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Japanese restaurant Ippudo reopened its branch in Uptown Mall, Taguig as a Ramen Bar in an effort to maximize the "ramen experience" while expanding its menu of non-ramen dishes.

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After over a decade of Japanese restaurant Ippudo being present in the Philippines, entrepreneur John Concepcion decided it was time to head in a different direction — a ramen-forward one.

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John Concepcion, who served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RFM's ice cream division, Selecta, for 35 years, recalled to Philstar.com Selecta’s humble beginnings.

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“Quality of service, quality of food, and consistency. Just being consistent about it, I guess, is the key.”

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It’s no secret that today’s youth have succumbed to a tarnished image of lazily poking people on Facebook all day, or playing the latest installment of Left 4 Dead for hours on end.

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Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr., an active GK partner, said the gathering overshadowed anti-government mass actions that took place during the 20th anniversary of the bloodless revolt.
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"Ice cream is considered a snack. We want to reposition our ice cream products as ice refreshments, something you take when you want to cool down or when you want to satisfy a sweet craving."

Brother John Concepcion’s favorite is Selecta best-seller, cookies and cream. As Selecta Wall’s managing director and chief executive officer, he sees ice cream from another perspective.
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Japanese restaurant Ippudo reopened its branch in Uptown Mall, Taguig as a Ramen Bar in an effort to maximize the "ramen experience" while expanding its menu of non-ramen dishes.

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John Concepcion, who served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RFM's ice cream division, Selecta, for 35 years, recalled to Philstar.com Selecta’s humble beginnings.

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It’s no secret that today’s youth have succumbed to a tarnished image of lazily poking people on Facebook all day, or playing the latest installment of Left 4 Dead for hours on end.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135967 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1668005 [AuthorName] => Raymond Gutierrez [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => http://a.imageshack.us/img651/2929/ys2thumb.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 323682 [Title] => Spirit of people power rekindled [Summary] => Gawad Kalinga (GK) has rekindled the spirit of the EDSA revolution by waging war against poverty.

A multisectoral partnership that seeks to build millions of houses for the poor, GK launched its own version of people power as some 10,000 students and members of civic, religious, business and political groups converged at the Quezon Memorial Park last Saturday.

Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr., an active GK partner, said the gathering overshadowed anti-government mass actions that took place during the 20th anniversary of the bloodless revolt.
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"Ice cream is considered a snack. We want to reposition our ice cream products as ice refreshments, something you take when you want to cool down or when you want to satisfy a sweet craving."

Brother John Concepcion’s favorite is Selecta best-seller, cookies and cream. As Selecta Wall’s managing director and chief executive officer, he sees ice cream from another perspective.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) ) )
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