Word: kong
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...land famed for its elaborate culinary arts, the best-known chef is a chubby, smiling cartoon character. Master Kong (Kang Shifu) has been gracing the packets of instant noodles since the early 1990s, and is the creation of Tingyi, a company that chairman Wei Ing-chou built out of his parents' edible-oils firm in Taiwan's rural Changhua county. Thinking that mainland China's rapid development would boost demand for the kind of quick, cheap meals that workers would fill up on during factory breaks or after a punishing shift, he decided to cross the Taiwan Strait...
...sold not just in large supermarkets and convenience stores but in the tiny xiaomaibu, or corner grocers, where Chinese consumers still make a large share of incidental purchases. "Control over end distribution channels is one of Tingyi's key competitive advantages," according to the China Brands Index from Hong Kong brokerage CLSA...
...Kari D. White, who brought her three young girls to the event, the open house was truly a family event. White, who worked at the Kong as a waitress, bartender, and manager from 1995 to 2000, is testament to what most Harvard students say can’t be done: she found true love at the Kong...
White met her husband, Sean, at the Kong while they were both employees at the restaurant...
Whether it’s a place to find love or to have a fun Friday night, Kong founder Buoy Lee is proud of the success the the Kong has had in Harvard Square...