Two's Company With The Golden Duck's Jonathan Shen And Christopher Hwang

Meet the young serial entrepreneurs behind The Golden Duck brand of addictive salted-egg snacks

Mr Christopher Hwang (left) and Mr Jonathan Shen at their two-month-old store at Ion Orchard. They are working on new products with a new flavour. Mr Christopher Hwang (left) and Mr Jonathan Shen with their Most Promising Startup Award at the Emergin
Mr Christopher Hwang (left) and Mr Jonathan Shen at their two-month-old store at Ion Orchard. They are working on new products with a new flavour.ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Christopher Hwang (left) and Mr Jonathan Shen at their two-month-old store at Ion Orchard. They are working on new products with a new flavour. Mr Christopher Hwang (left) and Mr Jonathan Shen with their Most Promising Startup Award at the Emergin
Mr Christopher Hwang (left) and Mr Jonathan Shen with their Most Promising Startup Award at the Emerging Enterprise Award 2017.PHOTO: BUSINESS TIMES FILE

The co-founders of the successful snack company have each other's back and know that when they agree on something, they are on the right path

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Jun 25, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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One is a self-proclaimed "daily snacker", while the other is the complete opposite - give him "proper food" instead.

Yet there is a flavour that Mr Jonathan Shen, 29, and Mr Christopher Hwang, 26, co-founders of gourmet snack company The Golden Duck, say consumes them: salted egg yolk. Snacker Hwang prefers the potato chip option, while foodie Shen goes for the fish skin.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 25, 2018, with the headline 'Chips of the same block'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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