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Ep. 269 - [Malaysia] The Struggling Reputation of Malaysian Food with Grace Huei Tan, Business Development at Oatside
Description
Welcome to the My Food Job Rocks Podcast, a podcast where we interview experts in the food industry and learn what they do, how they got there, and insights on the future of food. I’m your host and food scientist Adam Yee.
Today we’re interviewing Grace Huei Tan, Business Development Manager at Oatside, a plant-milk company. Grace also does projects with Malaysia coffee companies and marketing.
So Grace and I have been online penpals for years and I remember she reached out when I first started My Food Job Rocks, but I don’t remember why. Over time, we’ve worked on a few small things together such as a My Food Job Rocks article miniseries where I asked guest students to write their experience in food science from different countries. It’s so amazing to finally see her in person.
I really enjoyed this episode for a lot of reasons. Grace is exceptional at talking about what she loves to do and you’ll learn her really fun journey in the food industry as she has gone through being a celebrity from winning a food competition, to traveling around the world showing people Asian flavors, and now has landed in the marketing field.
What I also found insightful was Grace’s viewpoint on Malaysia and the food industry and how the country perceives education, careers, and health.
You’re also going to get a bit more of a deeper insight on Malaysian lifestyle. From the diverse groups that are here, to the delicious food Grace goes out of her way to go. I think what’s really impactful is a common thread is starting to bubble up with that a lot of talent leaks out of Malaysia into countries such as Singapore, Australaia, or the United States.
Grace also knows where all the good food is in Malaysia so make sure to get a notepad handy when you plan your trip to Malaysia!
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