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Yes to Vico, No to Milo

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Vico vs Milo in Malaysia



I hope not doing any illegal stuff here nor trying to prove anything wrong or jeopardy a business entity. It just my personal choice and personal opinion. Actually, I am just following the norm.


The norm is that temporarily stop consuming a certain brand and encourage to consume another brand. I love both this drinks. I have been drinking MILO since at a very young age. In other hands, Vico is the second chocolate beverage brand that I know. If someone asks me about "example of Chocolate beverage brands in Malaysia". I would not hesitate to say Milo first following a Vico.


Vico is like 10% and Milo is 90% in a blind guess for my entire life consumption on this both chocolate beverage. Milo virtually existed in nationwide and freely available. There are milo in can, milo in a stick pack, milo in a moving transport. I believe there were no Vico sold in a can right.


If you have been reading the news, you would notice there are some people actually doing this stuff as "boycott" . They will say yes to Vico and no to Milo. The sentiment does exist you just need to go to a correct group of people. Well, Vico is made in Malaysia and under a company Maestro Swiss Food Sdn Bhd. If you must insist to know it halal as well as Nestle's Milo.


In an analysis on Vico and Milo's nutritional information. Vico apparently has Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Calcium, Magnesium and Iron. As for Milo, there got almost the same except Milo does not have Vitamin E.







Vico and transformers cup by Darlie



Making Vico mix with some condensed mik. Vico in 200g cost around RM4.20 only.





The vico color is about the same as Milo. The only obvious difference between Milo and Vico is that Vico has an unique chocolate taste. Both of them are great chocolate beverages brand. Vico definitely has sales surge during that period of time.


Boycotts McDonald Malaysia Facebook Page Received Thousand Likes

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McDonald Malaysia responded to the call of boycott instead of ignoring it 


McDonald boycott meme


Boycott companies is a hot potato topic amid conflict in some part of middle East. Boycott is could be an act of indirectly supporting one entity or group in this conflict zone. Do not feel strange when they are boycotting your favorite franchise food restaurant. They can talk whatever they like and it a freedom of speech. For instance, McDonald burger contained largely not beef but ammonia and low pay.

One of the Facebook page regarding Boycott on McDonald Malaysia garnered 1,000 likes in less than a month. The Facebook page is opened on July 9, 2014 with the title " Boikot McDonald's Untuk Selamanya" . In English translation, It means Boycotting McDonald's forever. Most of the contents published mostly directed towards the ongoing war at the Middle East.



One of the picture inside the Facebook page




Not much about complaining the McDonald burgers or low pay, it about Malaysian are paying McDonald Malaysia then all the funds were channeled waging a war. The Facebook page link is McDonald Boikot Selamanya

Moreover, there were more than one page regarding this matter. A Facebook page that created on the year late 2011 is still operating and updated few contents in this month. Facebook page link Kami Boikot McDonald

All of these boycott on McDonald Malaysia has received an unprecedented response. This message from McDonald Malaysia Official Facebook page published on July 25, 2014 is the sign of broken silence and wanted to tell the story on their side. This message is ended with a signature by management of McDonald Malaysia. The language used in this message was Malay.