Having risen from humble roots to become a billionaire philanthropist, Jeffrey Cheah spoke to CNBC’s Christine Tan in Ipoh about his tough journey building green townships, and the business philosophy behind creating the Sunway empire.
Ernesto Tanmantiong, CEO of Jollibee Foods Corporation, shares about the origins of the company’s mascot and how it captured the hearts of Filipinos and helped the burgeoning fast food chain to gain a foothold in the 1980s just as McDonald’s was entering the Philippines.
Ernesto Tanmantiong, Jollibee Foods Corporation CEO, talks about its rapid expansion from an ice cream parlor to the largest fast food chain in the Philippines, ambitions to expand in China and the U.S. as well as its aggressive acquisition strategy.
Engineer Benjamin Swan of Sustenir wants to revolutionize the agriculture sector through vertical farming, to address urban food production challenges. He says his indoor vertical farm is 127 times more efficient than traditional farms.
0 Lawrence Ho, CEO and chairman of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, talks about Morpheus, the Zaha Hadid-designed luxury hotel located at Melco’s City of Dreams resort. Subscribe to CNBC Life: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci
Manoj Bhargava, creator of the 5-Hour Energy drink, talks about dealing with controversy and the humanitarian model he has adopted. Subscribe to CNBC Life: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci