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What brands can learn from Vietnam’s ready meal market

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What used to be known as TV dinners featuring foods that were edible but bland are now called ready meals and they are anything but tasteless. Instead, these ready meals are mostly appetising and flavourful and save consumers a lot of time and effort.  The demand for ready meals is no longer just a Western […]

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