Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes Now Sold in Singapore
Marking its debut into the Asian market, Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes are being sold at Candylicious in Resorts World Sentosa Singapore and at Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Ngee Ann City. Located opposite Universal Studios, Candylicious is the largest candy store in Asia and now offers 16oz and 4oz Tortuga Rum Cakes in original golden, banana and key lime flavors.
“With a mission to ‘Eat Happy’, Candylicious is an ideal retail partner to introduce our delicious Caribbean rum cakes to Asia,” says Marcus Simmonds, CEO of Tortuga International Holdings, Ltd. “Their store concept and location attract Singaporeans and visitors from around the world. We hope that their success will propel the Tortuga brand to a much wider presence throughout the region. It is an exciting opportunity for our company.”
Candylicious is a concept representing fantasy, joy and irreplaceable childhood memories. It combines candy and the world of imagination into a hip and fashion forward candy store. Visually mesmerizing pillars embedded with candy and a canopy of a lollipop tree covered with dangling lollipops overhead, the aisles of this 9,000 square feet whimsical store are filled with nearly every confection imaginable. It is the Singapore flagship store and brand concept of Shopping Bag (s) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Gill Capital (S) Pte Ltd. Other Candylicious locations are in Dubai and Malaysia.
Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes are baked in Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Barbados and the Bahamas from a centuries old island family recipe. Each cake is made with the finest ingredients and hand glazed with five-year-old, oak barrel aged Tortuga Gold Rum. The cakes are vacuum sealed to lock in their delicious freshness and provide a shelf life of 12 months, or indefinitely when refrigerated or frozen. The company’s rum cakes and other gourmet Caribbean products are sold throughout North America and the Caribbean and online at www.tortugarumcakes.com
Founded in the Cayman Islands in 1984 as the Tortuga Rum Company, Ltd., Tortuga International is part of Jamaica Producers Group of companies and has bakeries and operations in Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Barbados and the Bahamas. Tortuga Rum Cake Company, the company’s Miami, Florida subsidiary, handles sales, marketing and worldwide distribution.
