A friendship spanning over 20 years between three people of different races went a notch higher a year ago when they teamed up to start a business selling pastes.
As much as they loved each other, Carolyn Tan Ai Ling, 43, her husband, S. Govin, 46, and their buddy, Romie Akmali Mohd Nor, 44, also loved food and started a company, SF Samudra Venture, to sell pastes under the brand 'SnugFood'.
According to company director, Romie Akmali, their venture started last year with four products - the sambal paste for nasi lemak, the satay sauce, the ‘Penang Hokkien Mee’ paste and the ‘Penang Satay’ paste for marinating beef or chicken.
Romie Akmali who is also a pilot with Malindo Air said, the products were the brainchild of Carolyn, the founder of SnugFood who now lives in Penang, as she felt there was a need for the pastes which would not only save time but also had the taste of homecooked food.
"Carolyn had to look after the business while at the same time, care for her family, which are both demanding of any career women, so the three of us came up with ways to prepare the paste which could be used for all sorts of recipes,” he told Bernama here recently.
Romie Akmali said, each SnugFood could be used in several dishes.
For instance, the nasi lemak sambal could be used to cook squid and asam pedas, while the ‘Penang Hokkien Mee' could be used to cook fried rice.
He added that SnugFood products have halal certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) as well as the Health Ministry’s Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points.
On the choice of brand, Romie Akmali said, the word 'Snug' implies ‘comfort’ while the Malay term 'senak' implies satisfaction.
He added that SnugFood will be looking at both local and international markets and to date, is already being sold in 30 outlets in Singapore, with a company in Bahrain interested to import it into the Middle East.
Romie Akmali said the three friends started the business using their savings and at one point, almost gave up but they persevered.
He said, the SnugFood food pastes can be obtained on e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada and Amazon.com at prices starting from RM15 or by contacting him at telephone number 012-7749595. - BERNAMA
Bernama
Tue May 26 2020
The venture started last year with four products - the sambal paste for nasi lemak, the satay sauce, the Penang Hokkien Mee paste and the Penang Satay paste for marinating beef or chicken. - Pic BERNAMA
Sambutan Aidilfitri MADANI 2024 peringkat kebangsaan dirai di Sabah hari ini
Majlis itu membuka tirai dan menerima kunjungan orang ramai seawal pukul 10.30 pagi hingga 3 petang.
Air Sungai Pasir keruh, LRA Wangsa Maju dihenti tugas sementara
Langkah kawalan itu bagaimanapun tidak menyebabkan gangguan penyaluran air mentah ke LRA Wangsa Maju.
AWANI Pagi: Perang Israel-Iran: Perang alaf baharu?
Diskusi 8.30 pagi Sabtu bersama Jumaat bersama Pakar Hubungan Antarabangsa, Prof Dr. Ahmad Marthada Mohamed mengenai kemungkinan lebih buruk boleh dijangkakan di rantau Asia Barat selepas Israel bertindak melancarkan peluru berpandu dan membedil bandar Isfahan di Iran semalam.
Buang dua ekor itik kerana bimbang nasib malang
Siok Hui meletakkan kedua-dua itik itu dalam sebuah kotak sebelum ditinggalkan di Hutan Simpan Bukit Timah ketika kejadian pada 2020.
Piala FA Inggeris: Status Erling Haaland masih tanda tanya
Pep Guardiola mendedahkan bahawa pemain berusia 23 tahun itu meminta untuk dikeluarkan tanpa memberi alasan yang kukuh.
Anwar hadir selesai kemelut MPN Sabah
Beliau mempengerusikan perjumpaan tersebut yang dipercayai bagi menyelesaikan kemelut politik PKR di negeri ini.
Piala Asia B-23: Vietnam intai peluang benam Malaysia, layak ke suku akhir
Vietnam mencari peluang untuk memastikan slot ke suku akhir Piala Asia B23 apabila berdepan Malaysia malam ini.
AWANI Pagi: Berita tumpuan & menarik di astroawani.com [20 April 2024]
AWANI Pagi bersama Geegee Ahmad & Azib Zikry membincangkan keperluan pengenalan Skim Kemalangan Bukan Bencana Kerja (SKBBK) di mana Presiden Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC), Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani akan menekankan bahawa langkah proaktif itu adalah untuk melindungi hak-hak pekerja khususnya apabila melibatkan kemalangan jalan raya di luar waktu bekerja.
Lelaki bertindak bakar diri di luar mahkamah New York
Max Azzarello yang berasal dari St. Augustine, Florida, dilaporkan telah diselamatkan dan berada dalam keadaan kritikal.
[TERKINI] Ketua Polis Negara paling lama meninggal dunia
Bekas Ketua Polis Negara, Tun Mohamed Hanif Omar, meninggal dunia pada usia 85 tahun di kediamannya di Shah Alam pada 2.15 pagi Sabtu.