Chairperson Glenda Gourley and Kate Underwood, Training and Education Manager from The Chip Group visited Michael in Rotorua to present him with this prestigious award. The award is to celebrate that Michael has trained and inspired hundreds of operators throughout NZ to follow his example and adopt the Industry Standards for best practice frying.

“Michael gives his time enthusiastically”, says Kate. “He is a true inspiration to the industry.” Through his involvement with The Chip Group he has been able to inspire operators like himself to remove a huge amount of fat from the NZ food supply.

In Matamata alone he was able to help motivate 10 operators to remove a staggering 1711kg of fat from the Matamata food supply – find out more here. This proves categorically that if a lot of individual operators make small changes to their frying techniques then cumulative affect can have a big impact on the food supply.

This is the first time The Chip Group has made any award such as this, and is reflective of his unique contribution to better the industry.

On behalf of The Chip Group we would like to congratulate Michael and his family and staff who allow Michael to get away and share his time helping others better their businesses.

Pictured is Kate Underwood, presenting Michael Huang with his prestigious 2013 Chip Champion Award.

Hold tight chippies we are very, very close to announcing the Regional Winners of this years 2013 Best Chip Shop Competition…

The Chip Group ran a Chinese Refresher Training Workshop on Monday 15th April.

Organised by Kate Underwood, Training and Education Manager with the help of Philip Yeung, Ethnic Development Advisor from the Hamilton City Council we had  31 keen operators attend. They spent the morning reviewing all of the training modules and refreshing what they had learnt at the previous 2011 training.

Special Guest and Champion Chippie – Michael Huang did a spectacular job of presenting the seminar in Chinese. He shared business advice about ways to improve productivity, look after their customers and make more money!

With loads of laughs and healthy discussion operators left smiling with NEW Training certificates and some vital tips to take back to their business.

A big Thanks to Michael Huang for making the trip to Hamilton and Philip Yeung for gathering excitement and ensuring full attendance!

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This year we hope to have even more New Zealand chip operators trained and educated about what it takes to cook the best chips! As we run the bi-annual Best Chip Shop Competition we also plan to educate the general public to ensure they support those operators who are working to reduce the fat in the chips they serve.

Bring on 2013, the year of ‘Better chips with less fat!’

A big thanks to Michelle Robinson for her input in the story.

For more information about out Industry Standards check them out here.

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With the help of Kristen Clarke and Zhuoshi Zhang – co-ordinators of the Glen Innes Healthy Kai initiative. The Chip Group training was used as part of their involvement in this program. Despite being a small scale forum, our message was the same….

Follow our Industry Standards and you will:

• a) Learn how to cook better chips that are lower in fat
• b) Have more satisfied customers
• c) Improve your business and make more money!

Attendees were awarded with their Tips for Better Chips poster, a badge, a certificate and free product from our sponsors Groenz. It was also really great to see a variety of operators, including a Turkish Kebab takeaway and a bakery. Sharing our best practice frying tips with as many people as possible is part of our intent, as our tips can be used when frying other foods, not just chips.

Thanks again to Kristen, Zhoushi and her Glen Innes operators for completing the training, if you are out in that area- be sure to support the following businesses! For more of the latest info Like us on Facebook here.

When: Monday 15th October at 9am

Where: Nick Smith Rooms, 544 Waimea Rd, Nelson

We are looking forward to teaching and inspiring Nelson operators about what it takes to fry tastier and better chips! We will be covering the range of our Industry Standards throughout the nine training modules, which each consist of a short video clip followed by a series of quiz questions.

Michael’s own business ‘Oppies Takeaway’ – was winner of the 2011 Rotorua Business Excellence Award and finalist for 2012, so he has a wealth of experience within the industry and will be sharing how The Chip Group has significantly improved his business.

If you are interested in learning about what it takes to fry the Best chips in the business or know anyone who may be, please let them know!

To register contact Kate via email, text or phone: 022 066 8711, [email protected]

Their set of ‘Rules’ are available in 27 different languages. So can be access around the globe.

We think our Industry Standards are pretty awesome- but its great to see other parts of the country doing their bit to fry better chips.

Check out the rules on their website here. Or to watch the You-tube clip go here.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Both Micahel and I are looking forward to inspiring retailers to improve their business skills and make positive changes to the way they fry their chips. We also hope to  visit various stores along the way. It is a real privilege to have Michael on board with us this year and with such great success in his own business he has a lot to offer. Operators who attended our workshops mentioned “It was great having Michael there to tell his story and experience.”

So if you are involved in frying chips- or any other form of deep-frying and want to learn from the best… Give me a call or text on 022 066 8711 or email me [email protected] and sign up to attend our FREE TRAINING SEMINAR.

In the mean time remember to keep in touch via our  FACEBOOK page and encourage your customers to jump online and join our chipper conversation.

It was a day of firsts for all! We had a range of retailers from the Mangere Town Centre who knew nothing about The Chip Group prior to the session and were able to learn and take away some great tips to help improve their business.

Michael Huang from Oppies Takeaways in Rotorua-Winner of The Best Chip Competition in 2011 also attended the seminar to help motivate and inspire. Participants found the training ‘very interesting’ and ‘very useful’. One participant mentioned: “It was great having Michael there to tell his story and share his experience.” We were also able to visit a few stores around Auckland and share his expertise.

Participants received a ‘Tips for Better Chips’ Poster and Certificate of Achievement that they can proudly display in their shops. A big thank you to all those who attended the seminar including: Pacific Fresh Fish and Takeaway, Pacific Fast Food, Jolly Goods, Flambe, Juan Polynesian and Sun Tasty Takeaways! Also thanks to Jenny and her team from Mr Chips, the Management team at the Mangere Town Centre for providing the venue and Carol Wildermouth from Healthy Kai for her help with recruting.

If you are in the area make sure you support these businesses and we look forward to hearing some great word about their chips!

We have a bunch of other seminars planned throughout NZ in the coming months. But in the mean time jump online, check us out on Facebook or give me a call on 0220668711 and stay in the loop with The Chip Group!