Hershey lures Asians with green tea Kisses - Marc Levy
From AP, via Taiwan News Online:
Wrigley, Cadbury, Mars and Nestle: It’s hard to mistake the dominant presence of Western candies, gum and chocolates over Asian, and even traditional Chinese herbal candies, on display at the 7-Eleven store in downtown Beijing.
“Sales of Western candies and chocolates are much better,” store manager Wang Peng said. “Dove and Nestle are the most popular here.”
Most people in China prefer fruit as a dessert. But tastes are changing - driven partly by the desire of young people to adopt some Western customs - so many corner stores in bigger cities such as Beijing and Shanghai now carry chocolate bars. [Full Text]
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