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• Gopuff , the app that gets you what you need in as fast as 15 minutes, released its Brand Bowl results following the Big Game.
• View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240213189251/en/
  Gopuff's Brand Bowl report details which commercials had an instant impact on product sales on Gopuff, what customers ordered before, during and after the game, local snacking trends in the competing cities, and more.
• While many commercials during the Big Game won the hearts and minds of America, Gopuff’s Brand Bowl helps answer the ultimate question: What won their stomachs?
• Throughout the Big Game on Sunday, Gopuff tracked purchases of advertised brands in the hour following that brand’s commercial.

• Brands Inc., parent company of Marble Slab Creamery and 17 other restaurant concepts, announces a new development deal set to open 40 new Marble Slab Creamery franchised locations throughout Canada in partnership with Canadian Ice Cream Company Inc.
• The Marble Slab Creamery locations are set to open over the next 10 years, with the first of the new locations slated to open by the end of 2024.
• “Since entering the country nearly 20 years ago, Marble Slab Creamery has made a name for itself.
• For more information on Marble Slab Creamery, visit www.marbleslab.com .

• The world’s third-largest democracy, Indonesia, eagerly awaits the outcome of the presidential election on Feb. 14.
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  Indonesia's presidential election may go to run-off, despite what the polls say

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Why China will remain a vital partner

• Economically, China is a significant trading partner and source of investment for Indonesia, offering considerable development funds and economic opportunities.
• Our latest report provides insight into the candidates’ potential approaches to China if elected, based on their engagements with Chinese officials in the past.
• Prabowo has notably engaged extensively with China, meeting several times with Xiao Qian, the former Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, between 2018 and 2022.

• His running mate, Gibran, has had limited interactions with China himself.
• However, he would be associated with his father’s close ties to China, which have taken precedence during his time in office.
• Since Jokowi became prime minister, China has evolved into Indonesia’s largest trading partner and investor, with Chinese exports to Indonesia surging to $71.32 billion in 2022, up from less than $40 billion in 2014.

• Concerns have also been raised about the Batang Toru hydropower project in Sumatra, which threatens the habitat of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan.
• In contrast, Anies has primarily interacted with Western countries, with limited engagement with China.

Modification of China-friendly policy

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  Mixue on the march: ice cream serves soft power for China in Southeast Asia

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• By engaging with China, Indonesia aims to navigate the complexities of regional geopolitics while safeguarding its sovereignty and national interests.

• It also has a significant position as a member of the G20 group of major economies, reflecting international confidence in its economic strength.
• In addition, Indonesia’s strategic location makes it a crucial part of China’s BRI ambitions.

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• TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2024 /CNW/ - Mary Brown's Chicken – the 100 per cent Canadian-owned quick service restaurant – is pleased to announce its expansion overseas with the opening of its first international restaurant in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
• As Canada's largest and fastest-growing chicken quick-service restaurant, Mary Brown's Chicken, which will be known internationally as MB Chicken, can't wait to bring its delicious Signature Chicken and Taters (hand-cut potato wedges tossed in Signature recipe breading), and locally sourced methodology – to the U.K.
  "For 55 years Canadians have made Mary Brown's Chicken their first choice for fresh, delicious hand-cut, hand-breaded fried chicken and taters.
• Mary Brown's Chicken also plans to open more locations throughout the U.K., Pakistan and Mexico in 2024.
• Mary Brown's is renowned for its Big Mary®, named Canada's Best Chicken Sandwich, and made-fresh methodology including hand cutting and hand breading its Signature Chicken and Taters from farm-fresh local ingredients.