A few days before the CNY holiday season got started, together with a few familiar faces, I was invited to the launch of PETRONAS Chinese New Year Coffee Break at the Tapah R&R’s PETRONAS station.

did you grab your free coffee this CNY balik kampung season?
did you grab your free coffee this CNY balik kampung season at Petronas?

For those who are not familiar, the PETRONAS CNY Coffee Break is one of the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs run by PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad. This particular program has been running for the past 16 years.

It is actually a very simple program – PDB invites motorists to the participating service stations along major travel routes to collect a special PETRONAS Coffee Break pouch together with other goodies, including a can of Wonda coffee, Munchy’s Oat Krunch, Lexus Chocolate and Chinese New Year ang pow packets; and you don’t even need to purchase anything to collect the pouch.

PDB Managing Director & CEO Mohd Ibrahimnuddin Mohd Yunus
PDB Managing Director & CEO Mohd Ibrahimnuddin Mohd Yunus
drumming up the lion dance

As part of the same program, PETRONAS also contributes RM 20,000 in PRIMAX 95 fuel for St. John Ambulance of Malaysia in their effort to patrol major highways. This particular aspect of fuel contribution has been carried out for the past 21 consecutive years.

With the current fuel price, that translate to some 11764 liters of fuel. That’s plenty of miles on the highway.

everyone gets a free coffee break pouch
everyone gets a free PETRONAS coffee break pouch

PDB Managing Director & CEO Mohd Ibrahimnuddin Mohd Yunus and Retail Business Senior General Manager Shaharuddin Muhammad Sidek were on the ground and launched the program by initiating the lion dance (have you ever see a lion inside Mesra store?) and giving out the coffee break pouch to several unsuspecting motorists. They also took the opportunity to wish all Malaysians who are celebrating CNY a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year, and a safe journey home.

WeiZhi, Lex, KY, TianChad, Abang Nara & Budiey with the good people from PDB
WeiZhi, Lex, KY, TianChad, Abang Nara & Budiey with the good people from PDB

The PETRONAS Coffee Break program was held on the 14 to 15 February and 21 to 22 February at 39 participating PETRONAS Stations. I’m pretty sure similar program will be held the next CNY season.

For more information, head to www.mymesra.com.my. Also, follow MD/CEO on Twitter at @ibrahimnuddin to get to know him more!

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15 thoughts on “PETRONAS CNY Coffee Break

  • February 27, 2015 at 5:42 am
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    food bloggers in bikes drinking kopi…. nais

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    • February 27, 2015 at 9:29 am
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      immature: haha, thanks!

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      • March 2, 2015 at 5:38 am
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        wah that gal opposite budiey is chunnn man

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        • March 2, 2015 at 5:49 am
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          chunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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        • March 2, 2015 at 3:56 pm
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          immature: is that what you’re concerned with?

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  • February 27, 2015 at 12:57 pm
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    oops, this year i tak balik kampung, since my orang kampung came to kl, but if i go back next year, i’ll stop at petronas 😀

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    • March 1, 2015 at 10:53 am
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      Sean: haha ya my mom came down to KL too.

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  • February 28, 2015 at 8:11 am
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    There’s a Petronas station at Selangau here between the town and my girl’s school in the middle of nowhere. Very convenient for a pee break…but I don’t think they have anything like this. Would be nice if they do.

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    • March 1, 2015 at 10:55 am
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      suituapui: hopefully they extend this effort in years to come. 😀

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  • March 9, 2015 at 12:06 pm
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    I just want to say…

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