House Osotspa Foods Limited has made available a sugar-free version of C-Vitt, which is the number one vitamin C drink in Thailand. C-Vitt offer 200% of RDI of vitamin C. This functional healthy drink taps into self care without the burden of sugar. Reformulating for low/no/reduced sugar continues to be an opportunity in the functional beverage space to recruit sugar-wary consumers.
URC (Thailand) has launched Dynamite Fresh that offers a burst of refreshing cooling taste. Dynamite is a center-filled hard candy with perfect combination of shell and filling. The newest Dynamite Fresh is filled with powdered soda for the cooling fizz with 2 flavours – honey lemon and menthol.
Calbee Wings Food, the joint venture between Calbee and Indonesia’s Wings Food, has rolled out Potabee Melted Cheese Steak in Indonesia. The new savoury flavour is the latest Potabee potato chip to join the existing flavours like Wagyu Beef Steak, Salted Egg, Melted Cheese and Black Truffle.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 5 May 2022 – HappyFresh has partnered with celebrity chef Sherson Lian to supply much-needed food supplies and essential items to B40 communities and those suffering from the aftermath of the recent floods. This collaboration is aimed to support charity group Cahaya Ampang, in their community relief initiative for B40 communities. Cahaya Ampang was formed following the recent flooding in West Malaysia, and focuses primarily on providing emergency relief as well as welfare to refugees, orphanages, single-parent homes and B40 communities. Thus, HappyFresh, the fastest-growing online grocery platform in Southeast Asia, is proud to announce their continued support for communities in need through their Power of Giving campaign during the month of Ramadan and in the lead up to Hari Raya Aidilfitri. These efforts will be bolstered by the Bakul Berkat campaign that will enable customers to participate in the community outreach.
Ramadan and Raya emphasise the importance of giving back to those in need, and gratitude for the blessings that we have received. Giving back always brings out the best in people, and Ramadan serves as a welcome reminder to keep in mind those who are less fortunate than ourselves. With this, it’s important for all of us to play our part in this holy month, and make the most of what we have.
HappyFresh has launched a community-serving initiative aimed at providing food staples and essential items such as toiletries, mattresses and more to B40 communities and flood-affected families. The initiative will see Sherson Lian prepare food aid boxes with ingredients supplied by HappyFresh as well as essential items, for over 250 families and flood victims in Hulu Selangor and B40 Flat communities in Tasik Permaisuri. The content of the food aid boxes will be curated based on Cahaya Ampang’s experience in catering to individual community needs.
For people looking to practise some charity during this holy month, HappyFresh invites you to partake in Sherson’s Power of Giving journey with the Bakul Berkat campaign. Members of the public are welcome to purchase Bakul Berkat boxes for either RM50 or RM100 via the HappyFresh app. These boxes will provide flood victims with essential food staples such as rice, noodles, cooking oil, and many more. The HappyFresh team will then prepare and deliver these boxes at the end of the initiative to Cahaya Ampang.
Hu Hun Hui, Managing Director for HappyFresh Malaysia, said, “We are committed to our mission of giving back to the community, and we hope that these efforts will assist those who are affected. Many people have suffered economic losses and hardship, not to mention damage to property, and it is important for us to find a way to support them as they rebuild their lives back together. We hope that by putting forward these efforts, we will be able to alleviate the community’s burden and help them during Hari Raya. It is certainly important for us to remember that while we grow as a business, we should also help others grow stronger together.”
“I have always believed that we have a duty to give back to the community. With everything that has been going on over the past two years from floods to Covid-19, it has never been more necessary. I’m glad that HappyFresh partnered with me on this initiative and that we were able to assist those in need. If you are in a position and have the means to assist, I would encourage you to join us in assisting those who are facing economic hardship,” said Sherson Lian.
How it works:
Step 1. Download the HappyFresh app and register an account
Step 2. Search for ‘Charity Box’ on HappyFresh Supermarket
Step 3. Select option of the RM50 or RM100 Bakul Berkat
Step 4. Make payment and checkout
Follow HappyFresh and Sherson’s Power of Giving journey to support our community by viewing the video on HappyFresh’s social media sites.
About HappyFresh
HappyFresh is Southeast Asia’s leading online groceries company headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia with operations in Indonesia (Greater Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Bali, Makassar, and Medan), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor Bahru, Penang, Melaka, Ipoh, Kulim, Kota Bharu, Seremban), and Thailand (Bangkok, Nonthaburi). The services include online groceries for mass customers and pantry supplies for its corporate clients by partnering with well-known retail chains since 2015. The company’s well-trained personal shoppers handpick the fresh groceries while the delivery time slots are available for the same day until the following seven days. Our mission is to provide online groceries services to all households across Southeast Asia to simplify people’s lives.
Study reveals senior citizens’ worries about online transactions and their trust in antivirus software compared with the younger generation
05 May 2022
Digital payment has emerged to be the leading choice for many consumers in Southeast Asia (SEA) when it comes to conducting their online financial transactions. A recent Kaspersky research showed that digital considerations about cybersecurity and payments factor heavily into a consumer’s purchasing behavior in the region.
Titled “Mapping a secure path for the future of digital payments in APAC”, the study discovered that one in five (21%) of digital payment service users in SEA still experience anxiety when performing online transactions. Among other ages, worry is highest with the oldest group, the Silent Generation (30%). Interestingly, the “seniors” are followed by the youngest generation at 27%.
Almost one in five (17%) users in SEA admitted that they would rather pay with cash, wherein the oldest generation again logged the highest percent (20%) among all the age groups.
Adapting to these new technologies can also present a challenge to the Silent Generation with 20% of them noting difficulties on doing financial transactions online.
On the brighter side, nearly a quarter (24%) of all respondents from Southeast Asia indicated that they fully trust digital payments.
“The older adults are not from the internet age. Their worries are understandable and should be seen as a precautionary measure towards making a costly mistakes in a technology they are still learning to use. It is, however, noteworthy that most of them (26%) do trust digital payment platforms. As they are welcome to adopting to changes, we encourage the younger generation to step forward and assist our older loved ones. Community and government awareness and education efforts are also essential,” says Sandra Lee, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky.
Given their preference to being careful online, it is not surprising that the oldest generation favors the efficiency of antivirus software the most. More than three in five (61%) of adults aged 55 and above showed the highest level of trust towards security solutions compared with the younger age groups.
While on the average, half of all generations in SEA (50%) understood the need for antivirus software to protect their money and online data, Gen Z showed the least trust at 46%, Millennials at 49%, and Gen X at 52%.
Almost a quarter (20%) of all respondents felt that the use of antivirus software was sufficient, followed by 17% where respondents were uncertain or unaware about how antivirus could help them mitigate the risk of financial loss.
Alarmingly, there is still some 14% who said that antivirus software was not an essential tool in the fight against cyber threats seeking to compromise financial data and property.
“The true significance of security solutions should be best understood at present time when we hear about scams and financial frauds, one after another. Cybercriminals understand our habits and emotional states, as they are humans, too. We have seen how they are becoming more and more creative in targeting us with their social engineering attacks so we urge all generations to look into safeguarding their devices with the right tools to secure not only their data but most importantly their hard-earned money,” adds Lee.
To help the older adults embrace technologies securely while they are online, Kaspersky experts suggest the following:
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To read the full report, please visit https://kas.pr/b6w8.
Survey Methodology
The Kaspersky “Mapping a digitally secure path for the future of payments in APAC” report studies our interactions with online payments. It also examines our attitudes towards them, which hold the key to understanding the factors that will further drive or stem the adoption of this technology. The study was conducted by research agency YouGov in key territories in APAC, including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam (10 countries). Survey responses were gathered in July 2021 with a total of 1,618 respondents surveyed across the stated countries.
The respondents ranged from 18-65 years of age, all of which are working professionals who are digital payment users.
Through this study, when the behavior of the population of a market is generalised, it is in reference to the group of respondents sampled above.
Central Restaurants Group, which runs Auntie Anne’s in Thailand, has launched packaged mixed nuts to capture more snacking occasions. The launch of the mixed nuts in cheese and caramel flavours also highlighted the move by foodservice operators to introduce packaged convenient food and drink that can be sold in store, online or even through supermarket/convenience store.
Frisian Flag Indonesia has introdued OMELA Foaming Milk Professional. The new professional foaming milk provides foodservice operators in Indonesia with foam that is shiny, soft, thick and stable for up to 30 minutes.
The foodservice industry in Indonesia is on the path of recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the endemic phase. The launch of OMELA Foaming Milk Professional is timely as it ensures the dairy company can capture opportunities to ride the recovery of the foodservice industry.
Frisian Flag Indonesia currently offers OMELA Condensed Milk Creamer (Krimer Kental Manis) for culinary purposes.
PT Ajinomoto Indonesia has launched a paper-based packaging for its namesake MSG – AJI-NO-MOTO. The use of eco-friendly packaging is one of the ways for companies to showcase their commitment towards sustainability. AJI-NO-MOTO in paper packaging also makes it the first MSG product in Indonesia to come in a paper packaging.
PT Ajinomoto Indonesia will be able to reduce plastic use by 30% through the new AJI-NO-MOTO paper packaging. The company is also cutting plastic use in other brands like Sajiku by 9.5% and Masako by 8.4%, according to the press release.
Artisanal ice cream maker Crème De La Crème (CDLC) has launched the first hyper-realistic nasi lemak ice cream in Malaysia. According to CDLC, this is a special Hari Raya collaboration with @schambal.official @awalashaari @schaalyahya.
Petits Gâteaux: Nasi Lemak
Drumsticks: 63% French dark chocolate ice cream swirled with schambal tempeh & coated with milk & white chocolate dip with roasted cornflakes
Rice: fresh coconut ice cream & young coconut sorbet dipped in white chocolate with crispy rice
Egg: Madagascar vanilla ice cream, mango sorbet & passion fruit sorbet with white chocolate dip served with a side of schambal ikan bilis
Limited quantities freshly made daily. Get yours now.
The long awaited Farm Fresh Strawberry Milk is now available in Malaysia. Farm Fresh Strawberry milk is now available in selected stores. You may also get it from your nearest Stockists or Home Dealers. Limited stocks available!
