News & Reviews:   Food

Malaysia’s Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) for All assistance scheme is under review, with plans to broaden the range of eligible items to now include frozen food products. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the proposal is being evaluated with the SARA implementation team before any formal decision is made on the expanded food categories.

It seems that a leaked commercial video regarding ShopeeFood has recently been spotted on YouTube, hinting that Shopee might be keen on entering the food delivery market. Based on the video, it seems that the ShopeeFood delivery service might be limited to the Indonesian market for now.

It seems that a leaked commercial video regarding ShopeeFood has recently been spotted on YouTube, hinting that Shopee might be keen on entering the food delivery market. Based on the video, it seems that the ShopeeFood delivery service might be limited to the Indonesian market for now.

Recently, Grab has stated on their official website saying that it will be possible to order several meals from the same food court for a single delivery price. Currently, this feature is available in selected food courts located in Johor Bahru, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Melaka, and Ipoh for now.

If you're a Samsung Member user and you still have some Samsung Rewards Points to spare, here's some good news for you. Samsung Malaysia have announced that you can now use the points and redeem dahmakan e-vouchers! Here's how to redeem the e-vouchers for free.

Based on a statement by the Malaysian government, e-Bazaar will not be allowed to operate due to the Movement Control Order (MCO) which is in effect until 28 April 2020. Other than that, they’ve also mentioned that regular e-hailing services including GrabFood are still allowed to operate even during the MCO albeit with some restrictions.

Starting from 1 April until 14 April 2020, Grab has announced that all small restaurants and hawker stalls are to receive rebates for every GrabFood offer. Not only that, but Grab also aims to generate more visibility towards the restaurants mentioned via the ‘Local Heroes’ Campaign as well.

In conjunction with a collaboration between Touch ‘n Go and DeliverEat, you can get up to 366 free food delivery a day when you make a transaction using the Touch ‘n Go eWallet. However, do take note that only the first 100,000 transactions and there is a limit of 1 redemption per user per day using the aforementioned eWallet will be eligible for the free delivery.

In conjunction with the Ramadan celebration, Lazada along with the partnership with KFC will now offer customers the option to pre-purchase their meals via LazMall. Which can then be picked up at any of the 108 participating KFC outlets, that is selected by the user on KFC’s official website.

Go-Jek has announced that it is now fully available in Singapore as part of their 500 million USD investment to expand their services across South-east Asia which includes countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and Philipines up next.