About Acik Vegan
More thantempeh.
We are a Malaysian social enterprise. We make wholesome plant-based food so we can do something bigger: create fair work for Orang Asli and vulnerable communities, reduce waste, and make healthy eating affordable for every family.
Our story
It started with a simple question.
What if the food on our tables could change lives beyond the dinner plate?
Acik Vegan began in Malaysian family kitchens, where fresh food is an act of care. Tempeh, our humble, protein-rich staple, felt like the perfect place to start: nourishing, affordable and made from simple whole beans.
But we wanted our business to give back as much as it takes. So we built Acik Vegan as a social enterprise: one that creates dignified work for Orang Asli and other vulnerable communities, uses less plastic, keeps its carbon footprint low, and keeps prices within reach of everyday families.
5
wholesome flavours
100%
plant-based
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UN SDGs supported
Our mission
To make healthy, affordable plant-based food that creates fair livelihoods for Orang Asli and vulnerable communities, while reducing plastic waste and carbon emissions.
Our vision
A Malaysia where good food lifts everyone up, where every community shares in the value it creates and every meal is kinder to people and planet.
Peoplefirst
The Orang Asli, Peninsular Malaysia's Indigenous peoples, are among the country's most economically marginalised communities. We work alongside them and other vulnerable groups so that the value of every pack is shared fairly.
120+
families earning a fair income*
- 01
Fair-paid work
Steady, fairly paid roles in production, packing and distribution.
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Skills & training
Hands-on training in food production, hygiene and small-business skills.
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Income close to home
Opportunities that let families earn without leaving their communities.
*Indicative figure pending confirmation.
Planet & health
Less plastic. Lower carbon. Better food.
Reducing plastic
We are cutting single-use plastic across our packaging and supply chain, and choosing better materials wherever we can.
Lowering our footprint
Tempeh needs far less land, water and energy than animal protein, and making it locally keeps food miles short.
Healthy & affordable
Naturally fermented, high in protein and fibre, and priced for everyday families. Good nutrition should never be a luxury.
A word from our founder
"Good food shouldn't be complicated or masked behind ultra-processing. Tempeh is nature's own superfood: all it asks of us is patience, temperature, and whole beans you can trust."
Nurul 'Acik' Azman, Founder
From beans to tempeh
Simple ingredients, honest craft.
Whole beans, a living culture and time. Nothing artificial added.
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Soak
Whole beans soak in filtered water to soften and wake up.
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Cook
De-hulled and gently simmered until tender, then dried.
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Inoculate
Mixed with a pure, traditional tempeh starter culture.
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Ferment
Up to 48 hours of slow warmth binds the beans into a firm cake.
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Chill
Chilled straight away to lock in freshness for your table.
Global goals