ing an increasingly bigger share of the market by paying attention to quality, style and atmosphere, as well as their diners’ changing tastes. While restaurants are aware they need to maintain traditional Chinese flavours, people are interested in trying some new ideas. Suppliers are increasingly involved in the specific logistical issues of getting product to the client. What suggestions do you have for them? When I’m talking to a New Zealand supplier, I want to know if it is possible to provide product tailored to Da Dong’s requirements. For example, if we use 500 gram portions, can you give us a 500- gram finished product? Can the product, if being exported frozen, arrive with one day’s average daily usage amount prethawed? Can the product be provided in an already-processed or semi-finished state so we are no longer dependent on the chef or on warehouse management and can eliminate the need for storage? For example, Chinese chefs might not be familiar with some cuts of meat so there can be a lot of wasted product when chopping meat to trim tendons and remove excess fat. Working with 30 OCTOBER 2016 the supplier in terms of logistics, storage and processing means both sides will benefit. This is my hope. What are your expansion plans for Da Dong restaurants? Starting last year, we have completely remoulded the Da Dong brands – Da Dong, Little Da Dong, and Da Dong Roast Duck Hamburgers – basically fixing them as high, middle and low-level brands. It has taken more than a decade to mould these brands in terms of quality and reputation, but during this time Da Dong has gained a certain level of visibility both domestically and abroad. This year we’re opening the first contemporary Chinese restaurant in Times Square in New York, and we plan on opening a Da Dong in an Auckland hotel in 2018. one less thing to worry about Rising overheads, reduced budgets, OH&S compliance... these days we all face a number of challenges. Wouldn’t it be nice to have just one less thing to worry about? Where absolutely clean compressed air is demanded, KAESER presents a powerful range of dry-running two-stage rotary screw compressors, that deliver high quality and 100% oil-free compressed air to ‘Class 0’ ISO standards, whilst also impressing with their low lifecycle costs. That’s one less thing to worry about! Discover your compressed air solution today, visit www.kaeser.co.nz www.kaeser.co.nz KAESER HP Ad_Oct 16.indd 1 22/08/2016 09:53:25 AM FT182
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