caf de coral fast food company . for caf de coral fast food franchise see caf de coral restaurant . caf de coral holdings ltd. all happy together type publicly traded sehk 0341 industry foodservice founded causeway bay hong kong 1968 headquarters shatin hong kong key people michael chan chairman products fast food casual dining revenue hk 5.33 billion 2011 number of employees 15 000 2010 website www.cafedecoral.com caf de coral chinese sehk 0341 grey market cfcgy is a fast food restaurant group which owns and operates fast food chains and restaurants including caf de coral the spaghetti house manchu wok oliver s super sandwiches ah yee leng tong and others . founded in 1968 the caf de coral group opened its first caf de coral restaurant in the causeway bay district of hong kong in 1969 . since then the group has grown to operate over 580 separate outlets across its brands all over the world . it is the largest chinese fast food restaurant group in hong kong and in the world . in hong kong alone it caters to over 300 000 people on an average day . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 acquisitions and expansion 2 brands 2.1 caf de coral 2.2 the spaghetti house 2.3 ah yee leng tong 2.4 bravo le caf 2.5 super super congee & noodles 3 wage controversy 3.1 scientific management 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit founding edit the founder of caf de coral is victor lo tang seong who died in 2016 at the age of 101 . 2 the cafe de coral group was incorporated in 1968 and opened its first caf de coral restaurant in causeway bay in september 1969 . 3 the chain gradually expanded over the next decade . in 1977 it started promoting its restaurants through tv commercials . in 1979 it established its first food processing plant in a move to lower costs and ensure consistency . 4 in 1986 the caf de coral group went public . in 1988 it opened its 50th caf de coral restaurant . the years after this would be marked by diversification when it went on a buying spree . 5 acquisitions and expansion edit in may 1990 caf de coral made its first acquisition by buying out the ah yee leng tong chain for hk 14 million . 6 a year later in 1991 it acquired the spaghetti house a popular chain that served hk style italian food . the same year it opened up its second food processing plant . in 1992 it opened both its 100th restaurant and its first restaurant outside hong kong in the nearby city of shenzhen . 6 in 1996 caf de coral opened up the first location of its new restaurant brand bravo le caf . also in 1996 it acquired scanfoods a ham processing and food distribution business . in 1998 it started yet another restaurant chain called super super congee & noodle . 6 in 2000 continuing its trend of acquisitions caf de coral acquired denny s bakery a bakery manufacturing and distribution business in hong kong . also in 2000 it acquired manchu wok a north american chinese fast food chain that had a strong presence in canada and the united states . in the years following caf de coral also acquired china inn 2002 new asia dabao 2003 and oliver s super sandwiches 2003 . 7 in 2006 caf de coral began rolling out its fourth generation concept across all of its locations effectively renovating many restaurants to bring them up to modern standards . 8 in 2007 caf de coral made an investment in the tao heung group a smaller restaurant group that operates 11 brands all over china and hong kong . 7 brands edit caf de coral edit a caf de coral fast food restaurant main article caf de coral restaurant caf de coral is a fast food restaurant chain that serves both chinese and western food at a budget price . established in 1968 in causeway bay caf de coral operates over 100 locations in the hong kong region and 24 locations in mainland china . 9 the spaghetti house edit the spaghetti house is a speciality restaurant chain that serves hong kong style italian cuisine and is positioned as a mid market chain that is family and tourist friendly . established in 1979 the spaghetti house operates more than 30 locations in hong kong macau and southern china . 10 ah yee leng tong edit ah yee leng tong is a speciality restaurant chain that serves home style chinese soup as well as a variety of regional chinese dishes . it is also known for its xo sauce . its restaurants which average 250 square meters fuse both traditional and modern furnishings and appeal to both locals and tourists . as of 2007 there is only one location at the hong kong international airport . 11 bravo le caf edit bravo le caf is a quick service restaurant chain that offers a mix of western chinese and japanese food in a bistro setting designed to appeal to young and upwardly mobile executives . 12 there are currently three locations of bravo le caf in hong kong the international finance centre central and hong kong international airport . super super congee & noodles edit super super congee & noodles is a fast food chain serving congee and various noodle dishes . as of march 2006 there were 5 locations across hong kong including two in tsing yi and one in wong tai sin . wage controversy edit when hong kong s minimum wage law was passed in july 2010 caf de coral raised its average salary from hk 22.4 hr to 33 hr to satisfy the law s requirements . however during the process it stopped paying its employees for lunch breaks . their decision led to public backlash and hong kong confederation of trade unions threatened to start a public boycott . three days before the boycott was to begin caf de coral reversed its decision and resumed paying its employee for lunch breaks while still giving them the pay raise . 13 scientific management edit the group uses a system based on scientific management taylorism devised by frederick winslow taylor in the 1880s and 1890s . the theory mainly concerns improving economic efficiency especially labour productivity . see also edit cuisine of hong kong references edit caf de coral corporate site cafe de coral founder dies at 101 . caf de coral history 1960 s caf de coral history 1970 s caf de coral history 1980 s a b c ceo s plan on integration of firms lecture slides cite error invalid ref tag ; name a90s defined multiple times with different content see the help page . a b caf de coral history 21st century caf de coral s introduction of 4g design concept creates a new era in hong kong s fast food industry . 5 february 2006 . retrieved 14 april 2007 . caf de coral information page the spaghetti house company profile ah yee leng tong locations bravo le cafe information page olsen robert 8 november 2010 . penny pinching tycoon backs down after public backlash . forbes . external links edit official website restaurant corporate website mainland china official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title caf de coral & oldid 743074392 categories companies listed on the hong kong stock exchangefast food chains of hong kongfast food chains of chinacatering and food service 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