One of the major reasons why Stacks was able to do so well in spite of MCO was also because sandwiches were more delivery-friendly, they realised. Andrew shared that StacksвЂ™ profits are most likely going to back up their top management and operations teamsвЂ™ expenses. They managed to hit six figures a monthвЂ™s revenue during their peak, which happened in their second month of operations. Their sales trend has also been consistent and the team hopes that itвЂ™ll only go upwards when theyвЂ™re ready to operate in two shifts and launch their own delivery programme. StacksвЂ™ Return on Investments (ROI) was already on track before MCO 2.0 started. вЂњA lot of the first visitors were our regulars from other outlets, who were excited that weвЂ™d set up a new place in their neighbourhood,вЂќ he said. Stacks, their sandwich shop, was a decision they hopped on when they found a strategic vacancy in Shoplex, Solaris Mont Kiara.ДЇortunately, Andrew said Stacks boomed the instance they launched, and their premises managed to hit maximum capacity within a week even without any announcements on their end. Stacks Is Getting That Bread For The Team That being said, Andrew explained that Cantina is a private cafe for the YTL HQ, hence itвЂ™ll have its limits when it comes to revenue growth. On average, Cantina earns five figures per month but hasnвЂ™t broken even yet. Though the building is 80% occupied now, workers are back to WFH again, so theyвЂ™ll have to wait a little longer before things can turn around soon. However, things didnвЂ™t get much better when the second wave of MCO hit. Catering Asian fusion cuisine to YTL staff / Image Credit: VCR The YTL building had only 20% occupancy as the office was newly built and the different departments were slow to relocate to the new HQ. Since it launched not long before the first MCO commenced in the country, Cantina had a slow start. The Cantina outlet and team / Image Credit: VCR вЂњCantina was set in motion when YTL had approached us for the project back in 2019 with mutually-favourable terms,вЂќ Andrew shared with Vulcan Post. YTL Wanted To Bring VCR Closer To ThemselvesД¬antinaвЂ™s menu is made up of mostly Asian fusion food whereas StacksвЂ™ is sandwiches, a slightly different take from the Western cafe food they serve in their 2 VCR outlets. So we interviewed Andrew Lee, founder and owner of VCR, to find out how their cafes were able to survive and expand during MCO. Anytime I pass by the Jalan Galloway and Bangsar branches on weekends, IвЂ™d see groups of millennials flock around their establishments without fail.Д«ut of course, reputation alone is not enough to keep any business afloat, let alone open up new branches. Now, itвЂ™s undeniable that VCRвЂ™s reputation as a cafe has helped them get to where they are today. Cantina is located in Bukit Bintang (in the YTL Building) while Stacks is in Mont Kiara. While many F&B businesses said goodbye to fans in 2020, VCR launched 2 new spin-off establishments in addition to their 2 existing cafes.Д¬antina by VCR was launched in February 2020 whereas VCR Stacks started in October 2020.

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