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Eighteen Chefs is a restaurant chain and franchise company in Singapore.[1] It specializes in Western food, but local cuisine is also served. As of September 2020, Eighteen Chefs has a total of eleven outlets in Singapore.[2]
History
editThe first Eighteen Chefs outlet was opened in 2007, at Eastpoint Mall, by the ex-offender and former drug addict Benny Se Teo.[3][4]
While on an internship with Jamie Oliver, he heard about the Fifteen Foundation. He started Eighteen Chefs along similar lines,[5] and is now the director of the company in 2015.
In 2009, three outlets located at Yishun, Tiong Bahru and Buona Vista were closed due to financial losses.[6][7]
Awards
edit- 2009 Honoree – Spirit of Enterprise Award[8]
- 2012 – Social Enterprise of the Year[9] from President's Challenge
- 2013 – Emerging Enterprise award from The Business Times and OCBC Bank
- 2015 – RAS Epicurean Star Award 2015[10] for Best Chain (Western) Restaurant and overall Best of the Best Chain Restaurant
- 2015 – SME One Asia Award
References
edit- ^ "First S'pore social enterprise franchise". AsiaOne Business. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "LOCATIONS". Eighteen Chefs.
- ^ Chi, Leisha (17 November 2014). "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain - BBC News". bbc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Lijie, Huang (14 April 2014). "Former drug addict cooking up social change, Food News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Chef Benny Se Teo swaps a thug life for a kitchen knife - CNN.com". cnn.com. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ HUANG LIJIE (14 April 2014). "Former drug addict cooking up social change". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain". BBC News. 17 November 2014.
- ^ "HONOUREES 2009". 2359studios.com.
- ^ "2012 Award Winners". pc.org.sg. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "2015's best local restaurants named at RAS Epicurean Star Awards". todayonline.com.
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