Tealive May Want to Establish a Bangamoro Branch ASAP

News of Tealive establishing its 50th branch in the Philippines (which makes me wish Jollibee would expand faster in Malaysia soon) makes me ask, "When are they going to enter the Bangsamoro region?" Some time ago, I wrote a post about how Tealive opening in the Bangsamoro region would be a huge business opportunity. It should be noted that former Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, saw the potential of the Bangsamoro Region. Tealive isn't a Taiwanese but a Malaysian company where the company uses only Halal-approved ingredients.

Here's a photo from the Manila Bulletin Lifestyle's Facebook page. This was also written about the upcoming Ube series:

LOOK: Tealive opens its 50th store in the Philippines at Park West, BGC, Taguig City.
At the event, ube is definitely in. Apart from celebrating the opening of their 50th branch, Tealive unveiled new “UBEr flavors,” cementing the status of the bright purple root as the flavor of the year for 2024.
The “Tealive Ube Series” will be available to the public in June this year. There’s Ube Matcha, Ube Halo, Ube Milktea, and Ube Scramble. We also tried their fruity teas, as well as their toasties, burgers, and fries.

With the incoming UBEr flavors, it's easy to think that most Filipinos love ube or purple yam. Going to Surigao and Butuan, ube-based desserts would be served. Sure, I dislike ube ice cream or ube cake but I can enjoy other ube-based sweets. From a businessman's perspective, serving these ube desserts may keep Tealive going. Filipinos and Malaysians also have a similar sweet tooth demographic (read here). Having both halo-halo and scramble would definitely click with Filipinos. These flavors may be closer than one thinks with Mindanao.

The Rakyat Post

I'm not a fan of durian and I dislike its smell. It's understandable why Singapore has strict laws about bringing durian to certain places. However, Tealive Philippines should bring the durian beverage to certain regions or nationwide. Filipinos are stereotyped as durian lovers too. There may be ample supplies of durian in Mindanao, such as Davao or in the Bangsamoro region. Promoting the durian products in Bangsamoro may be an excellent move.

This would also be bigger job opportunities for people in Bangsamoro. No need to go to what's coined as Imperial Manila just to get a job as a server. If it works in Bangsamoro, Tealive can also expand itself throughout the whole of Mindanao as well.

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