“I regard other restaurateurs as friends because when the industry is faced with challenges, it is easier to come together and solve problems.” Ang Kiam Meng, Chief Executive Officer of JUMBO Group of Restaurants, parent of Singapore’s most popular seafood dining chain JUMBO Seafood, calls himself an “accidental restaurateur.” Ang, the eldest of five children, […]
“I don’t think anyone can afford to rest when it comes to consumer goods. Branding is dynamic and consumers are constantly on a lookout for new products and ideas.” Hosen Group’s founders Mr Lim Hai Cheok and Mdm Chong Poh Soon started their business in Singapore’s Chinatown in the early 1970s. Their retail shop’s central […]
“I think we stand a very good chance to be the Watsons or Guardian of the pet industry.” Fresh out of starting a new business with a classmate, Ng Whye Hoe recalls answering the call from his mother to run the then troubled Pet Lovers Centre. Whye Hoe recalls, “I hesitated as it was doing […]