“News of Kopi’O campaign sends Kopi prices into a frenzy”
(TPT) – Kuala Lumpur: Nation-wide prices of Kopi Hun have risen sharply after the Drink Kopi’O campaign was announced by The Coalition for Cheap and Good Kopi (TCCGK) on Thursday.
TCCGK had launched the campaign right after the Black Campaign was started by The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih). A spokesperson for TCCGK denied that there was any connection between the two.
The Petai 500 Kopi’ Hun Index had registered almost a 3-fold increase from the usual stagnant prices for a kilogram of Kopi Hun, with the latest 2nd Quarter prices coming in at RM200. The Petai 500 Kopi’ Hun Index tracks the kopi prices of the biggest 500 kopitiams in the nation.
The campaign was mooted to protest the decreasing standards of Kopi’O over the years. Consumers had finally had enough of watery Kopi’O tasting like 2 weeks-old long gao zui.
News of the Kopi’O campaign sent kopi prices into a frenzy last Thursday after the announcement was broken. It triggered a mad rush for kopi powder, a good still considered a luxury in this nation of Kopi’ lovers.
Queues were seen snaking out of kopitiams all over the country with sporadic bouts of pushing and shoving observed. The Petai also received calls from the public that an old man had been hospitalized for trying to jump the queue but had instead been beaten up by other fellow queue mates.
“Demand for Milo Dinosaur and Teh Tarik to go down”
Kopitiams owners this paper spoke to expressed that the demand for Kopi’O has never been higher in the recent history of kopi-vending.
“No, no, never see before. Everybody always drink Kopi’Peng (Iced Coffee) or Milo’Peng (Iced Milo)”, a Kopitiam owner based in KL who wished to remain anonymous said. “I think my sales of Milo Dinosaur and Teh Tarik will also kena affected”, he further opined.
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