Kee Wah Bakery mooncake arrives in Manila
THE MID-Autumn Festival is almost here — it falls on Sept. 21 — and so is the season of mooncakes. Gemini Premium Label, Inc., the official distributor of Hong Kong mooncakes from Kee Wah Bakery, brings the best-selling premium mooncakes to the Philippines. The Kee Wah Supreme Mooncakes come in Kee Wah Bakery’s signature tin can, decorated with a classic emperor’s portrait; available in two varieties: White Lotus Seed Paste with Two Yolks and Golden Lotus Seed Paste. A tin containing four 185 gm mooncakes goes for P3,400. There are also mini variants, with each mooncake weighing around 60 gm. The two variants — Mini Golden Lotus Seed Paste with Yolk and Mini White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Yolk — come in a box of eight for P2,100. Other flavors are also available: Red Bean Paste Mooncake, Assorted Nuts Mooncake, and Red Bean Paste Mooncake with Two Egg Yolks (prices of a tin containing four 185-gm pieces can range from P2,800 to P3,200 depending on the flavor). Also available are the Kee Wah Celestial Series Mooncakes in a selection of sweet and savory flavors. Each gift box is packaged in an ethereal cloud or moon design. This series offer the Quadrangle Mooncake Gift Box containing four Assorted Best-seller mooncakes for P4,500, the Supreme Assorted Mini Mooncake with eight assorted mooncakes for P2,500, and the Supreme Selected Mini Mooncake with eight assorted mooncakes for P2,400. The Celestial Series Mooncake flavors include Golden Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake, Eu Yan Sang Red Bean Paste Mooncake with Mandarin Peel, Mini Eu Yan Sang Red Bean Paste Mooncake with Mandarin Peel, the Date Paste Mooncake with Pine Nuts, and the Assorted Nuts Mooncake with Salted Pork ( prices per box vary depending on flavor). There are also lower calorie versions of their classic mooncakes, made with natural sugar substitute, maltitol. Going beyond the tradition lotus seed paste filling, also on offer are Egg Custard Mooncakes with a variety of flavors (prices for boxes of 35 gm mooncakes vary according to flavor): Egg Custard Mooncake, Chocolate and Egg Custard Mooncake, Earl Grey Tea and Egg Custard Mooncake, and Fruit Yogurt Custard Mooncake with strawberry and orange peel variants. There are also ongoing special promos to make the most out of every purchase: buy any two Kee Wah Supreme Mooncake to get one free Kee Wah Bakery tote bag (promo runs until supplies last); and free delivery within Metro Manila for every order worth P6,000 made via Facebook, Instagram, Metromart, and Pickaroo until Sept. 21. The mooncakes and other Kee Wah Bakery biscuits, cookies, eggrolls, Chinese tea and other snacks (which are available year-round) can be found at the Lazada Official Store (Hong Kong Kee Wah Products Philippines), Shopee Official Store (Hong Kong Kee Wah Products PH), Pickaroo (Kee Wah Bakery), Metromart (Kee Wah Bakery), and GrabMart (Kee Wah Bakery). There are also pop-up stores in the following locations: The Podium, Ground Level East; Robinsons Magnolia, Upper Ground; and Power Plant Mall (Rockwell), R2 Bridgeway. Visit the Kee Wah Bakery website at www.keewahproductsphilippines.com/ and its official social media pages for more details: Facebook (@hongkongkeewahproductsphilippines) and Instagram (@hongkongkeewahproductsph).
Hong Kong’s MX mooncake is back in Manila
HONG KONG’S best-selling mooncake and pastry brand, Hong Kong MX, is back with classic and new mooncake flavors in time for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival on Sept. 21, care of its official Philippine distributor, Double Down Import & Export, Inc. The mooncakes are 100% made and imported from Hong Kong, guarantee only the best quality. Among the many flavors are Lava Custard Mooncake, which utilizes the unique double-baked technique which folds pre-baked crushed golden egg yolk-laced creamy custard paste into layers of milky crust. The flavor now comes in new packaging. The Lava Quartet Mooncake set offers two pieces of classic Lava Custard Mooncake, along with two Lava Chocolate Mooncakes, two Lava Caramel Macchiato Mooncakes, and two Lava Cheese Mooncakes. There is the Custard Duet Mooncake which contains three Lava Custard Mooncakes and three Creamy Custard Mooncakes. A box of Delightful Moon Assorted Mooncake contains three Lava Custard Mooncakes and three pcs of Lava Chocolate Mooncakes. This year, Hong Kong MX launches a special tumbler gift box series featuring the Minions’ Stuart and Dave. The Stuart mooncake gift box features eyes that will move along the chubby tumbler and goggles that light up. The tumbler is filled with Hong Kong MX’s new original Lace Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with an egg yolk filling. The Dave mooncake gift box also gets a tumbler makeover, sporting a playful expression when flipped over and similar goggles that light up. It contains the new Purple Sweet Potato Mooncake. Each Minions gift box comes with four mini mooncakes, along with a special packaging box and bag featuring a Minion in a Chang’e costume. Also on offer is the classic Lotus Seed Paste mooncake series: White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with two Egg Yolks and Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with two Egg Yolks. The newly designed gift box is inspired by the Moon Goddess Chang’e. New this year is the Lace Lotus Paste Mooncake, a hybrid of aromas, flavors, and texture made with salted egg-yolk filling, white lotus seed paste, and a skin with crushed caramelized peanuts. Hong Kong MX also offers low-sugar mooncake variants which make use of sugar substitutes. The Low Sugar Series is comprised of Reduced Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake and Reduced Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Pine Nut. Both comes in boxes of six pieces. Also available are eggrolls. Choose from its original flavor that comes in the classic cube-shaped tin containing 32 eggrolls or the assorted variant containing 36 eggrolls. The Assorted Petite Eggroll carries flavors such as original, coconut, chocolate, and matcha. Visit https://doubledownimportexportinc.storehub.me for more details. Hong Kong MX mooncakes are available on different channels such as Facebook (Hong Kong MX Products Philippines), Instagram (@hkmxproductsph), Lazada and Shopee (Hong Kong MX Products Phils), GrabFood (Hong Kong MX Bakery), Pickaroo (Hong Kong MX), and MetroMart (Hong Kong MX). There are also pop-up store in the following locations: SM Mall of Asia, Greenhills V-Mall, Robinson’s Manila, Uptown BGC, and Ayala Cloverleaf.
Johnnie Walker launches limited edition 200th anniversary bottles
IN CELEBRATION of its 200th anniversary, Johnnie Walker is unveiling a brand-new bottle design for three of its iconic blends. For a limited time only, Johnnie Walker Red Label, Black Label, and Gold Label Reserve will come in an eye-catching look. The Johnnie Walker 200th Anniversary Limited Edition Red Label has a suggested retail price (SRP) of P685, the Black Label has an SRP of P1,440, and the Gold Label Reserve has an SRP of P2,069. They are available in all leading supermarkets nationwide and select e-commerce specialty stores. As part of its 200th anniversary celebration, Johnnie Walker has partnered with popular local streetwear brand Support Your Friends (SYF) to produce limited edition merchandise inspired by the Johnnie Walker 200th Anniversary Limited Edition Bottle: a shirt, a tote bag, and a bucket hat. The Johnnie Walker x SYF shirt is available for an SRP P1,200; the tote bag at P850, and the bucket hat comes free with every purchase of the Johnnie Walker Black Label 200th Anniversary Limited Edition Design Bottle, all available only while stocks last at syf.ph. For more information, check out the Johnnie Walker Facebook page at Facebook.com/JohnnieWalkerPH.
McDonald’s offers Barbie or Hot Wheels Limited Edition Tumbler
MCDONALD’S is giving limited edition tumblers for free with its Barbie or Hot Wheels Happy Meal Collector’s Sets. Order four of the Happy Meals, which come with four Barbie or Hot Wheels toys of your choice, and a get a limited-edition tumbler starting at P399. The Barbie Happy Meal comes with either the Princess Barbie, Ballerina Barbie, Racer Car Barbie, or the Vet Barbie. Meanwhile, the Hot Wheels Happy Meal includes the Gazella-R Jump, Twin Mill Hoop, Bone Speeder Track Switcher, or the Blitzspeeder Blast-off Gate. Order a Barbie or Hot Wheels Happy Meal or a Collector’s Set — available during breakfast and regular hours via McDelivery, Drive Through and Take Out. Too, McDonald’s Philippines launched its first Ride-Through Dual Lane in the country in August. Having two Ride-Through lanes means less time queuing. The first dual lane was launched on Aug. 30 at McDonald’s Anabu in Cavite. OPening soon is the dual lane in McDonald’s SLEX Mamplasan.
The Good Meat offers consistency
GET consistently fresh, quality, and safe meat from The Good Meat, the retail meat brand of Pilmico. The Good Meat has various fresh cuts, including cochinillo (roast pig). The lineup of new fresh cuts includes belly soft bone, lechon kawali, and pork tonkatsu and pork tenderloin. The Good Meat also has Ready-to-Cook Lechon Paksiw and Chicken BBQ, Lumpiang Shanghai and BBQ Belly. The products are available through https://thegoodmeat.ph. The website is categorized by meat, ready-to-cook, and pantry needs. Or opt to add their products to a shopping cart through online partners, Shopee and Lazada. The Good Meat is also in MetroMart, GrabMart, and GoRobinsons, and at select partner supermarkets such as Robinsons Supermarket, DiviMart, Shopwise, Puregold, and The Marketplace. For more information on The Good Meat, visit its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodMeat.
Mimi & Bros curates Happy Boxes for home
MIMI & BROS now offers its Happy Boxes — The New Vacay, Thirsty Thursday, Mimi’s Girls Night In, Sunny Sunday Brunch and Munch Box — through its Facebook Page (facebook.com/mimiandbros), Instagram page (instagram.com/mimiandbros), or Viber (0945-79-85176). The New Vacay includes five signature cocktails in a bottle — the Hanging Garden, The Sexy Cappuccino, The Red/White Summer Sangria, and Mango Martini — along with 10 pieces of umbrella luau (P1,500). Thirsty Thursday on 32nd Street: Party in a Box includes all favorite beer matches. The box, available for P990, includes croquettes, corn dogs, Mimi’s Half Chicken, two side dishes, and one set of paper fans. This is good for two to three party people. Mimi’s Girls Night In: No drama, good for three to four people, includes corn dogs, Ragu pasta, Mimi’s whole chicken, four side dishes, burnt Basque cheesecake, and one set of paper fans (P2,600). The Sunny Sunday Brunch (P3,000) includes croquettes, corn dogs, Lola’s Ragu, whole Mimi’s Fried Chicken, burnt Basque cheesecake, six side dishes, and two sets of party fan decors. The Sunny Sunday Brunch is good for five to six people. The Munch Box includes two Double Smash Cheeseburger or two Chicken Sandwiches, four croquettes, a half order of Chicken Fingers, one order of fries, and two cans of soda or iced tea. This is available for P950 pesos. The boxes and other Mimi & Bros comfort food are available for take-out and through delivery apps including Grab, FoodPanda, and Dingdong app.
