Old Chang Kee
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Old Chang Kee is an established snack
chain in Singapore
specialising in curry puff
s and other local snacks. Established in 1956, Old Chang Kee started off as a small stall outside Rex Cinema at McKenzie Road which still exists. Its current chairman, Han Keen Juan bought over the establishment which was about to fold up in 1986 and revived the business. The preparation to go halal
began in 2004. On completion of all their documentation process, the Halal certification application was submitted at the end of October 2004. Old Chang Kee product, outlets and 2 central kitchens were officially certified Halal by MUIS
on 7 January 2005.
Old Chang Kee was one of the six winners of the SPBA Distinctive Brand Awards 2005 and also one of the Singapore Brand Award Heritage Award Winner 2005. Old Chang Kee is located at Woodlands Terrace(Singapore) as the only production ground necessary for Singapore.
Old Chang Kee is well known for its curry puff
s and introduced two other types of curry puffs in 2005, namely "Sardine O" and "Pepper O". That same year, the products were renamed from its usual names to a hippier version such as Curry puff was known as Curry'O after the renaming.
There are fifty outlets operating across the island with three in China, two in Malaysia, four in Indonesia
and three in the Philippines. In 2006, the company established Take5! which is a fast food
-like restaurant serving food such as curry chicken
with rice
.
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 16 December 2004 as a private limited company under the name Old Chang Kee Singapore Pte Ltd. On 22 November 2007, the Company changed its name to Old Chang Kee Ltd. in connection with its conversion into a public company limited. The company was listed on 16 January 2008 on Catalist-NS.
Snack
A snack is a small portion of food eaten between meals. The food might be snack food—items like potato chips or baby carrots—but could also simply be a smaller amount of any food item.-Snacks and health:...
chain in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
specialising in curry puff
Curry puff
Curry puff is a Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai snack. It is a small pie consisting of specialised curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell...
s and other local snacks. Established in 1956, Old Chang Kee started off as a small stall outside Rex Cinema at McKenzie Road which still exists. Its current chairman, Han Keen Juan bought over the establishment which was about to fold up in 1986 and revived the business. The preparation to go halal
Halal
Halal is a term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term is used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law...
began in 2004. On completion of all their documentation process, the Halal certification application was submitted at the end of October 2004. Old Chang Kee product, outlets and 2 central kitchens were officially certified Halal by MUIS
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura
The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura , also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore is a statutory board in Singapore...
on 7 January 2005.
Old Chang Kee was one of the six winners of the SPBA Distinctive Brand Awards 2005 and also one of the Singapore Brand Award Heritage Award Winner 2005. Old Chang Kee is located at Woodlands Terrace(Singapore) as the only production ground necessary for Singapore.
Old Chang Kee is well known for its curry puff
Curry puff
Curry puff is a Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai snack. It is a small pie consisting of specialised curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell...
s and introduced two other types of curry puffs in 2005, namely "Sardine O" and "Pepper O". That same year, the products were renamed from its usual names to a hippier version such as Curry puff was known as Curry'O after the renaming.
There are fifty outlets operating across the island with three in China, two in Malaysia, four in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and three in the Philippines. In 2006, the company established Take5! which is a fast food
Fast food
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
-like restaurant serving food such as curry chicken
Curry chicken
Curry Chicken is a common South Asian cuisine dish popular in South Asia , Bangladesh, East Asia, Malaysia as well as in the UK, Canada and the Caribbean. A typical curry consists of chicken in an onion, tomato, and yogurt-based sauce, flavoured with ginger, garlic, chillies and a variety of...
with rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
.
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 16 December 2004 as a private limited company under the name Old Chang Kee Singapore Pte Ltd. On 22 November 2007, the Company changed its name to Old Chang Kee Ltd. in connection with its conversion into a public company limited. The company was listed on 16 January 2008 on Catalist-NS.
Products
- O's
- Curry'O (curry puffCurry puffCurry puff is a Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai snack. It is a small pie consisting of specialised curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell...
) - Spring'O (spring rollSpring rollSpring rolls is an umbrella term used in some Western cultures to describe disparate varieties of filled, rolled appetizers similar to the Chinese chūn juǎn , from which the term was derived...
) - Sardine'O
- Yam K8 (yam cake or oh kueh)
- Carrot K8 (carrot cake or lo pak go)
- Chicken Mushroom'O
- Curry'O (curry puff
- OnStik
- Fish Ball OnStik (fish ballFish ballFish balls are a common food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities made from surimi . They are also common in Scandinavia, where they are usually made from cod or haddock.-Terminology:...
) - Sotong Ball OnStik
- Sotong OnStik (fried cuttlefishCuttlefishCuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda . Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs....
) - Sotong Wing OnStik
- Crab Claw OnStik (imitation crab claws)
- Breaded Sushi OnStik
- Fish Fillet OnStik (fried fish fillets)
- Gyoza OnStik (Gyoza or Guotie)
- Chicken Wrap OnStik
- Breaded Prawn OnStik (breaded prawnPrawnPrawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
s) - Golden Banana Roll OnStik (bananaBananaBanana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
s) - Spicy Squid OnStik
- Chicken Nuggets OnStik (Chicken nuggets)
- Crab Nuggets OnStik
- Prawn Nuggets OnStik
- Seafood Gyoza OnStik
- Chicken Mushroom OnStik
- GuChai OnStik
- Fish Ball OnStik (fish ball
- Feel'in
- Yam Feel'in
- Pineapple Feel'in
- Green Bean Feel'in
- Fried Chicken Wing