Never wafer, munch on


Tan with some of the companys products.

In 1997, Munchy Food Industries found itself staring at the abyss just as its new factory was about to come online. The Asian Financial Crisis and the ensuing fluctuations in currency exchange meant they could not pay for their new equipment. LIM WING HOOI revisits this turbulent episode with the managing director.

BEING an entrepreneur is a way of life, a never-ending story — not something that people who like to make a fast buck can stomach, if Tan Chuan Kok’s experience is anything to go by.

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