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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. ↑ "LOCATIONS". Eighteen Chefs.
  3. ↑ Chi, Leisha (17 November 2014). "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain - BBC News". bbc.com. 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. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chef Benny Se Teo swaps a thug life for a kitchen knife - CNN.com". cnn.com. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ↑ HUANG LIJIE. "Former drug addict cooking up social change". The Straits Times.
  7. ↑ "Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain". BBC News.
  8. ↑ "HONOUREES 2009". 2359studios.com.
  9. ↑ "2012 Award Winners". pc.org.sg. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  10. ↑ "2015's best local restaurants named at RAS Epicurean Star Awards". todayonline.com.


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