The Numbers on Food

By Ng Kar Yong

December 2018 STATISTICS
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There are four main types of food-related licenses issued by the local councils in Penang. These include licenses issued to food and beverage hawkers, restaurants, food trucks as well as food manufacturing and processing premises. Despite the differences in the latest available data, the majority of food and beverage hawkers are located on Penang Island. With a total of 4,667 licenses issued by the local councils, 68.8% had been issued by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) as of June...

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Ng Kar Yong

is a statistician at Penang Institute who loves art and nature.

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