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At the end of January 2024, Tori-kizoku 鳥貴族Holdings announced that it would establish a subsidiary in Los Angeles, USA. They stated as the reason. Yakitori 焼き鳥(Japanese style skewered chicken) is starting to be recognized as a Japanese food in Los Angeles, and the company determined that there is a market where yakitori would be easily accepted. The company plans to open its first store in Los Angeles in the next 1 to 2 years. Yakitori is still less well known overseas than the Japanese cuisine of sushi and ramen. However, in recent years, it seems certain that yakitori has become more popular overseas, especially in the United States, due to the increasing popularity of yakitori among tourists visiting Japan. Even in Japan, there is no established definition of yakitori, but I hope that the word yakitori will not be interpreted so broadly in the United States that it will produce many similar but dissimilar products like sushi. #yakitorijapan #Japanesestyleskeweredchicken #sushi #ramen #japanesecuisines #japanesefood #traditionalfoodjapan #popularfoodjapan #Barbecuedchickenonastick #torikizoku 

Recently, I have noticed many F&B outlets have closed; perhaps, cost of living, Food Delivery enabled stalls get those businesses, or in areas of less tourists, like Chinatown. * On the other hand, several Chinese-made Restaurant-chain have opened in Singapore and Luckin Coffee is getting very acceptable with growing popularity. While my understanding The Chinese have their own domestic challenges at home and probably touring with a tight budget in mind. I don't see this situation improving, especially the new US Presidential Administration is coming in by January 2025, many countries will have to deal with the tariff-wall building up and redirected of many products and services away from the US and Europe 🇪🇺 likely into ASEAN. As Food Delivery services become more available and effective, rather than efficient; good food can be cooked at cheaper places and made their way into homes, cost up as logistics "convenience", less taking for Dine-in Restaurant operators. What do you think 🍜

Exciting to see the #SocialEnterprise ViaVia Traveller Café model continue to #scale! I visited the one in Leuven years ago and loved the atmosphere—it’s a special place. "Successfully Creating and Scaling a Sustainable Social Enterprise Model Under Uncertainty: The Case of ViaVia Travellers Cafés" by Kieran Dobson, PhD, was actually the very first academic research paper I read at the start of my Phd. A super interesting read, exploring how the social enterprise scaled, using an unproven business model, through social franchise and joint ownership models. Also looking at how the model can be flexible to suit the individual locations, but also learn from each iteration around what is critical - such as the importance of location ownership and securing tenure in ensuring sustainable growth. Link to paper is here for anyone interested: https://lnkd.in/eWMq_wfb

Representing the Penang basketball team in Japan for a cultural exchange programme during his younger days, Chef Melvin Loo fell in love with Japanese culture. Today, he serves some of the best Japanese food at Koku Japanese Restaurant & Zen Garden at the The Riyaz Lavanya Langkawi. More on Twentytwo13. #lifestyle #food #japanese #news #media #Langkawi #Malaysia #Twentytwo13 #Twentytwo13news

Interesting read. I see more Hunan restaurants in Singapore as well though they seem to cater to mainland Chinese living here rather than locals #hunanfood #hunancuisine #changingtastes #luxury #chinaluxury

Our founder Dharshan Munidasa speaks to The Edge Malaysia about his experience of transforming 'terrible student meals' into the most successful culinary story in Sri Lanka. Read more about the genesis of Ministry of Crab and its sister restaurants in Chef Dharshan's own words. Article by: Diana Khoo

An insightful think tank sharing session that involved 3 different time zones. Sharing thoughts on the culinary and hospitality industry, what does it take to launch a not only successful hospitality or culinary company that continues to thrive, developing the right human management strategies and delivering the next level of hospitality. Thanking Ibu Yeni of Kumala Home and Kitchen Ibu Arimbi Nimpuno is an icon in the culinary world. It's great to share and get feedback from the key people industry who share the same vision. The next session should be an offline one, preferably over coffee. #generalmanager #hospitality #humancapital #hospitalitymanagement #indonesia #culinary

Freshwater prawns aka udang galah are also known as Malaysian lobsters here. Though not air flown, they are getting quite rare here in Northern Malaysia. Frozen ones could cost RM50/kg onward, depending on size, and live ones could start from as low as RM120/kg onward, almost similar to the price of king white prawns now. Certain restaurants would also charge them as much as the price of mud crabs (RM80-RM150/kg)

Ravintola NOOA prepares for the busy summer season together with Kiilto. 🤝 This summer, the Tall Ships Races arriving in Turku is expected to bring about half a million visitors to the city.     With the rise in customers, the staff size doubles, the dishwasher is in constant use, and orders for both raw materials and cleaning agents increase. Hygiene standards at Nooa are high year-round, and during summer, the restaurant ensures all areas remain thoroughly clean. 🧼✨    Read more about how Kiilto helps Restaurant Nooa in preparations via link in the comments 🔗⤵️    #KiiltoProfessionalHygiene #KiiltoPro #RestaurantHygiene #Foodservice 

When a good friend sent this to me, I thought it was a joke for April Fool’s Day. https://lnkd.in/eHS9fvzx It turns out it is actually a coffee shop in Thailand. It’s part of the @akarahospitality portfolio, a lifestyle company that operates several restaurants and entertainment venues. The fascinating question here is about the story they’re telling. It’s one that’s a bit cheeky but memorable. It’s also very shareable. You’ve probably already thought about how your friends and colleagues will react when you show them this. They’ll think it’s not real, then be amazed when they discover it is - and then they’ll share it with someone else. If you’re ever in Thailand, then you might even decide to pay a visit, see if their coffee is any good and take some photos to share. If you can add to the comments, then do so as they are brilliant. What can your business learn about storytelling from this? #brandstorytelling #contentmarketing #viralmarketing #shareablecontent #customerengagement #thailandtourism #thailandtravel #bangkokcoffee #uniqueexperiences #brandingstrategy #standoutfromthecrowd #memorablebrand #unexpectedmarketing #customerjourney #hospitalityindustry