Being a 100% Filipino owned coffee shop, Figaro Coffee Company expanded their line of beverages by adding tea products. Their latest tea flavors is made naturally from herbal plants that is common here in the Philippines and really good for the health. I had the chance to try all four new flavors and at the last part of this post I’ll be sharing which will be probably my usual order if ever I drop by in Figaro to have my warm cup of tea.
Figaro Sambong Blend. It’s common among Filipinos to have colds due to sudden change of weather. And a warm cup of Sambong tea can be at help to ease clog nose, headaches and sneezing that comes with colds. It can also cure kidney stones where it helps the person go to the wash room and secretes toxins and excess salts in the body that cause urinary problem. The Sambong leaves were dried perfectly for every tea bag and mixed with fragrant basil and lemon flavors to make it more enticing and relaxing to drink especially on a stressful afternoon at work that gives us migraine.
Aside from the Happy Meal of McDonald’s the famous limited edition Coca Cola Glass is one of their most awaited products. Before they have the Olympic s and World Cup limited edition Coca Cola Glass, and now they bring the new Coca-Cola Can Glass Series design in six different colors to choose. Each glass cost 25 pesos as addition to the any McDonald’s Extra Value Meal. This promo kicks off from July 2 until supply last.
In line with the celebration of 40th Anniversary of Starbucks, they launch a limited edition Starbucks VIA Tribute Blend. The Tribute Blend symbolizes that 40 years of success of Starbucks in the market and how they touches life of each everyone who enjoyed sharing their stories with their friends and families inside their cafes. In each ready to drink Starbucks VIA sachet contains 100% Arabica sun-dried Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, Columbia and aged Sumatra beans, ensuring every warm cup of a spicy, full bodied coffee that is perfect partner during conversation with friends, co-workers and family.
Being a meticulous and obsessive compulsive person when it comes to what I eat or drink, I am very particular with what’s in it or how it was prepared. That is why Starbucks with their However-You-Want-It Frappuccino Blended Beverage gives me that enjoyment on how I can personalize or experiment with my drink the way I wanted it to be. The Starbucks However-You-Want-It Frappuccino Blended Beverage campaign is letting their costumers tailor or create their own drinks by choosing from the variety of fresh milks or soy, choose the intensity of their coffee and pick any combination of syrups or toppings. For coffee lovers like me who is big follower of Starbucks it is the same way we do it with our warm or espresso drink, in my case I wanted my Starbucks Caramel Macchiato, double shot, and whole milk to enjoy the sweet bitter taste that I needed in the morning before I go to work or just hanging out with my friends.
50% of women in the Philippines are prone to suffer osteoporosis and other bone related diseases due to lack of calcium intake. For others it is because of monthly periods and pregnancy affects the percentage of calcium in the bones, same thing happen during menopause, which lessens the production of estrogen, the hormone that protects the bones. At the early age of 25, some are showing the early signs of osteoporosis that can still be prevented by proper intake of Calcium daily which is rich in Anlene product.
Ginebra San Miguel introduces a newest product in their collection of alcoholic beverages which they called Flavors. There are two kinds of GSM Flavors “flavor” which are apple and lychee. Tagged as “Ang Flavorite ng Barkada”, GSM Flavors contains low amount of alcohol that is fit for outdoor and indoor party or just having bonding time with friends.
It was last March 16 when Oishi products were delivered here in the office. A big red Oishi paper bag that contains Oishi Ridges, Martys Vegetarian Cracklin’, Pillows, Bread Pan, Wafu, and Baconette Strips and a box containing 24 bottles of assorted Smart C+ drinks (orange crush, lemon squeeze and pomelo-grapefruit).
With his active lifestyle and big followers as a veteran actor, Gabby Concepcion became the newest brand ambassador of Sustagen Premium. Sustagen Premium is an adult drink manufactured by Mead Johnsons and one of the Sustagen product line. In line with Gabby's introduction as endorser, Sustagen Premium also launched the campaign in challenging the adult Filipinos to take the body age challenge. According to the report gathered by Sustagen, there are 7 out of 10 Filipino adults have bodies that aged faster than their actual age because of unhealthy living and stress.
According to Gabby, the best thing to deal with the problem of the body aging faster is to live a healthy lifestyle and by drinking Sustagen Premium. Filled with vitamins and nutrients, it will help the body cope with stress and build more energy in the body. He also encourage adults as early as 20 years old to use the product and include it to their daily meals. He also confessed that the reason why he accepted the endorsement offer is that he really use the product and believes in it like his grand mother.
Sustagen Premium offers Body Age Testing on their website just visit www.bodyagechallenge.com. There will be also on ground body testing with dietician present in the area in selected schools, establishements and malls soon. Sustagen Premium comes in two flavors Vanilla and Chocolate and comes in 80grams box and 900grams can and available in all convenient stores, groceries and drugstores.
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In line with the opening of the Year of the Metal Rabbit last February 3, Kraft Foods Philippines introduces another breakthrough in their Tang beverages. They launched the Tang Puply Orange and Pulpy Mango in SM Mall of Asia Music Hall along with simultaneous fireworks in SM Megamall and SM North EDSA during the unveiling of the product.
Before the kick off of the new Tang flavors, there were three giant mangoes places in three malls of SM that brought out curiosity among the shoppers. This was also happened after the commercial of Tang Pulpy was launched on TV promoting the powdered drink that has “pulp” on it after mixed with water.
According to Mark De Joya, Tang’s Brand Manager for New Product Development during the unveiling of the new Tang flavor he says that they wanted Tang to be more sophisticated juice drink that combines real fruit taste with the flavorful experience of pulp in a powdered beverage format. With the innovation they made, it leads to the creation of Tang Pulpy which will truly cater to moms and their families.
The new Tang Pulpy has the distinctive flavor which was highlighted by the pulp bits making it more delicious and authentic fruit drink. Tang Pulpy Orange and Mango is now available in all groceries and supermarket nationwide.
In a cold weather like this, we are prone to have colds and flu and the best way to be immune it to have sufficient amount of Vitamin C in our body. Most of us resolve to vitamins sold over the counter, but recently I discovered the best way to have Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid to my body by drinking Smart C+. Smart C+ is manufactured by Oishi and it is now available in all groceries and convenient store.
Smart C+ is like your favorite fruit drink that you can buy anywhere, but what’s good with it is that is has the sufficient amount of Vitamin C we need to fight colds and make our body strong. It comes in three flavors; Lemon Squeeze, Orange Crush, and Pomelo Grapefruit. Oishi ensures that for every bottle of Smart C+, we will enjoy the great rich taste of Lemon, Orange and Pomelo-Grapefruit because the refreshing healthy drink has no preservatives, zero artificial flavoring, and zero artificial sweeteners.
Known to be as Vitamin C rich drink, Smart C+ has a neutral taste which is not too sour and not too sweet. For example the Lemon Squeeze flavor which is my favorite Smart C+ drink, even though the 500 ml bottle contains more that 11 lemons it doesn’t have the strong sour taste that other vitamin c drink has. Which means Smart C+ goes beyond the idea of being Vitamin C drink that is usually sour and hard to drink.
Aside from the energy boosting benefits that Vitamin C offers which can be found in every bottle of Smart C+ is that enables the body to produce collagen, a protein essential that makes every cell of the body strong. When we talk about cells, it is the primary unit of body tissues that support our skin, bones and muscles making us to cope up with our work especially those who required skills and those who have active lifestyle.
Aside from the health benefits that Smart C+ offers is that I enjoyed drinking it whether it is chilled or in room temperature. To be honest, sometimes when I am busy doing thinks like work or blogging, I forgot my coffee beside me and the last think I know it’s already cold. It also happens in my other drinks that when the time I remember drinking it, it is no longer cold, and who wanted to have their refreshing drink that way. But with Smart C+, I can still enjoy the refreshing flavor, cold or not because of the authentic taste which has no artificial sweetener and flavor.
So next time, I will make sure that Smart C+ will be on my grocery list just to have a refreshing drink and vitamin c filled in one. For those who want to know more about Oishi’s Smart C+ visit www.keepupwithsmartc.com and join their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/oishi.smartc.
I am Flow Galindez, blogger and a proud advocate of UN World Food Programme Against Child Hunger and Protection. WFP's Bloggers Against Hunger Philippine Connector and MDG advocate. Also advocates for climate change and HIV/ AIDS awareness, education, child and women's rights. I also blog about entertainment, events, lifestyle, news, tech and gadgets, movies and theaters and foodie stuff--- Opinions expressed here are my own.
