In case your social networks timeline hasn’t currently been flooded by what your pals have actually been listening to all year, Spotify Covered is a yearly project by the music streaming platform where each person gets a customised report on what music they liked one of the most.
This report likewise consists of statistics like what artists they often listen to, what categories they gravitate towards, and the number of minutes they have actually invested streaming music.
We chose to provide our own Vulcan Post twist to it by providing to you Vulcan Post Covered– a report that will provide you some insights into what articles readers like yourself delighted in the most this year.
To begin with some data from our end, we have actually composed and released over 600 editorial articles so far, covering subjects that vary from video gaming and tech device evaluates to moneying news and agritech start-ups.
We blogged about both huge business and little ones, about brand-new international business going into Malaysia or Malaysian business growing beyond.
However enough on what we were composing, what were you reading? What were a few of the reading patterns we observed this year?
In 2023’s Vulcan Post Covered, we provide to you the following statistics.
The articles you delighted in checking out the most were …
10. In the spirit of muhibbah, she began a halal roast duck dining establishment to deal with all M’sians
Clocking in at number 10 is our function post on Itek Itik, a licensed halal roast duck dining establishment in Damansara Jaya.
More than the food, Itek Itik narrates of strength from its creator, who is a single mum with vibrant aspirations to benefit more single moms in Malaysia.
9. Fulfill the M’sian baker who is presenting Russian desserts to residents at her coffee shop in Puchong
Next on the list is the story of Torte by Linda. It’s likewise established by a mum, Linda Rozlee, who wished to highlight Russian food through her cakes.
Torte by Linda’s very popular and “must try” product, Tort Classic Medovik (Russian honey cake), likewise occurs to be Linda’s favored reward. Typically, the medovik is made by stacking layers of sponge cake and cream filling.
8. Chicken rice and more: The story behind Malaysia’s halal Hainanese chicken rice giant
We wager you check out that very first part of the heading in the jingle it’s related to, didn’t you?
Even if you didn’t, possibilities are you have actually become aware of The Chicken Rice Store. It’s most likely the most widely known chicken rice chain in Malaysia, which may discuss why numerous readers would like to know the story behind this familiar name.
To provide a little a teaser on the history behind this renowned brand name, the creator Gaik Wong was really as soon as the COO-cum-director of KFC Holdings (M) Bhd, showing her competence in the market.
7. 45 years back, Kawan Food was a home-based pastry biz. Now it’s an international frozen food empire.
Kawan Foods is yet another renowned Malaysian food brand name and home name. Nevertheless, its history and development journey is one that few might understand, which is why we chose to explore it in a post.
Our post on the brand name got not just the attention of Malaysians living here however likewise Malaysians abroad who shared tales of how they acquire the brand name’s frozen foods as a method to remain linked to our regional food.
6. ZUS Coffee’s COO spills the beans on how the regional chain broadened to 225 outlets in 4 years
ZUS Coffee has actually grown to a massive 320 outlets considering that we composed this piece in June, which goes to reveal simply how quickly this organization is growing throughout the nation.
In this post, Venon Tian, the COO, speaks with Vulcan Post about what it indicates to be a “tech-driven” coffee organization, and how that has actually set the brand name apart from enduring rivals in the scene such as Starbucks.
5. This M’sian cinnamon roll brand name started as a home-based pastry shop, grew to 17 outlets in 3 years
If you like cinnamon rolls, you would have become aware of Cinnabon, however there’s likewise a homegrown alternative selling by the name of Homebaker at Clover.
This happily Malaysian brand name really started as a home-based organization started by pregnancy yearnings, and in our post we checked out how it has actually grown for many years and where it’s going next.
4. Fulfill the serial business owner behind Ali, Muthu & & Ah Hock that dispense the muhibbah spirit
Recently, Ali, Muthu & & Ah Hock has actually grown to be a trusted food facility in Malaysia that provides regional thrills at fairly budget friendly rates.
We checked out more about its genesis and development in our post, touching not simply on the brand name itself however the creator’s previous experience as the serial business owner who established brand names such as Tom, Cock and Harry’s, in addition to Durian King.
3. With household roots in Klang, this Brit began a Muslim-friendly fish & & chips chain in M’sia
Blimey! Who understood Malaysians liked fish and chips this much?
Cor Blimey is a fish and chips dining establishment with 3 areas in the Klang Valley. Business is established by Adam, who was born to a Malaysian- Chinese mom from Klang and a British dad.
Offered his background, he certainly appears to be the proper individual to be bringing “authentic” fish and chips to the nation.
2. After transforming to Islam, Mohd Chan began a halal Chinese F&B chain that now has 4 brand names
Serving halal Chinese food, Mohd Chan is a Malaysian organization with an intriguing creator’s story, which might be why numerous were interested to find out more about it.
As the title discusses, the F&B business was established by Mohd Chan who had actually transformed to Islam and consequently began an organization that spoke with that experience.
1. No longer Pappa, simply Rich: PappaRich creator on offering his stakes & & opening a brand-new kopitiam
Our top performing post of the year was one on Rich Tan’s brand-new endeavor, Rich Kopitiam.
Called the creator of PappaRich, Rich’s story hasn’t typically been covered in the media. The male is interview-shy, it appears, however we handled to lock him down ultimately!
Provided with such a chance, we asked away, therefore this piece not just explores his brand-new endeavor, however likewise his roots and why he left the business he established and as soon as headed.
With a lot of readers interested by this story and our interview with Rich, we did a follow-up and went to the kopitiam to satisfy the legend in individual, which you can check out here.
The news that you took care of the most consisted of …
10. 3 months after leaving Favorite, creator Joel Neoh signs up with CircleDNA as handling director
The hustle genuinely never ever picks up this business owner. Joel is a popular name in the start-up community, having actually established business such SAYS.com, and GroupOn, which changed into Favorite.
2023 has actually been a huge year for Joel, who revealed in February he would be leaving from Favorite as its CEO.
A couple of months after taking his leave, Joel then signed up with Hong Kong-based health sciences business Prenetics as the primary customer officer while heading its CircleDNA brand name as the handling director. Simply shy of a month later on, he revealed that he had actually co-founded an early-stage pre-seed equity capital called First Move.
9. BIG Drug store to get rival Caring Drug store for RM900mil with strategies to IPO
Next in the list of news that Malaysians appreciated in 2023 was when BIG Drug store obtained Caring Drug store.
Both are quite huge regional names, and have many areas in high presence locations, so possibly that’s why numerous Malaysians cared to understand more about the acquisition and how each brand name would be affected.
8. Michelin has actually included 14 brand-new KL & & Penang areas to its Bib Gourmand list, here’s who they are
When once again showing the point that Malaysians are foodies, among our extremely seen news articles had to do with the Michelin Guide including 14 brand-new dining establishments to its Bib Gourmand list.
Particularly, this list looks for to highlight budget friendly and tasty facilities in Malaysia, so possibly this, in a method, signals Malaysians’ love for not simply excellent food, however excellent food that’s more available.
7. SKS Airways clarifies of monetary battle claims, CEO Dzuleira Abu Bakar resigns
A Malaysian airline company, SKS Airways just recently discovered itself in the headings for apparently having monetary battles. Nevertheless, the group refuted, clarifying of such claims.
At the exact same time, the airline business likewise verified reports that its CEO, Dzuleira Abu Bakar, had actually resigned and left the business 2 months after signing up with.
6. Loob Holding’s RM10mil plant will export M’sian pearls to the world … boba pearls, that is
Loob Holding, likewise referred to as the business behind Tealive, has actually invested RM10 million into a plant that will be developing its own tapioca pearls. Not just that, the business will be exporting those pearls to the world.
The business’s relocation upstream brought in a great deal of interest and attention, with numerous readers clicking in to get a pearl of details or more about this subject.
5. GSC releases retro-themed store movie theater in Mont Kiara, tickets begin at RM100 per pax
Back in early November, GSC had actually released a fancy brand-new experience in Mont Kiara called Velour.
At the time, it had not opened for the general public yet, however on December 6, the outlet revealed that it was formally open. Offered all the attention our news piece had actually gathered, it appears that rather a variety of individuals might be interested in patronising the area.
We had the ability to check out the retro-themed movie theater too, so if you’re considering checking out the area, you can read our evaluation here.
4. We asked ZUS Coffee to clarify its name & & logo design’s significance so M’sians can stop being puzzled
Maybe you will not consider this as your common news however it certainly was something time-sensitive.
If you have not heard, ZUS Coffee all of a sudden discovered itself the subject of conversations and arguments online as netizens hypothesized the origins of its name and branding.
Lots of thought that it was influenced by the Greek god Zeus, however the ZUS Coffee group waits their declaration that it originates from a private called Kaldi who found coffee.
To settle the conflicts, we connected to the ZUS group to get some clearness, and well, you can check out on your own what they needed to state about whatever.
3. MR.DIY’s social experiment reveals the compassion of Malaysians, in time for Merdeka
A probably much-needed feel-good story clocks in at the 3rd most-read news of the year. Around the time of Hari Kebangsaan, homegrown home enhancement huge MR.DIY launched a video portraying a social experiment.
The video showcased the compassion and sociability in between Malaysians, making it an ideal method to commemorate Merdeka.
2. Khairul Aming is counting on automation to keep Sambal Nyet rates consistent in the middle of inflation
With Khairul Aming being a substantial name in material production, particularly in the food world, it’s not a surprise that numerous tuned into our news protection of his statement that he offered 2.4 million bottles of his popular Sambal Nyet. That’s comparable to RM33.5 million in sales.
In a video, Khairul Aming spoke about how he intends to utilize automation to increase the production of Sambal Nyet to 7,000 bottles a day. The business owner likewise assured consumers of his dedication to keep rates consistent even in the middle of inflation.
1. This brand-new 45,000 sq feet kindergarten in Cyberjaya is bringing Finnish education to Malaysia
On the top of the list is our post on HEI Schools Cyberjaya, an approaching early youth education facility that will be teaching Finnish curriculum.
Remarkably, it riled rather a variety of individuals up, and great deals of arguments around it have actually been occurring on our Facebook. Individuals are certainly enthusiastic about education in Malaysia, which’s terrific to see.
Maybe education, particularly brand-new handles it, will be a location of interest in 2024.
The short-form videos you delighted in the most were …
Checking out aside, you have actually likewise been seeing material from us this year. We released great deals of short-form material on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, which were likewise published to YouTube Shorts and Facebook.
Tallying the statistics from Instagram and TikTok, top performing short-form material we produced this year were:
10. The Laundry Pods evaluation
You might have become aware of Tide pods, however there’s likewise a Malaysian brand name developing its own sustainable variation of the laundry pill.
Called The Laundry Pods, we included this brand name in a post and later on chose to attempt the item ourselves. Lots of appear to be interested in how it works and carries out, enough that our evaluation video was among the top seen videos on our platform.
We likewise composed a post variation of this evaluation, which you can check out here.
9. Sunway’s origins
Many Malaysians would learn about Sunway. More than simply a location or a shopping center or a school, Sunway’s reach is everywhere, however not everybody learns about its history.
In our video, in addition to our post, we checked out the history of the group and its creator, Jeffrey Cheah.
8. How to get a halal licence in Malaysia
Halal licences are really crucial in Malaysia, thinking about that a bulk of the population are Muslim, and the appeal of this video goes to reveal that.
We likewise composed a more comprehensive post that checks out how a halal licence can be obtained in Malaysia.
7. Manjapot
Have you ever became aware of an amusement park for felines? We have not, up until we stumbled upon Manjapot and consequently composed a post about it.
Total with visuals of lovable felines, this video certainly called out to all the feline fans (us consisted of).
6. #KopiKupi
This informs the tale of #KopiKupi and its creator Fauzi, who is likewise referred to as Pakcik #KopiKupi.
Understood for offering coffee out of his cars and truck boot, Fauzi really left his task as a basic supervisor of a plantation in Indonesia, quiting a steady five-figure income in order to release his mobile coffee shop.
Check out how the brand name started here, and how it broadened here.
5. Bomb Fight evaluation
Ends up that individuals take pleasure in viewing us get blasted in our faces by paint bombs– the “largest paint bomb in the world”, to be particular.
Bomb Fight is a relatively brand-new immersive experience in Malaysia, situated in Berjaya Times Square. It includes an escape room-esque part, in addition to the chance to get blasted with paint at the end.
You can find out more about our experience here, and be familiar with the group and story behind this brand name.
4. How to show Jalur Gemilang properly
We’re pleased to see another helpful video make the list. Here, we checked out precisely what the guidelines are when it pertains to showing our nationwide flag, and you may be shocked to discover what is thought about “incorrect” when flying the Malaysian flag. This most likely gathered interest due to the fact that numerous Malaysians were shocked by the truths!
You can get a more in- depth take a look at the guidelines of the Malaysian flag in our post.
3. Serai Group
Another win for the foodies, our video on homegrown dining establishment empire Serai made it to the top of our finest performing videos.
Serai Group boasts over 3 years of operations, run by a mom and her kid-in- law. Its portfolio consists of brand names such as Serai, Jibby & & Co, Blonde, Pal Pal Pizzeria, and a lot more.
Here’s our matching post of the Malaysian F&B group.
2. Sabasco
Even if you do not generally consume hot food, we wager you have actually become aware of the brand name Tabasco.
Well, Sabasco is a Malaysian variation of that. More particularly, it’s a Sabahan variation of it.
Sabasco is a brand name under the East Malaysian junk food chain, SugarBun, which is under the moms and dad business, Borneo Oil. Check out the story of this homegrown business here.
1. 3 Celsius Creations
Undisputedly on the top of the list was our video evaluation of 3 Celsius Creations’ cakes.
Not simply using your common cakes, 3 Celsius Creations, which we have actually included in a post, is a Malaysian brand name selling cakes packaged in cans– like the ones you generally see tuna jam-packedin
This special method of providing cakes is likely there were a lot of views on this video. Individuals wished to see how the cakes looked, and we satisfied that interest. Our more in- depth post examining these cakes can be discovered here.
The market with the top articles was …
F&B, through and through!
If you didn’t observe, all top 10 articles readers enjoyed this year had to do with the F&B market. Much of the very best-performing reels were associated with F&B too.
Everyone consumes, however Malaysia in particular is genuinely a country of foodies. If you appetite for more material about F&B companies, you can do so here.
Here’s to another year of promoting homegrown stories
At Vulcan Post, we intend to put the spotlight on regional companies, and it’s pleasing to understand that Malaysians care to check out them too.
As we get in 2024, we will continue to bring appropriate and intriguing pieces to all of you.
Till then, Merry Christmas, and a pleased brand-new year in advance!
Read articles we have actually blogged about Malaysian start-ups here.