From tour operator to selling frozen food items


New business venture: Leong (right) with Teh packing the frozen food stock for delivery at Prangin Mall in George Town, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: It was almost a swift rebound for tour operator Eddie Leong, who found a new revenue path by turning his former tour company into a space to sell and distribute frozen food items.

As one of the many tour operators left with zero income due the Covid-19 pandemic since last year, the 42-year-old had been paying his tour company rentals with his savings.

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