KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Loob Holding Sdn Bhd, the company behind popular food and beverage (F&B) brands including Tealive, Ko Ko Kai, Gindaco and Define Food, is planning to hire 1,200 to 1,500 more workers over the next two years as it embarks on an aggressive expansion programme for its brands.

This is in tandem with the Loob's plan to add another 250 outlets of its flagship brand, Tealive, in the next two years, bringing the total to 500 outlets in Malaysia by mid-2021, Loob chief executive officer Bryan Loo said in a statement today.

"This means for Tealive alone, we will need over 1,200 workers given an average of five workers per outlet," he said.

He said that when Loob created Tealive with a mission to spread modern-day tea culture among Malaysians, it also had an objective of creating more job opportunities for Malaysians.

"As entrepreneurship is one of the core values within Loob as an organisation, it's only natural that we try to nurture more F&B entrepreneurs from within our ranks. This, we are doing through our human capital policies and talent management programmes.

"Having picked up these skills at Loob, we are confident the young and talented will be able to pursue their dream of having their very own F&B business in future. We're happy to give them a head-start," Loo said.