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14th February is traditionally a day spent with a loved one, but as Chinese
New Year (4707 in the Chinese calendar) falls on Valentine's Day
this year, the UK's leading Oriental food retailer is recommending we
extend the invitation to family and friends and celebrate the day
with a sumptuous Chinese banquet.
Wing Yip, the UK's leading Oriental grocer, has a wide range of
products perfect for the occasion, including authentic sauces, rice
and noodles and fortune cookies, along with more specialist products
and fresh ingredients from Pak Choi to lobster, all ideal for
creating a romantic, Oriental home-cooked feast.
Leading Oriental beer brands from China, Thailand and Singapore and a
choice of wines such as Kikkoman Plum Wine and Tajade Lychee Chiew
are also available from Wing Yip and complement a variety of Chinese
dishes.
Wing Yip has some great recipe ideas and tips for hosting an Oriental
banquet to welcome Chinese New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, as
well as further information on Chinese signs of the zodiac, Chinese
New Year traditions and product trends for both the foodservice and
consumer markets during this important event.
Wing Yip plc currently supplies most of the UK's Chinese and Asian
restaurant market, as well as catering for the domestic shopper. It
has four superstores, plus an online shopping service at
www.wingyipstore.co.uk offering a wide range of truly authentic
products.
Mr Wing Yip arrived from Hong Kong on a boat in 1959 and has since
become one of the UK's most successful Chinese businessmen. Eighteen
months later Wing and a business partner opened their first Chinese
restaurant in Clacton-on-Sea. Due to its success, this was quickly
followed by the opening of three other restaurants and two takeaways
in East Anglia
In 1968 Wing's brother arrived in the UK. In 1970 Wing Yip and his
brother Sammy opened the UK's first specialist Chinese grocer in the
heartland of Birmingham to supply Chinese products to local Chinese
families, restaurants and takeaways
Now, Wing Yip has four superstores in Birmingham, Manchester,
Cricklewood (London) and Croydon which are landmarks in their local
communities. Further stores are planned for Nottingham and Cardiff.
Wing Yip imports directly from the Far East, with each store stocking
more than 2,500 authentic Chinese foods and products
The centre of Birmingham hosts a Chinese pagoda, a gift from Wing Yip
and his brothers as a thank you to the city which enabled their
business to become so successful. The pagoda is hand carved from
solid granite and stands 40 ft high. Created in China, it was shipped
over to the UK in sections and assembled on site. In the 2010 New
Years Honours List, Mr Wing Yip received an OBE for services to the
Oriental food industry.
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