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Established in 1938, homegrown barbecued meat (bak kwa) brand Lim Chee Guan was founded by Lim Kay Eng. In the 1920s, he left his family in Xiamen and travelled to Singapore alone by boat. Here, he took on odd jobs such as a plantation worker and coffee assistant. Back home, …

Anyone who has thrown a house party before would probably have received countless bottles of wine as gifts. Despite soya sauce being a staple in Singapore, few would consider it a “gift-worthy” product. Ken Koh, the director of homegrown brand Nanyang Sauce, has managed to successfully turn that narrative around …