Finding the right cafe products to stock is often a trial-and-error for independent cafe owners in Malaysia. Consumer preferences change over time, making some products less popular than others. As small businesses that have only been operating for a few years, cafe owners also struggle with finding good suppliers. Cafe Read more…
Being cafe owners in Malaysia today is no easy feat. What started out as the humble kopitiam has evolved into a plethora of cafes dotting the streets of urban neighbourhoods and tucked-away corners in almost every city. While international coffee chains such as Starbucks and Coffee Bean have always been Read more…
If there’s one industry that thrived during the Covid-19 crisis, it’s wholesale food Malaysia. While many businesses crumbled, F&B retailers benefitted from the MCO as supermarkets were allowed to operate and food demand was at an all-time high. Smaller supermarkets and convenience stores in remote areas did especially well in Read more…
Hari Raya 2022 semakin dekat! Bulan Ramadan bermula pada April, dan tempoh ini amat penting untuk peruncit. Raya tahun ini lebih istimewa kerana kemungkinan besar rakyat Malaysia akhirnya akan dapat menyambut Hari Raya 2022 tanpa sekatan Covid-19. Seluruh negara telah dikenakan perintah berkurung semasa raya sejak dua tahun lepas. Tetapi Read more…
The month of Ramadan is approaching, marking the start of Raya 2022 – a key event on the retail calendar. This year’s Raya is extra special because chances are high that Malaysians will finally get to celebrate sans restrictions- for the last two years, we were in a nationwide lockdown Read more…
The baking industry in Malaysia has grown tremendously over the last few years. Driven by the popularity of baking in the pandemic and growing e-commerce, more bakers have gone into business selling baked goods. Scaling in this competitive landscape is no small feat – but Sugar and I was able Read more…
So many of the trends and market changes that have happened in the last two years can be traced back to Covid-19. While some trends have come and gone, others are still going strong today: the baking boom is one of them. During months of lockdown, people picked up all Read more…
Chinese New Year is right around the corner – and Malaysians are gearing up to celebrate big time. Last year, the MCO and a ban on get-togethers during Chinese New Year dampened the mood. But 2022 is set to be a more meaningful celebration as the government announced a more Read more…
Trend akan berubah dari masa ke semasa dan mempengaruhi tabiat membeli-belah pengguna. Perkara yang sama berlaku pada tahun 2021, di mana pandemik Covid-19 menyebabkan beberapa produk tertentu lebih laris daripada yang lain. Barangan seperti makanan beku dan produk kesihatan peribadi sangat laris kerana mereka menyediakan penyelesaian untuk pengguna semasa Covid-19. Read more…
Every year, trends come and go, influencing consumers’ shopping habits – and 2021 was no different. With the Covid-19 pandemic still looming, it comes as no surprise that many top products of 2021 provided solutions to problems caused by the virus. Items like frozen food and personal health products flew Read more…