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    Eighteen Chefs

    Topic: Social

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    Short description: Restaurant

    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

    The 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

    • 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

    1. ↑ "First S'pore social enterprise franchise". AsiaOne Business. http://business.asiaone.com/news/first-spore-social-enterprise-franchise. 
    2. ↑ "LOCATIONS" (in en). https://www.eighteenchefs.com/locations. 
    3. ↑ Chi, Leisha (17 November 2014). "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain - BBC News". bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-30077649. Retrieved 3 September 2015. 
    4. ↑ Lijie, Huang (14 April 2014). "Former drug addict cooking up social change, Food News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". straitstimes.com. http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/former-drug-addict-cooking-up-social-change. Retrieved 3 September 2015. 
    5. ↑ "Chef Benny Se Teo swaps a thug life for a kitchen knife - CNN.com". cnn.com. 3 January 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/27/world/asia/benny-se-teo-eighteen-chefs/. Retrieved 3 September 2015. 
    6. ↑ HUANG LIJIE (14 April 2014). "Former drug addict cooking up social change". The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food-wine/story/eighteen-chefs-benny-se-teo-cooking-social-change-20140414. 
    7. ↑ "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain". BBC News. 17 November 2014. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-30077649. 
    8. ↑ "HONOUREES 2009". 2359studios.com. http://soe.2359studios.com/2009-awards-ceremony/honourees-2009-2/. 
    9. ↑ "2012 Award Winners". pc.org.sg. http://www.pc.org.sg/Social-Enterprise-Award/2012-Award-Winners. 
    10. ↑ "2015's best local restaurants named at RAS Epicurean Star Awards". http://m.todayonline.com/lifestyle/2015s-best-local-restaurants-named-ras-epicurean-star-awards. 




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