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Meet one of Australia’s fastest-growing franchises: How Chatime is bucking the bubble tea trend
DOMINIC POWELL Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Smart Company Chatime Chatime general manager Carlos Antonius. Source: Supplied. For frequenters of any of Australia’s capital cities, happening across a long line snaking away from a seemingly hole-in-the-wall bubble tea outlet is probably nothing out of the ordinary. Originally a Taiwanese drink, the unique yet massively popular beverage has exploded over the past decade, as international bubble tea brands have sprouted hundreds of outlets Down Under, spurred on by cities like Melbourne’s significant Asian populations. Those consumers drove many of the brands’ growth in the early days, but bubble tea’s increasing popularity among non-Asian consumers has seen the drink enter a new phase of growth, reaching markets it had before considered unobtainable. One such brand riding that success locally is Chatime, a Taiwanese-founded bubble tea business which chose Australia as its first-ever Western market almost 10 years ago in 2009. The business opened…
Read MoreAACS: NEW ZEALAND SHOWS THE WAY ON E-CIGARETTES
November 23, 2018: New Zealand’s Associate Minister of Health today announced plans to regulate vaping and smokeless tobacco products. The move supports “New Zealanders to be healthier by helping smokers switch to safer products”. Meanwhile, in Australia, e-cigarettes remain unregulated and unable to help Australians looking to quit smoking by providing them a safer alternative. It’s a ridiculous position, says the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS). “We welcomed the Government’s recent announcement to commission further research into e-cigarettes to help Australians quit smoking traditional tobacco, as these products have done overseas,” AACS CEO Jeff Rogut says. “But this process must not take years to materialise. The opportunity to help people exists today, New Zealand has shown its willingness to adopt a progressive approach for the good of its citizens, and Australia must do the same as a matter of urgency.” The AACS has consistently called for government to develop…
Read MoreSUGAR POLICY INSIGHTS
TRADE POLICY THE CASE AGAINST SUBSIDISED SUGAR The world is currently awash with subsidised sugar. The Indian government’s array of interventions in their sugar industry – from set minimum prices for sugarcane to export subsidies – has stimulated a boost in production completely out of step with global demand. View the full PDF
Read MoreFirst FREE Australia/New Zealand Live Webinar 27-28 November.
In the 2-days of sessions you can engage with Alibaba Cloud to learn how businesses are benefiting from the latest in cloud, exploring cloud infrastructure, data analytics, serverless, security & AI with Alibaba team experts. Click the picture below or register here You are invited to join the 1st ever Alibaba Cloud Live Webinar Series to be held between November 27-28, 2018. This live steam event is designed for technology professionals looking to explore cloud infrastructure, data analytics, serverless computing, cloud security and AI with Alibaba. Over a period of 2 days, our local team in ANZ will provide you with access to 12 live webinars with the latest content on cloud computing. Each webinar is a 1-hour live session delivered by our Solutions Architects, Cloud Evangelists and Partners covering technical enablement, industry best practices, and a general introduction to Alibaba Cloud. Click here to join us Duration: 60 minutes webinars with Q&ATime: 9:00 AM – 4:00PM AEDT 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM SGT/HKT 3:30 AM – 11:00 AM IST If…
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Read MoreDigital Driver Licence Trial – NSW
Service NSW will launch the Digital Driver Licence, the electronic version of the NSW Driver Licence, across NSW next year. This exciting new initiative will give people the option of showing their licence on their smartphone easily and securely. To prepare for the state-wide launch they are conducting a trial of the Digital Driver Licence from the end of November 2018. This will take place in selected postcodes in Sydney’s Eastern Beaches and in the greater Dubbo region. All NSW driver licence holders who live in the trial areas will be invited to take part in the trial. To participate, motorists will be required to download the Digital Driver Licence on their smartphone and show it when they need to demonstrate that they hold a valid driver licence, or to prove their identity or age. Businesses operating in both trial areas which check their customers’ proof of identity or age…
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