The Visayan Daily Star
May 28, 2009
A franchisee of popular fast food chain Chowking, Ahmed Lafir said he is planning to expand his business at the United Arab Emirates following the success of his initial investment on the venture, a press release from the company said.
By yearend, Lafir, managing director of the Dubai-based Tradeline L.L.C., will have a network of 14 Chowking stores in the UAE alone, including those in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Lafir said he is also in talks with Jollibee Food Corp., Chowking’s parent company, to open stores in the UAE.
While Tradeline is a leading conglomerate specializing in fertilizers, petrochemicals, agro commodities, as well as steel and aluminum products, it has been expanding his Chowking franchise in the UAE at the rate of three stores a year with an average sales growth of over 90 percent in the past three years.
Lafir also unveiled plans to open more stores in the UAE and in other Gulf Cooperation Council member-countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar in the future, at the a recent Chowking franchise convention in Baguio City, the press release said.
Aside from the typical Chowking fare – noodles, dimsum and chicken – Chowking UAE also serves up other Filipino home-style dishes such as bulalo (beef and bone marrow soup) and kare-kare (oxtail or tripe stew).
The UAE stores are also more spacious and can seat up to 200 people for parties.
To keep up with demand, Tradeline has also set up its own commissary that can cater to up to 50 stores and its own research and development team.
Its Chowking business now provides jobs to 400 people of various nationalities.
While Chowking in the UAE will continue to target the Filipino market, he said, “We will also improve our menu to attract others” such as the large population of Indians and Africans. “Still, Filipinos will be our core market as they’re the captive market for the brand and we don’t want to take on risks,” Lafir said in the press release.*
Monday, June 1, 2009
Famous Filipino eatery opens in UAE
Published: June 1, 2009
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Dubai : ETA Star Retail and the Ongpauco family, owners of the original Barrio Fiesta chain of Restaurants in the Philippines, signed an agreement to open its first restaurant in the UAE.
Present at the signing was Ishwar Chugani, Executive Director, ETA-Star Retail Group, and Happy Ongpauco, Director and Vice President for Operations, Barrio Fiesta Group of Restaurants.
Commenting on the new venture, Ishwar Chugani said, “We are confident that bringing Barrio Fiesta to the UAE will be a success and will tap into a niche market that is currently unmet. Barrio Fiesta has a legacy that has excited the palettes of millions of people and now we have the opportunity to introduce it to the food lovers in the UAE.”
Established in 1952, Barrio Fiesta has over the years grown to become the leading traditional family restaurant in the Philippines and currently has 50 restaurants in the Philippines and the U.S.A.
“This is another milestone in the history of Barrio Fiesta as we cross borders into the Middle East with our first store in Dubai as it is our mission to share the culinary delight of Filipino food with the rest of the world. Since its inception our family has worked hard to grow the restaurant into the institution it has now become and we look forward to working with ETA-Star Retail to grow the brand in the UAE,” said Happy Ongpauco.
The first restaurant is scheduled of open at Bur Juman Centre later this year.
XPRESS
http://www.xpress4me.com/life/foodie/restaurants/20013492.html
Dubai : ETA Star Retail and the Ongpauco family, owners of the original Barrio Fiesta chain of Restaurants in the Philippines, signed an agreement to open its first restaurant in the UAE.
Present at the signing was Ishwar Chugani, Executive Director, ETA-Star Retail Group, and Happy Ongpauco, Director and Vice President for Operations, Barrio Fiesta Group of Restaurants.
Commenting on the new venture, Ishwar Chugani said, “We are confident that bringing Barrio Fiesta to the UAE will be a success and will tap into a niche market that is currently unmet. Barrio Fiesta has a legacy that has excited the palettes of millions of people and now we have the opportunity to introduce it to the food lovers in the UAE.”
Established in 1952, Barrio Fiesta has over the years grown to become the leading traditional family restaurant in the Philippines and currently has 50 restaurants in the Philippines and the U.S.A.
“This is another milestone in the history of Barrio Fiesta as we cross borders into the Middle East with our first store in Dubai as it is our mission to share the culinary delight of Filipino food with the rest of the world. Since its inception our family has worked hard to grow the restaurant into the institution it has now become and we look forward to working with ETA-Star Retail to grow the brand in the UAE,” said Happy Ongpauco.
The first restaurant is scheduled of open at Bur Juman Centre later this year.
Groups facing revoked permit
Business World Online
June 1, 2009
TWELVE RECRUITMENT agencies are facing cancellation of license for reprocessing job orders of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
In a statement at the weekend, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said hearings are ongoing on the cases of recruitment agencies which were involved in the reprocessing of job orders of 137 Filipino drivers to Dubai that resulted in some stranded OFWs.
Reprocessing job orders, or using different orders to attract applicants to a work different from what they originally applied for , is against POEA rules.
The recruiters are:
CYM International Services and Placement Agency;
Across Universe Manpower Agency;
Al Anwar International Manpower Services;
BML Worldwide Manpower Agency;
Hana Star Corp.;
Jenvic International Manpower Services;
Richfield Overseas Employment Agency;
SGA-Shahara International Manpower Services;
Vigor International Manpower Services;
Dreams Manpower and Recruitment Agency;
Experts Placement Agency; and
Bridgewood Human Resources.
The recruiters were also charged with falsification of public documents, contract substitution and illegal exaction.
Recruitment consultant Emmanuel S. Geslani said in a separate statement that the government is negotiating with partners of the agencies in Dubai to pay the penalties incurred by the recent case of Filipino drivers who were victims of job reprocessing.
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Story Location: http://www.bworldonline.com/BW060109/content.php?id=079
June 1, 2009
TWELVE RECRUITMENT agencies are facing cancellation of license for reprocessing job orders of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
In a statement at the weekend, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said hearings are ongoing on the cases of recruitment agencies which were involved in the reprocessing of job orders of 137 Filipino drivers to Dubai that resulted in some stranded OFWs.
Reprocessing job orders, or using different orders to attract applicants to a work different from what they originally applied for , is against POEA rules.
The recruiters are:
CYM International Services and Placement Agency;
Across Universe Manpower Agency;
Al Anwar International Manpower Services;
BML Worldwide Manpower Agency;
Hana Star Corp.;
Jenvic International Manpower Services;
Richfield Overseas Employment Agency;
SGA-Shahara International Manpower Services;
Vigor International Manpower Services;
Dreams Manpower and Recruitment Agency;
Experts Placement Agency; and
Bridgewood Human Resources.
The recruiters were also charged with falsification of public documents, contract substitution and illegal exaction.
Recruitment consultant Emmanuel S. Geslani said in a separate statement that the government is negotiating with partners of the agencies in Dubai to pay the penalties incurred by the recent case of Filipino drivers who were victims of job reprocessing.
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Story Location: http://www.bworldonline.com/BW060109/content.php?id=079
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