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Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports
China’s imports of the fruit have more than doubled in the past five years, and Pizza Hut’s most popular pizza in China is now “durian pizza with cheese,” Yum China CEO Joey Wat told the ...
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China's stinky-fruit boom is creating big profits – sometimes for unscrupulous traders
A run on the strong-smelling durian fruit from Southeast Asia is bringing new prosperity to the Thai province of Chanthaburi. But Chinese buyers are trying to squeeze the local farmers.
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China’s growing appetite for durian spurs market innovations
China’s middle class consumers have been tightening their purse strings, but their appetite for durian – pungent, spiky fruit mostly imported from Southeast Asia – continues to grow.
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Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports
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