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This New Year's Goods Are a Hit, Selling Out in Stores! The Main Buyers Are Actually the Post-90s Generation! Staying Local for the New Year, Discovering a New Trend?
As the Spring Festival approaches, more people are choosing to stay in Beijing for the holiday, and the consumption of Beijing-style New Year goods remains strong. Many consumers who cannot bring Beijing specialties home in person are opting to mail them via express delivery. Reporters learned that many time-honored brands have seen sales growth through online channels.
New DistributionFor a Condiment Brand to Succeed, Is Being Expensive Enough?
Condiments are getting more expensive. Recently, Haitian launched its 'Naked Soy Sauce' series, featuring a 0-additive concept and only five ingredients, pushing Haitian soy sauce into a new price range. A 460ml bottle sells for 39.9 yuan on Tmall. Meanwhile, Qianhe, known for its high-end positioning, continues to focus on '0-additive' and organic concepts, with its organic soy sauce priced at 49.9 yuan per 500ml. The shift reflects changing consumer demographics and a growing demand for health and convenience.
刘伯约Roland Berger China Report: Five Key Factors for Building New Consumer Brands!
Recently, many research institutions, investors, and financial media have been discussing Generation Z. According to QuestMobile's 2020 Gen Z Insight Report, Gen Z consists of those born after 1995 and after 2000. In November 2020, the number of active Gen Z devices on China's mobile internet reached nearly 325 million, nearly doubling from 166 million in the same period in 2016, making Gen Z a new force among mobile internet users. According to Roland Berger (one of the world's top strategic management consulting firms), Gen Z will also be a key group driving China's new consumption wave.
罗兰贝格Dialogue with Lu Minfang, CEO of China Mengniu Dairy: Rekindling the Dream and Glory of a Dairy Giant
This year, BCG launched the 'Asia Business Leaders' Wisdom' research project in Asia, aiming to comprehensively analyze the success paths of Asian leaders through interviews with outstanding Asian business leaders. As the second article in this interview series, BCG recently conducted an in-depth dialogue with Mr. Lu Minfang, CEO of China Mengniu Dairy. Mr. Lu, a professional manager from foreign FMCG companies, has led Mengniu since September 2016. In just four years, he has driven category innovation and built an international brand, while rapidly and decisively implementing large-scale organizational changes, stimulating frontline innovation, boldly rewarding the excellent and eliminating the poor, and reigniting the spirit of struggle.
BCG波士顿咨询China Resources Beer's Sharp Move Succeeds: Profit Alert Forecasts Over 50% YoY Increase in 2020 Net Profit!
China Resources Beer recently issued a positive profit alert, announcing that its profit attributable to shareholders last year increased by at least 50% year-on-year. The company attributed this to reduced employee compensation and resettlement costs related to capacity optimization and organizational restructuring, as well as increased income from glass bottle usage and gains from disposal of fixed assets. Earlier in November, CEO Hou Xiaohai stated at the first National Channel Partners Conference that the company expects its premium sales volume to approach major competitors by 2022, and to surpass them in premium, profit, and market value by 2025.
New DistributionThe 'Adaptable' Distributor: With Over 200 Million in Snack Food Distribution, Now Starting a New Venture to Cover Small Stores!
A month ago in Wuhan, I met Mr. Hu Xiaosheng, General Manager of Wuhan Shengxing Zhonghe Marketing Company, and we talked for nearly three hours. It's hard to imagine that this boss is not only a traditional distribution businessman but also a devoted student of Buddhism. This distributor, with a 'scholar's quality,' has built a snack food distribution business in Wuhan reaching 200-300 million in scale, with over 70 brands, mostly second and third tier, except for a few first-tier brands like PepsiCo Foods. Covering all channels except mom-and-pop stores...
袁来Zong Qinghou Doesn't Understand Consumers, Zong Fuli Doesn't Understand Wahaha
After more than 30 years, why don't consumers love Wahaha anymore? Thanks to Wantai Biological and Nongfu Spring, Zhong Shanshan became the first domestic billionaire to enter the top 10 of the world's richest list. Many people may be unfamiliar with Wantai Biological, but when it comes to Nongfu Spring, it can be considered a 'national-level' beverage brand after Wahaha. In fact, in front of Wahaha and Zong Qinghou, whether it's creating a national-level beverage brand or topping China's richest list, Nongfu Spring and Zhong Shanshan are only latecomers. But times have changed, and in the great transformation of the era...
财经新媒体Snow Beer's Bi Chaojiao on the 3+3+3 Strategy: What's Next for the Second 3-Year Phase?
In 2020, despite the pandemic's severe impact on the beer industry, China Resources Snow Breweries achieved growth through its 3+3+3 strategy, focusing on safety, strategic stability, and channel deepening. For 2021, the company plans to continue brand upgrades, strengthen distributor capabilities, and enhance high-end market competitiveness.
毕朝矫The More Adverse the Circumstances, the More You Must Believe: Three Suggestions from Jiang Xiaobai's Tao Shiquan for 2021
In 2020, despite the pandemic's severe impact on offline consumption and the baijiu small-bottle category, Jiang Xiaobai not only weathered the crisis but also completed a C-round financing of over 1 billion yuan in Q3, and its Meijian plum wine became the top-selling fruit wine on Tmall during 618 and Double 11. Founder Tao Shiquan shares three beliefs for dealers: believe things will get better, believe in innovation, and believe in the team.
陶石泉Tang Binsen's 'Yuanqi Empire' and 'Hidden Corners'
In late October 2020, founder Tang Binsen announced an offline sales target of 7.5 billion yuan for 2021, more than triple the 2.1 billion yuan target for 2020. Beyond sugar-free sparkling water, what will support such massive ambitions, what challenges lie ahead, and what is the ultimate endgame?
李可馨Who Says Old Players Can't Innovate? Lee Kum Kee's Steamed Fish Soy Sauce Precisely Positions a New Subcategory!
In the consumer market, the most effective way for new players to challenge established ones is to define a new subcategory and become the leading brand in it. However, old players like Lee Kum Kee can also innovate; by creating steamed fish soy sauce in 1997, they carved out a new niche and set an industry benchmark.
澄韵What Can the Dairy Industry Learn from 'Zhong the Richest'?
On January 7, Nongfu Spring's stock closed at HK$65.2, with a market cap of HK$733.3 billion; Wantai Biological's stock closed at HK$246, with a market cap of HK$106.6 billion. Based on Zhong Shanshan's 84.41% stake in Nongfu Spring and 83% in Wantai, his personal wealth was $91.26 billion. On January 5, he ranked sixth globally with $91.7 billion, solidifying his position as Asia's richest person, surpassing Ma Yun and Ma Huateng. This article explores what the dairy industry can learn from Nongfu Spring and Zhong Shanshan's success.
乳业新媒体领导者From Product, Marketing, Channels to Supply Chain: How Do New Consumer Brands Win the Battle for Attention?
As the consumer sector becomes a thriving oasis amid a barren To C landscape, new brands are emerging rapidly. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic hitting most consumer goods companies in 2020, outstanding new brands continued to advance, such as Zihaiguo building its own supply chain and Zhongxuegao expanding offline with 500% growth.
经纬创投主页君Soft Drink Market Heats Up: Is Nongfu Spring's Cross-Border Expansion Hitting a Roadblock?
Beyond natural water, how much room does Nongfu Spring have in the soft drink market? New soft drink brands represented by Genki Forest are blocking Nongfu Spring's cross-border expansion. In 2016, Nongfu Spring began testing overseas markets by establishing Creswell NZ Ltd in New Zealand and exporting hit products like Tea π. It took Nongfu Spring nearly 20 years from its founding to go global, while new brands are moving much faster.
财经新媒体Coffee, Milk, and Red Wine Can All Be Self-Heating: Is the 'Self-Heating Beverage' a Real Blue Ocean or a False Proposition?
As temperatures drop, the ready-to-drink hot beverage market is heating up, with the emergence of self-heating beverages. This article examines the current performance of self-heating drinks, from coffee and milk to red wine, and explores whether they represent a genuine market opportunity or a passing fad.
新消费日报When the Initial Novelty Fades, How Should New Food and Beverage Brands Sustain Their Business?
As companies review 2020 and plan for 2021, new consumer brands in the food and beverage sector face the challenge of sustaining growth after the initial novelty-driven purchases. The key lies in continuously engaging consumers through brand building and driving repeat purchases, rather than relying solely on new customer acquisition.
秦淮Yili 2021: Drawing a New Blueprint, Ushering in the 'Post-100-Billion Era'
In 2020, despite the sudden COVID-19 pandemic, China's economy showed strong resilience and potential, with the dairy industry recovering early. As an industry leader, Yili donated 280 million yuan to fight the epidemic, resumed production with global partners, and achieved remarkable results, including entering the top five global dairy companies ahead of schedule and ranking first in global dairy brand value.
New DistributionWill China's Dairy Giants Face Antitrust Action?
China's dairy giants like Yili and Mengniu are unlikely to face antitrust action in the near future, as the industry still needs further consolidation and enjoys government support for mergers and acquisitions, unlike the internet platform economy.
乳业新媒体领导者How the 'Back Waves' of Snack Food Brands Merge into a Trend
Chinese people's snacking experience has transformed from monotony to diversity and from scarcity to abundance, with various leisure foods now serving as the 'fourth meal' and driving the market scale into the trillion-yuan level. New brands like Perfect Diary, Genki Forest, and Daily Dark Chocolate are occupying more life scenarios, with CBNDATA showing a 2.49-fold increase in new online brands in 2019 compared to 2017.
康 朴New Consumption, New Scenarios, and New Channels Emerge Endlessly: Ann's "One Pallet of Goods" Helps FMCG Enterprises Build Core Competitiveness
As the year draws to a close, "restarting 2020" has become a topic of discussion. Looking back on the past year, the impact of the pandemic on work and life is undeniable, and for many, 2020 will be an unforgettable year for the next five, ten, or even longer. If time could rewind to the beginning of 2020, setting aside the pandemic's effects, would our industries and businesses truly be better off than they are now?
刘少德Genki Forest 'Gains Weight'
Genki Forest, known for its sugar-free sparkling water, is aggressively diversifying into multiple beverage categories and beyond, driven by the anxiety of sustaining high growth and the need to justify its high valuation. The company faces challenges in building a moat and replicating its initial success.
谭丽平Nestlé Aims to Sell More Local Premium Coffee in China
Facing a vast but changing Chinese coffee market, Nestlé is accelerating its premium coffee strategy, with the latest attempt relying on local coffee bean resources. Nestlé recently announced the launch of '感CAFÉ鎏光咖啡云南新生', marking the third new series within half a year, signaling a more significant role for this high-end brand tailored for China.
New DistributionComparing Three Squirrels and Qiaqia: Who Is More Worth Learning From for New Consumer Brands?
As consumption upgrades and the new generation becomes the main consumer group, many existing brands will be replaced by emerging ones. Meanwhile, due to personalized and niche consumer demands and fragmented traffic, the market share of leading brands will be gradually taken by numerous small and medium brands that cater to niche needs. Panda Capital continues to be optimistic about the new consumption field and has made systematic investments, including customized vitamin DTC brand LemonBox, light luxury eyewear platform Coterie, subscription-based weight management brand Dongchi, and others.
张路璐Common Growth Methodology of Innovative Consumer Brands like Zhongxuegao, Wangxiaolu, and Bohe Health
In recent years, innovative consumer brands have emerged rapidly. New Distribution has reported on dozens of such brands over the past two years. Through exchanges with founders, we found that their rise has been riding on the dividends of the era, including rising consumption levels, personalized and diversified demands, and the ubiquity of mobile internet, especially WeChat with 1.2 billion monthly active users, which has become the infrastructure for social life, enabling real-time and convenient connections with users.
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