https://wiki.sg/index.php?title=Arrif_Ziaudeen_(Singapore_Entrepreneur)&feed=atom&action=historyArrif Ziaudeen (Singapore Entrepreneur) - Revision history2024-03-28T08:38:23ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.2https://wiki.sg/index.php?title=Arrif_Ziaudeen_(Singapore_Entrepreneur)&diff=11464&oldid=prevKimberly Wong: Add sub-category2022-11-03T11:30:22Z<p>Add sub-category</p>
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</table>Kimberly Wonghttps://wiki.sg/index.php?title=Arrif_Ziaudeen_(Singapore_Entrepreneur)&diff=9041&oldid=prevDayana Rizal: Dayana Rizal moved page Arrif Ziaudeen to Arrif Ziaudeen (Singapore Entrepreneur)2020-08-19T05:34:14Z<p>Dayana Rizal moved page <a href="/p/Arrif_Ziaudeen" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrif Ziaudeen">Arrif Ziaudeen</a> to <a href="/p/Arrif_Ziaudeen_(Singapore_Entrepreneur)" title="Arrif Ziaudeen (Singapore Entrepreneur)">Arrif Ziaudeen (Singapore Entrepreneur)</a></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After graduating from King's College London in 2005, Arrif joined Bain & Company as a strategy advisor.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https</del>://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref> At the time, he moved to San Francisco for the job. After three years in the legal profession, he embarked on a full-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Stanford University. He graduated in 2010 and joined Principia Management, a private equity company based in Indonesia, as an Investment Professional.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: </del>https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After graduating from King's College London in 2005, Arrif joined Bain & Company as a strategy advisor.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[https</ins>://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Arrif Ziaudeen]”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019.</ins></ref> At the time, he moved to San Francisco for the job. After three years in the legal profession, he embarked on a full-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Stanford University. He graduated in 2010 and joined Principia Management, a private equity company based in Indonesia, as an Investment Professional.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[</ins>https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Arrif Ziaudeen]”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019.</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif quit his full-time job at Principia Management four months after setting up the site. At 29 years old, he was the co-founder of Chope. He contributed a five-figure sum to set up the business.<ref>Singh, Bryna. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Chope </del>the Good Food.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">” </del>''The Straits Times,'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</del></ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif quit his full-time job at Principia Management four months after setting up the site. At 29 years old, he was the co-founder of Chope. He contributed a five-figure sum to set up the business.<ref>Singh, Bryna. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food Chope </ins>the Good Food<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]”</ins>.''The Straits Times,'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chope’s first office was in an apartment after which they relocated to Orchard Towers. They then moved to a shophouse at Tiong Bahru and then to another at Purvis Street. In September 2018, Chope moved to an office space in Shaw Towers where it occupies an entire floor.<ref>Singh, Bryna. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Chope </del>the Good Food.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">” </del>''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</del></ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chope’s first office was in an apartment after which they relocated to Orchard Towers. They then moved to a shophouse at Tiong Bahru and then to another at Purvis Street. In September 2018, Chope moved to an office space in Shaw Towers where it occupies an entire floor.<ref>Singh, Bryna. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food Chope </ins>the Good Food<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]”</ins>. ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the initial days of Chope, Arrif and his small team had to review all the restaurants themselves. That included going to restaurants for meals, taking pictures of the food and conceptualising the information to be published on the Chope website. In their first week, they only sat 12 customers.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Arrif Ziaudeen, Founder of Chope.” ''The Asian Entrepreneur''. July 3, 2019. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: </del>https://www.asianentrepreneur.org/arrif-ziaudeen-founder-of-chope-singapores-leading-online-restaurant-reservation-site/</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the initial days of Chope, Arrif and his small team had to review all the restaurants themselves. That included going to restaurants for meals, taking pictures of the food and conceptualising the information to be published on the Chope website. In their first week, they only sat 12 customers.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[</ins>https://www.asianentrepreneur.org/arrif-ziaudeen-founder-of-chope-singapores-leading-online-restaurant-reservation-site/ <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Arrif Ziaudeen, Founder of Chope]”. ''The Asian Entrepreneur''. July 3, 2019. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The team also proposed a table management system which Arrif described as a “fancy Excel spreadsheet”.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Marathon </del>Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">” </del>''Mixergy''. Accessed August <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">7, </del>2019. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</del></ref> Initially, the system did not take off and 6 of the 9 restaurants working with Chope backed out of the project. Despite initial rejection, the improved version of the system developed into ChopeBook. With the system, restaurants can manage online and offline reservations. Chope offers several other management services for restaurants such as:<ref>"<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Restaurant Management Solutions." ''Chope''. Accessed August 07, 2019. Retrieved from: </del>https://www.chope.co/singapore-restaurants/for-restaurants</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The team also proposed a table management system which Arrif described as a “fancy Excel spreadsheet”.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/ Marathon </ins>Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]”</ins>. ''Mixergy''. Accessed <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">7 </ins>August 2019.</ref> Initially, the system did not take off and 6 of the 9 restaurants working with Chope backed out of the project. Despite initial rejection, the improved version of the system developed into ChopeBook. With the system, restaurants can manage online and offline reservations. Chope offers several other management services for restaurants such as:<ref>"<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>https://www.chope.co/singapore-restaurants/for-restaurants <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Restaurant Management Solutions]". ''Chope''. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the start, the Chope team had to train restaurant staff to use the online reservation management systems.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“The </del>Man Who Took Reservations Online.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">” </del>''South China Morning Post''. July 7, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/article/1293925/man-who-took-reservations-online</del></ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the start, the Chope team had to train restaurant staff to use the online reservation management systems.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[https://www.scmp.com/article/1293925/man-who-took-reservations-online The </ins>Man Who Took Reservations Online<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]”</ins>. ''South China Morning Post''. July 7, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2012, Arrif pushed for the creation of a mobile version of the website after noticing that mobile usage is on the rise. He also launched the first mobile application for Chope. The initial app was powered by Burpple, a social food journal startup which designed and developed the application. The application features 130 restaurants for users to choose from. The application utilised features like location finders and restaurant recommendations from the Chope team.<ref>Tan, Vanessa. Chope Launches New iPhone App, Ready to Take Your Reservations. ''TechInAsia''. May 3, 2012. Accessed 7 August 2019. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Retrieved from: https://d2jzxcrnybzkkt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2012/05/TechInAsia_pdf_1336449660.pdf</del></ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2012, Arrif pushed for the creation of a mobile version of the website after noticing that mobile usage is on the rise. He also launched the first mobile application for Chope. The initial app was powered by Burpple, a social food journal startup which designed and developed the application. The application features 130 restaurants for users to choose from. The application utilised features like location finders and restaurant recommendations from the Chope team.<ref>Tan, Vanessa. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"[https://d2jzxcrnybzkkt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2012/05/TechInAsia_pdf_1336449660.pdf </ins>Chope Launches New iPhone App, Ready to Take Your Reservations<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]"</ins>. ''TechInAsia''. May 3, 2012. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After Chope took off, Arrif focused his efforts on expanding on the brand's restaurant base. In 2014, Chope partnered with Ringier China to roll out its services to the thousands of restaurants listed on Ringier’s online lifestyle guide, City Weekend.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Chope </del>To Offer Online Restaurant Bookings In China With Ringier China.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">” </del>''Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings''. August 8, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Retrieved from: https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/2182</del></ref> In 2019, Chope partnered with China-based lifestyle service giant Meituan-Dianping to offer Chinese tourists a more convenient way of booking Chope restaurants.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hunger for Growth." ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. Retrieved from: </del>https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After Chope took off, Arrif focused his efforts on expanding on the brand's restaurant base. In 2014, Chope partnered with Ringier China to roll out its services to the thousands of restaurants listed on Ringier’s online lifestyle guide, City Weekend.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/2182 Chope </ins>To Offer Online Restaurant Bookings In China With Ringier China<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]”</ins>. ''Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings''. August 8, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019.</ref> In 2019, Chope partnered with China-based lifestyle service giant Meituan-Dianping to offer Chinese tourists a more convenient way of booking Chope restaurants.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hunger for Growth]". ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed 8 August 2019.</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Dayana Rizalhttps://wiki.sg/index.php?title=Arrif_Ziaudeen_(Singapore_Entrepreneur)&diff=4465&oldid=prevDayana Rizal at 01:21, 20 November 20192019-11-20T01:21:24Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif Ziaudeen is a Singaporean entrepreneur who is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chope. Along with two friends, Arrif co-founded Chope on 15 June 2011 upon realising that an online restaurant booking platform did not exist. In 2019, Chope operates in 8 cities across Asia and their services are used by more than 4,000 restaurants. Arrif is the principal figure running the business while the other two co-founders are shareholders.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif Ziaudeen is a Singaporean entrepreneur who is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chope. Along with two friends, Arrif co-founded Chope on 15 June 2011 upon realising that an online restaurant booking platform did not exist. In 2019, Chope operates in 8 cities across Asia and their services are used by more than 4,000 restaurants. Arrif is the principal figure running the business while the other two co-founders are shareholders.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Background ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Background==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif Ziaudeen was born to an Indian father and a Chinese mother. In a 2016 interview with The Straits Times, he shared that his mixed heritage influenced the variety of cuisines he consumed daily as a child.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food. https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food]</ref> At 14-years-old, Arrif moved to the UK to further his studies.<ref>“Marathon Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.” ''Mixergy''. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</ref> He then pursued a law degree at King’s College London in 2002.<ref>“The Man Who Took Reservations Online.” ''South China Morning Post''. July 7, 2014. Accessed on 8 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/article/1293925/man-who-took-reservations-online</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif Ziaudeen was born to an Indian father and a Chinese mother. In a 2016 interview with The Straits Times, he shared that his mixed heritage influenced the variety of cuisines he consumed daily as a child.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food. https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food]</ref> At 14-years-old, Arrif moved to the UK to further his studies.<ref>“Marathon Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.” ''Mixergy''. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</ref> He then pursued a law degree at King’s College London in 2002.<ref>“The Man Who Took Reservations Online.” ''South China Morning Post''. July 7, 2014. Accessed on 8 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/article/1293925/man-who-took-reservations-online</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After graduating from King's College London in 2005, Arrif joined Bain & Company as a strategy advisor.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref> At the time, he moved to San Francisco for the job. After three years in the legal profession, he embarked on a full-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Stanford University. He graduated in 2010 and joined Principia Management, a private equity company based in Indonesia, as an Investment Professional.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After graduating from King's College London in 2005, Arrif joined Bain & Company as a strategy advisor.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref> At the time, he moved to San Francisco for the job. After three years in the legal profession, he embarked on a full-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Stanford University. He graduated in 2010 and joined Principia Management, a private equity company based in Indonesia, as an Investment Professional.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Chope (2011 - Present) ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Chope (2011 - Present)==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Arrif and Chope Logo.jpg|thumb|''Arrif (foreground) pictured with the Chope logo. Photo from Chope.'']]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Arrif and Chope Logo.jpg|thumb|''Arrif (foreground) pictured with the Chope logo. Photo from Chope.'']]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Arrif Ziaudeen office tour.jpg|thumb|''In 2019, Arrif was featured in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxdT7g10D8s YouTube video] where he gave a tour of Chope's new office.'']]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Arrif Ziaudeen office tour.jpg|thumb|''In 2019, Arrif was featured in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxdT7g10D8s YouTube video] where he gave a tour of Chope's new office <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at Shaw Towers</ins>.'']]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Origins ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Origins===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The idea of an online restaurant booking platform came about when Arrif realised that people were still making restaurant reservations via phone calls. One of the co-founders suggested the name “Chope” and Arrif bought the internet address www.chope.co for S$12 soon after.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food.</ref> Chope started as a side-project where Arrif and his friends approached restaurants in Singapore to propose their idea in their spare time. At the time, Arrif was working at Principia Management. With about 20 restaurants on board with the idea of Chope, he decided to devote more time to the venture.<ref>Nair, Dipti. “With US $8 M New Funding, Singapore-Based Chope Pulls out All Stops to Capture Online Dining Reservation Market in SE Asia. Will India Be next?” ''YourStory.'' July 27, 2015. Accessed 7 August, 2019. Retrieved from: https://yourstory.com/2015/07/chope-funding</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The idea of an online restaurant booking platform came about when Arrif realised that people were still making restaurant reservations via phone calls. One of the co-founders suggested the name “Chope” and Arrif bought the internet address www.chope.co for S$12 soon after.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food.</ref> Chope started as a side-project where Arrif and his friends approached restaurants in Singapore to propose their idea in their spare time. At the time, Arrif was working at Principia Management. With about 20 restaurants on board with the idea of Chope, he decided to devote more time to the venture.<ref>Nair, Dipti. “With US $8 M New Funding, Singapore-Based Chope Pulls out All Stops to Capture Online Dining Reservation Market in SE Asia. Will India Be next?” ''YourStory.'' July 27, 2015. Accessed 7 August, 2019. Retrieved from: https://yourstory.com/2015/07/chope-funding</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif quit his full-time job at Principia Management four months after setting up the site. At 29 years old, he was the co-founder of Chope. He contributed a five-figure sum to set up the business.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times,'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Arrif quit his full-time job at Principia Management four months after setting up the site. At 29 years old, he was the co-founder of Chope. He contributed a five-figure sum to set up the business.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times,'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Founding ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Founding===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chope’s first office was in an apartment after which they relocated to Orchard Towers. They then moved to a shophouse at Tiong Bahru and then to another at Purvis Street. In September 2018, Chope moved to an office space in Shaw Towers where it occupies an entire floor.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chope’s first office was in an apartment after which they relocated to Orchard Towers. They then moved to a shophouse at Tiong Bahru and then to another at Purvis Street. In September 2018, Chope moved to an office space in Shaw Towers where it occupies an entire floor.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The team also proposed a table management system which Arrif described as a “fancy Excel spreadsheet”.<ref>“Marathon Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.” ''Mixergy''. Accessed August 7, 2019. Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</ref> Initially, the system did not take off and 6 of the 9 restaurants working with Chope backed out of the project. Despite initial rejection, the improved version of the system developed into ChopeBook. With the system, restaurants can manage online and offline reservations. Chope offers several other management services for restaurants such as:<ref>"Restaurant Management Solutions." ''Chope''. Accessed August 07, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.chope.co/singapore-restaurants/for-restaurants</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The team also proposed a table management system which Arrif described as a “fancy Excel spreadsheet”.<ref>“Marathon Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.” ''Mixergy''. Accessed August 7, 2019. Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</ref> Initially, the system did not take off and 6 of the 9 restaurants working with Chope backed out of the project. Despite initial rejection, the improved version of the system developed into ChopeBook. With the system, restaurants can manage online and offline reservations. Chope offers several other management services for restaurants such as:<ref>"Restaurant Management Solutions." ''Chope''. Accessed August 07, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.chope.co/singapore-restaurants/for-restaurants</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* ChopeCloud: A web-based reservation dashboard with restaurant analytics</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*ChopeCloud: A web-based reservation dashboard with restaurant analytics</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After Chope took off, Arrif focused his efforts on expanding on the brand's restaurant base. In 2014, Chope partnered with Ringier China to roll out its services to the thousands of restaurants listed on Ringier’s online lifestyle guide, City Weekend.<ref>“Chope To Offer Online Restaurant Bookings In China With Ringier China.” ''Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings''. August 8, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/2182</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After Chope took off, Arrif focused his efforts on expanding on the brand's restaurant base. In 2014, Chope partnered with Ringier China to roll out its services to the thousands of restaurants listed on Ringier’s online lifestyle guide, City Weekend.<ref>“Chope To Offer Online Restaurant Bookings In China With Ringier China.” ''Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings''. August 8, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/2182<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ref> In 2019, Chope partnered with China-based lifestyle service giant Meituan-Dianping to offer Chinese tourists a more convenient way of booking Chope restaurants.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "Hunger for Growth." ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chope amassed a revenue of $5.5 million in 2016. The figure was doubled to S$10.4 million in 2017, with more than 4,000 restaurant clients in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Phuket, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta and Bali. Chope almost doubled its revenue to S$19.5 million in 2018. Additionally, Chope expanded from 100 staff members to 200 in 2018.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "Hunger for Growth." ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chope amassed a revenue of $5.5 million in 2016. The figure was doubled to S$10.4 million in 2017, with more than 4,000 restaurant clients in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Phuket, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta and Bali. Chope almost doubled its revenue to S$19.5 million in 2018. Additionally, Chope expanded from 100 staff members to 200 in 2018.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "Hunger for Growth." ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth]</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Dayana Rizalhttps://wiki.sg/index.php?title=Arrif_Ziaudeen_(Singapore_Entrepreneur)&diff=2796&oldid=prevDayana Rizal: Created page with "{{Infobox person | image = Arrif Ziaudeen.jpg | birth_date = 1981 | education = King's College London (Law), Stanford University (Masters of Busi..."2019-08-08T09:28:43Z<p>Created page with "{{Infobox person | image = Arrif Ziaudeen.jpg | birth_date = 1981 | education = King's College London (Law), Stanford University (Masters of Busi..."</p>
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Arrif Ziaudeen is a Singaporean entrepreneur who is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chope. Along with two friends, Arrif co-founded Chope on 15 June 2011 upon realising that an online restaurant booking platform did not exist. In 2019, Chope operates in 8 cities across Asia and their services are used by more than 4,000 restaurants. Arrif is the principal figure running the business while the other two co-founders are shareholders.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
Arrif Ziaudeen was born to an Indian father and a Chinese mother. In a 2016 interview with The Straits Times, he shared that his mixed heritage influenced the variety of cuisines he consumed daily as a child.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food. https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food]</ref> At 14-years-old, Arrif moved to the UK to further his studies.<ref>“Marathon Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.” ''Mixergy''. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</ref> He then pursued a law degree at King’s College London in 2002.<ref>“The Man Who Took Reservations Online.” ''South China Morning Post''. July 7, 2014. Accessed on 8 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/article/1293925/man-who-took-reservations-online</ref><br />
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After graduating from King's College London in 2005, Arrif joined Bain & Company as a strategy advisor.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref> At the time, he moved to San Francisco for the job. After three years in the legal profession, he embarked on a full-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Stanford University. He graduated in 2010 and joined Principia Management, a private equity company based in Indonesia, as an Investment Professional.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen”. ''LinkedIn.'' Accessed on 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/arrif-ziaudeen-a72449a</ref><br />
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== Chope (2011 - Present) ==<br />
[[File:Arrif and Chope Logo.jpg|thumb|''Arrif (foreground) pictured with the Chope logo. Photo from Chope.'']]<br />
[[File:Chope Purvis Street office.jpg|thumb|''The Chope team at their Purvis Street office in 2017.'' ''Photo from Glassdoor.'' ]]<br />
[[File:Arrif Ziaudeen office tour.jpg|thumb|''In 2019, Arrif was featured in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxdT7g10D8s YouTube video] where he gave a tour of Chope's new office.'']]<br />
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=== Origins ===<br />
The idea of an online restaurant booking platform came about when Arrif realised that people were still making restaurant reservations via phone calls. One of the co-founders suggested the name “Chope” and Arrif bought the internet address www.chope.co for S$12 soon after.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food.</ref> Chope started as a side-project where Arrif and his friends approached restaurants in Singapore to propose their idea in their spare time. At the time, Arrif was working at Principia Management. With about 20 restaurants on board with the idea of Chope, he decided to devote more time to the venture.<ref>Nair, Dipti. “With US $8 M New Funding, Singapore-Based Chope Pulls out All Stops to Capture Online Dining Reservation Market in SE Asia. Will India Be next?” ''YourStory.'' July 27, 2015. Accessed 7 August, 2019. Retrieved from: https://yourstory.com/2015/07/chope-funding</ref><br />
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Arrif quit his full-time job at Principia Management four months after setting up the site. At 29 years old, he was the co-founder of Chope. He contributed a five-figure sum to set up the business.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times,'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</ref><br />
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=== Founding ===<br />
Chope’s first office was in an apartment after which they relocated to Orchard Towers. They then moved to a shophouse at Tiong Bahru and then to another at Purvis Street. In September 2018, Chope moved to an office space in Shaw Towers where it occupies an entire floor.<ref>Singh, Bryna. “Chope the Good Food.” ''The Straits Times.'' September 3, 2016. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/chope-the-good-food</ref><br />
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In the initial days of Chope, Arrif and his small team had to review all the restaurants themselves. That included going to restaurants for meals, taking pictures of the food and conceptualising the information to be published on the Chope website. In their first week, they only sat 12 customers.<ref>“Arrif Ziaudeen, Founder of Chope.” ''The Asian Entrepreneur''. July 3, 2019. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.asianentrepreneur.org/arrif-ziaudeen-founder-of-chope-singapores-leading-online-restaurant-reservation-site/</ref><br />
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The team also proposed a table management system which Arrif described as a “fancy Excel spreadsheet”.<ref>“Marathon Series: Singapore's $10M Restaurant App.” ''Mixergy''. Accessed August 7, 2019. Retrieved from: https://mixergy.com/interviews/chope-with-arrif-ziaudeen/</ref> Initially, the system did not take off and 6 of the 9 restaurants working with Chope backed out of the project. Despite initial rejection, the improved version of the system developed into ChopeBook. With the system, restaurants can manage online and offline reservations. Chope offers several other management services for restaurants such as:<ref>"Restaurant Management Solutions." ''Chope''. Accessed August 07, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.chope.co/singapore-restaurants/for-restaurants</ref><br />
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* ChopeCloud: A web-based reservation dashboard with restaurant analytics<br />
* ChopeQueues: A queue management system for high-volume restaurants <br />
* ChopeVoice: An intelligent phone answering solution for restaurants <br />
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At the start, the Chope team had to train restaurant staff to use the online reservation management systems.<ref>“The Man Who Took Reservations Online.” ''South China Morning Post''. July 7, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/article/1293925/man-who-took-reservations-online</ref><br />
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In 2012, Arrif pushed for the creation of a mobile version of the website after noticing that mobile usage is on the rise. He also launched the first mobile application for Chope. The initial app was powered by Burpple, a social food journal startup which designed and developed the application. The application features 130 restaurants for users to choose from. The application utilised features like location finders and restaurant recommendations from the Chope team.<ref>Tan, Vanessa. Chope Launches New iPhone App, Ready to Take Your Reservations. ''TechInAsia''. May 3, 2012. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://d2jzxcrnybzkkt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2012/05/TechInAsia_pdf_1336449660.pdf</ref><br />
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=== Expansion ===<br />
After Chope took off, Arrif focused his efforts on expanding on the brand's restaurant base. In 2014, Chope partnered with Ringier China to roll out its services to the thousands of restaurants listed on Ringier’s online lifestyle guide, City Weekend.<ref>“Chope To Offer Online Restaurant Bookings In China With Ringier China.” ''Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings''. August 8, 2014. Accessed 7 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/2182</ref><br />
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Chope amassed a revenue of $5.5 million in 2016. The figure was doubled to S$10.4 million in 2017, with more than 4,000 restaurant clients in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Phuket, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta and Bali. Chope almost doubled its revenue to S$19.5 million in 2018. Additionally, Chope expanded from 100 staff members to 200 in 2018.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "Hunger for Growth." ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth]</ref><br />
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In 2019, Chope partnered with China-based lifestyle service giant Meituan-Dianping to offer Chinese tourists a more convenient way of booking Chope restaurants.<ref>Shiao, Vivien. "Hunger for Growth." ''The Business Times''. July 3, 2019. Accessed August 8, 2019. Retrieved from: [https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/magazines/the-sme-magazine-julyaugust-2019/hunger-for-growth]</ref><br />
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[[Category:People of Interest]]</div>Dayana Rizal