Ya Kun Kaya Toast – Adrin Loi (Part 1: The Idea)
Kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs and a cup of hot kopi or teh – this is the quintessential breakfast for many Singaporeans. And one name synonymous with this traditional local fare is Ya Kun Kaya Toast.
Started in 1944 by current executive chairman Adrin Loi’s father, Loi Ah Koon, the business was simply a way for the older Loi to provide for his growing family.
When the business relocated to Far East Square from the old Lau Pa Sat market, the regulars followed as well. It was then the Loi family realised that Ya Kun was not your regular run-of-the-mill business, but one with great potential.
In Part One of his Think Big interview, we sit down with Adrin Loi to find out how the Loi family turned Ya Kun from a food stall into a local F&B institution.