Chinese restaurant Laoteng (楼顶), which is located in Bangkok’s Chinatown, has collaborated with Greenmonday to unveil a new Vegan Dim Sum featuring Greenmonday’s plant-based meat Omnimeat. It is hard to imagine a dim sum restaurant serving plant-based meat but times are changing. Laoteng means “upstairs” in Chinese dialect.
Described as healthy food, the new menu includes the following:
Taokaenoi and Taro have come together with a unique collaboration featuring the best of both brands. The pack contains crispy seaweed and crispy fish for an interesting mix of texture. There are two ways to eat the new snack including crushing the content before eating them.
Lazat Bazaar supports local small Ramadan traders by bringing them online, offering eCommerce shoppers authentic delicacies, fresh groceries, and more
Order meals before 4pm to receive on the same day by 7pm for buka puasa
SME stimulus package extended to help local merchants digitalise at zero cost
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 April 2021 – Malaysian shoppers and bazaar merchants rejoice as Lazada gears up for the Ramadan fasting season with a month-long online food festival, known as the Lazat Bazaar, which brings local bazaar sellers online for Malaysians to enjoy their favourite buka puasa essentials. Lazada will also offer same-day deliveries for hot meals and freshly baked goods from local-favourite stalls and markets in selected areas across the Klang Valley.
“Many bazaar sellers and traders who rely on the Ramadan period to sustain their livelihoods have been worrying about potential loss in sales due to the ongoing pandemic. Through the Lazat Bazaar, we aim to ease their hardships by bringing them online and supporting them with exposure and traffic on our eCommerce platform. The initiative will not only help to sustain, but also enable their businesses to grow this year,” said Susan Too, Head of Traffic, Lazada Malaysia.
Lazada will support these local Ramadan bazaar merchants to better serve their customers through its vast logistics network by offering same-day deliveries. From 13 April until 13 May, all cooked-to-order purchases made on the online bazaar before 4pm will be delivered within the same day by 7pm*. Hot meals and baked goods ordered after 4pm will be prepared and fulfilled the next day*.
“We have onboarded bazaar merchants across Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, and Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) onto our leading digital platform and empowered them with a robust logistics infrastructure to fulfil deliveries for buka puasa necessities in mere hours,” said Olivier Petra, Chief Logistics Officer, Lazada Malaysia.
Murtabak, lemang, rendang, laksa, roti john, nasi kerabu, and kuih-muih are some of items available to be ordered from the Ramadan merchants on the Lazat Bazaar. Hot meals and baked goods are limited to Lazada users whose delivery address are within the respective merchant’s coverage area, based on the postal codes stated on the bazaar page and below*:
Shah Alam: 40000, 40100, 40170, 40200, 40150, 40300
Malaysians can easily access the page by searching the keyword “Lazat Bazaar” or clicking the “Food & Beverage” homepage icon on the Lazada app, as well as via this link: http://lzd.co/LazadaMalaysia. In addition to authentic local delicacies, online shoppers will also be able to enjoy up to 50% off and Buy 1 Free 1 deals for fresh ingredients and discount vouchers on the Lazat Bazaar.
As part of its ongoing efforts to help local small businesses, Lazada has also rolled out the Pintar Niaga stimulus package since March as a continuation of Pakej Kedai Pintar 2.0 that was launched earlier this year. The Pintar Niaga stimulus package offers 0% commission and listing fees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), while providing them easy access to Lazada University’s comprehensive step-by-step training, Seller Centre’s innovative tools, free RM300 advertising credits, free high-traffic exposure slots, Free Shipping voucher incentives, 90-day dedicated support, and more.
“To all bazaar merchants who are struggling to stay afloat this Ramadan, we are here for you and we stand ready to help you. Through our extended stimulus package, Pintar Niaga, SMEs will be able to future-proof their business by coming onto Lazada with zero set-up cost. We are committed to supporting the local SME community by flattening the barriers of entry for homegrown entrepreneurs to digitalise and benefit from the ‘Lazada Effect’,” said Sherry Tan, Chief Business Officer, Lazada Malaysia.
Last year, local SMEs on the leading eCommerce platform generated more than double the sales due to its stimulus package and supportive measures. Those interested can sign up as a new seller via this link: http://lzd.co/SellOnLazadaMY
About Lazada Group
Founded in 2012, Lazada Group is the leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia. We are accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. With the largest logistics and payment networks in the region, Lazada is a part of our consumers’ daily lives in the region and we aim to serve 300 million shoppers by 2030. Since 2016, Lazada is the Southeast Asia flagship platform of Alibaba Group powered by its cutting-edge technology infrastructure.
19 April 2021 – Pepsi is once again breaking new boundaries and transforming the music experience in Malaysia by bringing fans the first-ever Augmented Reality (AR) Concert in Malaysia on 16 April 2021 – available exclusively for Pepsi fans. Featuring popular artiste Siti Nordiana as the main performer, the concert also features three passionate local talents – Aidil, Bell and Syafeek, who won the #PepsiBoldTalent audition challenge.
“At PepsiCo, music is a key way for us to connect with our fans, and we know that music lovers in Malaysia have been missing the concert experience for over a year due to the pandemic. So, we decided to bring them the first-ever Augmented Reality Concert in Malaysia – something that has never been done before in Malaysia yet it is very much in line with our bold personality and pioneering nature. In particular, we are drawing upon the bold taste of Pepsi Black and its spirit of challenging the norm by making this exclusive concert content only accessible to consumers of Pepsi Black Raspberry – our exciting new cola flavour offering a bold taste and no calories,” said Salman Butt, Senior Marketing Director APAC of PepsiCo.
The concert headed by Siti Nordiana – who was voted the most popular female artiste (Artis Top Top Meletop Wanita) by music fans in the Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2020, gives fans the opportunity to watch a performance of her latest song, showcasing the talents of dancer Bell, freestyle footballer Aidil and singer Syafeek. In the #PepsiBoldTalent audition challenge, the trio’s talents shone and stood out in a pool of over 3,000 audition videos, where their entries attracted the highest number of engagements, enabling them to emerge as winners in the #PepsiBoldTalent competition.
“We wanted to thank our loyal Malaysian fans by creating a really special experience for them, and what could be a better way than elevating homegrown Malaysian talents and offering them a platform to showcase their bold spirit and brave determination. This groundbreaking Augmented Reality Concert highlights the best of our local talents and opens up a new avenue for Malaysians to express themselves and achieve their dreams, reflecting Pepsi’s aim of championing the bold and brave generation of today, and continuing to bring excitement and new experiences to consumers in Malaysia,” commented Jennifer Lee, Beverage Marketing Lead of PepsiCo.
A trio of talented Malaysians
Passionate about improving their talents and sharing their love for performance with fans, this talented young trio is dreaming big when it comes to the future. Self-taught dancing talent Bell, a 22-year-old student who has been dancing for three years, hopes to use the exposure to emulate the success of her performance heroes, while freestyle football talent Aidil, also 22, wants to use the opportunity to elevate awareness of freestyle football. Although a graphic designer by profession, he has been freestyling football for almost eight years, honing his talent by practicing more than seven hours a day on weekends. Meanwhile, singing talent Syafeek, who discovered his talent while studying engineering in France, hopes this latest exposure will contribute towards greater success as a singer. Having performed at corporate functions and participated in singing competitions since 2012, he won the i-SiNG World competition in Paris in 2018.
Music fans and lovers of Pepsi Black Raspberry flavour can experience Malaysia’s first AR Concert brought to you by Pepsi – anywhere, anytime, beginning 16 April 2021 for a month, just by following these simple steps:
Get a bottle of Pepsi Black Raspberry.
Log on to pepsiARconcert.com.
When prompted on your phone screen, scan the bottle.
Wait for the AR Pepsi bottle to load.
Enjoy the concert, which plays right on the bottle!
For further information, please visit our social media pages on Facebook: Pepsi Malaysia (MY) and Instagram: @pepsimy.
Kuala Lumpur, 19 April 2021 – The recently concluded ATLAS Hack Virtual Hackathon, Malaysia’s first Smart Retail Hackathon which was held from the 5th to 7th of March, with its Grand Finals on the 13th of March saw amazing innovative ideas developed by Malaysian tech talents for the retail vending space. ATLAS Hack was organised by ATLAS Vending, the largest food & beverage vending machine operator in Malaysia & Singapore as named by the Malaysian Book of Records, in partnership with corporate innovation outfit JomHack Malaysia.
The retail industry has seen many challenges recently due to the COVID-19 related restrictions, but this has also created many new opportunities for innovation with businesses being forced to go through some kind of digital transformation in order to adapt to the current norms. There’s also a pressing need to make vending machines more automated than ever to reduce manual labour, and to provide contactless purchasing experience for customers to remain safe in this COVID-19 era. Vending machines can lead this trend of providing smart-retail solutions to suppliers and customers.
ATLAS Vending has taken this opportunity to further encourage innovation within the retail space, and also engage more tech talents in Malaysia to be interested in retail businesses through this event.
“We know that there are so many incredible tech talents in this country and it is time for ATLAS Vending to create more programmes to engage these talents and work with them to create better opportunities for Malaysian talents, while improving our retail ecosystem,” said Amy Gan, the Head of Marketing & Ancillary Sales of ATLAS Vending.
“The participants at ATLAS Hack 2021 were really amazing, and developed highly innovative projects that we are keen to explore further. We would love to implement and commercialize some of the winning ideas and even offer job opportunities to some of the talented participants,” she added further.
This inaugural hackathon for ATLAS Vending saw 35 teams competing to create innovative projects based on the 4 major challenges provided by the organizers. The teams were also presented with various bounty ideas to work on. ATLAS Hack offered a generous prize pool of RM25,600 in cash prizes. The top 3 teams walked away with RM10,000, RM5,000 and RM2,500 respectively. The remaining top 10 teams (4th to 7th) received a RM300 consolation prize each, while 3 bounty prizes of RM2,000 each were also given to the teams who best executed the bounty ideas given by ATLAS Vending.
The overall Champions, team Visi with members Vincent Wong, Edison Tan and Vee Han impressed the judges the most with their contactless medication vending machine project. Team Veo with members Tan Jun Wei, Roland Chieng Ung Lung and Soo Mun Chong came very close in 2nd place with their contactless ‘gesture-based’ purchasing solution, while team UpAI with members Chen Wai Yang, Chen Zi Ying & Choy Jun Hao clinched the 3rd spot with their version of contactless ‘face-recognition-based’ purchasing solution. The bounty prizes went to teams 404 Not Found, BorneoHackers and Veo for working on the suggested bounty ideas and executing them really well.
The 3-day virtual hackathon was conducted through an interactive virtual event platform, where teams were guided by highly experienced mentors from both ATLAS Vending and JomHack to help them finish up their projects on time. ATLAS Hack was a great success and an excellent start for ATLAS Vending in actively engaging the tech community of Malaysia, and is looking forward to organizing more similar events in the future to create amazing opportunities for our local talents.
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 April 2021 – In conjunction with the fast-approaching Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, 7-Eleven Malaysia has launched its JOM RELOAD 4 RAYA contest from 19 April 2021 to 6 June 2021, offering its customers with generous cash prizes and non-cash rewards totalling up to RM50,000.
To grab this opportunity to win amazing prizes, participants just have to download the My7E™ app on Google Play Store or App Store and sign up as a My7E™ loyalty app member. Secondly, scan My7E™ user ID at the counter. Lastly, purchase a minimum of RM10 on telco or game reload and keep the original receipt as proof of purchase – it’s as simple as that! What’s more, you will be entitled to 4 entry submissions with a minimum purchase of RM30 on telco or game reload.
7-Eleven Malaysia’s General Manager of Marketing, Ronan Lee said: “With the festive season upon us, this is our way of saying thank you to our loyal customers. Through our JOM RELOAD 4 RAYA contest, customers stand a chance to win amazing prizes including RM10,000 cash or RM2,000 worth of 7-Eleven e-Cash voucher.”
“Our participating telco and game reload partners include U Mobile, Hotlink, Digi, Celcom, ONEXOX, Tune Talk, redONE, Altel and Razer Gold. Providing convenience is what we do best, and the JOM RELOAD 4 RAYA contest is the ideal way for our customers to enjoy this festive season and in return, stand a chance to be gifted with attractive prizes. A total of 17 lucky winners will be selected at the end of the contest period,” Lee added.
Be sure to head over to your nearest 7-Eleven store today. For more information on the JOM RELOAD 4 RAYA, visit 7-Eleven Malaysia’s official social media pages at 7ElevenMalaysia.
Monday 19 April 2021 – Dr. Supot Sumritvanitcha, Chief Executive Officer (4th left), Yanhee Vitamin Water Co., Ltd., appointed Osotspa Beverage Co., Ltd. to be the main distributor of Yanhee Vitamin Water (Vitamin B) to mutually expand the market and the distribution network of Yanhee Vitamin Water to cater to the growing health-conscious trend. Mrs. Wannipa Bhakdibutr, President (3rd left), and Mrs. Porntida Boonsa, Chief Financial Officer (2nd left), Osotspa Public Company Limited, also signed and witnessed the signing ceremony at Osotspa Head Office.
Anchor Food Professionals ignites kampung spirit with New Zealand’s natural dairy goodness
Kuala Lumpur, 16 April 2021 – Fonterra Brands Malaysia’s foodservice arm, Anchor Food Professionals, kicks off its ‘Inspirasi Raya’ campaign with the unveiling of 10 traditional dishes reinvented using the Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream.
Rendang Tok
Paying homage to iconic festive dishes and desserts from different states across Malaysia, the campaign aims to ignite the kampung spirit by bringing a taste of home cooking to urban kitchens. Recipes curated include a variation of state-famous Raya staples such as Rendang Tok and Rendang Ayam Pedas from Perak and Rendang Kambing Hitam from Pahang, to further inspire the celebration of favourite Ramadan and Raya dishes.
Lontong Anchor
Step-by-step recipes and demonstration videos incorporating the Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream were made possible with the help of Fonterra’s in-house chefs, Chef Noorfiruz Mohamad Noor, Chef Ichiro Wong and Chef Chrispian Arthur Epui.
Kuih Lapis
Jack Tan, Fonterra Brands Malaysia’s Foodservice Director, shared, “Following the COVID-19 pandemic, home cooking has been the choice for many families. As the country’s largest provider of high-quality fit-for-purpose dairy ingredients, we wanted to provide home cooks with an accessible solution that serves the entire family’s sophisticated yet simple culinary-at-home delights.”
Puteri Ayu
“Cooking and preparing for a feast during Raya is usually the highlight of the celebration. It has been a challenging year for all of us, and we hope that sharing these recipes will bring light, joy and happiness to those celebrating, near and far.”
The remake of the dishes elevates the experience of Raya-feast preparations, which many Malaysians can relate to intimately. Formulated for heat stability and creamier consistency, the Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream is the perfect alternative to santan (coconut milk).
“Raya preparations is made easier with the Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream as it is made for convenience and saves valuable time in the kitchen while maintaining the recipe’s consistency,” Tan added.
The Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream is made from high quality New Zealand milk source delivering natural dairy goodness with rich taste and aroma. It is a pre-reduced cooking cream with a 20% better yield than most UHT cooking creams hence more time and costs saved too.
Anchor Food Professionals has a long history of supplying restaurants, cafes and bakeries with the natural, grass-fed New Zealand dairy, enabling them to meet customer demand for great tasting food. With its strong heritage since 1886 in producing high-quality dairy products, Malaysians are in for a feast this Ramadan and Raya season.
More classic dishes and recipes such as the Bubur Pedas from Sarawak, Lontong Johor, Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api, Ikan Bakar, Kuih Lapis, Puteri Ayu and Kurma Banana Shake can be found on Anchor Food Professionals’ Official Facebook.
About Anchor Food Professionals
Anchor Food Professionals reflects the way the foodservice team is now doing business, acting as true consultants, working behind the scenes to deliver exciting new tastes and products for chefs, bakers, caterers, commercial kitchens, hotels, restaurants, quick service restaurants and cafes. The team will help businesses will all aspects of their operations from front-of-house presentation and pricing and promotion, to enhancing yield and taste and delivery exciting new menu options. By getting to know their customers’ businesses, Anchor Food Professionals is using this knowledge and optimizing diary ingredients using Fonterra’s world leading research and development capability to meet the specific needs of chefs, bakers and restaurant owners.
McDonald’s Thailand has recently made available Kaprao Plant Base Rice for those on a plant-based and flexitarian diet. Do note that the dish contains oyster sauce, which makes it not suitable for strict vegan/vegetarians.
The fast food chain has also added Squid Fries, Kaprao Squid Rice (Squid) and Squid Fries & Sticky Rice Set.
Other new items are Squid Tom Yum McPorridge, Crispy Chicken Tom Yum McPorridge and Pork Tom Yum McPorridge, and Cheese Stick.
To celebrate the summer, McDonald’s has launched Tab Tim Krob & Sweet Sticky Rice Ice Cream, which is priced at THB 40.
Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has unveiled Lipton Ice Tea Lemon Zero Sugar for the first time in Thailand and in Southeast Asia. The new sugar-free Lipton Ice Tea is available in a PET bottle with a size of 445 ml (THB 20) and 320 ml (THB 15).
Similar product is expected to be rolled out across Southeast Asia including Malaysia soon.
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