About: Alan Yau

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Alan Yau (Chinese: 丘德威), OBE (born 11 November 1962) is a Hong Kong restaurateur who founded the Wagamama chain in the United Kingdom. Of Hakka ancestry, he was born in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong and moved to King's Lynn, Norfolk in 1975 with his family. In April 2019, The Asian Awards honoured Alan for his culinary work with the "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts" award.

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  • Alan Yau (Chinese: 丘德威), OBE (born 11 November 1962) is a Hong Kong restaurateur who founded the Wagamama chain in the United Kingdom. Of Hakka ancestry, he was born in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong and moved to King's Lynn, Norfolk in 1975 with his family. Alan Yau started his career in 1992 founding Wagamama and was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honour's List for services to the restaurant industry. Following that, Alan founded numerous ventures in gastronomy such as Hakkasan (awarded a Michelin Star in 2003), Yauatcha (awarded Michelin star in 2005) and Park Chinois. In 2016 Alan pivoted into the software world and founded Softchow, a taste aggregation platform. In April 2019, The Asian Awards honoured Alan for his culinary work with the "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts" award. (en)
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  • CEO of Softchow (en)
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  • OBE , Michelin Star 2002 , Michelin Star 2005 (en)
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  • Wagamama, Hakkasan, Busaba Eathai, Yauatcha, Princi, Park Chinois, Babaji, Softchow (en)
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  • Alan Yau (en)
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  • British (en)
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  • Entrepreneur, restaurateur (en)
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  • CEO of Softchow (en)
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  • Alan Yau (Chinese: 丘德威), OBE (born 11 November 1962) is a Hong Kong restaurateur who founded the Wagamama chain in the United Kingdom. Of Hakka ancestry, he was born in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong and moved to King's Lynn, Norfolk in 1975 with his family. In April 2019, The Asian Awards honoured Alan for his culinary work with the "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts" award. (en)
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