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...question is how much market is there? According to Chew, Thais eat pizza an average of once every 50 days. "If they come in once a month or every five weeks, then we have 50% growth,'' he says . That might be a Pollyannaish projection for Thailand where pizza isn't a bargain meal. A large Super Supreme, Pizza Hut's best seller, goes for about $6.25. A bowl of noodles at a street stall costs about 70. "I can get 10 Thai meals for the price of one pizza,'' says Fon Janyasathien, a school counselor...
...Hester Chew, managing director of Tricon's Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia units, is the loyal soldier assigned the job of vanquishing Heinecke. The only painting in Chew's Sukhumvit Road office is a portrait of the ranking officer of the fast-food business, Colonel Sanders. Behind Chew's desk, left over from a KFC-Star Wars promotion, looms a 6-ft. tall statue of Darth Vader wielding his laser. Chew, a former lieutenant in the Singapore army, talks about being a "general'' in this conflict. Still, he could be busted down to buck private if he loses...
...find the whole process tougher to chew than Annenberg beef...
...step toward recovery on Feb. 12, when eight of the world's 10 Test captains gather in Melbourne for their annual powwow. The anti-corruption unit's head, Sir Paul Condon, a former chief of Scotland Yard, will ensure that the current skippers have something besides their gripes to chew on: two days before, also in Melbourne, Condon will deliver the first review of his team's probe into alleged improper dealings between the now notorious former Indian bookmaker Mukesh Gupta and some of the game's biggest names, including Brian Lara (West Indies), Mark Waugh (Australia), Alec Stewart (England...
...doctor's visit lasts about as long as it takes to say "co-payment," but a new study finds that the length of visits has actually gone up two minutes since 1989, to 18.3 min. today. Why? Patients know more these days, so they're more likely to chew up time asking questions. Moreover, with managed care, there's pressure on docs to compete for business--and spending time with patients is one way to win them over...