Asian Restaurateur — Spring 2017

SPRING 2017

EDITORIAL

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W

elcome to the third issue of

Asian Restaurateur, firstly we

would like to thank East End

Foods for taking the first step to become

one of our sponsors for 2017. With an

independent publication without the

support of sponsors it would be difficult

for magazine to develop and continue.

The staffing issue the industry is facing

continues into the new year and will for

a long while, however as experts you

have to help initiatives, we spoke to a

number of colleges which all want to

support training of young chefs, however

colleges can’t do this on their own they

need government funding plus your

experience but must of all they need

an interest in people to take up the

positions at the colleges!

As businesses we should always strive

to provide our customers with what they

desire but also present them with new

innovative dishes, for 2017 the hottest

trend is a reduction in meat in diets, plus

if the sector of the consumer market who

spend the most on eating out are the

young and the old you must reach out to

that age group!

There are so many industry awards

which are enjoyed for many reasons,

by invitation to the the MasterChef

Promotion awards ceremony in the

Midlands which was a great family

affair, enjoyed by all who attended, the

evening was a splendour of celebration

for the chefs and industry stakeholders

who supported the event.

We have put together a business health

check list, which owners and managers

should already have in place for

inspectors and if they aren’t then you’re

really not doing your business any justice

so check the list now!

Remember our team is merely an email

or phone call away, just arrange a

meeting, our door is open to thoughts

and proposals that you may want to us

share with us.

We look forward to seeing you next issue

and remember to sign up for our free

newsletter which will keep you up to

date between now and the next issue of

Asian Restaurateur.

Best wishes.

EDITORIAL TEAM

Editor: Rosena Alim

Publisher: Mike Alim

ASIAN RESTAURATEUR TEAM

Danielle Britten

Shafila Alim

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CONTRIBUTORS

Kathleen Steedeen

Shaz Nawaz

Denis Kondopoulos

Richard Williams

Simon Plowman

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