Happy Birthday to Dylan!
Two company visits today, both really good.
In the morning we visited Royal Selangor, the premiere pewter manufacturer in the world. We had a tour, and a marketing presentation and then we participated in the Foundry, an opportunity to make something of our own out of pewter. Then a chance to browse the gift shop for souvenirs. RS is consistently one of our favorite visits and this year is no exception.
In the afternoon we visited Beryl’s Chocolate. This is our second year visiting Beryl’s and it is interesting to see how a relatively new, Malaysian based chocolate company is taking on chocolate giants like Cadbury and Nestle in the Asian market.
Lots of pictures to follow. You can click on the pictures to show them full size.
Andy of Royal Selangor explaining the history of this family owned company.
Who says money doesn’t grow on trees? These pewter money trees used to be used for currency.
The gang in front of a replica of the twin towers made of pewter tankards.
The gang, being weighed against a big block of pewter.
Making friends with the alligator.
Anne Leong, explaining RS’s marketing strategy
Above: The group learns just how hard it is to hammer straight dimples into a pewter cylinder. It takes a RS employee 6 months to master it.
Above: The granddaughter of the founder of Royal Selangor tells the guys the story of the lucky Melon Teapot.
Above: The gang making their own pewter trinkets in the RS Foundry workshop.
In front of the world’s largest pewter tankard.
Mr. Henry Tan explains Beryl’s strategy to carve their niche into the competitive chocolate market.
Here we are with Henry.
Tomorrow we have an all day trip to visit the Mah Meri tribe on Carey Island. See you tomorrow!