The overseas travel ban implemented during the COVID pandemic and changes in work arrangements made Indonesian Ferdinan Tanzil and Malaysian Alex Liu think about how they could overcome their homesickness and at the same time generate income.
The business partners, who initially met through their hobby of playing badminton, dared to enter the ice cream business in Australia even though neither of them had a background in cooking or business before.
I think it’s about trying, right? And you have to be able to learn as you go. Kita bukan chef but we have good palate, I would say. Trust your instinct and keep working at it and you’ll get there one day.Alex Liu, co-owner of Moo'ed
Starting from selling products online with a home's kitchen as its production site in 2020, Moo'ed Ice Cream now has a permanent outlet in Gordon in Northern Sydney and offers 18 choices of Southeast Asian ice cream flavours.
Calamansi and durian are two of the 18 Southeast Asian flavours Moo'ed Ice Cream has in 2024. Credit: Supplied/Moo'ed
