Ya Kun Kaya Toast
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![]() The logo of Ya Kun Kaya Toast contains Chinese calligraphy (in Traditional Chinese characters) of the company name. | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Food and Beverage |
Founded | Telok Ayer Basin, Singapore 1944; 80 years ago (1944) |
Founder | Loi Ah Koon |
Headquarters | 237 Alexandra Road, Singapore |
Area served | Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Macau, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam |
Key people | Adrin Loi (Executive chairman) |
Products | Kaya Toast |
Number of employees | 300 (As of 2012)[1] |
Website | yakun |
Ya Kun Kaya Toast (simplified Chinese: 亚坤加椰面包; traditional Chinese: 亞坤加椰麵包; pinyin: Yà Kūn Jiā Yē Miànbāo), often colloquially known just as Ya Kun (simplified Chinese: 亚坤; traditional Chinese: 亞坤; pinyin: Yà Kūn), is a Singaporean chain of mass-market, retro-ambience cafés selling toast products (notably kaya toast), soft-boiled eggs and coffee. Founded by Loi Ah Koon in 1944, Ya Kun remained a small family-run stall for decades, but has expanded rapidly since Loi's youngest son headed the business in 1999. The chain has over fifty outlets, mostly franchised, across 14 countries, and is a Singaporean cultural icon, known for its traditional brand identity and conservative, people-centric corporate culture.