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Knorr Professional cooks up an immersive Stir-Fry Fest together with Team Sure Lasap

June 28, 2025

Bringing the heat with mouthwatering stir-fry creations and unbeatable kitchen camaraderie.

Knorr Professional proudly introduces its Team Sure Lasap.

(L-R: Ninong Ry, Chef Pipo Aluning, Chef Ken Cacho, Chef Boy Logro, Chef Rosebud Benitez-Velasco, Chef JR Royol)

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 24 June 2025 – Knorr Professional proudly introduced Team Sure Lasap at its flavorful Stir Fry Fest — a powerhouse lineup of culinary ambassadors made up of Ninong Ry, Chef Rosebud Benitez-Velasco, Chef JR Royol, and Chef Boy Logro. These seasoned pros and Knorr ambassadors turned up the heat and led the charge in showcasing the versatility and boldness of stir-frying, bringing their unique flair to the kitchen.

Held at Whitespace Manila, the Stir-Fry Fest brought together chefs, food service operators, and culinary leaders from across the country for a vibrant, hands-on celebration of bold flavors, elevated techniques, and kitchen camaraderie. The venue was transformed into a dynamic cooking arena, where participants teamed up with Team Sure Lasap for live demos, interactive meal prep sessions, and exclusive tastings — all showcasing dishes made with Knorr Professional’s Sure Lasap seasoning.

Interactive stations allowed guests to experience cooking with Team Sure Lasap and using the new Knorr Professional Sure Lasap for their stir-fry creations.

For many chefs, sticking to old habits and relying on the same go-to ingredients can sometimes limit business success. The new Knorr Professional Sure Lasap offers a solution: an all-in-one seasoning powder packed with real garlic flavor and aroma as well as real chicken, helping chefs break out of their routines and elevate their dishes with ease. Specially crafted for food service kitchens, Knorr Sure Lasap delivers delicious garlic flavour and aroma across a wide range of dishes, from classic Filipino staples like Pancit Guisado, Chop Suey, and Fried Rice, to modern Asian favorites. Its ease of use, flavor reliability, and kitchen efficiency make it an essential partner for today’s culinary professionals.

At the heart of it all was Knorr Professional Sure Lasap — an innovation designed to help chefs move beyond old habits and embrace new flavors and techniques without sacrificing the authentic taste diners crave.

When asked about the vision behind Knorr’s Stir Fry Fest, Monica Reyes, Country Marketing Manager of Unilever Food Solutions Philippines, notes “Knorr Sure Lasap is made for real kitchens, helping food service operators deliver consistent, delicious flavor with ease. It’s a product that understands the fast-paced demands of local kitchens. We aimed to celebrate the energy and creativity of Filipino chefs through our Stir Fry Fest together with Team Sure Lasap, who brings the Knorr Professional brand to life. Their passion, authenticity, and diverse cooking styles perfectly mirror what Knorr Sure Lasap stands for—flavor that connects and inspires."

As part of Knorr Professional’s ongoing commitment to uplift the foodservice industry, the Knorr Stir Fry Fest is just one of many initiatives aimed at empowering chefs with the tools, inspiration, and support they need to succeed in today’s fast-moving culinary world.

To know more from Knorr Professional and Unilever Food Solutions, visit www.ufs.com, and follow UFS on www.instagram.com/unileverfoodsolutions_ph and https://www.facebook.com/UnileverFoodSolutionsPhilippines

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White Castle Whisky advocates body positivity with Ria Atayde in 2023 Calendar

February 17, 2023

White Castle Calendar Girl, Ms. Ria Atayde with Destileria Limtuaco's Top Management headed by executives and CEO Ms. Olivia Limpe-Aw, SVP for International Sales and Manufacturing, Mr. Benny Aw.

DESTILERIA Limtuaco & Co., Inc. marks the 60th anniversary of White Castle Whisky with Ria Atayde as its 2023 White Castle Whisky Girl.

The image of the White Castle Girl clad in a red bikini atop a white horse has been immortalized in Philippine pop culture. And Ria Atayde now joins the prestigious roster of White Castle girls which includes Evangeline Pascual, Lorna Tolentino, Techie Agbayani, Carmi Martin, Maria Isabel Lopez, Cristina Gonzales, Glydel Mercado, and Roxanne Guinoo to name a few.

With the internet age, White Castle Whisky did the unthinkable. Just before 2021, the brand shocked netizens when they unveiled YouTube chef and content creator Ninong Ry as their first ever White Castle Boy. “We weren’t looking to take ourselves too seriously at the time. Coming from the pandemic and working with our tagline Dapat Light Lang, we decided that we should feature someone that had also persevered and created a following during the pandemic,” shares Aaron James Limpe Aw, Executive Vice President of Destileria Limtuaco. “Ninong Ry created some content for us during the year and we thought why not support those who supported us.”

In 2021, the brand decided to give the reigns to the people as they opened the calendar model title to the public. During this public online search, it was TikTok sensation Sassa Gurl who came out on top and her 2022 White Castle Calendar was lauded for being truly inclusive and a win for the LGBT community. “It wasn’t our intention initially and it was definitely a gamble. We knew there were those who would have negative reactions to our move,” shares Brandon Jon Limpe Aw, VP for Administration of Destileria Limtuaco.

Regardless, the move created a media firestorm and the brand soon realized that it could do so much more with their annual calendar release. As Destileria Limtuaco President and CEO Olivia Limpe-Aw put it, “we had released past calendars that launched the careers of actresses and models. With that kind of clout, we decided that we could use this platform to launch different causes and advocacies.”

“Sexy calendars have become a contentious concept. The featured beauty standards have been deemed unrealistic and not representative of the everyday female,” says Limpe-Aw.

Ria Atayde, who is a champion of body positivity, through this calendar, shows us that you are at your sexiest when you’re comfortable with and confident in yourself. “Beauty comes in countless forms, shapes, and sizes. At this day and age, beauty cannot and should not be confined in a singular mold,” says Ria. “I am honored to be chosen as a White Castle Whisky Girl as the brand allows and supports me in my advocacy to empower each and every woman to embrace her femininity and celebrate her body.”

Together, White Castle Whisky and Ria Atayde aims to join hand-in-hand in sending out a positive and affirming message on the vast diversity of beauty and the multiple variations of what it truly means to be confident and sexy in the hopes of enabling millions of women to embrace the power that they wield as they all stand united in making the world a better place.