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Brandmine Weekly

Every Tuesday at 07:30 SGT, Brandmine Weekly surfaces one founder story from the emerging markets hiding in plain sight β€” with the crisis, the decision, and the outcome that institutional readers need to see.

Written by Randal Eastman β€” from Penang.

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EditionDateLead Story
#015August 18, 2026He beat McDonald's. His rivals sold to him anyway. Read β†’
#014August 11, 2026πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ A jeweller went public at the worst possible moment Read β†’
#012July 28, 2026She let EstΓ©e Lauder in for 18 years before selling the rest Read β†’
#011July 21, 2026He said his son would inherit it. He never wrote a will. Read β†’
#010July 14, 2026The founder who sold Chowking at its peak Read β†’
#009July 7, 2026The founder who sold to the rival he'd beaten Read β†’
#008June 30, 2026The English record was wrong about Rotiboy Read β†’
#007June 23, 2026The chain that refused to grow Read β†’
#006June 16, 2026The bet the majors didn't make Read β†’
#005June 9, 2026The brand that moved into the space the West left behind Read β†’
#004June 2, 2026The acquisition that walked away β€” then came back bigger. Read β†’
#003May 26, 2026What a Philippine giant paid RM1.925 billion for. Read β†’
#002May 19, 2026The Thai beauty cohort that took 27 years to acquire. Read β†’
#001May 12, 2026How a Peruvian snack company turned Chile's rules into a USD 72M exit Read β†’