Booming Pet Food Consumption in China: Trends and Opportunities
Pet Fair Asia 2025 just closed in Shanghai, marking another record-breaking year with 2,600+ exhibitors and over 520,000 visitors from 90+ countries. From functional pet foods and fresh diets to AI-powered litter boxes, wearable trackers, and even the first “Pet Fashion Week”, the expo showcased how innovation and lifestyle are […]
What are sinking markets, and why should you care?
In October, UMS co-CEO, Eric Yu (Qi) was invited to speak at the AustCham Shanghai FMCG Industry Experts Webinar to provide on the ground realities and key strategies for success. During his presentation, Eric discussed what brands can learn from big Chinese players, and what they should do differently given their smaller budgets. He […]
UMS Morning Brief monthly overview-March
It has been two years since we launched the Morning Brief – a daily summary providing the latest buzz on social media across four different industries: education, travel, food and beverage, and wellbeing and skincare. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have identified a gap between overseas businesses and their […]
UMS Morning Brief monthly overview – February
To give a general idea of what’s in the UMS’ bespoke China Daily Morning Brief, a daily email service focused on four industry categories – Education, Tourism, Food & Beverage, and Health & Skincare, I decided to write a summary of the Feb. insights our team published. The Morning Brief […]
UMS Morning Brief monthly overview – January
To give a general idea of what’s in the UMS’ bespoke China Daily Morning Brief, a daily email service focused on four industry categories – Education, Tourism, Food & Beverage, and Health & Skincare, I decided to write a summary of the Jan. insights our team published. The Morning Brief […]
UMS Morning Brief monthly overview – December
To give a general idea of what’s in the UMS’ bespoke China Daily Morning Brief, a daily email service focused on four industry categories – Education, Tourism, Food & Beverage, and Health & Skincare, I decided to write a summary of the Dec. insights our team published. The Morning Brief […]
China’s Market: The biggest changes during 2021
2021 was a year filled with challenges for international businesses, and China’s marketplace subsequently went through a period of rapid digitization. This welcomed a raft of new consumer trends, and has developed the way consumers research, order and pay for products. UMS has put together a report of China’s most […]
UMS Morning Brief monthly overview – November
To give a general idea of what’s in the UMS’ bespoke China Daily Morning Brief, a daily email service focused on four industry categories – Education, Tourism, Food & Beverage, and Health & Skincare, I decided to write a summary of the Nov. insights our team published. The Morning Brief […]
The future of brand experiences is here to stay: O2O marketing
Well-known hotpot restaurant brand “Hi” ’s (“海底捞” in Chinese) has launched a bubble tea “DIY” kiosk which enables customers to scan, pay, and make their own bubble tea by tapping a few buttons through a WeChat Mini Program! O2O experiences are becoming increasingly popular in China as consumer […]
China Morning Brief project
The UMS’ China Morning Brief is a daily email report which presents findings from UMS’ social monitoring service. Our Morning Brief reports on the latest buzz on social media and what topics have been discussed most in China’s market. Providing a broad reference for four different industries: education, travel, food […]