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CNA
5 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Chin Mee Chin Confectionery in Katong celebrates 100 years with new menu items, limited edition merchandise
Chin Mee Chin Confectionery (CMC), one of Singapore's oldest coffee shops, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Since 1925, CMC has been at the same location, in the heart of Katong, serving time-honoured recipes of kaya toast and kopi including their signature kaya toast – iconic round buns generously slathered with homemade kaya and cold butter. In 2018, CMC weathered a manpower crunch that nearly forced its closure. A revival by Singapore's Ebb & Flow Group in 2021 ensured that CMC could continue serving the community with its breakfast favourites. Since then, CMC has also introduced a wider variety of contemporary flavours to complement its classic offerings. To commemorate their anniversary, CMC will be launching a series of anniversary activities from June to August, featuring limited-edition merchandise, memorabilia, blind bags, as well as new menu items. From Jun 23 to 29, between noon to 4pm, customers who spend S$25 or more in-store will get a chance to draw a limited edition CMCoin from a blind draw box. Embossed with the coffee shop's iconic kopi cup, there are 99 silver coins and just one rare gold coin available. These coins can later be redeemed for special gifts in July – a token of appreciation from CMC to its customers. Throughout the month of July, 99 lucky holders of the silver CMCoin can redeem an exclusive 100-year CMC T-shirt (worth S$38), while the one grand winner of the rare gold coin will win a two day one night stay at Artyzen Singapore (deluxe room with breakfast for two worth S$565++). The limited-edition 100-year CMC T-shirts are also available for purchase at S$38 each, while stocks last. From Aug 1 to 15, with every in-store purchase of S$25 and above, customers will get a turn at the CMClaw Machine for a guaranteed chance to take home a mystery keychain blind bag inspired by old-school calendars. Inside, its keychains are available in five designs inspired by CMC's iconic elements – the CMC Shopfront, CMC Merchandise, CMC Kaya and Toast, CMC Pastry Set, and the CMC Kopi Pour. Only one blind bag can be won per transaction, regardless of total spend. CMC will also be launching special 100-year menu items, including the Curry Pork Chop (S$8.80), Braised Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard Greens (S$10.80), and the Peranakan treat Pang Susi (S$2.80). Other new additions include the Kaya French Toast (S$6), Peanut Butter French Toast (S$7), or Nutella French Toast (S$8), each a playful nod to CMC's nostalgic menu. CMC has also collaborated with Artyzen Singapore hotel for The Heart of SG60, a special culinary campaign from May to October hosted at Cafe Quenino. From June to October, CMC's iconic kaya will be featured in a decadent mille-feuille and woven throughout the hotel's breakfast and high tea offerings. CMC's modern interpretation of Hainanese beef brisket will also be served alongside Cafe Quenino's creamy mashed potatoes. 'As one of the nation's oldest heritage coffee shops, this collaboration reflects our shared commitment to honouring tradition while embracing fresh, creative interpretations,' said Chin Mee Chin about the collaboration with Cafe Quenino. 'It's a celebration of where we've been, where we're going, and the enduring flavors that connect us all."
CBC
5 days ago
- Automotive
- CBC
Happy birthday Chrysler! Brand celebrates 100 years with Belle Isle jaunt
Chrysler marked its 100th anniversary on Wednesday by taking some historic cars out for a spin on scenic Belle Isle in Detroit. The CBC's Michael Evans was there to check it out.
Motor Trend
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
This Special Chrysler Pacifica Celebrates a "Century of Innovation"
Chrysler celebrates its 100th birthday today—as in, exactly today, June 4, 2025. As part of the little party it's throwing itself, Chrysler is releasing a new special-edition model highlighting its century of existence and what it refers to as a "century of innovation." No doubt Chrysler has found itself at the vanguard of automotive design and engineering at a few points throughout its history, from its groundbreaking 1930s Airflow that helped usher in aerodynamic faired-in bodywork—rather than the spindly separate fenders you'd see on, say, a Model T—to the oddball turbine-powered concept cars of the 1960s to, well, the modern American minivan, which it invented in the early 1980s. It is perhaps fitting, then, that Chrysler's special-edition 100th Anniversary model is a Pacifica minivan, the modern descendant of the brand's last big-time innovation. On the other hand, there is nothing else for Chrysler to slap some special badges and such onto; the brand has been whittled down over the years to a single model. (Yes, the Pacifica comes in three flavors—the Pacifica with a gas-only V-6, the Pacifica Hybrid with a plug-in hybrid system, and the low-priced Voyager—but they're trim levels of the same vehicle.) Other notable Chryslers have been long gone for years, including the 300 sedan, leaving the brand akin to an old person whose kids never visit. On the upside, Chrysler is said to have some interesting new models in the works, and the Chrysler Pacifica remains a top minivan. True to Chrysler's nods to innovation, it's packed with several class-exclusive features that serve as a reminder that the company not only invented this segment in America, it's arguably perfected it. Nonhybrid Pacificas enjoy clever Stow 'n Go second-row seats that, when upright, leave roomy underfloor cubbies for hidden storage. Or you can fold those seats flat into the floor cubbies, leaving a cavernous, flat floor for hauling cargo or setting up an impromptu hangout space. The Pacifica Hybrid is the only plug-in hybrid minivan on sale, as well, delivering class-leading efficiency and a solid 32 miles of electric-only driving range. And as we pointed out in a recent minivan comparison test (which the Pacifica won), while other vans might drive with more verve (Honda's Odyssey) or deliver more flash (Kia's Carnival), the well-rounded Pacifica delivers solid performance, comfort, and features across the board while nailing the small stuff that parents who buy minivans might appreciate, such as buttons and controls for the doors and seats that are easy to find and operate. So, What Does the Pacifica 100th Anniversary Edition Come With? The 100th Anniversary Pacifica starts out as an entry-level Pacifica or Pacifica Hybrid Select, and adds special 20-inch wheels painted Luster Gray (only on the gas Pacifica—Hybrids likely wear slightly different 18-inchers, since no Hybrid offers 20s), "Est. 1925" winged badges on the rearmost roof pillars, and Granite Crystal exterior trim, including the grille. The window trim is blacked out, as it is on the one-level-up Limited trim and its "S" package, as are the door mirrors. In aggregate, the changes are handsome—but they're also somewhat familiar. The very same wheel designs and gray trim have appeared on Pacificas before, most recently on the Road Tripper package available in 2024. Buyers can choose from three paint colors: Red Hot, Bright White, and—seemingly new for 2026—Hydro Blue. That blue is brighter and more electric than the Fathom Blue offered for 2025, and also appears elsewhere in parent company Stellantis' U.S. lineup, namely on Jeeps and Rams. Chrysler also tosses in some extra standard content, such as the Safety Sphere package optional on regular Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid Select models that includes front parking sensors and a 360-degree parking camera. Pricing for the 100th Anniversary Edition is pretty decent, too. A 2026 Pacifica 100th Anniversary Edition will cost just $1,925 more than a regular 2026 Pacifica Select, while the special edition runs an extra $1,495 on Pacifica Hybrids. That isn't a lot of extra cheddar for the 100th Anniversary Edition's special touches, considering the included Safety Sphere package normally adds $1,280 to the Pacifica's price tag. That means the styling goodies are only a few hundred bucks. Chrysler has not yet released destination charges for its 2026 vehicles (they are $1,995 for 2025), but the MSRPs of the gas Pacificas are $42,465 for the Select, $44,390 for the 100th Anniversary, $51,070 for the Pacifica Hybrid Select, and $52,565 for the Hybrid 100th Anniversary Edition. Comparing 2026 MSRPs listed above with the 2025 model year, the 2026 Pacifica (at least in Select trim) will only cost $15 more than a 2025 Pacifica Select (MSRP: $42,450). Do we wish Chrysler's celebration of innovation were more, um, innovative? Sure, but minivan customers are getting a good deal out of it, at least. The order books open in June for U.S. and Canadian customers.
