Sri Lanka’s award winning seafood restaurant to open branches in Bangkok and Maldives
Renowned Sri Lankan restaurant, Ministry of Crab, which is listed among ‘Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’ is set to expand its culinary journey to Bangkok and Maldives in the second half of this year.
“Today Ministry of Crab is four strong. We have opened in Shanghai, Manila and Mumbai. By the end of the year there will be two more, adding Bangkok and Maldives on that list,” Ministry of Crab Co-Owner and renowned chef Dharshan Munidasa has told the media.
Ministry of Crab opened its first overseas outpost in Shanghai, China in November last year and was followed by two others in Manila, Philippines in January and Mumbai, India in February this year.
Munidasa has said the Maldives outlet would be managed and operated by the same team of Sri Lanka, while the Bangkok branch would be a franchise operation.
In addition to the Ministry of Crab, Munidasa has further noted that that he would open two restaurants in the Maldives, which would include a new venture called ‘Carnediem,’ specialising in beef steak.
According to reports, the Maldives would also have his other flagship Japanese restaurant, Nihonbashi. Munidasa has explained to the media that crab would be imported from Sri Lanka to the Maldivian Ministry of Crab, whilst his Thai Ministry of Crab would source local crab.
Ministry of Crab was brought to light by the famous Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, along with experienced Chef Munidasa.
OSL take:
The expansion of the restaurant Ministry of Crab is indicative of the strength and potential of private sector ventures in Sri Lanka. Foreign businesses/investors considering doing business with Sri Lanka could explore possibilities of forming partnerships/joint ventures with local businesses.
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