Singapore’s Gryphon Tea Company has recently launched its newly formulated Botanically Cold Brewed Sparkling Teas now in cans. The can format is said to be lighter to carry around and easier for infinte recycling. We also believe cost is also part of the consideration when switching from glass to can. The range comprises Earl Grey Lavender with Strawberry, Osmanthus Sencha with Passionfruit and Pearl of The Orient with Lychee.
Friday 16 September 2022 – Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, continues to meet the needs of users of every age and gender by introducing the “Shopee Teen Zone”, a new zone which brings together various product categories loved by teenagers. Teenage users can enjoy better value for money, special promotions and great deals when they shop in this new zone. Additionally, to celebrate the National Youth Day on September 20, Shopee has partnered with the Bureau of Reproductive Health, the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, to educate Thai teens about health and wellness through the Shopee platform.
Suchaya Paleewong, Senior Marketing Manager, Shopee Thailand, said, “To offer the best online shopping experience to users of all age groups and lifestyles, Shopee is catering to the needs of teenage shoppers with the launch of the new “Shopee Teen Zone”. Teenage shoppers can find everything they need in the zone including discovering new and interesting products from their favourite categories and even useful tips for preparing for their examinations. Furthermore, Shopee is also partnering with the Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, to use the Shopee platform to educate Thai teens about health and wellness.”
What to expect in the “Shopee Teen Zone”
There are 2 special zones under the “Shopee Teen Zone” to look forward to:
Hot Hit Teen Zone: Shopee brings together special deals and Shopee Voucher offers to teen shoppers, with flash sale items in every category, including hot and trendy items, budget-friendly shopping items, as well as cool items going viral on social media platforms.
Exam Preparation Zone: Shopee also wants to help teen shoppers in preparing for their examinations. In this zone, Shopee has included useful tips for acing exams through the “Get Ready for Exams with Shopee” and “Items for Exam Confidence” categories where shoppers can browse information and items that are useful for their exams.
To offer the best online shopping experience to teen shoppers in Thailand, Shopee is offering great promotions and deals just for teens such as special prices from 9 baht in every category, double discount codes for free delivery with a minimum spend of 0 baht, and additional discount codes from stores. Moreover, teen shoppers who pay with ShopeePay can also enjoy many other special privileges. Check out cool items for exams and enjoy useful tips from today to October 14, 2022. For more details, visit https://shopee.co.th/m/teen-zone.
Enjoy the “Teen Health and Wellness” content series in partnership with the Department of Health in the “Shopee Teen Zone”
In addition to teen products, Shopee also celebrates the National Youth Day on September 20 by partnering with the Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health to educate Thai teens about health and wellness through the “Teen Health and Wellness” content series which offers useful and interesting information about health and wellness for teenage users. Check out the “Teen Health and Wellness” series in the “Shopee Teen Zone” at https://shopee.co.th/m/teen-health-wellness.
Dr.Bunyarit Sukrat, M.D., Director of Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand “The Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health has a main mission to help Thai people take care of their health and hygiene properly, especially in their teenage years, as it is a significant phase of life. In this partnership with Shopee, the Department of Health recognizes Shopee’s potential as a platform that can reach Thai people nationwide. It is a leading platform for sharing knowledge about health and wellness to Thai teenagers, and this will help us achieve our goal of raising awareness and preventing health and wellness issues among Thai teens effectively. This partnership is a significant first step in ensuring the quality of Thai youth.”
Thai teens are invited to enjoy shopping during the “Teen Health and Wellness’ campaign with special promotions and wellness product collections starting from only 9 baht in every category, free shopping on selected shops with 0 minimum spend, and many more exciting deals. The campaign runs from now to October 14, 2022. For more details, visit https://shopee.co.th/m/teen-health-wellness
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Thai Union’s OMG Meat has launched its latest plant-based shrimp dumpling to celebrate The Thai Vegetarian festival, locally known as the Jae Festival. The product is high in calcium and protein and is a good source of fibre. The size of the pack is 125g and each pack contains 5 pieces. The price is THB 110.
OMG Meat has other plant-based seafood items such as crab dumpling, crab meat, clams as well as plant-based meats such as nuggets.
Monday 12 September 2022 – Mr. Badr Albadr, Deputy Minister of Investors Outreach , Mr. Fahad Alnaeem , Deputy Minister of Investment Development together with Mr. Sathana Kashemsanta Na Ayudhya, Acting Ambassador of Thailand to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Hussain Alabdulkader, Secretary General-Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, Dr. Emad Abdulaziz Al Thukair, Chairman of Advanced System Group, and Ms. Jiraphon Kawswat, President & Chief Executive Officer, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), participated in a signing ceremony to grant the master franchise rights of Cafe Amazon in the Saudi Arabia market and celebrated the official launch of Cafe Amazon in InterHealth Hospital, or IHH, in Riyadh, which is the first branch in Saudi Arabia.
Ms. Jiraphon discloses that OR, or PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited, the PTT Group’s flagship business that operate oil trades and retails in Thailand with annual sales revenue over 500 billion baht, has noticed the potential of the retail market in Saudi Arabia, especially in the facet of premium coffee outlets, which are driven by increasing consumer demands in the country. This deal is recognized as the first step to concretely restore diplomatic and trade relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia. The restoration thus results in the expansion of Cafe Amazon to achieve greater growth and success. The signing of the Master Franchise Agreement and the opening of Cafe Amazon in IHH, Riyadh, this time is another crucial step taken by Cafe Amazon towards becoming a global brand, in line with OR’s mission that is to scale its portfolio for the global market. At present, Cafe Amazon is available in Thailand and 10 other countries around the world, including the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
Similar to the others in Thailand, the concept of Cafe Amazon in Saudi Arabia will be the Taste of Nature. Once stepping in, customers will be experiencing the cafe’s convivial atmosphere and indulging in specially tailored menus, including the signature drinks which are Iced Coconut Americano and Iced Coconut Caramel Latte, which use coconut as the base ingredient. In this regard, OR plans to roll out 150 Cafe Amazon outlets within 10 years. Ms. Jiraphon added.
Developed by OR in 2002, Cafe Amazon started by serving service to users of PTT Stations. With overwhelming positive feedback, it successfully expanded to over 4,000 branches, both in Thailand and overseas, and is touching the world’s 6th largest franchise with annual sales revenue over 10 billion baht and 314 million cups sold per year.
14 Sep 2022 – Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CP Foods) becomes the first Thai company that secures the UK’s Farm F1rst certification for its chicken production process, affirming its commitment to food security and safe supply chain that underpins animal welfare.
The certification amplified CP Foods’ traceable and internationally-recognized practices on animal and worker welfare as well as environmental care.
Dr. Payungsak Somyanontanakul DVM. Vice President for Food standard as President of CP Foods Animal welfare committee, said that the Company has placed its emphasis on international animal welfare standards in the meat production process. This has resulted in confidence among major trade partners like the European Union, the United Kingdom and Japan which have continuously placed orders for CP Foods chicken for more than 3 decades. The LR Farm F1rst assurance is the latest proof that CP Foods has continually upgraded its production in line with international practices concerning animal and worker welfare and the environmental health. CP Foods is the first Thai company to be certified and this will assure consumers in the UK that CP Foods products come from an ethical and socially- and environmentally-responsible process.
“LR Farm F1rst lifts Thailand’s chicken production process to the international level. Animal welfare, workers’ safety and occupational health and environmental-friendly management approach can be traced throughout the supply chain, to assure global consumers of food security,” Dr. Payungsak said.
CP Foods’ chicken production process was recently certified for QS from Germany, the highest food safety standard widely recognized in Germany and across Europe.
Several international standards have been obtained for its chicken products to assure consumers of the Company’s care for animal welfare. These include Global GAP, an internationally recognized standard for farm production, and Raised without Antibiotics which assures consumers animal products were produced without exposure to antibiotics.
CP Foods has emphasized the application of modern technology in farm and animal welfare management and in the improvement of farms’ physical environment that fully supports chicken’s natural behaviors: for example, hanging stuff for pecking and toys or balls for chicken to play with. The Company sets sight to complete the physical environment improvement at all broiler chicken farms in Thailand and overseas within 2030.
Aside, the Welfare Outcome Measure (WOMs) has been implemented for livestock in Thailand and overseas to assure global consumers that CP Foods’ products are safe and clean and the supply chain promotes hygiene and care for animals, society and the environment.
Mega Tuna from the Philippines has launched two new flavours. The premium range includes Smoky Barbeque and Spicy Lemon flavours to satisfy your mega cravings. Mega Tuna comes with big flakes, rich flavor and no extenders, expect nothing but real tuna taste in Mega Tuna.
Vietnam’s NutiFood has launched NuVi fruit and vegetable juices to help children supplement their lack of vegetable intake. The new range delivers fibres and nutrients to improve digestion and increase immunity. The drinks were formulated by nutritionists at the Swedish Nutifood Nutrition Research Institute (NNRIS) with Vietnamese children in mind.
Each 180ml product contains fibre equivalent to 180g of spinach that meets 75% of children’s dietary fibre needs and the amount of vitamin B3 found in 1.3kg of carrots. NuVi Fruit and Vegetable comes in orange and strawberry flavours.
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The juice targets children aged 1 and above. The orange flavour contains water, sugar, steviol glycosides, soluble fiber (polydextrose), powdered milk, reconstituted vegetable juice (carrots, spinach), reconstituted orange juice and vitamins (B1, B3, B5, B6, A, D3).
Acecook Vietnam has recently launched a new range of instant cup noodles for active consumers. Developed with the Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine (VIAM), the new Acecook Sport + Active cup noodle delivers 10g of protein and nine essential vitamins (such as vitamins B1 and B6), fibres and minerals (calcium, iron and zinc) meeting at least 10% of the recommended daily intake. The product has 11g of fat and 310kcal of energy.
Gym centres will be one of the distribution channels for Acecook Sport + Active. Acecook Sport + Active comes in two flavours including stewed beef with red beans as well as ginseng chicken soup.
Tealive has launched Tealive Teassert Smoothie, which is a blend of cake-inspired smoothie and fluffy mousse. There are two to choose from Tiramisu Teassert Smoothie and Mango Teassert Smoothie. Now there is a drink meant for everyday celebration. You can experience the taste of cake in a cup.
Tealive has just opened its 800th store in Malaysia in Batu Kawan, Penang and entered Mauritius in the second half of 2022, marking the brand’s 8th international market.
FamilyMart Malaysia has launched Cheese Fondue Sauce made with a creamy blend of red cheddar, mozzarella, cream cheese and more to cheese up your enjoyment. The cheese sauce is best enjoyed within 5 minutes and can be poured on various dishes to elevate the taste.
The convenience store chain has also made available Habanero Cheese Sausage, which offers a taste of the unique blend of habanero spice pair with cheese for a price of RM3.50 each.
Fried Mac & Cheese is filled with creamy cheese sauce, and stretchy mozzarella cheese in the middle and is priced at RM5.90.
