
Shanghai’s F&B – What’s the secret sauce?
Since we’ve all had to stop and catch our breath, I’d like to reflect on a few of the non virus battles in the restaurant

Since we’ve all had to stop and catch our breath, I’d like to reflect on a few of the non virus battles in the restaurant

Agency Pitching is one route clients take when selecting a partner. This is when a client shares the same creative brief with a select number of agencies, who then turn around to hash away at the problem and then pitch their idea or solution to them. Typically agencies don’t get paid for pitch work, but if they win they get the entire project (usually a decent size) or the retainer for a set number of years.

Every year, we embark on a new adventure for our Christmas Card. No theme is ever the same or even near it! For 2019, that

2019Cyberpunk 2077 2018The Diner 2017Jurassic Jones 2016Disney Princesses! 2015The Box Set 2014Shanghai Gangsters 2013Ralph Lauren 2012Penguins? 2011Choir Christmas 2010Classic Christmas This is the one that

By Eva Liu, Art Director A Brand Book acts as the core and soul of a company, bearing the brand’s mission, outlook

Especially from the Gen Z’s and Y’s? Well if ya think about it, traditional brands can easily come off a bit boring, safe and

As part of our Behind Thread Scenes series, we’re sitting down with Justine, Managing Partner, to chat about what it’s like managing an agency,

A weekend of fear-conquering, points-based challenges, all wrapped up with a themed costume BBQ cook off! Our version of team building? Lucky for us, it

Thread Newsletter – August Edition It’s back to school season and as parents are nervously getting their kids, teens and young adults ready for school,

Ever wonder how someone makes their way to China and ends up building an F&B Branding Agency that works with some of the most well-known

At Thread, we believe that it’s the people that you “work” with (both colleagues and clients) and the challenges you take on that make “work”


Thread Newsletter – June Edition We’re hitting the half way mark in 2019, usually around this time those who’ve made new years resolutions and then

By: Adam Thurland, Partner and Strategy Director I recently discovered that my iphone could be used as a magnifying glass by changing a couple

Get the RMB29 ALDI sparkling wine ready, ALDI open’s its first two (yes two) retail stores in China today! It’s an especially exciting day for

Thread Newsletter – April Edition More than a decade ago in Shanghai, your typical vegetarian options were probably a sad cheese sandwich, an over-priced bowl

Thread Newsletter – Chinese New Year Infographic Design Edition Pigs, Pork and Peppa: A Chinese New Year Infographic by ThreadIn 2019, one cartoon pig took

More so than in any other industry, most food & beverage start-up businesses are created out of pure passion (a love of food in general,

It happened by chance, our office going plastic free for a week, but it brought about some interesting and positive changes to the office. The

The New Old: 1950s & 60s Revival in Food & Beverage Design “Eating healthy is more essential these days” is the consensus amongst participants according to recent

Soymilk is a staple in every Chinese family’s breakfast. Growing up, children have memories watching mom’s and grandmom’s painstakingly soak soybeans, hand grind them, and

Every company likes to do some kind of team building retreat, often filled with embarrassing ice breakers and awkward communication games. Anyone for interdepartmental Twister? or

Today, the official launch of ALDI in China is marked with a fashion show and huge media push. Over the past few years hundreds of

Although we would love to take credit for building a brand that just sold to a global giant – the recognition can only go to