Editorial | Hong Kong’s ‘2-dish rice’ outlets need new recipes for success

The challenges facing the trade were put into perspective in a recent Post report. A food chain has shut around half of its 10 shops, with one outlet in Jardine’s Bazaar in Causeway Bay and its company secretary being sued by its landlord for at least HK$533,430 (US$68,522) in unpaid rent and interest over three months. Another brand has downsized from its peak of three branches to one. A common ingredient of the local food scene as early as the 1950s, the budget-friendly and filling meal box typically comprises a generous serving of rice with two or more pre-cooked dishes…