Back when Jay Lim was pursuing his bachelors degree, he recalled shelling out S$20 to S$30 for buy one get one free pizzas, which he found to be “illogical”. Adding to the exorbitant price, delivery times also stretched over an hour, and he was sure to be left with a surplus every time as he lived alone. His frustrations led to the inception of South Korean pizza chain GOPIZZA in 2016, with a goal to revolutionise the pizza industry in terms to speed, labour use and space efficiency using automation and artificial intelligence (AI). I envisioned creating the McDonald’s of pizza—a concept em ..read more

When I—certified bread fiend—saw there was a bread festival in KLCC, I knew I had to go. I’m referring to Salon Du Pain, an artisan bread fair curated by Isetan. What’s more, it’s sakura-themed this time. What’s a girl to do but to wrangle a friend and go eat some bread? Salon Du Pain, for those who aren’t French, literally refers to Bread Room. The theme this year is Fete du Sakura, meaning sakura party. The event is organised by A&J HAKKO, a company that provides storage and transportation solutions for dry and frozen goods. They also import food products from Japan and assist Japanes ..read more

“Not Ramen”, that’s the first thing that caught my attention when stumbling upon Fifty Tales. It’s an odd statement to make without context and I thought it was just a quirky way of branding themselves. But it turns out this isn’t a gimmick at all. Its head chef, Aaron Khor, explained that Fifty Tales began as a noodle bar. During its early days, many people thought it was a Japanese ramen bar and left them bad reviews because of it. Image Credit: Fifty Tales “We were confused by this, as we had no correlation or connection to Japanese branding or cuisine,” Khor recalled. However, the incide ..read more

If there’s one thing that most Singaporeans struggle with, it’s space. Being on a small, albeit economically prolific island means that many of us don’t have the luxury of extra space. So you can imagine the headaches this brings.  On one hand, you’re a hoarder who loves to keep the artworks that loved ones made for you. On the other hand, you just don’t have the storage space for it. Keeping the artworks takes up too much space but throwing it means losing precious memories. This was an issue that Natasha and her two co-founders, Li Ting and Sharon Chan, were all too familiar with. Ima ..read more

[This is a sponsored article with Airbot.] I’ve been a big fan of robot vacuum cleaners for their ability to maintain the upkeep of my home by cleaning up dust, dander, and fur without me having to lift a finger.  However, my glee is often dampened by the tedious task of maintaining the unit itself, as my past experience can attest. As someone with dust allergies, it may be worth investing in a self-sufficient robot with auto bin-emptying capabilities. So when Airbot came to us to review its newly launched self-cleaning Robotic Vacuum L108S Pro Ultra, I decided to put it to the test bas ..read more

At the much-anticipated KL20 Summit 2024, there was a palpable sense of excitement and hopefulness in the air. Held in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on April 22 and 23, the event brought in industry leaders from all over the globe, all of them looking towards the same vision—a Kuala Lumpur that ranks as a top 20 global startup hub by 2030. Image Credit: KL20 Summit 2024 According to Startup Genome’s books, Kuala Lumpur was already considered 20th in the World’s Strong Starters Ranking in 2023. But as of 2022, we hadn’t broken the top 30 yet in terms of the overall ecosystem ranking. Bas ..read more

Vegetarian food isn’t exactly uncommon in Malaysia. Sure, it’s not as widespread as it could be, but there are quite a lot of movers and shakers in the scene introducing plant-based options. In the past year, Vulcan Post has featured relatively young brands like Meamo Foods, Pinxin Vegan Cuisine, In The Pink Co., and VECO Burger, which all address different areas in the vegan F&B landscape.   But one brand that’s been present in the scene for some time now is called VegeWorld, which has been around since 1998. VegeWorld carries products like vegan seafood tofu, vegetarian nuggets ..read more

Starting April 29 this year, ComfortDelGro taxi drivers will be able to take unfulfilled rides on Gojek’s GoCar private-hire car service. On April 23, Gojek Singapore and ComfortDelGro Taxi told The Straits Times that they will move forward with the second phase of their partnership, which will allow Gojek drivers to take on unfulfilled ComfortDelGro Taxi rides “in the near future.” The partnership, first announced in November 2022, marks the collaboration between two industry giants: Gojek is one of the top ride-hailing companies alongside Grab, while ComfortDelGro is Singapore’s largest ta ..read more

The founder of Wake Up, Singapore, Ariffin Sha, will be charged for defamation today (April 24) for his involvement in the publication of an article which propagated a false story of a miscarriage that occurred at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). The 26-year-old will be charged under Section 500 of the Penal Code 1871 and can be jailed for a term of up to two years, fined or both. In a statement released on Tuesday (April 23), the police said that KKH had lodged a police report over the article, which alleged that the hospital’s mismanagement of healthcare services resulted in a fem ..read more

“Despite the challenge of reinventing a time-honoured ingredient dating back to the Tang dynasty (618 CE to 907 CE), I was determined to create a bird’s nest dessert that embodies beauty, convenience, and exquisite taste,” Cieyou Lim shared.  This vision laid the foundation for NestBloom, a Singapore-based company he founded shortly after taking the reins of his family’s bird’s nest farming business in Indonesia that’s over three decades old. It’s quite a bold ambition considering that bird’s nest has long been dubbed as “the caviar of the East”. Made from the hardened saliva of a swift ..read more