In Auckland’s challenging and cutthroat hospitality landscape, and in the current climate, surviving is a massive challenge.
In the last year, 297 hospitality businesses had gone into liquidation, up from 199 the previous year. Over that same period, 2564 hospitality businesses have shut, up from 2158 a year earlier.
Many have bucked the trend and continue to do so, including several businesses within the Filipino community, such as HomeCooked and Nanam Restaurant.
What are their secrets? What are the key trends that will dominate the future of the ethnic hospitality industry here? What support is there, and how can other businesses navigate the current headwinds?
These and many more questions will be discussed at the upcoming Hospitality Pinoy - a restaurant development seminar - which will be held on 30 October at the Auckland Business Chamber.
The session is jointly organized by the NZ Philippines Business Council and Chow Luck Club, with the support of the Embassy of the Philippines, Hospitality New Zealand, and Auckland Business Chamber.
The half-day free event draws together some of the top thinkers and innovators in Auckland’s F&B, examines the forces that are shaping the narrative in the current ethnic hospitality scene, and discusses the future of the industry here.
“The low barrier to entry is the reason that attracts many migrant business owners to the F&B market, but to sustain and grow the business, that’s where many struggle,” said Bee Koh, Chow Luck Club director.
Speakers include pivotal figures in F&B like Tim Read, a former MasterChef NZ winner and Hospitality NZ Auckland regional manager, Lincoln Tan, a former senior NZ Herald journalist and co-founder of Chow Luck Club, and Xiahongshu Red Note specialists duo Janet Chen and Rae Ling.
It will also feature Chef Jessabel Granada, owner of Nanam Restaurant, Erick Sia, who owns and operates four HomeCooked restaurant businesses across Auckland, Paul Familara and Bradley So from the PNZBC, and Vincent Hsu, head of the Asian broking team at Rothbury Insurance.
This is the second in a series of ethnic hospitality-focused seminars organized by Chow Luck Club.
“These seminars start conversations which will become a catalyst for the future of ethnic hospitality in Auckland,” Bee said.
“By bringing together forward-looking operators, thinkers, and innovators, the goal is to help ethnic businesses connect, innovate, and grow.”
Bee said participants can expect a dynamic afternoon of ideas and inspiration, and connections with some of the most influential F&B voices in the city.
Register for Hospitality Pinoy here:
