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Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

Lenovo Tops Global x86 Server Shipments for First Time as AI Backlog Hits US$54 Billion

Lenovo Group（联想集团）ranked first globally in x86 server shipments for the first time in the second quarter of 2026, shipping approximately 286,000 units, up 45.6% year on year, according to IDC figures cited by the company and Xinhua Finance. Its x86 server revenue rose 96% to approximately USD 8.26 billion, placing it second globally by revenue in that segment.

TCL Smart Home Begins Trial Production at Thailand Refrigerator Plant with 1.4 Million Units of Annual Capacity

TCL Smart Home（TCL智家，002668.SZ）said on September 14 that the second phase of its Thailand production base has been completed and entered trial production. Designed to manufacture 1.4 million refrigerators annually, the project adds an overseas production option for a business that generates more than four-fifths of its revenue outside China.

Haitian Acquires Hong Kong’s Amoy Food to Add an Established Overseas Platform

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food（海天味业）has completed the acquisition of all equity interests in Amoy Food Limited（淘大）, the Hong Kong food brand founded in 1908. The deal gives China’s leading condiment producer an established international brand and sales network, rather than requiring it to build overseas distribution market by market.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （06/09/2026-12/09/2026）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.