The AEON Drive-Thru service by AEON Group in Malaysia for both AEON Big and AEON Supermarket has received a lot of media coverage lately. With online delivery coming to a standstill due to the surge in order in recent weeks, the order and pick-up model can be an attractive option for consumers to get what they need quickly without having to leave their cars.
However, AEON Drive-Thru does have a shortcoming. The service suffers from the lack of choices. The product list at AEON Big Tun Hussein Onn contains around 140 SKUs. Do note that, the product list differs by outlet and format – AEON Big/AEON Supermarket.
At AEON Big Tun Hussein Onn (Cheras), there are no perishables eg fruits and vegetables in the product list. The bakery option comprises only AEON private label bread.
At AEON Cheras Selatan, the situation improves with 9 perishables consisting of apples, potatoes, oranges, lemons, pak choy, iceberg lettuce, white garlic, red onion, mushroom etc. There is a cap on the number of order that can be placed on each item.
AEON STYLE Taman Maluri Product List
Luckily, consumers have the option to put in their request other products not on the list. The plus point for AEON Drive-Thru is there is no minimum order. The operation hour is from 10am to 6pm with pick up from 12pm to 6pm.
AEON Drive-Thru is available at 16 AEON Big outlets and 12 AEON Supermarket.
Update
AEON has improved the Drive-Thru service by updating the shopping list with more products that are relevant to shoppers. At AEON Big Tun Hussein Onn (Cheras), there are now fresh/frozen seafood and fresh meat options in addition to having more choices of fresh vegetables.
Without an e-commerce presence but still want to offer convenience to shoppers, hypermarket chain TF Value-Mart in Malaysia solves this problem by launching a new order and pick-up service during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The order and pick-up service is available at all 33 TF Value-Mart hypermarkets across 6 states in the country.
Shoppers are required to Whatsapp their shopping list including the stated quantity to the telephone number of the outlet they wish to pick up the goods. The operating hours are from 9am to 5pm. The minimum order is RM 150.
As TF Value-Mart operates in fringe areas, the minimum order of RM 150 can be too much to bear for consumers. Quite a number of the shoppers felt the minimum order should be reduced to RM 50. Moreover, most consumers have already stocked up their pantry. At the moment, most shoppers only want to replenish some of their perishables like dairy and bread with the total amount not likely to reach RM 150. A reduction of the minimum order to reflect the current consumer need is something TF Value-Mart can consider doing.
The Indonesian dairy company Cisarua Mountain Dairy (Cimory) has recently released a new range of yogurt in pouch format. The thick and creamy Cimory Squeeze (120g) is available in original, strawberry and blueberry. The pouch format is commonly positioned for children and offers the extra portability to tap into the on-the-go occasion.
Cimory has also introduced Yogurt Drink Low Fat (250ml), which does not have the sour taste. It is high in calcium and fibre. The low fat yogurt drink in PET bottle comes in two interesting flavours banana and strawberry-mango as well as original, blueberry and tropical fruits.
Singapore, 1 April 2020 – In an effort to support Singapore’s food and beverage community, Barbary Coast has introduced a new late-night industry Supper to provide free meals to the wider community while continuing to remain open to the general public.
Initially conceptualised as a way to share an end of shift meal at cost with Singapore food and beverage industry comrades, the Supper initiative quickly gained traction within the industry as more and more people came forward to with donations for those in need of a warm meal. Plates were initially priced at cost (S$7 NETT), however over the course of just several days generous contributions from private donors have been pledged to cover nearly 600 plates, providing 20 plates per night free of charge for 30 days of operation. Anyone industry-wide is welcome, just RSVP for your plate between 5 pm to midnight, come and enjoy. No one will ever be given a bill or be asked to pay, though guests in a position to pay it forward are encouraged to do so.
Recognising how challenging the developing COVID-19 situation has been for Singapore’s hospitality workers, the Supper initiative will provide Barbary Coast’s much-loved staff meal to the wider community, encouraging bonding and camaraderie amongst Singapore’s hospitality family. Supper is open to anyone in the food and beverage industry from any restaurant, cafe, bar or hotel – including everyone from front of house to back of house, cleaners and office managers, and especially those whose venues have been closed due to recent shutdown requirements.
Supper will take place every Tuesday through Saturday from 1 am until close (2 am on Tuesday / Wednesday, 3 am Thursday through Saturday). Every evening, Barbary Coast will post the plate of the day on the bartender chat and Instagram story (@barbarycoastsg); the first 20 people to RSVP via WhatsApp (+65 8869 4798) can reserve their free plate. Guests are encouraged to inform the team how many will be attending from the same outlet to ensure they’re grouped together and to limit intermingling of groups.
In line with recent government regulations, Barbary Coast remains open to the public and has implemented new safety and hygiene measures, including banning all staff from wearing any jewellery below the elbow and keeping sleeves rolled up to ensure and encourage effective hand washing. As always, staff are required to wash their hands regularly; each table, dining counter and chair in the venue is also immediately disinfected after use. Respecting the recommendation for social distancing, Barbary Coast has reconfigured its seating to ensure a greater distance between all guests and marked specific seats for use to adhere to one meter or greater social distancing requirements.
Germany, Lower Franconia, Würzburg - City center, cathedral, city hall and the old main bridge across the Main river.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2, 2020 – During the recent lockdown the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) brings together their ongoing marketing activities on all social media channels worldwide in a joined communication campaign: #DiscoverGermanyFromHome. The main goal is to create inspiring, empathic and at the same time informative content in an engaging and interactive way and to communicate with tomorrow’s consumers. The campaign includes virtual experiences of the destinations in Germany in all of the 16 federal states. The campaign, therefore, invites consumers to experience Destination Germany virtually and furthermore strengthens the communication with potential future Germany visitors. Besides #DiscoverGermanyFromHome the campaign also uses the hashtags that are currently circulating such as #staysafe, #stayathome or #traveltomorrow.
“We are active despite the lockdown”, explains Petra Hedorfer, Chairwoman of the GNTB Executive Board, “with over 30 social media channels we are continuously trying to keep the interest in Destination Germany alive, inspiringly and informatively. Besides the direct consumer contact, we are also using our established online tools to maintain the active dialogue with our Germany tourism partners and the international tourism industry”.
Due to the current situation the GNTB has postponed all planned market-specific and worldwide marketing campaigns such as the start of the planned campaign “German Summer Cities” and “#WanderlustGermany” to the second half of the year. The preparations for the campaigns have been completed to the extent that the digital parts of the campaigns can start at the flick of a switch.
Depending on current developments in the various source markets recovery measures could be started with the beginning of the second half of the year, campaigns could be rescheduled and campaign contents could be rolled out and quickly adjusted if necessary.
Background: Germany’s incoming tourism practically grounded to a halt within a few weeks due to the Corona crisis. Travel restrictions do not only affect travelling to Germany but also travelling from the most important source markets. The situation is only going to ease when the administrative measures on the destination as well as on the source market side allow an economic resumption of travel operations.
About the GNTB
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) has its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It works on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to represent Germany as a tourist destination and is funded by the Ministry in accordance with a decision taken by the German Bundestag. The GNTB develops and communicates strategies and products to promote Germany’s positive image abroad as a tourist destination and to encourage tourists to visit the country. It has 31 agencies around the world to support its activities. More information can be found in our online press centre at www.germany.travel/presse.
Bake at Home is an online store selling premix cake packs, baking ingredients, equipment and accessories so that families can easily replicate some of Janice Wong’s all-time favourites and classics at home. Currently available in three flavours, Red Velvet, Green Tea and Chocolate, the premix packs include the basic ingredients needed to make the cakes, with bakers just having to add fresh yoghurt or milk, oil and eggs. A step by step recipe guide is also included in the pack so that even those first-time bakers can get involved.
All items needed to decorate the cakes are also available on the site, with many more products being added on a daily basis, with new and creative recipes to try yourself at home.
All Bake at Home items are currently available for purchase via Janice Wong’s Bake at Home website.
Bake at Home is also available in Janice Wong Singapore’s monthly subscription boxes. Conveniently delivered to your door, the boxes are filled with hands-on activities and Janice Wong’s much-loved signature products, as well as new and exclusive items not yet available in stores. Subscriptions and payment can be made online at https://www.janicewong.online/.
Stefano Clini, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia: “This year, the Top Ten Charity campaign is going the extra mile by providing peace of mind to students and teachers via disinfection and preventative tools in light of the health and safety risks posed by the spread of Covid-2019
Top Ten Charity campaign, Carlsberg Malaysia’s flagship community project to provide infection-free environments for thousands of schoolchildren nationwide via donation of thermometers and disinfection services
SHAH ALAM, 2 April 2020 – For most parents, the first question that springs to mind when classes resume after the Movement Control Order (MCO) is: “Is my child’s school safe from the risk of Covid-2019 infection?”
Staying true to its purpose of Brewing for a Better Today and Tomorrow, Carlsberg Malaysia, through its flagship community engagement project the Top Ten Charity campaign, has pledged RM1.5 million in donations to assist hundreds of Chinese primary schools throughout Malaysia in restarting learning and curricular activities with confidence.
Beneficiary schools, which can be from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, will receive a donation of handheld thermometers to monitor students’ and teaching staff’s body temperatures upon entering the school compound, and full disinfection services at high-risk areas such as handrails, canteens, classrooms, washrooms, libraries, and laboratories when classes resume on 15 April.
Stefano Clini, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia, said, “Over the last three decades, the Top Ten Charity campaign has transformed hundreds of schools and empowered the lives of tens of thousands of students through education funds raised via our annual charity concerts held across the country. This year, we are going the extra mile in meeting the immediate needs of vernacular schools by providing peace of mind to students and teachers via disinfection and preventative tools in light of the health and safety risks posed by the spread of Covid-2019.”
Through Top Ten Charity, its flagship community project, Carlsberg Malaysia is pledging RM1.5 million in handheld thermometers and full disinfection services to Chinese primary schools, which will benefit thousands of schoolchildren nationwide when classes resume on 15 April
“This effort echoes the Carlsberg Group’s initiatives in response to the global Covid-2019 crisis including a RM60 million donation by the Carlsberg Foundation, the New Carlsberg Foundation and the Tuborg Foundation via extraordinary grants in support of scientific, economic and human efforts at a time when society is challenged by the epidemic, with recipients including three internationally-recognised coronavirus research teams,” Clini added.
Chinese primary schools are encouraged to apply as beneficiaries of this initiative via their headmasters, who can submit applications directly to the respective state presidents of the National Union of Heads of Schools Malaysia.
Applications must be submitted before the MCO is lifted on 15 April and Carlsberg’s contribution will prioritise schools within areas designated by the Government as Covid-2019 “red zones”.
Wong Shee Fatt, President of the National Union of Heads of Schools Malaysia, commented, “Together with its partners, Carlsberg Malaysia’s charitable contribution in providing thermometers and disinfection services to schools in need has the union’s full support and endorsement. Carlsberg’s initiative in working with and giving back to society is a great example of how businesses and individual benefactors can support vernacular education through charitable giving in these trying times, where every effort can contribute toward creating a safer, hygienic and worry-free learning environment for students.”
The Top Ten Charity campaign is Carlsberg Malaysia’s flagship corporate social responsibility initiative which has raised over RM547 million since its inception in 1987, benefitting more than 640 vernacular schools.
Acclaimed as Probably the Best Fundraising Platform for Chinese education, the campaign champions the development of Chinese education in Malaysia, benefiting thousands of students with better school infrastructure and sports facilities. Through charity concerts hosted by participating schools, the campaign rallies stakeholder such as alumni, parents and the local community in raising funds to elevate the quality of vernacular education and student welfare.
The campaign also holds two records in the Malaysia Book of Records as the longest-running Chinese charity concert with the highest funds raised.
For more information, potential applicants can contact Darren Boo of Carlsberg Malaysia at darren.ks.boo@carlsberg.asia.
March 30, 2020, Singapore – This Easter, Janice Wong Singapore is bringing people together through her collaboration with Universal BrandDevelopment to create a fun and exciting series of Minion Surprise Eggs.
These limited edition, tasty treats are available in boxes of three and come in Caramel Popcorn, Toffee Chocolate and Sea Salt Pecan Fudge flavours. Each of the Easter Minions is cast in White Chocolate and bursting with a delicious Banana Marshmallow filling.
Available from 1 April 2020, the boxes are priced at S$29.50 and can be purchased through Janice Wong Singapore’s online store. Free home delivery is applicable for orders above S$50, with same day and next day delivery available.
MyKuali’s latest Fish Broth comes at the right time for those who crave the popular hawker fare fish head noodles. MyKuali Fish Broth is available in cup/bowl and pack and with noodle and rice vermicelli options.
So far, there is no instant noodle version of fish head noodle (鱼头米) in Malaysia, which makes MyKuali the first in the market.
Fish head noodle is a popular Malaysian Chinese dish. Foodadvisor.my describes it as a “slurpy milky broth derived from evaporated milk, sliced tomatoes, preserved vegetables, spring onions, fried shallots, vermicelli and fried fish head chunks.”
Ronan Lee (right) and General Manager of Operations, Christopher Anthony making a contribution to Lend a Helping Hand Campaign 2020
Kuala Lumpur, 31 March 2020 – 7-Eleven Malaysia, the nation’s leading convenience chain store, carries on its goodwill by launching ‘Lend a Helping Hand’ campaign to provide relief and help ease the burden of beneficiaries whom are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the country as well as to our heroic front liners that are working tirelessly to keep us all safe.
This charitable program will be until the 14th April 2020 tentatively and the public is encouraged to contribute through the campaign by purchasing necessities and supplies from 7-Eleven stores nationwide and placing them into the collection box. Supplies could range from instant food, groceries, beverages, medications, and other household cleaning essentials found in the store. The public may also drop off essential general supplies into the collection box and the contributions will then be channelled by 7-Eleven to the nearest beneficiaries in each area nationwide including government hospitals and medical clinics, other civil service front-liners, charity homes such as those for the elderly and children, public universities, students’ dormitories and more. Contribution handovers will have necessary precautions in place such as minimal interaction between donor and recipients with the collected items dropped off outside the recipient’s facility wherever possible.
“Everybody can play a part to lend a hand during these trying times and we can always count on the extraordinary kind generosity of the public in supporting our efforts of providing any form of relief to the disadvantaged communities as well as our selfless front-liners who have been heroic in the face of unprecedented adversity. Let us all stay strong together and be there for each other as #KitaJagaKita,” said Ronan Lee, Marketing General Manager of 7-Eleven Malaysia.5
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