McCormick has launched a new innovation – Singles, which solves the two pain points when using spices – wastage and clumping. McCormick Herbs and Spices Singles are individually sealed to lock in the full aroma and flavor of 100% pure herbs and spices. They are available in 7 of your favorite herbs and spices including Black Pepper, Cinnamon, White Pepper and Spanish Paprika, to add fresher flavor to your home-cooked meals.
In Malaysia, you can purchase on GBA’s official store on Shopee.
Thai gummy maker Playmore has launched another interesing gummy product that mimics real food. This time they have introduced Sausage Gummy. We do not have the chance to try it but the product images show the sausage gummy is to be eaten in the same was as the shelf stable sausage commonly seen in the market.
Indonesia’s Green Rebel Foods has done it again. They have now introduced Cheddar-Style Cheeze, which signals their entry into the plant-based cheese segment. The company is well known in Indonesia for its range of plant-based meat.
The key ingredients in the new Cheddar-Style Cheeze are organic rice, potato, cashew, vegetable oil, modified starch, sea salt, xanthan gum and vegan natural flavours.
The price for a 200g pack is IDR 60,500 (USD 4.22).
Woh Hup Food Industries, a unit of Heritage Foods, has introduced non-fried noodles in Malaysia. The new Dried Chilli Shrimp Noodles and Dried Curry Noodles are lower in fat compared to fried noodles. Woh Hup earlier launched both noodles in Singapore in 2020.
Apart from the non-fried noodles, the Singapore-based sauce maker has also recently launched ready-to-cook sauce packs in Malaysia where consumers can easily prepare popular dishes effortlessly.
For the non-fried noodles and the ready-to-cook sauce pack launches, Woh Hup has collaborated with CUBEevo, a creative advertising and digital agency, to design a more vibrant and unique packaging for each product.
It is interesting to see Woh Hup expanding its product lines into adjacent categories like noodles similar to what we have seen with PT Kobe Boga Utama’s Kobe Mi Boncabe. Such a move helps Woh Hup to target more eating occasions and consumers who want to have convenient foods.
Click here to purchase Woh Hup’s latest non-fried noodles and ready-to-cook sauce pack on its official store on Shopee.
Kuala Lumpur, November 5, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic is a trying time for all us with charity organisations particularly hard hit as contributions from corporate donors and the public have reduced.
Ayam Brand™, famed for its quality, no preservatives and no added MSG, healthy and convenient canned food, is here for Malaysians with the return of the Ayam Brand Community Care Campaign 2021. Themed #AyamBersamaMu, it promotes healthier lifestyle choices through the 3S concept of the Malaysian Healthy Plate, nurtures livelihoods through the #AyamFutureCreator program while contributing two months’ supply of Ayam Brand products to participating homes.
This year’s campaign is fully virtual and SOP-compliant for the health and safety of all participants, allowing experts dietitians from KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital and 18 year old entrepreneur and well-known content creator Arianna Natasha of Arianna Kitchen to interact with children in all states.
It will aid and educate 1,500 children from 32 charity homes nationwide while providing them with more than 230,000 healthy Ayam Brand meals. This includes 172 children from Pusat Jagaan Hajjah Fatimah Abdullah, , Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Bimbingan At Taqwa, Persatuan Rumah Sayangan, Persatuan Rumah Kanak – Kanak Di Sayangi, and Lighthouse Children Welfare Home Assoc.
General Manager Ms Chin Lee Foon
According to Ayam Brand™ General Manager Ms Chin Lee Foon, the CSR campaign which is now in its fourteenth year has contributed more than 2 million healthy meals to more than 25,000 people from 539 charity homes and NGOs.
“More Malaysians are now focused on healthier lifestyles with many of us enjoy making our own meals. The Ayam Brand team considered this in creating the #AyamBersamaMu campaign so that it is timely, relevant and useful to all participants giving them expert advice on better diets and inspiring them to be future content creators, while providing tangible support of two months’ supply of our products for each participating home. In addition, #AyamFutureCreator participants stand to win a total of RM6,000 in Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) SSPN saving plans,” Ms Chin explains.
Each participating home has received an #AyamBersamaMu starter kit of kitchen utensils, lighting, and filming accessories as well as Ayam Brand products for their journey towards becoming future creators. The two months’ supply of products include kids’ favourites that are high in protein and rich in Omega-3 namely Ayam Brand Tuna Mild and Spicy, Ayam Brand Saba Deli Natural and Ayam Brand Baked Bean Cheese.
Ayam Brand emphasizes the contribution of its canned fish products as many charity homes lack regular access to fish such as tuna and saba that are a good source of Omega-3, which is an essential fatty acid that our body cannot produce. Omega-3 may help to prevent coronary heart disease, promote healthy nerve activity, improve vitamin absorption, maintain a healthy immune system and promote cell development. Omega 3 is also important in the development of vision and brain among children.
The KPJ Damansara’s Dietetic Services team are providing a virtual workshop on the Malaysian Healthy Plate popularly known as #SukuSukuSeparuh that recommends each daily meal to consist of a quarter protein, a quarter complex carbohydrates and half of fruits and vegetables, in portions based on the individual’s palm, fist and cupped palm size. This easy to visualize guide can be a guide for lifelong healthy eating.
Ms Rushda Adiba Ismail, Dietitian at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
“Prevention is better than cure, we are committed to reaching out to the community and sharing vital health knowledge. Teaching the young about living a healthy life helps to create a healthier nation for the future especially during the pandemic. #SukuSukuSeparuh is easy for children and adults to grasp to follow for a healthier lifestyle,” says Ms Rushda Adiba Ismail, Dietitian at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital.
The Ayam Brand Show Us Your Healthy Plate competition saw teams from each home, assembling healthy meals based on #SukuSukuSeparuh guides. The top three teams for each state will receive trophies, certificates of participation and customised lunchboxes.
AB_AriannaNatasha(@AriannaKitchen)
Arianna Natasha, the 18-year-old founder of Arianna Kitchen and self-taught content creator has almost 400,000 Instagram followers proved an excellent mentor for the children through the easily relatable #AyamFutureCreator workshop session.
“I wish there had been a program like this when I started as a content creator. Content creation is hard work that requires skill, patience, and creativity. It can be a good career and the start of an online business for these kids, providing them with livelihood through the #AyamFutureCreator program,” Arianna shares, adding that Ayam Brand sandwiches were among the earliest snacks she learned how to prepare for herself as a child. “It is amazing that I’m working with one of my favourite food brands and get to mentor others.”
The #AyamFutureCreator competition requires teams of children to create a 1 to 3 minute cooking video using Ayam Brand products, using #SukuSukuSeparuh Malaysian Healthy Plate principles, based on the tutorial by Arianna. The kids will need to film, edit, tag, hashtag and promote the video on social media to hone their skills as content creators. Arianna, the Ayam Brand team and the KPJ Damansara Dietetic team will decide on the winners, who stand to win a total of RM6,000 in PTPTN SSPN saving plans.
“We have not had events since the pandemic began as we follow SOPs closely. The kids have been so excited by the #AyamBersamaMu virtual event. They enjoyed the #SukuSukuSeparuh workshop, even the adults found it very useful for our own meal planning. They loved the #AyamFutureCreator workshop because all of them would like to be famous content creators. Our thanks to Ayam Brand™ for supporting NGOs for many years. We are glad to be selected because the two months’ supply of products will see us through times like these when donations are scarce. Our thanks to Ayam Brand™ for always being with us and caring for the community,” explains Mrs Norhayati of Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Bimbingan At Taqwa.
“I need to eat more vegetables, fruits, protein and Omega-3 to be healthy and grow tall and strong. I think I can win the #AyamFutureCreator competition, and start my own business like Kak Ary. Thank you Ayam Brand for helping me become a future creator!” says one of the participants.
Ragam inspirasi #WaktunyaCrystalChill bulan November dari BINTANG Crystal
Jakarta, 5 November 2021 – Bosan dengan kegiatan hangout yang itu-itu saja? Mulai tanggal hari ini hingga 21 November mendatang, kamu bisa menikmati 350 karya seni bertema ‘Muka Tembok’ dari 350 seniman lokal di ASHTA District 8 secara gratis, berkolaborasi dengan BINTANG Crystal. Tentunya, dengan selalu mengikuti protokol kesehatan yang berlaku ya!
Tema ‘Muka Tembok’ sendiri mengangkat rasa percaya diri dalam berekspresi, tanpa memedulikan judgment dari orang lain. Hal ini sejalan dengan rasa smooth yang dihadirkan BINTANG Crystal untuk membuat penikmatnya lebih chill dalam momen apa pun. Terinspirasi oleh hal ini, seniman grafiti asal Jakarta, Harishazka Fauzan, menampilkan interpretasinya atas vibe ‘chill’ ala BINTANG Crystal di medium ‘Muka Tembok’. Kamu bisa menemukan karyanya di area Melting Pot (Atrium) ASHTA District 8.
Tak hanya itu, sensasi menikmati pameran seni ‘Muka Tembok’ ini pun dibuat semakin immersive melalui teknologi Augmented Reality (AR). Saat kamu berkunjung, kamu akan mendapatkan selembar kertas ‘Muka Tembok’ kosong berlogo BINTANG Crystal. Kamu dapat berkreasi dan mewarnai kanvas tersebut sesukamu, untuk kemudian kamu scan dan akses di App Store dan Play Store dengan keyword ‘Muka Tembok AR’. Karya kamu pun akan segera ‘hidup’ dan bisa kamu ‘tembakkan’ ke berbagai sudut estetik di ASHTA District 8! Pastikan kamu ikutan, karena 20 kreasi paling menarik akan mendapatkan hadiah spesial dari BINTANG Crystal!
Selain pameran karya seniman lokal dari berbagai kategori seperti grafiti, tattoo, lukisan, art toys, dan ilustrasi, ada pula penampilan musik indoor maupun outdoor oleh Kallula, Elephant Kind, Fun on a Weekend, Reality Club, hingga in-house DJ performance. Pilihan tepat untuk chill selepas kerja, tentunya ditemani BINTANG Crystal!
“Kolaborasi BINTANG Crystal dan ASHTA District 8 adalah upaya kami untuk hadir lebih dekat dengan konsumen sekaligus memberikan banyak alternatif hiburan untuk momen chill mereka. Survey kami ke ribuan konsumen BINTANG Crystal di kelompok usia Gen Y dan Gen Z menyatakan, 46% di antara mereka menyukai BINTANG Crystal untuk dinikmati saat melepas penat usai jam kerja. Sisanya, mereka menikmati bir ini sambil bersantai di area terbuka, nonton film, dan sebagai teman makan,” kata Jessica Setiawan, Direktur Marketing Multi Bintang Indonesia.
Untuk kamu yang masih memilih berkegiatan di rumah saja, jangan khawatir! BINTANG Crystal juga berkolaborasi dengan Chef William Gozali (WillGoz) untuk menghadirkan petualangan rasa dari dapur rumahmu.
Setelah mengumpulkan inspirasi dari ratusan followers di media sosial, Chef WillGoz telah menyiapkan resep spesial dari bahan khas Indonesia, yakni kecombrang, yang nikmat dipadu dengan rasa smooth dan tidak sepahit bir biasanya dari BINTANG Crystal.
Kamu pun bisa mencoba membuat Prawn Kecombrang Tacos ala Chef WillGoz dengan mengikuti resep di video ini!
“Eksperimen dengan pairing unik antara minuman dan makanan selalu jadi hal yang seru di dunia kuliner. Keserasian antara keduanya, kalau dikombinasikan dengan baik, bisa memberikan pengalaman seru di mulut! Kali ini, saya mencoba membuat Prawn Kecombrang Tacos untuk di-pairing dengan BINTANG Crystal yang tidak sepahit bir biasa dan smooth rasanya. Kalian harus coba karena resep ini sangat asyik untuk chill bersama teman-teman!” kata Chef William Gozali.
NESCAFÉ has launched Black Roast in Thailand. NESCAFÉ Black Roast is described as bursting with rich coffee flavour for the strongest start to your morning without having to add an extra spoonful. Specially selected beans roasted longer to develop a new level of richness & intensity in both flavour & aroma.
The new and intense coffee experience is available in NESCAFÉ Red Cup, NESCAFÉ RTD and NESCAFÉ Blend & Brew.
By Evgeniya Naumova, Executive VP, Corporate Business at Kaspersky
3 November 2021
The end of the year means that, unlike the weather outside, it’s a hot time to take stock and plan budgets for next year. Whilst the pandemic continues with no end in sight, companies will still need to factor in its ongoing impact: remote working to some extent remains, as does the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.
Evgeniya Naumova, Executive VP, Corporate Business at Kaspersky
To help businesses prioritize when planning budgets for next year, we have drawn on several observations from our recent research into the economics of cybersecurity.
Last year, budgets shrank but it won’t be forever
Cybersecurity budgets for 2021 were planned at the end of 2020 – in the midst of the pandemic. Therefore, many companies seemed to proceed with caution. As a result, the average cybersecurity budget for 2021 remained virtually unchanged for small companies: $267,000, compared to $275,000 in the previous year. But in large corporations, the allocation decreased – from $14 million in 2020 to $11.4 million in 2021.
However, since spring 2021, analysts have been publishing optimistic forecasts about the growth of the IT and information security market: Gartner predicts an 8.4% growth in overall global IT spending in 2021. IDC also forecasts strong growth in IT security spending in regions such as Europe and Asia Pacific.
With continued innovation, digitalization of products and enhanced business processes, organizations will definitely need to prioritize cybersecurity investments. But demands may change significantly because of these and other factors, which we will cover later in the text.
The financial impact of cybersecurity breaches hasn’t increased significantly, but that doesn’t mean we have defeated the cybercriminals
The financial impact of data breaches for SMBs grew slightly in 2021, but for enterprises it decreased by 15%. Nevertheless, this reduction shouldn’t be considered as cybercriminals’ resignation. The scale of the impact depends not only on the attack complexity but on the actions of the business too.
A data breach, for example, can lead to direct losses including business loss or fines. Further financial impacts also depend on whether a breach has been disclosed to the public. In this case, a company normally has to spend more on additional PR support or on paying penalties, fines, and compensation. As such, the average cost of a data breach for an enterprise that doesn’t disclose the incident is $827,000. However, if the breach leaks to the press, the cost rises to $1.2 million. This year, fewer companies disclosed cases of a data breach.
Significant cybersecurity investment in response to previous data breaches – such as improvements in software and IT infrastructure or training for employees – will also have borne fruits this year. We see this, for example, in the positive dynamic of threat detection and response speed. Our research suggests that every year, organizations are discovering data breaches more quickly. In 2016, only 15% of SMBs and 14% of large companies had systems in place that alerted them to attacks and allowed immediate or swift response to an incident within a few hours. In 2021, this figure sits at 27%.
Our year-on-year research has shown that, with the onset of the pandemic, companies have increased their use of cloud services. In 2019, 72% used some kind of cloud – public, private, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). In 2020-2021, this figure increased to 88%[1].
This shift has resulted in changing needs for cloud infrastructure protection. Security projects created in previous years were designed for on-premises infrastructure, meaning they may no longer be relevant for organizations migrating to the cloud. Customers need to formulate protection requirements based on their current infrastructure. This demands a new dedicated package of cybersecurity solutions, including specific areas such as protection of containers, or identity in the cloud, and also the tools for complex threat detection and response in environments with multiple clouds.
For complex threat protection, visibility is crucial
The task of IT and IT security is not only to protect the infrastructure from intrusion, but also to make it effective and not limiting to business processes, no matter how fast the IT infrastructure changes. Remote work and digitalization of a company’s processes and products have made securing such a complex infrastructure the second biggest headache for companies – after data protection. One of the reasons is that the more complex the system, the more difficult it is to keep track of what is happening. For two out of five companies (41%), this is the biggest problem when dealing with complex attacks.
In fact, for many companies such a complex environment becomes the number one reason for additional investments. A sophisticated attack often consists of a combination of legitimate-like and hard to detect tactics. Another problem is that an enormous number of alerts generated by various security solutions makes it difficult for analysts to prioritize incidents and see the correlations between an adversary’s actions. There is a need for automated detection and response that can simultaneously not only detect multiple minor signs of attack, but also correlate them with each other and external threat data. That will ensure an efficient alert triage and reveal the real advanced attack, for further escalation to incident response teams.
Need for expertise drives outsourcing and changes in budgeting
While the need for a skilled workforce and expertise is nothing new, this year we saw it become a major motivator for the first time to outsource cybersecurity. With rapid adoption of new technologies and change in work patterns, combined with the exponential growth of IT complexity, every second mid-sized and large enterprise (52% and 56%) that trusts security management to an MSP does so because they need highly skilled professionals.
When switching to outsourced companies, businesses may need to adjust their budget process accordingly, because this part of the budget will move from CapEx to OpEx: investments into hardware every few years will instead turn into a monthly-paid subscription.
We don’t know for sure what new challenges the next year will bring. Despite a natural human desire to play it safe, there is also a great opportunity for change and to make bold decisions. This applies to the budgeting process as well: the approach of ‘making it similar to last year’ won’t work anymore. Instead, risk evaluation and modeling should be done based on the most recent trends, changes happening in the corporate infrastructure and business processes, and most importantly, business needs. Going further, to keep specific systems secure, a new approach is needed when protection is considered from the very beginning of the development. This secure by design approach will help businesses to achieve Cyber Immunity from most risks.
About Kaspersky
Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997. Kaspersky’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative security solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection and a number of specialized security solutions and services to fight sophisticated and evolving digital threats. Over 400 million users are protected by Kaspersky technologies and we help 240,000 corporate clients protect what matters most to them. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.
[1] These are additional findings from Kaspersky’s IT Security Risks survey. The survey included 4,303 interviews with businesses of more than 50 employees across 31 countries and was conducted in May-June 2021.
Ayam Brand, which is the flagship processed seafood brand of Denis Group, has made available vegan-friendly yumeat in Malaysia. The brand has recently launched yumeat in Singapore in the form of plant-based luncheon and plant-based minced meat with bean paste. yumeat is made from non-GMO soy beans and mushroom.
The vegan-friendly yumeat is a unique offering because unlike the other plant-based meat, which needs to be frozen, yumeat comes in a shelf stable can packaging.
yumeat Plant-Based Minced Meat with Bean Paste (195g) is available at AEON Big for a price of RM 5.80.
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 November 2021 – According to an online survey conducted by Shopee and Kantar, it is found that consumers across the region use e-wallets about 2 to 6 times a week. In Malaysia, over 75% of users use e-wallets for all their online shopping needs[1].
As consumers and businesses continue to become more digital-first and are embracing digital payments for greater convenience, security and value, ShopeePay strives to support this move through various efforts. This includes offering big savings and upsized rewards during Shopee’s largest shopping festival, the 11.11 Big Sale.
This 11.11 Big Sale, users can look forward to a rewarding and integrated payment experience through unbeatable deals, and exclusive promotions both online and offline when using ShopeePay. This includes a chance to receive up to 11,111 Shopee Coins daily when users top up their mobile wallets with a minimum of RM30.
Shop more, save more with ShopeePay
Exclusive vouchers from popular merchants: Crowd-favourites Petron and BHPetrol are launching exclusive vouchers offering up to RM4 cashback with a minimum spend of RM15 for shoppers during this Shopee 11.11 Big Sale, as Malaysians begin to travel interstate once again. Meanwhile, popular brand Emart24 also joins Shopee for the first time, giving shoppers up to RM4 off their purchases.
Travel with ShopeePay: The Jom Cuti-Cuti Malaysia! Experience Malaysia Like Never Before in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia is offering holidaygoers discount vouchers of RM100 off with a minimum spend of RM150 on exciting travel packages on Shopee. This is on top of the RM100 rebate vouchers for 4- and 5-star hotels, and RM50 rebate vouchers for 3-star and below hotels.
Free RM100 for first time users with eDuit: First time Shopee users will receive RM100 when they activate their ShopeePay, and will be entitled to RM25 ShopeePay credit if they successfully activate their mobile wallet premium account. They will also receive RM60 worth of ShopeePay Vouchers, and a RM15 Welcome Voucher applicable for their first purchase on Shopee.
Convenience wherever shoppers go with ‘Deals Near Me’
Deals Near Me is a location-based online-to-offline feature that allows shoppers to discover mouth-watering ShopeePay Voucher deals offered by merchants in their area.
In conjunction with the Deepavali celebration, the Deals Near Me in-app portal will be featuring ShopeePay Vouchers from brands like Secret Recipe, BananaBro, Zus Coffee, Boost Juice, Mydin, KFC, Pizza Hut, Haagen Dazs and myNEWS, offering cashback of up to RM10 and special prices from now till 5 November.
As digital payments become more integrated into the daily lives of consumers, ShopeePay serves as a multi-functional tool for all their payment needs including PTPTN loan repayments and water bills, all while enjoying rewards and seamlessness.
Water bills: Users can now pay their household utility bills with ShopeePay from now till 10 November and enjoy 20 percent off, capped at RM3. Pay your water bill on 11 November and get as much as RM6 off.
PTPTN loan repayment: From 11 November till 31 December, service your PTPTN loans and get Coin Cashbacks up to 300 Shopee Coins.
Meanwhile, receive a discount of 30% (capped at RM3) for all top ups, bills, entertainment and travel purchases through the Tickets, Top Ups & Bills function on the Shopee app throughout the month of November.
The 11.11 Big Sale is happening till 11 November, offering Shopee users even bigger and exciting deals, promotions and vouchers from hundreds of thousands of brands and sellers. This includes discounts up to 95%, free shipping with no minimum spend as well as RM1 deals.
The shopping festival is also giving away a condominium unit worth over RM500,000 at the multi award-winning SkyMeridien Residences @ Sentul East, in collaboration with property developer SkyWorld Development Group. Shoppers just need to play Tap & Win A Condo and collect golden tickets on Shopee to stand a chance of winning.
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