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President's Message
The world is changing and so must we.
Gissur Gudmundsson
It is amazing to see the speed at which our world is change day after day. We may want to resist these changes but they will happen with or without us. The question is: Are we ready to be part of this change and try to have influence on it for the better of our future? One thing I have learned is that we need to be open-minded and think outside of the box. If we dont, we soon become a cranky old person who sees only the negative side of things when all the new things are happening. We must be open not only to different ideas and opinions and things happening around us but... read more
Face to Face
KK Yau aka Yau Kok Kheong
Yau Kok Kheong
Malaysia
I grew up in a small town, Seremban in Malaysia. I learnt about local cuisine from my mum in the kitchen and joined as a trainee cook at Holiday Inn in early 1980 and soon went on to do apprenticeship in Switzerland and Northern Europe. Now I am employedas Executive Chef of Dorsett Regency Hotel Kuala Lumpur; a 4-Star hotel located at the Bintang Walk which has won the best 4-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur. My duty is to develop a young brigade of chefs to fulfill the succession planning in line with the aggressive expansion of the company. I have been working at many other 4... read more
The Chefs Corner
Fast food in 2025
Lars Charas
WACS
The largest food business in the world is the fast food sector. Billions of people consume millions of ton of cheap protein rich food every week. Burgers, chicken wings and fish nuggets are the favorite bites of many kids and it affordable, even for people with low incomes. Looking at the size of most of the fast food companies it is clear they have great understanding what people want. But can those companies adjust to new circumstances and changing demand and... read more
