Eighteen Chefs
Eighteen Chefs is a restaurant chain and franchise company in Singapore based on the principle of social enterprise.[1] The restaurants serve mainly Western cuisine but local food is also found on the menu. As of January 2016, Eighteen Chefs has a total twelve outlets in Singapore.
History
The first Eighteen Chefs outlet was opened in 2007, at Eastpoint Mall, by an ex-offender and former drug addict Benny Se Teo, who had had difficulty finding a job.[2][3] While on an internship with Jamie Oliver he heard about the Fifteen Foundation. He started Eighteen Chefs along similar lines,[4] and is now the director of the company in 2015.
Three of the outlets, located at Yishun, Tiong Bahru and Buona Vista were closed in 2009 because of financial losses.[5][6]
Awards
- 2009 Honoree - Spirit of Enterprise Award[7]
- 2010 - Simply Dining Award[8] from Simply Dining
- 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
- ↑ "First S'pore social enterprise franchise". AsiaOne Business.
- ↑ 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. "Former drug addict cooking up social change". The Straits Times.
- ↑ "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain". BBC News.
- ↑ "HONOUREES 2009". 2359studios.com.
- ↑ http://www.asiaforgood.com/social-enterprises/eighteen-chefs-pte-ltd%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ "2012 Award Winners". pc.org.sg.
- ↑ "2015's best local restaurants named at RAS Epicurean Star Awards". todayonline.com.