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Business Tianjin Business Tianjin ECONOMY • FINANCE • MARKETING InterMediaChina www.businesstianjin.com March 2019 June 2020 06/2020 www.businesstianjin.com www.businesstianjin.com Catch of the Day! Follow us CULINARY on Wechat! STORYTELLING AT YOUR DINING TABLE Healthy Seafood Lunch & Crafted Luxurious Delights 餐桌上的烹饪故事 Enjoy Great Wines, Hand-Crafted Cocktails & Whiskeys From Around The World THE CORNER ACADEMY No. 86 Harbin Rd., Heping District. Tianjin 考恩预约品鉴店 和平区哈尔滨道86号 T: +86 22 27119871 Memorable And Personalized Eating Experience THE CORNER CHANCE No. 101-102 Harbin Rd., Heping District. Tianjin 考恩餐饮&文化空间 和平区哈尔滨道102增101号 T: +86 22 83219717 Letter from the Editor Dear Readers, During the last few months we have all suffered from the effects of COVID-19 in one way or another. Some businesses chose to stay closed and follow the recommendations of the authorities, while others remained open voluntarily but established a lot of measures to protect their customers and staff. The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin took the hard decision to put the safety of all its staff and guests first, and was closed for three months, but during that time, the team worked hard and took on the challenge of innovating and creating new concepts for dishes to provide to their guests once the epidemic was over. We spoke to Mr Radek Cais, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin and The Ritz-Carlton Executive Residences, Tianjin, on this month’s Business Tianjin issue, and got to know more about the man leading the great transformation that is now necessary to reinvent the high-end products and services of the hospitality industry of Tianjin. Mr Cais told us about local Baozi that is transformed into a luxurious, expertly-made delight, the selection of nutritious seasonal ingredients Recent Past Editons that make up the Eight Healthy Delights at their Chinese Restaurant, and the innovation at ZEST, where each culinary station is a cooking showcase creating visual experiences with freshly prepared dishes. The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin also offers an impressive Seafood Healthy Lunch with fresh seafood menus updated daily. And who better to inspect and verify the freshness of the seafood than our cover story man. Mr Radek Cais personally checks and confirms the quality of the outstanding products offered at each table. As you can see on the cover, he is an experienced fisherman, selecting the best seafood for guests. Nestled among majestic trees and a landscaped garden is another jewel of Tianjin, as many are about to discover. Tianjin residents who have been living in the city for a long time will remember many happy hours from yesteryear spent at the city’s first 5-Star hotel, Tianjin Yan Yuan International Hotel. Set in a secluded area away from the busy streets, it oozes tranquillity and elegance, and is emerging as a totally renovated establishment to carry on its tradition of luxury accommodation, superb meals and excellent service. The hotel has a few secrets up its sleeve, one being the newly landscaped garden complete with luscious green lawn, a wooden deck with comfortable outdoor seating, huge trees that shelter the garden from the heat and sun, and a children’s playground area. Visit our website www.businesstianjin.com and follow us on our official WeChat account (ID: business_tianjin) for a complete list of articles and information. Mary Smith Managing Editor | Business Tianjin Magazine [email protected] ADVERTISING AGENCY InterMediaChina [email protected] PUBLISHING DATE June 2020 Business Tianjin is FREE For Members ONLY ISSN 2076-3735 www.BusinessTianjin.com Biz Briefs Contents June TiAnjin To inCrEAsE PErsonAL Nestlé’s existing pet food plant in Tianjin News CAr LiCEnsE plate quota Tianjin. New production lines will offer pet owners products in categories COVER STORY 07 BIZ BRIEFS TiAnjin KindErGArTEns To rETurn on junE including Veterinary Diet and Wet Cat Culinary Storytelling 11 NUMBERS Food. The investment will also see At Your Dining Table Nestlé’s first production facility in Asia Experience the Culinary Innovation 12 ECONOMY for plant-based products. of The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin Recovery in Sight An insightful talk with Mr Radek Cais, General Manager 14 E-BIZ Finance Are Chatbots Replacing Humans in The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin was Tianjin is going to increase the car CHinA dECidEs noT To sET GdP closed for three months, but This Digital Age? license plate quota for individual users tarGET For 2020 during that time, the team 16 COVER STORY The Tianjin Municipal Education as part of efforts to stimulate worked hard and took on automobile sales, according to a Culinary Storytelling Commission has announced that the challenge of innovating grades 1 to 3 and public kindergartens document issued by Tianjin Municipal and creating new concepts At Your Dining Table will be opening on June 2. Private Government on May 2. The policy for dishes to provide to their 22 INVESTMENT kindergartens may decide on their makers also said it is necessary to guests once the epidemic was optimize the management measures JD Is Positioned For Growth In The opening date upon approval from the over. district education department. The for motor vehicle purchase restriction, See Page 16 Upcoming Years notice states that, in special and the vehicle purchase indicators 24 FEATURE STORY circumstances, primary school that have been abandoned over the China made a rare decision not to set A Brand New Yan Yuan, students may choose to continue years can be appropriately revitalized a target for its economic growth for FEATURE STORY A Shining New Star online education at home after to better meet residents' car 2020 due to uncertainties about the A Brand New Yan Yuan reporting to the school. Furthermore, consumption demands. Moreover, in a impact of the coronavirus. "I would 27 BOOK REVIEW A Shining New Star parents can voluntarily choose bid to promote the application of new like to point out that we have not energy vehicles (NEVs) at an Nestled among majestic Trillion Dollar Coach whether they want their children to set a specific target for economic appropriate pace, the authorities need trees and a landscaped return to kindergarten. growth this year," Chinese Premier Li 28 TRAVEL to put in place national policies garden lies the Tianjin Yan Keqiang said in an English-language pertinent to subsidies and tax Yuan International Hotel, a Flores TiAnjin TiAnHAi quiTs CHinA text of the work report delivered on reduction and exemption, and replace hidden jewel, as many are 32 REAL ESTATE suPEr LEAGuE Friday. "This is because our country the buses in built-up areas, as well as about to discover. 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The remarks are part of China's LAST WORDS due to COVID-19 TiAnjin annual parliamentary meeting, which Memories are made on 40 HR was delayed by about two months Mother’s Day Chinese Super League team Tianjin this year due to the coronavirus Using Social Media To Attract New Tianhai, once home to Brazilian star outbreak that began in China last Every second Sunday in May Alexandre Pato and formerly coached year and has since spread globally. is dedicated world-wide to Talent by Fabio Cannavaro, has effectively celebrating and honouring 42 TECH folded after teetering on the brink for mothers. Tianjin Plus Translating motion into music nAsdAq TELLs LuCKin CoFFEE months. 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