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URC C2 Plus Immunity drink in Vietnam features the use of beta glucan

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Tan Heng Hong
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URC Vietnam has launched C2 Plus Immunity to tap into immunity-boosting beverages. The new lemon flavoured RTD green tea has beta glucan proven to deliver immune health benefits.

URC has earlier introduced C2 Plus Immuno-C in the Philippines but it does not have beta glucan. Instead, the immunity boosting ingredients are vitamin C and zinc.

C2 Plus Immunity could help to popularise beta glucan as an immunity-boosting ingredient in Vietnam.

OVALTINE Crunchy Pop can be eaten directly or used as a topping

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Tan Heng Hong
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OVALTINE Crunchy Pop by OVALTINE Malaysia is a new snack in a form of flake that is crunchy and has a special taste of Ovaltine. When you pop and Crunch it, it will make you more energized. It is also great to enjoy it directly from the sachet. You can also use it as a topping for your favorite dessert or any food you prefer!

Enjoy the endless possibilities with Ovaltine Crunchy Pop and make your world more fun! Tastes delicious in smoothies, baked goods, or sprinkled over ice cream.

Get yours now from Delfi Marketing official store on Shopee Malaysia or from Dmart.my.

Lactel Lactino fresh cheese for kids in Vietnam

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Tan Heng Hong
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Lactalis has launched Lactel Lactino, which is a new fresh cheese for kids in Vietnam. Lactel Lactino comes in two interesting flavours – Biscuit and Apricot & Apple. It offers children with vitamin A, E and D as well as calcium.

Lactel Lactino is available in kids & mum shops, general trade & retailers.

Lactalis has also made available Lactel Organic Pure’s Cow’s Milk with 1.5% fat for children and parents.

Max’s Restaurant offering its take on Pancit-Lumpia Cake

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Tan Heng Hong
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Max’s Restaurant is offering an unconventional cake, the Pancit-Lumpia Cake, where consumers can the following three variations:

  • Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit Canton, and Caramel Bars™ starts at PHP 1,299 (good for 4-6 people)
  • Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit Canton, and Breaded Fish Fillet starts at PHP 1,299 (good for 4-6 people)
  • Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit Canton, Fresh/Fried Lumpiang Ubod, and Breaded Fish Fillet starts at PHP 1,749 (good for 6-8 people)

The new Pancit-Lumpia Cake is to make celebration extraordinary by combining the the celebration staples Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit Canton and cake into one single dish.

We have seen consumers making their own version including one by Milkyway Café. The lumpia cake is made from lumpia sticks wrapped with a ribbon. The inside part is filled with pancit bihon topped with calamansi.

Auntie Anne’s Philippines is offering Heat & Eat Packs

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Tan Heng Hong
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Image by Auntie Anne's Philippines

Auntie Anne’s Philippines is offering Heat & Eat Packs, which are boxes of pretzels that you can heat up to eat in the comfort and safety of one’s home.

Auntie Anne’s Heat & Eat pretzels and nuggets pack are available from the following branches:
  • Alabang Town Center
  • Greenbelt
  • Robinsons Magnolia
  • SM Megamall
  • Glorietta
  • Robinsons Ermita
  • SM Dasmariñas
  • SM North EDSA – Annex bldg
  • SM Baguio

The pretzel packs include Almond and Original, Almond and Cinnamon Sugar, Almond and Sour Cream, Choco Chip and Original, Choco Chip and Cinnamon Sugar and Choco Chip and Sour Cream.

The nuggets are available in Original, Almond, Cinnamon Sugar and Sour Cream.

Macao Imperial Tea Oat Series is blended with fresh milk topped with red dates, peanut and coconut

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Tan Heng Hong
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Image by Macao Imperial Tea

Macao Imperial Tea Philippines has jumped into the oat milk bandwagon with its latest Oat Series blended with premium quality rolled oats and fresh milk. The series comprise Peanut Oat and Milk, Red Oat and Milk and Coco Oat and Milk. Red Oat Milk represents a blend of oat milk and red dates.

The Oat Series are available in all stores nationwide starting May 9, 2021 for a limited time only.

Interestingly Macao Imperial Tea has chosen to include fresh milk, which means the drinks are not suitable for vegans.

Zubuchon ready-to-heat lechon goes to Robinsons Supermarket

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Tan Heng Hong
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Zubuchon, the Cebu-hailing restaurant known for its all-natural take on lechon, has made available ready-to-heat lechon at obinson’s supermarket. The products are available in frozen lechon and in frozen boneless lechon.

Zubuchon’s Ready-to-Heat Lechon is available at:
• Robinsons Supermarket Galleria
• Robinsons Supermarket Ermita
• Robinsons Supermarket Otis
• Robinsons Supermarket Eastwood Technoplaza II
• Robinsons Supermarket Magnolia
• Robinsons Supermarket Las Piñas
• Robinsons Supermarket Madison Galeries Muntinlupa
• Robinsons Supermarket Townvilla Nuvali Sta. Rosa
• Robinsons Supermarket Antipolo
• Robinsons Supermarket Forum Pioneer
• The Market Place Powerplant Mall Rockwell
• The Market Place Makati
• The Market Place EDSA Shangrila
• The Market Place Ayala the 30th Pasig
• The Market Place Tomas Morato

 

New Krispy Kreme BLACKPINK-inspired doughnuts

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Tan Heng Hong
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Krispy Kreme Philippines has introduced two BLACKPINK-inspired doughnuts as part of its BLACKPINK-themed Love Sweet series. The doughnuts are either strawberry or chocolate-glazed.

The Black doughnut is dipped in Malagos chocolate icing then filled with a strawberry Kreme and topped with pink sprinkles. The Pink doughnut is dipped in strawberry chocolate icing then filled with a strawberry Kreme and topped with pink sprinkles.

Buy at least 1 Limited Edition Pepsi can and light up your world with these Pretty Savage doughnuts. Price starts at PHP 260 for a box of 6 mixed doughnuts.

All Day Supermarket launches first self-checkout counters

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Tan Heng Hong
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All Day Supermarket, which operates 32 outlets, in the Philippines has launched the country’s first self-checkout counters for a safe and contactless shopping experience. The self-checkout counters are located at AllDay Supermarket Evia in Las Piñas City.

As with the introduction of any new retail technology, it will not be smooth sailing at first as consumers are new to the concept. Paying through self-checkout could take a longer time due to inexperienced and there is also a need to station a staff there to assist consumers. Over the long run, informed consumers will be able to use self-checkout by themselves.

The COVID-19 pandemic could usher in the need for more self-checkouts in the Philippines retail scene.

 

Selecta boom Boom Pinipig and Cookies and Cream launched

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Tan Heng Hong
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Selecta Philippines has launched Selecta Boom Boom Pinipig and Cookies and Cream. Selecta Pinipig has been a favorite snack for generations. Try the creamy ice cream stick dipped in a thick chocolate shell and coated in crunchy pinipigs. There is also the Pinipig Ube.

“Pinipig are immature grains of glutinous rice pounded until flat before being toasted. It is commonly used as toppings for various desserts in Philippine cuisine,” according to Wikipedia.

There is also Cookies & Cream coated in white chocolate that’s dotted with crunchy cookie bits as well as Choco Cookies.

The price is PHP 15 (USD 0.31).

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