BananaBro and Boat Noodle founder Tony Lim dies at 47

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Popular homegrown food and beverage chains BananaBro and Boat Noodle are mourning the death of their founder, Tony Lim, whose passing at the age of 47 was confirmed in heartfelt tributes released by both brands today.

In a statement, the BananaBro team said it shared the news “with heavy hearts”, remembering Lim as a passionate visionary determined to take Malaysia’s traditional banana leaf dining culture to the global stage through generosity, resilience, and creative conviction.

“Tony gave more than just his vision. He gave his heart to the people and the journey he believed in,” the statement read, adding that his legacy would continue to live on “in every banana leaf we serve and every life he has touched.”

Boat Noodle, the popular Thai street dining chain Lim founded in 2014, remembered him as “a dreamer, a fighter, a mentor, and above all, someone who truly believed in people.” The company noted that Lim built the enterprise on sheer determination and continuous progress, motivating staff with the conviction that they could always improve, even by just 1 per cent each day.

The company explained that Lim’s operating philosophy was encapsulated in the motto “Together We Grow,” stressing that the sentiment “were never just words” to the late entrepreneur, whose daily mentoring focused on resilience, self-belief, and shared accomplishment.

Expressing gratitude to patrons who had “shared a bowl, a smile,” or accompanied the franchise along its journey, Boat Noodle pledged to safeguard his memory by preserving his fighting spirit, warm smile, and faith in his employees. Both memorial statements closed with warm expressions of gratitude, signed off by “The BananaBro Family” and “Your Boat Noodle Family.”

An automotive engineer by training, Lim took a bold leap into the Malaysian food scene in 2014 when he launched Boat Noodle, sparking a nationwide dining craze by introducing halal

Thai boat noodles served in traditional small bowls across local shopping malls. He followed that success in 2018 by founding BananaBro, modernising the classic banana leaf rice format into a contemporary, quick-service brand for urban diners.

Neither brand disclosed the cause or date of Lim’s death, and details regarding memorial services or funeral arrangements have yet to be made public.

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吉隆坡，11 月 2 日讯——马来西亚本土知名餐饮连锁品牌 BananaBro 和 Boat Noodle 对其创始人 Tony Lim 的去世表示哀悼。这两个品牌今天分别发布了饱含深情的悼念声明，证实 Tony Lim 于 47 岁高龄去世。

BananaBro 团队在一份声明中表示，他们“怀着沉重的心情”分享了这一消息，并缅怀林先生是一位充满热情、富有远见的领导者，他决心通过慷慨、坚韧和创造性的信念，将马来西亚传统的香蕉叶饮食文化推向世界舞台。

声明中写道：“托尼不仅贡献了他的远见卓识，他还将他的心奉献给了他所信仰的人民和事业。”声明还补充说，他的精神遗产将继续传承下去，“体现在我们供应的每一片香蕉叶上，体现在他曾触及的每一​​个生命中。”

2014年由林先生创立的泰国街头美食连锁店“船面”（Boat Noodle）缅怀他时称他“是一位梦想家、一位斗士、一位导师，最重要的是，他是一位真正相信人的人”。该公司指出，林先生凭借坚定的决心和持续的进步打造了这家企业，他激励员工相信，即使每天只进步1%，他们也总能做得更好。

该公司解释说，林先生的经营理念体现在“携手共进”的座右铭中，并强调对于这位已故企业家来说，这种理念“绝不仅仅是说说而已”，他每天的指导都侧重于韧性、自信和共同成就。

Boat Noodle向所有“分享过一碗面，一个微笑”或一路陪伴他们走过这段旅程的顾客表达了由衷的感谢，并承诺将传承他的斗志、温暖的笑容以及对员工的信任，以此来缅怀他。两份悼词均以真挚的感谢结尾，分别署名为“BananaBro大家庭”和“Boat Noodle大家庭”。

林先生是一位受过汽车工程训练的工程师，2014年他大胆进军马来西亚餐饮界，创立了“船面馆”，并通过引入清真食品，在全国范围内掀起了一股餐饮热潮。

他最初在当地购物中心以传统小碗盛装泰式船面，后来在2018年创立了BananaBro，将经典的香蕉叶饭形式现代化，打造成为面向都市食客的现代快餐品牌。

两个品牌均未透露林先生的死因或死亡日期，有关追悼会或葬礼安排的细节也尚未公开。

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