{"id":18281,"date":"2025-08-07T01:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/uncategorized\/johor-street-vendor-goes-viral-after-turning-karipap-biz-into-rm80k-a-month-empire.html"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:37:44","slug":"johor-street-vendor-goes-viral-after-turning-karipap-biz-into-rm80k-a-month-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/sme\/johor-street-vendor-goes-viral-after-turning-karipap-biz-into-rm80k-a-month-empire.html","title":{"rendered":"Johor Street Vendor Goes Viral After Turning Karipap Biz Into RM80K-a-Month Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;\">(Source: <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=869031458024664&amp;set=pb.100047534538662.-2207520000.&amp;type=3\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;\">Karipap Ale-Ale | Facebook)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<!--more--><p>Imagine starting a business with just RM40 in your pocket and sheer determination in your heart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the real\u2011life journey of 49 year old Jasmin Pannoot, a humble street vendor who transformed his karipap hustle into a booming enterprise that now rakes in RM60,000 to RM80,000 every month, and sometimes even reaches RM100,000 during school holidays.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>He sells karipap while singing JDT\u2019s song<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosmo.com.my\/2023\/07\/04\/siapa-sangka-jual-karipap-dapat-rm80000\/\"><span>Kosmo<\/span><\/a>, 7 years ago, Jasmin began selling \u201cepok\u2011epok\u201d \u2013 that&#8217;s how karipap is known in Johor \u2013 by walking tirelessly about 10km daily between Dataran Pontian and Laman Diraja Pon\u00adtian. These weren\u2019t leisurely strolls; imagine carrying a heavy basket of hot pastries under the sun and still finding the energy to serenade potential customers with the Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) football team\u2019s anthem to draw them in.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/Karipap%204.jpg?resize=400%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Karipap 4\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 400px;\"><\/p>\n<h2><strong>He even suffered from immobility of both hands<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Those early days weren&#8217;t easy. The strain on his hands grew over time. He suffered immobility in both hands due to carrying heavy curry puffs brackets for hours. That led him to invest in a trolley, offering much\u2011needed relief, which also helped him boost his sales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAt first, it was difficult to overcome the feeling of embarrassment as a street vendor, but for the sake of my wife and seven children, I cast all that aside to survive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/Karipap%201.webp?resize=400%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Karipap 1\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 400px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;\">(Source: <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=869031458024664&amp;set=pb.100047534538662.-2207520000.&amp;type=3\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;\">Karipap Ale-Ale | Facebook)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>He is the reason 15 young adults have jobs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With guidance from RISDA (Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority), Jasmin opened a proper shop and began producing between 2,000 and 5,000 karipap a day. His brand \u201cKaripap Ale\u2011Ale\u201d became a fixture in popular eateries around Pontian such as Tenggek Coffee Restaurant and Kemangi Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe karipap I sell come with a variety of fillings such as potato, egg, sardine, chicken, beef, pineapple, cheese and mee hoon, priced between RM1 and RM5 depending on the size.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe frozen karipap is sold at RM8 per pack, depending on the product and filling, with sizes in S, M and L available for direct or online sales.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cI have also held discussions with entrepreneurs in Singapore to explore the possibility of marketing Karipap Ale-Ale there,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/Karipap%203.webp?resize=400%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Karipap 3\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 400px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;\">(Source: <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=869031458024664&amp;set=pb.100047534538662.-2207520000.&amp;type=3\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 10px;\">Karipap Ale-Ale | Facebook)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of this success hasn\u2019t just filled his own pockets, it\u2019s also created employment for about 15 young Malaysians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Karipap Ale-Ale | Facebook)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268230141,"featured_media":176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[647],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sme"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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