KUALA LUMPUR: Local ice cream shop chain Frozen plans to open six more outlets in the Klang Valley by the end of this year, said founder and director William Ng.
The chain, which offers local flavours such as Musang King, Milo Dinosaur and “pulut hitam” (black glutinous rice), currently has four outlets, with the first opened in Bangsar in July 2018, he added.
“We also plan to open outlets outside the Klang Valley but not in the near future,” he said before the launch of Yakult ice cream here today.
According to Ng, the Yakult ice cream was produced in collaboration with Yakult (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. There are two flavours: Yakult Ace, which is based on the original Yakult flavour, and Flu Buster, which combines Yakult, blueberries and vitamin C.
Meanwhile, Yakult (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd deputy manager (public relations) Chong Li Yi said the company was approached by Frozen owner Frozen Artisans Sdn Bhd for a collaboration to produce a healthy menu for Malaysians.
“Actually, this is our first collaboration with an ice cream outlet. Of course, we were a bit concerned initially if the taste would change (when turned into an ice cream), but we were really surprised that it didn’t. They only changed it from liquid form to ice cream.
“Yakult being a probiotic drink, we always advise people to take it daily. So drinking Yakult is one method and now another method is by eating the ice cream,” she added. – March 6, 2020, Bernama
