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洽洽 Launches Huangshan Maofeng Tea-Coated Sunflower Seeds in Tie-Up With 黄山旅游

洽洽 has partnered with 黄山旅游 to launch Maofeng tea-coated sunflower seeds, sold online and at scenic-area activation points from September 10, 2026.

Sep 111 min read

Food & Beverage

Café Kitsuné and CASIO Launch Limited-Edition "AQ-230ECK" Watch With Matcha Green Dial

Café Kitsuné and CASIO release a matcha green limited-edition watch on September 9, paired with an exclusive Matcha Coconut drink at physical locations.

Sep 101 min read

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Marie Dalgar Commissions 100 Recycled-Plastic Stools Across 12 Nanhai Villages for Guangdong Land Art Festival

Marie Dalgar has placed 100 recycled-plastic stools across 12 Nanhai water villages as part of the third Guangdong Land Art Festival, opening September 9, 2026.

Sep 101 min read

Food & Beverage

Grid Coffee Completes Year-One Co-Planting Trial in Yunnan, Launches Coffee-Rice Milk Beverage and Origin Bean Selection

Grid Coffee completes year one of its Yunnan co-planting experiment and launches a Coffee-Rice Milk drink alongside a new origin bean selection.

Sep 91 min read

Food & Beverage

Hema, Yonghui, and 7 Fresh Push Standardized Gourds and "Ugly Vegetables" as Supply Chain Transparency Play

Hema, Yonghui, and 7 Fresh are jointly selling standardized gourds and "ugly vegetables" backed by traceable, graded supply chains across online and offline channels.

Sep 81 min read

Food & Beverage

Heytea Partners With China Rural Development Foundation to Showcase Yunnan Children's Art in Stores Nationwide

Heytea launches a three-year rural arts education initiative with the China Rural Development Foundation, featuring children's artwork on in-store collectibles from September 4, 2026.

Sep 81 min read