Hello!
I'm foreigner studying in Malaysia. My friends and I want to open a small restaurant to introduce our country's food. But we dont know how to apply to Malaysia GOV and what papers we have to prepare. Anybody can help?

You must have good cable lubricated with many MYR.

it's easier for you to get a local biz partner. so all process will be smoother with local name in the documentation

you need to prepare 'wang kertas'. lots of them!

wat nationality are you ?? wat food youre going to sell ? how much kopi o you wan to buy ?

this is where u shud post this kind of question if u r really serious.

Business related

i love nikka food

51% of company must belong to your partner.

I'm Vietnamese and I want to open Vietnam restaurant. hehe

owh ur avatar n signature really make me wan fap fap fap..

Please consult Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri First, they will monitor on what the ingredient and how the food was made..
it is not wrong if u sell halal food without sijil halal right..just not certified only

you need to partner with a local to go through the paperwork smoothly...

if yr a student very hard.. cause yr permit is to study not run a freaking business

it's illegal to put halal food without cert...

we want to produce food only. and it's non halal food

at my place there is a philippines food store they sell nice foods inside cainis hawker center 8.50 1 set but naisee his wife can speak hokkien maybe u need a local wife

orly? i though is more illegal sale haram food with halal cert or illegal logo
many hotel,kedai makan melayu dont have halal cert,but no action has been taken right

halal cert costs around 50k

i will sell non halal food

Some general info -
http://www.doingbusiness.org/exploretopics...x?economyid=119

http://www.malaysia.gov.my/EN/Relevant%20T...sinessMain.aspx

You also need licenses from the relevant authorities.

anyone have tried vietnamese food before. It's not Vietnamese food in pavilion and midvalley. They are selling bullshit there

than you should have to get lesen jualan makanan onli..
dont lie to people saying you food is halal when the food is non-halal

p.s- i think malaysian must be a share holder inside a company for getting a license

This post has been edited by zerorating: Aug 9 2010, 06:09 PM

it's not a good idea to compare vietnam taste with malaysia people taste bud...

it might be authentic Vietnam taste but malaysia people will find it weird.

i not compare vietnam food with malaysia food
i just told that vietnamese restaurant in pavilion and midvalley are not cooked by vietnam people. so it's not vietnam food. thanks

Real Vietnamese food? I'm game.


BTW, have to tried testing it out on your local friends first? Some food taste different from the original country's simply because locals dislike the taste of the original.

from the start he never mention to sell halal food.

vietnam food have pork & alcohol in cooking...

Yes, My friends've tried it before and they love it. That why we want to open a small restaurant to produce our food. hehe

sappot!

Your selling Pho Bo ? If yes do inform me...i can intro people to patronise..perhaps....i can run it for you also ? haha

That's good then. Best of luck and let us know when you open it.

yes, vietnamese food have pork so that why its non halal

I want to sell food like some chicken rice restaurent only. Is that need to open a company

food must be localized. you have to let more people try first.

Nationality is not a problem if the chef is train & skilled in the cuisine. btw u just insulted tons of chefs

anyway you should find a trustable local partner, you do the cooking and they do the management.

Thanks
Pho Bo is a part of vietnamese food. Of course, We will sell it. We are trying to open it first. Members of LYN will have discount when we open it )

Go for NON HALAL

vietnamese food has pork. Its not fitting for muslims.

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Added on August 9, 2010, 6:21 pmTo get halal certification, you're adding more COSTS into your operations.

SO AVOID!

This post has been edited by happy4ever: Aug 9 2010, 06:21 PM

you intend to hire vietnamese workers to cook???

now thats expensive...but still better than those who hire INDONS that CANT COOK!

yes. If the food is better, a little expensive is not a problem.

The most authentic vietnamese food i've tried (away from vietnam) was in melbourne, where there's a lot of vietnamese there.

The beef and rice noodles are awesome.

For legal matters, talk to a company secretary to form a private limited company and get necessary licenses and inocculations for food handling.

thanks for your replying. I will ask my friend to open a company.
i thought that we could open a restaurant without under a company

This post has been edited by itune_gifts: Aug 9 2010, 06:33 PM

Its a business. All businesses has to be registered.

Sole proprietary business is the easiest (which i used when i first startup my own biz) which can be done online. But for foreigners, need more process.

In your case, its best to go for private limited business (Sdn Bhd or sendirian berhad). This is because when people get food poisoning (worse case scenario), and you got sued, your personal liabilities are limited...so you don't go broke and live on the streets.

Its to safeguard yourself and your assets.

Bro,You trying to open restaurant or just a small stall?

A small stall call Restoran Pendatang Vietnam

yes. maybe a small stall if difficult to open a small restaurant

or Restoran Boat people , Not insulting vietneamese btw

sorry, We want to introduce food only. No need to call us Immigrants

Sorry, no need to feel shy.

we chinese immigrants have been called immigrants for so long past 50 over years.

you're still new. Will get used to it la. No worry. you can even be one of the wealthiest people in malaysia. top 10 richest in this country are mostly all immigrants. So its no problem.

u dun simply call other people's food bullshit ok. vietnam then ? so power ar ? i sked ? i sked ? walauweh.. not yet open restaurant already simply insult other ppl place , later open liao u will call our nasi lemak capati tosei bkt all bullshit also ?

If you've tried real vietnamese food, those u see in pavilion and MV are indeed shitbrix food and expensive.

Even the one in USJ taipan tastes like crap.

hey, you dont know what i mean.
i just told that they are selling vietnamese food in vietnamese restaurant
But it's not authentic vietnamese food
That what i mean
sorry if I've touch you

NEVER EVER BE SORRY FOR TOUCHING SOMEONE!

Thats the malaysian culture. if you touched someone, make sure you say "suka tak? mau lagi?" and they will say "sa sayang, terima kasih"

touch, please touch me also. i love it when you touch me

haha. got it

if ur partner is bumiputra den everything will run smoothly

xin chào

tôi muốn có một bát phở

cảm ơn

Good luck TS!

If non-halal, u must make sure it is in a densely Chinese populated area.

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This post has been edited by MISHUGINA: Apr 26 2011, 12:52 AM

Hi, we're in a similar situation regarding opening a restaurant as foreigners and we've found a few things...

You DON'T need to have a Malaysian business partner. We've just setup a company, legally, though an accountant and there was no problems. Only thing was that they didn't like the names we chose. That's about it. Once you've done that you need to get a bank account opened and then your food safety certificates and a tetanus injection for all your workers. There's a host of other forms etc that they only offer in Bahasa so you'll need a friend who can translate them.

You don't need to get a halal certificate, if your suppliers are halal certified then you can say that on your menu, signage etc. If you get a halal cert I believe that you need to employ malaysians but I'm not sure. That's only if you're not serving pork

I've been to Vietnam and pork appears so much in dishes that it would be odd not serving it but you will cut out a chunk of the market. Saying that, there are lots of restaurants that serve pork and are busy so I would say to test out your food on a focus group and gauge the feedback. Use social networking lots! and let me know when you want a website built

Other than that it's relatively easy for foreigners to setup a restaurant in Malaysia if you've got the investment.

I wish you the best of luck and let me know how you get on. It'll be interesting to follow your project.

Is Shitbrix a brand? If not it sounds like a great name for a breakfast cereal