May 1st, 2023 – International Labour Day is the day when our Food Group management team (CEO, GM’s Head of Brands, and Support Managers) don aprons and uniforms and support our Food Group front-liners both front and back of house. It’s a day of sharing experiences, learning, and understanding with a good measure of fun and camaraderie wrapped in the mix.
Working side by side, and at multiple locations, gives management the opportunity to better understand a day in the life of our Food Group store and production teams, what they do and what their typical work experiences are.
Management get closer to the issues behind serving customers, managing teams, running daily operations and coordination with various departments within the company. This is an opportunity to exchange information within the group, share personal thoughts, and it allows team members to openly talk and express their concerns and give suggestions to the management teams.
Martin Darby – Managing Director, this year joined the Palms Singapore Team and accompanied Avon Lau and Doreen Tan Pugsley on the 5am airport shift, working alongside Charlie and Wendy our robot table clearer.
Phnom Penh, April 24th, 2023 – In celebration of the Kamu Kamu launch, EFG held a selfie contest at its support center and call center on April 24th. All team members were given free drinks to enjoy and for the pose, including the brand’s signature – Kamu Pearl Milk Tea and Dino.
The contest invited all team members to take a selfie with their Kamu drink and post on social media using the hashtag #ILOVEKAMUKH. Twenty winners were selected and received a beautifully branded Kamu reusable cup.
Kamu Kamu is now available in store at Aeon Mean Chey, PTT Skun, PTT Sisophon and via delivery platforms including HungryApp, FoodPanda, Grab and E-gets.
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Boost Juice has opened five new stores in quick succession in Cambodia. They are located at Aeon Mean Chey (opened March 2023), Prince Mall, Sihanoukville (opened April), TK Avenue (opened April), Chipmong 271 Mega Mall (opened May) and Aeon Sen Sok Mall (opened May).
To celebrate, Boost Juice offered customers special deals on their smoothies, including a one-for-one promotion, and merchandize giveaways. Boost Juice is the perfect choice for those on a health journey, those who want to enjoy a healthy snack while out and about, or those who want something on the go.
Sihanoukville, March 16th -18th, 2023 – EFG Cambodia held a three-day management retreat in Sihanoukville for senior managers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and Singapore. The workshops were complemented with store visits to EFG’s latest stores to take in the latest operations systems, store design and branding. The retreat timing coincided with the opening of new stores in the Prince Mall for the Pizza Company, Dairy Queen, Swensen’s as well as newcomer to EFG – Boost Juice – who opened their second store in Cambodia.
Located just a short distance away from the beach, this new store in Prince Mall offers a vibrant atmosphere with friendly staff ready to give locals and holiday makers an energy boost.
Kamu Kamu, the famous Thai bubble tea brand, announces the opening of its first store in Cambodia at Aeon Mall Mean Chey on 7th March 2023. Kamu Kamu has always been popular in our neighboring countries for its unique blends of tea and uplifting flavors, inspired by the vibrant culture of and high-quality ingredients from Japan.
Bubble tea, also known as pearl milk tea or boba, has become a popular drink for Cambodians, known for its refreshing taste and fun-filled experience. Kamu Kamu offers a variety of chewable tea, including classic favorites like milk tea, Thai tea and matcha (green tea), as well as specialty drinks such as the Kamu Dino series, the Ichigo (strawberry) and the refreshing Passion Fruit green tea.
Kamu Kamu will be introduced by Kamu-san who represents Kamu Brand. Kamu-San, a bubble tea enthusiast, has always been fascinated by the rich culture, delicious food, and historic heritage sites of Cambodia. Upon his visit to the country, he was thoroughly impressed and captured by its beauty. He was so enamoured with Cambodia that he decided to stay and put down roots. Kamu-San is inspired by the friendliness, passion, and authenticity of Cambodian people. He then would like to share his everyday inspiration through uplifting drinks to help Cambodian people feel energized in their everyday life. With his passion for bubble tea, he felt that opening his bubble tea shop in the heart of the city would be the perfect way to contribute to the local community. He saw this as an opportunity to bring his positive energy, joy, and excitement to the city, while sharing his love for bubble tea with the locals.
“We are thrilled to bring Kamu Kamu to Cambodia and share our love for bubble tea with the people of this amazing country,” says Mr. Tinkrit Sintattasopon, Founder and CEO of Kamu Kamu. “We believe that everyone deserves to experience the joy and excitement of bubble tea, and we are dedicated to delivering the highest quality drinks and service to our customers.”
“From Kamu Kamu delicious blends of tea and flavors to our fun and playful brand mascot Kamu-san, we are excited to share our passion for chewable tea with our customers and create unforgettable memories together.” Says Mr. Martin Darby, EFG Managing Director.
Kamu Kamu’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, combined with the adorable Kamu-san and its unique and delicious chewable tea options, make it the perfect destination for bubble tea lovers in Cambodia. Come and join us for our store opening celebration at Aeon Mall Mean Chey on 11th March 2023. We will be giving out 100 free Kamu Milk Tea Black Pearl and welcoming Kamu-san to Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh, January 21st, 2023 – Boost Juice of EFG Cambodia participated as a sponsor in the 2023 Australia Day Celebration with the Australian Chamber of Commerce. This event was held on the 21st January 2023 and was joined by over 100 participants including residents, members and family of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia.
During the event, there are various activities organized for participants by the AusCham such as: magic show, face painting competition, balloon twist, and dancing. This event aims to bring together Australian community and of Cambodian business with an interest in Cambodia to come together as a community to celebrate Australia Day with their friends & family.
Together with AusCham, Boost Juice Cambodia took the special occasion to share about the icon Australian brand’s expansion in the Kingdom. “We are beyond excited that we will be opening our first store at Aeon Mean Chey in March 2023 on the ground floor, with the next several locations planned for the next quarter this year”. Shared by Angelique Tan, General Manager, Boost Juice during the event. “Our intention is to translate Boost Juice’s love life philosophy through all our stores, in our unique customer service to our customers and offering quality, delicious smoothie and juices each time.”
Boost Juice is operated by Express Food Group (Cambodia), which is the leading food & beverage operator in Cambodia with many well-known brand such as: The Pizza Company, Swensen’s, Dairy Queen®, BarBQ Plaza, The Coffee Club, Krispy Crème, Kamu Kamu, Eat Together (Chinese food), Bay Phum (Khmer food) and So Bento (Asian fusion).
Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, EFG Group employs over 1,300 people and has an operational presence in 3 countries – Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. EFG is the partner of choice for leading food & beverage brands in Southeast Asia including Minor Food International & Food Passion Group – and for North American brands – International Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme and Texas (Church’s) Chicken where EFG is the franchisee for Laos. Founded in December 2020, Hungry? is an e-commerce platform that is wholly owned by EFG Holdings, offering mobile-app delivery services for EFG’s brands and preferred business partners in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. This revolutionary new food and beverage app allows customers to mix and match products from multiple trusted international brands in a single order with guaranteed 30-minute delivery in hot and cold bags, and free of delivery charge. In 2021 and 2022, EFG Cambodia was awarded Best Company to Work for in Asia by HR Asia.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – December 29th, 2022 – Express Food Group (EFG) Cambodia is delighted to announce that it has won the “Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2022” Award for the second year in a row.
The award recognizes EFG’s best in class HR practices and highlights EFG’s dedication in looking after its employees’ well-being, creating a positive workplace culture with fantastic team collaboration, accompanied by high levels of employee engagement.
“This is a remarkable achievement and is the result of combined efforts from our management team in EFG Cambodia, and employees at all levels of our business, working together to deliver outstanding customer service with a relentless enthusiasm and commitment to constant improvement. It is an honor to accept this award as the Best Companies to Work for 2022 in Asia (Cambodia)”, said Martin Darby, Managing Director of EFG Group.
“Our employees are our priority. That is the reason EFG Cambodia introduced many best practice HR policies, equitable compensation and benefits structures, learning and development programs, employee engagement initiatives, effective communication, supervisor care, and many other initiatives. We aim for ultimate employee satisfaction by providing the best opportunities enabling all our employees to realize their full potential”, said Mr Veasna Kith, Head of HR.
“This Award is the result of our commitment towards all our employees from call centre agents to delivery drivers, to restaurant operators and support centre staff. Every day we ensure that our employees are happy to be working at EFG and want to stay with EFG” said Mr Sai Kiran Singanamala, General Manager Hungry, EFG’s exclusive delivery and e-commerce business.
“I am proud of EFG and our employees. On behalf of EFG management team, I would like to say thank you to all EFG employees for their high levels of commitment and the great work that they do. EFG Cambodia would not be where it is today without the determination and dedication of all our employees – so this award is truly for everyone,” stated Tep Virak, General Manager EFG Cambodia.
About EFG (Express Food Group)
Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, EFG Group employs over 1,300 people and has an operational presence in 3 countries – Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. EFG is the partner of choice for leading food & beverage brands in Southeast Asia including Minor Food International & Food Passion Group – and for North American brands – International Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme and Texas (Church’s) Chicken where EFG is the franchisee for Laos. Founded in December 2020, Hungry? is an e-commerce platform that is wholly owned by EFG Holdings, offering mobile-app delivery services for EFG’s brands and preferred business partners in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. This revolutionary new food and beverage app allows customers to mix and match products from multiple trusted international brands in a single order with guaranteed 30-minute delivery in hot and cold bags, and free of delivery charge. In 2021, EFG Cambodia was awarded Best Company to Work for in Asia by HR Asia.
Phnom Pehn, 03 December 2022 – EFG (Express Food Group) Co. Ltd., has recently partnered with Habitat for Humanity Cambodia and an international school in Cambodia to organize “Partnership Build for Community”, a one-day event held last December 3, 2022 that aims to provide decent and affordable housing through volunteerism.
The Partnership Build for Community which coincides with the annually celebrated International Volunteers Day was held at Svay Chek Thmey, a community in Phnom Penh specially recommended by the Khan Prek Phnov authorities as a vulnerable community. EFG volunteered more than 30 participants from across its corporate functions, employees from The Pizza Company, Dairy Queen, and Krispy Kreme stores, and delivery riders from Hungry? app, who came together dedicating their time and effort for a new house construction, house painting, and hygiene and sanitation demonstration for the benefit of the community residents.
EFG as a leading food group operator in the region recognizes the importance of food safety, sanitation, and personal hygiene so it also lent its expertise by demonstrating proper handwashing to the kids living in the community under the guidance of its Quality Assurance (QA) experts.
“We recognize Habitat for Humanity Cambodia in its mission to deliver positive change in the country by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope for vulnerable families and EFG is a committed partner for many years in supporting initiatives that help build resilient and sustainable communities”, says Mr. Virak Tep, General Manager of EFG Cambodia.
Habitat Cambodia is part of Habitat for Humanity International, a leading global nonprofit working in more than 70 countries. Since 2003, Habitat for Humanity Cambodia has served more than 152,900 families to improve their living conditions through housing interventions, WASH facilities, community development programs, and partnership with microfinance institutions.
About EFG (Express Food Group)
Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, EFG Group employs over 1,300 people and has an operational presence in 3 countries – Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. EFG is the partner of choice for leading food & beverage brands in Southeast Asia including Minor Food International & Food Passion Group – and for North American brands – International Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme and Texas (Church’s) Chicken where EFG is the franchisee for Laos. Founded in December 2020, Hungry? is an e-commerce platform that is wholly owned by EFG Holdings, offering mobile-app delivery services for EFG’s brands and preferred business partners in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. This revolutionary new food and beverage app allows customers to mix and match products from multiple trusted international brands in a single order with guaranteed 30-minute delivery in hot and cold bags, and free of delivery charge. In 2021, EFG Cambodia was awarded Best Company to Work for in Asia by HR Asia.
Bangkok, 25th November 2022 – EFG (Express Food Group), Cambodia’s leading F&B operator, and KAMU KAMU, the leading and popular craft drink and tea brand from Thailand, signed an agreement today that will see EFG bringing the KAMU KAMU brand to the Kingdom of Cambodia and to Lao People’s Democratic Republic with first stores expected to open early 2023.
KAMU KAMU was originally established in 2011 out of the founders’ love for tea and passion to share “Everyday Inspiration”. Adopting the original Japanese recipes, the brand strictly uses quality ingredients from top sources only. Well known for its wide array of craft drink and bubble tea selection, healthy fruit tea options and specialty drink like Raptor and Dino milo, KAMU KAMU has growth its fan base and outstanding reputation through offering many innovative new drinks and widely loved ‘Kamu San’. The success is largely due to KAMU KAMU’s focus on the freshness of the ingredients, good taste, and the joy it brings to enabling the brand to grow up more than 150 outlets throughout Thailand and expanding worldwide to be the leading Chewable Tea Place to share the world’s taste of happiness.
“Our brand is built upon our passion in delivering happiness and inspiration through our craft drinks. Each drink is intended to light up our customers’ mood – one that everyone can enjoy daily, anytime, and anywhere. EFG has an impressive track record of expanding global brands in Southeast Asia market and we are confident that through this strategic partnership, we can continue to excite and offer our freshly made Chewable Tea to a growing customer base.” Says Mr. Tinkrit Sintattasopon, Founder and CEO of Kamu Kamu.
EFG operates The Pizza Company, Cambodia’s #1 pizza brand. This much-loved brand specializes in innovative pizzas, with chunky, wholesome, richer toppings than most western style pizzas. The Pizza Company has defined what pizza means for Cambodian consumers and with over 50 restaurants, EFG is a significant franchisee of Minor Food Group. EFG Cambodia’s other F&B brands include DQ®, Swensen’s, BarBQ Plaza, Krispy Kreme, The Coffee Club, Boost, Hungry (Delivery business), Eat Together (Chinese food), Bay Phum (Khmer food) and So Bento (Asian fusion). In Laos EFG also operates Texas Chicken brand. EFG has a track record for rolling out F&B brands via airports, gas stations, shopping malls and provincial cities operating in Poipet, Siem Reap, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Phnom Penh, Kampong Speu, Sihanoukville and in Laos Vientiane and Pakse.
“We are delighted to partner with KAMU Tea, a brand with a strong commitment to quality and innovative products, memorable service, and a truly unique cool Japanese cartoon inspired personality ” said Martin Darby, Managing Director of EFG Group. “We have ambitious plans to open 50 locations, within 5 years, across Cambodia and Laos, with first locations expected to open early 2023”.
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Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, EFG Group employs over 1,300 people and has an operational presence in 3 countries – Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. EFG is the partner of choice for leading food & beverage brands in Southeast Asia including Minor Food International & Food Passion Group – and for North American brands – International Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme and Texas (Church’s) Chicken where EFG is the franchisee for Laos. In 2020/21 EFG launched her own brands Hungry? (get.hungryapp.asia) an ecommerce delivery business and Eat Together 一起吃 a Chinese virtual brand serviced by a ghost kitchen. In April 2022 EFG launched a popular Khmer food virtual brand “Bay Phum” and Asian fusion brand “So Bento”. In 2021, EFG Cambodia was awarded Best Company to Work for in Asia by HR Asia.
Phnom Penh, 20 October 2022 – Hungry?, the food delivery app of EFG (Express Food Group) Co. Ltd., Cambodia’s leading F&B business and franchise operator, has recently celebrated a new milestone, reaching 250,000 users.
Launched in 2020, Hungry? allows users to “mix and match” items in a single order from multiple food and beverage brands of EFG. Hungry? promises 30-minute FREE delivery guarantee and use of hot and cold bags to ensure foods are delivered fresh at the customer’s doorstep. EFG international franchised brands include The Pizza Company, Krispy Kreme, Dairy Queen, Swensens, The Coffee Club, and BarBQ Plaza. Pioneering cloud kitchen concept in Cambodia, it also boasts virtual brands from its Hungry Kitchen that includes popular brands like Eat Together, So Bento, Bay Phum and Nham Bay. Recently announced, it has also added Boost Juice in its portfolio of franchised brands, coming soon in Cambodia by the end of this year.
Commenting on this, Sai Singanamala, Head of Growth & Innovation of Hungry? said, “This new milestone is a testament of our commitment to our customers, to continuously deliver happiness at every point of interaction with them, from the moment they enter our store, to when they need to order via delivery or takeaway.” Hungry? is also present in Laos and Myanmar where EFG also operates franchised international brands.
In celebration of this milestone, Hungry? is giving away a special promo code HUNGRYFOOD, equivalent to a one-time $3 discount for a minimum purchase of $10, valid until November 15, 2022. In addition, new users can enjoy a one-time $5 discount using the promo code FREE05 for a minimum purchase of $10, valid until end this year. To download the app, click https://get.hungryapp.asia/
About Hungry?
Founded in December 2020, Hungry? is an e-commerce platform that is wholly owned by EFG Holdings, offering mobile-app delivery services for EFG’s brands and preferred business partners in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. This revolutionary new food and beverage app allows customers to mix and match products from multiple trusted international brands in a single order with guaranteed 30-minute delivery in hot and cold bags, and free of delivery charge. Coming soon on Hungry? is a rewards program that will allow users to collect and use points every time they purchase in any of EFG food and beverage brands. For more information, please visit www.hungryapp.asia
