{"id":5211,"date":"2011-05-11T14:22:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/05\/11\/99p-entrepreneur-turns-chef\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T12:58:58","slug":"99p-entrepreneur-turns-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/11\/99p-entrepreneur-turns-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"99p Entrepreneur turns Chef!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hussein Lalani hands out family recipes on back of cooking sauces<\/h3>\n
\"\"RECESSION busting entrepreneur Hussein Lalani wants to \u2018wow\u2019 his customers by putting family recipes on the back of sauce bottles sold across his 99p Stores empire.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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The value retailer has introduced Lalani secret family customised recipes on its own brand Soya and Chilli sauces at selected stores from its 143 UK branch portfolio.<\/div>\n

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Owner Hussein Lalani say\u2019s it\u2019s all about pushing the boundaries of \u201cvalue\u201d to \u201cwow\u201d levels.<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe now have weekly conferences where we ask HOW we can WOW our near two million family of customers,\u201d Mr Lalani say\u2019s.<\/div>\n

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The retail chain is owned by the Lalani family who opened their first 99p Stores in 2001 as a one-man band in Holloway, North London and in little over a decade have created a national brand. It is growing monthly with more stores planned soon, including in Colchester and Bishops Stortford.<\/div>\n

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At present there are 143 UK branches of the value retailer.<\/div>\n

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On the back of one sauce is the \u2018Lalani Chicken with Ginger and Spring Onion\u2019 recipe.<\/div>\n

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The recipes are on many bottles including Soy Sauce and Sweet Chilli Sauce. <\/div>\n

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They are being rolled out at selected 99p Stores 143 UK branches.<\/div>\n

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99p Stores has more than 8,000 different product lines, many of which will change weekly.<\/div>\n

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Products range from baby-wear to biscuits, cosmetics to chilled products, food to fashion, gardening to gifts, pet-care to party-wear, stationery to sweets \u2013 and lots more. 99p Stores pride itself on being the ABC of retail stores.<\/div>\n

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As well as general products 99p Stores also stocks themed goods \u2013 it\u2019s Father\u2019s Day range are just going on shop shelves. <\/div>\n

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\u201cGrabbing a bargain \u2013 and ensuring value – has become part of the daily shopping experience in Britain today,\u201d adds Mr Lalani.<\/div>\n

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Around 1.75m Britons now shop weekly at 99p Stores. <\/div>\n

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