Sweet success, spicy expansion


Customer service assistant Saleha Baharuddin enjoying Mixue at a shopping outlet in Sepang, after finishing work. — AP

CHINESE food and beverage brands are gaining ground across South-East Asia, offering alternatives to big name American chains and expanding Beijing’s commercial and cultural influence in neighbouring economies.

The Chinese beverage giant Mixue Group has become the world’s largest F&B chain by number of outlets, overtaking Starbucks and McDonald’s.

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