Healthy Mukbang Options for You!

Sep 27, 2022 by Catherine Alcalde

Yummy Mukbang videos have emerged and stayed as a trending food culture due to lots of people wanting to try out various food options that are mouthwatering and delicious! The dessert lovers choose their sweet treats from ice cream, candies, cakes, cookies, and more. Meat lovers have their chicken, pork, and beef cutlets! But what about vegetarians and vegans- don’t they get to have mukbangs? Sure they can!

Most Vegans can relate to the struggle of finding fast food restaurants that have plant based food options in their menu. It’s hard to ensure that you’ll always find something within your diet and chosen lifestyle! Behold! We’ve got these top healthy food picks for you to try and enjoy with your friends as a mukbang.

Brother’s Burger:

Brother’s Burger was known for their uniquely-seasoned flame-grilled designer burgers and sandwiches. Since the burger industry continued to grow and innovate, it was only recently that they decided to explore other styles of making burgers special! Hence the creation of their plant-based veggie burgers!

Brothers Veggie Burger

Healthier Version of the Brothers Burger Grilled Vegetarian patty with tomato catsup, homemade Mayonnaise, topped with fresh lettuce, onions and tomatoes on a warm toasted oatmeal bun! Order here.

Brothers Veggie Lettuce Wrap

One of their best-sellers is their Veggie Lettuce Wrap! Their ingredients are fresh pickles and tomatoes with wrapped lettuce and your choice of added toppings and dips. This meal is 100% meatless! Order here.

Take Root:

Take Root is a junk-free snack company! They’re known for their best-selling Kale Chips that’s gluten-free and vegan! They are committed to serving natural products, they source their pesticide-free veggies from small local farms and season their vegetables with nuts, herbs, and spices. They don’t fry, but only dry their vegetable chips!

Kale Chips

Here’s an alternative healthy chip for you! Take Root offers you their flavorful kale chips like rosemary peppercorn, balsamic vinegar, cheezy vegan, and more! These chips are equivalent to 2 servings of your daily greens. Take your pick and Order here!

PB Cups

Looking for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth, naturally? Peanut butter cups are an all-time favorite treat of Take Roots! When they say their Peanut Butter Cups are CLEAN, they mean it! There are no artificial additives or preservatives in their recipe- just a few all-natural, quality ingredients that you can feel good about. Utterly irresistible. It’s also Gluten-Free and Vegan. Order here!

Pizza Plant:

Pizza Plant offers you 100% fresh, delicious, and plant based pizza with different flavors for you. They have branches in Eastwood, Quezon and also San Juan in Metro Manila. They also have an online store for easier and faster ordering!

Margherita

Their Margherita is a simple and classic pizza appreciated by everyone. Allergens: Cashews, Gluten. Order here!

Italian Sausage Pizza

A fresh take on our version of Italian sausage using soy protein to round off with crisp onions and bell peppers. Allergens: Cashews, Gluten, Soy. Order Here!

Excited and pumped to have your own healthy mukbang? Visit their websites and shop now!

Business, Marketing

Innovative Marketing Strategy This Holiday Season

Sep 20, 2022 by Catherine Alcalde

It seems as if the whole economy has undergone transformation ever since the pandemic, prompting fresh approaches for their businesses. As the holiday season is fast approaching, everyone strives to make the best out of this season, but how?

Read on for a step-by-step approach in creating the perfect holiday marketing strategy for your business!

Brainstorm Ideas and Concepts:

While some shoppers procrastinate until the last minute, others get their holiday presents months way ahead of time. Get their attention by notifying them with holiday ads and special promos starting a few months in advance. Using this approach, you can encourage your early customers to buy your products/ services. Developing a marketing strategy is essential for a business to succeed. A meaningful brainstorming session is an excellent place to start.

Be Creative:

In order to prepare for the biggest shopping season of the year, businesses must implement their marketing strategies. You should try to come up with a fresh concept that will attract and retain customers during the entire holiday season. Here are some innovative marketing strategies to help you.

Personalized Campaigns

Using personalized communication in your marketing efforts, including emails, SMS, website, social ads, and landing pages can help attract customers this holiday season. ZAP Fetch is an example of an effective marketing tool that helps businesses target your customers, create offers that are based on customer data, and has an analysis of your monthly progress. This helps create a genuine foundation for customer relationships that will help the company in the long run, leading your customers back to your website to shop.

Customer-Centered Content

A unique angle for your Christmas marketing campaign could be to center it around your customers and make it as your advertising material. You can shift your attention to the experiences of your customers- be it inspiring or even funny! This way, customers will appreciate the fact that you valued their stories and feedback.

Food and Ecommerce Industry with ZAP:

An ideal marketing strategy is useless without a solid plan to put it into action. ZAP provides a fully branded program, powering everything behind the scenes. We provide restaurant owners with the opportunity of setting up your own e-store, making loyalty membership more exciting, upgrading your marketing arsenal through automated non-visit reminders, reaching out to your customer base through SMS/ Emails, On-Field Management, and so much more!

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Business, Success Stories

The Success Behind Jipan’s E-store: The Artisanal Japanese Cuisine

Sep 15, 2022 by Catherine Alcalde

Every company knows that the F&B Industry is very competitive, fast-paced, and busy. One needs grit, passion, and the right attitude to be able to thrive and think on their feet to make their business run long-term. Jipan is known as the home of artisanal Japanese Cuisine. Famous for its deliciously baked pastries and well-loved goodies, it’s no mystery that it’s part of what brought success to their name in the business. Read further to learn more!

Jipan’s Beginnings:

Steph Brimo, the owner of the sensational Jipan- has over a decade of experience in the Food and Beverage Industry. Her passion in her business led her to step up their marketing efforts especially during the pandemic. She partnered with ZAP to set up their online store for Jipan in hopes that it will help their business cater to customers who wanted to purchase without them leaving their homes due to the current situation brought by the pandemic. She saw great potential in the seamless transactions they could offer to her customers with ZAP. In 2021, Jipan gained a 66% increase in their total sales by opening an additional sales channel to cater to more customers in their E-store!

Creative Marketing Strategies:

In a webinar called November Holiday Season Sales, Steph Brimo shared that when Jipan’s e-store was created they began making their marketing strategies more creative in order to engage customers and reel them in through activities like online shopping “It helped spread the word of our brand and help customers buy bread without having to go to the store.” She shared. Strategizing production, ingredients, testing, thinking of items that are “stay at home” themed and DIY packaging for gifting it are just some of the things that they thought to incorporate with their products. In order to communicate better with their customers, Jipan, along with ZAP Team’s services utilizes Shopify’s email blast and sms blast, tailoring it to their offers to the customers.

Customer- Centric

Jipan also shared that they are continuously building relationships with customers with their products and services through being active online with their pages and website. Flyers with a code directing customers to their estore are also included in all their packaging in-store, so that their customers will be reminded about their estore.

Jipan with ZAP E-store

Jipan along with more than 2,000 merchants have trusted the ZAP Team to help them thrive and set up their online success by offering e-store platforms , ZAP Fetch, and Loyalty Programs to make the best out of their marketing efforts. ZAP will equip you to accept, fulfill, and deliver orders to customers with ease with your very own branded eCommerce website. Give customers an easy-to-use online ordering platform for instant or scheduled pick up or delivery. Interested? Contact us!

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Business, Food Industry, Marketing

ZAP’s Loyalty Food and Beverage Merchants: A Testimony

Sep 6, 2022 by Catherine Alcalde

If you’re in the Food and Beverage Industry in 2022, transitioning into digitized service to make a more efficient and effective marketing approach is the game to serve your food and drinks better.

Here’s a closer look at how digitalization has helped restaurants bounce back. Hear from our Loyalty Merchants!

The Rise of Digitalization on The Food and Beverage Industry:

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), expects six percent sales growth in the Philippine Food and Beverage Industry. It’s because of the rise and transition of businesses being able to make their products and services available online and implementing loyalty programs for their customers.

Digitalization has aided restaurants in operating more efficiently with the implementation of self-ordering kiosks, which is ideal for collecting relevant customer data, reducing the time and money spent on manual errors, and cutting down on labor costs.

The rise of digital technology have helped restaurants provide more than dine-in offerings. It has allowed customers to enjoy their food without leaving the house. Contactless payments, delivery services, online and in-app ordering options, loyalty and rewards programs, drive-thru, and curbside pickup are some examples of innovations restaurants are trying to adopt.

Testimonies of ZAP’s Loyalty Merchants:

ZAP’s Loyalty Program: Even Beyond Covid-19

Launching a membership program can be daunting as it is something new to your marketing strategy. With the ZAP team, we make your life easier by offering premium account management services. We will guide you through the creation of the program, launch and in-store training.

ZAP’s Loyalty Program enables merchant’s to recruit loyal customers and make their membership and shopping experience exciting! With the Philippines’ growing Food and Beverage Industry, sustaining your company’s edge in the marketplace is a must. Discuss your business with us!

Food Delivery, Food Industry

Chinese Cuisine Top Picks For You to Try!

Sep 2, 2022 by Catherine Alcalde

Wondering where to order some traditional Chinese food? Don’t worry! If you want to satisfy your cravings —our top picks are definitely the best place to start! You won’t feel unsatisfied once you try some steamy flavorful noodles or different kinds of meat servings, dumplings, pork cutlets, tender chicken dishes, and more! These top picks truly capture traditional Chinese Cuisine!

Wu’s Kitchen

Wu’s Kitchen is a Filipino-made brand that was inspired by the owner’s love for the authentic Roasting food practice from Hong Kong. Wu’s Kitchen launched their online presence in 2016 and the concept quickly gained popularity. If you’re not sure what to try or where to start, their Premium Roast Duck dish is undoubtedly their best-seller. What are you waiting for? Order online!

Tuan Tuan Chinese Brasserie

The signature curry & noodle soup at Tuan Tuan Chinese Brasserie is widely perceived as the best quick and hearty Hong Kong comfort meal. Particularly noteworthy is their Hong Kong Soy Chicken on Clay-pot Rice which is absolutely mouth-watering! At Tuan Tuan, you get a one-of-a-kind dining experience by elevating classic Chinese cuisine within a sleek yet welcoming French inspired setting. You may order online!

Yao’s Kitchen

Golden Bamboo

Golden Bamboo Restaurant takes great pride in preparing traditional yet innovative Chinese dishes with only the freshest ingredients. It’s ideal for group celebrations with friends and family who love exquisite contemporary Chinese cuisine. Satisfy your cravings with their handcrafted Dimsum and spicy noodle soup and order online.

Little Beijing

Despite only being in the market for less than a decade, Little Beijing has made its way in competing with some of the most renowned Chinese restaurants. Little Beijing is one of the top Chinese food restaurants in town that’s reasonably priced. They provide catering services, online deliveries, take-out options, and curbside pick-up! And while you’re at it- General Tso’s Pork is definitely a dish to order!

Takeaway:

It’s not hard to understand why people enjoy dining at restaurants. The opportunity to leave the house and have a meal prepared and served to you is too good to pass up. It’s a great way to spend quality time with loved ones with an ambiance that’s new to us. But oftentimes, after a long day, nothing beats having your food delivered to you and enjoying it in the comfort of your own home!