Eighteen Chefs

Eighteen Chefs is a restaurant chain and franchise company in Singapore based on the principle of social enterprise.[1] The restaurants serve mainly Western cuisine but local food is also found on the menu. 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 an ex-offender and former drug addict Benny Se Teo, who had difficulty finding a job.[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.

Three of the outlets, located at Yishun, Tiong Bahru and Buona Vista were closed in 2009 because of 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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