Panyapiwat Institute of Management (PIM) together with Thai Cottage restaurant, Texas, United States, held a cooking competition called “International Work Opportunity: PIM X THAI COTTAGE”. The aim of the competition was to select two exceptional students to join the restaurant chain as full time employees.
After a preliminary selection round, which was based on the cooking video created by numerous participants; eight students were drafted to the final round.
PIM invited 4 judges including Ms. Puangpetch Nitayanont, Dean, Faculty of Food Business Management, Mr. Anuchit Saengon, Head of Program, Faculty of Management Sciences, Mr. Tony Lovell, Corporate Business Planning, CPF, and Mr. Nuti Hutasingh, Food Technologist. Two students were then selected to work in USA for 5 years.
Mr. Nuti Hutasingh, Food Technologist, Master’s Degree in Food Innovation and Product Design, Lund University, Sweden, stated that “It was an honor to be one of the judges today. I felt a little pressured because every students did great. However, as a judge, in order to make a decision, I have to choose by their potential and skills, including problem-solving, cooking, and kitchen management, in which I can see that they are passionate in cooking. Moreover, I would like to thank PIM for encouraging students to have passion and motivation in working abroad. For those who would like to be in this path, you do not have to be an expert in cooking, but you should have the basic fundamental in food science, marketing, entrepreneurship, creativity, and business management.” He added, “Everyone has a dream, so you have your own responsibility to make your dream comes true otherwise you are going to be like a dreamer.”
