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Kantina Kapamilya: Star Magic staff venture into food business amid ABS-CBN franchise crisis

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<p>After losing their jobs following the decision of the House committee to deny ABS-CBN a new franchise, former Star Magic employees have ventured into the food business as their new source of income.</p><p>The said employees launched &quot;Kantina Kapamilya,&quot; an online food delivery service which sells ready-to-heat frozen food and ready-to-eat meals. </p><p>The online food delivery service sells popular Filipino food such as binagoongan, pork sisig, and bistek tagalog, among others. </p><p>Speaking to ABS-CBN News, Lyka Bendanillo of Star Magic shared that the online food delivery business has also tapped those who lost their jobs in the food industry.</p><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="439" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FKantinaKapamilya%2Fposts%2F123917919371445&amp;width=500" width="500"></iframe></div><p>“Hindi lang kami ang matutulungan, but most especially our friends from the food industry who also lost their jobs because of the pandemic,&quot; she relayed in the said interview.</p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FKantinaKapamilya%2Fvideos%2F292901245340877%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=476" width="476"></iframe></div><p>She added, “It’s a creative and collaborative food business aimed to provide an alternate source of income to families who are affected by both the retrenchment and pandemic.”</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/8/24/fresh-scoops/johnny-manahan-reveals-star-magic-in-talks-with-tv-231059"><strong><u>READ: Johnny Manahan reveals Star Magic in talks with TV5 and GMA-7 to look for jobs for their artists</u></strong></a></div><p>Kantina Kapamilya was launched this August.</p>