Staff consists of international students: Resto owners on helping community

Canberran couple and full-time government employees Jim and Sharon May Maranan rely heavily on their staff to run their Filipino restaurant, considering them a 'blessing' in their business venture.

Mag-asawang si Jim at Sharon May Maranan.

KEY POINTS

• Based on Statista, the food industry is forecast to grow by 4.62% (2025- 2029) resulting in a market volume of US $115.70 bn in 2029.
• The Maranan couple bought an existing Vietnamese bakery and espresso bar for about $200,000 AUD which they eventually reformatted to a Filipino restaurant, naming it 'Sharon May's Filipino Cuisine' located in Gungahlin.
• One of their bestsellers include Cebu lechon belly, Maskara sisig and Bicol express among others.

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