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Podcast: Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
Episode: Under the Radar: (SPECIALS) How will the full acquisition of Tim Ho Wan by Jollibee Food Corporation help the dim sum restaurant chain achieve its growth ambitions?
Description: There is arguably no higher recognition than the Michelin star in the Food and Beverage scene. And the company we’re speaking to was once called the most affordable Michelin-starred restaurant chain in the world. Make a guess, and perhaps think on the lines of dim sum and BBQ pork buns. Bingo if you’ve guessed Tim Ho Wan! Tim Ho Wan’s story can be traced back to 2009. That’s when Chef Mak Kwai Pui, who’s formerly from the prestigious three Michelin starred Lung King Heen restaurant in Hong Kong’s Four Seasons H...