retail channels and occupying a broader market share will become Arla's next channel focus. To this end, it will bring newly launched products from the end of 2018 to the 99th National Sugar & Wine Fair (Changsha) to recruit distributors nationwide! Arla organic milk new product packaging It is understood that the new organic whole milk, which Arla is vigorously promoting this time, comes in two specifications: 1L family pack and 250ml portable pack, using rustic, natural brown kraft paper, simple yet not simplistic, giving a refreshing feeling. Before its launch in the Chinese market, this organic milk had already been introduced in markets such as South Korea, Singapore, and the UK, achieving gratifying results, and has brought Arla nearly 27 times sales growth in global markets outside Europe. **5. Unilever Accelerates Layout in Micro-Business Channels** ▲▲▲ Recently, Unilever China launched its first micro-business new retail project, the "Hazeline Snow Series," and has begun national recruitment in CS channels (cosmetic specialty store channels) and micro-business channels. According to Unilever, this project is Unilever's first internal innovation management project globally. Unilever also intends to integrate micro-business channels with CS channels. Since May 2017, this daily chemical giant has accelerated its channel sinking pace, announcing a comprehensive expansion of CS channels in China and launching products exclusively for this channel in conjunction with CS stores. Currently, with the implementation of the first micro-business new retail project, Unilever plans to "let CS store practitioners enter the micro-business field, creating a new model of physical store micro-business. The future goal is to achieve annual retail sales of 250 million yuan." The rapid growth of the micro-business market is the main reason for Unilever's accelerated layout in this channel. **6. Taodou Foods Declares Bankruptcy** ▲▲▲ On October 24, Suzhou Taodou Foods Co., Ltd. announced bankruptcy. According to the official notice, Taodou Foods is applying for bankruptcy proceedings due to financial problems. From now on, all employees do not need to come to work, and the labor relationship will end on October 31. The company will pay employees' September and October wages as usual, with October wages paid in full (deducting employee leave portions). Tencent News **1. Tencent, Yonghui Superstores, and ParknShop China Establish Joint Venture** Yesterday, Yonghui Superstores announced that it will inject its equity in Guangdong Yonghui and Shenzhen Yonghui, as well as ParknShop China's equity in Guangzhou ParknShop, Jiangmen ParknShop, and Dongguan ParknShop, and some cash into a joint venture. The stores under the joint venture will use the "ParknShop Yonghui" brand. **2. China Red Bull Business License Expires; Controlling Shareholder Red Bull Thailand Initiates Compulsory Liquidation Process** Red Bull Thailand has filed for compulsory liquidation proceedings with the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court on October 15. It stated that during the liquidation period, Red Bull Thailand has decided to启用 new partners and operating models. **3. Heineken and China Resources Enterprise Are Pushing Forward with Signing Final Strategic Cooperation Agreement** Heineken previously announced on August 3 that it had signed a non-binding agreement with China Resources Enterprise and China Resources Beer to establish a long-term strategic partnership in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Heineken stated that the parties are currently continuously promoting the signing of the final agreement, and further announcements will be made when there is more information. **4. Haidilao Opens First Smart Restaurant in Beijing** Haidilao announced on the 23rd that its first smart restaurant will open on the 28th at Beijing Zhongjun World City. According to reports, under ideal conditions, it takes only 2 minutes from ordering to serving. To develop the smart restaurant, Haidilao has cooperated with Panasonic, Yonyou, iFlytek, and Alibaba Cloud. Haidilao stated that this exploration is based on the need to control food safety and reduce store management costs, and in the future, these intelligent devices will be deployed in more stores. The staffing of this Haidilao smart restaurant is reduced by about 20% compared to stores of the same scale. **5. Japan's Suntory to Release Pig Year Whisky in November** According to People's Daily Online today, citing the Asahi Shimbun website, Suntory has begun producing the new year's zodiac packaging version of whisky. It is reported that Suntory's Yamazaki Distillery has been producing zodiac packaging whisky for 37 years, with the bottle containing ROYAL whisky. As of the 24th of this month, the Yamazaki Distillery will produce about 16,800 bottles of Pig Year whisky, with an expected retail price of 8,800 yen (approximately 542 yuan, excluding tax), and will go on sale in Japan from November 6. **6. Ferrero Invests $9 Million to Expand New Jersey Plant** According to foreign media yesterday, Ferrero invested $9 million (approximately 63 million yuan) to expand its plant in Franklin Township, New Jersey. This expansion will add 100 new jobs locally, and the plant's packaging and warehousing area will reach 67,000 square feet (approximately 6,200 square meters). According to company employees, since 2016, Ferrero has invested about $12 million (approximately 84 million yuan) in this plant to ensure the production of Kinder Joy eggs. 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