20230401_192845
Accra. April 1st, 2023
Lapaz. Rice and stew at Las Plamas.
www.facebook.com/laspalmasghana/
Las Palmas Food Centre and Guest House, a fast growing player in Ghana's hospitality industry,
has set itself an agenda to lead in the local tourism industry.
Following its success in the Greater Accra Region, the company is venturing into other regions of
the country to promote local food and modernize the traditional restaurant or 'chop bar' sector.
A new food centre has been opened in Kumasi, where over 100 workers are engaged to serve
varieties of local and continental dishes.
Director of Las Palmas, Johnson Quashie says the company is liaising with the tourist board,
traditional and city authorities and financiers to put up additional facilities to create employment.
He noted that the development of the tourism industry must be linked to the local food sector.
“We realized that the tourism sector is just looking at one side of tourism, like going to Kakum
Park, going to Boti Falls and that's the end; and the type of restaurants we are providing in this
country are not promoting tourism. They are rather promoting foreign culture and creating
employment for those foreign countries.
“So we have decided that we'll take another path to see how best we can promote the Ghanaian
culture and the Ghanaian food because we believe the Ghanaian has one of the best food in the
world”, Mr. Quashie stated.
He said local food vendors can "polish their style of selling their food" by improving their
operating environment, without necessarily hiking prices of meals.
Mr. Quarshie says the vision of Las Palmas is to set the pace in the creation of food markets for
value addition in the tourism industry.
Las Palmas operates five food centres in Accra, two in Kumasi.
Story by Kofi Adu Domfeh/Luv Fm/Ghana
20.12.2010
BUSINESS & FINANCE (/SECTION/BUSINESSFINANCE)
20230401_192845
Accra. April 1st, 2023
Lapaz. Rice and stew at Las Plamas.
www.facebook.com/laspalmasghana/
Las Palmas Food Centre and Guest House, a fast growing player in Ghana's hospitality industry,
has set itself an agenda to lead in the local tourism industry.
Following its success in the Greater Accra Region, the company is venturing into other regions of
the country to promote local food and modernize the traditional restaurant or 'chop bar' sector.
A new food centre has been opened in Kumasi, where over 100 workers are engaged to serve
varieties of local and continental dishes.
Director of Las Palmas, Johnson Quashie says the company is liaising with the tourist board,
traditional and city authorities and financiers to put up additional facilities to create employment.
He noted that the development of the tourism industry must be linked to the local food sector.
“We realized that the tourism sector is just looking at one side of tourism, like going to Kakum
Park, going to Boti Falls and that's the end; and the type of restaurants we are providing in this
country are not promoting tourism. They are rather promoting foreign culture and creating
employment for those foreign countries.
“So we have decided that we'll take another path to see how best we can promote the Ghanaian
culture and the Ghanaian food because we believe the Ghanaian has one of the best food in the
world”, Mr. Quashie stated.
He said local food vendors can "polish their style of selling their food" by improving their
operating environment, without necessarily hiking prices of meals.
Mr. Quarshie says the vision of Las Palmas is to set the pace in the creation of food markets for
value addition in the tourism industry.
Las Palmas operates five food centres in Accra, two in Kumasi.
Story by Kofi Adu Domfeh/Luv Fm/Ghana
20.12.2010
BUSINESS & FINANCE (/SECTION/BUSINESSFINANCE)