Riaan Noma nini lapho ngisendaweni yokudla eqandisiwe ngenkathi ngiyothenga igrosa, uhlobo olulodwa oluhlala luvela Ukudla kwe-Kawan.
Kusukela ku-paratha kanye nemifino eqandisiwe kuya kuma-french afriziwe, ukudla kweminwe, ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, kanye ne-paus, kubonakale kunohlu olungapheli lwemikhiqizo eqandisiwe ekhiqizwa uhlobo. Akungabazeki ukuthi umbuso wokudla oqandisiwe.
Kodwa ungakwazi ukulandelela izimpande zayo kusukela eminyakeni engu-45 edlule, lapho kwakuwumsebenzi omncane oqhutshwa umndeni wokwenza nokuthengisa amakhekhe endabuko ekhaya.
Ukwenza amaphupho afezeke ngofulawa, amanzi, namafutha
Ngawo-1960s, usihlalo ophethe njengamanje we-Kawan Food uGan Thiam Chai nomndeni wakhe baqala ukuthengisa ukudla okwenziwe ekhaya.
Ku-an ingxoxo neThe EdgeuGan watshela umama wakhe ukuthi wayezopheka kuyilapho uyise eshayela u-trishaw wakhe ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene ukuze adayise lokho akulungisile.
Ukungena kukaGan kwezamabhizinisi kwakubuyela ezinsukwini zakhe zokufunda, lapho edayisa amaphakethe e-nasi lemak.
Amaphakethe e-nasi lemak ayewathengisa enza kahle kangangokuthi ekugcineni kwadingeka enze abangane bakhe “njengama-ejenti” emakilasini ahlukahlukene ukuze basize ekwandeni kwama-oda amaphakethe e-nasi lemak.
Ngesikhathi eseqophelweni eliphezulu, uGan wayenza futhi edayisa amaphakethe angu-600 e-nasi lemak njalo ekuseni ngaphambi kwesikole, athe yenze inzuzo yabasebenza enkantini yehle ngo-50%.
Ekugcineni uGan waqala ukusebenza njengochwepheshe kagesi enkampanini yaseJalimane i-Behn Meyer ukuze ehlise umthwalo wabazali bakhe wezezimali lapho ephuma esikoleni samabanga aphakeme.
Kodwa, ngenxa yokuntula kwakhe iziqu zemfundo ephakeme, uGan wayazi ukuthi indlela yakhe eya empumelelweni izoba ekudleni, ibhizinisi alisalazi kakhulu.
Ekugcineni waqala ukwenza isikhumba se-popiah esidayiswayo njengoba kwakuwumkhiqizo olula onezithako ezifinyeleleka kakhulu, okwakuwufulawa, amanzi, namafutha.
“Bengicacelwe ukuthi yini ebengifuna ukuyenza. Njengezingane, sasihlukana sonke ukuze sithengise ama-pau njengama-agent, futhi umfowethu wabona isitolo se-popiah esiphumelela kakhulu eduze kwase-Stadium Merdeka—ngawuthola kanjalo umbono.”
“Isikhumba sikaPopiah kwakuyinto engangiyithathile futhi yayingadingi mali eningi, ngakho saqala kanjalo,” ekhumbula.
Ibhizinisi lenze kahle kangangokuthi uGan wakwazi ukwenza ngaphezu komholo wakhe wonyaka wonke enkampanini yakhe yangaphambili ngenyanga nje.
Ukuxovela ikusasa
Ngo-1976, UGan Thiam Chai wasungula i-Kian Guan Tradinglokho esikwazi namuhla njenge-Kawan Food, njengobunikazi obubodwa.
Ibhizinisi ligxile ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhiqizo yekhekhe yendabuko efana ne-kuul bakul ne-kulit popah kuzitolo zasendaweni nezitolo ezinkulu.
Phakathi neminyaka embalwa, uGan wakwazi ukutshala imali emishinini eyayizomvumela ukuthi aqhubeke nokukhulisa ibhizinisi futhi andise umthamo walo.
Ngalesi sikhathi, washada noKwan Sok Kay owamjoyina ebhizinisini futhi manje osengumqondisi.
Ngokushesha phambili eminyakeni embalwa kamuva futhi uGan wazithola ephakathi kokuwohloka komnotho maphakathi nawo-1980.
Uveze ukuthi lesi kwakuyisikhathi esiyinselelo kuyena njengoba izitolo ezinkulu bezingakwazi ukukhokhela izimpahla zabo, wathi lokhu kwamenza wacabanga ukukhulisa ibhizinisi lakhe phesheya kwezilwandle okuyilapho iKian Guan Trading yaqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi iKawan Food.
“Ngabona ukuthi u-90% wamakhasimende ami akuwona amaShayina! Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngidinga igama elikhumbuleka kakhudlwana. U-Kawan uzwakale emnandi, enencazelo enhle ngesi-Bahasa Malaysia, futhi abalingiswa baseMandarin babukeka njengamaqabunga amabili, ”kusho yena.
Ngo-1984, i-Gan yahlanganisa i-Kawan Food Manufacturing ukuze yenze imikhiqizo yokudla esele ilungele ukudliwa (RTE) futhi ikuthumele phesheya. I-Australia kwaba imakethe yabo yokuqala yokuthekelisa.
Ngokuvumelana ne I-Value Invest Asiango-2017, izigidi ezingu-R76.3 noma u-38.9% wokuthengiswa kwe-Kawan Food kwakuvela kumakhasimende asekhaya.
Okusele okungu-61.1% kokuthengisiwe kwenziwe ngokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kuya ezimakethe ezibalulekile ezifana nalezi:
- INyakatho Melika: RM58.7 million (29.9%)
- I-Asia (ngaphandle kwe-Malaysia): RM34.3 million (17.5%)
- I-Europe: R16.3 million (8.3%)
- I-Oceania: RM10.2 million (5.2%)
- I-Afrika: RM0.5 million (0.3%)
Ukuhlukahluka kanye nobufakazi besikhathi esizayo bebhizinisi
Njengoba inkampani iqhubeka nokukhula, u-Gan waqhubeka nokutshala inzuzo ekuqinisekiseni ibhizinisi esikhathini esizayo ngangokunokwenzeka ngokuthenga ubuchwepheshe obungcono kakhulu obutholakalayo bokuzenzakalela.
Phela, inqubo yakhe yobunikazi ye-roti paratha automation kwathiwa ingeyokuqala emhlabeni.
“Ababaningi abantu abaziyo ukuthi yimina engidale lolu hlelo. Kulezi zinsuku izimbangi zethu zisebenzisa imishini yethu yesizukulwane sokuqala kanti thina sidlulela kwesesine,” usho kanje.
Ngo-2000, basungula indawo entsha yokukhiqiza esigabeni 15, i-Shah Alam, futhi babezoqhubeka nokuwina imiklomelo eminingi ngamazinga abo okukhiqiza akhethekile kanye nezinqubo zebhizinisi.
UKawan wafakwa ohlwini lweBhodi Yesibili yeBursa Malaysia ngo-2005, kwathi ngo-2006, wavula ifektri engu-440,000 sq ft eNantong, eChina, ukuze ibhekane nesidingo sayo esikhulayo somhlaba wonke.
Ngo-2011, imali yokuthengisa yenkampani yabe isingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-R100, futhi yaqhubeka nokuthola isiqeshana somhlaba eSelangor Halal Hub ePulau Indah, Klang.
Eyethulwe ngo-2019, kubikwa ukuthi inendlu yokugcina impahla enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni esebenzisa indawo yokugcina izinto eyinkimbinkimbi kanye nesistimu yokubuyisa.
Ngaleso sikhathi, bobabili uKawan Food kanye noGan uqobo bahlukene bangena kwamanye amabhizinisi.
Ngonyaka odlule, i-Kawan Food yamemezela ukuthi izothatha i- Ama-32.5% amasheya esiqalisweni se-Kejap Food esithuthukiswe endaweni kuyilapho uGan engumqondisi futhi U-35% onamasheya we-crispy crepes chain, Hot & Roll.
Manje sebecela eminyakeni engamashumi ayisithupha, uGan nomkakhe sebeqalile ukukhuluma ngokuhlehla eKawan Food, nokuvumela izingane zabo zilawule ibhizinisi. Indodakazi yabo, uGan Ka Bien, njengamanje ungumqondisi.
“Babuqonda kangcono kakhulu ubuchwepheshe. Ngiyazi nje ukuthi siyayidinga, kodwa bazi kabanzi ngendlela esebenza ngayo,” kusho uGan.
“Sizodlulisela leli bhizinisi esizukulwaneni esilandelayo, futhi bazoba nemibono yabo – banolwazi oluthe xaxa. Singasebenzisa ulwazi lwethu kuphela ukuze sibaqondise.”
Njengamanje, u-Gan usabambe iqhaza elikhulu nethimba le-Kawan Food lososayensi bokudla nabapheki ekwakheni imikhiqizo emisha nokuqhamuka nemibono emisha.
UGan wabelane ngokuthi nakuba phambilini ayekade ethi u-Ka Bien amhlolele ukudla, abazukulu bakhe manje benza konke ukuhlola ukudla.
“Ngisebenzisa ikhishi lami njengendawo yokuhlola izindlela zokupheka, futhi ngihlanganyela nethimba lami le-R&D ukuze libone ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukubathula emakethe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani, uma kuwumkhiqizo esingawuthandi, ngeke uye emakethe.”
- Funda kabanzi mayelana no Kawan Food lapha.
- Funda ezinye izindatshana esizibhalile mayelana neziqalo zaseMalaysian lapha.
Ikhredithi Yesithombe Esifakiwe: I-Kawan Food
