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Nasi Lemak And Coffee At 30,000 Feet, Why Not?

Catherine Goh, CEO, Santan

14-Feb-25 10:00

Nasi Lemak And Coffee At 30,000 Feet, Why Not?

In this episode, we speak with Catherine Goh, CEO at Santan, a brand under AirAsia's non-airline subsidiary, RedBeat Ventures. As of December 2019, Santan marked their first foray into the retail food business, serving meals from countries in ASEAN, including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. We’ll discuss how this all came about, the challenges she had to overcome to bring Malaysia’s famous nasi lemak to the skies and her ambitions ahead for the business in 2025 and beyond.

Produced by: Kishan Sivaswamy

Presented by: Richard Bradbury


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Categories:  Women in Business,  markets,  international,  food,  entrepreneurs

Tags:  non-airline subsidiary,  f&b sector,  airline food,  nasi lemak,  business, 


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