Business Times- Eating well during the pandemic – a growing appetite for premium food (2020)

ONLINE – THE NEW FRONTIER

For wholesale seafood business Allswell Marketing, demand for its live Alaskan king crabs, live turbot and other upscale fish dropped by some 80 per cent when orders from Michelin-starred restaurants and five star hotels came to a standstill. Because of the level of quality and price, restaurants were less inclined to feature them in their takeaway/delivery menus,” says Jen Loy, whose parents own Allswell.

What has softened the blow is the move to e-commerce in 2018, when Ms Loy and her brother Jay started the digital offshoot, Ocean Mart. Selling the same live seafood that are kept in special tanks before purchase, it has boosted sales by about 30 per cent. “While it isn’t enough to offset the drop in the wholesale business, it’s imperative to keep the business afloat and save jobs,” says Ms Loy. “We’re really thankful that we already had this platform so our focus was to ramp up marketing efforts in the fastest time.” She too is active on Pasar United which has helped draw some new customers.

Live oysters and Canadian lobsters are the bestsellers as they’re seen as “affordable luxury”, she says, while live Alaskan king crabs that cost upwards of S$250 are reserved for special occasions.

Full Article: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/feature/dining-well-in-a-pandemic

Mediacorp TV Channel 8 Old Taste Detective 2 古早味侦探 2  – Live Oyster Feature (2021)

We handpicked the smallest oysters from a full tank (at the request of the production team), but the host Kym Ng still found herself with a problem most oyster lovers would like to have – they were too huge! Indeed, plump and brimming with oyster liquor – the hallmark of our Live Oysters!

Full Credits: Mediacorp Ch8 & Wawa Pictures https://www.mewatch.sg/watch/Old-Taste-Detective-S2-E8-200546

Mediacorp TV Channel 8 News 2018/2019/2020 – Live Hairy Crab Feature

Featured on Mediacorp TV Channel 8 News three years in a row, you know you’re in good hands when getting the safest AVA accredited & most authentic Live Hairy Crab from us!

Full Credits: Mediacorp Ch8

Straits Times – CNY prep: 6 places in Singapore where you can buy wholesale goods (2014)

2. Allswell Marketing in Geylang Road

The live seafood market supplies big-name seafood restaurants and high-end hotels.

You can purchase live seafood such as Indonesian lobster (from $80 a kg), Alaskan King crab ($98 a kg), bamboo clams ($45 a kg), tiger prawns ($32 a kg), flower crab ($26 a kg). Frozen items include snapper loin ($32 a kg) and half-shell scallop (from $15 a kg). Prices may fluctuate and are subject to change.

Full Article: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/five-places-in-singapore-where-you-can-buy-wholesale-goods

Women’s Weekly – Wholesale markets in Singapore for affordable groceries (2018)

2. Allswell Marketing in Geylang Road

The live seafood market supplies big-name seafood restaurants and high-end hotels.

You can purchase live seafood such as Indonesian lobster (from $75 a kg), Alaskan King crab ($98 a kg), bamboo clams ($45 a kg), tiger prawns ($32 a kg), flower crab ($26 a kg). Frozen items include snapper loin ($32 a kg) and half-shell scallop (from $15 a kg). Prices may fluctuate and are subject to change.

Full Article: https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/gallery/family/wholesale-markets-singapore/

Her World – How And Where To Buy The Best Hairy Crabs (2016)

Thinking of buying hairy crabs for a homecooked feast? Read these tips to find out where to buy them and how to pick the good ones.

Freshwater hairy crabs, distinguished by hairs on the legs and tufts of dark brown hair on the claws, are an autumn delicacy. The season usually starts in September and runs until December, although the peak is during mid-October and November.

Today / 8 DAYS – Foodie Friday: What The Stars Ate This Week (May 1-8)

8 of 21 Fann Wong and Christopher Lee

​​​​​​​What they ate: Seafood feast

Yummy factor: Props to Chris for preparing a seafood feast at home to celebrate Mother’s Day with his in-laws! Whipping up dishes like fresh steamed abalones, a whole Alaskan king crab, pan-fried lobsters and Canadian oysters, he surely impressed them with his culinary repertoire. In fact, he was so proud of his steamed hybrid grouper that he proclaimed that it was “perfect”!

Full article : https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/celebrities/foodie-friday-what-the-stars-ate-this-week-may-1-8-12711676

Full article : https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/foodie-friday-what-stars-ate-week-may-1-8

Today / 8 DAYS – Foodie Friday: What The Stars Ate This Week (May 1-8)

Straits Times- On social media (2020)

PHOTO: MICHELLE CHONG/INSTAGRAM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHELLE CHONG: She had no dining companions, but she sure had a feast.

Local actress and comedienne Michelle Chong celebrated her 43rd birthday last Thursday alone at home, but she is not complaining.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she uploaded a photo of herself in a bathrobe surrounded with bouquets and several cakes. A sumptuous spread of lobster and oysters was laid out on her dining table.

She wrote: “Who says you can’t have a nice birthday dinner alone at home. Thank you all for your flowers, cakes, food, alcohol, gifts and well wishes! My heart is full (and so is my stomach still).

“I wish all of you whose birthday falls within the circuit breaker period a special and memorable birthday too.”

She revealed that she got her meal of lobsters, oysters and mentaiko (pollack roe) sauce from local online seafood retailer The Ocean Mart.

Fellow actresses Rebecca Lim, Jacelyn Tay and Jamie Yeo congratulated her in the post and wished her a happy birthday.

Yeo felt sorry that her friend had to spend her birthday alone, but Chong replied: “I had a fantastic time, though. I spent it alone, but I was not lonely.”

Full article: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/on-social-media-336

新明日报-亲友快递送爱上门 庄米雪生日不寂寞 (2020)

庄米雪上周四第一次一个人过生日。（取自IG）

受冠病疫情阻断措施波及，本地艺人庄米雪上周四（4月23日）独自宅家庆43岁生日。

日前，庄米雪在社交媒体贴图Po文，表示“为何不能独自在家吃丰盛的生日大餐，并感谢亲友送来的生日礼物、蛋糕……”记者昨联络上庄米雪，她说今年的生日和往年过得很不一样，她说，一直以来她会和不同的朋友庆祝生日，几乎是一整个月生日聚会满档，可是今年碰上冠病，为阻断疫情传播链，政府实行了“断路器”，大家都必须待在家，所以今年的生日只能一个人庆祝。

朋友一早就预订礼物、蛋糕送到庄米雪家。（取自IG)

一人庆生，会寂寞吗？庄米雪回道：“不会呀！亲友们透过快递或外卖服务，为我送上生日礼物、蛋糕等，让我收到满满的爱。”

生日嘛，就要宠宠自己，庄米雪还为自己准备龙虾、生蚝等生日大餐，满满一桌，她说：“生日就是要开心，除了生日大餐之外，我也预备了香槟替自己庆祝。之前，许美珍和谢韵仪也透过视讯和我在云端庆祝，让我很感恩。”

问她的生日愿望是什么？她说：“希望大家健健康康，疫情快点过去，我国的确诊病例数字往下滑。”

Full article : https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/celebs/story20200501-1049917

Seth Lui – Order Seafood From The Ocean Mart & Have Them Delivered Right To Your Doorstep (2018)

As we approach the holiday season, there’s always an insane number of steamboat and barbecue gatherings. It’s a hassle to buy the ingredients, so I’m always in search of places that can deliver quality ingredients to me. With The Ocean Mart, you can get live seafood delivery right to your doorstep.

The Ocean Mart is a sub-brand of Allswell Marketing, a seafood wholesaler. A veteran in the industry, Allswell Marketing has worked with JUMBO seafood, Crystal Jade and many more. You can bet that their seafood quality is definitely top-notch!

Working as a local seafood distributor, they realised that it can be challenging for consumers to find quality seafood and even more challenging for customers to have live seafood delivered to them.

The Ocean Mart wants to provide high quality live, chilled and frozen seafood – all without the need for consumers to head down to the wet market in the early hours of the day.

All you need to do is simply place an order online, and they will have it delivered right to your home. Whether it is for a party, feast or even just a simple home-cooked meal, they’ve got you covered.

If you’re feeling squeamish about preparing the live seafood, fret not, because The Ocean Mart can cut and clean them up for you.

Head on over to their website to check out the wide range of seafood! With the holiday season coming up, I’ll definitely be ordering from them to make my life easier for hosted gatherings.

Full Article: https://sethlui.com/the-ocean-mart-live-seafood-delivery-singapore/#ixzz6lbP3WC00

The Smart Local – 7 Hidden Places In The East For Value-For-Money Lobangs (2019)

2. Allswell Live Seafood Market – Oysters from $2 to $6

Fresh seafood in Singapore are a dime a dozen. Cheap and fresh seafood, however, are a little harder to come by. At Allswell Live Seafood Market, fresh oysters are priced at just $2 – $6 a pop depending on its size, a far cry from the average of $50 per dozen you’d expect to pay elsewhere.

Besides oysters, Allswell offers a variety of other seafood at affordable prices, such as Sri Lankan crabs, tiger prawns, salmon and even bullfrogs.

Full Article: https://thesmartlocal.com/read/cheap-places-in-the-east/

Prestige / Lifestyle Asia – Jazz up dinner or happy hour with live oysters freshly shucked and delivered straight to doorstep (2020)

Mentaiko Oysters (Image credit: The Ocean Mart)

The Ocean Mart sorts their live Canadian oysters according to size from Small to Extra Large for those that have a preference. For another way to enjoy the shellfish, try the Mentaiko Oysters. These come as a DIY bundle of 12 live oysters, with the secret recipe Mentaiko sauce to spread on each oyster before baking them in the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes until they’re slightly charred.

Full article: https://www.lifestyleasia.com/sg/food-drink/dining/the-best-fresh-oyster-deliveries-in-singapore/

Full article: https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/wine-dine/dining/4-of-singapores-best-fresh-oyster-deliveries/

The Wacky Duo – Singapore Online Grocery Shop For Fresh Food (2020)

Selling Live, Frozen and chilled seafood including lobsters!

Full article: https://www.thewackyduo.com/2020/04/online-grocery-singapore-shops-list.html