So, you’ve finally made it! The combination of your passion for food and entrepreneurial spirit has finally translated to reality with your very own café. You are now ready to open your doors for business. Congratulations!

No doubt you have all the nuts and bolts of running a café figured out since day one of your business planning. With the launching of your establishment, you have reached the next phase of the business journey - building your brand, promoting your business’ value through menu and services, and growing your customer base.

Have you ever tried looking for a lorry service for moving on Google and feel overwhelmed by the results on the first page?

While your search queries could take shape in various relevant keywords in English or Bahasa Malaysia, there are many options for you to choose from the listing on the first page alone.

The countdown to the big day is getting nearer, boxes of personal items are piling up, and the number of tasks in the to-do list is slowly shrinking. No matter how overwhelming the moving experience can be, given the right frame of mind and process, packing up your whole life for a new home can be enjoyable.

Convenience and accessibility to a broad range of menu; these are the commonly cited factors that lead to the growth of on-demand food delivery service. On the other hand, getting your delicacies delivered fresh and hot is a frequently overlooked appeal that also fulfils the appetite of the global USD94 billion food delivery market.

However, this won’t be a write up that examines the nuances of food delivery and how it is aging like a fine wine to become a billion-dollar industry. Instead, this piece explores a crucial, yet rarely mentioned ingredient in the success story of the food delivery industry - thermal bag.

It’s a beautiful morning, and you wake up with a high spirit. Hopping into the shower while planning out your next 12-hours’ itinerary at the back of your mind, your motivation to take on the day seems unstoppable…. until your enthusiasm is curbed by an empty bottle of shower gel and barely-there shampoo leftover.

It is one of the inconveniences that doesn’t make your day go off the rails in a big way, but still, there’s bound to be a sense of shortcoming in your hygiene when you have to make do with tiny drops of toiletries.

Did you know that the smartphone that is sitting in your pocket or handbag right now (or you might be even reading this on your smartphone) has hundreds of thousands-fold more computing power than the NASA’s computer that was used to land Apollo 11 on the moon in 1969?

True to their namesake, smartphones are smart for a good reason. Thanks to a broad spectrum of hardware capabilities and apps, the possibilities with smartphones are endless; from being a mobile platform to stream TV shows to a bizarre app that can turn your phone into an earthquake sensor!

In this era of globalization and digital connectivity, startups are expected to capitalize on every possible advantage if they were to make headway in market share and profits. Besides operations and marketing, logistics is another critical area that can maximize profits while ensuring an overall positive experience for the customers.

How fortunate are we to live in a food utopia that is Malaysia! Besides a multiracial society that lives in harmony, we are blessed with colorful and tantalizing delicacies born out of the heritage of different races that call Malaysia their home.

Kuala Lumpur is a complex maze of food trail. Hidden gems that are tucked away in obscure places are waiting to be discovered by anyone who is willing to put in the effort and time to search for legendary gastronomical pleasures. Nevertheless, effort and time are commodities that come in short supply when your stomach is growling from hunger, and you’re stuck in the never-ending traffic of Kuala Lumpur.

A junior accountant was incentivized with two days’ worth of fuel expense after an impromptu document delivery to a law firm en route to his office. A fresh batch of roses and gardenia bouquets, their fragrance permeating the still air, was finally delivered to a wedding in the eleventh hour due to a slight overlook by the wedding planner. Being a new player in the fast food industry is no child’s play when one competes for market share with established fast food chains, but thanks to a partnership with an on-demand delivery provider, an independent gourmet burger outlet is flipping more burgers than ever to be delivered to hungry customers before the lunch break.

In the age where every aspect of our lives is being revolutionized by the internet, we can all agree there is one thing that we share in common - the joys of online shopping!

Needless to say, there are various advantages when it comes to online shopping that it'll make you go: “Hey, I’ve just saved a bunch for not driving through the traffic and parking fee for this purchase!”. In fact, it’s even possible to squeeze in the whole online shopping experience within a 1-hour lunch break at the office. The advantages of online shopping are what makes it so appealing to the masses. We’re talking about user-friendly interface, a great range of payment options, and promo codes for further discounts.